Is Windows 2000 for me?

[jy88888888]

Hi,

I'm finding my Win98 OS increasingly unstable and have reformatted many times.

I'm basically looking for a new OS...

I rarely play games
I don't like WinXp's "fancy" user interface and features such as cd burning.
Stability is very important.

I need a new OS anyway because the Ipod I'm getting doesn't work with Win98.

The above does suggest it is the best choice for me but I'm just wondering if I should consider WinXP/WinXP Pro.

Finally - wot are the differences between 2000 and 2000 Pro

Thanks in advance


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[tommy1987]

Well i am very pro-2000 and so i would say yes. it is by far more stable than 98 and you wont know what has hit you when you change over os's. anyway, forget xp (visual crap) its 2k all the way, a nice stable operating system, games isnt really an issue anymore anyway as most games work on 2k.

 

[karaknic]

The very best there is really. Games were an issue for me before but I had buggy VIA drivers once I did a clean install I'm not going to any other system until someone proves to me that any other windows is more stable. Theere isn't really much difference for the pro depends on what you do

 

[sparky853]

I would have to agree. I ahve used all MS Operations systems, and 2000 is by far the best. You can't go wrong installing 2K.



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[HardWareBoss]

I upgraded my OS from 98SE to 2000PRO. Very stable. XP has to much eye candy. Take away eye candy you have 2000.

 

[Dev]

Windows 2000 Pro is the only version of W2K for home/workstation use. Usually people mean Pro when saying Windows 2000.
IMHO, W2K is the best Microsoft OS you can get. Stable, no frills and easy to use. However, the reasons I still run Windows at all is for games and Music making. If you do not need gaming and advanced sound features, the best choice is probably one of the Linux offerings. Free, stable, feature rich and tons of great software to download. The latest releases are a breeze to install and comparable with Windows in features. One advice to make the switch easier is to choose KDE as the desktop instead of GNOME which is usually the default (except for Mandrake IIRC).


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[jy88888888]

Well I've been using win2kpro for a few weeks now and it's working great - Just two problems though.

1. Boot up takes quite a while - a lot of the boot time is taken up just after the icons and taskbar have appeared - i.e I need to wait a while before the mouse functions. This was the case when no software was installed except the OS itself.

2. When booting up, it sometimes restarts over and over again when the progress bar reaches maximum during the Win2kPro logo. I looked this problem up and I think it might be the iTunes software I installed.

Thanks

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[blah]

<Boot up takes quite a while >

hehe, that is very funny as pplz complain about "looong" boot times, it seams as they have to hold hands over the fire while PC boots up, LOL. go get a cup of coffee or something, jeez. it sounds like yer life depends on how fast PC boots

as far as restart problem, you probably have some junk hardware, caz i (and probably most of users here) have tooooonz of different "tunes" on a PC and it is working like a charm.

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[jy88888888]

well when using win98se I had no problems playing mp3s with wmp 7.1. I had no restart problems which indicates the hardware is ok so it must be iTunes....

sorry but the boot time is rather annoying...

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[jy88888888]

more details - it takes around 2 mins after seeing the "detecting network settings" message or whatever it says. I'm on a LAN which also provides high speed internet but I'm not sure about the speed.

I've heard I can use Folder Redirection under Group Policy and decrease logon time significantly but I don't have Folder Redirection for some reason...

Thanks

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[blah]

hehehe, you are new around PCs arent you, gg. if yer hardware works on w98 machine it does not mean it will in w2k da same way, anyway, hope you'll find the solution.

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[jy88888888]

lol - i wouldn't say I'm new around PCs. I've been building and using PCs for around 5 years now - just new to Win2000Pro that's all

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[blah]

as far as my understanding gouz w98x "PC" is a game box, w2k will bring you into real computing, hehehe (+ a game box

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[jy88888888]

What does "real computing" for you involve?

As long as games, word processor, internet, mp3s, image editing etc. works and with stability (which I now have), then everythings good for me.

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[blah]

well, in my dictionary it is when you turn your PC on, do anything you have to without worrying about crashing in the middle of the process ;e>

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[jy88888888]

well, I guess we're on the same page then!

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[blah]

lol, so aftar all you are not that new to a PC world, hehe

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[HardWareBoss]

I you downloaded SP4?

 

[HardWareBoss]

Correction have you downloaded SP4?

 

[jy88888888]

Yes

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[Dev]

Folder redirection through a GPO *increases* logon time and is not possible unless you are connected to a Windows 2000 domain with active directory. Basically it is used to store information (usually the "My Documents" folder) centrally and independent of the box you log into.

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[greenfreak]

jy, how much RAM do you have? I found Windows 2000 doesn't respond well to anything less than 128mb. While it is stable and robust, it costs you in memory. XP is even worse. And I had a few instances where McAfee antivirus was hogging resources on startup also, delaying it.

I clocked it, it takes me a minute and a half from the time I press the power button till the hourglass goes away on my desktop. I have 768mb of RAM though. So I guess if you're running 128 or less, 2 minutes is normal. Why not leave your computer on with a screen saver? I leave mine on all the time.

 

[jy88888888]

I have 256Mb of RAM and an XP1700+. A significant amount of time waited is when the taskbar and icons have appeared but mouse and keyboard activity is not possible until 1.5 mins or so has passed. I don't have any applications that run on startup but I am on a university accomodation LAN.

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[jy88888888]

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[greenfreak]

When you get the desktop screen up, can you get to the task manager so you can see what services are running, taking up resources?