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Windows 2000 is a family of Microsoft operating systems comprising four editions, Windows 2000 Professional, Server, Advanced Server and Datacenter Server. It was the successor to NT 4.0 and offered a very long list of new features and improvements. Windows 2000 went RTM on December 15, 1999 and to general release on February 17, 2000. It is no longer supported, and went End-of-Life on July 13, 2010.

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Windows 2000 is a family of Microsoft operating systems comprising four editions, Windows 2000 Professional, Server, Advanced Server and Datacenter Server. It was the successor to NT 4.0 and offered a very long list of new features and improvements. Windows 2000 went RTM on December 15, 1999 and to general release on February 17, 2000. It is no longer supported, and went End-of-Life on July 13, 2010. No new patches or updates are available for Windows 2000 machines since that date.

Minimum requirements for machines wanting to run Windows 2000 are:

  • An IA-32 CPU, 133 Mhz or higher
  • 32 MB RAM (128 MB for Server editions)
  • 1 GB disk space (2 GB for Server editions)
  • A monitor capable of at least 800x600 VGA and a keyboard and mouse as input devices
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How do I access a desktop shared by Netmeeting (on Windows 2000)?

I have got a legacy application that still requires Windows 2000 which is running in a virtual machine. For security reasons that machine only has access to a virtual network on the host that runs it. I want to access the desktop of that VM using…
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Windows 2000 Fibre LUN Rescan Doesn't See New Increased Capacity

We frequently run into an issue that requires a system reboot when it seems that one shouldn't be necessary. Any advice would be appreciated. Here are the details: A Windows 2000 host had access via fibre channel to a LUN with 600GB of storage on…
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Windows 2000 Server on VMware Workstation is not booting

I am trying to open a Windows 2000 server using VMware Workstation. it seems I am not having all the relevant files of the environment. I guess the server was partitioned with 3 parts. I am not having the vmdk for the 3rd part. there are some REDO…
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Setting up a virtual ftp directory that points to another computer

I have II5 sitting on an old Windows 2000 Professional box. It has an FTP site there that allows me to access files. It works great, no problem at all. However, now I need to setup a virtual directory that points to a share on another computer on…
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Windows 7 shared printer hangs from Windows 2000

I have a Windows 7 x86 system and a printer that is shared publicly in my workgroup. When I try to print to that printer from a Windows 2000 Pro sp4 box, the print job gets into the printers queue, but then hangs the print queue. From both systems,…
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Where to obtain the WinHttp 5.1 redistributable?

i'm trying to find the redistributable for Microsoft WinHttp 5.1. Some older Windows 2000 machines in the enterprise do not have it. Microsoft's website says: Redistribution WinHTTP 5.1 is available only with Windows Server 2003, Windows XP with…
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Upgrade / Migration - Windows 2000 Pro -> Windows XP

This is an odd one, but please bear with me. I need to upgrade a system from Windows 2000 SP-3 to Windows XP. It's not just an OS upgrade though - it's also a Hardware upgrade - New box, Sata RAID, more ram etc. This system is used as a 'server' for…
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How much space on the hard drive do I need to upgrade to Active Directory 2003?

On my forest root, is there a certain amount of space I need to upgrade to 2003 Active Directory? I know I need to put in the cd/dvd for 2003 and do adprep, so I'm guess lots of space is used. The disk is almost full now so if it is too much, I…
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Microsoft DNS SOA Refresh Interval is grayed out

In my DNS, I am getting a zone transferred to my Windows 2000 server. I would like to change the interval of refresh. But, I cannot because the entire SOA tab options are grayed out, disabled. I can click the tab SOA, but I cannot change…
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What happens if I restore System State that is over 60 days old?

If I do a system state restore, but the backup is over 60 days old, what will happen to my domain? This is the system state for the forest root. Will my domain simply cease to exist? I have other domain controllers, but this is the first in the…
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RDC to Windows 2000 Server from OS X 10.6.8 immediately crashes

I'm using Remote Desktop Connection 2.11 on Mac OS X 10.6.8, trying to connect to a Windows 2000 Server. I type in the IP (local) and it warns me that it can't verify the identity of the computer, I hit "Connect", it opens a black window (as if it…
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Multiple versions of asp.net framework

I have a new installed w2kr2 with asp.net4 - some users need asp.net 3.5 - can I install that without problems and have both versions running?
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Logged into domain account successfully but not getting the correct privileges

My AD account gives me admin privileges on our PCs (allowing me to install software, add PCs to our domain, change network configuration, etc). But with a small handful of PCs (Windows 2000 and Windows XP) when I log in I only seem to have standard…
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How difficult will it be to switch DHCP from Windows 2000 to our network router?

While I know a bit about networking, I am more of a programmer, and I have never set up a DHCP server. I have always allowed a router to assign IP addresses. However, my boss has asked me to switch out our old Win2k Domain Controller and DHCP server…
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End-of-support Windows 2000 should be used on enterprise environments?

People say that Windows 2000 has reached its end of support period. Bug fixes/security patches will not be issued even if there are. So, for this reason, I think we shouldn't use Windows 2000 at corporate/enterprise environments. Do you agree or…
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