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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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Can FSMO roles be switched over a period of time?

Can FSMO roles be switched over a period of time? or do I have to do them all at once, same day? I wanted to move a role, wait, see if anything blows up, wait a few days, do another one. I have a forest root that is on it's last leg, but I don't…
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Windows 2000 professional password prompt after network settings change

A client uses Windows 2000 Professional on a machine for about six years. It is configured to startup without password prompt. Today we needed to transfer files to another machine, so I connected the cable and configured the network. After a reboot…
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How to configure host-header resolution in Windows Server 2003 IIS

I had a Windows 2000 server running two web-sites: Web-site: Newland IP Address TCP Port Host Header Name ================ ======== ================ (all unassigned) 80 Web-site: Matchstick IP Address TCP Port Host Header…
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Problems connecting to a linux file server from windows 7

I have an old Windows 2000 machine that I'm trying to replace because it is freezing periodically. It is used primarily for email but it does need to be connected to the two linux file servers ("dino1" and "dino2") that are in the office. When I…
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Benefits of and procedure for dropping last Win98 clients from a Win2k3 network

Setup We're running a Win2k3 network with mostly XP clients, one Win2k client, and two Win98 clients. Question * 1.5 If we ditch our two Win98 clients, replacing them with XP clients, which exact features can we disable on the server, what benefits…
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Dependencies of Windows sc.exe

I want to include the sc.exe program in an installation package to manage services on Windows 2000. Does it have any other dependencies or will it run on its own? Does it have any service pack dependencies?
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Windows Error Accessing a Network Share

I go to start\run and type in an address for an existing network share for which I have valid permissions (it worked yesterday). Today, I get the message: "The name limit for the local computer network adapter card was exceeded." What does this…
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In Windows 2000 Server SP4 Rollup 1, does a Primary DNS zone automatically get a copy of the master DNS records?

If I introduce a member Windows 2000 server into my domain (not a DC, just a member) and set up that new server to be a DNS server as a Primary (not secondary or AD integrated). Does the Domain Controller Master (forest root in this case) send a…
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How do I remove a rootkit without an anti-rootkit program?

Possible Duplicate: My server's been hacked EMERGENCY Windows 2000 Server. I believe I have a rootkit. But, nothing will remove it. I've tried everything. Even tools that are merely for scanning fail or bsod the computer. Since nothing works,…
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