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| Summary | The
Windows 2000 series is a graphical OS, primarily designed for corporate
workstations and servers. Windows 2000 datacenter server
is the follow on to Windows NT enterprise server. It supports up to 32
processors in a single system, greatly increasing the capacity for large
networks and enterprises Windows 2000 support and updates ended on July 13, 2010. . |
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| News | 26-Sep-2000 Now available | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Product | Windows 2000 DataCenter Server | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Processor | Pentium III Xeon or better, 8-way (supports up to 32-way) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| RAM | 256 MB | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Drive space | 2 GB | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Drives | Runs from hard disk | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Video | VGA or better | |||||||||||||||||||||
| File systems | FAT, FAT32, NTFS | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Compatibility | Windows
16-bit programs (Windows 3.x type programs) Windows 32-bit programs DOS programs in a "DOS box" while Windows is running (not all programs run) |
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| Interface | Windows 2000 DataCenter server provides a GUI interface. It does supports a text-based DOS window while Windows is running. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Installation | Can be installed in its own primary partition on the first drive. When installing to any other partition( (logical or primary) on any drive, a small portion must be installed in a bootable FAT or FAT32 primary partition on the first drive. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Variants | Professional
edition (for workstations) Windows Server Windows Advanced Server Windows Datacenter Server |
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| Versions | Windows release timeline First edition - Released: Sep-2000 Service Pack 2 - Release 16-May-2001 Service Pack 3 - Released 30-Jul-2002 Service Pack 4 - Released 26-Jun-2003 Rollup #1 - Released Jun-28-2005 Rollup #1 v2 - Released Sep-13-2005 |
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| Downloads | Service
Pack 4 Rollup 1 v2 for SP4 (Microsoft no longer offers this download as of Aug-2012) |
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| Links | Microsoft Windows 2000 Home page |
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| Books | Books on Windows 2000 Server | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Publisher | Microsoft
Corporation One Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052 USA Phone 1-206-635-7000 (support) Web www.microsoft.com |
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| Support | Unknown | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Alternatives | Windows 2008/2012 Server, Solaris | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Secrets | Windows
2000 Setup Switches Auto Filename/Folder completion - DOS box Skip Wait for Login |
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| Pricing |
Unknown - Available to OEMs only |
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