Windows 2000

[HannibalX]

I know a lot of Linux guys like to run Win2k boxes also because of it's "bare bones" design.

I have a single Win2k box kicking around that I use a file server. Anyone else?

 

[SoundTheSurrender]

It's my favorite OS and I use it in Parallels since it feels snappier then Windows on my Macbook.

 

[dphantom]

Yep, a couple W2K server and workstations and still have a Win98 box in production because that is what the applicaiton has to run on.

Last place I was at still had an NT domain running because of a certain application that was not supported on W2K or above.

It's not at all unusual to find lots of older OS's still chugging away in production for any number of reasons.

 

[HannibalX]

My company has three NT domains and over 100 NT workstations and servers. Ugh.

 

[OVerLoRDI]

I like windows 2k a lot, I would be using it here at school but the network makes you install all this extra garbage that you don't have to install if you have XP. Apparently XP is that much more secure than 2k according to the people who run the internet here.

 

[mind frell]

I'm using it for my system, I'd keep using it for the rest of time if I could but... lots of games these days are coded to not work in win2k. Sadness. I like to play games, MS is a big meanie...

 

[Schadenfroh]

My favorite OS as well, still run it in the virtual machine. I use XP for the added features, however.

 

[larciel]

I really miss 2k days. Oh the agony of installing windows over and over just to find out IME feature... wasted few gallons of coffee with win2k

 

[HannibalX]

Anyone go to the Win2k launch? I went, got the shirt and full copy of Professional. When Gates demonstrated the 16x16 clustered boxes my jaw just dropped.

 

[bendixG15]

I got Win2K on the server and a couple of other boxes.

It serves me just fine.

Plan to keep it until the software gets outdated and no longer works.

 

[nordloewelabs]

in mid-2000, after reading several positive reviews, i finally replaced the Win98 that came in my P3-700 box with Win2000. have been a very satisfied user since! the said PC still runs great, so i will likely keep using it (with 2K) for another 2-3 years...

Win2000. :thumbsup:

 

[VirtualLarry]

I still have a triple-boot rig with Win98se and W2K on it. I can't remember the last time that I booted into anything but XP though.

 

[irvinenomore]

Still using it at home, the price of an upgrade never seemed worth it until recently. Trying to move to XP so I can use the Folding at Home GPU client.

I also work for a company that employs around 5,000+ in Canada and still uses 2000 exclusively for workstations.

 

[jonmcc33]

Not at home and I think there might only be a few left on the network at my work, mainly remote locations like Vancouver, Canada. Everything else has been replaced with Windows XP Pro workstations.

 

[neilm]

I'm using Win2000 now... tempted to update soon with either Linux or a Mac - don't want to update to Vista.

 

[mechBgon]

I use Win2000 on a computer specially set up to be easy to infect with malware. It's very handy for that role since reimaging the system won't induce any activation hangups, plus it has extra vulnerabilities to use as bait if that's one's goal.

 

[Maximilian]

Originally posted by: mechBgon
I use Win2000 on a computer specially set up to be easy to infect with malware. It's very handy for that role since reimaging the system won't induce any activation hangups, plus it has extra vulnerabilities to use as bait if that's one's goal.

Fishing for malware? Thats a new one

 

[mechBgon]

Originally posted by: Soviet

Originally posted by: mechBgon
I use Win2000 on a computer specially set up to be easy to infect with malware. It's very handy for that role since reimaging the system won't induce any activation hangups, plus it has extra vulnerabilities to use as bait if that's one's goal.

Fishing for malware? Thats a new one

Actually, no it's not. It's interesting to see what the bad guys are doing to snare the "low-hanging fruit" of the computer world.

 

[Parasitic]

I just have it set up in Parallels for me to run some of the programs I need.

 

[Babbles]

Win2K is my most favorite OS. I managed to totally skip Windows XP for use at home. I did, however, buy a new notebook a few months ago which came with Vista so I now use that. My old desktop, though, does dual boot into Ubuntu and Win2K - but I hardly use that system.

 

[compman25]

Still have Win2k server in one office and about 15 workstations running Win2k, slowly phasing them out to XP workstations.

 

[WildHorse]

I still have 1 computer with Win 2000 Pro.

Every once in awhile I try to get it to work on the home network, but I never seem to be home long enough to give the problem the time it needs. Stiill can't get that dang thing working on the lan.

Really frustrating, because it "should" be so easy to solve that problem but every time I get around to attacking it I seem to hit a brick wall, then I have to leave on some trip again. Getting that thing onto the lan is always in the background of my "to do" list.

grrrr

 

[Homerboy]

dozens and dozens of them at work.
Still the best OS MS ever produced.
In 99% of the situations, there is no reason a business needs anything more.

 

[spikespiegal]

I agree. Best OS that Microsodft ever made. Only reason XP is more popular is MS pushes it because of product activation.

An yeah....there's that wonderful XP Server...oh wait....XP *doesn't* have a server version which tends to tell you something.

I have Win2K Production servers all over the place. Lacks Shadow copy, some .ADM templates and some other features of 2003 Server, but runs apps about the same. 24/7 retail systems run great on 2K.

As for security, I fail to see how a Win2K workstation *not* running local admin rights is less secure than an XP workstation not running local admin rights either. That's news to me.....

 

[mechBgon]

Originally posted by: spikespiegal
As for security, I fail to see how a Win2K workstation *not* running local admin rights is less secure than an XP workstation not running local admin rights either. That's news to me.....

Data Execution Prevention, particularly with hardware support, was the first thing to come to mind. With SP2, Microsoft also reported that they'd substantially hardened the OS overall versus pre-SP2 WinXP, which I expect is where Win2000 is at.

Still, Win2000 is a classic