What is the difference between windows 2000, NT?

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What is the difference between windows 2000, NT
I know what xp & 98se is like if that helps.

Brian Coats
 
Both 32 bit OS's Windows NT being the predecessor of Windows 2000

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| I did not know which group to post this,
| What is the difference between windows 2000, NT
| I know what xp & 98se is like if that helps.
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| Brian Coats
 
Brian said:
I did not know which group to post this,
What is the difference between windows 2000, NT
I know what xp & 98se is like if that helps.
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Windows 2000 is, at its core, Windows NT with a significant upgrade in the
"user experience" that most Windows 95/98 users had enjoyed for years (i.e.
Sound, Video, Gaming, etc). In my opinion, Windows 2000 was a monumental
leap for NT as opposed to Windows 98, which was the equivalent of Windows 95
OSR2 plus Winsock2, Dial-Up Networking 1.3, and IE 4.1 with Active Desktop
enabled.

One a side note, having bypassed Windows 98 for the more stable (IMHO)
Windows 95, I was one of the suckers that shelled out $189 for the full
version of Windows ME. After installing it, I realised it was Windows 98
with System Restore, Internet Connection Sharing, and a huge Security Hole
called Universal Networking (or something like that) in case I wanted to
hook my refridgerator up to the Internet. Needless to say, I'm still bitter
about that.

I'm beginning to feel the same way about the difference between Windows XP
Pro and Windows 2000 Pro, but the jury is still out at the moment, for me at
any point.

- carl
 
Minor corrections... Win98 has ICS. Also, USB support actually works in
Win98 but not in Win95 even with OSR2.

Not sure I agree that 95 is more stable than 98. My experience tells me
the opposite is true. Not that 98 is all that stable, but I do have a
hard drive with 98se on it that has never failed in a variety of
systems. Plug it in, install correct chipset drivers, let it re-install
other drivers dependant on chipset drivers and on it happily goes. Maybe
I'm just lucky.

Steve
 
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