radman53 Posted September 24, 2003 Posted September 24, 2003 How feasable is it to use Win 2000 Pro on a desktop? I know its basically for corporate network use but how does one tweak for personal use at home?
darph Posted September 24, 2003 Posted September 24, 2003 i use w2k pro at home and i works great it has more featers than the home edition you may not need all but when you have the choice between home and pro use the pro i think its betterso longdarph
Skyfrog Posted September 24, 2003 Posted September 24, 2003 it has more featers than the home editionHuh? There is no Windows 2000 Home Edition. That's only for XP. Windows 2000 wasn't very good for home use when it was first released, but after the last few service packs it is just as well supported as XP is. There are official drivers for all 3D cards and other hardware, and games work perfectly fine with it. Many new games even state they are win2k compatible right on the box. There is no need to tweak it for home use (the way you must do with server 2003). It does cost quite a bit more than XP Home Edition, and it's not quite as up to date and is certainly not as nice looking as XP, but there's no reason you can't use it as your home desktop OS.
ggtyh Posted September 24, 2003 Posted September 24, 2003 I agree with Skyfrog, win2k workstation would work really fine as a home PC.I know some people who installed it and it works flawlessly.
Computer Commando Posted September 25, 2003 Posted September 25, 2003 2 Versions of Windows 2000 (Win2k)Windows 2000 ServerWindows 2000 ProfessionalWindows 2k-Pro is what you want for your desktop.
driver.au Posted September 25, 2003 Posted September 25, 2003 I think that darph is trying to say is that 2000 Pro is better than XP Home. I'd have to agree too - since XP home doesn't have NTFS/domain support, and 2000 is more speeder on older boxes when compared to XP IMO.
ggtyh Posted September 25, 2003 Posted September 25, 2003 I think that darph is trying to say is that 2000 Pro is better than XP Home. I'd have to agree too - since XP home doesn't have NTFS/domain support, and 2000 is more speeder on older boxes when compared to XP IMO.Agreed!
Skyfrog Posted September 25, 2003 Posted September 25, 2003 think that darph is trying to say is that 2000 Pro is better than XP Home.Yeah, I see what he was saying now. Sorry darph
radman53 Posted September 25, 2003 Author Posted September 25, 2003 Thank you Gentlemen- I Have my answer!!!!! :newbie:The version I have has the SP2 Pack included with it.
Skyfrog Posted September 25, 2003 Posted September 25, 2003 I recommend updating to service pack 4, which is the latest. A lot of stuff needs at least sp3 installed, not to mention all the bug fixes. You only need to download sp4 though, it includes all the previous service packs. Good luck with it.
Cal2002 Posted September 25, 2003 Posted September 25, 2003 2 Versions of Windows 2000 (Win2k)Windows 2000 ServerWindows 2000 ProfessionalWindows 2k-Pro is what you want for your desktop.4 Versions of Windows 2000Windows 2000 ProfessionalWindows 2000 ServerWindows 2000 Advanced ServerWindows 2000 Datacenter Server
darph Posted September 26, 2003 Posted September 26, 2003 @skyfrogno problem its allrighti think you should update your sp so that your windows is uptodate and all bugs are fixed so you can use a stabile system with good performanceWin2k include 5 productsWin2k HomeWin2k Server HomeWin2k Pro HomeWin2k Advance Server HomeWin2k Datacenter Server Homelook
MSNwar Posted September 27, 2003 Posted September 27, 2003 There are also a number of themes around the internet that make W2K look like XP if you want a more stylish appearance. Some of the better sites are located on our front page "Customize Windows".Customize.org Design Technika² DeskMod DeviantART GetSkinned Osiris Media PCdesktops Pixel Perfect Pixtudio Skinbase Studio28 ThemeXP VelocityArt WinCustomize
Skyfrog Posted September 27, 2003 Posted September 27, 2003 Win2k include 5 productsOk, after visiting that link I think I see where the confusion is coming from. The title is "Windows 2000 Home Page". This means it is the "home page" of Windows 2000, not a page for "Windows 2000 Home". That does not exist. Cal2002 listed the correct four versions.
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