Windows Server 2000  vs.  Windows Server 2003?
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There are a few things that are better. For instance OWA is much better in 2003 then it is in 2000. Windows 2003 comes with remote server and desktop capabilities built in and is easier to set up then 2000 terminal server. I don't like that I have to explain why I am shutting down the system everytime I need to reboot.
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If you want a server to remain stable and have close to 24/356 uptime, you don't want a Windows server. If the Windows clients will be like dumb terminals, you might need to put some work into getting your clients to work with your non-Windows server, but for most purposes...\n\nLinux all the way.\n"Know-how" isn't even required if you use Fedora Core, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, or SUSE (among others), and their graphical server configuration tools.
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I am currently running .NET 2003 and 6.0 and am not experiencing any problems.
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there is no 'the' difference.\n\nthey are so dis-similar, one could spend a number of years cateloggin their differences.....\n\nI want a million dollars !      it's good to want.\n\nwe both have a similar chance of getting what we want, via this forum.\n\nluck !\n\n\ndude...those links will just be defining them, not listing their differences....\n\nOMG...Greeney that's wrong.\n\nDOS was around LONG before there was windows.  IT DOES NOT need windows to operate. It CAN run under windows, BUT windows 1,2, and 3 needed DOS under THEM to run.\nLOL
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Not sure what info you are looking for, but Microsoft.com is a good starting place. Or for more info than you want to deal with, google "microsoft windows 2000 server". That should get you started.
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http://web.archive.org/web/20000815061503/www.microsoft.com/windows2000/default.asp
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The NTFS file system is the recommended file system for use with Windows 2000. NTFS has all of the basic capabilities of FAT, and it provides the following advantages over the FAT and FAT 32 file systems:\n\n1) Better file security and auditing. 2) Better disk compression. 3) Support for large hard disks, up to 2 terabytes (TB). {The maximum drive size for NTFS is much greater than that for FAT, and as drive size increases, performance with NTFS doesn't degrade as it does with FAT.}  4) As well as various features for POSIX subsystem.\n\nFAT and FAT32\nFAT32 is an enhanced version of the FAT file system that can be used on drives from 512 megabytes (MB) to 2 TB in size. FAT and FAT32 offer compatibility with operating systems other than Windows 2000. If you're setting up a dual-boot configuration, you should probably use FAT or FAT32.\n\nIf you're dual booting Windows 2000 and another operating system, choose a file system based on the other operating system, using the following criteria:\n\nFormat the partition as FAT if the installation partition is smaller than 2 gigabytes (GB), or if you're dual booting Windows 2000 with MS-DOS, Windows 3.1, Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT. \n\nUse FAT32 for use on partitions that are 2 GB or larger. If you choose to format using FAT during Windows 2000 Setup and your partition is greater than 2 GB, Setup automatically formats it as FAT32. \n\nIt's recommended that you use NTFS rather than FAT32 for partitions larger than 32 GB.\n\n\nSame thing goes for windows server 2003 also.\n\nhowever,there are more things.......\n\nNTFS supports filenames up to 256 characters in length (including spaces) with multiple extensions; FAT supports 8-character filenames with 3-character extensions, except when using VFAT.\n\nNTFS provides robust system security whether on a workstation or server; FAT does not.\n\nNTFS preserves mixed case filenames (although it does not distinguish between upper and lowercase when searching for files or folders); FAT does not.\n\nNTFS keeps a log of activities, in order to be able to restore the disk after a power failure or other interruptions.\n\nNTFS supports RAID configurations, whereas DOS is not equipped to read stripe sets, volume sets, and mirror sets.  Any such NTFS partitions would be invisible to anyone trying to read them from DOS.\n\nNTFS supports files and partitions up to 16 exabytes in length (an exabyte is about 16 quintillion bytes).\n\nNTFS provides real-time file compression on a file-by-file basis.\n\nNTFS supports POSIX standard network naming conventions such as case sensitivity, last-access-time stamping, and hard links.   Caution: While NTFS supports POSIX naming, NT's utilities do not.  Do not manage POSIX files with Explorer.\n\nNT implements a B-tree directory structure rather than the linked list directory structure used by the FAT file system.  This speeds up file searches and reduces the possibility of a missing link resulting in data loss.
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both systems are almost identical in capability. XP is newer, so it has a longer support time left. Win2000 will probably not be updated with security patches beyond 2007, while XP will give you another year.\n\ni run WinXP on an AMD K7 600MHz, 256MB RAM, with no problems.
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I will go for Windows Server 2003 Active Directory. I will use Active Directory for creating the users and the groups. U can also write ur custom code for creating users and assigning them permissions in any of the language like VBScript, C++, VB 6.0, .NET.
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SUMMARY\nThis step-by-step article describes how to use Remote Installation Service (RIS) to install Windows Server 2003 on remote computers.\n\nYou can use RIS to remotely set up new Microsoft Windows Server 2003-based computers by using a RIS network shared folder as the source of the Windows Server 2003 files. You can install operating systems on remote boot-enabled client computers. Client computers are connected to the network, and are then started by using a Pre-Boot eXecution Environment (PXE)-capable network adapter or remote boot disk. The client then logs on with a valid user account.\n\nRIS Hardware Requirements\nThe following is the minimum hardware that is required for the RIS server: • The server must meet the minimum hardware requirements for the version of Windows Server 2003 that is installed. \n• A four gigabyte (GB) drive that is dedicated to the RIS directory tree on the RIS server. \n• A 10 or 100 megabit per second (Mbps) network adapter that supports TCP/IP. 100 Mbps is preferred.\n\nNOTE: Dedicate a whole hard disk or partition specifically to the RIS directory tree. SCSI-based disk controllers and disks are preferred.\n\nThe drive on the server on which you will install RIS must be formatted with the NTFS file system. RIS requires a lot of disk space, and you cannot install it on the same drive or partition on which Windows Server 2003 is installed. Make sure that the chosen drive contains enough free disk space for at least one full set of the installation files for the operating system you plan to remotely install. \n\nClient Hardware Requirements\nThe following list describes the minimum hardware that is required for RIS client computers: • Meet the minimum operating system hardware requirements.  \n• PXE DHCP-based boot ROM version 1.00 or later network adapter, or a network adaptor that is supported by the RIS boot disk.\n\nNOTE: Always contact the manufacturer of your network adapter to obtain the latest version of the PXE DHCP-based boot ROM. \n\nSoftware Requirements\nSeveral network services must be active and available for RIS. You can install the following services either on the RIS server or on other servers that are available on the network: • Domain Name System (DNS Service) \n• Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) \n• Active Directory "Directory" service \n\nPrerequisites for Client Installations\nMake sure that the client computer's network adapter has been set as the primary boot device in the computer BIOS. If the network adapter is configured as the primary boot device, the client requests a network service boot from the RIS server on the network when the client starts. After the client contacts the RIS, the client is prompted to press the F12 key to download the Client Installation Wizard. Do not press F12 unless you need a new operating system installation or access to maintenance and troubleshooting tools.\n\nAfter the client operating system has been installed by using RIS, you can ignore the prompt to press F12 during future client computer startups. You can also reset the client BIOS so that the primary boot device is the floppy disk drive, the hard disk, or the CD-ROM drive.\n\nTo use the remote boot disk to start the installation, insert the boot disk into the floppy disk drive, and then start the client computer. The floppy disk drive must be set as the primary boot device in the client BIOS. After the computer starts from the disk, you are prompted to press F12 to start the network service boot process. You must remove the boot disk after you press F12 and before the text-mode portion of the operating system installation completes.\n\nNOTE: You may have to press F12 on some Compaq computers during startup. In this case, you must press F12 on the Compaq startup screen, and then press F12 again when you are prompted by the RIS server.\n\nInstall Windows Server 2003 RIS\n1. Click Start, point to Control Panel, and then click Add or Remove Pr
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Basically Windows 2000 Professional is more stable then Windows 98.  I personally had no problems with Win 98 SE and I did like Win 2000 Pro.  I am now using XP.\n\nAs for losing your information, you shouldn't lose it.  I successfully transferred all my information from Windows 98 to Windows 2000 to Windows XP and I haven't lost anything.\n\n\n\nWindows 98 (codename Memphis) is a graphical operating system released on June 25, 1998 by Microsoft.\n\nThe new operating system was essentially an updated version of Windows 95, and like that earlier version, it was a hybrid 16-bit/32-bit product. Among its features were better AGP support, functional USB drivers, and support for multiple monitors and WebTV. As in later releases of Windows 95, Internet Explorer continued to be integrated into the Windows Explorer interface (a feature which was called Active Desktop). It was also the first version of Windows to support ACPI.\n\nAlthough the upgrade sold well from the outset, Windows 98 was substantially larger and slower than Windows 95 and the original release had a significant number of compatibility and stability issues.\n\nWindows 98 had some tweaks with its GUI but was still Windows 95 with the Windows 98 logo, numerous bug fixes and with better compatibility for hardware and software.\n\nDuring a demonstration of Windows 98 a couple of months before its initial release, meant to show its improved and simpler to use system, Bill Gates, CEO of Microsoft at the time, was acually testing the OS but crashed when he plugged in a scanner. This caused some controversy as to whether Windows 98 was a stable system, but still sold well anyway irrespective of that scenario.\n\nWindows 98 "First Edition" is designated by the internal version numbers 4.10.1998 or 4.10.1998A if it has been updated with the Security CD from Microsoft.\n\nWindows 2000 (also referred to as Win2K or W2K) is a preemptible and interruptible, graphical, business-oriented operating system that was designed to work with either uniprocessor or symmetric multi-processor (SMP) 32-bit Intel x86 computers. It is part of the Microsoft Windows NT line of operating systems and was released on February 17, 2000. Windows 2000 comes in four versions: Professional, Server, Advanced Server, and Datacenter Server. Additionally, Microsoft offers Windows 2000 Advanced Server- Limited Edition, which was released in 2001 and runs on 64-bit Intel Itanium microprocessors. Windows 2000 is classified as a hybrid-kernel operating system, and its architecture is divided into two modes: user mode and kernel mode. The kernel mode provides unrestricted access to system resources and facilitates the user mode, which is heavily restricted and designed for most applications.\n\nAll versions of Windows 2000 have common functionality, including many system utilities such as the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) and standard system management applications such as a disk defragmentation utility. Support for people with disabilities has also been improved by Microsoft across their Windows 2000 line, and they have included increased support for different languages and locale information. All versions of the operating system support the Windows NT filesystem, NTFS 5, the Encrypted File System (EFS), as well as basic and dynamic disk storage. Dynamic disk storage allows different types of volumes to be used. The Windows 2000 Server family has enhanced functionality, including the ability to provide Active Directory services (a hierarchical framework of resources), Distributed File System (a file system that supports sharing of files) and fault-redundant storage volumes.\n\nWindows 2000 can be installed and deployed to an enterprise through either an attended or unattended installation. Unattended installations rely on the use of answer files to fill in installation information, and can be performed through a bootable CD using Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS), by the System Prep
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Yes, though it is not going to be as efficient.  It should not have any problems.  Server 2003 is pretty much the same as W2K except is has more features.  Hard to find out exactly what you are looking for, but feel free to follow up.
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There's no appreciable difference in the performance of ASP.NET 2.0 versus 1.1.\n\nHowever, you need to keep pace with changes in the .NET Framework; eventually, Microsoft will stop supporting older technologies.\n\nASP.NET 2.0 has a significantly better collection of layout controls; has very useful, cross-platform navigation controls; has significantly more convenient methods of data access and display; makes it far easier to create custom components and handlers; and has simplified many of the more common controls, such as those used for input and data handling.
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In windows 2003 server support SHADOW COPIES ..A NEW TOOL TO RECOVER FILES\nWindow 2003 server includes IS server in it. That is the biggest advantage on top of better file system management\nIn 2003 server u can change the domain name at any time without rebuilding the domain\nwhere as in 2000 u have to rebuild the entire domain to change the domain name\nIn windows 2000 support maximum 10 users access shared folder at a time through network.\nBut in win2003 no limitation
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Just install a server operating system like Windows 2000 or 2003 server, Linux or Unix.
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1- win2003 server interface near to win xp \n2- win2003 server more secure \n3- win2003 server support more network protocol \n4- win2003 server support more new hardware \n5- win2003 server have  more friendly interface\n6- win2003 server have  more friendly interface\n7- win2003 server  more expnsive \n8- win2003 server  requre  more hardware resource\n9- win2003 server  support full .net
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Microsoft Windows 2000/xp  is good for laptop