Windows 2000

About
Classification |  Operating system
First Release |  February 17, 2000
Development status |  Ended
License |  OEM
Requirements
Processor | IA-32

Windows 2000 is a computer operating system released by Microsoft in February 17, 2000.[1] This system was also known as "NT 5.0". Support ended in 2010.

## Contents

* 1 Versions
* 2 Features
* 3 Notes
* 4 References

## Versions[edit]

As with many other Windows operating systems, there were several editions released. These editions included Professional, Server, Advanced Server,[2] Standard, Small Business, Professional, Premium, Developer,[3] and Datacenter Server. The latest version of Windows 2000 was build 2195 (Service Pack 4), which was released on September 13, 2005.

## Features[edit]

Windows 2000 includes many features, including NTFS 3.0,[4] RAID-1 and RAID-5, active directory services,[5] 128-Bit Encryption Support,[6] and much, much more.

## Notes[edit]

* Due to a legal settlement involving Sun Microsystems, Windows 2000 is not officially available for download. The only places it is offered are sources with questionable intent and security.
* Windows 2000 was the last Windows operating system to use the "boxy" grey skin by default. All later versions used a "fancier" style, while sometimes offering the Pre-Windows XP skin as a selectable option
* A planned consumer version for Windows 2000, code name Neptune, had a similar UI but was canceled.[7][8]

## References[edit]

1. ↑ http://news.microsoft.com/1999/12/15/microsoft-releases-windows-2000-to-manufacturing
2. ↑ http://news.microsoft.com/1999/12/15/microsoft-releases-windows-2000-to-manufacturing
3. ↑ https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/217883
4. ↑ https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/253845
5. ↑ https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms703972(v=vs.85).aspx
6. ↑ https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms707128(v=vs.85).aspx
7. ↑ Windows 2000 beta due early next year
8. ↑ Windows Codename 'Neptune': "The XP That Never Was..."