Epinions Recent Reviews for Microsoft Windows 2000 Beta

Microsoft Windows 2000 Beta: Windows 2000

Sat, 7 Jul 2001 03:42:44 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author tcw311 - Thus version of windows is perfect for business. I use Windows 2000 on my IBM thinkpad notebook for work. I have used it for five months now and I have never had any hardware or software problems with it. The OS (operating system) integrates fully...

Microsoft Windows 2000 Beta: Interesting changes, same old problems

Sat, 2 Sep 2000 22:51:46 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author esse - I tried very hard to like windows 2000 beta 3 I really did. But since I have bought it I have had nothing but trouble.

When I got home after purchasing it I was all excited. I tried to install it only to restart 4 times because I got a...

Microsoft Windows 2000 Beta: Before Win 2000 Came out

Fri, 28 Apr 2000 03:14:09 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author AceWeb - Before Microsoft Corporation released the “Microsoft Windows 2000” a newer operations system of windows 98. The Windows 2000 version release is modified windows 98 and a Windows NT 5.0. The experts that evaluated The “Windows 2000” said they found 63,000...

Microsoft Windows 2000 Beta: FINALLY!!!!

Sat, 22 Apr 2000 15:35:53 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author wwolf01 - I picked up a copy of the Win2000 OS where I used to work, and I have to say, I was amazed by it! I was very impressed with the ease that it installed, and the fact that it had drivers for all of my hardware (even the stuff that it could be a nightmare...

Microsoft Windows 2000 Beta: Stable and Cool New Look

Thu, 24 Feb 2000 03:39:35 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author rneuma1 - The new Windows is actually pretty stable for a beta version. It manages memory better than 98. It virtually never locks up and freezes like 98 always did. The new screen format is also cool. It has a new fade out and shadow effect every time you...

Microsoft Windows 2000 Beta: A Good MS OS? Daaaaaaang

Mon, 31 Jan 2000 00:39:59 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Balabe - Now for a long time I have been hearing rumors. I even heard that they caught one on the coast of Madagascar, but I can't believe that Microsoft has come out with a good OS!

Alright now the top three points of this baby. Lets see, it doesn't...

Microsoft Windows 2000 Beta: looks really good, but read before you upgrade!

Tue, 25 Jan 2000 10:13:29 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pearcewg - I've installed and experimented with every version of Windows 2000 Professional beta from the time before it was called Windows 2000 (when it was NT 5) to Beta 3 to the Release Candidate series.

I come from a background where I use a mix of NT...

Microsoft Windows 2000 Beta: Win2000 Server; Worth the wait!

Mon, 24 Jan 2000 00:40:00 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author vemartin - Well I finally finished installing my Windows 2000 Server (Beta 3 release 2) files server, and it was not as bad as I thought it might be. I installed Windows 2000 Server (Beta 3 release 2) on a Pentium 133Mhz computer with 72 megabytes of RAM and a...

Microsoft Windows 2000 Beta: Almost perfect!

Thu, 20 Jan 2000 14:02:43 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pvera - I have been struggling between Windows 95/98 and Windows NT for over 3 years. My employers in my last and current jobs both favor NT4 Workstation. Most of my DirectX games won't run on NT4, so I needed Win98 at home. While my work PC ran like a clock, my...

Microsoft Windows 2000 Beta: Finally....a version of Windows that is 99% stable!

Thu, 20 Jan 2000 03:12:59 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author vendetta - A friend of mine sent me a copy of the latest beta build of Windows 2000. Like with any beta product, especially an OS, you tend to hesitate to install it on a system that you have customized to your needs. I didn't want anything to get ruined that I had...

Microsoft Windows 2000 Beta: Windows 2000 Beta; A Stable OS At Last...

Tue, 18 Jan 2000 16:54:36 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author vemartin - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, the replacement for Windows NT Workstation 4.0, has a lot to recommend it: true Plug and Play standards, true power management technology, slick interface, and (finally) crash proof programming.

First a...

Microsoft Windows 2000 Beta: Oh man...not again...

Tue, 18 Jan 2000 01:11:55 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author sooner95 - Well, I just recently installed the WIN2000 server onto my PC, tho I like having 2 OS to boot from, and it was fairly easy to install.....it still could use some work. To many people I know can't get it to recognize their modems. Now, it's hard to...

Microsoft Windows 2000 Beta: Our savior....Not!!!

Tue, 18 Jan 2000 00:57:59 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author mbarro - When I got the Beta 2 release straight from Microsoft, I thought...great, this is going to fix all the crashes I've been having with Win98. WRONG! It was a nice install, a little less than usual, but still went okay. I booted up and it detected all my...

Microsoft Windows 2000 Beta: One word: smooth!

Fri, 14 Jan 2000 05:44:46 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author howardh - I finally got a copy of the golden master of Windows 2000 Professional yesterday. I've been looking forward to it for a loooong time. I installed a pre-beta version on a test machine back in May. I installed RC2 on my main machine in October, and now,...

Microsoft Windows 2000 Beta: Change for Changes Sake

Thu, 13 Jan 2000 21:27:39 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author daveb2 - I recently installed the Windows 2000 Server Release Candidate 2 for evaluation at my company. On a positive note, the system has been running reliably for over a month. I have SQL Server 7 Service Pack 1 running a database with some inhouse developed...

Microsoft Windows 2000 Beta: This Is NOT an upgrade from win98, read and see why

Thu, 13 Jan 2000 10:26:44 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author shauncool - OK, people in general have a HUGE misconception about Windows 2000. This is NOT an upgrade from for the home user that uses Windows 95/98. This is in fact a Business Application upgrade from NT4 To NT5 (2000).

While Windows 2000 will be...

Microsoft Windows 2000 Beta: Stable, Smooth, Confused.

Tue, 11 Jan 2000 04:46:35 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author endurance - My brother went to Comdex and saw 2000 in action. He brought me home a copy of the Windows 2000 to try out. I took it to work and un-leashed it onto a PII 400mhz with 128mb of ram and let it run its magic.

First off the interface is nice. The...

Microsoft Windows 2000 Beta: Cautiously optimistic

Thu, 23 Dec 1999 15:19:47 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mikolaj - I am cautiously optimistic about this new version of Windows. I have been playing around with the Beta version for quite a while now, and the most remarkable thing is that I think it only crashed on me once! That is truly astounding, considering its...

Microsoft Windows 2000 Beta: Ready to Ship?

Mon, 13 Dec 1999 19:08:58 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author GriMTriAd - It appears that Windows may never ship the fifth installment of their server class architecture. This comes as dismay, after having gone through the beta 3 and release candidates pleased, it’s surprising that they haven't shipped. A few key issues may...

Microsoft Windows 2000 Beta: Best of Both Worlds - Finally Two Windows in One - 9x+NT

Wed, 8 Dec 1999 23:00:37 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jaredfeiger - Microsoft's forthcoming operating system will combine the best of consumer-oriented, internet capable, and multimedia enhanced Windows 98 with the more advanced corporate-based robust, secure, and stable Windows NT operating system. Formerly named...

Microsoft Windows 2000 Beta: The Best of Both Worlds - Finally! Microsoft's First Two Windows in One - 9x+NT

Wed, 8 Dec 1999 22:25:05 GMT

Microsoft Windows 2000 Beta: Win2K- Not Quite, but almost...

Sat, 4 Dec 1999 02:56:19 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author SRavida - Now that Microsoft has managed to steal ideas from well, just about every operating systems ways of management, can they actually get it all to work... together!

They started with UNIX- They almost ripped the entire thing off. If you've used...

Microsoft Windows 2000 Beta: Windows buys a red sportscar

Sat, 27 Nov 1999 14:41:36 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author jliutkus - I guess windows has reached middle age, it seems to be getting fat around the belly, I’ve used rc2 and rc3, out of the two I preferred rc2, I had some problems with directx in rc3, though this doesn’t matter because I can always boot into win98 for...

Microsoft Windows 2000 Beta: Smart, Stable, Still Needs Work

Wed, 24 Nov 1999 00:28:52 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Kenchiw - It's smart. It's sturdy. And if Microsoft can smooth some remaining rough edges, Windows 2000 will be surprisingly desirable.

I had installed the third offical beta version of Windows 2000 Professional on my desktop PCs. Windows 2000 will...

Microsoft Windows 2000 Beta: Mostly it works - Beta 2128

Wed, 10 Nov 1999 09:17:00 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author walteradamson - I can't give a technical analysis, although I have a Masters in Comp Sci, but I can give my "epinion" that W2000 will be a convenient upgrade for many many W95/98 users. It is easy to upgrade, but I prefer to keep the dual operating...