WindowsTwoThousand

Last edit August 24, 2007

WindowsTwoThousand (was called MicrosoftWindowsNt 5.0) has been in "extended support" mode since Jul05. SP4 version (shipped Jun03) is needed for essential patches related to InformationSecurity. A survey done around this period indicated half of the corporate desktops use this product (WindowsXp share rose close to 40%). Windows 2000 is the most popular Windows Operating System. Windows 2000 is also called Win 2K or W2K by some users.

The local /etc/hosts file is located in C:\WINNT\system32\drivers\etc\hosts

Resources

Command Line Resource

http://www.thetechguide.com/howto/2kdos/ - Tutorial on Basic Windows 2000 DOS

Reissue of "final" roll-up release

See http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=170703011&tid=13692