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 hardware...except for my modem. I thought this was a bit strange...so I contacted the manufacturer of my modem, and they said that my modem doesnt have Windows 2000 support, yet. I was like, great ... YET.... what does that mean? Am I going to have to wait another year before it supports this OS?

After talking with a few people, I found that all of them had problems detecting the modem. Guess its a bug in this beta release. Being a child of the internet, I really didnt find much use for this version of Windows, cause I couldnt get online. I had alot of plans to use Windows in testing and testing out the new Exchange Server 2000, but what good is it if I cant get online??? haha Well, maybe I can buy a new modem that is supported, but I really dont want to waste money on that, cause it might not work anyway.

Overall I think the OS is a good mix of Windows 98 and Windows NT. It melds the best of both worlds. I think what I like most is the ability to use the more stable NTFS, and still work within a plug and play environment. As far as I can tell, the modem is the only fault with this system. The new graphical effects are nice on the eyes, and they have added some new backgrounds and cool features to it, but is it enough to persuade the computing industry to move into the new millenium with Windows 2000? I dont know. One common misnomer of this new OS, is that it will replace Windows 98 for the home user. This is absolutely wrong. Windows 2000 was made for corporations to easier access server capabilities and administer in a work environment. Sure you can use it at home, but it is really geared more towards file and internet servers. If your waiting for the messiah of operating systems....looks like you'll have to wait a little longer.



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