Differences between the four versions of Windows 2000

Some friends often ask, what kind of problems does Windows 2000 have? Which one do I have? On this issue, I have sorted out the following content. If you do not know this, you will understand it after reading it.

The four versions of Windows 2000 are Professional, Server, Advanced Server, and Datacenter Server.

Among them, Professional is the desktop operating system, and its previous version is Windows NT 4.0 workstation. It is suitable for mobile home users and can be used to upgrade Windows 9x and NT 4. With NT 4 technology as the core, she adopts standardized security technology with high stability. The biggest advantage is that it will not crash due to frequent prompts of illegal programs like Windows 98.

Windows 2000 Server is a server version, and the previous version is Windows NT4. 0 Server. It can be oriented to some small and medium enterprises, but it can also meet the needs of various applications in large networks. Server has made a lot of improvements on the basis of NT 4, and has made greater improvements in various functions.

Advanced Server is the Enterprise Edition of Server, and its previous version is Windows NT 4.0 Enterprise Edition. Unlike Server, Advanced Server has more powerful features and functions. It supports SMP (symmetric multi-processor) better than Server, and supports up to four channels.

Datacenter Server is a Windows 2000 version recently released by Microsoft. It is the most powerful Server system so far and supports 32 SMP systems and 64 GB physical memory. This system can be used in large databases, economic analysis, scientific computing, engineering simulation, and other aspects. It can also be used for online transaction processing.

To sum up, these four versions have different purposes. It is better to select Professional if it is used for household use; if it is used for internal enterprise servers, you should select Server; but if it is used for WEB servers, Advanced Server is the most suitable; datacenter Server is not needed for general users because it is positioned as a large data processing. Although these four versions are of different use, a common feature is that the gaming support is far inferior to W IN9X. Many games cannot run properly in different versions of Windows 2000, and the Professional hardware driver is the most comprehensive among the four versions, and the other three versions have few drivers, in addition, there are not many drivers for Windows 2000 from various hardware manufacturers, which leads to the failure of running many hardware on Windows 2000.

Windows 2000 Professional> many users
Windows 2000 Server-> many users
Windows 2000 Advanced Server-> fewer users
Windows 2000 Datacenter Server-> there are not many users, usually in English
Extended version:

Microsoft continues to innovate, and Windows 2000 will also be available in subsequent versions. The corresponding content should be (unofficial summary ):

Windows 98-> Windows XP
Windows 2000 Professional-> Windows XP
Windows 2000 Server-> Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition
Windows 2000 Advanced Server-> Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition
Windows 2000 Datacenter Server-> Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition
Windows XP Professional and Home are the products of market segments. Windows Server 2003 also has a version of Web Edition, which seems to be a simplified version of Standard Edition for specific features.

The extended version is not necessarily correct. Please advise me :-)