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  1. MINUMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
    1. http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/professional/evaluation/sysreqs/default.asp
    2. CPU: Pentium 133MHz
    3. RAM: 64MB
    4. HARD DRIVE SPACE: 650MB
  2. Windows NT 5.0 beta 1 begins in September 1997 (at Professional Developers Conference).
  3. Windows NT 5.0 "Interim Developers Release" released in March 31 1998. Released at Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) in Orlando.
  4. Windows NT 5.0 beta 2 begins in August 1998.
  5. Windows NT 5.0 renamed Windows 2000, December 12 1998.
  6. Windows 2000 beta 3 begins in April 29 1999.
  7. Windows 2000 release candidate (RC) 1, released July 7 1999.
  8. Windows 2000 release candidate (RC) 2, released September 1999.
  9. Windows 2000 release candidate (RC) 3, released November 1999.
  10. Windows 2000 released to manufacturing (RTM) December 15 1999.
  11. Windows 2000 Professional (NT & Network Users) released February 17 2000.
  12. Windows 2000 Advanced Server released February 17 2000.
  13. Windows 2000 Server released February 17 2000.
  14. Windows 2000 Datacenter Server beta 2 begins in May 23 2000.
  15. Windows 2000 Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server public beta 2 begins in June 6 2000.
  16. Windows 2000 service pack (SP) 1 released July 31 2000.
  17. Windows 2000 Datacenter Server released August 11 2000.
  18. Windows 2000 service pack (SP) 2 released May 16 2001.
  19. Windows 2000 Security Rollup Package released January 30 2002.
  20. Windows 2000 service pack (SP) 3 released August 1 2002.
  21. Windows 2000 service pack (SP) 4 released June 26 2003.
  22. Windows 2000 service pack (SP) 4 Update Rollup 1 released June 28 2005.
  23. Settlement with Sun, phasing out Microsoft Java Virtual Machine (MSJVM), will no longer be available for download after June 30 2007.
  24. NO MS-DOS Support.
  25. Successer to Windows NT 4.0.
  26. Designed for Business Use.
  27. Available in Server, Desktop and Upgrade Versions.
  28. Successor (code-name "Odysee") cancelled in 1999, replaced by "Whistler".
  29. Windows 2000 system commands not found in MS-DOS
    1. AT Schedules commands and programs to run on a computer at a specified time and date.
    2. CACLS Displays or modifies access control lists (ACLs) of files.
    3. CONVERT Converts file systems from FAT or FAT32 to NTFS.
    4. DOSONLY Prevents starting applications other than MS-DOS-based applications from the Command.com prompt.
    5. ECHOCONFIG Displays messages when reading the MS-DOS subsystem Config.nt file.
    6. ENDLOCAL Ends localization of environment variables.
    7. FINDSTR Searches for text in files using regular expressions.
    8. NTCMDPROMPT Runs the Windows 2000 command interpreter, Cmd.exe, rather than Command.com after running a TSR or after starting the command prompt from within an MS-DOS application.
    9. POPD Changes to the directory last set with the pushd command.
    10. PUSHD Saves the current directory for use by the popd command, and then changes to the specified directory.
    11. SETLOCAL Begins localization of environmental variables.
    12. START Runs a specified program or command in a secondary window and in its own memory space.
    13. TITLE sets the title of the command prompt window.
    14. && Command following this symbol runs only if the command preceding the symbol succeeds.
    15. || Command following this symbol runs only if the command preceding the symbol fails.
    16. & Separates multiple commands on the command-line.
    17. ( ) Groups commands.
    18. ^ Escape character. Allows typing command symbols as text.
    19. ; or , Separates parameters.
  30. Changes to MS-DOS Commands
    1. CHCP Changes code pages for full-screen mode only.
    2. CMD Cmd.exe replaces Command.com.
    3. DEL New switches provide many more functions.
    4. DIR New switches provide many more functions.
    5. DISKCOMP Switches /1 and /8 are not supported.
    6. DISKCOPY Switch /1 is not supported.
    7. DOSKEY Available for all character-based programs that accept buffered input. Doskey has been improved by a series of enhancements.
    8. FORMAT 20.8 MB optical drive supported. Switches /B, /S, and /U are not supported.
    9. LABEL The symbols ^ and & can be used in a volume label.
    10. MODE Extensive changes.
    11. MORE New switches provide many more functions.
    12. PATH The %PATH% environment variable appends the current path to a new setting at the command prompt.
    13. PRINT Switches /B:size, /C, /M:ticks2, /P, /Q:qsize, /S:ticks3, /T, and /U:ticks1 are not supported.
    14. PROMPT New character combinations enable you to add ampersands ($a), parentheses ($c and $f), and spaces ($s) to your prompt.
    15. RECOVER Recovers files only.
    16. RMDIR New /S switch deletes directories containing files and subdirectories.
    17. SORT Does not require %TEMP% environment variable. File size is unlimited.
    18. XCOPY New switches provide many more functions.
  31. Unavailable MS-DOS Commands
    1. ASSIGN Not supported in Windows 2000.
    2. BACKUP Not currently supported.
    3. CHOICE Not currently supported.
    4. CTTY Not currently supported.
    5. DBLSPACE Not supported.
    6. DEFRAG Windows 2000 automatically optimizes disk use. To optimize a disk manually, right-click it in My Computer, click Properties, and then, on the Tools tab, click Defragment Now.
    7. DELTREE The RMDIR /S command deletes directories containing files and subdirectories.
    8. DISKPERF Not currently supported.
    9. DOSSHELL Unnecessary with Windows 2000.
    10. DRVSPACE The Drvspace program is not currently supported.
    11. EMM386 Unnecessary with Windows 2000.
    12. FASTHELP This MS-DOS 6.0 command is the same as the Windows 2000 command help. Windows 2000 also provides an online command reference.
    13. FDISK Disk Management prepares hard disks for use with Windows 2000.
    14. INCLUDE Multiple configurations of the MS-DOS subsystem are not supported.
    15. INTERLNK The Interlnk program is not supported.
    16. INTERSVR The Intersvr program is not supported.
    17. JOIN Increased partition size and an improved file system eliminate the need to join drives.
    18. MEMMAKER Windows 2000 automatically optimizes the MS-DOS subsystem's memory use.
    19. MENUCOLOR Multiple configurations of the MS-DOS subsystem are not supported.
    20. MENUDEFAULT Multiple configurations of the MS-DOS subsystem are not supported.
    21. MENUITEM Multiple configurations of the MS-DOS subsystem are not supported.
    22. MIRROR Not supported in Windows 2000.
    23. MSAV The Msav program is not supported.
    24. MSBACKUP Windows 2000 provides the Backup utility (in the Administrative Tools in Control Panel) for computers with tape drives, or the xcopy command for computers without tape drives.
    25. MSCDEX It is unnecessary to configure the MS-DOS subsystem to use a CD-ROM drives. Windows 2000 provides access to CD-ROM drives for the MS-DOS subsystem.
    26. MSD Use the System Information snap-in. To start System Information, click Start, click Run, and then type msinfo32.
    27. NUMLOCK Not currently supported.
    28. POWER The Power utility is not supported.
    29. RESTORE Not currently supported.
    30. SCANDISK The Scandisk utility is not supported.
    31. SMARTDRV Windows 2000 automatically provides caching for the MS-DOS subsystem.
    32. SUBMENU Multiple configurations of the MS-DOS subsystem are not supported.
    33. SYS Windows 2000 will not fit on a standard 1.2 MB or 1.44 MB floppy disk.
    34. UNDELETE Not supported in Windows 2000.
    35. UNFORMAT Not supported in Windows 2000.
    36. VSAFE The Vsafe program is not supported.
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Last Updated: 2006/12/01
Direct corrections or suggestions to: Rick Lively