Neowin News Feed for: Win2k

Beta Win2k & WinXP nVidia 51.75 Detonator Driver

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 15 Sep 2003 15:04:24 +0000

3dChipset has snagged the Detonator 51.75 for your download pleasure. We have exlcusively the beta drivers for you to play around with. We always will provide beta drivers because we know our audience is intelligent... Read more...

Win2k SP4 refresh RC build 4.074 Download

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 21 May 2003 10:02:26 +0000

Dear Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 Beta Tester, Thank you for your test efforts and feedback thus far. A refresh Service Pack 4 Release Candidate (RC) build is now available to download.... Read more...

Refresh Win2K Service Pack 4 Beta Build 4.066

Steven Parker — Fri, 18 Apr 2003 20:36:30 +0000

Thanks Vla for telling me that beta testers can download the latest Service Pack for Windows 2000 at BetaPlace. Now at build number 4.066 not much will have changed visually.Thank you for your interest and... Read more...

Win2K SP4 Preview Build (4.036) leaked

Steven Parker — Fri, 07 Feb 2003 16:17:47 +0000

Following the earlier leak of Microsoft's Windows 2000 SP4 Preview Build (4.027), to IRC the popular IRC channel and website Winbeta.org have posted that latest SP4 preview build 4.036, weighing in about ~110MB, has leaked... Read more...

DirectX Eradicator 1.08 for Win9X and Win2K

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 08 Oct 2002 07:36:55 +0000

This utility is designed to safely remove the DirectX runtime core component from Windows 9X, Millennium and Windows 2000 operating systems. DXE gives you the power to install and uninstall any version of DirectX as... Read more...

Win2K Hotfixes May Cause a Conflict with SP3 for Win2K

Steven Parker — Sun, 04 Aug 2002 14:03:45 +0000

Pardon? I re-read the document a few times and it seems to me that people that update right away will be the most affected -bummer! This issue does not affect any Windows 2000... Read more...

A Lock Occurs Between Two Threads of System GDI in Win2k

Sun, 28 Jul 2002 12:43:25 +0000

Thanks prasanth again for this. Please note that SP2 for Windows 2000 must be installed before you can setup the patch. Symptoms: If a user process saves or makes EUDC with the... Read more...

Win2k out the window in 9 months

Mon, 08 Jul 2002 14:21:13 +0000

Windows 2000 has been given nine months to live, as far as OEMs are concerned, and Microsoft is pressuring the PC companies to stop offering dual install Win2k/WinXP systems immediately. Microsoft operating... Read more...

ATi RefreshFix for Win XP and Win2k

Marcel Klum — Sat, 30 Mar 2002 17:34:47 +0000

Thanks ab1225 for pointing me to this little app. It is widely known, that Windows 2k and Windows XP are incapable of determining and setting optimal refresh rates in OpenGL and Direct3D applications.... Read more...

Removing IE would kill Win2k, WinXP, MS, says Redmond

Mon, 04 Mar 2002 18:26:34 +0000

Both Windows XP and Windows 2000 will be rendered inoperable, and Microsoft will be unable to develop future new operating systems, if it is forced to separate IE from the operating system, according to court... Read more...

Some more details on Win2k SP3

Mon, 21 Jan 2002 16:43:16 +0000

Have not visited W2knews in a while, so while browsing, I found this.... SP3 is in beta testing right now and it is expected that at least one more "build" or update to... Read more...

Win2k outperforms WinXP heavily!

Steven Parker — Mon, 29 Oct 2001 22:34:53 +0000

Thanks MaxReboot for this interesting article find.. HOPELESS OPTIMISM must be a fundamental part of human nature, because we want to believe that new operating systems truly represent an improvement on their predecessors. It's... Read more...

Win2k Sysprep v1.1

Thu, 18 Oct 2001 15:50:41 +0000

The Windows 2000 System Preparation Tool (Sysprep) Version 1.1 enables administrators to prepare Windows 2000 System Images as part of an automated deployment. Sysprep 1.1 is an update to Sysprep 1.0 and adds the ability... Read more...