[H] Win2K Server OS

Am I correct that MS WinUpdates may have pulled Win2000 Server OS from their support syllabus? Did updates on 07/23/10. W2k Server got bupkis! All the XP clients got updates.. No biggie! I expected this :) Best, Duncan

Re: [H] Win2K Server OS

created. It truly is time to move on... -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of DSinc Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2010 1:10 PM To: Hardware Group Subject: [H] Win2K Server OS Am I correct that MS WinUpdates

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On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 01:26:12PM -0500, Greg Sevart wrote: Yes. Extended-phase support for Windows 2000 (all patch levels) and Windows XP (SP2) ended on 7/13. XP with SP3 is still supported. No further patches, security or otherwise, will be created for these operating system versions

Re: [H] Win2K Server OS

, 2010 1:10 PM To: Hardware Group Subject: [H] Win2K Server OS Am I correct that MS WinUpdates may have pulled Win2000 Server OS from their support syllabus? Did updates on 07/23/10. W2k Server got bupkis! All the XP clients got updates.. No biggie! I expected this :) Best, Duncan

Re: [H] Win2K Server OS?

At 08:23 7/7/2008, DHSinclair wrote: On my lan there are only 2 people that use the server and/or any of my clients. Me and the Administrative account. I can not imagine 5 or more seats, unless I created accounts for my Brother, Sister, 2 Nephews and my Brother-in-Law. So, the 5-connections

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Thank you Ben, This is a very tough topic for me. I get the per seat (aka per person) choice. Since I do not have 1 server, my book steers me away from this. Plus, if I select the per server option, I get one future no-cost (reload) option to change if necessary. On my lan there are only 2

Re: [H] Win2K Server OS?

Duncan: I wouldn't worry about it too much either way. For a small home server with less than 5 clients you'll be fine either way you do it. The number of accounts you have doesn't affect the number of CAL's you'll need. I only like per-seat because you only need one CAL per PC, versus one

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Thank you Ben, I accept your take on this. I can report that my server is back alive and now has its' mouse and kbd active again (main project!)!!! :) There will be NO more file culling on this machine! EVER! Thank you John, Fred, and Chris. Am back alive, but with a machine that did not

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The number that you enter is for the number of CAL's (Client Access Licenses) you own. A Windows license comes with 5 CAL's. I always did per seat licensing, so that you'd only have to worry about a CAL for each computer accessing the server. DHSinclair wrote: I am rebuilding my win2KServer

[H] Win2K Server OS?

I am rebuilding my win2KServer OS. I just rcvd the magic 25-digit key. I entered it and now I am at a screen asking about Licensing Modes. IIRC, the original server install was for 5 Clients and 25 concurrent connection. Should I change the [ 5 ] to [25]?? The window is default with ATM: