

Additionally, Microsoft sold Windows Advanced Server 2000 Limited Edition and Windows Datacenter Server 2000 Limited Edition, which ran on 64-bit Intel Itanium microprocessors and they were released in 2001. Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 is now not compatible with Windows Update v6 without the latest Windows Update Agent.įour editions of Windows 2000 were released, listed here in increasing ranking: Professional, Server, Advanced Server, and Datacenter Server. As of September 2011, Windows Update v4 has been shutdown resulting an endless loop of trying to access the site this has affected all versions of the Windows 9x family and Windows 2000 up to Service Pack 3.

Windows 2000 was succeeded by Windows XP for desktop systems in October 2001 and Windows Server 2003 for servers in April 2003. Windows Me was released seven months after Windows 2000, serving as a home counterpart to it.

It is the successor to Windows NT 4.0, and is the final release of Microsoft Windows to display the " Windows NT" designation. Windows 2000 was released to manufacturing on December 15, 1999, and launched to retail on February 17, 2000. Windows 2000, also known as Windows NT 5.0, is a line of operating systems produced by Microsoft for use on personal computers, business desktops, laptops, and servers. Mainstream support ended on JExtended support ended on July 13, 2010
