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After buggy patch, criminals exploit Windows flaw

Online criminals are scanning the Internet and attacking Windows 2000 machines that haven't had a recent Windows Media Service patch installed, Symantec said Wednesday.

By Robert McMillan | 03 June, 2010 06:11

Tags: windows 2000, symantec, security, patching
Microsoft to end support for Windows 2000, XP SP2 on July 13

Microsoft offers support for its products for five years and extended support for another five years. That time will soon be up for Windows 2000 (desktop and server) and Windows XP SP2: July 13 is the last day that extended support will be available.

By J. Peter Bruzzese | 10 May, 2010 21:03

Tags: windows xp, Windows Vista, windows 2000, Microsoft
Microsoft re-releases botched Windows 2000 update

Microsoft has re-released a buggy update that didn't properly protect some of its Windows 2000 users from a security flaw.

By Robert McMillan | 28 April, 2010 06:01

Tags: windows 2000, security, microsoft patches, Microsoft
Microsoft: Patching Windows 2000 'infeasible'

Microsoft took the unusual step today and skipped patching one of the vulnerabilities addressed in its monthly security update, saying that crafting a fix was "infeasible."

By Gregg Keizer | 09 September, 2009 07:31

Tags: windows 2000, security, patching, Microsoft, exploits and vulnerabilities
Mozilla ponders dropping Firefox support for Win2K, early XP

Mozilla Corp. is considering dropping support for Windows 2000 and the earliest versions of XP when it ships the follow-up to Firefox 3.5 in 2010, online discussions show.

By Gregg Keizer | 15 April, 2009 08:00

Tags: firefox, mozilla, mozilla firefox, Mozilla Labs, windows 2000, windows xp

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Features about windows 2000

Which operating system is best for SSDs?

Solid-state disk (SSD) drive architecture can play a big role in how fast a computer boots up and performs. But how big a role the SSDs play -- and how much faster an operating system is -- depends as much on the operating system as on the drive. Although none of the mainstream operating systems now in use have been optimized to work better with SSDs, some do natively work more efficiently than others, according to storage experts.

By Lucas Mearian | 12 December, 2008 07:59

Tags: SSD, windows 2000
Worst Windows flaws of the past decade

June 25, 1998, and June 30, 2008, marked two important milestones in Microsoft's evolution of the Windows OS -- the passing of the torch from Windows 95 to Windows 98, and the less seemly transition from XP to Vista.

By Andrew Brandt | 07 October, 2008 09:36

Tags: windows 2000, windows 98, Windows Vista, windows xp

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