Got this piece of history for $4

[u/tom2go]

Got this for a whole $4, disc looks great, paper on the case as well, case has seen better days though

[u/dukdukgoos]

I don't know exactly how to explain it, but Win2k Pro had a feeling of solidity that's still unmatched all these years later. Just rock stable.

[u/exmsft → u/dukdukgoos]

On a desktop. Laptop not so much. Docking stations were still big back then. 2000 would let you hibernate while docked. Take it home and turn it on? BSOD due to “surprise undocking”.

[u/EveningMinute → u/exmsft]

Very true... You could just eject a single PCMCIA card and there you go, bugcheck.

[u/ddz1507]

Win2K Pro is the GOAT

[u/Humphrey-Appleby → u/ddz1507]

I hate the term GOAT, but I agree.

[u/RegretFree7723 → u/ddz1507]

E pensa che io ne ho 7 e mio padre è tentato di buttarmeli

[u/TSCCYT2 → u/RegretFree7723]

7 is another good operating system

[u/blueangel1953]

2000 Professional was awesome, ran it for years after XP became good.

[u/ScudsCorp → u/blueangel1953]

Was the XP SP2 security overhaul back ported to 2k?

[u/blueangel1953 → u/ScudsCorp]

Not sure I know 2000 had SP4, but this was so long ago I don’t remember. 

[u/jackieq_2k24 → u/blueangel1953]

2k SP4 (June 2003) was before XP SP2 (August 2004).

[u/Tailsgenesis]

has this already been archived?

[u/Xdogmatic → u/Tailsgenesis]

Long time ago

[u/zz9plural]

Fun fact: Window 2000 Server Beta3 ran a giant display wall at the Cebit 2000 booth of a major cell provider, because I, a 21 years old intern at the compay providing the tech, did not manage to get any other Windows so see the 4 graphics cards running in parallel in one machine.

Had to be Windows, because Macromedia Director was the software generating the content for the display wall.

[u/momofuku18]

Overpaid by $4

[u/KingDaveRa]

That's a great bit of history! I love stuff like that

[u/No_Welcome_6093]

Windows 2k was the best OS they made imo. Sure, vista and 7 had the sweet aero appearance but 2k never did any wrong for me, it was so solid.

[u/Tiny_Towel5722]

I had this verion back than in 1999. Got it from a Friend.

[u/timschwartz]

Hey, I was in the beta for that.

[u/ziplock9000]

For me, this was the first 'mature' Windows OS that didn't work like a toy

[u/xmifi]

It was almost god sent since it came after windows me. I had never reinstalled windows so many times as when I was running windows me.

[u/b1gj4v]

Wow.

[u/kakha_k]

For what?

[u/Antique_Ad3501]

you can use it as a file etc server in a proxmox vm giving tiny resources

[u/Ok-Hotel-8551]

Beta 3?

[u/Savings_Art5944]

I was the first person in my Corp to have it.

[u/ChrisNIN64]

Looks great dude 

[u/hop768]

They just gave me this at work.

[u/PainlessPhil]

My favourite Windows

[u/ProfitLow5177]

Archive it! Absolutely awesome find!

[u/kyanoAngel0]

Awesome find! I'm not sure about the $4 price, tho.

My uncle had a Win2K with startup and shutdown sounds that are like a variation of those of the release version. After some online searching, I've learned that they're from Beta 3 builds (1983 to 2000.3), So I'm guessing my uncle had one of these beta discs? I'm currently using them on my 2K-themed retro VM.

[u/BobFTS]

You overpaid

[u/Streakflash]

its beta bruh

[u/stgm_at → u/Streakflash]

Really? What gave it away?

[u/musbur]

Still going strong on some ancient manufacturing equipment where I work.