just a couple of win2k questions...

[tyremanb]

ok...

number 1) as my machine will be solely used for gaming, are there any problems with win2k and games in general?

number 2) are there many differences between win2k workstation and win2k server?

im running 98se at the mo, and are considering moving towards 2k for the security and for a change (well, every1 gets board, right <IMG SRC="smilies/wink.gif" border="0">)

any info wud be useful.

thanks, MG.

[Evan5599]

First of all:
Alot of games work in windows 2000, but alot of older ones wont. Here is a site with the game compatibility list http://www.ntcompatible.com/0.shtml
If there are any games you dont think will work in 2000 check here.
Second of all:
Server has all the options for Email, Server, Web, ETC. Administration. Server is a pretty cool OS. If you have the money then go for server. If you not into Administration of that nature then go with workstation.

Sorry about there not being much info i am still learning quite a bit about Windows 2000

[tyremanb]

great tips mr t <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0">

im glad that it supports toca2, as thats one of me favourite games at the mo.

bit miffed that it doesnt support combat fs or combat fs 2 very well. has any1 had any success with these two games? else ill just have to dual boot with good ol' win98.

also, does office2k work with win2k or r there issues, as that website was just for games.

thanks, <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0"> MG.

[ShadowKing]

I use win2k for gaming and I love it. It gets better performance for games, and it is stable. Some older games just will not run on it though...

OK here's the deal between Server / Workstation. If you want to learn about AD then go with server, because you can istall all of the extras on it. However if you care about performance, then go with workstation. Here's why:

With server, each application gets a fixed amount of quantums. On workstation, the foreground app gets a much bigger slice of the pie (When set to optimize performance for apps). This means that if you have 8 services running, and Unreal, with server Unreal will have to share proc time with each service. On WS, Unreal gets most of the proc, and the services just have to wait their turn. That means better performance for games on WS, but better responsiveness for server. (Trust me, you want it that way)

[tyremanb]

thanks matt. i think ill go for workstation then, as (like i said) its gonna be a gaming machine.

[Warp_Core]

Any game that fully implements DirectX should run fine under 2000. A game that wants to circumvent the 2K APIs and access the hardware directly isn't going to sneak under the radar, but most new games will be OK. The main difference between Server and Workstation is Server is more heavily optimised for Background as opposed to Foreground tasks and has a whole array of administrative tools to allow you to create and control Domains, etc. You have to tell Server what kind of machine you want; Primary Domain Controller (handling log-on authentication), BackUp Domain Controller or Member Server. If you're not going to need that kind of power, 2K Pro is probably your best bet.

[Sowulo]

Don't see an answer to one of the questions yet....Office 2K will run just fine on W2K.

[ShadowKing]

Originally posted by Warp_Core:
<STRONG>Any game that fully implements DirectX should run fine under 2000. A game that wants to circumvent the 2K APIs and access the hardware directly isn't going to sneak under the radar, but most new games will be OK. The main difference between Server and Workstation is Server is more heavily optimised for Background as opposed to Foreground tasks and has a whole array of administrative tools to allow you to create and control Domains, etc. You have to tell Server what kind of machine you want; Primary Domain Controller (handling log-on authentication), BackUp Domain Controller or Member Server. If you're not going to need that kind of power, 2K Pro is probably your best bet.</STRONG>

Well spoken.

[overallniceguy]

the BIG difference between workstation and server is the PRICE! $$$$ <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0">

[tyremanb]

hey thanks for the advice people. at least i know that 99% of my programs are gonna work ok under 2K.

and good point nice guy - £ IS an issue. <IMG SRC="smilies/wink.gif" border="0"> <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0">

MG.

[jeffbrown]

2000 server has no Primary or Backup Domain controller roles, thankfully.

You run DCpromo after install to get DC effects

[Chupaweed]

Well my personal experience, I have Windows 2000 server and preatty much all my games play fine, but not as good as in win 98SE. If you are using your computer just for gaming I recomend that you use Win 98SE and If you want a change use Icon Packeger and change all the Icons in you comp and get a new look <IMG SRC="smilies/cool.gif" border="0">

[GDPurple]

Just to confirm Win2K will NOT work with Combat FS2. I had a customer who wanted it on Win2K and i wasted ages trying to get it to work - all to no avail.

Also had another customer whos Voodoo 3DFX card wasn't compatible with W2k so I would double check that all your hardware is compatible with W2K before taking the plunge.

[PitaBred]

Originally posted by ChupaWeed:
<STRONG>Well my personal experience, I have Windows 2000 server and preatty much all my games play fine, but not as good as in win 98SE. If you are using your computer just for gaming I recomend that you use Win 98SE and If you want a change use Icon Packeger and change all the Icons in you comp and get a new look <IMG SRC="smilies/cool.gif" border="0"></STRONG>

See, you're running server. I have run clean installs of Win98SE and Win2k Pro on this machine here, and I will tell you that all my Win2k compatible games run a lot better on Win2k than on Win9x. And I actually like Win2k much better for gaming, because a lot of games *cough*UnrealTournament*cough* tend to crash periodically, and I hate having to reboot the damn machine because some piddly program crashed. Letting you know from someone who's been there, go with 2k Pro... you won't regret it.
Besides... you can't run as much RAM with a 9x PC as with a NT based one <IMG SRC="smilies/smile.gif" border="0">

[tyremanb]

what FAT options are available with win2k? and (most importantly) which runs the best for games?

(thanks for all the replies people <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0">)