Just think about two things to help your decision:

1. How secure do I want it to be?
and
2. How easy should I make my job as administrator?

Over the last several months (as Admin at a Law Enforcement Organization), we have hired more 'computer savvy' people. They use Win98 at the house, and are comfortable with it. Many have asked for 98 to be put on their machines.

In a word, no.

If your network needs any security, NT is the way to go. If you want to dabble with Win2K, give NT a test drive first. I have absolutely no 98 machines on my network and love the security because of it. With NT, an ethernet connection, and WinVNC (free from http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/winvnc.html ), you can pretty much administer the whole thing from your desktop.

Security: Get one of the "Understanding WinNT" books from the bookstore and bone up on sharing. A key topic, and one that will save your butt someday.

Administration: From scripted logons to roaming profiles to mapped drives, administration of an NT workstation is incredibly powerful.

Sorry if this sounds like a salesman, but I'd rather have someone use NT and NOT have the problems I had when starting out.

Enjoy!

-WinKrushR

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