Ask PLUG: best OS for wireless applications

[Craig White]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: plug-discuss-admin@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
> [mailto:plug-discuss-admin@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us]On Behalf Of Mark
> Firestone
> Sent: Monday, April 02, 2001 5:42 AM
> To: 'plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us'
> Subject: RE: Ask PLUG: best OS for wireless applications
>
>
> This is probably true, but I have seen no evidence of it, because my NT4
> servers don't
> crash all that much.  What I have seen with Windows 2000 Pro, is that when
> it dies, it
> DIES.  Big time.
>
> I have had several machines with PRO simply stop working.  They will not
> boot.  You cannot
> repair them with an emergency repair disk, or any other way I
> have been able
> to discover.
>
> NT4 Workstation didn't ever do this.
>
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Actually Mark, I'm much in agreement with Alan on the stability of Win2K.
The biggest problem with Win2K is much like linux, the device drivers had to
be newly created and there are gaps in available device drivers. If you have
hardware and software that is truly suited for using with Win2K, then it
works great, if not, then your mileage may vary. I am not a proponent of
simply installing Win2K professional on any computer currently running
Windows 98 or 95 and upgrading it.

If you have Win2K and a suitable emergency repair disk, then use the console
app or boot the Win2K CD and you should be able to fix the Win2K in just a
few minutes.

Craig