jamie wrote:

i was saying for a CONSUMER / end user - win2k was a joke ..  it was MEAN .. like those guys at work that run the network
lol


Windows 2000 Professional was never intended to be an "end user" product.  The name "Professional" is meant to iconify the workstation-class nature of the OS.
I've never used 2000 on a home system...that's not what it was/is meant for...