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Windows 2000 Minimum Specifications and Requirements

Windows 2000 Minimum Specifications and Requirements

 

Windows 2000 Advanced Server -  Windows 2000 Datacenter Server - Windows 2000 Professional - Windows 2000 Server

 

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Windows 2000 Professional

Minimum Requirements
Computer/Processor : 133 MHz or higher Pentium-compatible CPU

Memory : 64 megabytes (MB) of RAM recommended minimum; more memory generally improves responsiveness

Hard Disk : 2GB hard disk with a minimum of 650MB of free space

CPU Support : Windows 2000 Professional supports single and dual CPU systems

 

Windows 2000 Server

Minimum Requirements
Computer/Processor 133 MHz or higher Pentium-compatible CPU
Memory 256 megabytes (MB) of RAM recommended minimum [128 MB minimum supported; 4 gigabytes (GB) maximum]
Hard Disk 2 GB hard disk with a minimum of 1.0 GB free space. (Additional free hard disk space is required if you are installing over a network.)
CPU Support Windows 2000 Server supports up to four CPUs on one machine

 

Windows 2000 Advanced Server

Minimum Requirements
Computer/Processor 133 MHz or higher Pentium-compatible CPU
Memory 256 MB of RAM recommended minimum (128 MB minimum supported; 8 GB maximum)
Hard Disk 2 GB hard disk with a minimum of 1.0 GB free space. (Additional free hard disk space is required if you are installing over a network.)
CPU Support Windows 2000 Advanced Server supports up to eight CPUs on one machine

 

Windows 2000 Datacenter Server

Minimum Requirements
Computer 8-way capable or higher server (supports up to 32-way)*

* Note: Fault-tolerant system configurations are required to have at least 8 processors within the hardware solution
Processor Pentium III Xeon processors or higher
Memory 256 megabytes (MB) of RAM recommended
Hard Disk 2 gigabyte (GB) hard disk with a minimum of 1 GB free space. (Additional free hard disk space is required if you are installing over a network.)
Drive CD-ROM or DVD drive
Display VGA or higher resolution monitor