Question:Can one safely run WIndows 2000 on broadband internet.

**Nick+** · 03-24-2006, 02:05 PM

I have an older PC (Dec1999 P3 very little memory) that I'd like to get onto the internet with wireless.Is using Windows 2000 to connect to the high speed internet a feasible option? I ask as Windows 2000 is no longer being updated by Sir Gates....... SO is 2000 possibly more prone to being wrecked by viruses?

I'd be using an anti virus on it of course (avast-which is free and better than that Norton shit).........

**Prince** · 03-24-2006, 02:10 PM

as long as you are using anti-virus and a firewall you will be fine with Win2K (w/ SP4).

**Nick+** · 03-24-2006, 02:13 PM

SP4? OK! Thanks! I'd heard from someone that (being no longer updated) Windows 2000 was a liability on broadband!

**nsimmons** · 03-24-2006, 02:14 PM

Its safer and more stable. Im using 2000 on a p2/350 laptop. Run a firewall, i dont bother with anti virus, havent had a virus ever on my 2000 box. I'd be using NT if it supported usb. Xp is shit.

**Nick+** · 03-24-2006, 02:15 PM

Can anyone recommend a decent free firewall? (Preferably not the latest zone-alarm) ?

**Nick+** · 03-24-2006, 02:19 PM

Originally Posted by nsimmons

Its safer and more stable. Im using 2000 on a p2/350 laptop. Run a firewall, i dont bother with anti virus, havent had a virus ever on my 2000 box. I'd be using NT if it supported usb. Xp is shit.

I'm amazed you 've never had a virus.

Yea XP is shit. I got it with my laptop so I'm using it now.

I've tried putting xp on to the old pc but it wont boot from the cd (laptop boots from the same cd- I don't know what the hell is going on there)..SO 2000 is presently on the old PC, I'll bung in the wireless card tommorrow and see what happens!!!!

**nsimmons** · 03-24-2006, 02:22 PM

stay off the popup porno sites, and be cautions of what you download and no virii. I use an online scanner occasionally and its never found anything. This installs about a year old.

Xp systems though...i fix a couple a month friends/co workers /family and they're just full of shit.

Spyware, thats another story..i use adaware, but it doesnt find much besides tracking cookies.

**BigDyl** · 03-24-2006, 02:24 PM

True Story, I'm going to run slackware and suse for now on.

We'll except for my 2k3 win enterprise server. That's for testing purposes only though. Oh, and XP on my notebook.

**Nick+** · 03-24-2006, 02:26 PM

Originally Posted by nsimmons

stay off the popup porno sites, and be cautions of what you download and no virii. I use an online scanner occasionally and its never found anything. This installs about a year old.

Xp systems though...i fix a couple a month friends/co workers /family and they're just full of shit.

Spyware, thats another story..i use adaware, but it doesnt find much besides tracking cookies.

I don't go to porn sites.

I use Spybot and adaware, avast anti virus, and a 2003 version of Zone Alarm. (The firewall I 'm looking to change fast!) I've tried installing linux ubunto onto the old pc--- but linux is difficult and I just don't understand what the fuck to do.

**BigDyl** · 03-24-2006, 02:28 PM

Get AVG anti virus. It's free.

**Nick+** · 03-24-2006, 02:29 PM

avast is free too, and seems to really do the job

**nsimmons** · 03-24-2006, 02:31 PM

avg is what i use for xp.

suse linux is good, its nearly as easy to use as a windows box. It doesnt support my laptops nic, though i tried for a week. So its still windows for me.

**Nick+** · 03-24-2006, 02:36 PM

I'd love to run some sort of Linux on my laptop as well as XP, but I just don't bloody dare trying the partitions and all that shit.

**fletcher6490** · 03-24-2006, 02:44 PM

Outpost Firewall is good, that's what I have on my system and it works great. NOD32 is a real good antivirus as well. Both of which are very easily obtainable via torrentspy.com

**maniclion** · 03-24-2006, 02:51 PM

Turn a junker pc into a dedicated linux firewall using Monmothas Firewall Script.

http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/112046/2/

**Nick+** · 03-24-2006, 02:51 PM

Originally Posted by fletcher6490

Outpost Firewall is good, that's what I have on my system and it works great. NOD32 is a real good antivirus as well. Both of which are very easily obtainable via torrentspy.com

Thanks Fletcher, I'l give that firewall a stare tommorrow. now it looks like I should be sleeping.

**fletcher6490** · 03-24-2006, 02:57 PM

Originally Posted by Nick+

Thanks Fletcher, I'l give that firewall a stare tommorrow. now it looks like I should be sleeping.

No problem man

**Nick+** · 03-24-2006, 03:03 PM

Nothing worse than the upper arm.

**The Monkey Man** · 03-24-2006, 03:04 PM

Originally Posted by maniclion

Turn a junker pc into a dedicated linux firewall using Monmothas Firewall Script.

http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/112046/2/

Now we're talkin'!

**fletcher6490** · 03-24-2006, 03:15 PM

Originally Posted by Nick+

Nothing worse than the upper arm.

**Nick+** · 03-24-2006, 03:34 PM

bloody hell!

**BigDyl** · 03-24-2006, 03:57 PM

Originally Posted by Nick+

bloody hell!

Take your old machine and turn it into a router with NAT. Also make it a basic firewall with ipcop or something. Get a new machine. Next, don't look at porn.

Problem solved.

**KelJu** · 03-24-2006, 06:55 PM

Originally Posted by nsimmons

Its safer and more stable. Im using 2000 on a p2/350 laptop. Run a firewall, i dont bother with anti virus, havent had a virus ever on my 2000 box. I'd be using NT if it supported usb. Xp is shit.

I have had 2000 crash on me time after time after time. When I worked in the computer lab at the college a few years ago, I had to fix the computers that ran 2000 almost every day.
Now, my XP systems have run about 95% effectivly. XP is the most stable OS that microsoft has released since Dos 5.0. XP is good, but my linux system has never crashed, ever.

**BigDyl** · 03-24-2006, 07:19 PM

True Story, but my gentoo linux install crashed because i compiled from level-1 tarball.

**nsimmons** · 03-25-2006, 03:34 AM

Originally Posted by KelJu

XP is the most stable OS that microsoft has released.

Bullshit. I spent 7 years repairing systems, 2 of that after xp was released, and our little ass p75 nt domain server had 2 years up time and was was turned off once to replace a cpu fan. Xp is fucking garbage. I cant count the number of systems that just decided to corrupt the fat for no reason.

Ive fixed easily 3000 systems and I'd take my os's from dos5>6.22>nt>2000>xp>98se>95>me

Oh command.com i miss you.

**Prince** · 03-25-2006, 09:30 AM

Originally Posted by KelJu

I have had 2000 crash on me time after time after time. When I worked in the computer lab at the college a few years ago, I had to fix the computers that ran 2000 almost every day.
Now, my XP systems have run about 95% effectivly. XP is the most stable OS that microsoft has released since Dos 5.0. XP is good, but my linux system has never crashed, ever.

sounds like you did not know what you were doing, Win 2000 Pro is very stable.

**Dale Mabry** · 03-25-2006, 09:48 AM

Originally Posted by BigDyl

True Story, but my gentoo linux install crashed because i compiled from level-1 tarball.

Did you get some penicillin? Topolo has a machine that dispenses it like candy.

**LAM** · 03-25-2006, 10:19 AM

I still use Win 2K, XP is garbage...If you don't install IE Windows security is greatly increased

**Nick+** · 03-25-2006, 01:25 PM

Installed the wireless card into that PC. Put in the encryption(?) password and it wouldnt work. It only tries to find channels 10-15. Went with laptop to the website which controls the d-link box and changed channel from 6 to 10. The PC worked! and the laptop stopped working. But suprise suprise , the laptop reset itself and now works. The PC appears to be receiving now but neither Mozilla or IE are finding anything. So I've turned the bloody PC off and I'm sitting on my bed with my laptop.Bliss (?)

**maniclion** · 03-25-2006, 01:48 PM

Originally Posted by Nick+

Installed the wireless card into that PC. Put in the encryption(?) password and it wouldnt work. It only tries to find channels 10-15. Went with laptop to the website which controls the d-link box and changed channel from 6 to 10. The PC worked! and the laptop stopped working. But suprise suprise , the laptop reset itself and now works. The PC appears to be receiving now but neither Mozilla or IE are finding anything. So I've turned the bloody PC off and I'm sitting on my bed with my laptop.Bliss (?)

Reset everything including the cable/dsl/dial-up? modem, D-link router? and the PC/Laptops then start them up in that order Modem first, router second and pc/laptop last. Allow 5 minutes to pass between each start-up.

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