I have an older Windows 2000 PC (Pentium 1 MMX era) and whenever it goes to shutdown it won't power off automatically. Instead it displays a "It is now safe to turn off your computer." screen.

I configured a laptop for some employees who rotate on-call responsibilities. The laptop is a member of our active directory domain, but since the primary use of the laptop is at employee's homes ...

QUESTION: My Windows 2000 Professional system is set up with Administrator/Users Groups. Hibernation mode is used extensively for shutdown. The problem just started that system does not go into ...

I’ve never actually heard a satisfying rationale for the death of the software manual — except that they’re expensive. But come on, in the quantities Microsoft would need for Windows 2000 Professional ...

A year ago, a survey of Computerworld readers found that the No. 1 thing they wanted from Windows 2000 was stability – no more blue screens of death. Now, on the operating system’s first anniversary, ...

Also called "Win2K" and "W2K," Windows 2000 was a major upgrade to Windows NT 4, launched in early 2000. Available in one client and three server versions, Windows 2000 added support for Plug and Play ...

[Julio] has an older computer sitting on a desk, and recorded a quick video with it showing how fast this computer can do seemingly simple things, like open default Windows applications including the ...