Introduction
Although Microsoft Windows 98 is certainly easy to use, it doesn't provide the big three capabilities: reliability, security, and manageability. These shortcomings made Windows 98 a less-than-ideal desktop operating system for businesses of any size. Although these were features of Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0, it never caught up with Windows 98. It wasn't as easy to use. Plug and Play was absent. Support for mobile users and power-management features for portable computers were missing. Microsoft didn't really have anything that helped businesses reduce the total cost of owning desktops.
Combining the best of both operating systems, Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional started life in September 1996. According to Jim Allchin, ...
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