NT 4.0 Vs Win 2k

Advantages of Win2000 over NT are many and you may find all the details on http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000

Here are few of my choice:

1. NT will soon be unsupported. When next Windows are released (Windows XP), NT will be dropped out because MS supports only 2 versions of OS's.

2. No more new service packs for NT. Security vulnerabilities are being found each week. MS still makes hotfixes for them. I was waiting for Service Pack 7 which would have all those included, but MS said it will not release new SP for NT. So we are stuck with SP6A.

3. Win 2000 has many new features and technologies which makes it great for constructing VPN's and Intranets. (IPSEC, L2TP etc).

4. Domain model in Win2000 is better and more logical then NT. In Win 2000 it is hierarchical and uses DNS name resolution. In NT it is flat model and uses NetBIOS name resolution.

5. You may stay stuck with old server software. For example, new Exchange 2000 Server works only on Win 2000. It doesn'twork on NT.

6. Many admin tasks can be delegated and automated. Some are improved.
a) Terminal Services enable you to remotly control servers.
b) Delegating Admin Control enables you to pass some administrative tasks to other people. (My finance manager was happy when I made her a taskpad that enabled her to create, delete and manage users in her department).
c) Software Deployment. Use Group Policy to automatically install software (like Office 2000) on new computers. You don't need to visit workstations. Users don't have to install software themselves. The installation process is automatic when computers start or users log on.