differences between 2000 and 98?

[Blue_Gundam2002]

What are the majpr differences between 2000 and 98se?

[mairving]

Basically 2000 is built on the NT kernel which means more stability but some 9x 16bit applications don't work since it is 32 bit. Security and stability are better because of the NTFS filesystem as opposed to FAT32. It supports multiple users on a machine better than 98. You don't have to reboot as frequently when you change settings or because of a system crash. Just a much more pleasurable experience that with 98.

[Blakhart]

98 has no real memory security in that apps can write to most any mem address, even that of the kernel. This means crashes. 2k has memory control that will not let any app write out of its mem allocation.
2k has a HAL that removes apps from direct control of hardware, and this prevents many/most crashes. 98 lets apps directly control hardware. There is a slight speed trade off here, 98 being the faster. Hard to notice tho.
98 was meant to be rebooted once a day, 2k whenever you need to for apps installs and hardware reasons. Supposedly...



2k is a real os, 98 is more like a toy. They both seem to have their places tho. 2k will run fine on most 98 era boxes, often even better than 98 did.

[Strider]

I use Windows 2000 pro on this computer and I have gone weeks on end without having to reboot even when a program crashes on me. I have Win 98 on my other computer that I use mainly as a file server and I reboot the computer at least once a week.