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Windows 2000: Tips for New Arrivals

For people who already hold confirmed seating aboard Win 2000, we supply an overhead bin full of tips to optimize your upgrade.

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What is it with Windows 2000? At first glance, it looks like Windows 98 or 95--same old Start menu, Recycle Bin, and Task bar. But as you spend more time with it, little differences in looks and functions crop up. It's hardly surprising that Windows 2000 differs from 98 and 95--after all, it is a direct descendent of Windows NT. But, then again, it doesn't look or work exactly like NT either. So no matter which operating system you're upgrading from, you'll find a wealth of niggling little differences. Well, don't wave goodbye to your productivity yet. Even though there's plenty of overlap between this century's Windows and the last few versions from the 1990s, there are some stumbling blocks. The following suggestions will help keep you on track.

This icon is your clue that this 2000 function works much as in Win 98.

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