Windows 2000

[jad1097]

This is the deal. If you buy Nt4+service pack 4 you get a free upgrade to Win2000! http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/guide/server/pricing/techg.asp

You can find it at http://www.pricewatch.com/





[This message has been edited by jad1097 (edited 01-07-2000).]

[Chainsaw]

Hi jad1097,
Looks like the upgrade is from NT only. Guess I was dreamin' thinking it might apply to Win98. NOT
Thanks for the post though.
......CHNsaw

[daveljohnson]

goto www.microsoft.com/directaccess (http://www.microsoft.com/directaccess) and register for on of thier free seminars you may have to drive a few hours...5 in my case but they will give you a not-for-resale copy of win2000 just for sitting through thier thing...the seminar is for resalers only...but if you have ever sold a pc or pc part your a reseller *WEG*

[daveljohnson]

heres the right address...sorry http://www.microsoft.com/directaccess/events/

[jad1097]

Thanks daveljohnson
I registered. Just waiting for them to get back to me. Only about a two hour drive for me.

[bdog]

Are you 100% positive they give you a copy of win2k for going to the session? Is it pro/server /adv server?
I want to be darn sure before I drive 6 hours.

[UncaDanno]

It's a limited-execution copy. I went to one of the DirectAccess seminars and got one. You gotta get there early to get the good "programmer food".

BUT, you do have a chance to buy a HOT (Hands-On Training) Kit. You can get Office 2K Premium (the real deal, not time-limited) for $99. And Win2K Pro, Server, and Advanced Server for $149. When the real deal ships next month, they'll ship ya a copy of that, too.

The Direct Access conf is a "here's how to sell our stuff to your customers" kind of thing, but one of the presenters gave us a decent look at the active directory. And made us lust mightily over his hotrod laptop he was running Advanced Server (and a few dozen other things) on.

There's a website where you can order these things from their fullfillment contractor, but I'd have to kill you if I told you.

If I could remember what it was....

[bdog]

Thanks for the info UncaDanno. It sounds like the 150 for all three versions is a good deal. hmmmmm

[Zacko10000]

Do you know if that upgrade deal is just for the retail version of NT4, or if it also applys to the OEM version?

[stahr17]

I went to the DirectAccess presentations, received a kit with W2K Professional, W2K Server, and a toolkit. Release Candidate 2. It did not say the usual 240 day eval. It is running fine on an AMD K6-2 450 oc to 500. No problems at all. I run SETI all day.

[hd581]

Shoot, they're selling NT Server for $40 on pricewatch, but it's single user license and MS will only upgrade you if you have 5 or more. Whats the diff btwn Server and Workstation anyway?