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Windows 2000 Professional (Pentium III and above)

Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional is supported by many LSPs (local support providers). In addition, Information Systems & Computing (ISC) supports Windows 2000 Professional for LSPs as well as its clients, including off-campus students.

ISC supports, but no longer recommends, Windows 2000 Professional for existing systems that meet ISC's Windows System Specifications. For Windows 2000 Professional the recommended minimum system requirements are:

600 MHz Pentium III with 256 megabytes of RAM

Please note that Windows 2000 Professional will no longer be supported at Penn beginning on July 1, 2007.

The full install of Windows 2000 Professional uses between 300 and 750 megabytes of hard disk space, depending on the type of PC and the choices made during the install.

Note: there has been some confusion between Windows Millennium Edition and Windows 2000 Professional because of their similar designations. Windows Millennium Edition (no longer supported) was targeted at home users whereas Windows 2000 Professional is targeted at office and professional users.

2007 Daylight Saving Time Changes

Manual adjustment of the system clock will be required to accurately reflect DST on March 11, 2007, and again on April 1, 2007. Manual adjustment of the system clock will again be required on October 28, 2007 to accurately reflect DST. Finally, manual adjustment of the system clock will be required to accurately reflect Standard Time on November 4, 2007.

Steps for manual adjustment of the system clock in Windows 2000 Professional:

  1. Double-click the time noted in the system tray in the lower-right corner of the screen. This opens the Time and Date Properties dialog.
  2. Select the Date & Time tab and change the time noted to reflect the correct local time and click Apply.
  3. Select the Time Zone tab and make sure that the box for Automatically adjust clock for Daylight Saving Time is unchecked.
  4. Click OK.

See the 2007 Daylight Saving Time Changes page for more information.

Supported hardware & peripherals

Workstations

  • Dell desktops and laptops, 600 MHz and above
  • IBM & Lenovo laptops, 1.0 GHz and above
    (limited support for other manufacturers)

Displays

  • Dell and Sony monitors

Printers

  • Hewlett-Packard printers (DeskJet and LaserJet lines)
  • Lexmark Optra E312 laser printer
  • Epson inkjet printers

Ethernet cards

  • Dell and IBM internal Ethernet
  • 3Com Megahertz PC cards

Modems

  • U.S. Robotics v.92 external
  • 3Com/Megahertz v.92 PC Card

The following products are supported, but no longer recommended

  • Lexmark Optra E310 laser printer
  • 3Com 3C905 internal Ethernet
  • Xircom PC card Ethernet
  • U.S. Robotics v.90 Sportster external modems
  • 3Com/Megahertz and Xircom v.90 PC Card modems

The following products are no longer supported

  • Dell hardware below a 600 MHz processor

Availability

If you plan to purchase a PC system, please review the annually updated Desktop Computing Recommendations for Penn. Dell computers can be purchased from the Computer Connection at an educational discount.

Support

Primary computing support is usually located in the schools, units, and residences, close to the faculty, staff, and students being served. Contact lists are available for:

To look up your local support provider, select your University affiliation above. You may also call First Call at 215-573-4778 to request a referral if you are not sure who to contact.

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