[Paleo Conservative]

Lots of companies are still running Windows NT and after the layoffs and cutbacks of this recession hard pressed systems departments have no wish to undertake the task of upgrading even to Windows 2000.

Windows NT is getting harder to support. It does not have the ease of updating that Windows 2K, or XP have. I found that my lone NT machine got less and less reliable and started to crash if left on overnight. After upgrading it to Windows 2K, it stays on for weeks without needing to reboot. One really important bonus was the ablility to add USB and Firewire.

[xrp]

My NT machine regular is up 4-6 weeks without needing a reboot. It is my domain controller and serves a webpage. Windows 2000 does rock though. However, my FreeBSD machine has held up for 100 days straight without needing a reboot and the reason it went down was because of a power outage. :(