When does Windows 2000 need rebooting?

A. Windows 2000 has reduced the number of functions which require a reboot from about 50 in NT 4.0 to 7 in Windows 2000.

Items such as:

• Changing an IP address
• Changing the mouse
• Adding a new page file or changing its size
• Adding plug and play devices
• Adding new disks

all required reboots. Now the only items that require a reboot are:

• Changing ISA adapter configuration
• Changing the system font (the USER and Graphics Device Interface have to be recreated)
• Adding and removing communication ports (due to possible jumper changes)
• Changing the default system locale
• Changing the computer/domain name
• Installing service packs or hotfixes

In Windows 2000 Server reboots are also needed for:

• Running DCPROMO
• Changing DNS suffix name
• Switch language in Multilanguage edition
• Installing Terminal Services
• After installing Terminal Services most things require a reboot
• Remove Gateway Services for Netware
• Change DNS server's IP address

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