two points
1) probably the only useable AV program you'll find which will work on Win2K and still get updates is Avast 4.7 (it has a BLUE logo, not the current orange one). Its hidden somewhere away on the Avast website. Its not officially supported, but is still there.
2) If you try browsing with Internet Explorer you'll hit problems as the newest version of IE that'll install is 6 - and that can't handle the scripting of modern sites and is very insecure.
From past experience I don't think the Yahoo website will work on IE6
Outllook Express would be better as a mail option. Simple and easy to understand
besides which you're going to have to install out of date versions of Flash and Java (both available, both insecure)
In essence I totally agree with mixture. Either junk this machine or put Linux on it. Even then you may find you have to increase the RAM in it.
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just to say there isn't an available up-to-date software firewall that will work with Win2K. Closest you'd get would be to manually edit the connection settings to act as filters......long time since I had to do it. IPChains from memory.....can anyone remember for sure?
Last edited by Milo Minderbinder; 11th September 2012 at 18:53.