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1 Summary
2 License
3 Rationale
- 3.1 History of Microsoft Windows

[edit] Summary

Windows 2000 desktop screenshot.

[edit] License

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[edit] Rationale

[edit] History of Microsoft Windows

Screenshot that demonstrates a typical Windows 2000 desktop
Not likely to cause any financial damage to Microsoft
A screenshot is pretty safe territory
Wikipedia is a non-profit organisation, downstream providers who are not non-profit will need to consider whether they will take the risk in using this image
Clearly used for educational use
Screenshot offers a look at previous versions of Microsoft Windows (the purpose of the article) and allows reader to compare different past versions of Windows.

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	20:33, 6 May 2008	640×480 (18 KB)	Neelchauhan (Talk \| contribs)	(Reverted to version as of 06:41, 5 May 2004)
	19:01, 30 April 2008	800×600 (10 KB)	SchmuckyTheCat (Talk \| contribs)	(Reverted to version as of 00:07, 10 November 2007. Standardized desktop, not one with a linux icon on it. Please.)
	11:39, 6 April 2008	1,026×771 (23 KB)	Neelchauhan (Talk \| contribs)	(Reverted to version as of 12:59, 6 November 2007)
	00:07, 10 November 2007	800×600 (10 KB)	Josh the Nerd (Talk \| contribs)	(Reverted to version as of 08:54, 17 September 2006 - uncustomized with accurate resolution)
	12:59, 6 November 2007	1,026×771 (23 KB)	Neelchauhan (Talk \| contribs)	(I did it myself, of my Computer. With windows 2000 Installed!)
	08:54, 17 September 2006	800×600 (10 KB)	Warren (Talk \| contribs)	(Screenshot of the Windows 2000 desktop. {{windows-software-screenshots\|Screenshots of Microsoft Windows}})
	19:25, 25 August 2005	640×480 (9 KB)	Shlomital (Talk \| contribs)	(uploaded optimised version - 8-bit adaptive palette and pngcrush)
	06:41, 5 May 2004	640×480 (18 KB)	Donarreiskoffer (Talk \| contribs)	(Windows 2000 Desktop {{msg:GFDL}} )