You answered your own question.  Win 2K Pro has a lot of built in security, and you have a lot of experience with it as a former system administrator.  You don't have XP Pro which is newer and has a lot of built in security plus you have no experience with XP Pro or XP Home. The logical conclusion is that you use Win 2K Pro.


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>Right now I'm using windows xp home edition on my laptop. I'm a
>student,
>and I "may" use the network of the school to use the internet. Pretty
>fast internet.
>But I don't need to log on the network to use the network or the
>internet.
>First things I notice;
>I can't see the other computers on the network.
>I can't see the server.
>My first question; which version of Windows (it could be Windows xp
>home
>or pro or Windows 2000 Pro) is the best one to use on an unknown
>network?
>I want to protect my laptop and especially my files, so I want to use
>the best one. I have many experience with Windows 2000 Pro Edition,
>because I used to be a system administrator.
>With Windows 2000 Pro I could configure that no one is able to log on
>or
>to see a drive or a folder on a network. But is this able with Windows
>Xp home or pro?
>

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