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Should I use WINS and Computer Browser?

I have a native windows 2000 domain.  There are some Windows 2003 member servers and all of the workstations are windows 2000 pro.  I have several remote location that are connected via site to site VPNs.  Each location is on it's own subnet and routed via the firewall/vpns.  Only the main location has servers, the remote offices have under 10 workstations.

My questions are...

1) Is it necessary to use WINS? Do I get any benifits from it or should I just remove it from the domain completly?

2) Same with Master browser.  I disabled it on all of the workstations.  Do I need it on the member servers and DCs?
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So it's safe to disable the Computer Browser service on all workstations, member servers and domain controlloers?
I just want to make sure everything will still work if I disable the computer browser service on all computers and remove WINS from the domain.
It will work, but it probably isn't worth your time.
I'm trying to clean up the event logs.  I was getting browser errors.  I made some changes that might of resolved them.  Time will tell.

I'm still on the fence about disabling it.  WINS isn't setup currently, maybe I'll insall WINS and disable the browser service.

Thanks for the info.