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I have 2 email accounts on my desktop computer that are routed through Outlook.

Can anyone tell me the simplest way to sync these to my Samsung ANDROID tablet.

As I am nearly 80, I NEED the simplest APP and even simpler instructions!
outlook app.Hi

The Samsung Tablet comes with an email program and some COME with outlook/office for android already installed.
I suggest USING the Samsung mail program.
You will need your email address and password for each account.
Here is a link to what you do https://help.one.com/hc/en-us/articles/115005586749-Setting-up-email-in-the-Samsung-app-on-Android
You need to do this for each email address.
Here is some information on using the program https://www.samsung.com/nz/support/mobile-devices/how-to-use-the-samsung-email-app-and-how-to-open-attachments-on-a-galaxy-phone/

Hope this helps
I have a Samsung tablet as well as a Samsung phone and still prefer the Outlook app for Android which can be found on Google Play, especially for use with Outlook email accounts.

I have an old Dell precision 210 workstation that came with windows 98 se and Windows nt sp4. It had one hard drive partitioned into fat16 for 98 and ntfs for nt. I have an expensive 3d cad SOFTWARE package that I used for years. My hard drive filled up and so after a long battle, I have a second hard drive installed, same type as the original, but larger capacity.
I had all kinds of issues getting everything to work, but now i can reach all the drives, usb and cds. Now the problem.

Doing all of this I now have a: floppy drive, b: nothing, C: windows 98, D: nothing, E: windows nt, F: second hard drive ntfs G: fat16 H: cdrom.

I cant afford to update the software, the company wont do anything for me unless i pay for maintenance for the last ten years. I need the software, But the software files for it to load look for D:..... to run it. The files are on the E Drive, and I cant reinstall them.

I want to use the D: drive, which does not exist,( error message D:\ is not accessible, volume does not contain a recognized file system) by swapping the E: for the D: letters. From what I read this is not possible. I don't know how to go into the software and change the pointer from D: to E:

Any suggestions? I am fairly good with computers, not a programer, but I got this far on my own.
Thanks in advanceWow, that's ancient time, my friend Really can't HELP you there since I all but forgot those days...
But, just out of curiosity...is that 3d cad software so special that you can't use something similar? Like free https://www.nanocad.com/ or https://www.freecadweb.org/?Hi:

Yes I started with it in 1985 bought my lisence in 1997 . It was SDRC now it is owned by Siemens. Does full blown, 3d solids, surfaces, and mechanism calculations. was $16,000 NEW back then. and have used it since, Works great for my type of design, generates 2d drawings automatically, can update using variables. and i have 35 years of PROJECTS on it that I still have to access.

I grew up with dos then unix then nt to what it is now. Thanks for the input.
You should be able to change Drive letters in Windows NT with Disk Administrator.thanks for the tip. I had to dig to find the file, read thru an explanation online, opened the file, and it doesnt really tell me if I can swap a drive letter. I can assign one after formating. but doesnt seem to indicate changing a drive letter after it is assigned.

the D: partition is open nothing in it doesnt show a format. just size. thats the one i want to swap with the E:

Again Thanks for the reply;OK, but if you put that disk in other pc, can you access the data or not? Maybe the disk itself is faulty (got bad sectors...)? One option is also virtual os where you can install that sdrc-if you have install files, of course.Quote from: hiqserv on December 26, 2020, 05:32:40 PM

thanks for the tip. I had to dig to find the file, read thru an explanation online, opened the file, and it doesnt really tell me if I can swap a drive letter. I can assign one after formating. but doesnt seem to indicate changing a drive letter after it is assigned.

INTERNET EXPLORER BROWSER

I have been advised not to use IE any more as it now not being supported by MS. I have unpinned it from my task bar so I don't use it by mistake. However, should I go further and disable/ remove it from my desktop? If 'yes', can it be disabled RATHER than completely removed?

EDGE BROWSER

I know how to check if it needs to be updated but does MS update this AUTOMATICALLY in the background?

AVG BROWSER

I have been advised to 'dump' this as it is likely to cause me problems (not specified!). Is this correct? Not sure that I need it ANYWAY as I have CHROME browser and Edge already so probably don't need a third! If the advice is to 'dump' AVG, does this mean simply 'not using' or should I disable /remove from my system?

Don't worry about IE. If you don't want to use it, don't use it. If you delete the icon from your desktop that's all you're doing - deleting an icon.

Yes, Edge will auto update with Windows Updates.

Don't know about AVG browser - not familiar with it. I use Firefox and Chrome.

The only advantage to uninstalling browsers is to save hd space. They don't do any harm just "sitting" there unused.Steam Games Desktop shortcuts rely on Internet Explorer being installed to work. I discovered this when I uninstalled IE. I didn't relate the problem to that at first but it was the case. The shortcuts worked again after reinstalling IE. Perhaps best to remove the IE shortcut only and leave it at that.

I am using a paid version of AVG but have been told that Windows Defender (part of my w10) does an equally good job and anyway shuts down at start up if it detects that other anti virus software is running. If Windows Defender doesn't close itself and keeps running, is it a bad idea to have 2 ant- virus packages running at the same time? ALSO, how can I check that Windows Defender is or is not running? Is it POSSIBLE to show a WD icon on my desktop?You can install an anti virus APP in Windows and Defender will be disabled. You can check for yourself: Control PANEL - Security & Maintenance. Alternatively, you can use Defender instead of AVG if you prefer. The CURRENT incarnation of Defender is highly rated.

Hi,

I know Windows 3.1 must have MS DOS, but i was wondering if the NT versions (NT 3.1, 3.5, 3.51) also need DOS?

I want to use Windows NT 3.51 so i need to know...

AdamNo, it doesn't, it installs stand alone.What about Windows NT 3.1 & Windows NT 3.5?
Are they standalone or do they need DOS?

And do you know where i could get DOS by the way?

Thanks for your help Quantos. I don't remember if 3.5 needs an OS under it or not. I seem to remember that 3.1 does.

I have no idea where you could find DOS. It's not sold anywhere that I know of. You could try eBay, but whatever you buy there could be a pirate or be infected.That's too bad cause I also have Windows 3.1 which i want to install but it must have Dos to work.
Quote from: Quantos on June 25, 2009, 07:17:49 PM

No, it doesn't, it installs stand alone.

I want to use Windows NT 3.51 ...

The hard part would also be getting drivers.

NT 4.0 drivers should work, right?

NT 4.0 was very different than any other version of NT, and definately won't work for a 16 bit OS.

Using ANY version of NT for old games will NOT work. DOS games run no better- in fact, probably much worse - under older versions of NT then they do under XP/Vista.

explorer shell introduced with windows 95. It fell behind schedule though, so aside from a few beta's it wasn't actually released. It did, however- change NT 3.51 into NT4 version-wise (in an attempt to prevent applications from getting confused over versions and having to determine if they can actually use the features present in the shell pack). In reality, NT3.51 and NT4 are no more different then NT 3.1 and NT 3.5, kernel wise- of course there were a few changes, which are inevitable, but for the most part it wasn't a huge departure in any department other then the GUI.

NT 3.1,3.5,3.51, 3.51+Shell pack*, NT4, are ALL 100% 32-bit applications. they can run 16-bit applications via the use of the virtual 8086 features of all processors since the 80386.

I know that microsoft has given out a generic code for 98se after they dropped support for it. Has ANYONE heard of one for xp?
No such thing...Quote from: TheWaffle on October 14, 2012, 11:36:52 AM

I know that microsoft has given out a generic code for 98se

I can't log out of Hotmail from Google (NEVER used to be a problem) but CAN sign out from Hotmail when using Chrome.

I don't like leaving my Hotmail ACCOUNT OPEN!

What should I do?

Is this on a NT4 or Windows 2000 OS that your having this issue?

I have suddenly not been able to back up to my external hard drive. I receive the message below. I have rebooted several times but STILL can't back up.

"The back up did not complete successfully. WINDOWS Backup failed while trying to read from the shadow copy of the volumes being backed up. Please check hte event logs for any relevant errors"

Can't see anything in the events log but I'm not too sure that I'm looking in the correct PLACE!

What is the problem and how can I fix it? (in simple speak please!

[recovering disk space, attachment deleted by admin]I am not sure. The problem was with volume lock and shadow copy.

You might reboot and make sure no other PROGRAMS are running.
Next try the backup again. It may work the second time.

Volume lock will fail if other programs are writing to the hard drive while the lock is on. Otherwise the backup would not be an accurate copy of the content if another program altered a file while backup was in progress.
what you are trying to backup and what is your os?Apart from salving the drive try to use external drive case if you have oneQuote from: mikeson on November 20, 2013, 07:29:35 AM

Apart from salving the drive try to use external drive case if you have one

I have a Samsung TAB A 10.5 and have been trying to SYNC emails from my desktop computer with my tablet.

I have 2 email accounts and have been testing the sync process by sending emails from one account to the other (and vice versa) using my desktop and then my tablet to SEE what does (and what does not ) show in the other device.

The ‘bottom line ‘ is that:

•emails SENT using my desktop show in my Tablet’s inbox but NOT in my tablet’s sent box and
•emails sent using my tablet show in my desktop’s inbox but NOT in my desktop’s sent box.

What does this imply and how can I get 100% sync?
Hi

Does your email accounts support IMAP if so then if you setup the account as IMAP then the devices will sync. It would be helpful to know which email client and tablet...Yes, it matters.
Apple has i cloud.
Google has g-mail.
Microsoft has outlook.
Yahoo mail
ZOO mail
... each is DIFFERENT.

I have a BROTHER DCP-7065DN. Recently, when I push to PRINT, the printer stops WORKING and displays a message saying 'jam inside'. The problem is that there isn't any jam! I press the 'start' button and everything returns to normal - until the same thing happens again - sometimes several times a day. Can anyone help me to cure this problem?
Optical sensors (that detect jams because paper is outside the normal PATH) can be fooled by small pieces of paper debris, loose toner, dust, etc. Try cleaning.

I have MS Office Outlook 2007. Is it POSSIBLE to TEMPORARILY remove all of my address BOOK contacts and then easily restore all of them later?Create a NEW User ACCOUNT with no contacts...

I have been wanting to boot NT for a while. I wanted to get a couplw flasg deives I just had LYING around, and boot the LATEST service pack of NT4 and Win3.1 bual boot on it. How do I do this, and can I do it legally? What size flash drive will I need?Maybe a quad boot with a newer version of Win95, Win98, NT4 (latest service pack), and Win3.1?1. Versions of Windows before Windows XP cannot be booted from a USB Flash drive.

2.XP And Later can be made to boot into a "LIVE" environment but they require a very familiar and technically competent user to both PREPARE and use.

3. Booting Windows from a USB Flash drive is arguably a violation of the EULA. At best, you'd need to own a copy of the OS.Right. What BC_Programmer said is true

Here is what you can do and stay legal.
Acquire an older computer that has NT available.
Use it to try any standard NT program. You can use Ethernet to TRANSFER results to a modern computer.

Source:
A. Personal experience.
B. Current eBay listings

You can find a legal Windows NT install diskettes for under $50 and a old Thinkpad will go for about $150.
Okay, thank you for the advise. Will look at that. Topic solved.

I use CC4 for scanning. If I scan an attachment to an email (using OUTLOOK) , I cannot open that attachment BEFORE I send the email (after sending, I can go into my sent box and have no problems in opening the attachment I sent). The problem is in being able to open the attachment (eg to double check I am going to send the correct attachment) before sending the email. I used to be able to do this. I have spoken to Brother CC4 who say it is likely to be an ISSUE with Outlook. Can anyone help?

Clear the contents of Outlook Secure Temporary File folder and Temporary Internet Files folder and check if it helps.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/817878

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/260897
Thanks, Salmon Trout.

I am up to date on my MS UPDATES (so the hotfix for clearing the contents of Outlook Secure Temporary File folder should have come through in the next Service Pack) and already regularly delete Temporary Internet Files folder.

Unfortuneately, I still have the problem!Can you scan to an image file, inspect that file, and then attach it to an email? That is what we have to do at my work.
I scan to an image and then attach to an email - but I have the same problem ie I can't open the attachment/image before I send the email!Let me get this right. You do a scan, and arrange that the scanning software saves the image to a chosen folder (for example in My PICTURES). Now, before you even go near your email app, are you saying you can't view that image in Windows? Before it gets in an email?

I can see the image ok in Control Centre 4 - Scan. However, once I attach that image to an email I cannot view that attachment from the email view. When I click on the attachment (in the 'Attachment' box) it doesn't open. Once the email has been sent I can go BACK into my sent Box and open the email ok.


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It didn't...good call BC.Holy ****, man! First, my installer clearly says "Service Pack 4". Secondly, it does say "Service Pack 4" in Computer Properties. Thirdly, even cmd and winver report Service Pack 4. Fourthly, I never said that if I run Windows UPDATE, it will surely install Service Pack 4, if I have no service packs, it will just install the next one, and the next one, and the next one, until the latest one is reached (at least that's how it worked under XP, Vista and 7 for me), but what I wanted to be understood from that was the fact that I would have known that the OS wasn't SP4 and would have downloaded myself SP4 from Microsoft's website and install it manually right away, if the OS wasn't SP3. Fifthly, I said that the OS is SP4 in 3 posts already. OK, you didn't understand the meaning of "not to be", but to insist is annoying. I *was* dumb. I'm not, I've experienced enough computer problems in the last year I haven't posted here, so there really is no reason to insist on something. Sorry for my blowup, but it is annoying and we are getting nowhere by insisting on something. Need an attachment to go further in diagnosing this? That's going to waste another day of you waiting for me to give the attachment and for me to get to the computer and make a screenshot and not having that kernel extension installed.



Anyway, I found out that .NET Framework 2 was actually installed by Windows Update, SP1 was the one with the problem. If you're wondering, yes, I would actually like .NET Framework 2 SP1 installed, to reduce the virus and malware entrance points a bit, as I don't have any antivirus app installed yet.You have gotten very touchy because we asked questions to assist...

Sorry for inquiring and Best of Luck.

BTW .net frameworks are not all cumulative...just so you know...I interpreted "if it wasn't, it would have gotten installed by Windows Update when I updated it." as "I didn't install it myself, but it would have been installed by Windows Update, so there is no need for me to verify that it is installed". If I understand correctly now it was slipstreamed on the install disk. So that's not an issue.

I did find This, which could be the cause of the issue in your case. SP1 would fail if Windows Update doesn't keep the msi files around in the cache.Quote from: patio on April 25, 2017, 06:59:28 PM

You have gotten very touchy because we asked questions to assist...

Sorry for inquiring and Best of Luck.

BTW .net frameworks are not all cumulative...just so you know...

I interpreted "if it wasn't, it would have gotten installed by Windows Update when I updated it." as "I didn't install it myself, but it would have been installed by Windows Update, so there is no need for me to verify that it is installed". If I understand correctly now it was slipstreamed on the install disk. So that's not an issue.

I did find This, which could be the cause of the issue in your case. SP1 would fail if Windows Update doesn't keep the msi files around in the cache.

Antonio, don't diss teh Patioz.

BC won't say anything, even if 2 hours have passed. Maybe he simply is busy

There is no secret meeting place where members receive instructions and are told not to post on certain other members threads. I was actually asleep until about 10 minutes before the post I'm quoting. Either way, I'm not particularly motivated to reply. Some spots of text are gibberish, presumably via translation, and I suspect this might be the case both ways, as some seemingly clear english text seems to get interpreted poorly. The reason I was pressing so hard on the SP4 point is because I got very similar errors when I attempted to install .NET 2.0 SP1 onto a W2K install with no Service Packs in a VM, and the shorter replies leaned towards (to me) the domain of "tell them what they want to get more suggestions!" Which I am all to familiar with:

"HI we have issues with your software on Windows 95"
"We don't support Windows 95"
"Did I say Windows 95, I meant Windows 98! It says 'This software is not supported on Windows 95'"

Another reason is the unique software install. Large Aftermarket patches like KernelEx for Windows 2000 for example. They are interesting but they certainly make any sort of diagnostics or even troubleshooting by trying to reproduce the issue difficult, and now we're getting into questions about specific dll files, replacing system-level DLL files arbitrarily, etc.

Since I had no issues installing .NET 2.0 SP1 on a relatively clean Windows 2000 install, aside from Microsoft's own KB article I don't see what else I'd have to add.

My computer was completely blocked a few days ago.

Had message to say my computer had been hacked, passwords, bank info etc in danger and that I should contact "MS" asap (telephone number given). Message kept repeating ad nauseam!.

I turned off computer using power button and did not use computer for a couple of days.

On restarting the computer was unblocked and oK to use.

I have done Malawarebytes scan and full MS Security ESSENTIALS and everything SEEMS ok.

I am concerned that the hackers may somehow have gained access to my computer and are capable of hacking into passwords, bank info despite these scans being ok.

Am I right to still be concerned? If there is still a possibility of hidden problems is there anything else I can do?

Lastly, MWB and Security Essentials don't seem to have prevented this hacking - probably for ransomware. Is there anything I can download to prevent this happening again?What you saw was likely running within a web page. It's unlikely anything was compromised, the INTENT is to get people to call the number, whereupon they "fix" your problem by using arbitrary command prompt commands and looking in services and event viewer and showing you a number of error events and claiming it was malware, then getting you to pay to fix it.Now would be a good time to make a plan to manage your passwords and other critical private data.
Spend some time changing passwords of every account you have that might be important. Reduce the amount of private information you put into account profiles.

At the present time no password system is foolproof. Still, it makes sense to make it hard for others to find your passwords. Avoid using the same password on many accounts. And write downs you passwords in a place where yum can find them. Maybe on the wall of the linen closet.

Also, use of backup and restore options can help. You can boot your system with a recovery DVD and go back to a day before the ransom attack. But this is something you have to already have set up beforehand.

Here is some info about how to do it in Windows 10.
http://home.bt.com/tech-gadgets/computing/how-to-fix-windows-10-problems-with-system-restore-11364008291943
Help that is of some help.

I cannot SEND any EMAIL from my Waitrose/Plusnet ACCOUNT. Have there been any RECENT changes to their SMTP SETTINGS?

Greetings!

A few years ago i bought this old timer at a garage sale just for kicks. It has a 486 thats at 66Mhz, 24mb of Ram and a 400mb hard drive. It booted Windows 3.1. I wanted to have some fun with it but i DONT want to disturb the original Compaq install thats STILL on this machine.

I want to get windows 98 SE and 2000 on here jsut for fun. Now YES i know 2000 is gonna make this old timer work HARD. But i want to try it. I know the record is a 25Mhz 386?

Anyways. Ive placed a 3Gb Fujitsu hard drive that i know works. But when i plugged it in all that happens is the machine does it ram test and the cursor sits there. I realize i need to make a boot floppy, but it wont even boot my windows 98 SE floppy. I will be putting more RAM into it.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. A machine that old will have trouble with a newer hard drive.
That machine will work find on a 500 MB drive. Right, Megabyte, not Gigabyte.
Did you prepare the hard drive on another computer?
If not, try this:
Remove all partitions on the hard drive.
Format a single partition with less than 2 GB and make it active.
Make sure the drive is set to master.

Thanks for the quick reply. Gosh i do not have a smaller drive then 2Gb.
Also just for kicks i placed the original hard drive back in. Odly it began to click. After a restart it booted fine and i discovered the floppy drive isnt working. Any tips on cleaning that? or just replace it?Years ago I used to repair floppy drives. It is a hit and miss thing.
You might have to find a good used floppy drive.

Older BIOS had a definition for hard drive structure that does not work for large drives. So you have to format it for some value under 2 GB.

Checking on eBay, that computer is not worth keeping.
Unless you hate somebody.
Give it to your rival and taught him with "You can't fix it!"
That model usually came with a 270MB Drive, or thereabouts. The System dates to around 1994, which means it may be limited to a maximum HDD size of 528MB. However as the workarounds that changed the limit to 2.1GB up through 1996 were introduced in 1994 it's possible it could accept a larger Drive. 3GB is pretty certain to exceed the BIOS capabilities, however. FROR what you're doing a CompactFlash Adapter would work pretty well. You can get 512MB or 256MB CF cards dirt cheap or even in bulk, and swap them into an adapter fairly easily.

Getting Windows 2000 on a 486 may require some workarounds (disabling L2 cache, etc.) depending on the system. Look forward to waiting around 2 to 3 hours for it to COMPLETE the initial "Copying files" steps, as well.

Quote from: Geek-9pm on August 21, 2016, 04:57:35 PM

Years ago I used to repair floppy drives. It is a hit and miss thing.
You might have to find a good used floppy drive.

Older BIOS had a definition for hard drive structure that does not work for large drives. So you have to format it for some value under 2 GB.

Checking on eBay, that computer is not worth keeping.
Unless you hate somebody.
Give it to your rival and taught him with "You can't fix it!"

That model usually came with a 270MB Drive, or thereabouts. The System dates to around 1994, which means it may be limited to a maximum HDD size of 528MB. However as the workarounds that changed the limit to 2.1GB up through 1996 were introduced in 1994 it's possible it could accept a larger Drive. 3GB is pretty certain to exceed the BIOS capabilities, however. FRor what you're doing a CompactFlash Adapter would work pretty well. You can get 512MB or 256MB CF cards dirt cheap or even in bulk, and swap them into an adapter fairly easily.

Getting Windows 2000 on a 486 may require some workarounds (disabling L2 cache, etc.) depending on the system. Look forward to waiting around 2 to 3 hours for it to complete the initial "Copying files" steps, as well.

Don't throw away your old PC just yet - give it a new lease of life with a lightweight Linux distro

Microsoft still wants you to have a COA for any of its products.
For experimentation, you do better using nearly version of Linux. Many Linux users are also attracted to older machines. early versions of Linux work great on old machines.
http://www.expertreviews.co.uk/software/operating-systems/1404547/top-5-lightweight-linux-distros-for-older-pcsWorth a try.
EDIT: CompactFlash to IDE
http://lowendmac.com/2015/the-lowdown-on-using-compactflash-to-replace-an-ide-hard-drive/
Easy way to get fast, cheap 2GB drive for old PC.

Wont a CF card go bad due to the read/write that say windows 95/98 needs?

Is there any way to get past the floppy setup for Windows 3.51 nt I am also RUNNING it on top of freedos on one hard disk and OS/2 Warp server.

SYS:Hp compaq Dx2300 microtower
OS:freedos/OS/2 warp server
Processor: Intel PENTIUM 4 3.00GHz
RAM:512MB
Optical drive:CD-ROM & DVD-ROM (separate drives)
OS installation: Windows NT 3.51 or NT 4.0
Any HELP will be appreciated.Are you asking how to install NT 3.51 without using a floppy drive? What NT install media do you have?

I cannot download/print pdf docs from online SITES. If I choose 'Save' I get message that cannot do and I must retry - which I do AD nauseam- STILL unable download pdf doc.

If I elect to Save doc then IE stops workin

This is happening to me from several websites so it must be a setting on my computer.

Any SUGGESTIONS?

Try a different browser (Firefox, Opera, etc) and see if you have the same problem.Tried Google CHROME - ok. So assume that I need to change settings on my IE version 11? any suggestions?

I share an EMAIL account in Outlook 2007 with my husband, which is organised into various folders.

I have recently set up my own GMAIL account and want to TRANSFER SOME of the Outlook folders (with their EMAILS) to my gmail account.

I do NOT want to transfer all of the EXISTING Outlook folders to my gmail account as my husband will continue to want these in Outlook.

A better option would be if I could COPY the selected Outlook folders and their contents to gmail so that my husband could continue to have available all of the existing Outlook folders.

Are either of the above options possible?

How can I get rid of the INCREDIBLY annoying MS square blue pop-up asking me to register for W10?

It started around a week AGO and pops up numerous times during the day.

MS obviously want to encourage ENROLMENT for W10 but previously this marketing was confined to the Windows Update routine.

I have clicked on the blue pop-up but cannot find any 'unsubscribe' or similar button.

See this link: http://www.howtogeek.com/218856/how-do-you-disable-the-get-windows-10-icon-shown-in-the-notification-tray/ Thanks.

Found KB3035583. Rt clicked to 'uninstall' and then said 'yes' to uninstall. Then received following message:

"An error has occurred. Not all of the updates were successfully installed" [see attached]

So I can't uninstall KB3035583!

What next?


[attachment deleted by admin to conserve space]Follow the instructions in the link to delete the entries in Task Scheduler. That will remove the popup from the taskbarSorry - I'm lost here! Presumably you are referring to the section starting 'If the Icon Returns' in the link you provided? But specifically, which part of that section?START - RUN - taskschd.msc

Navigate to the following folder in the left pane: Task Scheduler Library\Microsoft\Windows\Setup\gwx (you can list the content of the folders by clicking on the little arrow on their left);
From there, right-click on each of the task below and select Disable;

gwxlaunchtrayprocess;
refreshgwxconfig;

Close the Task Scheduler and restart your computer;I typed in Task Scheduler in 'Search programs and files' and have arrived at - see attachment below - which seems to follow (to some extent!) your GUIDANCE. But I can't open 'gwx' as there isn't any 'little arrow'!

As you can see, I am definitely a rookie - so await your further assistance! I need 'step by (little) step' help!!

[attachment deleted by admin to conserve space]Just click on the gwx folder and then in the right hand pane disable the task(s)I did and the attached came up. There seem to be several options

[attachment deleted by admin to conserve space]Quote from: Allan on August 25, 2015, 10:47:50 AM

Just click on the gwx folder and then in the right hand pane disable the task(s)

There seem to be 4 files shown - see below. Do I disable ALL of them ?

Also, ALTHOUGH I very much want to disable the blue MS W10 pop-up, I don't necessarily want to disable other things which might be useful!

Will your suggestion (which I am trying to follow!) disable ONLY the W10 pop-up -- or will it ALSO 'kill' other things (which it might be helpful to keep)?


launchtrayprocess
refreshgwxconfig
refreshgwxconfigandcontent
refreshgwxcontent

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Any suggestions on how to fix this? I don't get a BSOD on bootup at all.Could we ask for a little more information please?

Are you trying to install Windows 2000 onto a machine from a USB STICK? Or, are you trying to use a USB stick on a machine with Windows 2000 installed? It's slightly ambiguous at the minute.
Either way, some information on the machine in question would also be quite useful.
If you could post back with further information, I'm sure someone will be able to assist.It is to one USB stick partition, from a separate partition on the same drive. Could you help me install it to a drive?Quote from: christophersacchi on January 01, 2014, 10:36:52 AM

It is to one USB stick partition, from a separate partition on the same drive. Could you help me install it to a drive?

Greetings!

So i put together a machine to run classic ish games on it. ETC DOOM series, GTA2, TITANIC Adventure out of time, Re-Volt but im sure somethings wrong. I dual booted windows 98SE and windows 2000 and when i try to play GTA2 i get "no suitable graphics card found" yet im using a Nvidia mx440 64mb which is more then enough to run that game.

So im thinking i need directx? if so what version is for windows 2k and what version is for windows 98?Sorry this didnt get answered until like 2 weeks later. I was looking in categories and this one caught my attention. Normally I just look in New and Updated post links vs categories. But when all is resolved there I will go out looking for orphan threads that need attention.

I ran into similar issues with GTA2 and VC many years AGO with PCI nVidia GEFORCE Cards in 2003. I had to update my DirectX as well as go with the stable vs beta driver for the GeForce card. I had the GeForce 4 MX 440 PCI with 64MB RAM which met the recommended requirements for the game, although its performance wasnt all that great running through PCI BUS. This was one reason for me to get rid of my Pentium 4 2Ghz HP Pavilion running Windows XP Home with this PCI GeForce Card and get a newer system with an AGP slot to handle better graphics processing since the HP tower was lacking a AGP slot. I JUMPED into the GeForce FX5200 128MB AGP on a new back then 2004 Compaq Presario S6030NX running a 2.08Ghz Athlon XP 2800+ with 256MB RAM on 80GB HDD with XP Home and its performance was so much better than the prior system with a PCI Video card. If the Geforce 4 MX 440 was an AGP I think it would have done far better than the PCI card as for I have gotten an older system given to me with an AGP slot type for the GeForce 4 MX 440 64MB and its surprisingly responsive with older games, far better than I remember with that PCI video card of the same GPU and VRAM.

According to this site it looks like it needs DirectX 6.1 or newer. What does dxdiag show for version?

http://www.thegtaplace.com/topdown/gta2/system-requirements/DirectX 9 should run on it properly...I thought the 4 series was DirectX 8 maximum... but your right Patio it does support 9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GeForce_4_series

Can I install Windows 2000 on notebook without CD, floppy or USB?
It is an old Think pad X20 ant the HD has no OS.
I have tried using a bookable USB, but it refuses to boot from USB.
I do not have the manual for it.
It used to be that I could install Windows 2000 again from the HD install partition. But I lost that when I have to format the HD again.

A long time ago there was something in the NT documentation about how to do this, but I don't remember. The think has no CD, no Floppy and will not start from USM.
But the BIOS says there is such options. But none work.

Any ideas?


How did you format ? ?...you should not have lost the recovery install partition.

Have you checked online for a User's Manual ? ?Quote from: patio on May 22, 2015, 09:43:33 AM

How did you format ? ?...you should not have lost the recovery install partition.
...

Greetings!

LATELY i find myself using windows 98SE to play a lot of older games again. However being that its a clean install I tried connecting to the old update server to get the latest of the updates that microsoft offered. The link was dead. I was WONDERING if there is a way to download up to the very last update of both windows 98SE and perhaps windows 2000.

Any ideas? The Unofficial SERVICE pack for Windows 98SE. I always install it when dealing with Win98SE. If memory serves it also includes generic USB Storage drivers, though I may be confusing it with another installation. The download itself is found in a link that LEADS To this forum thread.Thank-you. I actually have Generic USB drivers for both Windows 98 and 98SE. They work a charm. Someone gave me them years ago. As for windows 98, It doesnt like when I install drivers and blue screens a lot during that TIME. So im hoping the updates might eliminate some of my issues.

Again, thank-you.

I have a Pentium III 550Mhz Toshiba Laptop with 192MB Ram running Windows 2000 Pro SP4 on a 12GB HD. The Antivirus was out of date and I dont want to buy one for this old system which I am giving to my daughter who is in 1st grade to do her homework on and go to PBSkids.org ect

The problem is I am having difficulty finding a good free antivirus that SUPPORTS Windows 2000 Pro. I tried MS Security Essentials and it only supports Win XP and Vista ect. Any suggestions?

In addition to this I installed Mozilla Firefox as her browser since IE for 2000 has issues supporting the latest websites. I was almost going to install Linux on this system, but decided not to only because I dont want her to get confused, since she already knows her way around Windows, and 192MB Ram might be too tight for Ubuntu which runs best at 512MB Ram or more on my other systems.Hmm I remove IE so avoiding the need for antivirus ... a neater way is to make an install disk using this http://www.vorck.com/windows/index.html.

As for linux something like Nimblex 2008 or Puppy linux would be more suited to that hardware and if she is used to firefox the difference should be within her grasp...our kids have used linux from the ageof 4.

regards

MikeIgnore the above post. You can use Avira, Avast, or AVG. Those are the top 3 free av's.you can also try Panda Cloud AV.

It supports windows 2000 and it's also free too.ClamWin is pretty good too. But I'd try AVG Free first. ClamWin does not have an ondemand scanner, but it is allowed to be used for both commercial and non-commercial purposesQuote

Ignore the above post.

why? A practical approach to his situation....loading up with antivirus will slow it down plus IE is a source of instability in 2000. Using a lightweight linux is also a sensible alternative. I do speak from several years of experience.

mike

why? A practical approach to his situation....loading up with antivirus will slow it down plus IE is a source of instability in 2000. Using a lightweight linux is also a sensible alternative. I do speak from several years of experience.

mike

First of all you cannot "remove" IE. Second, telling someone to use a different OS is certainly NOT a good answer to the question. Thanks for participating.

Yes you can .....Shane Brooks was the first to do so in 1999 (his work was referenced in the law suit about anti monopolistic practices when Microsoft claimed it was not possible to de-integrate IE and Shane proved otherwise.) I recommend you try it one day...you might be pleasantly surprised as I was. It's also a good move when running windows on an emulator to reduce resource demands.
The original poster had considered Ubuntu so I suggested something lighter....I am considering his needs based on dealing with similar situations...the right tool for the job...I have no bias on the matter.

I would not suggest anything to anyone that I had not thoroughly tested myself. Note also that some antivirus can take as much in the way of memory , cpu and disk usage as the operating system itself.

Nothing like a healthy debate but obviously we don't want to wander off topic so let's leave it there for now as DaveLembke is probably getting a headache by now...

Regards

mike

Our goal here is to help people, not to provide esoteric, complex, or asinine suggestions. Please, don't help anymore in this thread.

I've been TRYING to recopy NTLDR to fix my problem of "NTLDR not found". How do I fix this?http://support.microsoft.com/kb/318728Quote from: christophersacchi on December 30, 2013, 01:19:04 PM

I've been trying to recopy NTLDR to fix my problem of "NTLDR not found". How do I fix this?

I want to fix my family member's computer. It is too slow. It freezes too. If I remember right it needs to have more virtual memory or a bigger PAGING file.

What is the maximum size I can set my paging file and registry size?
Total paging: Initial size? Maximum size?
Max registry size?

Computer info:
Microsoft Windows 2000
Intel(R) Pentium(R) III Mobile
CPU 1133MHz
AT/AT Compatible
261,040 KB RAM

21.8 GB free space on Local Disk (C:)

THANK you for your help! I tried just setting both to as high as it would let me but the computer was even more slow than and it had pop-ups saying it was making something bigger.Unless you have a specific reason to CHANGE them, you should CHOOSE the "recommended" setting




It's unlikely your performance issues are caused by an incorrectly set paging file, nor do I think the issue can be truly remedied by it. From the sounds of it, the system is running a lot of software in the background, so it might be worth a look to eliminate background applications that you do not need.

Agreed - leave it at System Managed. And there is no setting for the registry size - it is what it is.

If you are having specific problems with your computer please start a new thread describing the problems in detail and we'll try to help.

I deleted your duplicate thread - no need to post the same question more than once.

hello to all. i am posting for a friend of mine so i might not have access to everything at the time

anyway, i have a computer that will not boot due to a missing hal.dll file in the C:/windows/system32 folder.
my basic guess is to temporarily boot the OS off of a boot-disk and while on this second OS, replace hal.dll from another computer running 2000

only problem is how to make the boot disk.
i do not have the setup DISKS for the OS.

This is an Acer Aspire one net-book, running a intel atom processor.

if anyone can give me options on how to replace the file let me know.
if you need more information, just ask.

PRETTY sure it was running service pack 3. could have been two though.

anyhow, please help and ill thank you much
THX in advanceOk. update. I found four floppy disks that are for the windows 2000 boot disk. are these universal to any computer??
i have tested these disks and it says INF file txtsetup.sif is corrupt or missing.
is this because i am not testing it on a windows 2000 computer
(i tested on a toshiba satelite 2595CDT running windows XP profestional)

PLZ HELP

will running these setup disks (assuming they will eventually work) cause the HDD to reformat?? because the computer i am fixing has 3 years worth of info that was (dumbly) never backed upHere's one solution to your problem.

Step 1: Go to Knoppix Linux from http://www.knoppix.org.
Step 2: In the top right corner, click the United States/Britain flag with the words "EN" on it.
Step 3: On the website, click "Download".
Step 4: Scroll to the mirror "mirrors.kernel.org" and go to "ftp CD".
Step 5: On the next page, click Accept
Step 6: Scroll to the file name "KNOPPIX_V7.0.5CD-2012-12-21-EN.iso", and click on the file name.
Step 7: Save the file on your Windows XP computer.
Step 8: Burn the disc using a disc burner, such as ImgBurn (from http://www.imgburn.com).
Step 9: Boot your Windows 2000 computer from the disc, and hit Enter to start Knoppix when the penguin logo comes up.
Step 10: When you've booted Knoppix, click the button at the bottom-left corner that pops up with a menu almost like the start menu on Windows.
Step 11: Then, move your mouse to the internet menu and click iceweasel.
Step 12: Download the file I uploaded on


Step 13: Navigate to the download location in your downloads folder.
Step 14: Then, open another window with your "C:\WINNT\System32\" folder, (which is ALSO your HARD disk's partition 1 if you're not running a dual-boot).
Step 15: Copy and paste the hal.dll file to the "C:\WINNT\System32\" directory.
Step 16: Reboot your computer and restart Windows.

It should boot up again without problems. Hope this helps .

Link Removed...Please do not resurrect dead threads. Thank you.I know this is a dead thread, or moribund, but I wouldn't want anybody Googling in here and downloading that guy's DLL file. The thing is, the file NAMED HAL.DLL is a custom file built at install time, tailored to the hardware the installer finds. (HAL stands for Hardware Abstraction Layer.) Somebody else's file will most likely be just as bad as none at all, and also downloading any system files from an unknown source is a very bad idea. In fact, having followed that link, the site looks distinctly odd, and I suggest that it should be removed. To regenerate a Windows 2000 hal.dll you need a good install set of disks or a Win 2K CD-ROM.

HELP IOST PRODUCT CODE
CALL MICROSOFT.
look behind the desk...You can BUY WINDOWS 2000 Pro cheap on ebay to get a new key.
I DOUBT he'll be back...