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I've just upgraded my Toshiba 4000CDT from Windows 98 to Windows 2000, service pack 4. Display is OK on 800x600 but upping it to 1024x768 just makes the display larger so that I have to scroll to see the extremities (like the task bar). I've got a Chips& Technologies (now Asiliant) 65555 adapter. I've upgraded the BIOS to 8.2, downloaded the W2k drivers from Asiliant but nothing will persuade the display to fit on the screen. I need the higher resolution to run my business accounts so help please - there could even be a free beer in it for the right advice!  Have you tried updating your video CARD drivers with the latest ones? (video card manufacturer's website) ... Also, have you tried running a Windows Update by going to http://www.microsoft.com  ?

[GLB]Flame[/glb]Yep, downloaded the Asiliant W2k Drivers for the 65555 (although it also refers to 69030), release 2.5.1c and installed them.
Is it something to do with LCD vs CRT? The new drivers all have refresh rates which I thought was irrelevant for an LCD screen. Also, I've lost the Toshiba hardware setup(HWSETUP) control panel extension. The usual helpful Microsoft error - "an error occurred while Windows was working with the Control Panel file C:\WINDOWS\system32\HWSETUP.CPL". This is inspite of downloading the latest version of this file. :-/Brewman.....Have you tried adjusting your display using the monitor controls ? Reduce the width and the height when in the 1024 x 768 size ........that should do it for you .

Let us know
dl65  Hi dl65 - I'm using a Toshiba laptop which as far as I know doesn't have any monitor controls - unless they are in the Hardware Setup utiility which also doesn't work SINCE I loaded W2k. :-/ Quote

...I'm using a Toshiba laptop which as far as I know doesn't have any monitor controls - unless they are in the Hardware Setup utiility which also doesn't work since I loaded W2k...

so when i installed my second HDD it was F... now when i reformated my hard drive C: only it became F and F is now C.... is that going to screw up my computer? anyways.... since i probably have to reformat again... if i reformat F will it delte C?? lol anyone catch along what im trying to ask? anyways hit me up ???That ONE was a shooting qn
The thing is that this is what I think you can do.It can by chance do some screwing if that is how it operates.
An alternative solution to that is to use BOOTABLE FLOPPY with the format command and other COMMANDS that you need e.g Fdisk.
Before formating C ensure that you have only one hdd connected to your data bus(the one you want to format) then proceed with the format.When you are done then reconnect the hdd-1 and assign the later you want to the other hdd which you have just formatted.
I think this will HELP just a bit.Disconnect old harddrive. Use fdisk or other program like the windows Xp setup to delete the partition on new hard drive (I consider you have just one partition). Recreate it as a primary partition and format it again (ntfs type). Install Windows XP. Connect the old hard drive.
Note: I consider your computer supports Windows XP. If not, replace ntfs with fat32 for other types of windows like windows 98, Me; keep with ntfs if it is windows 2000.

why window 2000 COULD not replace window 98

thank youPlease, only submit this thread once...  

[glb]FLAME[/glb]do U have fat32 or NTFS partition?

I need help with making a batch FILE.  REALLY what I need to know is how to tell it to find and run the uninstall file for mozilla FIREFOX and then to find and run the INSTALL file for the update to 1.0.1  so that we can push out this update to the network.  I am new at this so PLEASE help me.What operating systems are used on the network?
For each user account you can set some options (in Windows NT/2000/XP) on the domain controller. You simply make a bat that calls the uninstaller and then the installer (both will be probably on a network folder or on all the computers in the same location, for example c:\files).
It is a problem if the user logs multiple times on the same computer before you delete the bat file.
It can be installed with some Microsoft tools, but I don't know (shame on me   ) how to use those tools. I don't even know how they are named.

I have done the unthinkable, I have GIVEN up on win 98 and formatted, I now have copy of win2000 pro, cause I hear that one is most stable. any thoughts on what order I should install things? ex. MOBO chipset drivers, direct x, vid card sound card, network,modem etc drivers, programs and craplets? also, any thoughts on using ntfs? does it support the same file SECURITY encryption as xp pro does?
   I am a new student learning to program, and I plan on using micro$oft visual studio enterprise ed,DREAMWEAVER,fireworks mx, photoshop 7,And M$ transaction server, and IIS/Pweb server. (Which i have backed up all from my last comp)
   I have a computer witch i have built myself, using an Epox mobo with onboard sound,and a duron 800, (OC to 1003mhz) 512 MB RAM, geforce 4 MX 64MB, 2 60 GB hdd's, (not raid) and an Aureal 3D monster sound II 300 MX, witch I am told the company no LONGER is around any more to support drivers?
   Should I just leave that card out and just go with the onboard sound?
    Anyone with any thoughts and ideas you may have, from your experiences  of building a computer, please give me your feedback,
   I am not a newbie, but, There are still Sooo many things I dont know yet,especially about win 2000 ( ive never used before) maybe i should stick with win 98SE? cause i am familiar with that one? or is win 2000 better?Win 2K is much more stable and secure.  98 will soon be unsupported my MSoft.  I don't think it matters what order you install drivers as 2K will pre-install most of them anyway.  NTFS is the same as XP and is a better file system than FAT.copy of w2k?.................re-load win98 and re-build system/?~

W2K fully up to date & bugproof.

I looked in my Event Viewer (as we do) and to my horror   I've got a [glb]X[/glb] every time I start my computer.

Here's what it SAYS:
The PocketCam 3Mega, WDM Video Capture service failed to start due to the following error:
The system cannot find the file specified.  

Now this is a digital camera that I set up as a web cam to try it out, no worries but I uninstalled it and since then I've been getting this error.
I've since reinstalled & uninstalled it again just to be sure but that didn't help.

I've run HiJackThis & generated a start up list log and the offending file is below.

Enumerating Windows NT/2000/XP services
PocketCam 3Mega, WDM Video Capture: System32\Drivers\Ca533av.sys (autostart)

I've generated a bootlog and the questionable entry is below.

Did not load driver \SystemRoot\System32\Drivers\Ca533av.sys

I guess my question is, how/where do I tell Windows not to try & load this thing because I hate seeing the [glb]Xs[/glb]In Control Panel, Admin Tools, Services,
Right CLICK on the service, choose properties, then under startup type choose manual or disabled.Thanks for the response Gussery, yes, I too expected (hoped) to find an entry in services relating to
PocketCam 3Mega, WDM Video Capture:
but it wasn't there  
The only thing I could find was
Still Image Service but it was disabled.

Another clue...
In my device manager under
Sound, Video & Game controllers -> Legacy video capture devices I found a driver WDM video for windows capture driver, I removed it but it came BACK on the next boot.

Do you think this
Enumerating Windows NT/2000/XP services
PocketCam 3Mega, WDM Video Capture: System32\Drivers\Ca533av.sys (autostart)
could be hiding in 'services' under a different name or something, it's got to be starting from somewhere.  Does anything for this device show up in your device manager?  If so, disable it there.OK, I tried that Gussery, see my post above, the rotten thing keeps coming back.
I'm going to re-create the problem on my computer at work to give me more time with the problem.
Mean while I'm still open to any suggestions, I still think it's starting from 'services' somewhere.  Update & Free Bump  

Here's a copy of an email back from the camera people, I don't think they have a clue.  

Dear Edward, (Me)

You should REMOVE all the drivers you previous installed from your PC then re-install the drivers except the WEBCAM drivers then it should work.

Regards,

Emily (Her)

I'm still open to suggestions.
have you tried their suggestions?SUBJECT closed, problem solved  
Thanks for the input.

Ummm... My problem is really confusing... and I dont know what to do about it... Ok, Couple of weeks AGO I started watching MOVIES on www.ifilm.com. I didnt go there for a while since I had recently formatted my computer. Now I started going back and I try to watch movies and it ask me to pick a media player and I guess it scans my computer for installed media players. My problem is that it says I dont have any media players installed when in fact I downloaded quicktime and Realplayer from their link and installed them along with Windows Media Player 10 which was already installed... I also tried to run a speed test on my connection and I found out that my flash player which is Macromedia's Shockwave Flash player ALSO wouldnt load. So thats my problem... but the weird thing is... I can use Mozilla's FireFox and it ask me which player I want to use when I go to www.ifilm.com... and it shows ALL the players installed... so My guess is its SOMETHING wrong with Internet Explorer but the thing is I reset all my settings to default on it and it still wont load anything.... Any Ideas to help me? Thanks for your time.Jaeden:

Need more info.  What operating system are you using?  What version of Internet Explorer (IE) are you using? (to find out, in IE click Help and select About Internet Explorer).

Let us know,
DocIm using Windows XP Home Edition. And im using 6.0.2900.2180.xpsp_sp2_gdr.050301-1519 version of IE. Anything Else?Jaeden:

If you trust the Web site, you might try adding www.ifilm.com to the Internet Explorer (IE) trusted sites:

1. In IE, click Tools and select Internet Options.

2. In Internet Options, click the Security tab, click Trusted Sites and click the Sites button.

3. Clear the checkbox next to "Require server verification..."

4. Under "Add this Web site to the zone:" type www.ifilm.com and click the Add button.

5. Click OK, then click OK again to close Internet Options.

That just might do it.
DocNope... That didnt work either... Anymore ideas? can I can watch the stuff when I used FireFox... just not IEJaeden:

Try the Advanced tab in Internet Options; enable anything that you think may help.

Let us know if you have questions regarding anything you are unsure about enabling.

Already tried that too... didnt work either... Also messed with my internet options/security/Internet Options... didnt work either.. It cant be my firewall because the files play when I run Mozilla... just not IE..Jaeden:

Does ifilm.com require that Java scripting be enabled?  It is not even supported in IE 6 by default and the only way to enable it is to download and install the free Java machine.  This may explain why Mozilla is able to do what IE cannot.  Check the ifilm.com Web site support to see if Java is required.

Regards,
Doc

Minimum System Requirements * 233MHz Intel Pentium II processor * 64MB of RAM * 56Kpbs modem * 16-bit sound card and speakers * 65,000-color video display card at 800x600 resolution * Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows ME, Windows XP, Windows NT 4.0 with Service Pack 4 or later * DirectX version 3.0 or later * IE 5.0 or later * Netscape 4.7 or later Recommended System * 300 MHz Intel Pentium III processor or greater * 128MB of RAM * DSL/ADSL/Cable Modem * Full Duplex sound card and speakers * 65,000-color video display card at 800x600 resolution * Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows ME, Windows XP, Windows NT 4.0 with Service Pack 4 or later * DirectX version 8.0 or later * IE 5.0 or later, OR * Netscape 4.7 or later Browsers: * IE 5.0 or later * Mozilla 1.1 and associated Gecko Engines (AOL 8.0 or later, Netscape 7.0 or later) Media Players: * Windows Media Player Version 7 or better * REAL Player 8 or RealOne * QuickTime 5

Thats the requirements to watch the movies... None of that is a problem... Dont see anything about java... I did a "find on this page" on the FAQ page and typed in "Java" and didnt get anything... Any other ideas?Minimum System Requirements * 233MHz Intel Pentium II processor * 64MB of RAM * 56Kpbs modem * 16-bit sound card and speakers * 65,000-color video display card at 800x600 resolution * Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows ME, Windows XP, Windows NT 4.0 with Service Pack 4 or later * DirectX version 3.0 or later * IE 5.0 or later * Netscape 4.7 or later Recommended System * 300 MHz Intel Pentium III processor or greater * 128MB of RAM * DSL/ADSL/Cable Modem * Full Duplex sound card and speakers * 65,000-color video display card at 800x600 resolution * Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows ME, Windows XP, Windows NT 4.0 with Service Pack 4 or later * DirectX version 8.0 or later * IE 5.0 or later, OR * Netscape 4.7 or later Browsers: * IE 5.0 or later * Mozilla 1.1 and associated Gecko Engines (AOL 8.0 or later, Netscape 7.0 or later) Media Players: * Windows Media Player Version 7 or better * Real Player 8 or RealOne * QuickTime 5

Thats the requirements to watch the movies... None of that is a problem... Dont see anything about java... I did a "find on this page" on the FAQ page and typed in "Java" and didnt get anything... Any other ideas?Is it just that Firefox is set as your default browser and you need to MAKE IE the default browser?

Is there any way of getting the start of the paging file(s) anchored to the back of the drive (or drive partition) so that they STAY out of the way of other files?You can move it to another drive or partition but once there you can't specify it's placement. I guess you could isolate it in it's own partition.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307886/

Hope this helps.  While you're at it, you can redirect all Windows temporary files, IE History, etc., to the same partition.  Works for me.
<---- agrees with sidewinder and commando

A second hard drive (even just an used, inexpensive, 4 GB hard drive) makes a great place to move the pagefile and all the temporary files commando mentioned.  

The only other thing you might try is setting the size of the page file to zero, rebooting to Safe Mode, doing a disk cleanup and defrag, then resetting the pagefile back to its original size and rebooting.  This may recreate the page file as one contiguous collection of clusters at the end of the defragmented data on the hard drive partition.

Regards,
DocIt is probably a question for Microsoft, but what I am looking for is a means of anchoring the paging file to the back of the C: drive so that, when the System makes it bigger, when it has to, it EXPANDS towards the front of the drive so that the paging file is always at the back of the drive and its address is always the same, rather than having it move about all over the C: drive.

I have the My Documents folder on D: (Less the 'My') and the Music, Images and Video on drive E:

Drive F: is used as an Archive drive.

In every case it would still need to be anchored to the back of any of these other partitions in preference.

I leave the Temporary Internet Files on C: as I run CCLeaner before shutting down.Mac:

I hear what you're saying.  The problem is that the pagefile cannot be moved once you boot to the OS.  It may be moved when you boot to a different OS, but that won't help you.  

One good third party suite of utilities i'd recommend you try is Norton System Works, which does offer a better defrag tool with the ability to move files to the end of a partition.  The only problem is that the tool cannot do this with the pagefile because it can only be run from inside Windows.

Still, let me know if you find any other way of moving the page file than that which has been suggested (you've got me curious)!  

Regards,
DocJust a thought really Doc,

I'll probably add more RAM instead so I don't have much of a pagefile.

Someone suggested that it should run in a 2 Gb FAT16 partition to speed it up.Mac:

Yeah.  Can you ever have enough RAM?  

One other thing you may try is to set the minimum and maximum size of the paging file to exactly the same size (about two or two and a half times your total RAM should be adequate for both).  You may need to set the size as large as three times your RAM if you play a lot of games or use high-end graphics.  By keeping the paging file at a static size, Windows will not have to continuously calculate and adjust the size.  

The best suggestion, which was made by sidewinder, is to move the paging file to a different hard drive.  That way, writing to and reading from the paging file will not slow the OS down.

Regards,
Doc
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...I'll probably add more RAM instead so I don't have much of a pagefile....

Hi,

Do we GET Usb drivers for Win NT.

Please clarify my confusion:
I think they are inbuilt in Win xp,2000,etc
and you can downlaod and install for 98.

Are they available for NT.I am prety sure that you can not use USB DEVICES in windows NT UNLESS some one has come up with 3rd PARTY software.Am i right about my concept with other versions.

Third party softwares like?Yes the drivers are inbuilt for win 2000 but win 98. BY 3rd party I mean if some hack the os to be able to use usb devices. Like being able to read NTFS formatted DRIVES in win 98By googling a bit i found out that usb drives are availabe for 98 and not for NT.

2000 and xp also use NTFS.

I am trying to synchronize and or DELETE the same files located in different drives and folders. When i bring up SYNC. file manager, only my documents shows up. All the drives and folders that i am trying to sync. are either on the same drive in different folders or on shared drives through my server or on a firewire backup drive.List SYSTEM specs.......Which OS?My primary COMPUTER is a dell laptop with 512 k, 2 network cards and a pentium 3 processor, operating with xp pro. I also use a firewire drive and Samantec Ghost to back up. This laptop is used mainly at work, but also taken HOME. At the office it is part of two networks, primary network is based on Server 2000. I have somehow ended up with 3 Customer folders with multiple subfolders (one customer) in each, on the laptop. I also have a customer folder as described above on a mapped sharred drive on the 2000 server. Because i work at home i have the same files in the aforementioned folders (but not the latest version in each) and i am trying to consolidate files and folders so that i end up with the identical Customer folder in my laptop and on the server, and to continue to synchronize those two folders in the future

hi, i dont know if this is where i ask this KIND of question but i need help. i got a computer and when i went to install aol on it it said that i needed 256 colors. So i went to change it and it said that i could only have 2 or 16 is there something to do to MAKE this higher? to download something, or what?Because of not having all the colors i cant SEE all of the things on aol like the buttons to press for previous and next and home. The computer is used and is a Gateway. Please let me know what i can do to fix this problem!!! Justin:

What year was computer made?

What operating system is installed on it? Windows 95?

Multi poster alert!it is made in 2000 its windows 98

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Justin:

What year was computer made?

What operating system is installed on it? Windows 95?

i want to upgrade my windows me -- xp.

i have been told to install service pack one, this was recommened by compaq (after i paid for the advice)

my question is.... will this work? and where do i get it and do i have to pay for it and if so how much???

the end result i am trying to achieve is to upgrade my microsoft word that came with windows me.

thanks - kymKym:

For Microsoft Office 2003 you need Window 2000 with Service Pack 3 or Windows XP (with Service Pack 1 or 2 optional):

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=822129#XSLTH3123121122120121120120

Microsoft Office XP is compatible with Windows Me, however:

http://www.microsoft.com/office/previous/xp/sysreqs.asp

You may purchase Office XP (used or never-been-used) at Amazon.com:

http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls=GGLD,GGLD:2004-51,GGLD:en&q=%22office+xp%22+site%3Aamazon%2Ecom

That way, you would not have to upgrade to Windows XP, but you would still get most of the cool features of Office 2003 in Office XP.

Regards,
Doc

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i want to upgrade my windows me -- xp.

i have been told to install service pack one, this was recommened by compaq (after i paid for the advice)

my question is.... will this work? and where do i get it and do i have to pay for it and if so how much???

the end result i am trying to achieve is to upgrade my microsoft word that came with windows me.

thanks - kym

the end result i am trying to achieve is to upgrade my microsoft word that came with windows me.

What sort of Windows XP do you have Kym? Is it XP Home or XP Professional? Upgrade of Full version?

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Good advice, M_2!

And to boot ......if i wish to remove the ANSWER i have given.....its my choice.....free world ......as most posters seek the answer and go ............this is the age of broardband/cable/sat net.

You need CD writer perhaps?

When you edit and are adding something does the poster get notified?

No comment until this mumbo jumbo question is clarified.
Does anyone really know what Kym is trying to do

You could have gone here and get the advise for free.

You'll want either a full version of Windows XP Home or Professional or an upgrade of XP Home or Professional.

Both must be purchased in stores.

Both come with either no Service Pack, Service Pack 1 or Service Pack 2.

Be certain that you buy a CD-ROM that has got Service Pack 2. This saves a lot of downloading.

The service packs are free, but Windows XP Home or Professional are not.

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the end result i am trying to achieve is to upgrade my microsoft word that came with windows me.


Then you are looking in the wrong direction. You can download the latest updates for your current version from Microsoft Windows Update.

If you are looking to go from one version to another (Eg. From Office 98 to Office XP) you will have to buy it in stores.

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Oh, Doc, if you post. Edit your post if you wish to add something ...

The reason why my posts are removed,if interested,someone had the answer to the posters question.......and no name calling the sign of an adult replying i believe........end message......

Yeah, i'm guilty as charged! Several times i've gone back and edited one of my posts to make it more accurate (hoping no one caught the mistake in the unrevised post!

A good result!

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So what's the best way to transfer free space from my other partitions to the c: drive?

So I fixed it.

I opened up the computer, reseated the ram, took out the system battery, and reset CMOS. After that, i was able to boot up to the point where the computer would freeze on the Partition Commander software screen.

I was finally back at square one - or so I thought. I had always noticed that my keyboard light and laser mouse never lit up and it dawned on me that the computer wasn't detecting the USB hardware. So I plugged in PS/2 hardware and while the mouse still didn't work, the keyboard did. I exited the software, got back to windows and deleted Partition Commander.

Now I'm back to normal, but still low on C: memory.
So what's the best way to transfer free space from my other partitions to the c: drive?

And thanks for the help, guys. I feel really stupid.

A good result!

I guess all you can do is put C drive junk onto your other partition or go down the partition resizing path again.
I have never had complete success trying to change partitions after windows has been installed but I haven't tried for a few years so maybe now the partitioning software has improved.

I'll be interested to see how you go because I would like to create an extra partition on my drive.

So I fixed it.

I opened up the computer, reseated the ram, took out the system battery, and reset CMOS. After that, i was able to boot up to the point where the computer would freeze on the Partition Commander software screen.

I was finally back at square one - or so I thought. I had always noticed that my keyboard light and laser mouse never lit up and it dawned on me that the computer wasn't detecting the USB hardware. So I plugged in PS/2 hardware and while the mouse still didn't work, the keyboard did. I exited the software, got back to windows and deleted Partition Commander.

Now I'm back to normal, but still low on C: memory.
So what's the best way to transfer free space from my other partitions to the c: drive?

And thanks for the help, guys. I feel really stupid.

Hard Drive 1: Seagate Barricuda - 5G dedicated to OS, 40G dedicated to programs, 45G dedicated to media
Hard Drive 2: Maxtor (30G for media only)

i NEED to add a NEWER version of microsoft word to my windows me ...... is it possible??In a word: YES!

What version do you have and what version do you want? THe newest one requires you be running XP or 2000. Are you wanting to upgrade your operating system as well?I have USED Office XP, with Word XP, on ME and had no problems.The newest version requires Win2000 of XP per the Microsoft site under system requirements.



http://www.microsoft.com/office/editions/prodinfo/standreq.mspx


Be careful with that advice.

Alright, well, I thought I was going to be running Linux but my older brother still hasn't set the CDs i need, and he lives in England whereas i live in Massachusetts so my mother bought me a Windows XP upgrade with SP2 and I run it it goes for a while and gets to around 60 mins left where it says its updating my files and either the screen goes black or the install freezes. I have 128MB and 7274MB of free space and for some reason its just not going, any help from you guys?And this is what kind of computer with what kind of hardware that was working fine until what???

Need more detailsYour going to need more than 128MB of RAM to get XP to run well. How big is the drive?

If you have the '98 CD it is also MUCH better to do a clean install. You just need to re-partition the drive and re-format using ONLY the XP CD and you'll be asked to introduce your '98 CD as proof of using a previous MS OS.

Upgrading on top of '98 with older software and with your anti-virus program installed is asking for trouble.

Click on the link below for more info.

Did you do an XP compatability test before trying XP?

Is it XP Home or XP Pro because they are different and take up a different amount of space.
Memory 128MB 128MB 64MB
Ready. This system meets or exceeds Microsoft's recommended minimum of 128MB of RAM. PC World recommends 256MB or more for a better experience.

Processor (CPU) 700 MHz 300 MHz 233 MHz
Ready. This system meets the recommended minimum of a 300-MHz processor or better.

AVAILABLE Disk Space C: 7.08GB 2GB 1.5GB
Ready. This system meets the recommended minimum of 2GB free disk space.
More info | Check latest prices for disk drives


Video 1024x768,true color 800x600,high color 800x600,
256 color
Ready. The CURRENT video resolution and color depth will provide a good user experience with Windows XP.
More info | Check latest prices for video cards


BIOS Date 12/01/00 01/01/2000 None
Ready. The BIOS on this system was created after January 1, 2000. In most cases, systems with BIOS software this recent will be able to run Windows XP without problems.
More info

Operating System Windows 98 SE Win 98 for upgrade

Ready. This system is running Windows 98/Me, which can be upgraded to Windows XP Home Edition or Professional.
More info

okay thats from the test, so i should kinda reboot my computer I guess with the Windows XP Upgrade CD in it? I saw it from another topic but thought I needed the Other CD not the upgrade.

As for my computer, its a computer my Uncle had made when he ran a Lan Lounge type of thing which didn't work out due to the huge computer boom but he gave me one of the computers. I kinda explained it in one of my other topics about the computer having no operating system and finally got Windows 98 on it but now I want to upgrade for College.Where can i find a Memory Test?

I have no idea what I have...i know...i sound incredibly stupid but I have no idea if they are the same, how would i find out? Would i have to open it? Or is there a WAY to detect what i have? Utterly lost as noraml hahaha.Couple of links you may wish to have a look at


http://oca.microsoft.com/en/windiag.asp

http://www.active-hardware.com/english/misc/sandra.htmlOkay update, I actually did upgrade to Windows XP it just took a few times and at a certain point i had to boot it from the CD-ROM when first starting and when I woke up it worked. Thanks a bunch guys.Good news! Bet your Mother is pleased too.

Good luck at college.

Population, planning permission, and resources control are good topics to study, as are diplomacy and the non-agression policies which accompany good diplomacy, plus crime and principally the root causes of crime.

We recently updated a PC with 128 mb of ram to 256mb. In the system information message it shows that we now have 256 mb of ram but under available resource it still says 67% free. We expected to see a LARGER number since we have more ram. The only WAY we saw more available memory was to remove some of the programs that start up with the computer.

How does this work? How can we know if there is more memory available for programs?

Thanks
GloYour operating system?67% of 265MB RAM.

Not 67% of 128MB RAM anymore.

Windows decides how it uses memory, not you.Your operating system is?

Sorry,

I should have statd that the system is windows 98. We simply added a 128 sim to the system.

GloWhat are system resources, and why do I run out of them?Thanks for all of your help. I am formerly a Unix programmer in the corporate environment so looking into my own PC hardware problems or Operating problems is new to me but very interesting.

Should adding more ram to a Win 98 system IMPROVE the performance of MS word 2000? As you can see my friend's computer is several years behind the times but he is only doing word processing.

Thanks,
GloQuote

...Should adding more ram to a Win 98 system improve the performance of MS word 2000...

I'm having a problem with Outlook crashing on me when I try to send an EMAIL to a large NUMBER of recipients. It's Outlook 2000 on a 1.4 GHz machine with 256MB of RAM.

The "To:" field has just one recipient while the "BCC:" field has upwards of 50-75.

Can any of you think of why this MIGHT be happening?try zipping the files.......are you using a mail bomber.......spamming.....>?

I have a IBM Thinkpad PENTIUM III, was using windows 2k. Recently upgraded to Windows XP. While start up process a screen use to be displayed with the options 'windows Xp professional and below that 'Microsoft windows'.Windows XP was always highlighted. And on the right hand side of the screen the seconds would count down. Below some text was written to the likes of the selected programme will start in 22 seconds et....
Also an option to select the other programme using the arrow keys and pressing enter. If I always hit enter key and Windows Xp would start up. One fine day i thought of selecting 'Microsoft Windows' and see what happens.

The screen went blank lot of command lines came up on the screen and the blank again and then it displayed a message SAY can't start windows system32.hal.dll file is corrupt or missing. Please install file again. there after that is all it displays each time we try to start the computer.
have booted the computer with a bootable disk made on another desktop and all data is SEEN on the hard drive. Tried inserting a XP disk to repair or re-install the file to no avail. Also it does not read the cd drive. Tried re-formating the hard drive so may be load XP again. Does'nt allow us to do that.
Any Solutions will be much appreciated. Please Please.Press F8 before loading Windows XP and select the original installation you wish to boot from.

Did you overwrite a previous version of Windows when installing XP?It sounds like you loaded XP on top of 2000 (always a bad idea to do this) and you a) have a lot of non-functional items, and b) wasted a lot of hard drive space.
That is why you get the new message at boot between choosing between XP and whatever was on there previously.


When installing a new operating system you are always better off formatting the whoe drive and starting over. Some people get lucky and can "make it work" but it's not worth the aggravation.thanks for replying to my post, That would probably be the reason for this situation. Is there any solution to this or do i have to throw the laptop out?Quote

thanks for replying to my post, That would probably be the reason for this situation. Is there any solution to this or do i have to throw the laptop out?

Press F8 before loading Windows XP and select the original installation you wish to boot from.

thanks for replying to my post, That would probably be the reason for this situation. Is there any solution to this or do i have to throw the laptop out?

no i do not get the prompt to press F12. Also can't reformat the drive, says bad command in DOS.

Then ask them for a replacement disk........you have mislaid itwhy SPENT the cash again!I called Microsoft today. Won't replace the disk. Have to provide some type of proof of your being the original purchaser of the software.

Oh well.

Thanks.
What proof.........hardly anybody has it.........put your foot down......and speak the monkey not the organ grinder........the MANAGER.........>Quote

W2k Rules!
(XP on steroids)
You will COME back &AMP; thank me one day.

My friend just installed Win2000 and can't access his startup program LIST to modify/delete unwanted programs that start with Windows 2000. He's tried running msconfig from the run command line and gets an error message-unavailable.

Any help appreciated!msconfig is not a valid command for Win2k. CClearner can access startup programs.You can also download a msconfig from the net if you wish.CB:

He will have to edit the registry:

1. Start > Run
2. Type REGEDIT
3. Browse to the following keys and remove any programs that are not wanted as startup programs:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Runonce

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunonceEx

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Runonce

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunonceEx

HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Runonce

HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunonceEx

There are other keys where startup programs may be launched, but this is a good starting place.

IMPORTANT: Make sure he backs up the entire registry, or at least backs up any keys before he deletes them. To back up the full registry: In Regedit, select File > Export and SAVE the registry backup to a secure folder on the HARD drive.

Best regards,
Doc


Hey Doc, you should look at Autoruns from
http://www.sysinternals.com
It's quite an eye opener.You can find the original msconfig for Windows 2000 on the 'net if you look, but you can also use the ONE from XP

XPMSCONFIG.ZIP

Had a look at AutoRuns after Fed's post. That LOOKS even better.

Process Explorer is good too.


Mac, I think if you have Autoruns & Procexp in the same directory they will 'link' to each other so they jump from one to another.
I'll check it out myself one of these days.

HI,

I am new to this forum. I have to copy a file to a particular directory. Can any one help me how can a batch file run on particular dates? For example, my task is to run this batch file only on 13,14,15 and 16 of every month.

Below is the code I tried:

@ECHO OFF
IF EXIST C:\test1.txt (COPY C:\test1.txt C:\test.txt) ELSE ECHO test1.txt is not found
pause



Thanks in advance
Jai

But then you haven't stated which Windows version you are using so I will assume it's XP.......

I haven't tried it but PERHAPS the AT COMMAND issued at the command prompt would call your .BAT fileI am sorry, I am working in Windows 2000 professional.Thankyou. Win 2000 Pro should have the AT command. PLEASE go to the command prompt and type AT/? to get a listing of the options or here for a command listing

Good luck

I am running WINDOWS XP and I ran the compatibility WIZARD set to windows 98/2000 to load an older game I have. The game installed fine but when I WENT to play it, all I got was a message *missing w95inf32.dll*


Where can I get this??? Download? Oh, I did a Google search and took about 2 seconds.

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/filedb/w95inf32.dll-31911.html

Have you ever TRIED Google? It's really easy to find STUFF.

I have a Dell with Windows 2000 OS. Lately, my screen will go 95% dark as if it is going into hybernation, but when I try to REVIVE it, it stays dark. Now, the screen stays about 95% dark even on start up. What could be wrong and how do I fix the problem?Which MODEL did you say this was? And how old? And what BIOS REVISION (on the boot up screen)?

Without info we are just guessing. Cinead:

Have you TRIED to adjust the brightness and contrast on the monitor? There should be a button to press that allows you to choose either option.

DocCan you play "monitor musical chairs" with another computer?

Tip: I've sometimes found that backing off the resolution and colours will sometimes help this problem.

I clcik on My Computer and all that shows is a white blank window and the computer locks up. I have to do the three finger slaute to stop my computer from running and sometimes the icons reappear and other times I have to re-boot. Any way I can replace a line of data that must be missing that is causing this problem? Thanks.Have you done the drill of remove spyware/adware/viruses yet? What happened before this occurred that might have caused it?

Thanks for the reply. Yes, I ran a few registry programs and my computer is clean. I was fortunate in that the first time it happend, I use go back and all cleared up showing that a line of data had been removed or screwed up somehow. It lasted fsor a full month and was working just fine when I shut down on a friday two weeks ago. On Saturday AM upon boot and attempting to bring up "My computer and or "My Documents" the same thing happened. Why, who knows? But I do believe a line of data has been corrupetd some how and I need to replace same and wish I KNEW what it was and how to do same?Geek:

My GUESS:

Virus, or corruption of the Registry, or hard drive is going bad and corrupting operating system files.

To rule out the last guess as the cause, try this if you have Windows 2000 or XP:

1. Click Start > Run
2. In the Run dialog box, type CMD and press the Enter key.
3. In the command window, type

CHKDSK C: /F /V /R

and press the Enter key.

If the result displayed is "windows has ... found no problems" or zero bad sectors, then your hard drive is OK. If the result shows a number of bad sectors found, then your hard drive is about to die, and you should backup as many files as you can to CDs or floppy disks before it crashes.

Do you hear any unusual sounds coming from inside your computer case, like grinding noises or a metalic pings? If so, this is another sign that the hard drive may be going bad.

Let us KNOW how it turns out.

Best regards,
Doc

Virus scanners
AVG Free
-- Anti virus scanner
Trend Micro Housecall
-- Online anti virus scanner.

Anti spy/malware
Microsoft Antispyware
-- Anti spyware scanner. Windows XP Home and Professional only.
Spybot Search & Destroy
-- Anti spyware scanner
Adaware SE Personal
-- Anti spyware scanner

Firewalls
Use both a hardware and software firewall.
Be ADVISED as dual software firewalls may cause problems

ZoneAlarm Free
-- Free firewall - more user friendly
Sygate Personal
-- Free firewall - more configuration options

Removal tools
The following files are not substitutes for the ones described above.
They are either diagnostic tools or removal tools for malware of a certain kind

HijackThis
-- Manual malware remover. Post the HijackThis log generated only if requested!
MCAFEE Stinger
-- Virus removal tool. No substitute for a fully functional virus scanner!
CWshredder
-- CoolWebSearch removal tool. Widely known and persistant Hijacker.

Is there a way to configure and incoming VPN connection on a PC running Win2000? I'd like to be able to access my elderly MOTHER's computer to fix things when she gets confused/changes settings on her email.Yes. But be a little precise please.Look under Win2k Help, it's all there for you to read and follow:

To make a virtual private network (VPN) connection

Open Network and Dial-up Connections.
Double-click Make New Connection, and then click Next.
Click Connect to a private network through the Internet, and click Next.
If you have already established a dial-up connection, do one of the following:
If you need to establish a connection with your ISP or some other network before tunneling to your destination computer or network, click AUTOMATICALLY dial this initial connection, click a connection in the list, and then click Next.
If you do not want to automatically dial an initial connection, click Do not dial the initial connection, and then click Next.
Type the host name or IP address of the computer or network to which you are connecting, and then click Next.
Do one of the following:
If you want this connection to be made available to all users on your network, click For all users, and then click Next.
If you want to reserve the connection for your own use, click Only for myself, and then click Next.
If you want to let other computers access resources through this dial-up connection, select the Enable Internet connection sharing for this connection check box, and then click Next.
Type a name for the connection, and then click Finish.
The above directions are for setting up an outgoing connection from a remote PC. I haven't been able to find instructions on setting up an incoming (host) VPN SERVICE on a PC running Win2000. I've only been able to find instructions for Win2000 Server. Is it possible to SET up incoming VPN service without the Server software?

Hey all:

Using Win XP.

I was following the MS KB article on "How to add Print Directory" feature to Windows Explorer, but must have done something wrong.

Now, when I am in Explorer, and I double-click on an icon, it defaults to the Search window.

If I RIGHT-click, "Search" is the bolded option, which I would presume means I made it the default option.

If I go to Control Panel=>Folder Options=>File Types=>File Folder=>Advanced, I have two options, "find", and "Print Director Listing" (which I added). "find" is NOT BOLD....

Did I mess up in regedit?

How do I fix?

Thanks!
rjbinney..... Is this what your talking about ?
It does'tseem to apply to XP.

This article explains how to add the print directory feature, and how to enable printing of the directory listing from within Windows Explorer.
MORE INFORMATION
To add the print directory feature to Windows Explorer, follow these steps: 1. Open Notepad, and then copy and paste the following text into Notepad:
@echo off
dir %1 /-p /o:gn > "%temp%\Listing"
start /w notepad /p "%temp%\Listing"
del "%temp%\Listing"
exit


2. Save the file as Prin.bat in the Windows directory, and then close Notepad.
3. Start Windows Explorer, click TOOLS, and then click Folder Options.
4. Click the File Types tab, and then click File Folder.
5. Click Edit, and then click New.
6. In the Action box, type Print Directory Listing.
7. In Application used to perform action, click Prin.bat, and then click OK.
8. Click OK, click Apply, and then click OK.
9. Open Windows Explorer, right-click the folder that you would like to print a directory listing of, and then click Print Directory Listing.


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

APPLIES TO
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
• Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
• Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
• Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition

dl65

Yes. That is it.

And that feature is now listed when I right-click.

But when I double-click, it brings up a new Search window. I'd like it to open the window. You KNOW, let in some fresh air or something.

Is there a way to "Undefault" that? Argh!right click on folder.......open with......chose print....No, you're misunderstanding, Merlin.

I did something that has removed XP's ability to EXPLORE a folder when I double-click on it. Instead, it opens a new "Search" window.

Example:

I start Windows Explorer

I double-click on "My Documents"

A new "Search" window opens


NORMALLY,

I start Windows Explorer

I double-click on "My Documents"

The "My Documents" subdirectory opens up.

But that no longer seems to be the default.

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I just did a System Restore. Inelegant, but it worked.Type the in the run box>rundll32 setupwbv.dll,IE6Maintenance

or use sfc......scannow.....in the cmd prompt.....or even the f8 key on boot last good config......

it may seem so,<*Did I mess up in regedit? rjb.*>rjbinney......As I read this article, this doesn't work for XP ..... I would try the following ..... Use system restore and go back to before you made the revision . That should get you back to the way it was .

dl65

Hi,

I have TWO win 2000 pcs networked via a hub, the hub is connected to a router and the router is connected to a DSL modem. The network works perfectly.

Recently, I added a pc runnung win xp to the network.
I had it working on my network for a day, but but when I came home from work, I couldn't get it to work any more. When I click on the icon in my Computer Near You on my win 2000 machine, it gave my the message "the pc is accessable, path was not found".

I think it must be some thing I didn't do correctly on the Win xp pc since I don't know XP too well.

Can someone help me?

RichardFirst did you SET them up on a network? A network enables you to see all the computers and be able to acess them.

If you set the network allready can you see the computers?

If yes, try double clicking and opening them if you get a not accessable or denied it is either

1. Firewall issue
2. Connection issue and open up netowrk connections open the main connection Local Area Netowrk and hit properties on XP see what things you have install and hit the install button to see what services or protocoll
you need

If no then that means the network was not set up properly. Try reinstalling the network on the laptop using setting up home network. Make SURE you have them set up on the same network and have printer shareing and file sharing enable. Try to enable some file sharing on computers and see will it help

Hello, any HELP with this error would be greatly appreciated. First of all, I am poor and running Windows 98 on a computer from around 2000 so forgive me.

Very recently, while using IE 6 on my DSL connection, at random and sometimes frequent intervals, I receive the following message:

Server Busy

This ACTION cannot be completed because the "Program Manager" program is not responding. CLICK the appropriate button on the task bar to activate the program and correct the problem.

I tried wading through Microsoft's self help pages for Win 98 and Program Manager (which I have no idea what is) and am coming up with nothing about this particular error. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Remove ie6 from win98........scan for bugs........do have any p2p programs..../ what website displays this sever error message......Quote

Remove ie6 from win98

But Bill Gates stated this could not be done - I believe under oath!

Use IERadicator from LitePC

Not for use on 2000/XP

Mac, you've been reborn as a newbie with 14 posts now?

It was the only way I could achieve personal rebirth.

Like a born again virgin, they say it only takes 2 weeks.

I just bought a new DELL computer and loaded it with MICROSOFT Outlook 2000 program. I copied the files outlook.pst and archive.pst onto a CD on my old computer. When I try to open the outlook.pst file on my new computer, I get a MESSAGE saying "Properties for this INFORMATION service must be defined before use."

Can ANYONE tell me how I can input the outlook files so they work on my new computer?Open Outlook...then...
File--Import and Export
follow the prompts

Hi All,
I have a perculiar problem, I dont know how my folder and the files in the folder got encrypted.
Now I cannot view any of the files in that folder.
The message I GET is as follows:
"Excel cannot access 'file.xls' The document may be read only or encrypted"
"Powerpoint was unable to open or save this document. Please ensure that you have access privileges to read or write the document and that it is not encrypted"
"User cannot open the document: user does not have access privileges"
I have the administrator rights to my system too, still it is not allowing me to DECRYPT.....
What can be the problem.....PLEASE ADVISE....

Thanks and Regards
Bradley
Bradley..... What o/s are you using and where is this file you are unable to open located ......... Is it a excel file ?

dl65 Im using WINDOWS 2000 professional, the folder is in D drive and inside the folder there are nos of folders and files which has got encryptedWhere you doing any maintainance or running any scans just prior to this occurring ?

dl65 Nope....infact at the beginning of the same week I had installed SP2 in my PCSo are you saying that this started as SOON as you had installed SP2 ?

dl65 Some more information
My O/s is Windows 2000 professional with SP4
and has MS Office 2003 with SP2What happens if you go to that folder , open it ....right click any Excel file , select properties,general tab , then down near the bottom in the attributes section ......click advanced ....is compress contents ticked ?

dl65 No encrypt is cliked i tried unchecking it and then applying it but it says "access denied"Are you able to remove SP2 for MS office ....to see if thats what did it .....because it sounds like that may be the problem . Or another thing to try ,might be to USE system restore to go back to just before you installed SP2 for MS office .....and see if that allows you to open those files .

dl65 I will try and see if its possible I will keep you posted on this issue....thanks for the suggestion... Hi, it was not with the SP 2, the problem was with the private key, it was deleted by mistake which caused all the problem.....now it was restored and the files and folders could be decrypted.....thanks to all the suggestions given to me.....

Running ouitlook on XP. OUTLOOK asks repeatedly for my password to download mail. I check the "remember password BOX. The passwords are on the account PROFILE.
What is HAPPENING? What version of Outlook?2000

AHHHHHHHH! This is driving me CRAZY! I have two Win2K
a PC and a laptop. The two computers are networked via a hub. In term the is connected to a router which connected to a DSL modem. The laptop and the PC are also connected via a Lan. They work perfectly.

Recently, I got a WinXP machine to add to the network.
I can get it on the internet via the hub, but I just can't get it to connect to my Win2K machines.

When I go to My Network and to the Computers near me on my two Win2k machines, they can SEE the icon of the WinXP PC. But when I click on the icon, they give me this message says "\\chuck is not accessible. The network path was not found."

I thought it was the firewall so I turned it off, but it doesn't help. I try to use the network set up wizard to redo the network, but the wizard doesn't work.

What can I do? Any help will be greatly appriciated.

Thanks in advance.

Richard.

Any possibility of ditching the hub altogether?

Have you assigned static IP addresses?

All three systems using the same Workgroup?

Are you using software firewalls?

RayGHi,

Thanks for the reply.

I can't ditch the hub because all my Win2K machines are connected to it. The WinXP machine is on the same workgroup as my Win2K machines. I did assigned a static IP address to it. All the TCP/IP are cofigured correctly, and I don't have software Firewall except the one embeded in WinXP, which I disabled.

One thing is I did get it to work for a day, I was able to transfer files from the WinXP PC to my Win2K PC. But all in a sudden, it stops working.

What else can be wrong?

Richardtry these:

http://forums.about.com/n/pfx/forum.aspx?nav=messages&tsn=1&tid=3587&webtag=ab-compnetwork

or

http://www.computing.net/windows2003/wwwboard/forum/3584.html

or

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/840634/en-usHave you messed around with your Windows "Security" settings? If they don't mesh, you may be in trouble (i.e., you have File Sharing turned off on one machine, on on the other.... The conflict will cause you to see the machine's icon, but not what's on it.)

I wrestled with this and won... So if you're still having trouble, re-post and I will walk you through what *I* did, and we can see if that works.afaka:

The computers on your network will use the IP addresses to communicate with one another. If the Internet Protocol is not configured correctly on every computer, they won't be able to talk to (or find) one another. It will be like one is speaking English and the other two is speaking Chinese.

Please tell us (1) the IP address and (2) the default gateway and (3) the subnet mask of each of the computers. My guess is one or more is using private IP addressing (i.e., is using an IP address which starts with 169), and one or more is using an IP address assigned by the computer which is acting as the DHCP server (i.e., is using an IP address that begins with 192).

On each machine, do this:

1. Click Start | Run
2. In the Run box, type IPCONFIG /ALL and click OK.
3. Write down the three items listed in the above paragraph and type the information in your next reply.

Doc
Thanks for all the suggestions.

rjbinney, can you walk me through the security setting, I don't hnow that much about WinXP, thanks.

Doc, all three machines are using the same gateway-192.168.2.1 For security reason, I disabled the DHCP server on the router and assigned static IP for each computer, my W2k laptop is 192.168.2.2, W2K desktop is 192.168.2.3 and my housemate's WMe is 192.168.2.3,
which by the way, is not part of my LAN and the WinXP is 192.168.2.4. You've assigned the same static IP address to two different machines.

RayGAnd that surely doesn't work!Thanks for all the suggestions.

Sorry guys, I didn't assign the same IP to the two computers I just typed it wrong. Here is the IP assignment.

rjbinney, can you walk me through the security setting, I don't hnow that much about WinXP, thanks.

Doc, all three machines are using the same gateway-192.168.2.1 For security reason, I disabled the DHCP server on the router and assigned static IP for each computer, my W2k laptop is 192.168.2.2, W2K desktop is 192.168.2.3 and my housemate's WinMe is 192.168.2.4 which by the way, is not part of my LAN and the WinXP is 192.168.2.5.akfaka:

You still need to let us know the subnet mask for each machine (it should be the same for each).

Let us know.

Is the Windows XP firewall still disabled?

Are there software firewalls on any of the Windows 2000 machines that should be disabled?

DocQuote

... I try to use the network set up wizard to redo the network, but the wizard doesn't work...

I have WINDOWS 2000 on my home computer and I was messing around with the passwords, trying to figure out how to lock files. Well I think I made it so now there is no administrator. When I try to go in to the "Users and Passwords" part of the control panel it gives me a prompt to "Specify the user name and password of an Administrator on this computer to continute:". I only have one account on it and it won't let me in. Could I have possibly turned off the Adminstrator RIGHTS for the only user? How do I log in to adjust anything if there is no administrator?What if you log in as "Administrator" (just like that without the quotes) and use the password that was set at the TIME of install?

Failing that you might have to reformat and reload. That's the security feature.I figured that part of it out. The problem is every time I try to open the FILE it gives me an access DENIED error. I have logged on under administrator and I still can't see this file. Why is that?Figured it all out. Thanks for everyones help.How?Reformatted, most likely.

<----------- What do you think of my dog?

Hey,

I have this debate with my friends with my friends, I would like your opinions. Which one is better, Win2k or WinXp, WAT is your thought?

Richard.Akfaka:

My guess is your friends are comparing WINDOWS 2000 Professional to Windows XP HOME. Windows 2000 is much better than Windows XP Home Edition, but pales in comparison to Windows XP Professional.

Windows XP Professional has all of the utilities of Windows 2000, plus many of the best features of Windows Me (it's like a combination of the best of both operating systems).

Windows XP Professional has several useful features that Windows 2000 Professional does not:
* A built-in firewall
* The System Configuration Utility
* System Restore
* Several additional command line commands like SHUTDOWN

Have fun with the debate!
DocLinux.

Of those 2 I would go with Windows 2000. Stable, with none of the fluff.

Maybe you could do a search on this TOPIC in the forum, because it's been discussed, oh, maybe a million times!

To tell you the truth, personally, I like the Win2K so much better. The built-in firewall on WinXp is nothing but a nuisance.

Richard.W2k Rules!
Is this a trick question?Quote

...I like the Win2K so much better. ...

W2k Rules!
Is this a trick question?

What feature does Windows 2000 have that you like better?

What feature does Windows 2000 have that you like better?

I am running XP and MSoutlook 2000 on my laptop. Outlook keeps asking for my password to ACCESS my mail server. Not every time but sometimes four times in a row. I have "SAVE password" checked in the Accounts set up, and every time the dialogue box comes up I check off save password. It still keeps happening. Suggestions?Is that the correct password? Correct server? It EVENTUALLY logs in right? Have you been keeping up with updates for Outlook?

[glb]Flame[/glb]YEP.

the computer i'm using is an older dell and it has been this way since i got the computer last week. i only USE the computer for music downloads. i also use itunes as my player. again the problem i have is music is played to fast and SOUNDS like the chimpmonks. Any help would be great.Are you using WINDOWS Media Player? There is a slider bar to adjust this i hear. If not what are you using?

What model Dell is this? I speak Dell. HEY Jay - why you no respond to queries posted after your ORIGINAL request for assist??? You got audio problem so you no hear the requests for further info??? Please don't post twice, when you respond your post is bumped to the top of the list...

Have you tried another media player??? There's a lot of them available for free download.

Now please answer this ---- what OS are you using???





I'm using win 2000 and i have tried another media player and nothing has worked.

I have 3 partitions, an NTFS for XP Mce, (C),98gb, an HFS partiton thatt is 20GB, (os x x86), and a fat32 partition with no OS, (S), 30gb.

Whenever i boot the PC, Darwin 8 ASKS me to boot to: hda 0, (ntfs), hda1, (os x tiger), or hda5, (fat32).
I want to leave it as FAT32 and install Windows 2000 as a back up installation and i need 2000 for certain apps.
WOuld installing 2000 erase my boot set up?You should be able to install it so long as you select the right partition to install it onto.
However they do recommend that OS's are installed in CHRONOLOGICAL order, XP MAY get a bit tetchy if you install 2000 after XP has already been put onto the system.

If you need to, change the boot sequence with the 'Edit' option in the Advanced> Startup and Recovery function within the system properties.

I have most of my clients switch to FIREFOX. And they like it a lot.Quote

Internet Explorer is only good for Windows Updates...

Firefox is a plugin -broswer.............avant ....was supposed to be msoft choice........after a lenghty court battle................................. ..........msoft lost to the inventor of ie the name escapes me?......

I just thought of another reason to use IE.
"Only girliemen use Firefox"

Ok win 98 can't read my cd drive but when I am in dos it can. It is telling me that my drive c is running in MS dos mode as windows 98 couldn't FIND real mode When I try to install new hardware it prompts for my win98 cd but when I put it in whatever files can't be found to copy because it can't read my drive so.... Can anyone help me?
My cd drives can't be found in device manager and it says that there is no problem with any hardware. I am running win98 on a Intel. I had xp on this before I screwed up on password so when I fdisk, formatted and STARTED a new install with win98. Before all this happened I had cd writer 128 and sound onboard and sound card but now no sound or drive d. Please could any one help me out here!What is the drive size and layout (partitioning)? What happened that you installed Win98? Did you FDISK and format the drive first? Did you do anything to the hardware like change jumpers on the drive, or monkey around inside the case? What make/model of PC or motherboard, aliong with RAM, etc. The more details on what happened and what we are working on, the better the outcome.

Looks like you need to START again really if you want to use XP and do a re-partition, FULL format and clean install.

In the meantime TroubleshootingMS-DOSCompatibilityModeonHardDisksHave you checked the drive manufacturers site for Win98 drivers ? ?

patio. I am not planning on using xp as I don't have a legal copy of one. That is why I went 98 and I must be honest YES I did monkey around inside with the cable wires to make sure that they were secure. I only have 96 MB of ram Intel corp. PD440.....motherboard Pentium 11 processor (it is old that is why someone gave it to me)but it did have winxp plus windows office 2000, FrontPage, etc.
I turned it on this morning and because it wasn't turned off properly I got the message "data error while reading FAT entry for cluster 4294901760 prevents scandisk from fixing drive I try getting in SAFEMODE and this comes up "fatal exception OE 015F 0000000015
reboots and then I get INVALID LONG FILENAME unable to fix It tells me to run windows scan but I can't get in now. I try normal mode and get 0E 015F 00000009 and the other one is 015F BFF72170 If noone can help thenI will start alljover again! Thank-youWell I think 98 is a fine fit for that machine for a variety of reasons. I hope we canhelp you get it working GREAT.

But you are not sure if it was fine to begin with? Is that why is was given away perhaps?Quote

I am not planning on using XP as I don't have a legal copy of one.

That is why I went '98 and I must be honest YES I did monkey around inside with the cable wires to make sure that they were secure.

I only have 96 MB of RAM Intel corp. PD440.....motherboard Pentium 11 processor (it is old that is why someone gave it to me) but it did have WinXP plus Windows Office 2000, FrontPage, etc.

I turned it on this morning and because it wasn't turned off properly I got the message "data error while reading FAT entry for cluster 4294901760 prevents scandisk from fixing drive.

I try getting into safemode and this comes up "fatal exception OE 015F 0000000015

It reboots and then I get INVALID LONG FILENAME unable to fix.

It tells me to run Windows scan but I can't get in now. I try normal mode and get 0E 015F 00000009 and the other one is 015F BFF72170.

If nobody can help then I will start all over again! Thank-you

I am trying to configure outlook for my computer at home, I use mail.mywebsite.com for my email, and I want to configure outlook to go to that POP3 account. I have configured outlook express, but there is something wrong, and i think it is one of the default SETTINGS on my outlook 2000, that is making it very unhappy.
the message is "network problems are preventing connection to the microsoft exchange server computer. contact your system administrator if problem persists."
this is my home computer, there is no administrator...
so, i click "OK" then it says "the action could not be completed" click ok.
then i get the microsoft exchange server general box, and it is asking me for the "microsoft exchange server" and "mailbox" with options to check name, ok, cancel or help. the help does not help, mind you.
so, i cannot do anything, because when i put my mail.mywebsite.com into the "microsoft exchange server" and "[emailprotected]" into the "mailbox" or even just "myname" or "admin"....nothing works.
i don't know how to reset all the settings in outlook so i can tell it my account should be pop3, or if that is even the problem. i have no control, no control at all. bummer.

please help! thank you in advance.
peace!Are you using an internet based email address?

mail.mywebsite.com does not have the @ sign indicative of a pop3 account (although that's not a rigid rule).

If so, it's not a pop3 account you should be configuring its an IMAP account or an HTTP account, although this last one is primarily for hotmail types and they need subscription now.

Hello,

I have a LAPTOP that I'm trying to install Windows 2000 however I get a "Inaccessbile_Boot_Device" error after loading the files from CD. I've tried to reset the bios by removing the battery...Is there any help?

Thanks.Can you elaborate a little bit, Andre?

Are you sure you're booting from your CD-ROM drive?

Does anything happen at all prior to this MESSAGE being displayed?YES, it is booting from the cd rom drive using windows 2000 cd... after all the files have loaded from the cd and it says it's starting windows it stops and then says the error message 'inaccessible boot device'.Are you using a full w2k disk or one supplied SPECIFICALLY for another COMPUTER?

Hi,

whenever i open Add & Remove Programs using Control Panel i get this (file attached) error message
" an unexpected error message occurred ,
Class not registered ,
res://appwiz.cp/listbox.htc Line :225 "

and im unable to remove any unwanted softwares from the list .....

Can anyone suggest me how to RECTIFY this ..
pls


Im using windows 2000 professional ......

Thanks,
YasGoogle listbox.htc
Google is your friend.I think its a registry issue.

Have you messed up with your registry.You can ALSO try the Ccleaner.Instead of going through your Control Panel, try clicking the icon "My Computer" and see there is a list of choices. Select Add/Remove. Try that. ANOTHER way to get there is click Run and in the area you can type enter Add/Remove programs. If you still have a problem, click run, and type in defrag, this is like cleaning out the closet in your computer. Once defrag is complete, try it the normal way again. You might just have a simple glitch. Experience has taught me that if I don't defrag regularly, my COMP runs slow and it affects everything.
Good luck!!!Do you also have a large blank space in the list of programs? (Is the SCROLLBAR button very small.)

Yashmac = The face veil worn by Muslim women...Hi,

Yes the scrollbar is small , i mean there is a large blank space in the list of programs..... what shud i do to resolve this problem /

Thanks,
YashGo to #226 at KELLY'S KORNER

Did you interrupt the installation? Did you recently installed another application? Maybe you should just reformat and start over again and see what happens. Are you using service pack 4?

Well, In Windows 98 If there are numerous application that uses the internet it connects to explorer.exe Well Since the installation seems to be failing for some reason.. Do you install anything after finish installing Windows 2000? Or does it ahppen as soon as it is done installing? Maybe you should erase your hard drive to RAW http://www.killdisk.com then using your startup disk, aka bootdisk you can fdisk and format C /s Or yoiu can install Windows 98 and Upgrade to 2000. That should work to.

Are you installing all the antivirus, antispyware & firewall protection before logging on to the net. It only takes seconds to get infected.

Happens when I:

- cut and paste files in Explorer
- close Explorer windows

It still sounds like a ram thing to me.
How about trying the Microsoft one for a few hours.
http://oca.microsoft.com/en/windiag.asp

It still sounds like a ram thing to me.
How about trying the Microsoft one for a few hours.
http://oca.microsoft.com/en/windiag.asp

I am a bit confused about memory. I read the other thread and I know winxp takes alot of space but the computer here at work and mine (which I did have XP on it before plus windows office 2002 plus front page) both machines only say that they have 96 MB. The one here at work is online, has microsoft windows xp home edition service pack 2
2.02GHz 96.0 MB of RAM Mind ya it runs very slow
but still can this be so. As when I put win98 on my other one I thought maybe that could be the cause of some problems as it also only has 96 MB of ram. Quote

96.0 MB of RAM Mind ya it runs very slow

I am a bit confused about memory.

I read the other thread and I know that XP takes a lot of space, but both the computer here at work and mine, on which I had XP plus Office 2002 and Frontpage, say that they have only 96 MB.

The one here at work is online, has Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition SP2, 2.02GHz processor with 96MB of RAM.

Mind you it runs very slow! But can this be so as when I put Windows '98 on my other computer I thought maybe that could be the cause of some problems as it also only has 96 MB of RAM

Microsoft Windows XP needs at least 256MB RAM to operate at a reasonable speed. Your processor is more than sufficient.

Do remember that DISK SPACE is not the same as MEMORY (RAM). However, both use the terms Mega and Gigabyte.

Ok so my company is running Windows Server 2003 and we are running Outlook 2002. For some reason when we open certain EMAILS such as embedded images or dynamic emails, a POPUP shows up and says "Please wait while windows configures Microsoft office 2000 SR-1 standard. It's annoying and it happens a lot. Is there a way to get rid of this. It's driving my entire office nuts.

let me know....

THANKS..... Is that a new occurrence or has it always been this way/ office is looking for some component that needs to be installed - and perhaps wasn't completely or properly installed on a prior attempt. Do you still have all RELEVANT installation CD's? What happens if you put the Office CD in the drive/

This is a very useful site and i'm so glad i found it! Lots of very, very useful information for technicians and users alike
I am having a ISSUE with a customers system right now.
Installed a new 40g hard DRIVE to a computer and am TRYING to install windows 2000 as the operating system. Here is the problem: Windows 2000 GOES through its setup, formats hard drive, goes through another setup and reboots to do the SAME thing over again. When i reboot the system windows doesn't load.. instead i get the infamous "disk boot failure, insert system disk and press enter"... any idea what i'm doing wrong??

Thanks,Computer make/model? One hard drive that I assumed is jumpered correctly? Can you see if the files have indeed been loaded on the hard drive? Was it working correctly other than a bad hard drive before?it's a custom pc with an intel pent II.
It is jumpered correctly.
files have been loaded on hard drive. The computer was not booting from the old drive so i replaced it.. and now this.Something wrong with the IDE channel itself perhaps? I assume you have verified that that drive worked fine in a different machine.

As it is somewhat of an elderly macine, it might be easier and cheaper to replace the board with an EQUIVALENT, than to break out the soldering iron.