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Knut, did TweakUI do the TRICK for you?

Kieran, click the LINK below to find KNOPPIX

Maybe a boot sector virus. Have you tried - fixmbr - or - fixboot - from the Recovery CONSOLE?Quote

Knut, did TweakUI do the trick for you?

Hello,

I had recently upgraded my OS from Win98SE to Windows 2000 (service pack 4). I burn Cds and DVDs regularly, and when i used to do it on Win98, it was done relatively fast, with nothing hindering it, in fact, usually i could burn a DVD, and while doing it, i could listen to Mp3s through my computer, or do other work, and the Burning speed hardly decreased and i never recieved errors. However, after I upgraded to Windows 2000, strange things began happening. I had also bought a new DVD/CD burner, a faster one, so the burning should have, theoretically, been faster, however, i experienced the opposite.

First off, while burning is going on, my CPU is completely consumed, disallowing me from doing anything else, my device-buffer started to erratically jump up and down (10%...90%...20%), and my writing and read speed seemed to decrease by half-speed or more. I figured this was the result of a defective drive, so i returned that one and bought a new one, of a different manufacturer, etc... but the same problems keep happening. I also used many different burning softwares, so i don't think that could be a problem. I also ran a Drive Speed tool from Nero, and it has told me, after performing tests that my dvd drive indeed cannot speed up past about half of the speed it is supposed to go, both writing and reading. Another strange thing, i have a second CD drive, but this is just a CD-R Drive for Reading CDs at 32X speed, and when i did a drive speed TEST on it also, the read speed didn't go higher than about 16X!. Now both of my drives are affected.

Could this be just a problem with Windows 2000 specifically, or is it something more...any suggestions?I have never heard of this. Windows 2000 has been a real workhorse of an OS. How much RAM and processor type?

Have you GOT DMA enabled? I'll bet that is the problem.I don't think that RAM or processor type is the problem: 512MB RAM, AMD Athlon 2600+ 1.9 Ghz processor

However, i discovered that DMA was in fact, disabled. I enabled it for both drives, restarted the comp, etc...and the problem persists. By, the way, I always try to disable any unnecissary PROCESSES like AntiVirus before ATTEMPTING to burn a CD, so i don't think thats a problem. I also did virus scans, spyware/adware scans, and DEFRAGMENTED my harddrive, so i don't think that could be factored either.

I need help please!

I GOT this old computer and it had Windows XP loaded. I upgraded to Windows XP Service Pack 2.
Needless to say, I HATE IT!
I put Windows 2000 professional on the computer.
Problem is....I still have Windows XP as well as Windows XP 2 on my system.
How do I get rid of windows XP and XP2? I hate to use up space that isn't needed.
Any help you could give would be greatly appreciatedReload Windows 2000 and format the drive as part of the process. Or just delete the partition and create a new one.

Fed will be happy you went for Win2000. There is nothing wrong with XP as long as you backup you registry, download the patches, have SP2, and a firewall up running the Opera Browser. ^_^

Just do a clean install though, create a Boot disk.
Use FDISK in DOS
Delete partition
Create new partition
Restart
Format Partition
restart
then install 2000 or what ever


That is the cleanest install ^_^

So do you have a duel boot or something?Quote

Reload Windows 2000 and format the drive as part of the process. Or just delete the partition and create a new one.

Fed will be happy you went for Win2000.

Best way is to format and do a clean install.

I like using XP Professional. What do you hate so much about it?

There is nothing wrong with XP as long as you backup you registry, download the patches, have SP2, and a firewall up running the Opera Browser. ^_^

Just do a clean install though, create a Boot disk.
Use FDISK in DOS
Delete partition
Create new partition
Restart
Format Partition
restart
then install 2000 or what ever


That is the cleanest install ^_^

So do you have a duel boot or something?

Molly, you have chosen a wise path to follow with w2k
Set you cdrom as the first boot device in bios and then boot to the w2k disk.
Set your partition/s according to your needs, format and enjoy
w2k will let you do it all.

Not an expert, just a w2k fan, it has all the xp good parts and none of the bad parts.

Hi,

I was wondering if i can perform login on windows XP Pro. Let me explain to you what i really mean by that. I have a small network in my office with a small number of staffs (6 people) too.

What I'd really like to do is to be able to let CERTAIN folders be shared with certain levels of permissions like file sharing. Also when, if possible, someone clicks on a particular shared folders, they would be PROMPTED for username and password before they are allowed to view files inside it. Unsure if this is feasible with XP Pro? I heard you can do this with windows server 2000 or windows 2000 but they are too costly.

Also, is there a step by step instruction that i can follow as to show me how to set file sharing PERMISSION on XP Pro?

Thank you in advance and look forward to hearing from youHi,

I don't understand why there is no security tab shown when right click on a folder -> sharing and security option. All i can see are three tabs i.e. General, Sharing and Customise.

Can anyone TELL me Where my security tab has gone? I have also made sure to uncheck the simple file sharing option under folder.

Your help is GREATLY appreciated and look forward to hearing from you

Good morning everyone.
I have a question I HOPE you can answer
I Sent my friend a document from my computer which is Widows xp and he is trying to open it on his computer which he said is Windows 2000
He said he cant open the document
Is there a reason for this?
Has the software for word changed from that TIME period??
Im confused actually my friend is confusing me lol
Please HELP if you can
All I know is he said its a word doc and is computer is
Windows 2000 . Thanks for your help in ADVANCE
Your all great here
Crly

They should both be able to see it REGARDLESS of which ver. of Windows...
Tell him to try it in WordPad instead of NotePad.

patio. The difference is in the program displaying the info, not the version of Windows.

In my office we have an IIS server running on Win 2000 Server. It has a SINGLE 100Mbps ETH link and it is configured with 2 IPs(One Virtual). My sysadmin said it is USED for network load balancing. My doubt is if having one virtual IP will do network load balancing .

Even if some users CONNECT to IP 1 and some set of users connect to IP 2, will there be any performance difference than comparing to having a single IP.These links might help:

http://www.computer.howstuffworks.com/question342.htm

http://www.computer.howstuffworks.com/nat4.htm

Most of the processes are System
overall the ones taking up the most are
explorer.exe 22,600 K
svchost.exe 20,069
CCAAngent.exe 15,816
IEXPLORE.EXE 15,548
ccApp.exe 12,624Download & run PROCEXP from
http://www.sysinternals.comYou've got some adware problems. Look here:

http://www.liutilities.com/products/wintaskspro/processlibrary/ccapp/

You also seem to have Norton products which suck up system resources on a good day. What all do you have running there?what exactly do you mean by what do I have running??Quote

Download & run PROCEXP from
http://www.sysinternals.com

USB devices are not being detected on my WINDOWS 2000 PC. The only reason I can think for this is that I mapped a number of drives, but these have all now been disconnected. I have re-booted the PC but they are still not being detected. No matter what USB device I connect they do not DISPLAY in Computer Management / Storage / Disk ManagementTry this. Go to Control Panel/System/Hardware/Device Manager...locate your USB Root Hubs and right clik all of them and select Remove. You will recieve a warning message ...ignore it.
Re-boot the machine and Windows will automaticallly REINSTALL the USB device drivers.
Plug in a USB DRIVE and wait a few minutes then check it in Disk Management.

patio.

Hi,

Q 1)Does ANYONE know if it is possible to triple boot windows OS's , if so how?

Q2) Is it possible for 2 OS's to co-exist on 1 logical partition, please explain

thanks in advance,

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Q 1)Does anyone know if it is possible to triple boot windows OS's , if so how?

Q2) Is it possible for 2 OS's to co-exist on 1 logical partition, please explain

is there anyone know how can i find free books for computers on internet.not in electronic formsYou mean you physically get a copy of a book for free? That SOUNDS like the library! Btw, I used to read a book in a bookstore regarding customization of WinXP, where it shows details to get rid of unnecessary components, especially registry entries, which will make the system run much more smoother. Is there any resources like such on the internet?Any XP system will run smoothly if it has the right hardware and is properly maintained.

There is practically no need to tune it if you start out with enough RAM, a PIII processor, or equivalent, and a good hard-drive FULL formatted to HPFS/NTFS.

The only registry entry which needs to be REMOVED is ... Compress Old Files.

Good maintenance, and a proper backup (drive image(s))are more important than fiddling about in the registry.

CCleaner will remove most redundant registry entries.

When you remove software all you have to do is to look in the registry SOFTWARE KEYS to make sure that all associated registry entries have been removed.Quote

There is practically no need to tune it if you start out with enough RAM, a PIII processor, or equivalent, and a good hard-drive FULL formatted to HPFS/NTFS.

The only registry entry which needs to be removed is ... Compress Old Files.

Good maintenance, and a proper backup (drive image(s))are more important than fiddling about in the registry.

1. FAT is FAT and NTFS is NTFS

2. It Compresses Old Files. Remove it from the Registry.

3. A Drive Image is an image of a drive.

1. FAT is FAT and NTFS is NTFS

2. It Compresses Old Files. Remove it from the Registry.

3. A Drive Image is an image of a drive.

Neat answers, Mac, I appreciate it very much.

So what is the difference between FAT and NTFS other than the name, and is it recommended to run XP on NTFS? If so, why?

What are the old files that it compresses? What is the purpose of it doing so and is there any reason why it should not do so?

Is it the same with a backup? What are the differences?

Thanks for all the info.

The way to see is press Ctl-Alt-Del and see the running processes. You can also look at the icons in the lower Right hand corner to see what is going. The best way is to open command prompt and type msconfig and press enter. On the right tab you can see what's in Windows start up. These programs run all the time. Some you must leave alone and some you could check to disable at startup.

Just having programs loaded (but not running) takes up no resources.Exactly what I wanted to know.

Thanks :-D

You get a cookie :-PNO problemo. I hope you appreciated the straight answers rather than the Merlin "babbling".Oh I just completely ignored his jibberish.Quote

Would the change be all that dramatic though? Beacuse I doubt my FATHER would go spend money on more RAM slots when I have had the computer for over 5 years now.

He will say that there's no reason it shouldn't work well now and it did before. No other way of increasing my RAM or any way to make it go faster with the already available RAM?

Also, why is it so low? Do most people have to buy extra RAM when they get a computer?

I just built a brand new PC from all new components here are the specs:
Pentium 4 3.0 GHZ Processor
ASUS P4800 SE Motherboard
Kingston 512 MB DDR 400 RAM
WD Caviar 40 GB Hard Drive
LG Multi DVD Drive
ATI RADEON 9200 128MB DDR AGP8X VID CARD

I have just recently tried to install windows XP on the machine but when setup starts I get the error

STOP: 0x00000050 (0XC95E6EB4, 0x00000001, 0XF84AC14F, 0x00000000)

and then it says something about setupdd.sys PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA F84AC19F F84A2000 3b7d8507

please help me!!! Did you/ do you have any USB devices attached or trying to use an SCSI devices when running the XP installation?

Have you tried swap testing the RAM with another stick?no usb's attached and no SCSI devices. and no haven't swapped out the RAMIf you can't swap your ram try using memtest to test it.Quote

STOP: 0x00000050 (0XC95E6EB4, 0x00000001, 0XF84AC14F, 0x00000000)

and then it says something about setupdd.sys PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA F84AC19F F84A2000 3b7d8507

hi,

I desperately need help with the following issue:

WINDOWS 2000 cannot start becasue the following FILE is missing or corrupt \winnt\system32\config\SYSTEM


I have tried renaming the files as suggested but I need EXPLICIT help on how to copy the registry hive or system files back over. In a foolproof method for STUUPID PEOPLE!!!


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I have tried renaming the files as suggested

FED's last post is the right description for my problem
I did everything it said..but no luck :S

I havn't downloaded anything on my computer
It was WORKING properly and when i logged off i couldnt see the welcome screen

How do i know the RESTORE date?




Can you post a screenshot?

Other than the Windows 2000 ONE you SUBMITTED initially? Needs to be the one from your PC.But how can I post a screenshot?

I get that screen after I switch user/log off..I tried taking a screenshot then, but it didn't work

Is there a way to do it?

I am trying to remove network protocols in networking, so I can reinstall them to see if this will solve my networking problem, but when I remove them and reboot computer they come right back. What is wrong here? Anyone? How did you try to remove?Is this on Win XP ,, if so you might not LIKE to find that you cant uninstall TCP/IP (dont know about the others) but with this one you can perform a command line approach to reinstalling it. start>run then type netsh int ip reset [ log_file_name]

read this page for a full overview
http://www.petri.co.il/reinstall_tcp_ip_on_windows_xp.htmTried to remove by clicking on them and clicking remove and then ok, and ok again and then restarted computer. Windows 98Se is what I'm using. I keep trying to remove these and they keep coming back. It is hooked up to a ethernet switch, should I unplug and them try again? Any suggestions? :-? Thanks.Would really APPRECIATE some help on this. Could it be a virus doing this or do I need to do something else to get these protocols off that don't belong? Please? Sure check for malwares.
www.ccleaner.com
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1
http://www.ewido.net/en/

And see if these help to remove protocols:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314604&sd=tech
http://www.ust.hk/itsc/ResNet/setup_w98ME.html#install_removeThanks for your help. I am running windows 98SE on the computer I'm having trouble with, and I can't get on the internet, having trouble with networking because I'm trying to network windows 2000 Prof and 98Se. I'm trying to fix the protocols because some don't belong for ICS.Got it!!! Started it up in safe mode and removed protocols and restarted and it went back to normal.

Now if I can figure out WHATS wrong with my network, ethernet switch has a green led light but all my NICS are working properly, I bought a NEW ethernet switch and it stills shows a green led light and the other computer's led lights are orange the color they are suppose to be. Tryng to network a two 98Se's and a 2000 Prof.

Anyone know anything about this?

Can't ping the one with the green led light. Tried everything including uninstalling and reinstalling the NIC card. Changed all cables and uninstalled TCP/IP and reinstalled. Thanks again.

I have a Dell CPx laptop that "had" Windows 2k Pro on it when I got it. I WANTED to change it over to Windows 98, which I have a full version disc, along with the SE update cd. The harddrive was partitioned into 5gb and 15gb partitions, in NTFS format.

Using fdisk from a boot disk I downloaded I have managed to DELETE what was a working OS, but cannot get Win98 to enter setup. In fdisk I see the 2 partitions but the smaller one I formatted using the bootdisk shows as FAT12.

As my username indicates, I am NOT very experienced in this stuff. I want to end up with Windows 98SE on this unit, but I don't know how to format the EXISTING drive as FAT 32. I know enough to know I have to at least get the 5gb partition into FAT32 to load the Win98 OS onto. Then from windows I think I can REFORMAT the larger partition.
Where did you get the bootdisk from? Is it a '98 bootdisk? Did you delete the old partitions and make new ones, and did you remember to Enable Large Drive Support and set the C: drive active?

I presume that the D: drive is a Logical partition within an Extended DOS partition?

20 GB (Metric size) = 18.6264514923 GB (binary size) = 19073.49 MegaBytes.

The C: drive should be 5120 MB or 5 GB.

The Extended partition should take up the rest of the drive and the Logical will be approximately 13953.49 MB or 13.63 GB.


"Then from windows I think I can reformat the larger partition."

Better to re-make the partitions with fdisk and format both drives after re-booting, then install Windows.

If you have problems deleting the old partitions try DELPART.

See the link at the foot of this post.Before I found your replies I re-ran the fdisk and format and did get the 5gb partition to FAT32.

I am using a WinME boot cd I dl'd online. And all you comments are correct about the "enable large drive" and the sizes of partitions. BUT... I could not get the larger partition to delete with fdisk. It showed to be an Ext dos partition.

I tried every delete option and it would say "cannot delete as long as logical drives exist", so I would try to delete logical drives and click that partition and it would say "no logical drives exist"

I am now running the Win98 install on the 5gb partition. It warned me that there is an NTFS partition that will not be accessible with W98. Does that mean it will not recognize it enough to even reformat it?

Am I going to lose the 15gb partition if I complete the install, or can I still go back and use the fdisk/format utilites and not affect the partition with W98?

SORRY for the dumb questions, but I don't know the answers.

Thanks for your help!!!

kenIf there is an NTFS partition you need to use DELPART to delete it, as you are unable to using fdisk.Quote

If there is an NTFS partition you need to use DELPART to delete it, as you are unable to using fdisk.

That is certainly true with a Windows 98 boot disk, Mac. However, Microsoft enabled the Windows ME boot disk to delete NTFS partitions so those who had Windows 2000 previously installed could install Windows ME instead.

Delete all logical drives, then delete all the partitions, then create one partition, then reboot and use the FORMAT command to FULL format the one partition.

If you enable large disk support, it will format the partition with FAT32 instead of FAT16.

Let Mac or I know if you need more assistance.

Best regards,
Doc

My Batch file STARTS a Windows program but I must click the "X" when the Program is finished with actions. In order to reduce input from the USER, I need a CLOSE COMMAND. I am trying to CLOSE only the STARTed program active WINDOW in order to continue the .bat file actions. I see the Batch / MS DOS "START" command for launching a Windows based program, but not a "CLOSE" command. No luck in GOOGLE searches until I found this site today.
Is there a dos command of kill.exe or taskkill.exe, if you open the command prompt and type kill.exe /? it should give the help for the command.

I am trying to setup a remote desktop connection but am unable to do so. What am I doing wrong? The host will be a windows 2000 machine and the client will be an xp laptop. I cannot get the xp remote desktop to connect to the windows 2K machine with PCANYWHERE. Any help WOULD be appreciated.Quote

What am I doing wrong?

I couldn't find this in the search. I WOULD like to password protect a folder on my home network. The scenario I would like to create is where I create share subdirectories on computer A. So when computer B browses to the share \\compA\All Users\compB on computer A, computer B has to provide a password to access the files. I know there are programs one can buy to do this, but they must be manipulating permissions already in WinXPpro. Is there a good step by step guide to doing this? I want the child subdirectories to have the same properties, but once you access the PARENT, you won't be asked for a password. Thanks for listening.

google is your friend, and you can do it to!

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308989&sd=techBut that's not a password protection program... That just prevents someone from editing the files...

FlameWell just don't use Folderlock.

Back to google then. There's LOTS of hits for him to read through:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=encrypt+folderThe encryption is interesting, however, I would like to do a simple password for a folder. Maybe it is not so simple. I understand you can set up a Linux box and learn Samba, but Shirley there is a way in XP.Read on:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=folder+passwordYes, the links in your link are mostly (maybe all) for the software you may purchase to password protect folders. Sell me a fish and I will eat for today, teach me to fish.........If your file system is NTFS you can create a list of users who can access to your folders, files etc...Just right click on your folder and go to Security tab to set permissions...All XP systems on my network are NTFS (I have two seldom used Win98 on there also). OK, I found some Google links that get me started. No specific "how to" answer to my query. I tried what I understood would password the folder and made my test folder inaccessible. I cannot access or delete the folder (mmm, almost sounds like I encrypted it). It does not ask for a password, it is just locked out, and I am the administrator! Now I need more and different help !!! I have looked for step by step type instruction on how to do this and maybe there is so much info that I don't see the needle in the haystack.

Let me be more specific of what I would like to do. I want to use the Syncback program to back up data from Computer B to Computer A. I don't want anyone to be able to modify or access the backup (except me, of course). Syncback has the ability to pass username/password. Soooo, in this perfect scenario, all I need is a password protected folder.

If I use the Windows encrypt, each time I do a backup, I must unencrypt, backup, then go back and encrypt the folders/files, unless there is a command line version that I could automate. The folder password seems the simpler solution.Using NTFS file protection will not ask for a password. It will just disable access to those computer users , who are not allowed to access. Right click on folder and go to Security tab. Under Group or User names window clear all the names (by default there are Administrators, power users etc...) then click on Add and then ADVANCED.
On the advanced window you can select Location where your privileged users are placed.When you click on the Find Now button it will show you all the groups and users from your Local Computer, Domain, Workgroup etc..Pick up the user you want and click Ok , OK. Under Permissions for Administrators check Full Control box, and don't check any of the Deny boxes. Restriction comes before the Allowance!
Now only allowed user(s) can have an access to that folder. To inherit permission from parent folder click on Advanced under Security tab and check box Inherit from the parent...

Hope Helps OK, that makes a little more sense. I have a workgroup at home. If I have an administrator account on each system with the same login/password, I can set up the backup from computer B's admin. I backup user B from computer B to computer A, and I already have an identical user/password for compA's admin. Build a share called \\compA\All Users\compB and right click the compB subdirectory. Limit use to Admin. Does XP know that compB's Admin is not the same as CompA's Admin when compB's admin is coming across the network? Assuming that XP does not care, would this work? Comments please if you see a problem and I will try this tomorrow after work. By the way, cool site, hope I can contribute some time.Well, if you are on workgroup then sure you must have same login/password to communicate with OTHERS and it won't make any sense, identical users are same for any of the computers. That user will have access to the folder. For wokgroup there's another way. Change the username/password for the computer where your folder is stored and let others as they are.
When any other user try to reach that folder s/he will be asked for login/password of the computer where folder is stored.
Permission or restriction I mentioned above is usually good for domains. If you could convert it to domain then you would have great ease working with folders.
Do it in the near future...OK, now you have my attention. Can a domain be an internal class C domain? Can any XP box be the domain's "server"? I am willing, but I am also in need of instructions for this if they are freely available somewhere. If I create the domain, I understand that I would be able to create domain users and that sounds like the beginning of acitive directory. While the work to set this up does not look simple, I am not a total novice. Thanks again for the advice and help. You must have sth like 192.168.0.x which is C class. And run Windows NT, 2000 Server, 2003 Server on one of your machines. It's not so complex as you think. All you have to da is get a book and follow step by step instruction.
There's also enough source on the net about certain topics (active dir,domains, etc....). Take a time and have a look. Everything is horrible outside and you get in to see not so dangerous

I had a pirated version of windows on my computer, and windows found out. So they screwed over my computer and I cannot run that version of windows anymore.

Well I've MOVED past my pirating days and now I have a legit copy of windows, but I can't install it because it still brings me to the pirated version of windows and yells at me for being a pirater.

Can anyone help me out??Phillip......Well if you have a new legal Window O/S .......The solution is simple format the hard drive and reinstall the new operating system on a clean hard drive .........You will loose all data .....unless you have it backed up on cds .
What is the exact issue .......is it the serial key has been blacklisted or is the issue one of activation ?

dl65
How do i format my harddrive? I've tried from the system setup; i've tried from a dos BOOT disk...

PLEASE help againPhillip...Which operating system are you USING ?

dl65 Windows 2000 is the OS i got caught using, and is the OS i'm trying to get off my computer. Windows 98 is the OS i'm trying to install.From boodisk use option 2 start Windows without CD rom support

On the command Prompt type C:/
then you should see
C:/>

use
C:/>FORMAT C: /s This should erase and partion your hard drive to FAT32

Hope it was what you are looking for.
Or you can try
http://www.killdisk.comHow did 'windows' find out?
How did you find out that Windows found out?
W2k has no checks on it, neither has W98.
You have been screwed by something else.
Run the scans or do a fresh install.Windows found out because i sent an error report. The computer went crazy, shut down, and has not worked since.Quote

You have been screwed by something else.
Run the scans or do a fresh install.

i need to know if someone can help me find a program that will allow me to delete COOKIES(tmp internet files) from other user profiles, without having to log in as that user. I tried ccleaner and it WOULD only allow me to clean the actual person that is logged in. can ANYONE please help???Without the permissions SET to allow this i'm afraid you're out of luck...
Are you the Admin of these accounts/machines ? ?

patio. yes.but am monitered by the COMPANY we are contracted by.

After various problems I decided to reinstall xp home oem.
reformatted h/d,starts installing but HANGS after 35% of setup is copying files. this is my 2nd attempt the 1st one stopped at 30%. please help :

specs:400 psu,amd athlon 2000+,1024pc133sdram,M/b k7sem ECS,DELL 17"lcd,Maxtor 40g h/d,lite-on cdr,SAMSUNG dvd, floopy/d,Leadtek Geforce2 mx64.Test your ram. http://www.memtest.org/
Let it run for a couple of hours.Could you please explain how?After you unzip the downloaded .zip FILE you will find a readme.txt.
Here is part of what it says.
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For Windows, unzip the package into a directory like C:\memtest, insert a
blank floppy into your a: disk drive and run the install.bat file. As the
install prompts you, to use memtest directly, leave the disk in the drive
and reboot your machine.

on this computer my internet is fine, but on my other computer...well..here is the story:

i had 2 spare computers so i took them both apart to make one that is a little better. it was WORKING fine, and i was on the internet and everything. It was a windows 98. Well, i just updated it to a windows 2000 professional, and the internet no longer works. It shows that it is connected and running fine, but outlook express, IE, firefox, AIM, and EVERY other program that requires internet does not get it. Am i doign something wrong when i set up the connection? from what it looks LIKE, it is the same connection as this computer...Please help if at all possibleWas this a clean install of W2k?
Did you run the Internet Connection Wizard?How do you CONNECT ? ?
Modem
Dial up
DSL
Cable patio.

I tried all the editing SUGGESTIONS on how to get junk out of start up in Windows 2000 but NONE seemed to work.

Systems is Windows 2000 (it has all the current MS bloatware patches) on an IBM A30 laptop. When the system reboots the last thing that happens before the load is DONE is a folder called Common shows up. It LOOKS like an empty windows explorer page with common in the address line. I have tried running Ad Aware, Spybot, Defraging the disk, running Norton Anti Virus and using all the editing suggestions on this site to get rid of this pesky folder. It is still in this COMPUTER on startup

Any suggestions out there how to get rid of this turkey.Download & run Hijackthis & post the log file.

Something is eating your RAM, take a look in your Task Manager.
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Total Physical Memory 512.00 MB
Available Physical Memory 65.10 MB

Have you run a hijackthis scan ?

6 to 7 hours is UNREAL. It should never take more than 3. Even 3 is rare... Something's up... I'll wait for your results before posting anything...

FlameIf you're still having trouble with viruses/spyware/adware , go to: http://housecall.trendmicro.com/

Do a FULL system scan.

This online virus scanning program will detect all known malware (at least what is knows to Trend Micro).

Requirements:
Hardware:

133MHz Intel™ Pentium™ processor or equivalent
64MB of RAM
At least 30MB of available disk space
Operating System:

Microsoft Windows 98SE/NT4.0,SP6a/2000,SP2/XP,SP1/2003 and Windows MCE 2005
Linux Distributions that supports libc6
Solaris 2.6 and above
Software:

Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) 6.0 or LATER
MOZILLA Firefox 1.0.5, 1.0.6, 1.0.7, 1.5
Mozilla 1.7.12
Display: Monitor that supports 800 x 600 resolution at 256 colors or higher

This does work for 98SE, so I THINK it will work for Millenium Edition.

im having a problem with a removeable drive. it has previously been E: but it has just recently started being F: when i turn it on. there doesnt seem to be nething using the E: though. I need it to be in E:! is there neway i can make it assume E: instead of going to F:. when i put in another removable disk it goes to E: but the one i want to use E: doesnt go there?Wha? E or F.... Uhh. The letters on the drive doesnt mater unless one has windows on it Did you recently partion the drive or reformated the drive? Are they set as master or slaves?"There are two ways that disk drives get drive letters on a PC. The first kind are the ones controlled by your BIOS. These usually include your floppy and most hard drives, for which drive letters are created when your system is first TURNED on. The second kind of drives are controlled by software, or more specifically, drivers. These types of drives include CD-ROMs, Syquests and other removables, network drives, and sometimes SCSI hard disks with ID's other than zero (0) or one (1). Generally, drive letters are assigned to these drives depending on the order in which they are loaded.

For Windows 2000/WinXP:
- Open the Disk Management console (diskmgmt.msc) by right-clicking on My Computer
- Right-click on any drive, and select Change drive letter and path.
- Windows will let you know if the drive letter cannot be CHANGED for some reason.

For Windows 95,98, and Me:
Windows 9x-Me only allows this configuration for those drives controlled by drivers (the second type mentioned above). By editing the Registry directly (see Solution #2 below), you should be able to change the drive letter assignments for any type of drive. Note: It is extremely important that you back up your Registry before continuing."
The above and the REST of the procedure is here: http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/article02-024

DellIf using windows 2000/XP (STRICTLY applies to W2K/XP only)

do create a systemvariable under "System PROPERTIES => Advanced => Enviroment Variables."

Create a NEW systemvariable called.
DEVMGR_SHOW_NONPRESENT_DEVICES

assign the value " 1 " to this new string.

Now, open device mananger by right clicking on my computer and selecting " Manage "

Now click on VIEW => Show hidden devices.

Now look for your usb device. (disconnect it first) and remove the usb device. Do this for other usb devices too.

Now reconnect your USB device, it will be re-detected as new device, it could assume drive letter E:

Hi,

I have two questions:

One is that I was working on my fried's PC, I instslled both Win2K and WinXP on without partitioning HD, is that the wise thing to do? (I read some where that it's not a good idea.)

And also, are PC100 and PC 133 memory interchangable?

Thanks in advance.

Richard.

King:

If there is only one hard drive with one partition and you install Windows 2000 and then install Windows XP, you will not be able to boot to both operating systems. Otherwise, upgrading Windows 2000 to Windows XP should not cause any PROBLEMS, unless, of COURSE, Windows 2000 was having problems before you installed Windows XP, then the problems might persist.

Regarding PC100 and PC133 RAM, in many systems they are compatible (one of my PCs can use both). However, if you install them together in the same system, you will not receive the benefits of the faster 133 "speed". Check the documentation from the manufacturer of your PC or motherboard to be certain it may use either RAM stick.

Blessings to you,
DocHi Doc,

Thanks for the quick reply. I was able to boot it up on both Win2K and WindXP.
But however, when I boot up with Win2K, there are somthing missing. When I tried to use the System Information, it won't start. I am just wondering why that is.

Thanks again.

Richard.King:

Please let me know exactly what the error MESSAGE says.

Thanks,
DocHi Doc,

There wasn't any error message, just a few start menu items won't respone. But the rest of the Win2K works find. I am just concern that whether it will GET some problem in the long run.

Richard.Well, it would be on a seperate partition. Try reinstalling 2K on that partition. Also make sure you gave the partition enough space for the system to run on.

FlameQuote

Hi Doc,

There wasn't any error message, just a few start menu items won't respone. But the rest of the Win2K works find. I am just concern that whether it will get some problem in the long run.

Richard.

Hi,

I have two questions:

One is that I was working on my fried's PC, I instslled both Win2K and WinXP on without partitioning HD, is that the wise thing to do? (I read some where that it's not a good idea.)

...I was able to boot it up on both Win2K and WindXP.
But however, when I boot up with Win2K, there are somthing missing. ...

Quote

Microsoft says, "You should install each operating system on a separate logical drive. If you install multiple operating systems on single drive, you may experience problems when you attempt to run those operating systems." See http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q217210

Soybean is correct. If Windows 2000 is installed in the WINNT folder and Windows XP is installed in the WINDOWS folder of the same partition, you will not be able to start Windows 2000. Each operating system must have its own partition. Do you have both a WINNT and a WINDOWS folder on your Local Drive (C:)?

Best regards,
Doc

I was RUNNING windows 98 and my computer continued to restart when I went into explorer or checked my email. Figured it was a virus, so I wiped the computer and upgraded to windows 2000 which was going to do anyways. After re-installing everything, when i still go into explorer it still restarts. I've tried putting new RAM in and still happens. I THOUGHT it could be the NIC, so I put in a new ONE and it still happens. I need help, so any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thx, boomertest you RAM (free download at memtest86.com) and if no errors found try swapping in a known working power supply and see if that solves the problem. The NIC card sounds like a long shot. how did you come up with that idea?figured it may be the issue because it only restarts when i check email or the internet. tried the memory thing already and the memory is okay. i'll swithin out the power supply.

thxIn addition to the above, try another browser. Firefox is free, uses fewer resources to run and does most of the things IE does and some things IE doesn't do (tabbed links, RSS, etc.).

If it doesn't fix your problem, at least you will be shedding some extraordinary bloatware. Your PC and RAM will THANK you for the change too.

You can still keep IE and try switching between the two until you are convinced.

Firefox is available here for free download: http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/

Dell

Hi. I have a small home network. Three computers have winxp home edition. and one has win 2000.
all are connected via wireless Belkin ADSL Modem with Bulit in 802.11g wireless Router. Two computers have installed Belkin F5D7000 802.11g wireless desktop network cards. The Laptop has a High speed mode wireless G notebook network card. the last computer has a high speed mode wireless G Desktop network card. Everything has been running very well until a couple of days ago, when the computer started to run very slow. I started the windows task manager and found a programe that was using 98 % CPU usage. the programe turned out to be WinxpDisableZero configation.exe. yes it is spelt the way it says in task manager. I end this programe and every thing is ok. Can anybody please explain what this is. Thank you.

I have managed to find some links for this problem. I hope I am allowed to pu them on.
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12282207~mode=flat.
It still doesn't solve the problem. but it will help.Quote

The issue that you are having with the CPU reaching 100% is due to the PROGRAM winxpdisablezeroconfig.exe not being able to terminate the windows wireless support FUNCTIONALITY.

This issue is something that we have seen on a small number of computers.

To resolve this issue please follow the instructions below.

Click start, run
In the run box type msconfig and then click o.k.
Click on the startup tab.
Uncheck winxpdisablezeroconfig.exe

And then click o.k. and then reboot the computer.

Using the process above will STOP this process from running and will not cause any other problems.

i want to format my C drive. Now it has me choose wether under a menu that says "File system" either NTFS or FAT32. NTFS is already chosen. Then there are two empty check boxes which read "Quick Format" and "Enable COmpression". I leave those two blank and press "start" Then it says that windows cannot format this drive. It tells me to quit any windows which display its contents and for me to try again. HOwever Ive quit all windows and the problem still persists..


*censored* U BILL GATES, for ur incomplete operating system with so many holes that ur own computer is a bigger hassle than hackers!If it's over a 32 gig drive it chooses NTFS automatically. If it is less you get a choice. (Speaking from experience here.)It won't let you format it because you are using it. You can't format the C drive if it's in use. And since you sound like all you did was right click and chose format, I'd say it's a safe bet to say you were logged into the computer.

Ok so the solution. Click the start button, and then select RUN. Type in CMD. Ok next you have to use the convert command.

Type this:

convert c: /FS:NTFS

then hit enter. Now it should ask you for a volume LABEL if you have one. Type it in and hit enter. The volume label is FOUND by, opening my computer and right clicking on the c drive, then select properties. There's a section there that says label. If there's something there that's what you type in. If the box is blank then it shouldn't prompt you for a label.

Ok it may ask you for a new label and if does you can put whatever you like in there. It's going to tell you that it will do the conversion the next TIME you start your computer, select yes. Restart and let it convert.

Done.

Good luck.It won't let you format it because you are using it. You can't format the C drive if it's in use. And since you sound like all you did was right click and chose format, I'd say it's a safe bet to say you were logged into the computer. What operating system do you have?

Ok so the solution. Do you have the operating systems CD? If so boot to that and you can format from there. If it's windows 2000 then you need to make the 4 boot disks if you don't have the CD. That way you can boot with them and run the format. I'm not sure you can make bootable floppies in XP, I've never tried.

The reason that you can't format your C drive the other way is because your desktop is open and that's a part of the C drive. It would be under c:\documents and settings\USERNAME\desktop

That's what window is open that you need to close, that's why it wouldn't work, and since you can't close your desktop you have to do one of the other methods.

Good luck.Quote

I would like to format my C: drive. It has me choose, under a menu that says "File system", either NTFS or FAT32. NTFS is already chosen.

Then there are two empty check boxes which read "Quick Format" and "Enable Compression". I leave those two blank and press "start".

Then it says that Windows cannot format this drive. It tells me to quit any windows which display its contents and for me to try again. However I have quit all windows and the problem still persists.

Quote

Do not under any CIRCUMSTANCES get Millenium EDITION (ME).

My SYSTEM asks for ID ADDRESS each time i CLICK open for any diskette. but this is a recent DEVELOPMENT as it used to open befor . advise me
The floppy disk is likely bad, or might be the wrong kind (it should be labeled high density). Use a different one.

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/Windows/2000/server/reskit/en-us/Default.asp?url=/resources/documentation/Windows/2000/server/reskit/en-us/w2000Msgs/1009.asp

Doc

hey me not being a former windows NT USER ,, would any of you guys know what this error code means

1816 0x0718 Not enough quota is available to process this commandJ0K3R......
HTTP://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/Windows/2000/server/reskit/en-us/Default.asp?url=/resources/documentation/Windows/2000/server/reskit/en-us/w2000Msgs/1495.asp
Have a read ...perhaps it will help.

DL65 heh thx bro ,, i hadnt USED NT till i started this job. As i thought, it was a memory problem. thanks againJ0K3R..... Glad to hear your back on the rails .....

dl65 LMAO matey heh NT sends me off the rails

I had someone network all of my computers together and they were all working fine with ICS and now that I changed ISP's I can't get them to connect to internet or they were connected for a couple of days and then all shared internet connections stopped. The person is not around to help so I thought I'd come here. I also have one computer that is not getting a orange light on ethernet switch, the host and one of the clients light on switch is orange and the other CLIENT light is a blinking green light, sometimes the other client with the orange light will work if I disconnect all the ethernet cables and disable internet connection sharing and connect all wires back up and enable ICS. I have a dial up connection with windows 2000 as host and two 98's as clients. All settings for internet connection sharing are correct. Can anyone help me?

Thanks,
troubledoneContact your it manager or isp.......
Another story.......thats is......harry potter...Thank You. I will contact them. Do some ISP's not support ICS?

Thanks,
troubledoneIraq hates the usa.....you have come for the oil.......i had a can in the boot of my car you could have had.It's just Merlin posting again under another name obviously. He cannot even take credit for his own drivel. He must assume another identity and continue his silliness and babbling. Talk about a waste of a computer......I called my ISP and they said they don't support ICS. So I will need to find one who does. In my family we all need our own computers. If anyone knows of an ISP who supports ICS please reply to this post, I would greatly appreciate it.

Thanks
troubledone Why not just buy a router and be through with ICS and screwy ISP's?Would using a router require a high speed cable internet connection? If so I can't afford dsl or cable internet service right now.

Thanks
troubledoneWhat's the difference between a router and an ethernet switch? And when do you use a router? Or is there a certain type of internet service you have to have to use a router? Any reply would be appreciated.

troubledoneA router is a more sophisticated network device than either a switch or a hub. Like hubs and switches, network routers are typically small, box-like pieces of equipment that multiple computers can connect to. Each features a number of "ports" the front or back that provide the connection points for these computers, a connection for electric power, and a number of LED lights to display device status. While routers, hubs and switches all share similiar physical appearance, routers differ substantially in their inner workings.

Traditional routers are designed to join multiple area networks (LANs and WANs).

On the Internet or on a large corporate network, for example, routers serve as intermediate destinations for network traffic. These routers receive TCP/IP packets, look inside each packet to identify the source and target IP ADDRESSES, then forward these packets as needed to ensure the data reaches its final destination.

Routers for home networks (often called broadband routers) also can join multiple networks. These routers are designed specifically to join the home (LAN) to the Internet (WAN) for the purpose of Internet connection sharing. In contrast, neither hubs nor switches are capable of joining multiple networks or sharing an Internet connection. A home network with only hubs and switches must designate one computer as the gateway to the Internet, and that device must possess two network adapters for sharing, one for the home LAN and one for the Internet WAN. With a router, all home computers connect to the router equally, and it performs the equivalent gateway functions.

Additionally, broadband routers contain several features beyond those of traditional routers. Broadband routers provide DHCP server and PROXY support, for example. Most of these routers also offer integrated firewalls. Finally, wired Ethernet broadband routers typically INCORPORATE a built-in Ethernet switch. These routers allow several hubs or switches to be connected to them, as a means to expand the local network to accomodate more Ethernet devices.

In home networking, hubs and switches technically exist only for wired networks. Wi-Fi wireless routers incorporate a built-in access point that is roughly equivalent to a wired switch.

From: http://compnetworking.about.com/od/homenetworkhardware/f/routervsswitch.htm

DellThanks for all your help with explaining the difference between a ethernet switch and a router. I really appreciate it. I just have dial up so I need to know if anyone out there knows of any ISP that will allow internet connection sharing with dial up. Can't afford cable just yet.

Thanks
again,

troubledoneThink I'll go back to semaphore and smoke signals.

This technology is killing me. There's no such THING as an ISP not supporting ICS they are 2 different beasts... ICS set up properly is actually invisible to an ISP
i'm confused as to what yuor problem isMe too. Let's start over.It's been a month and I just came back here to see if I could find the solution to this problem. Didn't realize you all had asked to start over with question. Anyway I thought the same thing about ISP's not having anything to do with ICS. I have had no luck getting back connected with my other computer or computers. I have all protocols set up for ICS and still no dice. I have the host set up on Win Prof 2000 and the other computer Win 98SE set up as client. Like I said everything was working fine until I switched ISP's and then ICS stopped working. I had a friend set it up and he's no longer around to fix so it's up to me. I followed all the instructions on ICS on every website which are basically the same. So what could be wrong? Should there be LAN connections on the other computer. I just have a internet connection and Lan connection on host. I tried to set up a LAN on client but will not work. This is the only thing I can think of that might be the problem. Or maybe something should be fixed in internet options in browser?

On host type of dial up server I'm calling is: PPP;95/98/NT4/2000, Internet. Componets are TCP/IP, File and Printer Shaing for Microsoft Networks, and Client for Microsoft Networks. TCP/IP and Client for Microsoft Netoworks are checked. This is on both computers and are connected to a 5 port ethernet switch. On the LAN on the host same protocols except I have connect using my NIC. I do have ICS enabled on host. Any suggestions?

Hi, I have an outlook 2000 .pst file that has gone over the 2gb limit, I have run a reduction programme and taken it to about 1.85gb but when I run the outlook repair tool it completes the scan but when I push the repair button the programme hangs up and stops RESPONDING. HELP please.are you trying to fix it ot clean it out? What kind of program is it that you use to compact it? Was it from outlook or was it a 3rd party SOFTWARE. If it hangs and looks like it crashes it just might be taking longer to fix it SYSTEM specs will be helpful here

OS:
RAM:
CPU:The programme I am running is the outlook inbox repair tool which automatically downloads whe outlook is downloaded.

The reduction programme takes a chunk of information from the file to reduce the size.

I have a Canon BJC-2000 with a Windows XP system. It was printing fine but when I tried a "Canon compatible color cartidge" the colors were way off (too green). So I removed it and got Canon 21 cartridges (color and black) and POUT them in the same Canon BCI-21e holder (which also has the printheads) but now i get the message onscreen "UNSUPPORTED cartridge BCI-23--replace with BCI-21e"!!! Any time I try to PRINT something, even a test page, it doesn't print.

I tried resetting the printer, reinstalling the driver, soaking the printhead in a bit of water and wiping it off with a paper towel. Still "Unsupported cartridge"--but it's the right cartridge!

Sometimes i get "cannot COMMUNICATE with printer."

ANY SUGGESTIONS? THANK YOU
LewisMy kids used to have printers of that exact same model #. If it helps both were ruined by using "compatible" cartridges. I could never get them to work correctly after that.

You can uninstall and reinsall the drivers (be sure and download the latest ones from Canon, rather than using the original CD as that came out loooong before XP.

I tried deleting and reinstalling the driver several times and finally after a few times it worked and things are back to norma. I'm only using Canon cartridges in this printer from now on.
THANK YOU!
LewisI'm glad you are back up and running. I think "el cheapo' cartridges (at least those ones) clogged the ink JETS, whereas Canon products never cauased any problems. Thanks for posting back!

We work for cheap. Just a few nice words, or EVEN any feedback at all is enough for us.


BTW the memory usage looks correct. How many PROBLEMS did you locate and fix with AdAware and Spybot? More than 100 I wager.[highlight]BTW the memory usage looks correct. How many problems did you locate and fix with AdAware and Spybot? More than 100 I wager. [/highlight]


I found well more than 100, ended with about 200 plus. My computer is running a tad better than it was, im also looking to get rid of mcafee and stop running it, so im in need of a good firewall and virus scanner.

Also whats wrong with using mcafee and norton? is AVG scanner the better one to use?

thanks again folks.

ComputernewThe OLD fogey is just a nobody who invented the theory of relativity. Albert Einstein, even a genius of SCIENCE can take time out to see if he can lick his adams apple.

Thanks Mac for your help there I installed everest, im unsure what processor speed it is but it says intel celeron on the tower casing.

Also where could I find a decent copy of AVG and the Zone alarm firewall.

thanks,

ComputernewQuote

Also where could I find a decent copy of AVG and the Zone alarm firewall.

I have 3 HDDs, one is my main C: with windows and all that and the other TWO are spanned and have all my movies, music and whatever. I am making some changes to my hardware and AFTERWARDS I would like to make a clean install of windows, reformat and install, but I just want to make sure that I won't lose the spanned drive. when windows comes BACK up on the C:, will it just automatically PICK up my spanned drive and have everything back to normal or is there something special i have to do? Thanks.If you are using Win XP (or 2000) and the two "spanned" drives are formatted as NTFS partitions, you should have no problem.

If you need help to determine if the above is the CASE or need alternatives for other operating systems, let us know.

Dellcool thanks, just wanted to check. yeah i have xp and they are ntfs. thanks.

I created 4 floppies and successfully booted my computer running Windows Server 2000 after a Blue Screen crash. At the end of the 4th floppy it gave me the option to continue or to quit (F3), if I would continue I would loose all the data, so I quitted. What is the reason to boot from the floppies if I can not recover my data? Am I missing anything, what should I do in order to be able to boot-restart and be able to access the contents in my computer?

Thanks for any help.

MJ
You have your recovery data on a floppy? Not very reliable if one gets floppy gets corrupted. So what are you trying to do with your hard drive? Did you backup your computer to a bunch of floppies?I guess I wasn't clear enaugh, I did boot with the floppies because I coudn't start Windows, then when I got to the POINT where it finished the fourth floppy it gave me two options, Continue or Quit, if I decide to continue it tells me that I could loose all what I have in the computer, so I did not continue, I quitted.

What I wonder is if I would continue, would it GIVE me the choice to Format or it would no matter what?

What I need is to be able to acces the contents in my computer, I did not have any data in the floppies, just the boot disk.

Hope that this explains better.

Thank you anyway.

MJWhat are you going to back up your data to?I do not want to backup anything, just to access my data (all the contents in my computer).There should be an option to repair the installation. At one point during the text based process it should prompt you to repair the existing Windows installation. Do that. I believe the screen for this is when you first get started right after it detects your SYSTEMS hardware configuration.

I believe you press R, and this will do a repair installation. You will see the option if it's available. This should keep all your files and the such, however any system settings you have will be deleted.

The repair option will be on the WELCOME to setup screen. I'm not 100% sure if this is an option in 2000 server but I'm pretty sure.

Good luck.Quote

I do not want to backup anything, just to access my data (all the contents in my computer).

my sis let someone who knows nuttin about pc's WORK on her computer ,, now her cdrw only plays music
will not read cd recovery . its a HP vectra xe310
he also installed sp3 which i had not heard of til now.
i tried changin boot order but still no help.he also
did not completely reinstall windows xp completely
not sure how or why.

i have never used a floppy to do a clean install but would like to if i can find it in an easy to read an understand,, i tried the help forum from hp
but thats jus too confusinHe installed XP Service Pack 3

Can you enter BIOS Settings?


Check this for information and utilities.

Very useful link.

i'm havin 2 disconnect this puter to work on the messed up puter ,, can you please tell me how to get
into bios never have done that unless thats where i changed my boot order i also thought if i could flash the bios it might straighten up i have never done that either

ps : i really thank you for any helpAs far as I know sp3 is for windows 2000 not windows XP. So does XP load? You said it wasn't fully installed, does it load at all? I find your post jumps all over the place. First you start by saying that it only plays music, then you say XP wasn't installed all the way. Well if XP wasn't installed all the way you wouldn't know about the CDRW only playing music. Because XP wouldn't load into the GUI.

Where did you change the boot order at? In the BIOS? I'll need more and clearer information before I can tell you what the problem may be.

Is it the XP Windows cd or just a recovery cd? Yeah, Mystik is right. Please be more specific.

You can enter BIOS striking DEL continiously at startup. Then DUE to your PC model Advanced BIOS Setting or whatever... Choose first boot device.

And don't forget to check the link I mentioned above.Actually to enter the BIOS varies. It could be a few different buttons. It depends on the make of the BIOS. Quote

Actually to enter the BIOS varies. It could be a few different buttons. It depends on the make of the BIOS.

easy to read an understand

While trying to repair windows 2000,(STOPPED recognizing modem) it went into upgrade. Now is "HUNG" in setup and I can't cancel. When I restart, goes back to set up. Tried in SAFE mode...goes back to setup. How in the world do I get out of it and just get back to the normal start menu?
Thanks in advance.
Andy Sounds like a damage driver problem......remove the modem......and re-install system..If it is asking you for your 25 digit license number, you have a serious trojan/virus ISSUE. I am not sure what you did, but a full format and reinstall will fix it. Do you have a legal copy of Windows 2000?

Hi,
is there a Ressourcekit for Win2000, where can I get it?
if not
is the NT Ressourcekit working on Win2000?

(sorry I am new to W2k)

THANKS in advance
uliMay I suggest google? I got this back:

Results 1 - 10 of about 7,150,000 for resource kit on windows 2000. (0.20 seconds)Quote

May I suggest google? I got this back:

Results 1 - 10 of about 7,150,000 for resource kit on windows 2000. (0.20 seconds)

I am using OUTLOOK 2000 to manage a series of email accounts. On the WHOLE this works fine and it will pick up my emails REGULARLY. However, sporadically it stops being able to connect to a particular account. Is there a way to sort this out?Aside from the fact that it could be an ISP problem.

Keep your system free from spyware and virus' using up to date security software.

I have a similar problem with Vigin, after a couple of ATTEMPTS it finally connects. It's just the wonderful world of pc's!!THANKS. I will try!

I use MEDIA Player 9 on windows 2000 professional.

lately, all my music/movies seem to of speeded up. Its not as fast as fast forward, but enough to make male voices sound like girls voices, and 1hr movies to finish in 53minutes!

Media Player HELP suggested I went to VIEW>Enhancements>Speed...

The problem is I dont seem to have the change speed option on there!

Any ideas??Shpankol:

You have to switch Media Player to full mode, then click View | Enhancements | Play Speed Settings. In Play Speed Settings (at the bottom of Media Player) select Normal for speed and check Snap Slider To Common Speeds.

DocIm using Media Player in full screen mode, and still the option to change the speed settings is not there. I reinstalled it again today, yet I still do not have the option!

Is there any other free software available that has the ABILITY to increase/decrease play speeds?

SteveShpankol:

What IS there when you click View | Enhancements | Play Speed Settings?

Update sound drivers....or codecs....Download windows media player classic from
free-codecs.com. its basic but reliable, i play all my dvds and music through it and you can quite easily change the speed of your music/movies with it.

I have 98SE installed. I need to be able to install my video card drivers, but Nvidia's drivers from their site say "video card not found."

PC-3GHz P4HT, 1.5GB RAM, 128mb Nvidia FX5200xt.
I'm amazed that 98 is running correctly with that much RAM. Why do you need that much with 98 out of curiosity?

You can go to control panel/system and choose display adapter/ update drivers and direct it to where the files are as an option.Okay, I installed the monitor drivers and then the FX5200, (Nvidia), drivers.
Still is a pain, it says "While initializing device CONFIGMG, Windows Protection error, you may have to reboot."
That happens if I install the drivers, and then I MUST go into Safe Mode and remove it from the Device MANAGER, and then install the VGA.

I need the larger resolution, (1024x768 at least), and at least 256 Color.Check in BIOS and see that the proper option is selected for PCI/AGP. If your BIOS has the option to reset ESCD, give that a try also. It doesn't ALWAYS take on the first reboot so try at least 3 times before deciding it didn't work. If you reformatted, you might need to reload the MB drivers (if you have them).I don't think I need to reload motherboard drivers, (XP MCE and 2000 pro installed perfectly).The fact that both OS's installed has nothing to do with not NEEDING to re-install your MBoard drivers...
Windows could be running generic drivers in their place which could be making the other driver installation hang as it is looking for the correct MBoard drivers in order to load properly...

patio.

I have Windows XP Pro installed on my Dell Latitude L400 Laptop. XP seems to run kinda SLOW and freezes sometimes. I was WONDERING if Installing Windows 2000 would be better for the laptop.

Specs:
700 mhz
128 MB Ram
20 GB HDAndrew Grant......128 mb of ram is the minimum for xp to run ...... 256 would be better or if thats not an option then win 2K would be the way to go.
With 128 mb , XP would respond slowly .........

dl65 In anyway. WITHOUT the reason of RAM or whatever else, W2k is better.

Easy and reliable to use.




XP User You are a wise man Peccavi. Thank you Fed.