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windows pops up a message on my desktop, labeled system manager and the massage is view event log. i can remember some time ago, playing AROUND in the event logs and believe this is when it started. yes i may have told the computer to take this action. if someone knows how to get it to stop, (the window opens again immediately after clicking the close option) please WRITE Quote

Event Log
Your motherboard can log errors (such as BIOS problems and hard disk boot problems) it encounters during startup. Settings in this section allow you to enable or disable logging, view the log, erase the log, etc.

I have never heard of a BIOS that logs events

Hi to one and all

So glad to be here. I am so HAPPY to FIND a place for US computer folk.

My QUESTION is this...

I have bought an all-in-one printer, tried to install it but it would not due to my computer only having Windows 98.

What I would like to know, is if anyone has any information on where I can purchase either a Windows 2000
CD Rom or a service pack?

Thank you very MUCH in advance for your assistance. I am looking forward to your response.

Have a nice day.
Bob
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rlz=1B3GGGL_enUS369US309&q=buy+windows+2000&btnG=Search&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=

Hello, I am looking to add a right click option to the file explorer in Windows NT, to copy a file and add the date. For example,

before:
copy.txt

after:
copy.txt
copy_20101009.txt

I have no idea how the batch file should look although I know the very basics how to create one. Can anyone help?Dates come is VARIOUS formats, so please run echo %date% at the command line and post the results. This will better help us craft a batch file specifically for you.

Attaching items to the context menu involves a registry hack which I do not recommend. An alternative would be a batch file with a shortcut on the desktop. You could then drag and drop single or multiple files on the shortcut and produce the same results.

Let us know. Thank you for your fast response. My date format is "11.10.2010". I do not necessarily need a registry hack, any fast SOLUTION is ok for me. Can't remember exactly what batch language looked like in WinNT, but this little snippet might work as drag and drop: No registry hack involved.

Code: [Select]@echo off
set today=%date:~6,4%%date:~3,2%%date:~0,2%

:loop
copy %1 %~dpn1_%today%%~x1
if .%2==. goto end
shift
goto loop

:end

Save the code as a batch file in the directory of your choice. Create a shortcut to the file on your desktop. You can then drag and drop file(s) from Windows Explorer on to the shortcut to create copies with todays date. You can also run the batch file from the command line passing a file name(s) on the command line to get the same results.

Good luck. Looks like it works but not with file NAMES that have a space in them. Any ideas?Quote from: s2nrbald on October 12, 2010, 12:09:22 AM

Looks like it works but not with file names that have a space in them. Any ideas?

I have a dual boot system with windows 2000 booting first and if I go to safe mode I can choose windows ME. My problem is when booting windows 2000 I am seeing a login box that says user name ASPNET and it asks for my password. I have never set a password or never used or need to use aspnet. I have tried just CLICKING enter. I have tried administrator and owner. Nothing works and I am not able to log in. I am not able to get into safe mode for this OPERATING system - same login box. Then I restart and click F8 and there I am able to choose to log into windows ME and that system loads fine. But it is not the default to load so I have to jump through hoops to get there. So my question is can I somehow use windows ME to fix the aspnet problem for windows 2000? Or could I change the boot order? Also if I use ME will all my personal documents and pictures that were on windows 2000 also be on windows ME? I am just wanting to fix this. Hope someone can help me. Thanks so much!Quote

ANOTHER user account is created for the ASP. Net Worker Process (Aspnet_wp.exe) so that it is not running with administrator privileges. This helps to increase security because if there was a breach the worker process is running as a lowly restricted user rather than having administrator privileges on the local machine. The big complaint with there being another user account is that when it is created, it will prevent auto logon had there previously only been one user on the computer.

I get this error MESSAGE when trying to play a DVD on my computer with Windows 2K. I have no clue what it means.

[recovering disk space - old attachment deleted by admin]See, if VLC will play them: http://www.videolan.org/vlc/If you have a SLOW CPU, VLC might lag because it doesn't offer hardware acceleration (use the graphics card). So you might want to TRY this also.
http://mpc-hc.sourceforge.net/
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If you have a slow CPU, VLC might lag because it doesn't offer hardware acceleration (use the graphics card)

you may wish to check settings as Vlc has had hardware acceleration working by default in every windows and linux installation I have used.

Cityscape...windows has no css decryption by default

By the way I cannot actually see your error message for some reason so I'm guessing this is the reason .

There is no Windows 2000 compatible DVD decoder installed on this
system. a DVD decoder device or decoder software is required to
play movies (a DVD drive alone is not sufficient).

If this computer could play DVD Videos before Windows 2000 was
installed then your DVD decoder is not compatible with Windows
2000. You may be able to fix this problem by downloading new
decoder software from your computer manufacturer. Please visit
http://www.hardware-update.com using your internet browser.

hardware acceleration for video, not necessarily for DVD.

I am getting a bsod when booting my windows 2000 pro. The screen says it is missing the file
\windows\system32\drivers\sbp2port.sys
I do not have any ERD. I have a new copy of windows 2000 pro with a valid key.
All I really want to do it boot this thing enough to get PICTURES off of it.
It also has windows ME on another partition. I am unable to use safe mode to load last good configuration. Still get the bsod in safe mode. It will not let me change to the ME partition either.
Can I use the recovery console or repair and use the extract command to fix this?
Can someone PLEASE guide me to get this thing booted? Thanks! Repair Install...

The notes are for XP but the procedure is the same...
I suggest reading it thru...and printing out a reference copy before PROCEEDING...

Best of Luck.Quote

All I really want to do it boot this thing enough to get pictures off of it.

I have recently installed win7 in my LAPTOP which was having factory installed VIsta.I cleaned VISTA and installed win7 which worked absolutely fine.

I WANT to keep Win2003 and Win7 TOGETHER so I am trying to install Win 2003,I have created a bootable USB stick and copied the win2003 SETUP in that USB to install from COMMAND line.

After booting from USB stick,i get C:\ prompt which is actually my USB stick
I ran SMARTDRV.exe for fast copy
I did cd "win2003" which contain setup files
I did cd "I386"
Ran WINNT.exe

Setup process copied everything in around 30 min and start the onscreen installation.

After a while an error pops up saying that there is no enough disk for the install and the reason,setup is trying to install on my USB. It is not giving me any choice to select the existing partition available in my hard drive..Is this something with the driver ? I have no option in my bios to change SATA to ACH or anything.

Any help/suggestion will be a great help.

Thanks
DeepakHow large is USB drive?

During installation a swap file is created to assemble the decompressed build and your probably exceeding your thumb drives capacity.

when i click on a link a windows PAGE OPENS but the address of the NEW link is blank. in order to go to the link i have to right clink my MOUSE on the link copy shortcut then left click my mouse open the new WINDOW click on the left in the address right clink paste then go thereWhat browser and version of Windows are you using? Also I'd suggest scanning your system with malwarebytes.

I'm running a Compaq desktop pro using windows 2000 pro and I must have deleted or did something, because when I turn it on it goes through the process of starting windows and just before it done it shows me a message stating "Windows 2000 could not start because of an error in the SOFTWARE: report this problem as: Loader error 3 and when I try to use my emergency disk it says's NTLDR is missing. What are the steps that I have to take care of this problem. Any suggestions are welcomed. Thanks.Okay, your Emergency Disk is to be started from Setup, not booted from. And did you make any *major* system changes before your 2k/NT install went awry? And is it a BSOD, and do you get crash dumps? If so, attach those. Also, attach a photo of the computer screen so I can see what is going on.Well I cant attach any files because I'm not on the internet, but I'll try to explain it a little more. the first thing that started giving me problems was I installed microsoft works & money 2002 Standered and my screen started to blink on and off real rapidly. So I uninstalled it and it continued to do that. After that I restarted my computer and it continued to do the same think. So I ran a program called easy cleaner and I let it do a scan for unnecessary file and I deleted thous. I also did a scan and checked for duplicate file and deleted some of them not all because I wasn't sure about that and it continued with the blinking. I turned the computer off and started to restore all the duplicate files that I could until the screen was blinking so fast I couldn't even click on any thing. Finally I shut down the computer again. When I restarted it, It went through the motions with to the point where it said starting windows 2000 and the bar at the bottom of the screen started moving up until it until it got to the 3,rd bar from the end and the screen went black and at the bottom it said "Windows 2000 could not start because of a error in the software. Report this problem as: Loader Error 3 to your server. And that,s what it continues to do every time I turn it on. I, TRIED ALL OF THE OTHER START UP'S INCLUDING LAST KNOWN GOOD CONFIGURATIONS and STILL the same thing. So that's exactly what happened. Any and all help is greatly appreciated. Thanks GPFuson. Well I figured out what was wrong. know all I need to know does anyone have a windows 2000 CD I can copy or a program I can burn. thanks gpfuson!Sorry, we cannot help you obtain a Windows disc illegally. If you received a disc with the computer you'll have to use that. I wasn't suggesting anything ILLEGAL I am just trying to find out how to go about acquiring one, that's all.

Muchas Gracias!!No problemo...Well, I knew it wasn't going to be that easy.
Windows 98 ES ......OEM or Custom without RAMDRIVE?
Do I need Mirror 1 or Mirror 2?
By disk do they mean a floppy disk?
Copied the OEM version to a CD and inserted it into the computer. Nothing happened. Properties said it was "read only". Tried to open the CD drive and it asked me to insert another CD to write to.
I went to a DOS prompt and typed in c: /U and nothing happened.

I am CLEARLY overmatched here. I am wondering now if this is really necessary. The computer works OK. It just has a bunch of programs, hotfixes, etc. I wanted to give a clean computer to my daughter's family.

Thanks for your efforts and comments.

When I go into disk management to FORMAT the main partition, I right click but the format OPTION is not ALLOWED. I ALSO looked in the help INDEX and it says you can't format the system partition. I am stumped.You cannot format the system partition while the system is running. (Can you guess why not?)
Then how do you do it? Obviously I have no idea what I am doing!Boot to the OS CD and you'll be given the option to format before reinstalling.I did this and was not given that option. I'll try it again. Thanks!http://support.microsoft.com/kb/304868

I am havng TROUBLE re-installing windows 2000. Can I start over again? I think I might have made some mistakes in the first COUPLE of screens. Now it goes directly to the delete partition screen. I would LIKE to start from SCRATCH. Can I do this?
Thanks!HTTP://support.microsoft.com/kb/304868

i have windows2000 in my one system, before 2 days windows is corrupt, i tried with chkdsk but its not repaired, i also tried to change winnt\system32\confing FOLDER, windows is start but i can not use programs which are previously installed on my PC, PLEASE can you GIVE me some solution to resolve my problem or repair the corrupt file(c:\winnt\system32\config) which i have already as a backup?Did you create a backup of the winnt file ? ?
If so REPLACE it...

Ok so I insitalled win 2k pro on a computer and the video is wierd like the windows are missing techtures and the show up on the oposite side of the window making it look like its made from lego and thing like when i right click on my BACKROUND and scroll the mouse to properties when i go over the diff bog it makes LINES on the destop beside it hard to explain thought i someone can show me how to put pics on this i will show u

sys is
400 MHz Processor
196 Mg RAM
8 GB hdd

any help? What is your graphics card? I would install the appropriate driver for you graphics card. If the driver isn't installed all kinds of weird things could happen.no it's not the graphics card driver but i went into the display properties and under trouble shooting I put the graphics acceleration to NOE and it works but even before this i noticed than all my screen savers are rally fast. Can you give some more info on your graphics card?

Control Panel -> Display -> Settings Tab

Tell whats shown under where it says "Display:"

Also, Can you include a Screen shot of what your saying is wrong(Desktop, windows, etc.)Quote from: comda on June 19, 2010, 08:53:53 AM

no it's not the graphics card driver but i went into the display properties and under trouble shooting I put the graphics acceleration to noe and it works

I have a relative staying with me at my home who will be here for a while and wants to be able to use my computer to surf the internet or check her email. However this person KNOWS much less about computers than I do and I worry she will end up causing my computer to get a virus (she has accidentally downloaded STUFF while using another relatives computer and they got virused). Also, she's nosy and I don't want her sifting through my personal files in the document folder or on my separate partition. Currently my computer uses the admin account by default (yeah, I know you're not supposed to do that). I read that you can create a separate account with settings to restrict access so the user can not OPEN the documents folder or install programs etc. How do you do that?

My computer has Windows 2000 Pro installed.When you create a new account for her, she shouldn't be able to look through your files on your account(Unless of course you create her new account as an Administrator).

Here's how(Set for limited access):
Start -> Settings -> Control Panel -> Users and Passwords

On the Users and Passwords window, MAKE sure the "Users must enter a user NAME and password to use this computer" is checked, then hit "Add"

Fill in the "User Name"(You can fill in "Full Name" or "Description" if you want), hit Next.

Enter the password, hit Next.

Hit "Other" then under the drop down, select "Guest", hit Finish.






Considered getting rid of the relatives ? ?
Not a PC answer so sorry if it doesn't apply....Still the OP wants her to still have access, without screwing up his computer.

What do I have to do to GET the regsvr32.exe service to RUN on my Win2K system to register .dll files? Right when I type regsvr32 in the start bar, I get an ERROR message saying the file was loaded but check to SEE if the file is corrupted. Anyone have a solution?More details:

• What exactly did you type into the start bar for registering a DLL
• DLL Name

I partitioned the hard drive and made a mirror of my C:\ drive. I was hoping to establish the D:\ as the new C:\ drive. That didn't happen and now I can only boot from the installation disk and win2k puts me into cmd prompt. I need to know if there is any trick to get windows to reassign the D:\ drive to C:\ so windows will boot normally.
Processor: Pent 4; 2.0ghz
mobo:ASUS P4T
chipset; intel X80850
FSB 400mhz
Graphics card: ATI Radeon 256mb agp pro
OS: Windows 2000 Pro v 5.?

I don't think theirs much you can do, where all your folders in the c drive?Why on earth would you do that?Ok, here's what transpired. I was using msicuu2.exe to clean up orphaned files after much reinstalling and DELETING of softwares. I likely deleted some critical files from the registry causing the OS to malfunction. So given that scenario, I decided to use the D:\ drive to manage a new installation and then copy my programs from C:\ drive. When that was accomplished, I FORMATTED the C:\ drive but forgot to change the D:\ letter before I shut down. When I attempted to run it, windows gave me the error: "NTDLR is missing. Press Ctrl+ALT+Delete to restart your computer." I can boot from the CD but when I HIT REPAIR a windows installation, windows takes me to the command prompt window; D:\Winnt. I don't know what to do from there to get it back to C:\. I thought about directing windows to make a fresh install which should be called C:\ and then get to the D:\ drive that way to recover all my program files. Are there any hitches or pratfalls about this method that I should be aware of beforehand? Thanks in advance. And always remember, SHAP HITTENS! *censored*!Format both partitions and start over...
1/2 of the choices you made in this adventure landed you where you are now...I agree with Patio. You got yourself in some deep trouble there.This thread is 3 months old.

Okay, I installed my CAPTURE card perfectly, all files and no errors. I start up my laptop then I open a program for VIDEO capture(it STILL has a BSOD no matter what program it is) then it just has a 0x0000007F divide by zero error. I have looked at the minidumps and the causes of the crash are ntoskrnl.exe and StkCamd.sys. Now the weird thing is that, OCCASSIONALLY when I log in, as SOON as I see the shortcut for the video editing program, I double CLICK it and it works, but not all of the time. Please Help, its not a hardware issue the device works perfect on my home computer, but I need this device on my laptop.Uninstall the drivers from the device manager, and have a look for updated drivers. What capture card is this?

I have an 8 yr old hp PAVILION 533w with windows xp sp2. It froze up on my son while he was gaming. He turned it off with the button on front of tower. Now when I turn it back on the blue hp invent screen comes up, it emits a screeching noise from inside the tower and will not load any farther. The cd tray will open and close and the fans run. I open the tower and locatedthe source of the screech. It is coming from a tall, round resister/diode at the bottom right of the board. I don't know if this is from a PROGRAM ERROR or a bad processsor or HD. I'm posting this from my iPhone so any help getting my pc back up would be greatly appreciated. THX. I'm not sure what this diode thing is do you mind taking a picture of it with your Iphone and some info about your computer would help and the OS. You might have a bad board. Go ahead and send it to HP.

I have a compaq presario that was running windows 95 and the himem.sys was erased and it WONT start windows. But KNOW I have a compaq desktop pro that is running win 2000 pro service pack 2. I would LIKE to know if there is any way of using the newer one to get the info off of the older one or can it be used for some type of extra memory. And how. I know there both ancient but there mine. Any suggestions are welcomed. THANKS!For Windows 95: When Starting Windows 95... appears on the screen, press F8. The Windows 95 Startup Menu appears.

Select "Command Prompt only" and press ENTER. The system starts to a DOS Command Prompt.

Locate and see if there is another copy of HIMEM.SYS file on the hard drive by entering the following command:
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DIR HIMEM.SYS /S

C:\Windows\Options\Cabs\HIMEM.SYS
C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\HIMEM.SYS

CD WINDOWS

CD WIN95

COPY C:\Windows\Options\Cabs\HIMEM.SYS

COPY C:\PROGRA~1\NORTON~1\HIMEM.SYS

Hello all! Computer Specs at the bottom of post!

I recently started up a server computer that I ran a few years back, and realized that I would have to upgrade past W2K to get the hosting programs again.

I borrowed a Vista Upgrade disk from my brother, as I heard you can do a clean install with one. Tried over and over, but didn't work. Closest I got was to the installing bar on Vista, but my computer would die* at this point.

I then found a copy of Vista that I tried to install. I wiped my drive of everything after making a backup, and tried to install it. Same thing as the other disk. I got to the install bar and the computer died.

I thought that maybe it was Vista, but before I bought Windows 7, I asked around to see if there may be other explanations. I was told that it may be that my BIOS and drivers are outdated, so I dusted inside the computer, reinstalled 2k (Worked fine), and UPDATED everything.

Tried to install Vista, same problem. At this point I thought it may just be Vista, so I bought Windows 7, but it's the exact same thing. I try to install, it gets to the "Installing" bar, and then the comp dies.

I had a recent idea, and that's one of the reasons I'm posting; to see if it's a possibility. I've been playing Dawn of War and Fable (as my other games require XP and up), but recently the game will lag for a few SECONDS, then when it gets the focus back, the graphics are all wonky (IE: In Dawn of War, the terrain is made up of my troop's facial pictures, and in Fable the models are all highlighted with a gray blob and the coloring is random).

*When I say die, I mean it as the computer just shuts down. There's no BSoD, and usually I have to unplug the power for ~10 seconds or it won't restart when I switch the comp's power on/off.

My Question:

I tested to see if the problem would fix itself when playing, but the games just end up freezing. My THEORY is: Is it my graphics card? It would explain the games, and might it not explain the OSes? If they're too for my card, would my computer be unable to handle it and just shut down?

Specs:

OS: Windows 2000 (Real copy)
Service PACK: Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
Computer Make/Model: Custom-built: Mainboard: MSI K8N Master2-Far Chipset: nVidia nForce Pro 2200
Proc: AMD Opteron (DP) 246 @ 2000 MHz (x2)
RAM: ~1g (1,048,044kb)
Anti-Vir/Anti-SW: I use tools included with Hiren's Boot-CD (Mainly Malwarebytes)

Thank you to everyone willing to take a crack at it! If you need any more information, just let me know!3 suspects come to mind...

1) PSU...swap another one in there...same or greater wattage.
2) CD/DVD drive...again try another.
3) If it is more than 1 stick of RAM in this setup try with only one stick.

Best of Luck.

PS. Also since it's still running Win2K fine before you try the above...DLoad and install and run SpeedFan...game for awhile and check your Temps and post them here...
Sounds goofy but it may be the vid card getting so hot it produces a thermal shutdown...in that case swap the card for another.

I just received this blue screen when starting my computer:

A problem has been detected and windows has been shut down to prevent damage to you computer.

UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME

If this is the first time you've seen this stop error screen, restart your computer. If this screen appears again, follow these steps:

Check to make sure any new hardware or software is properly installed. If this is. New installation, ask your hardware or software manufacturer for any windows updates you might NEED.

Of problems continue, disable or remove any newly installed hardware or software. Disable BIOS memory options suh as caching or shadowing. If you need to use safe mode to remove or disable components, restart your computer, press F8 to select advanced startup options, and then select safe mode.

Techical information:

*** STOP: 0x000000ED (0x86B638A8, 0xC0000006, 0x00000000, 0x00000000)

When I push F12 nothing HAPPENS?? I tried pushing every button and nothing happens?? Help Please!!

What's supposed to happen when you push F12?

Does this message appear when you reboot? Were there any warning signs or changes before you saw the message (new hw, SW, error, etc)? What OS are you using?I read somewhere that F12 is suppose to reboot the computer? I don't know anything about computers and hope I can get an easy answer to fix the stupid computer without spending hundreds of dollars!

The only thing I have installed lately was something off of Netflix to watch a TV series then a couple of days later when I turn my computer on a black screen comes up with 4 options to start in safe mode... then it goes to the unmountable_boot_volume blue screen.

I don't think I am able to reboot my computer- when the blue screen comes on nothing happens- I have pushed every button to get something to happen??
You need to press the power button on the computer to shut it down. Then restart and see what happens. You may have to hold in the power button for a few seconds. And no, F12 is not supposed to reboot the system.I have done that and the same screens appear?? Am I SOL?What OS are you using? And just to make sure - you don't have a floppy drive with a non-bootable floppy inserted, correct?I am assuming OS is operating system, if so it's Windows XP

I don't have a floppy drive inserted.

Thanks for your responses!! Boot to the Recovery Console (boot to your XP CD and choose the FIRST repair option - press "R" when prompted - if you don't have an XP CD see if you can borrow one). If you need further instructions on how to get to the recovery console go to this link: http://pcsupport.about.com/od/fixtheproblem/ss/rconsole.htm
Once in the Recovery Console do the following:

1) Type Fixboot c: (then press ENTER)
2) Type Fixmbr (then press ENTER)
3) Type chkdsk /r (then press ENTER)

The last command will start CHECKDISK. It will take a while to complete - leave it alone and let it do so - you will know when it's done. When it finishes you will be at a command prompt. At that point type Exit (then press enter). The system will reboot. Let us know what happens.

hm, ok

So they stopped coming up with security patches and hot-fixes for Win 2000, in 2005 ?

Support for Windows 2000 ends on July 13, 2010


http://support.microsoft.com/kb/227350


Just a support article, that makes mention of ending extended support... Hope all you 2000 users are ready..

Support for Windows 2000 ends on July 13, 2010


http://support.microsoft.com/kb/227350


Just a support article, that makes mention of ending extended support... Hope all you 2000 users are ready..

i can not go to net my computer is sending PACKET is not receiving packetMost likely you will NEED a new network card.
Does the same thing HAPPEN in safe mode with NETWORKING?

Can I boot my system into dos from the D:\ drive? I want to run AFLASH.EXE utility to save a copy of my bios and possibly in case I find I have to do an upgrade later. The program only runs in dos and it won't fire from the DOS PROMPT. I am just fearful to install MS-DOS 6.21 in the C:\ because I don't want two OSs in the same partition. I heard that's always a bad idea. What is your advice on this TOPIC? Thanks. What exactly are you trying to accomplish here ? ?I have W2k with all my personal apps and files installed. On a second hdd, I have MS-DOS6.22 installed on the C:\ drive. I want to know if I clone the the first hdd could it be transferedr to the partition on the second hdd-which is already FORMATTED for NTFS. That way I won't have to reinstall everything all over again and will have access to two OSES. I would have to know how to GET MS-DOS to recognize and external hardrive where the transfer operation would occur and I probably need a driver for that, right? And so where would I find that driver?

Trying to run a software program and WINDOWS says it cannot FIND the entry POINT for the psapi.dll. I tried regsvr32 C:\winnt\system32\psapi.dll from Start but windows says "psapi.dll was loaded but the DLL Register Server entry point was not found. DLL Registgry Server may not be exported or a corrupt version of the psapi.dll may be in memory. Consider using Pview to detect and remove it." I opened Pview but it was for viewing processes, which didn't help my cause. How do I find out if the .dll is corrupt or a wrong version-it's not missing because it's in system32? I also found the same .dll file in System Tools.Quote from: PunkAss on February 09, 2010, 04:57:58 PM

How do I find out if the .dll is corrupt or a wrong version?

I removed network adapter and REINSTALLED it. but i can't able to assign same IP address as previous assigned. No need to post the same QUESTION more than once.

I have a pop-up for "Total PC
Defender" on my desktop and I can't REMOVE it. I have no start menu so I can't download anything and can't access taskbar manager. When I restart computer I get everything returned to normal for about 20 seconds and then it all disappears and the pop=up returns. I have tried inserting my Windows XP utility and driver disc but nothing happens. Any ideas?
ArtYour system is INFECTED. Go to the malware section of this SITE and follow the instructions in the announcement at the TOP of that page.Alan,
Thanks I'll try it!
Art

Hi,
can i upgrade windows 2000 pro (SP4) to windows XP pro (SP2)!??
i tried to upgraded but it didn't work! message appears that you cannot upgrade from windows 2000 to windows xp pro.
is there something i need to do before upgrading or what!?

thanksWhat exactly does it say on this XP CD ? ?it says: For distribustion with a new pc Only, for product support contact the manufacturer of your pc,


icludes service pack2, v2002Is it a ful version? Defenitely sounds like an OEM. Does it say anywere a certain brand computer it was for? Or if its JUST the service pack?(Not SURE if this exists, I just know I have a disk that says windows 2000 on it, but its just the service pack).That CD will only install to the brand of machine it shipped with...sorry.Quote from: patio on November 13, 2009, 06:26:02 AM

That CD will only install to the brand of machine it shipped with...sorry.

What are the specs of your computer? Maybe they dont meet the system requirements for windows xp.

i've bought the CD from the market not with PC, i already tried several windows xp original cds but all didn't work

thanks

I need to rebuild several computers ( REPLACE motherboard ) but unable to find new motherboard that will support W2K. I have proprietary video capture card and drivers have not been developed for XP or vista OS.MBoards are not OS specific...simply choose one that meets your needs.
I've never heard of a MBoard that Win2K won't run on...unless it's a dinosaur.What about the drivers.......Not many out there that support W2K anymore..........zBtw, most mobo's manufactured before 2007 support W2K.......Try ASRock.com.........or EBay.......zI'm sorry to barge in but what are W2K compatible motherboards?Quote from: comda on January 25, 2010, 02:26:06 PM

I'm sorry to barge in but what are W2K compatible motherboards?

MBO ABIT, SG 80DC, SIS 661FX, BUS 800 MHz, VGA, SATA I (end of production december 2008)

MBO ASROCK, 4COREDUAL-SATA2 R2.0, VIA PT880 Ultra, BUS 1066 MHz, DDR II, SATA 2

MBO ASUS P5SD2-VM mATX/SiS672/1066/DDR2/VGA 256 MB/PCI-ex Vista premium ready

MBO ECS P4M800Pro-M2, VIA P4M800Pro, VGA (rev 2.0) , DDR II,

how can i REPAIR or find files to make windows 2000 start up? MESSAGE says windows can't start because winnt\system32\config\system ced is missing or corrupt. i bought two startup disks, but they do no do anything. windows does not start. i can get into safe mode, but when i hit enter, it goes out.Boot to the OS CD and select R (Recovery Console)

At the command prompt type:

ren c:\windows\system32\config\system system.old
copy c:\windows\repair\system c:\windows\system32\config

Rebooti don't have the os cd. i bought two discs on ebay, but can't get into windows to repairThis LINK is for a recovery console .iso for Win XP. I do not know if it will work with Win2K, but you can try - otherwise you'll NEED to borrow a 2K CD from someone: http://forums.pcpitstop.com/index.php?showtopic=150212 Description of the Windows 2000 Recovery Consolethanks for trying, but it still won't open windows. looks like i'll wind up borrowing the windows 2000 disc. i had one, but my GRANDSON traded it for a video game. i'll see if the guy still has it. thanks againQuote from: carol218 on November 18, 2009, 04:04:47 PM

but can't get into windows to repair

As BC says, you need to burn the .iso image to a cd (using a utility that burns .iso images), then change the boot order in your bios so the cd is at the top of the list, then boot to the CD. You are not supposed to get into Windows.

heh, thanks for fleshing that out, I was only half-awake when I posted

Hello everyone,

I need help with my computer. When I turn on my computer at home, it pops up 3 errors.

1) RUNDLL loading error- lobuzosi.dll
2) login.exe error- cannot find the file logon.exe (or one of its components)
make sure the path and file name are correct and that all required libraries are available.
3) program error- WMP54Gv4.exe has generated error and will be close by window you will need to restart the programs.

Can anyone help me with these errors??You seem to have a Malware problem.

Go here ....FOLLOW the directions and post the 3 required LOGS for a specialist to review.Ask one of your friends running the same version of win2000 to give it to you and remove the virus. QUOTE from: Johns on November 27, 2009, 09:32:10 AM

Ask one of your friends running the same version of win2000 to give it to you and remove the virus.

I had upgraded some 98SE Dell GX100 with 128 MB Ram, 40 GB HD to Windows 2000 and they worked fine for about 8 months. The computers are on a domain and must use a given user profile. The computers started giving an error message: Cannot load user profile, try increasing the size of your registry, then continues with "cannot load .dll files" and will not work. I tried reloading the OS and keep getting the error message once everything is loaded back on the computer, including Symantec A/V Corporate ed.

I am working on eight of these computers...at a school, trying to have more computers for students to go online.

I tried to load XP and I get an error asking about the SCSI connection. Tried with no luck to upgrade the bios. Tried a new hard drive, swapped memory, still getting the same results.

Any hope for these computers?

Thanks for your time!128 Ram is kinda low for W2K..........and you can increase the size of your Registry at System Properties/Advanced/Performance Options - Virtual Memory - Change.

Might check your Swap File size there also......I'd go 1024 Min, 1024 Max

Hit WindowsKey+Break to get into System Properties the fast way...............z3 Month old Topic... Somebody else may benefit.......I just built a brand new W2K computer fwiw.....Talk about fast.....everything is instant...no lag/delay at all........zSo you still don't get it ...right ? ?Yes, thanks, the memory was low. Added 256 mb and it runs smooth as silk. It would probably work better with even more, but money is an issue. Thanks to ebay, I have upgraded about 25 of these W2K at school for about $7 each. Just cause a post is old is irrelevant. The information in the THREAD is what's important........people find them with Google.....and they don't give a flying rat's a... how old a post is.............zQuote from: zardiw on January 11, 2010, 10:28:18 AM

Just cause a post is old is irrelevant. The information in the thread is what's important........people find them with Google.....and they don't give a flying rat's a... how old a post is.............z

and they can find the forum with google, too. and post their question, which can be answered.

Also, registry size cannot be changed, in ANY windows version, so not sure what you mean there. (virtual memory, perhaps?)

..increase your registry size...

How very typical.. You make a statement and I prove you wrong. So you hem and haw and come up with a bunch of gobbly gook that proves you actually weren't wrong after all........lmfao..........z

I have seen quite a NUMBER of ENQUIRIES about upgrading Windows 2000 to Windows XP (presumably because MS is ceasing support for Windows 2000 in a few months time).

However, I have been told that if I am happy with Windows 2000 (which I am) there is no need to upgrade. They say that hackers etc will now be targeting Vista and 7 -not old 2000!

There is the POINT that it may be difficult to find virus and firewall support in due course, but that is a separate issue.

I just want to be reassured that the loss of MS support for Windows 2000 in itself doesn't really matter very much?

Any comments?
I'd forget the "hacker" theory - that's just nonsense - individual OS VERSIONS aren't targeted so much as Windows OS in general. However, unless you have a need or desire to upgrade just stay with what you LIKE.

my computer all of a sudden wont start up.. i havent installed any NEW hardware/software but now when it tries to start up it SHUTS off then starts up again then when it gets to the login screen it shuts off again and repeats. Help Me!!!!Is this a laptop or desktop?You could try unplugging it and then hold the power on BUTTON for 10 seconds or so then plug it back in and see if that fixes it. What that does is drain the MOTHERBOARD.

On a laptop you do the same thing, but first take out the battery.

Sounds like you have a bad power supply, or loose connection somewhere.........z

i just got a computer from a friend of MINE he has a pass word on it and did not give it to me is there a way to get pass the pass wordAsk your friend what the password is.

That's about the only advice we can give you for getting PAST a password.sorry he has SINCE moved away any other adviseQuote from: deegovenor on December 04, 2009, 09:58:29 AM

sorry he has since moved away any other advise

any other advise

Learn the difference between the words "past" and "pass".

I don't get you. You can be so helpful and polite, and then you do this crap again. Everyone understands the question, why do you have to be so nasty?

I recently successfully backed up my Outlook data to a memory stick (for the first time). However, when I now open up Outlook, I get three dialogue boxes:

"This information service has not been CONFIGURED. Select an EXISTING file to configure or type the name of a new file to create"

A "create/open personal folders file" which shows outlook pst in its window.

"Properties for this information service must be defined prior to use"

I click OK for each and can then access and use Outlook as NORMAL. However, this is a nuisance!

Is there any way I can remove these dialogue boxes so I can go straight into Outlook?

I have been told that it is possible to DELETE these via Data Management File which can be accessed via Outlook File menu. But my drop down File menu does not contain this option.

It sounds as though you moved the .pst file rather than COPY it.Thanks - but what do I do to get rid of these dialogue boxes?Close Outlook and copy the Outlook.PST file back to the computer. If you copy it to the default location then Outlook will open normally. If you put it somewhere else you'll have to go to Outlook - Data File Management - Data Files and browse to the .pst file.

Any input would be appreciated. I cannot find anything online about this stuff. So you want us to do the research for you? I don't think so. USE Google and spend a little time on it - you'll find what you NEED to know.Okay ALITTLE help ... here is some terms to look up for Wikipedia.

NTFS, FAT32, FAT

Also go here too (http://www.dewassoc.com/kbase/). You'll need Java for their menu.Quote

I cannot find anything online about this stuff.

Oh, I don't know. I think it's amazing what you can't find if you don't look

I am running on Windows 2000, I believe. (It is a work computer.) I am unable to login because when I get to the login screen it FREEZES and won't allow me to do anything with either the mouse or the keyboard.

My IT Dept. has CONFIGURED a new hard drive and everything works alright with it but I don't want to lose the information that was on my old hard drive. Is there any way to get beyond this problem so I can ACCESS my data? (If I send them the old hard drive I don't expect to get any of my information back and I really hate to have to try to rebuild everything on the replacement.)

I have tried starting in safe mode but the same thing happens when it gets to the login screen. I tried holding down F8 UPON startup but the computer made a lot of noise and I didn't get to the "Windows Advanced Options" as I had expected to.

Can anyone help?Can you boot to safe mode?Try booting in safe mode and make a big registry cleanup. Maybe this will solve your problem. Ignore this guy.Quote from: Johns on November 27, 2009, 09:33:02 AM

Try booting in safe mode and make a big registry cleanup. Maybe this will solve your problem.

Microsoft has it but do I need to download 17 megs of utilites to get the one I want?

This started about a week ago. I'm running Win 2000 v5.00 SP 4. No message when it crashes. There is an odd 1/2 inch gray band around the outside of the screen when the rest of the screen goes to blue. I suspect it is irrelevant to the issue but I have SEEN a lot of blue screens on other computers, none looking like this one. Seems to go randomly about every hour or so of use. I could be online or offline. Does not re-boot on its own. Have not tried safe mode. I do have a recent .dmp file although it's dated 12/19/09 and the pc has crashed several times since then.
Write Debugging Information is set to Small Memory Dump.
Quote from: JimJamie46 on December 22, 2009, 09:59:43 PM

Microsoft has it but do I need to download 17 megs of utilites to get the one I want?

Dumpchk is located in the following locations:

* Windows NT 4.0 CD-ROM:
Support\Debug\<Platform>\Dumpchk.exe
* Windows 2000 CD-ROM: Install the Support TOOLS by running Setup.exe from the Support\Tools folder on the CD-ROM. By default, Dumpchk.exe is installed to the Program Files\Support Tools folder.

I searched this forum and online (including Microsoft.com) and its what I came up with.
I was not aware of the Event Log, but I'll start there.

I have a computer DUAL-booted with 98Se and XP Pro.
Can I just insert my 2000 Pro disk and format my XP partition and install 2000 there? Or is there a better way of GETTING rid of XP and installing 2000.
Note: I do not want anything to happen to my Windows 98.What do you think Server 2000 will do for you?

Unless you will be running daemons you will not find a benefit.Since some new versions of Windows install new file systems, in addition to replacing most, if not all the program and support files, it is recommended that you simply reformat your hard disk in order to completely remove whatever version of Windows you've just installed.

if you're about to install a new version of Windows, it's a great idea to do a full backup of every file on your hard disk before you actually perform the upgrade.

Like i always say though.You are doing what you do at YOUR OWN riskQuote from: CITYSCAPE on November 05, 2009, 11:14:08 AM

I have a computer dual-booted with 98Se and XP Pro.
Can I just insert my 2000 Pro disk and format my XP partition and install 2000 there? Or is there a better way of getting rid of XP and installing 2000.
Note: I do not want anything to happen to my Windows 98.

What do you think Server 2000 will do for you?

Unless you will be running daemons you will not find a benefit.

It'll work fine; just format the XP partition, and install it there. windows 2000 should find windows 98 and setup a dual boot.
(note: Windows 2000 and XP both use the same version of NTFS.)

What do you think Server 2000 will do for you?

Everest - does not work, freezes at "Scanning PCI Devices"
AIDA32 - same problem as Everest
Belarc - WORKS but does not give motherboard infoSIW worked great thanks.

- Here is the info it gives me on the Motherboard section -
Northbridge - VIA Apollo VP3 revision 04
Southbridge - VIA VT82C586 revision 04
CPU - AMD K6 3D processor
Cpu Socket - Socket 7 (321)

So what do I need to find my motherboard driver, North bridge or South? And do have any recommended place for me to look for a driver at?Good LuckQuote from: billrich on November 14, 2009, 02:12:12 PM

Good Luck

Gee, that was helpful.

Gee, that was helpful.

Forget the bridges...what is the <censored> MBoard listed as ? ?

I've always found it useful to even look at the mainboard...

There's a part number printed on it somewhere.

i'm running windows 2k pro and up until earlier today i was able to install programs.
now when i TRY to do so a window pops up saying that "you haven't got sufficient privelidges to install this program" and i didn't make any such policy (i happen to be the sole owner of the computer) and i have my admin. controlls wide OPEN as far as installing programs is conserned.

any info on how to resolve this LITTLE s.n.a.f.u. would be really appreciatd

thank ppl

shadow moon
Login into safemode and then install....Quote from: Vikram Varaprasad on November 08, 2009, 09:46:49 PM

Login into safemode and then install....

I'm TRYING to install Windows NT 3.51 in a virtual machine. I booted up using a MS-DOS 6.22 boot DISK and started NT setup and told it where to install the NT files from.

After that I always get the attached error message. I tried using both a 150 MB & a 2GB HDD but neither worked. Could you tell me what the message means or how to fix it?

[Saving space, attachment deleted by admin]First, have you ever got it to work on a physical drive?
Quote from: Geek-9pm on October 30, 2009, 08:59:40 PM

First, have you ever got it to work on a physical drive?

I have WP2000 which COPES fine with my limited needs (mostly surfing and email).

However, as this is no longer being supported by MS, I no longer receive anything from Windows Update.

I am running Sunbelt firewall who tell me that they have no plans to withdraw support for WP2000 in the near future.

I also have Avast anti virus (free HOME edition) who tell me that the next edition will no longer support WP2000.

Thus, in the near future I will only have firewall protection.

I don't particularly want to move to Windows 7 - it will require a learning curve and in any case I would only want to migrate (in say 9-12 months time) when most of the early bugs have been eliminated.

If I soldier on with WP2000, what are my risks and what can I do to overcome/minimisse them?Quote from: Jeffrey on October 24, 2009, 01:29:10 PM

...However, as this is no longer being supported by MS, I no longer receive anything from Windows Update....

What is "WP2000"?

Thanks for posting this...I was just going to check on a Firewall Solution for my Windows 2000 Professional that I just found out Zone Alarm no longer supports Win 2000 Pro SP4. Going to try the: Code: [Select]Sunbelt firewall that you mentioned in your post.

From a Batch-file, how can I CALL an external program that requires a -literal- '%' in it's COMMAND line without the batch file evaluating the '%' as a batch-parameter?

Example: FFMPEG -i vid.avi -f 20 image2 image%04d.jpg

This would capture frames to a sequence of jpg images, resulting in an output such as:

image0001.jpg
image0002.jpg
image0003.jpg
etc.

The Example works fine from a normal command-line, but from within a batch-file, it gets mangled.

Thanks,
TimNever mind, I found it.

Just do a '%%' instead of a '%' and it's treated as a 'literal' when passed to the external program.

Tim