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Score Dual booting Win2K with WinXP, corrupt FAT32 drive
cramm - 7 Jan 2006 10:57 PM - 3 messages
Hi, I´m experiencing a very strange problem. I'm dual booting Windows 2000 Professional + SP4 and Windows XP Professional + SP2 each one of them using a dedicated C: drive that gets hidden when the other OS boots (I´m using a 3rd party booting solution that allows this scheme) . ...
Score Cannot Install Printer
Mike Hogan - 7 Jan 2006 10:27 PM - 2 messages
I cannot install the printer driver for a Brother HL-5050LT on the LPT1 port. The necessary files are all copied to a hard drive folder, but when installation gets to the point where the .inf file is used to ...
Score Add/Remove Programs...
Steven Sinclair - 7 Jan 2006 8:02 PM - 2 messages
Have a machine that as of this morning, I can no longer utilize the Add/Remove Programs applet within the Control Panel. The applet appears to load, but with a big window that states there are no programs installed on this machine. If I scroll down, I can see the ...
Score Latest MS Patch (KB912919) Problems
Jay Somerset - 7 Jan 2006 6:38 PM - 2 messages
After installing Microsoft's latest security patch (KB912919), my computer has suffered many "freezes" for up to 20 seconds when trying to do things involving browsing and even using Explorer.  Has anyone else seen this behavior? MS put this patch on their support website several days before their ...
Score Software installation
Mrich - 7 Jan 2006 6:55 AM - 4 messages
Hello, I currently have 4 user accounts on my W2K Pro machine including the Administrator. I would like to install software that is only accessible by 1 of the other 3 users. No specific software. How do I accomplish this ? ...
Score Unique Page File 'Problem' ???
Courtney Regan - 7 Jan 2006 2:02 AM - 2 messages
Just set up a new W2K Server today.  It has 3 drives, and will be used strictly as a basic file server.  Drive 0 is 18GB for the O/S-single partition.  Drives 1 & 2 are mirrored 73GB 10,000k SCSI Drives for file ...
Score Defragment tools missing...
computerguy - 6 Jan 2006 11:25 PM - 3 messages
Hi, When I right click on the C: drive from the My Computer icon and then select Properties -> Tools the defragmentation option is grayed out with a message that "No Defragmentation Tools is installed". However, I can access it via Start -> Programs -> Accessories -> System ...
Score no thumbnails in explorer
Skeleton Man - 6 Jan 2006 11:09 PM - 2 messages
Hi all, For some reason if I create a folder with apostrophes in the name (e.g. John's Stuff), then I get no thubnail preview in the left pane for images (I know this is the issue because as soon as I remove the apostrophe, ...
Score Microsoft automatic update changes profile path without warning
abarone - 6 Jan 2006 9:44 PM - 2 messages
We have observed sporadically that following a recent Windows 2000 automatic update to some of our institution's PCs, a new user profile directory is created.  When a user logs in to the workstation, the user is associated with this new profile directory.  The result is that the ...
Score media player problems
whois - 6 Jan 2006 9:32 PM - 2 messages
While I am on the internet, my media player will not play videos that are built into any website. Not even my own.  It will play on my desk top with media files I have in my computer. I have firefox and IE6, it will play in ...
Score ftp.exe
wli2k2 - 6 Jan 2006 5:50 PM - 4 messages
Can anyone tell me what the ftp.exe file located on the system32 folder does? If I don't want to leave this file in the system, can I just deleted it? thanks. ...
Score svchost.exe and dllhost.exe
Fran Lacne - 6 Jan 2006 5:23 PM - 3 messages
Hi Can you help me please? how to know which process/es have launched svchost.exe or dllhost.exe? Best regards! FL ...
Score SATA Support
Techmanblues - 6 Jan 2006 4:31 PM - 3 messages
How well does Win 2000 Pro support SATA? SATA 1 and 2? I read the spec of a bunch of boards that has SATA II controllers on them and the boards support W2K, but does not say support SATA II explicitly. ...
Score Server 2000 / 2003
Peter F - 6 Jan 2006 4:20 PM - 2 messages
Hi All, I am in possession of a hp server which has raid 5 capability. What i woul like to know is how to build this from scratch. Does either windows 2000 / 2003 recognise that there are 5 disks in the server and can you just boot ...
Score bloqued *._ files
seven - 6 Jan 2006 3:30 PM - 5 messages
Hi, In my network I have some Machintosh computers and they are experiencing some problems when they try to delete files. "...acess denied....". , I have tryed to delete the files whit admin acount and I get the same. I have to restart the machine our the server to solve the problem. ...
Score unexplained server shutdown
kathmur - 6 Jan 2006 2:48 PM - 4 messages
Hi there Windows 2000 IIS & active directory Server shuts down unexpectantly checked log files and the error i get after it has shut down is 'the previous system shut down at ... was unexpected' - no other clues in event log possible ...
Score Recycler directory and about 20g of disk space
GenoG - 6 Jan 2006 2:41 PM - 4 messages
In troubleshooting a disk space issue of a win2000sp4 server I found that the recycler directory had 4 files in it totalling over 20gig.  The recycle bin itself is clear and in the properties of the recycle bin the D drive where ...
Score Windows SP4 Service Pack - now near dead pc
n cook - 6 Jan 2006 10:14 AM - 10 messages
Win2k installed SP4 fine but on reboot it gets to the flying window pane and then shuts down the power supply just like pressing the machine reset button. Then just cycles through this route and never opens windows. Same trying "Safe Mode" or other f8 options, ...
Score Connection pop-up
Alain - 6 Jan 2006 2:07 AM - 6 messages
Hi, When my friend is working on his computer (with dial-up connection to Internet), he is always getting a prompt to connect to internet (to dial-up). I guess an application in the background is causing these prompts. How can I find WHICH application is causing this problem? ...
Score Best Windows 2000 Server Tape backup software?
Bradley Walker - 5 Jan 2006 11:36 PM - 2 messages
Hello all, I have a client that is in a weird position.  They have owned a Dell PowerEdge 600SC server for about 4 years now.  With the server came tape backup software which is now showing it's age, although still working. ...
Score autochk & chkdsk errors
Begentle - 5 Jan 2006 11:21 PM - 2 messages
Hi, I'm using win 2k with all updates. I bought a second hand fujitsu 10.8Gb harddrive which is now connected and used for music storage. When I bought it I checked it over with a fujitsu diagnostic program that did a full and through check that took ...
Score Domain/Workgroup ?
Les - 5 Jan 2006 11:02 PM - 7 messages
TIA for considering my question. I inherited a windows 2000 Server, Active directory and several users. "They" also set-up several computers in a "Workgroup". The Boss wants all of the computers to have access to the Domain Server resources. ...
Score simple folder copy over tool
azermi - 5 Jan 2006 9:31 PM - 5 messages
Hello all, We run a daily script basically "xcopy folders from different systems to one centralized folder on one system" from that system we do our daily backup My question is there any tool or utility or any other way similar to the ...
Score Timeout for dialog boxes
Mr. Frazzlebottom - 5 Jan 2006 7:37 PM - 4 messages
I have seen two occasions now where Win2k throws up a dialog box which halts processes until a user clicks a button to continue. I would like to have Win2k have a timeout and then select the default. The setting: ...
Score bkup/restore security settings on printers
Bill - 5 Jan 2006 6:15 PM - 3 messages
I am wondering if there is a way to backup/restore the security settings on printers? i.e. I have set the security settings on the printers on my server. I use the printmigrator to copy" these over to another server. ...
Score printer ports are not visable on server.
SIAST_Palliser - 5 Jan 2006 5:47 PM - 2 messages
On my Win 2K server, if you go in to server properties, ports all my ports are not visable. If you go in to a printer and look at the port none are visable also. (They can be seen from a Windows XP machine if you look at ...
Score Receiving email if scheduled task fails.
SunRace - 5 Jan 2006 5:29 PM - 2 messages
Hello, Is there any way using which we can recieve email notification if the scheduled task fails to run. May using script or something .... Suraj ...
Score Replacing A Root Enterprise CA
Craig Chin - 5 Jan 2006 3:31 PM - 2 messages
I want to replace our current root enterprise certificate authority without affecting the enterprise subordinate CA's.How can this be accomplished.We are moving the root enterpise CA to a new BOX ...
Score How to get Windows SP4 Rollup 1 Network Install?
rajeshk4u - 5 Jan 2006 1:02 PM - 2 messages
A friends laptop was infected with Spyware /Ad-Ware. As a favour I am doing a re-installation of the laptop. Only problem is that I cannot seem to find a "Network Install" of Windows SP4 Rollup 1 on the Microsoft web site. Apparently I have to ...
Score unhiding files isnt working
geekygeek - 5 Jan 2006 12:52 PM - 4 messages
hi i don't have the option of "showing hidden files" in my folder options. it simply isnt in the list of checkboxes anywhere. so, how can i possibly get access to my hidden files again? using "search" doesnt work either; it is ...
Score Phone and Modem options
BIFF - 5 Jan 2006 12:45 PM - 2 messages
Phone and Modem Options ICON is available in Control Panel. But if clicked on Icon nothing happens. I have a modem installed on the machine and is picked up in Device Manager. Is there a way to get the Icon working again without ...
Score Hey, i got a question>>>
me3eat - 5 Jan 2006 12:28 PM - 5 messages
To day after i logon to my Window2000 machine at my college, i saw that someone has changed the Ctrl-Alt-del box. The box now read: Logon infomation(frame) Philip Couzens was 0wned!!!! and is logged on as MAIN/cou04033056 ...
Score OS Re-installation
BAP - 5 Jan 2006 12:06 PM - 24 messages
The OS in my computer is Windows2000 Professional Edition that has Administrator and assigned Administrator as current Users. It also uses some Applications, but no original or otherwise CDs for their re-installation, should I loose them. If I have the OS original Installation disks, could it ...
Score Task Scheduler
EASY - 5 Jan 2006 6:21 AM - 4 messages
Hi I have several scheduled task running daily in the window 2k server with sp4. They were running properly in the past. I didn't install any software in the last few days. However, the schedule task didn't run again. It shows the ...
Score booting issue
larsk - 5 Jan 2006 12:31 AM - 4 messages
I had to reboot my windows 2k server today and it didnt come backup.... If I try to boot my server it stops at the starting windows screen with the bar at the button of the screen and it stops half way and never ...
Score Installing with USB Floppy
imGeoffDavis - 4 Jan 2006 10:19 PM - 4 messages
Hello - I have a new Dell PE 850 and they do not ship with Floppy drives. I am trying to configure a SATA II PCIe RAID controller during the initial windows server install. I hit F6 and the <S> to specify the USB Floppy. It ...
Score Red X on shared network drives
wli2k2 - 4 Jan 2006 8:51 PM - 9 messages
How come I have red x on my shared network drives?  When I double click on the dirve, it opens fine.  Does anyone know why this is the case and can this red x be removed? thanks. ...
Score would like calendar with back/forth option
- Bobb - - 4 Jan 2006 7:10 PM - 10 messages
Has anyone seen a free app to make Windows day calendar such that I can use a left/right arrow to move month back/forth. or to see this month as well as 1 month ago/next month.  I use it a lot for airline reservations etc and ...
Score Windows 2000 Server Licensing
Macanud0 - 4 Jan 2006 5:52 PM - 4 messages
I have a small windows 2000 domain with one DC. I also have 5 client machines which, ideally, would all log into the server. As of right now,though, when trying to log into the domain, all machines go to a local profile instead of ...
Score Event Viewer Unable to Overwrite Events Question
needin4mation - 4 Jan 2006 4:18 PM - 6 messages
Hi, my event viewer on Windows 2000 Server always defaults back to overwrite events older than 7 days after I restart the server.  Where can I set it to do as needed so that it permanently keeps the as needed ...
Score Authenticain trouble /"The user xxxx has already been tried and does not have access"
Anders Biro - 4 Jan 2006 3:20 PM - 3 messages
Hello, I got this situation that my users connect to the corporate network with a VPN client and occasionally some of the users get this message when attempting to connect to file resources. The laptops are normally part of a network domain and outside the network ...
Score 4Gb RAm on Server 2000
David Spain - 4 Jan 2006 1:56 PM - 2 messages
I have installed 4Gb Ram in a W2000 Server but it does only detect 3Gb. My hardware is compatible with this amount of Ram. I have modified boot.ini with /PAE but it is still bad. How can can i do it. ...
Score Time change at PDC-Emulator
biertjuh - 4 Jan 2006 1:24 PM - 2 messages
Hi, We have a time problem on our PDC-Emulator. The time is out of sync with our timesource (about ten minutes now). The time synchronizing in the domain is ok (also 10 minutes out of sync). When we do a Net start W32Time on the PDC-Emulator we see changing the ...
Score No Desktop on Windows 2000 Server
Lee - 4 Jan 2006 12:52 PM - 2 messages
When i log onto my Windows 2000 Server, no desktop appears. I can move the mouse and the Keyboard also works. If i do CTR ALT DELETE to get the TASKMGR, nothing actually happens and right clicking on the desktop with the mouse ...
Score Blue Screen.....Driver, Power, State, Failure
TKinHawaii - 4 Jan 2006 5:38 AM - 2 messages
First the machine would not shut down, now I get a blue screen with Driver, Power, State,Failure Complete Memory Dump. Completed... Contact administrator Or something like this. I restart and everything is OK, but this now comes up every time I try to ...
Score Server updates not posted automatically
Fran - 4 Jan 2006 5:07 AM - 2 messages
I have a LAN using a Windows 2000 server (sp4). I have configured Automatic updates to occur at 5:00 AM (after backups are run). When I look at the server I see where they have been downloaded but they are ...
Score Folder permissions
Steve G - 4 Jan 2006 4:02 AM - 3 messages
Ok, I've got a basic question about permissions. I'm running IIS on Win2003 Server and am trying to set up an area where users can upload files from a web/php program.  I'm afraid the problem I'm ...
Score shmedia.dll
Stephen Doyle - 4 Jan 2006 1:11 AM - 3 messages
Should my windows 2000 pro have a shmedia.dll? And if it should, and doesn't what should I do about it? Cheers Stephen ...
Score Win 2003 R2 version?
Scott - 3 Jan 2006 11:51 PM - 4 messages
I'm a MSDN subscriber and noticed the different versions of Windows 2003 Standard. There's a Win 2003 Standard R2 for download. What exactly is "R2" and what's the difference between it and the non-R2 version? ...
Score Windows 2000 Server - Cannot start services from DOS prompt or MMC
Larry - 3 Jan 2006 9:22 PM - 2 messages
I cannot start services from the dos prompt using net start or from the services mmc. This problem is also preventing me from installing software updates since MSI cannot run and services cannot stop/start during installation of software. Thanks ...
Score Multi Boot Menu
FJ - 3 Jan 2006 7:18 PM - 4 messages
I'm trying to create a multi boot disk that depending on which opton is selected, a respective mapping will take place and execute a program. I have created the multimenu portion in the config.sys: MENUITEM=mc1, App1 MENUITEM=mc2, App 2 ...
Score Error installing Windows Updates
T.D. Hilton - 3 Jan 2006 7:02 PM - 2 messages
I have a Dell server running Windows 2000 Server SP4. I get the following errors when trying to install the Security Updates: Security Update for Windows 2000 (KB896423) Update Rollup 1 for Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 (KB891861) The error log shows the following: ...
Score Locked account
Roberto Valenzuela - 3 Jan 2006 6:54 PM - 2 messages
I have a big problem with an account on Windows 2000 Domain Controller.It's locking continuosly an user after a one, two, three minutes. It's only one user, no more user are locked out. No errors about the user in event viewer ...
Score Re: "Save As..." dialog box and folder shortcuts
Ivan Bútora - 3 Jan 2006 6:52 PM - 11 messages
(sorry I accidently sent it before having finished writing) Hi everyone, as some of you might know, the Windows 98 "Save As..." dialog box, besides being too small, clumsy, etc., has one annoying behavior. It lets you double-click through a folder shortcut, while replacing the name of the file to be saved with ...
Score User authentication in windows 2000 domain failing to second domain controller
bjaming - 3 Jan 2006 6:12 PM - 4 messages
Hello, I have a client network that had an existing domain controller that contained all the FSMO roles and the GC, there were some serious problems with AD like the domain naming master being deleted, the root CA deleted (still is) and hardware that is about to fail on the old ...
Score Can't access pictures of friends on 'myspaces'
blazindave - 3 Jan 2006 2:29 PM - 2 messages
The website appears normally, but the pictures of my friends do not appear at all. I only have this problem on this pc, my other pc, a laptop has no problem with it. I tried the 'delete temporary internet files' to no avail. I also tried the ...
Score DCOM was unable to communicate with the computer
DannyD - 3 Jan 2006 8:34 AM - 2 messages
The exact message that I am getting is the following: "DCOM was unable to communicate with the computer ccbc-2 using any of the configured protocols."  The computer ccbc-2 is no longer in our network, but this message keeps on popping up in the system event viewer.  I already ...
Score WDMAUD.SYS - Pre SP5 version
prof - 3 Jan 2006 3:56 AM - 5 messages
Does anyone have the pre-SP5 version of wdmaud.sys.  There is reference to it in article 824025, but you have to go through the whole MS hotfix via a phone call route to get it.  I was hoping that someone might have a copy ...
Score PDF's stay in code even after open
E.Z.Cornstuble - 3 Jan 2006 3:00 AM - 6 messages
What can I do to make PDF files readable. Now they open in code. Dialog box options not effective. Just installed Adobe Acrobat Reader (freeware). Just uninstalled Adobe Pro Tryout. Thanx ...
Score EXPLORE.EXE HAS GENERATED ERRORS
Cranky Frankie - 2 Jan 2006 10:58 PM - 4 messages
Hello, I'm getting the "explorer.exe has generated errors, a log file will be produced error" on a Windows 2000 SP4 Dell. The MS KB articles talk about removing Norton Clean Sweep but I don't have that program ...
Score SATA drive not working in DMA mode.
Anil Karanam - 2 Jan 2006 8:57 PM - 4 messages
Hello All, I just installed Win2000 with all service packs on my newly built P4 system and I have huge problem. The hard drive access is horribly slow. the 300 GB SATA drive from Seagate is functioning only on PIO mode and ...
Score Monitor Vidieo Won't Come Back
Mike Hogan - 2 Jan 2006 7:05 PM - 4 messages
After the monitor has gone into the Power Save condition because of activity timeout, it will not come back when the mouse is moved or the keyboard used. Everything else seems to be still operating normally. About the only safe option I have found it to use keyboard ...
Score Restricting Folder Permissions ?
Bob - 2 Jan 2006 5:32 PM - 4 messages
Need some advice on setting permissions.... I want to let USERS on a win2003 server access a folder on a non-system hard drive. However, I don't want them to have access to anything else on the drive, just that particular folder. The ...
Score upgrade NFR
PeteK - 2 Jan 2006 2:34 PM - 2 messages
What is the proper procedure for upgrading NFR Win 2000 Server to full retail? We have obtained a full copy of retail product; when we started install, it only prompted as though existing install would be over-written. Do not want to lose installed apps, printers, defined users if it can be ...
Score Notepad Typing
Willard - 2 Jan 2006 2:33 PM - 6 messages
If normal font is Ariel size 10, how can one word be typed Bold size 11 for emphasis?? ...
Score Isolated LAN multiple workstations time sync issue
FahadMahboob - 2 Jan 2006 10:23 AM - 6 messages
We have an isolated (no links to the outside world) LAN with 25 Win2k WS for a security control room. All machines run a scheduled task with this .bat file after every 2 hours: net time //Supervisor \set /y exit ...
Score Update Windows 98 with 2000?
L - 2 Jan 2006 3:45 AM - 3 messages
I have an old Windows 98 box that can't be upgraded to XP. Can Windows 2000 be installed on top of 98 as an update to preserve settings and applications? ...
Score Net logon service disabled
Claude Bu - 2 Jan 2006 12:05 AM - 3 messages
Hi,ter I have a lan with 3 sites and 5 DC (Windows 2000 server Sp4) Since a few days the net logon service is set to disabled on all the DC on the 3 sites. I set it back to automatic, i reboot a Server and after a few ...
Score Schtasks: Using quotes in arguments
noroominhead - 1 Jan 2006 10:49 PM - 2 messages
Hello All: I am trying to schedule a backup on Win XP Pro using the following syntax: schtasks /create /tn "Incremental Backup" /tr C:\WINDOWS\system32\ntbackup.exe backup "@C:\UserProfiles\Administrator\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows NT\NTBackup\data\Default.bks" /a /d "Set created ...
Score recovering password from another w2k on the same computer
aa - 1 Jan 2006 9:26 AM - 10 messages
I have forgotten the admin password (the only account set on this installation) on w2k Pro. I have another w2k Pro installed on another partition on the same computer. Is there a way to recover the password from that second w2k installation? ...
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