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Score STOP 0x0000001A error, please help
Marcus7500 - 11 Feb 2006 11:10 PM - 5 messages
Hi, I recently installed a msft hotfix (article ID 867778).  Now I get a new error with no apparent solution, please see article ID 282504.  I tried starting using Last Known Configuration does not help - I only have one ...
Score Administrator has Insufficient Privaleges to Transfer FSMOs from PDC to Secondary DC
Don - 11 Feb 2006 12:59 AM - 5 messages
Sorry for the multi-post.  I meant to do this as a cross-post to both microsoft.public.win2000.setup and microsoft.public.win2000.general to get a little more exposure. My apologies in advance to those offended by multi-posts! ...
Score domain ontroller not found
Nigel Sampath - 10 Feb 2006 10:04 PM - 7 messages
I have a laptop machine that i tested on another domain. When i placed it back onto its original domain, it is logging on fine, but unable to browse or use any resources, incl. email.  when i tried to rejoin it to the domain, i ...
Score Counter Error
Calvin Robertson - 10 Feb 2006 9:22 PM - 2 messages
I get this error when my server starts up Unable to collect the FTP performance statistics. The error code returned by the service is data DWORD 0. For additional information specific to this message please visit the Microsoft Can someone tell me how to stop the counter from looking for FTP info, I am not using it. ...
Score query: unicode/asian support for 2k
KevinGPO - 10 Feb 2006 8:24 PM - 5 messages
I like using both windows 2k and xp on my laptop. I also like the asian support xp has. however, how can I get asian support under 2k? ...
Score How do I clear the clipboard?
Daven123 - 10 Feb 2006 8:02 PM - 3 messages
Hi.  My computer at work is slow, and if I copy and paste a picture from one paint application to another, it really bogs it down, and it continues to be bogged down even after I close the paint programs.  How do I clear the ...
Score Install XP Home OEM over XP Pro...
Rod Janson - 10 Feb 2006 7:17 PM - 3 messages
Hi, New computer, C: partition mirrored from old computer over to the new disk. This was a unregistered XP Pro. Now we have a XP Home license / cd and we need to install this XP Home over the XP Pro partition to retain all settings and data. ...
Score Gray Task Bar
Sharon - 10 Feb 2006 6:39 PM - 7 messages
my task bars come up with gray fonts on gray background and are difficult to read. How do I change this? I have already tried "properties-appearance" it didn't work. Have you seen this before? Can it be fixed? ...
Score Lost system restore again
mrscadillac - 10 Feb 2006 2:42 PM - 4 messages
Hi. Sorry to have to ask this again, but I have no restore dates anymore (again). Not too long ago, someone sent me to get a patch for this, but I don't remember how I got it. I have Windows ME, and tons of problems. (I'm the one ...
Score Not able to access microsoft.com
Vaibhav Shah - 10 Feb 2006 12:17 PM - 4 messages
Hi, Whenever i type [link] in the address bar of IE 6.0, a Network Password login screen is shown and i cannot access the site with message: " You are not authorized to view this page." ...
Score Offline files when online?
toshyo - 10 Feb 2006 11:52 AM - 2 messages
Hi, Is it possible to use offline files/folders in preference to online files when online? I have offline files set up and working on my laptop.  Alongside my standard network access at work, I also have a private network ...
Score xp clients keep loosing network and map drive and they have to reboot
msnews.microsoft.com - 9 Feb 2006 11:46 PM - 8 messages
I have windows 2000 server with xp clients. All of a sudden, xp clients keep loosing map drives and they have to reboot. Any suggestion ? Thanks ...
Score Win Fixer 2006
Mark6to4 - 9 Feb 2006 6:19 PM - 4 messages
Running WIndows 2000 Service Pack 4.  I have been trying to free up space and make my computer run more effieciently but I keep getting a message that I have disk and resgistry errors.  This message comes along with an ...
Score Should I always backup the System State?
needin4mation - 9 Feb 2006 5:05 PM - 2 messages
I have a daily incremental backup.  Should I set it to copy the System State each time? Thank you for any help. ...
Score Stisvc.exe Application Error
Stisvc.exe application error message - 9 Feb 2006 5:03 PM - 2 messages
installed scanning device and now get Stisvc.exe application error message and can't scan, installed Serv Pak 4, any solutions? ...
Score Disk Clean Up/ Registry Prob
Mark6to4 - 9 Feb 2006 4:06 PM - 2 messages
Hello, I have been trying to clean and update a Windows 2000 computer running service pack 4.  I keep receiving these messages that there are errors on my disk and in my registry and when I click to scan it takes me to a program ...
Score Finding the source of an intrusion by IP Address
David Langschied - 9 Feb 2006 3:31 PM - 4 messages
I had someone hack into my system.  I have the IP Address.  Is there any way that I can determine the origin? ...
Score Drag and Drop inop
J. Whitmire - 9 Feb 2006 3:26 PM - 7 messages
HAve a W2K Pro workstation on a W2K Domain. It suddenly lost ability to drag and drop or copy and paste via a mapped drive to files on server. All other W2K and XP workstations can drag and drop and copy and paste on those same ...
Score Add/Remove Programs Icons
Norm Cook - 9 Feb 2006 2:49 PM - 2 messages
Minor irritant:  I've recently noticed that several of the icons in the Add/Remove programs dialog have a red X with the words 'Computer Graphic' Anyone know of a good fix for this? ...
Score Concatenation in batch files
Robert Scheer - 9 Feb 2006 2:05 PM - 2 messages
Hi. Maybe my question will be stupid, but I am trying to concatenate some strings in a list without success. My batch file has a loop through all the files of a folder: FOR %%a in (C:\Images\*.jpg) I need to create a variable that stores the returned filenames ...
Score Terminal Services
robsaitch - 9 Feb 2006 11:39 AM - 2 messages
I would like to connect a remote user to an application on a W2K server using terminal services. If I try and connect as a temp user the system tells me that the local policy of this system does not allow you to logon ...
Score Roaming profiles, Windows 2000 Pro vs Windows XP
Frank - 9 Feb 2006 10:58 AM - 2 messages
Are Windows 2000 Pro. and XP Pro. roaming profiles 100% compatible? In other words, if I have a user who logs into both W2K and XP desktops, and has roaming profiles set at the server, will the settings work identically ...
Score system lockup
kah - 9 Feb 2006 12:41 AM - 4 messages
Running windows 2000 pro.  Was running fineand all of a sudden when attempting to run Norton, Spybot and some other programs, the system locks up.  Only way to shut down is to do a hard shut down.  memory problem?  ...
Score new install win 2k
TKinHawaii - 9 Feb 2006 12:05 AM - 2 messages
trying to put win 2k on son's older Presario 1236. Install went withoug problems, rebooted and went to blue screen with Windows 2000 Setup on the top left. The bottome white line went through a bunch of files that were ...
Score Rasing Exchange 2000 standard to native mode
Hasher - 8 Feb 2006 8:07 PM - 2 messages
in my production environment I have a primary DC  which is Windows 2000 server hosting DNS, DHCP and Active Directory, and one Exchange 2000 Standard on a sperate server part of the same forest. I do have one NT 4.0 in the same ...
Score Terminal Server Licensing
JPV - 8 Feb 2006 5:49 PM - 2 messages
I had win2k domain controller that was my TS Licensing server - it went belly up and I had to wipe and reload it - unfortuanly I was unable to reset the ts or get the keys off - does MS have a number to call for TS licensing or do I ...
Score HELP: lost partition....
KevinGPO - 8 Feb 2006 5:47 PM - 7 messages
I installed Windows 2000 on a 3rd partition, eg: Partition table: Part1, 8MB, FAT Part2, 2GB, FAT32 Part3, 8GB, FAT32 Then I installed WindowsXP in partition 2. Now I can't boot up Windows 2000. I have lost it forever and ever. Please can somehow help me how I can ...
Score QUERY: WinXP Wireless Network Connection tool for Win2000... woes :S
KevinGPO - 8 Feb 2006 5:37 PM - 3 messages
Am wondering whether Microsoft Windows 2000 developers can program that "Wireless Network Connection" tool for the Control Panel Network Connections in Windows 2000, just like the one in Windows XP. Because currently my wireless card is detected and treated like a normal LAN ...
Score how to shut down OS after 30 Minutes without useractivity
Matthias Marsche - 8 Feb 2006 5:32 PM - 3 messages
Hello! How can i shut down Windows 2000 Prof. after 30 Minutes, when the user has no activity? Matthias ...
Score Programs will not install
Neeky - 8 Feb 2006 5:10 PM - 2 messages
Hello I am working on a Windows 2000 Pro platform and trying to install a couple programs I downloaded off the internet. The files are an exe files. When I double click the exe to install the program, the setup window come up for ...
Score Using jpg's as background
Stephen Howe - 8 Feb 2006 1:42 PM - 8 messages
Is it possible to use jpg's as the background in Win2000? I say this because if I right-click on the desktop, select background and browse, all I see is Bitmaps (BMP files). Can I change this? How? Thanks ...
Score Can't disable password never expired on windows 2000 server.
Mesak - 8 Feb 2006 12:41 PM - 4 messages
My server is DC and I login by new user that have right as administrator. Now Administrator account enable password never expired but it gray scale. I would like to disable it. How can I change this configuration? ...
Score using LOGON.SCR to change pw
aa - 8 Feb 2006 12:39 PM - 4 messages
Earlier I was asking about recovering lost admin pw and someone provided a link which had a link to [link] explaining how to replace the admin pw using another OS in another partition ...
Score Bad network drives
iainking - 8 Feb 2006 12:20 PM - 2 messages
If I do a full restart and login, after a little while I get a network drive mapped to every letter.  All these drives map to the same place, but when I try to disconnect any of them I get a "Network connection ...
Score Keyboard switching to US
Ole Weigelt - 8 Feb 2006 11:59 AM - 2 messages
Hi everybody, I have the following problem in one terminal service session (only one user, not the whole TS) The keyboard switches to US every morning. I can delete the US KB layout and set DE (German) to default and tomorrow the same procedure. ...
Score using VPN need more cals?
Gundam - 8 Feb 2006 7:14 AM - 3 messages
I want to know when I using VPN to connect to our office network from a remote site office, will I need to buy more cals for the head office server for those remote user to access? Thanks for helping me!!!! ...
Score Secondary DNS to Primary
M P - 8 Feb 2006 5:27 AM - 2 messages
Hi! How can I change my Primary DNS to Secondary DNS and vise versa? What I am trying to do is I will be removing my Windows 2000 server with Primary DNS service and I wanted to transfer the role to my secondary DNS. Need response ...
Score Try Again - Dual boot
Wayne Brown - 8 Feb 2006 4:52 AM - 6 messages
I dual boot with WinXP & Win2000.    WinXP is my primary OS.    I have gotten a nasty piece of spyware in WinXP and won't have time to deal with it properly for a couple of weeks. ...
Score Transfer Roles from First W2K DC
M P - 8 Feb 2006 3:33 AM - 2 messages
Hi! I am planning to remove my first windows 2000 dc to the network. Here are my problems: (1) I am currently following steps in the following URL, I don't know if there are missed steps: [link] ...
Score Windows 2000 Server Administrator Password
coloneljrp - 8 Feb 2006 2:00 AM - 2 messages
I recently had to repair a Windows 2000 server using the CD. After repairing the server it then restarted and proceeded to the login screen. Unfortunately it will not recognise any Administrator password that the company has been using in my time here or in any other persons memory. ...
Score Default Gateways and Route in Windows Server 2003
Alcksang - 8 Feb 2006 1:53 AM - 3 messages
We have a Windows Enterprise 2003 server and 4 Windows 2003 Server jointed to the Enterprise 2003 server. All servers has 2 NIC and been configured with 2 subnets which are 218.x.x.x and 192.x.x.x. ...
Score Encrypted Tape BAckups
Rachel L Chipman - 7 Feb 2006 7:29 PM - 2 messages
Does anyone know if having encrypted tape backups are possible?  Is there a particular software or device that will do encrypt backups done to tapes for windows servers?  We are currently running Backup Exec and encryption is not ...
Score Backup Domain Controller
dave Admin - 7 Feb 2006 7:06 PM - 2 messages
I have a FSMO domain controller that is Server2003, SP1, as are all our servers.  It is in a site with two member servers that are not domain controllers.  Both of these are backed up full every night using BE 10.0.  I ...
Score Adding custom options to DHCP scope
hal - 7 Feb 2006 4:54 PM - 5 messages
I need to add custom options to a predefined DHCP scope for our Mitel phones on Windows 2003 server.  I've done this once before but misplaced my notes during our move.  I can go into DHCP scope options ...
Score Event.ID 10002, Source DCOM
Rodrigo - 7 Feb 2006 2:45 PM - 3 messages
Hi, since yesterday my Windows 200 server SP2 shows the following error each 30 seconds. This occurs before but only in very discrete way...now the system log is full with the message. The server is in a separate and ...
Score Random Unresponsive WIN2K Server
Alex Alborzfard - 7 Feb 2006 2:44 PM - 2 messages
I have a Windows 2000 Server SP4 that all of a sudden started becoming slow and unresponsive to client's share access and logon requests randomly (once a month or every 2-3 weeks). If I reboot the server it's fine until the next ...
Score explorer.exe generating high cpu
johncesta - 7 Feb 2006 1:32 PM - 5 messages
I have a windonws server being used asd a workstation. Lately it is impossible to use most of the time since every time a program is launched explorer.exe generates high cpu about 99%. This remains for about 1 minutes ...
Score Hang on My Computer
Chartsmalm - 7 Feb 2006 1:27 PM - 2 messages
When I click on My Computer ( or right click on Start/Explorer) the window opens ; the flashlight starts roving and sometimes one or 2 icons show up - but usually it just sits there unitl I CAD. THen it might take 3 or 4 ...
Score VPN using dynamic IP
Gundam - 7 Feb 2006 8:58 AM - 5 messages
I want to setup a VPN Server, But we does not have any fixed IP, How can I do this? Someone tell me to use Dynamic DNS service, but my boss want to know if there are any other method to do the same things ...
Score BAD_POOL_CALLER error
Howard Kaikow - 7 Feb 2006 8:56 AM - 3 messages
On 27 Jan 2006, I ran Win Update for the first time since, I believe, 30 Nov 2005. So lots of stuff got installed. On Feb 2 2006, I replaced my keyboard and installed MSFT Intellitype Pro 5.5 and MSFT Intellipoint 5.5. ...
Score Event ID 1003, Error code 100000d1
WaSp - 7 Feb 2006 7:40 AM - 2 messages
i get a bluescreen and the PC restarts automaticaly and then in the Event viewer i find the codes mentioned in the subject when starting Adobe Photoshop CS2, i've tried uninstalling and reinstalling the application but still no joy... any toughts? thanx a lot! ...
Score Event ID :10004 - DCOM - HELP!
Julian Dragut - 7 Feb 2006 7:14 AM - 3 messages
Hi, Everytime I try to install or uninstall any application this is what is being logged on the event log. I am going nuts here, anybody? for example - Veritas Backup Remote Agent - local install (asks for username/pass for the service; in my case is a special backup account mebmer ...
Score How to make one account email one folder in outlook express?
Bpk. Adi Wira Kusuma - 7 Feb 2006 5:56 AM - 3 messages
I have 5 accounts email. All my accounts email use POP3. I dont want all data enter to one folder local. How to make one account email one folder in outlook express? Because I ever try to set email  using POP3 and Hotmail. ...
Score Lost boot sector, No keyboard-mouse on Login
user1 - 6 Feb 2006 11:49 PM - 7 messages
I have a hard drive originally set up for W2K with a lot of programs that is very resistant to being repaired! I have used the Recovery Console to recreate MBR and Boot sector, to no avail. I tried a Repair which replaced a lot of files, including NTdetect etc., ...
Score Lost sound
Steve Lundy - 6 Feb 2006 10:37 PM - 3 messages
Has anyone else ran into this:  You're playing a video with sound that is on your desktop, everything is fine, then when you go to play another your audio for the next video won't play.  So you go back to the previous video that ...
Score gutter.com
aa - 6 Feb 2006 10:28 PM - 8 messages
I started getting periodically certain gutter.com browser window to pop-up and it seem to launch other IE windows of porno nature. How do I stop it getting into my computer? ...
Score CHKDSK Error message
Mike MIlano - 6 Feb 2006 9:35 PM - 4 messages
When I have scheduled a CHKSD a reboot, the machine is unable to complete it and I get the foolowing error message: "Cannot open volume for direct access" Any ideas anybody? ...
Score Win 2000 Pro will not complete startup
Rick Potts - 6 Feb 2006 9:32 PM - 2 messages
The machine stalls after the progress bar has completed on the Windows Starting Screen.  I log on and it goes through what seems like all the steps, but just before I get the applying you preferences window, the machine ...
Score command line option for inheritable permission
Kanan - 6 Feb 2006 9:30 PM - 3 messages
Hi, Here is my issue: I need to create a folder where everyone should have read access but the subfolders underneath this folder will have access to only one particular user. I want to be able to do this using commands. Is this ...
Score Q on Backing UP Domain Controller
dave Admin - 6 Feb 2006 8:31 PM - 2 messages
I have a FSMO domain controller that is Server2003, SP1, as are all our servers.  It is in a site with two member servers that are not domain controllers.  Both of these are backed up full every night using BE 10.0.  I ...
Score Associate a File Type with a URL
ThomFabian - 6 Feb 2006 8:25 PM - 2 messages
Sort of a strange question, but I'm trying to work something out. I'm looking to take a file (delivered to me through IE) and when I click OPEN to have to file attribute automatically call a URL.  IN this ...
Score Slow windows explorer browsing with Win2000 Pro
mopalinski - 6 Feb 2006 4:31 PM - 5 messages
I am looking for a resolution to a slow windows browsing issue when an user attempts to browse to a file on a shared folder from within an application. The user has Win2000Pro SP4, he is browsing to a Win2000 NAS in an NT4 ...
Score Translating disk IDs
Stubby - 6 Feb 2006 2:57 PM - 4 messages
I have events in my Events file that talk about \Device\Harddisk2\DR6 . How can I translate that into a standard controller-disk-partition format? ...
Score 100% cpu
Kev - 6 Feb 2006 1:36 PM - 3 messages
CPU utilisation spikes to 100% for about 2 seconds every 30 seconds. This starts immediately Windows is booting up (the mouse pointer sticking is the most obvious symptom). There is no obvious process using the cpu within Task Manager. I've progressively killed evvery task and service that windows will permit ...
Score Problem installing SP 4 for 2000pro
GenTran - 6 Feb 2006 5:40 AM - 2 messages
I constantly get "windows file protection" pop up asking for my CD(2000pro sp3) when I insert it it only brings up the normal Cd install menu, so I reinstalled windows hopeing to resole this now it occurs less often but still pops up so I ran windows update--  no ...
Score Problem with Gateway PC
p4o2 - 5 Feb 2006 8:50 PM - 4 messages
Have a Gateway that will not run. The PC is old, but not too old since it is running Windows XP Professional. It was probably not shut down correctly when it was move and now gives an error message that win was shut down to prevent damage. Suggests ...
Score page file size with /pae switch and 8gb ram
NAN - 5 Feb 2006 8:07 PM - 3 messages
Hi, Windows 2000 Advanced server sp4, server has 8gb physical memory with the /fastdetect /pae switch in the boot.ini file.  Page file size should be what? Right now it is set for 4gb on the E drive but for some reason another one ...
Score Windows 2000 bug?
fbsnr - 5 Feb 2006 6:49 PM - 11 messages
Another dial-ip problem has occured. After successfully connecting to the Internet, sometimes, when I disconnect, some corruption appears to occur and the whole system from then on works sluggishly. Shutting down takes an age,  Booting up works until I get to the "Preparing  network ...
Score Primary OS - Dual Boot
Wayne Brown - 5 Feb 2006 4:35 PM - 4 messages
I dual boot with WinXP & Win2000.    WinXP is my primary OS.    I have gotten a nasty piece of spyware in WinXP and won't have time to deal with it properly for a couple of weeks. ...
Score hp laptop screen
towinkletoez01 - 5 Feb 2006 4:15 PM - 4 messages
i have a HP Pavilion zv6000 laptop. Nothing seems to be wrong with it, however when I un-plug it from the power outlet, the screen goes darker. when  plug it back in, it gets brighter. I would like it to ...
Score Auto-start service doesn't auto-start
Margaret MacDonald - 5 Feb 2006 4:14 PM - 5 messages
I'm running a copy of Apache 1.3.34 as a service on my dev machine (W2K4).  I have it ticked for auto-start, but lately it fails to start up, and it sometimes requires 2 tries even to start by hand.  The o/s ...
Score chkdsk found and fixed one or more errors on the volume
Jeff Komatsu - 5 Feb 2006 12:53 AM - 6 messages
When I run CHKDSK /R from the Windows Recovery console, I get the message "chkdsk found and fixed one or more errors on the volume". If I run it again immediately after I do not receive that message. However, if I log in and log off Windows without running starting any ...
Score link buttons
70sgirl - 5 Feb 2006 12:35 AM - 2 messages
Cannot Remove them!  There are five blank buttons at the bottom right corner of my window.  They are next to the little globe and the word internet in the right hand corner. I have tried removing them through my computer settings and thru control ...
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