Windows Server 2000/2003 General Support

Is PAGEFILE.SYS the Swap File for Win2000? There's no WIN386.SWP like in Win98. LM ...

For those that check  and dl the updates manually, I just dl'd 6 updates for my Win2000Pro which I don't believe were available two days ago. You may want to check the MS update site yourself. Buffalo ...

I went to the Microsoft Update site to get the service packs. According to the directions, it said we can download this small file and them do the upgrade online, or select to save it for later use.  I got the small file, ran it, and it began backing up my files to ...

I run both Win98 and Win2000.  In 98 I have the volume control in the task bar next to the time/date.  In Win2000, it's not there.  I did find it, and made a desktop shortcut for it, but I'd rather have it in ...

Yesterday I got the large update at Windows Update. Today I opened Wordpad and my Kerio firewall interceded, saying that the application ("Wordpad MFC") had been modified since it was last opened, and that "usually" that indicated the presence of a virus. I let the firewall deny Wordpad from ...

A W98SE computer was working normally, normal shutdown. Two weeks later, bootup, I see the error message: "NTLDR is missing, hit any key" Don't believe this machine ever had any NT programs on it. I plan to put in a W98 boot disk, but still- where does the message come ...

I am not at my W2K computer, but IIRC, there are 4 different folders under Documents and Settings, each has a Start Menu, each has a Startup menu. I put a group of shortcuts in the Startup Menu in the 2 main headings that ...

I'm using IE6 SP1 because my OS is W2K SP4. I  keep getting error messages when trying to delete each subfolder within the Content.IE5 folder that a specified file can't be found. It used to be simple to delete this folder ...

I am using a PC with Win2000 SP4 and in the process of trying to get my broadband router to work I have caused a problem that has locked me out of the PC.  I am asked for a password to logon to windows although I have not ...

Not really a Win 2000 question, although this problem exists in connection with my W2K desktop. I have two identical mp3 players. I sync music to them from the hard drive through a discrete sync application, for which I should be able to set up ...

I have my system with a dual boot to Dos, Windows98, or Win2K.  I always start in dos (by default).  [I have my reasons for this] But my BOOT.INI file will allow me to start Win98 or Win2000 if I ...

I must be the biggest dummy around, or at least I feel that way! My home computer was purchased used on EBAY some years ago. It's been good enough for my use at home even though its old and slow. Most of the problems ...

Hello, Anthony, I'm not clear about your last post. Are you asking for clarification of what I meant by "the 3rd party content providers that Microsoft uses"? The firewall (Kerio Personal Firewall 2.1.5 issues a warning that ...