Windows 2000 Workstation
Windows 2000 Professional help and discussions.
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Having problems adding printer. ERROR#11-Unable to add printer driver "HP DeskJet" ERROR#11-Unable to add printer "same" ERROR#7-Registry update failed for key "HPC Filename" ERROR#7-Registry update failed for key "Printer Model Name" I recently added a new hard drive and clean installed of 2000 Pro with SP4 and numerous critical updates. Which I think are preventing the update. Can I edit the registry manually ? thankyou, john
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Increasing size of task bar
by Guest Paul- 4 replies
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Windows 2000 SP4. I drag the upper edge of the taskbar up so that it occupies two rows. I was thinking that my tasks on the taskbar would occupy two rows so that each one is wider, and I can see the full filename. Nada, doesn't happen. The quick launch buttons occupy an entire row of the two rows. I'm (figuratively) smacking my forehead against the display. I have to increase the height of taskbar to three rows in order to get two rows for my tasks. Is there anyway to prevent the quick launch buttons from hogging and wasing an entire row of space? Thanks.
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takes a long time to logon...
by Guest rodchar- 4 replies
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hey all, i just built a 2 computer network pc1 has windows 2000 server (domain controller) pc2 has xp sp2 on it joined to pc1 domain. latest updates and patches have been installed. for some reason it takes a long time (~3 minutes) to login from pc2 into the domain. any ideas? thanks, rodchar
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One device, two networks
by Guest Wojciech Kucha- 4 replies
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Is it possible to get two virtual networks on one device with some software/options? Scenario: i have one wifi card on my PC and I want to have to separate (virtual) devices: one for Internet connection and one for LAN, with proper routing of course. How can i do that? Thanks in advance, Wojciech
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Problem described in kb article Q156484
by Guest Kin- 4 replies
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Hi there, First time poster here and I hope that I post the question in the right group. I am seeing the problem described in the kb article Q156484 on a Windows 2000 and Windows 2003 machines. However, the articule indicates the problem applies to Windows NT 4.0. Does that mean the problem is fixed in Windows 2000 and later? If so, how can I determine which server pack contains the fix? If not, how can I find the solutions for those 2 platforms? Another input are welcome and thanks for your time in advance. -Kin
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Shutting Down Win2000 and the Power Button
by Guest Toni- 4 replies
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On my WinXP computer, under Power Options, I have the option to "Shut down" Windows then I press the power button. However, on my Windows 2000 laptop, the only power options for when I press the power button are "Standby", "Hibernate", and "Power Off". How can I get Windows 2000 to Shut down Windows when the power button is pressed??? Thanks! Toni
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Repair Install?
by Guest Mikey- 4 replies
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I have a win2k SP4 computer that has been infested with spyware, etc. I tried running Spybot Search & Destroy & it seems to have caused more problems. When booting, the screen will flicker on & off & a box that says "C: \WINNT\System32\Command.com The parameter is incorrect" keeps poppong up. I know I don't have the disks for all that's installed on it (Timeslips, Office, Medsoft), so I want to know if I can do a repair install without losing all documents, settings, programs, etc? Kinda like what is outlined here for XP: http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm WIll the same work for Win2k?
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Using An Old External Modem With Win/2K--Driver Problem
by Guest VFP Developer- 4 replies
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I would like to use my old Practical Peripherals modem with my Win2K/Pro system. The problem is that there does not seem to be a driver available. If I try to use the old driver that was from the Win/NT 4.0 days, the system warns me that the driver is not certified for Win/2K and it may not work and it may cause the entire OS to fail. Yikes. Is there any way to use this old modem with my Win2K system? Is there some sort of generic driver? Thanks. Note: I will be away from 8/16 - 8/24.
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Hibernate store location
by Guest Tom Del Rosso- 4 replies
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Can the partition used for hibernate files be changed in 2k? -- Reply in group, but if emailing add another zero, and remove the last word.
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Question about DLL search directories
by Guest void.no.spam.com@gmail.com- 4 replies
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In recent versions of Windows, the following order is used to search for a DLL that an application wants to load: 1) the directory from which the application loaded 2) the system directory 3) the 16-bit system directory 4) the Windows directory 5) the current directory 6) the directories that are listed in the PATH environment variable Prior to Windows XP SP2, the current directory was searched second (before the system directory), but that was changed for security purposes. But can someone explain to me how the current directory could ever contain DLLs that the program needs, if the current directory is different from the other directories listed above…
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need usb NIC driver to load before logging on to domain
by Guest auxvivrespos@gmail.com- 4 replies
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I'm currently administering a touchscreen workstation running win2k, that operates without a keyboard and operates on a win2k-based domain. Since there is no keyboard, the workstation is configured to log on to the network domain automatically. This particular workstation is using a usb-based network interface card. The network adapter is a Linksys USB200M. Because this adapter is usb-based its drivers seem to either take longer to load or are loaded later in the bootup process. This creates a problem whereby the Winlogon process attempts to automatically log on to the domain controller, and retrieve its roaming user profile BEFORE the network adapter has …
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Need software to setup home network
by Guest letterman@invalid.com- 4 replies
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I have a desktop computer with Win98 and a laptop with Win2000. I want to network them to share files. I dont need firewalls or anything fancy. Just want to share files over a wired connection to a Linksys switch. The switch recognises the computers, but I can not get either computer to access the files on the other. I have spend several days trying to do this manually and finally gave up. I have a fair knowledge of computers but I am not a computer geek nor do I want to be. There must be some software that will automate this whole process. Please provide a link to any software I can download. Preferable freeware. Thanks LM
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Problems with Viruses and Trojans
by Guest Anon- 4 replies
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For three days now I have been having problems with viruses. I find stuff and remove it, (just a few minutes AVG 8.0 finally found a trojan and moved it to quarantine, and that seems to have fixed one problem), but each time I find and remove something, something else pops up, so I don't have a lot of confidence that this is the end of it. My wife bought Kaspersky with a three machine license, and anti-virus software is always very difficult to uninstall. So instead of trying to uninstall AVG 8.0, I think it would be easier to rebuild my system. What I'm going to do is format my hard drive and reinstall Windows 2000 and reinstall my drivers, SP4, the …
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How to stop auto-play of CD
by Guest Ray K- 4 replies
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Every time I stick a music CD (standard cda format) into my CD-ROM, it starts playing. A player control appears, but even if I X it to close it, it continues to play each track. If I right-click on the blue bar at the top of the player, I do not see an About option to identify the player. Task Manager doesn't show any application or process that may be responsible. What's doing the playing? How do I disable Auto Play? Thanks, Ray
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general question (1)
by Guest rb- 4 replies
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I am so slow today.... How do I set the "either boot the Windows 2000 install CD-Rom" to do this?
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Windows 2000 -- desktop icons have disappeared
by Guest chris.peressotti@gmail.com- 4 replies
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Hi. I've seen a few older posts about this (from 2001, 2003, etc.) but I'm not sure if they're relevant. When I turned on my computer this morning, everything was fine. I have not installed any new programs, run anything that I don't usually run in the course of a day, I haven't run any mystery-attachments from e-mails, etc. I went away from my computer for about 1/2 hour this afternoon and, when I returned, all of my desktop icons were gone; however, when I look at the Desktop folder under my profile, they're all there. I know that nothing happens for no reason, but I don't know what could have happened. My windows updates aren't completely automatic, s…
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Brower error in Event Viewer!
by Guest Harry- 4 replies
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Hi! I have 3 Windows 2003 Severs: 1) Domain Controller 2) Exchange Server 3) File Server I get this event logged in the System category of Event Viewer for around 10 times a day on the exchange Server and the file server. Iam still hunting for an answer. Has anybody come across this error- if so pl pass me the solution. Iam looking to have an error free event viewer and Iam pretty much close to it. :) Event Type: Error Event Source: BROWSER Event Category: None Event ID: 8032 Date: 10/22/2007 Time: 3:05:15 PM User: N/A Computer: SGP002 Description: The browser service has failed to retrieve the backup list too many times on transport \De…
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SP4 CD
by Guest Mr.Bolshoyhuy- 4 replies
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It took me 1 hour to find the download page for SP4. However, they dont offer the CD any more it seems as support for Win2k has ceased. It was $10. Is there still a link to it? Does anyone have it as 132mb is too much to d/l with a 56kb. thanks.
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Blank password for user account in windows 2000 server
by Guest slc@cfl.rr.com- 4 replies
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I'm trying to set up a user account in windows 2000 server without a password. When I try to add a new user without a password it says that the password cannot be left blank or some thing like that. I have done this before, but can not reminder the keys to type in that will allow for a blank password wile making a new user account. Thanks For any help in advance.
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File association works on one machine and not another
by Guest inews@questuscorp.com- 4 replies
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I have an application for which I have to create a file association on each computer where I use it. I go to the "File Types" dialogue box. Click "New" Type the file extension Click on the advanced settings Click "New" in the actions area Type "open" Type "<path>.exe" "%1" OK back to Windows Explorer On computer A, every file with the file extension opens in the program requested when I double click on it in Windows Explorer or click on a hyperlink in Word or Excel. On computer B, the program opens, but without opening the file on which I double clicked. Both computers have identical file assocations set up, as detailed above. Does anybody…
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restricting domain workstation logons
by Guest wyocowboy- 4 replies
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A customer wants to limit who can logon to certain machines to a handful of authorized users and prevent all other users in the company from logging onto these 3 workstations. I know that I can go into every user's profile and limit which machine(s) a given user can logon to, but I would rather not have to edit all those profiles, unless there is no other way. Unfortunately, there does not seem to be any provision for doing this through Client Computers properties. Any ideas?
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Limit Size User Home Directory ?
by Guest Bob- 4 replies
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Is there a way I can limit the size of the users home directories? Thanks... B
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Error Code 31 - PLEASE HELP
by Guest Shane- 4 replies
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Hi. We had to rebuild Windows 2000 Server and then do a restore of system state from the most recent backup. That went great. but now we cannot get the CD rom to work. it sees it, but Error code 31 will not allow us to use it. I've tried the registry fix they keep saying but it WILL NOT WORK. Please help us get this fixed. i've uninstalled/reinstalled, tried deleting upper and lower filters from the registry, unplugging it.....nothing! error code 31 keeps coming back.
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Resize partition
by Guest Nuno Gomes- 4 replies
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Hello, I have a server with de SO Windows 2000 Server. My server does not have disk space in partition c: I can't install, for example, the Partion Magic, because the same reason (out of space)... I even can't defrag the partition. It is possible connect the disk in other PC and resize the partition? After that, when i sart the server all works ok? Or became this errors like windows XP?... In your opinion, what solutions i have to resize the partition of my server?... All answers will be apretiated. Thanks, Nuno Gomes Departamento de Informática domp - Desenvolvimento Organizacional, Marketing e Publicidade, SA Rua Capitão Pombeiro, 13…
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Win 2K Pro Partition Size
by Guest Frank Booth Snr- 4 replies
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"John Callaway" <jcalla@erols.com> wrote in message news:n541u3p8m0ku27b62qqdisf4asbdplvr6s@4ax.com... > What size partition should I make on an 80 Gig HDD for Win 2K pro > operating system? I'm thinking about 25 gig for the OS & the rest for > data. I want to keep the os partition a small as possible without > interfering with the os. Also how big should the page file be? I have > a Packard-Bell Easynote Laptop F0336-V-089 with Intel Celeron MCU 440 > @ 1.86 GHZ processor with 2 gig of memory. I want this machine to be > as efficient as possible with no extra bells @ whistles. Any > suggestions to achieve this will be appreciate…