Windows 2000 Workstation
Windows 2000 Professional help and discussions.
1671 topics in this forum
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netmeeting
by Guest Richard- 1 reply
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Hi I am using netmeeting to remotely work on some computers using remote desktop sharing. Am I able to connect rds of netmeeting using the command line, instead of opening netmeeting, keying in the ip address, username and password. Many thanks in advance Richard
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Windows 2000 Backup Terminates unexpectedly
by Guest Jas- 0 replies
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Hi MS Native Backup terminates unexpectedly when I click on the backup wizard. However when I click on the Restore wizard I am able to see the Welcome screen. If I do not select the wizard method and go direct to Backup I am not able to selct the check boxes and thereafter it will terminate if I select any other option. Is there a way to uninstall and reinstall MS backup. Thanks.
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Errors After Moving Boot Drive To New Motherboard
by Guest jgmanist@gmail.com- 0 replies
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I moved a drive to a new motherboard, and performed an in-place reinstall of w2k server; windows has finally stopped blue screening, but now a service won't startup. I uninstalled and reinstalled IIS since it was the first program giving an error in the event viewer and we weren't running any sites on it, and now I'm getting this error: The Network News Transport Protocol (NNTP) service depends on the following nonexistent service: IISADMIN For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
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CPU usage intermittent 25%.. HELP
by Guest Michel Moreno- 0 replies
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Hi, I don't know exactly if this is the right newsgroup but here it goes: I'm having a problem in one of my servers, the system process is using 25% of the CPU every 20-30 seconds. I'm using the process explorer tool provided by Microsof, is showing that usage in red color, meaning that the CPU usage is in kernel mode. Is this normal?? Why is this happening? I was researching in the internet, lots of hours in google, but I couldn't find anything. I will really appreciate your help. Thanks in advanced. -Michel
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Slow startup
by Guest Don Eilenberger- 7 replies
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Folks, one of my W2K Servers (running DNS and AD) has started taking 30 minutes to complete the "Starting Windows 2000" screen. The activity bar at the bottom moves at normal speed to about 2/3rds done - then it sits there for almost exactly 30 minutes and finally completes and W2K starts. Any ideas? It didn't always do this. BTW - configuration includes 2 network cards, one for our internal network (192.168.0.subnet) the other for outside connectivity to our T1 connection. The server runs one basic program - MailTraq - which is our mail server software. Any ideas?
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Win2K Server Support
by Guest AYado- 2 replies
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Does anyone know how much longer will Microsoft support Win2K Server before fading it out?
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Changed Name & Lost Access
by Guest Thomas- 3 replies
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The vendor I bought my workstation from used "Preferred Customer" & regrettably I tired of it & went into "Users and Passwords" in the Control Panel on Win 2K Pro & entered my name instead. I checked NO boxes which would require a password. I rebooted & now I get a log on screen (there was none before) which when I enter my name, requests a password. Since I chose none, I can't fabricate one. I CAN get into the O/S by typing "Administrator" & hitting "Enter" w/o using a password, but I cannot access 5 1/2 years of desktop & other customizations. I can see program files through "Computer Management" but recouping "Preferred Custo…
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Hello, My father's old Dell Optiplex GX260 with Windows 2000 SP4 (all updates) gave an "INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE" error. It happened right after the loading graph reached "C" in "Corporation". I had to use a non-Dell 2000 (I don't think it is slipstreamed with a SP) CD and go to its recovery console (not repair install) and do a repair. After it was done, it said it finished repairing some issues (didn't specify what type of issues). Machine was rebooted automatically and Windows 2000 SP4 booted up fine. I did not see any problems after that. I checked the event logs and didn't see anything about the issues I ran into earlier. I did notice the OS was…
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Drag/drop MS Word Doc Shortcut to Win2K Start Menu
by Guest Clueless in Seattle- 6 replies
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I've set up a folder on my Win2K Start Menu where I would like to store shortcuts to my frequently used MS Word document files. The only way I know how to create shortcuts for my MS Word documents is to go into Windows Explorer, find the folder containing the document file, and drag the file to the Start Menu and drop its shortcut into the folder I've created there. That gets a bit tedious, having to wade through the Windows Explorer folder tree. What I'd like to be able to do is this: When I have a Word document file open in front of me and decide that I'd like to add it to my Start Menu folder, I could just just drag a shortcut directly from the open …
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rename computer
by Guest Dave Marden- 3 replies
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Does anyone know how to rename a win2000 pc that is not part of a domain? Any Help Would Be Appreciated, Dave Marden
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problems renaming win2000 pc that is not part of a domain
by Guest Dave Marden- 3 replies
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I am wondering if there is a way of renaming a win2000 pc that is not part of a domain. I have found a way for win2000 domain pc's, but have been searching for a week for win2000 workgroup pc's. Thanks In Advance, Dave Marden
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Saving Desktop
by Guest DavidWideWorld- 1 reply
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Is it possible to save and transfer the desktop I created with varios photos from web, that I arranged as destop items and now want to freeze as a single desktop so that I can tranfer it to another computer? -- DavidWideWorld
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Administrative tools >Performance console
by Guest bassbag- 16 replies
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Ive noticed that nothings being loggedor graphically shown in performance console under system monitor (W2000 PRO sp4).I uderstand that i need to activate perfdisk with the diskperf - y command which i ve done.Ive also reinstalled service pack 4 ,but again no graphs or values are being logged or shown.Do any folks know what the reason may be? [img ]http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/859/20080106132021wc3.th.jpg[/img][/ URL] tia me --
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Stop error during gameplay.
by Guest sandyknouse@gmail.com- 1 reply
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Stop: 0x000000D1(0x12B032A3, 0x00000002, 0x00000000, 0xF6729000) driver_irql_not_less_or_equal error The above is the entire error message. Nothing else on the screen. I have been getting an error every few days for about 2 weeks now. Anyone have a suggestion?
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RE: Can't reboot after installing SP4 - please help!
by Guest Robersabel- 2 replies
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RE: Can't reboot after installing SP4 - please help! >You must instruct the BIOS to boot from your CD drive What is the process? I have 3 computers. Two have floppy disc capabiltiy and I possess emergency reboot discs. However the one I was experiencing a problem before complete recovery does not have floppy disc capability. I need to prepare a reboot from the CD-ROM. Robert
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Adding R2 DC to existing 2003 domain
by Guest Strunk- 2 replies
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Hello, I need to add a Windows 2003 R2 server as DC to my existing Windows 2003 domain with both 2000 and 2003 DC's. Do i need to run a ADPREP in order to add the new R2 DC to my domain ?. TIA, Strunk
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Closing port 135 and disabling DCOM affect Task Scheduler?
by Guest updata@noemail.com- 3 replies
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I recently had a reason to set up a scheduled task for the first time in quite awhile. However, I couldn't start my Task Scheduler Service. My operating system is Windows 2000, sp4 with the updated rollup pack v2. I found that the only way to start the service was to right click on the mstask.inf file and install. That asked for the SP4 update version of mstask.exe and mstinit.exe on the original Windows 2000 OS disk. After successfully starting the service, I now get constant auto updates from Microsoft asking me to install the Update Rollup SP4, which was already installed. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/891861 I decided to install it ag…
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Windows not seeing drive as DVD R/W
by Guest mcoffee41- 6 replies
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I just put in a Sony DRU-710a DVD R/W as a master disc drive. Windows saw the drive and installed a basic CD-Rom driver for the device upon the first boot up. It will not see any DVD disc though, only regular cd's. Sony does not provide any drivers for it, so I'm not sure how to get Windows to see it as a DVD-Rom Drive. Any help would be appreciated. Mike
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Indexing just a portion of a webpage
by Guest Matt- 1 reply
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Hello, I have created a catalog for a website using the Indexing Service. Is there a way to make the Indexing Service only index a portion of each webpage in the site (i.e. the content area)? Right now, my search descriptions are pulling back all of the text on each page (the navigation, header text, ... ). As you can see below, this info is pretty pointless. Does anyone know if there is a way to scan just the content area? ********example search result******* Demographics Site Search. SIDCO. About SIDCO. Mission Statement. Affiliates & Staff. Available Properties. Pawling Station Business Park. Peachey Industrial Park. Search Properties. Business …
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Help with Scheduled Task (Defrag)
by Guest jayrome2@gmail.com- 4 replies
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I have to defrag all the Windows 2k machines hence the previous tech only defrag once performance was affected. I know how to created a scheduled task but need to know if it will run under admin even if the computer is login in by another user other than the administrator. Or if the scheduled task will only run if the computer log out and at the login prompt. Any insight would be great.
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hard drive size
by Guest darrenp@abnet.ca- 5 replies
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hello i have a 300g hard drive but is only registering as a 127g. seems a bit of a waste on size. does anybody know of a fix for this? running 2000 pro
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If anybody's interested.......
by Guest TestTurtle- 0 replies
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I solved my own problem when I found PC Wizard 2008 at majorgeeks.com, unlike my previous attempts with aida32 where I couldn't ID the chipset or motherboard manufacturer PC Wizard did. However while Aida32 generates links to product info or driver downloads PC Wizard just identifies and then u have to go to work at the manufacturer's web site and use the local search engine to get the drivers. It is still a powerful tool and guide for setting up a roll-your-own or a 'mystery' second hand machine and it is freeware, no I don't work at majorgeeks and have no stake in them. Another good place for the DIY crowd is free-codecs.com or just codecs.com, whatever th…
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Need help to remove a long name file
by Guest Andiez- 4 replies
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I have two files in a Temporary Internet Files folder that are 175 characters long. The characters are letters and numbers, and the files are ..htm which open to http://www.msn.com. I can't remove them delete them, view the properties, or anything except open them. Does anyone have any idea how to remove them outside of formatting the drive, which may not work. Help! Andie Z
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Windows 2000 refuses to install any new drivers
by Guest connor_a@hotmail.com- 1 reply
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Hi everyone, I've recently restored a DL380 G3 system state to another DL380 G3 in a test lab. I have no mouse, keyboard or video above 640x480 (so I'm using vnc to connect). When I try to add/remove the keyboard, mouse and video drivers with "!" marks next to them or install ATI Rage XL drivers windows returns "failed to load drivers". Hope someone can assist. Thanks!
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Re-Display "File Download Competed" Message from Systray
by Guest Clueless in Seattle- 2 replies
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As I was typing my previous post, a little message popped up from the systray in the lower right corner of my screen. But before I could finish reading it, it popped back down out of sight. It said something like "File Download Completed" but I didn't have time to note the name of the file or the folder it had downloaded to. I'm concerned about this because I don't recall starting any file downloads this morning. So, how may I re-display this message so I can try to figure out what is going on here? Will in Seattle a.k.a. "Clueless"