Windows 2000 Workstation
Windows 2000 Professional help and discussions.
1671 topics in this forum
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Windows Installer re-running again and again
by Guest NormD- 2 replies
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(After checking other posts, I'm trying this for an answer or hint.) Recently reinstalled W2K after moving the hard drive to another machine because old one died. Different processor, so W2K wouldn't boot. Install acted like an "upgrade" to the system it found on the HDD. Install seemed to go okay. W2K will boot. Old files in place. However, when W2K starts I get frequent messages as a dialog box titled "Windows Installer" and the message "Preparing to onstall..." and a cancel button. After about a minute the box disappears. No other messages or display from the Installer. This might happen several times after logging in. It keeps happening ov…
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Adding "Favorites" to start task bar group
by Guest surface9- 3 replies
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I have recently moved from windows 98se to windows 2000 (don't laugh - I'm slow), and I don't see "favorites" as one of the selections from my "start" tab (that bottom task bar thingie). Windows 98se has this, from which I can directly got to any web-page I have added as a favorite. Is there a way to get windows 2000 to add this entry to the start group popup? Thanks, Littleberry
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Thumbnails
by Guest rrmbab@gmail.com- 1 reply
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Dear sir: When I open My pictures Folder it Shows Jpeg Files, When I am Select the Thumbnails in View List That Shuld Be Shown real pictures ,But if i Select Thumnails it didnot shows the inside Pictures . what can i do to solve this problem.
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Opening a Run.js routine
by Guest dc- 2 replies
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I've tried to find a simple solution, but can't get it to work. To write a script to run a simple routine, a traceroute, /whois, etc. Say a simple traceroute from run... would be cmd /k cd\ | tracert google.com A simple Runbox command (new ActiveXObject("Shell.Application")).FileRun() yields a run... popup, but I just wanted to create a shortcut to run the traceroute. Sorry for the off topic. dc
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URGENT: need catfix
by Guest ABCamjasABC@earthlink.net- 5 replies
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I am convinced I have a corrupt master system catalog database in my Win2k Pro installation. For the life of me I cannot get a hold of the fix - the catfix tool. Can anyone provide it?
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Microsoft WinG
by Guest MS- 2 replies
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Hi, I've an old Win95/98 game called Icebreaker that I want to revisit and play a few games. When trying to install on Win 2000 it says it requires WinG. I'm hesitant to let the install program install this as I know it was designed for a much earlier OS. Can I get a version of WinG for Win 2000? If so any ideas where, it does not seem to be available on Microsoft's download center? Many thanks.
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URGENT: anyone using Application Center 2000 ???
by Guest ABCamjasABC@earthlink.net- 0 replies
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...I can use the catfix tool included in this package to repair a corrupt the master system catalog database in my Win2k Pro installation.
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Re:STOP 0x0000001A error, please help
by Guest sayali- 0 replies
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Re:STOP 0x0000001A error, please help i got that error message but i treid with last know good configuration but no use as i am getting same error again and i dont want to repair or reinsatll the software
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Outlook 2007
by Guest critterbug- 7 replies
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Is Outlook 2007 compatable with windows 2000? Because I can't get it to install. I get a message that says, "The specified program requires a newer version of Windows". Thanks for any information. cb
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Annoying popups in System Tray
by Guest Ushnell- 3 replies
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normally when the System adds an icon in the System Tray and you point your mouse cursor on it, it tells you the name of the program it belongs to with text information but there are these two flashing icons on my systems tray that I consider very annoying and are getting on my last nerves. One keeps popping up saying Security Alert: Spyware and another keeps coming up with these offers to download Spyware scanning and removing software. I don't know how the hell these things got into my system tray in the first place (yeah I know they get there through net surfing) I know that I can remove them through the registry but I have not since been using Wi…
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error 1202 related to 0x534 cannot be solved..
by Guest wankoro- 0 replies
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hi there, The error 1202 SceCli keeps coming up on the machine. Through the search of the trouble source, winlogon.log indicates that an account "Everyone" has neither acocunt name nor security-id. I look for "Everyone" in gpt*.*, but nothing is found. During the maintenance of Windows 2000 (MUI in Swedish) workstation, I created once this extra user name in security permissions in order to delete one of legacy_driver keys. My slow brain tells me later that "Alla" must stand for "Everyone" in Swedish. As far as I'm concerned the key which includes a security name "Everyone" has been removed. So, where I can look for so as to correct this error? TIA, wa…
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Off Topic Question - Operating System Name
by Guest dc- 2 replies
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This been driving me crazy. Anyone know the name of the OS that was written by a guy in California that works in the Office section of Microsoft. His name is Jim something. The OS was written as a joke and later used to check code. Steve Jobs found a mole and had OS VII computer converted to this OS and deposited the CD in a trash can near the mole's desk , marked it as OS X beta. It was said that it was carried to Gates and he had the Vista team use some of the code, and purportedly the reason for some of the additional time to release. I'm trying to find the article, but haven't had any luck so far. Sorry for the OT. dc
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Mistakenly deleted User Account
by Guest Ushnell- 1 reply
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I decided to edit the User Accounts in the Control Panel to just change the original owners name Edwin to my name and though that the System would transfer those settings to my account so I deleted the original owners account; what a big mistake! I tried to solve this by creating the same user account under that same name but the System creates a folder in the Documents and Setting named Edwin.000 with it's fresh setting of desktop wallpaper image, my documents folder contents and Start menu items that are the default settings. One thing that I saw that makes me feel lucky though is that in the System Properties where User Profiles is, the system con…
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computer running slow
by Guest Lauria- 7 replies
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I have a computer that sometime run very slow. It's my daughter's. It works fine one day and the next day, it run so slow, it's ridiculous. I've noticed that she has too many program running at the same time. She has plenty space in the C:\ drive. I also would like to know how to speed up the bootable after you turn the computer on. It seems like it take alot of time to get to the main screen. Thanks, Lauria
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Remote access for vendor?
by Guest Chris- 1 reply
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I'm looking for suggestions as to the best way to allow a software vendor remote access to our network to work on a software install on a specific server. I guess I have to create them an account on my domain, and allow them remote access to VPN, and then RDP to the server they need access to. Is this the best method? And is there a way to lock them down tighter? Any suggestions would be welcome, thanks, chris
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Uninstall Maxthon browser?
by Guest Bob Newman- 3 replies
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Windows 2000 I am doing a little housecleaning and want to uninstall the Maxthon browser. It is not listed in the add/remove programs section nor is there a ling of it under programs under the start menu. Is there possibly another name it might be listed as in the add/remove section? Help please. Thanks in advance... Bob
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Windows 2000 server
by Guest Chris H- 2 replies
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I keep getting an "Unable to open ATK device for R access. Returning IO block in data." error in the Event Viewer system log and I am not sure what it is refering to. Can anybody help me with this? -Chris
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RTCIn error - Create profile failed 0x80004005
by Guest AT-DXB- 0 replies
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My operating system Microsoft Windows 2000 5.00.2195 Service Pack 4. Computer - x86 Family 6 Model 8 stepping 6, A/AT COMPATIBLE 261,424 KB RAM. I am using Etisalat 512 KBPS line. I have ZoneAlarm firewall, Spybot-SD resident, Nortan Antivirus Auto-protect enabled. I have installed 'calling' card s/w on my computer last week and used it succesfully to make calls from my PC to phone couple of times without any issue. But since yesterday, I can't go beyond 'login' screen of the above s/w. As soon as I press 'login' button, after typing user id and password, I am getting the following error msg. 'RTCIn Error - Create Profile Failed 0x80004005'. …
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trying to install wireless usb modem...
by Guest colisa- 1 reply
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Hi, I'm searching myself dizzy looking for a clue as to what to do here.... I run Win 2k with SP4, have been/am using a dial-up modem (slow as cold molasses)... Got my Verizon wireless usb modem, supposedly super easy to setup and install...HUH yeah right...(murphy's law lives at my house) I followed the instructions: install software, hook up modem at prompt, let windows detect modem, all goes well till there, I get an error message just after a dialog screen acknowledging windows detects the modem : "ZV Access Manager.exe has generated errors and will be closed by Windows." called Tech support walked thru what they could think of checking usb and exten…
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2003 server admin password
by Guest S A M- 3 replies
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Hi group, I have forget my administrator password of windows 2003 server, but it is still runing but i cant login please sugest me any solution how to reset password for 2003 server Sam
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Failed Backup
by Guest DennisK- 1 reply
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Hi Guys One of my small business clients is using a PC running Windows 2000 Professional to monitor fuel supplies etc. I have recently installed an internal slave Hard drive to use as a backup source, I have scheduled a full backup on a weekly basis and a daily incremental backup, however the automatic backups do not run, there are no backup jobs in the log, and there are no error messages to say that the backup failed. If I use the "backup now" facility everything runs along just fine. Any ideas anyone? Thanks guys n gals -- DennisK
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Prtitionind a drive
by Guest Jeff- 2 replies
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Had Win 2000 on an 80G drive with partitions. The C partition ran out of space. Used the disc setup to format the drive and diskpart at the prompt to attempt to set up partitions. When I get to the section that asks to enter the size I want, the full disc capacity is already entered and I am unable to change it. Any suggestions?
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windows 2000 login problem - or how I screwed up!
by Guest Bradley- 3 replies
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Hi, We only run workgroups on our network, we do not have a domain. The other day the boss asked me to change the network settings so that all computers would be on the same workgroup. At the end of the day I had one more computer to go, I was in a rush and accidently set it to a domain. Now when the computer boots up, the administrator login requires a password and a domain to connect to. I want to get this computer network settings back to using workgroups. How do I do this? I have tried safe boot but no luck. Your help is greatly appreciated. thanks Bradley
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Reinstalling MS security updates after removal?
by Guest G Lykos- 1 reply
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Greetings! Used Add/Remove Programs to remove some Microsoft updates, for example "Security Update for Windows 2000 (KB926122)", in an attempt to rectify a system problem that seemed to have occurred as a result. Turns out that this was perhaps not the cause. In any event, the system is now fixed and operating normally, and I'd like to get current with relevant updates. Question - although the update above was removed as described, Microsoft Update does not now show that it needs to be (re)installed. How come? If a security update, and if in fact now not installed despite not showing up in Microsoft Update, am I now vulnerable? If I need to do this manua…
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Logging in
by Guest Trainbuff- 4 replies
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I received an older computer with Windows 2000 on it. It works fine, but there is one thing I need to change. The person who gave it to me had an account on it that he called "me". When I turn the computer on and get to the log-in screen, it tries to automatically log in with this account. However, the password on it no longer works and so it keeps coming up with the "wrong username or password" error. However, I just log in as the administrator. How I can I stop it from doing this? I deleted the account but it still continues to do this. Any information will be appreciated,