Sponsored White Papers, Webcasts, and Downloads
TechRepublic Resources
- Windows 2000 Server needs its space
- Find out why Windows 2000 Server requires so much free hard disk space. You'll also learn best practices for installing the OS in your network. Windows 2000 Server requires at least 1 GB of free hard disk space. The exact amount of space depends on...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows, Servers, Jim Boyce, Operating systems, DLLCache, page file, system file, operating system, server, Windows 2000 Server Tips Newsletter, Best Practice, Software, Hardware
- Technical articles 2006-09-11
Additional Resources
- Sound.drv problem
- I am receiving an error message that says "NTVDM KERNEL: Missing 16-bit system module" "please re-install the following module to your system 32 directory: SOUND.DRV"This appears when I attempt to load programs for my kids. A CD of Windows XP was not included when I purchased my computer....
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP
- Q&A 2004-10-15
- components and applications disapering
- A few days ago things started disapering from c:windowssystem32 (sndvol32.exe, calc.exe)I dont know what did it, but i copied the two over from c:windowssystem32dllcache to c:windowssystem32, which worked for those two programs.Today it happened with mspaint.exe i didnt copy anything over yet for thatalso, the shortcut in my start menu...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Spyware, Viruses and worms, Spyware, adware & malware, SECURITY, virus, C:\windows\system32, Microsoft Corp.
- Q&A 2006-02-17
- Services.exe maxes CPU at 100%
- I have two computers at my desk at work. Fairly old, w2k; they had been working fine and do usually. Now a problem has developed. I see that the computer is running VERY SLOW and ctl-alt-del to pull up system monitor pinpoints process 'services.exe' as...
- Tags: Rootkits, Desktops, Cyberthreats, CPU, Dr Dij, PC, Services.exe
- Discussion threads 2007-04-30
- Missing Regedit.com
- I've been a member for some time and enjoy reading all the tips and help that everyone shares on here.Just recently I experienced something on my home pc that just stumped me.Start/Run/regedit missing?So I type in regedit.exe instead and up pops my registry editor. Now imediately I...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows XP, registry
- Discussion threads 2006-05-31
- Get IT Done: Safe Mode and Sfc.exe smooth Windows 2000 crash recovery
- Troubleshoot boot problems more effectively with Safe Mode and Sfc.exe.Recovering from a system crash is never an enjoyable experience, but Windows 2000 goes a long way to lessen the pain. The latest version of Windows Safe Mode allows you to troubleshoot boot problems more effectively than ever before, and Sfc.exe...
- Tags: Operating systems, Get IT Done, Jim Boyce, Safe Mode, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 2000
- Technical articles 2001-12-05
- Trojan explorer.exe
- I recently discovered the trojan "explorer.exe" on my machine (XP-512MB RAM-Intel Processor-1.8 Ghz). It was in a hidden directory "dllcache" masquerading as a dll, but in fact a trojan program called "explorer.exe". After a lot of research, I was able to delete it. For research I used:...
- Tags: trojan horse, explorer.EXE, windows xp, security, internet explorer, Persevering, Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Discussion threads 2006-09-14
- Icons
- I have duplicat icons in my control panel. I have not found a way to remove them. HELP!!!Use your right mouse buttonon the icon and select delete from the menu. It will only send them to the recycle bin so if you find both of the icons are removed, you...
- Tags: control panel
- Discussion threads 2006-07-24
- Which XP Reg Mod Turns Off ActiveX PopUp~IE6
- Hello All! At the moment I have ActiveX completely disabled in IE on my computer to stave off spyware I have been encountering lately! I do a limited amount of surfing on the net and so far this setting has not caused me any problems but.... I want to turn...
- Tags: ActiveX, Blau67, current security setting, Microsoft Windows XP, security setting, windows
- Discussion threads 2004-11-29
- No msconfig.
- A computer in the office that I am working at is having too many programs running in the background. To prevent this I usually only select what I want to run there using msconfig. I was under the impression that it was in every make of windows O/S since 98....
- Tags: registry, computer
- Q&A 2005-11-29
- Install previous version of UNIDRV.DLL
- We are experiencing a problem where a service (Fabsoft’s Reform print spooler service) on our W2K Domain Controller is not starting up automatically after a reboot. This apparently began after an update to the Universal Printer Driver UNIDRV.DLL. What process actually updated this I have not yet determined. This file...
- Tags: DLL, Fabsoft, PATH, Rainier_d
- Q&A 2005-04-20
- Configure IT Quick: Change your Windows 2000 registration and customize the welcome screen
- Find out how to change the Windows registration and create a custom welcome screen.It's a mastery of the little tweaks that often denotes a true Windows 2000 guru. Here are two tweaks that are not only practical but are sure to impress your end users. Find out how to change...
- Tags: Operating systems, Jim Boyce, information technology, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 2000
- Technical articles 2001-10-24
- Take an in-depth look at XP's Windows File Protection
- When you install an application only to have it crash Windows, there's a good chance the crash occurred because the application overwrote critical Windows system files. The results are unpredictable any time that system files are overwritten. The system may run fine with the modified files, or the system may...
- Tags: Brien M. Posey MCSE, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, System File Checker, Windows File Protection
- Technical articles 2003-07-23
- Take an in-depth look at XP's Windows File Protection
- When you install an application only to have it crash Windows, there's a good chance the crash occurred because the application overwrote critical Windows system files. The results are unpredictable any time that system files are overwritten. The system may run fine with the modified files, or the system may...
- Tags: Brien M. Posey MCSE, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Windows File Protection
- Technical articles 2004-10-27
- Launch Win2K's System File Checker to troubleshoot Add/Remove Programs tool
- You’re troubleshooting a network problem on a Windows 2000 Professional system and want to install the Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP from the Windows Component Wizard in the Add/Remove Programs tool. So, you access the Control Panel and double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon. Nothing happens.Thinking you might not have actually...
- Tags: Add/Remove Programs, Greg Shultz, Microsoft Windows, tool, Windows File Protection, Windows System, Windows System File Checker
- Technical articles 2003-07-07
- << Previous
- page 1 of 1
- Next >>