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- The eternal question: Why doesn't Administrative Tools appear on the Start Menu?
- Today's Classic Tip comes from TechRepublic's Windows 2000 Professional TechMail dated 3/30/2000 and highlights a common question that continues to vex Windows XP and Windows Vista users even today: WHY AREN'T ADMINISTRATIVE TOOLS ON THE START MENU? Windows 2000 Professional does not by default add the...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows XP, Control Panel, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, Tool, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 2000, Operating Systems, Software, John Sheesley
- Blog posts 2008-03-31
- Windows 2000 Pro: Microsoft's best desktop OS ever?
- When I asked if a 10 year old operating system such as Windows 98 was still an option as a desktop operating system for business today, many TechRepublic members argued quite rightly that although Windows 98 wasn't a viable choice, Windows 2000 Professional certainly could be. Others added that Windows...
- Tags: Desktop OS, Desktop, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating System, Microsoft Corp., Hardware, Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 2000, Operating Systems, Software, John Sheesley
- Blog posts 2008-03-12
- Limit connections to a Windows 2000 Professional share
- W2K PRO SHARESSo there is a 'default' 10-connex limit to W2K pro shares which may be further reduced - Simultaneous connections to a W2K machine. Almost implicit in use of word 'default' is that this limit may be increased - How can this be done if and I do want...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, Microsoft Windows, felicia@..., Microsoft Windows 2000, W2K Pro
- Discussion threads 2007-11-16
- Limit connections to a Windows 2000 Professional share
- By default, Windows 2000 Professional is limited to no more than 10 concurrent connections. Anyone trying to connect after the maximum number of connections is reached receives an error message, and the connection is refused. In some situations, you might want to further restrict the number of concurrent connections, whether...
- Tags: Connection, Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Jim Boyce
- Blog posts 2007-11-09
- Check for damaged disks in Windows 2000 Pro with CHKDSK and CHKNTFS
- If you've ever worked with DOS or Windows 9x, you're probably familiar with the CHKDSK utility that checks a disk for errors and optionally fixes those errors. Windows 2000 Professional also includes a copy of CHKDSK that not only checks and fixes problems with FAT and FAT32 volumes, but also...
- Tags: Disk, Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, CHKDSK, CHKNTFS, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Jim Boyce
- Blog posts 2007-11-05
- Check for damaged disks in Windows 2000 Pro with CHKDSK and CHKNTFS
- CHKDSK and CHKNTFS in Windows VistaDo we have the CHKDSK and CHKNTFS Utilities in Vista. If yes how do i use them?RE: Check for damaged disks in Windows 2000 Pro with CHKDSK and CHKNTFSgreat, but my system was Fat 32 and, reading Cnet courses, I switched over to NTFS. Now,...
- Tags: michael_change@..., Chkdsk, CHKNTFS, disk, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, Microsoft Windows 2000
- Discussion threads 2007-11-06
- Repair (unlock) Windows Installer in Win2K Pro
- My Windows Installer has completely stopped working. I have tried doing a Windows 2000 Pro Repair using the Windows 2000 Pro install disk and it did not repair this problem. I feel like it might be some kind of flag set somewhere telling it it is busy! ...
- Tags: Operating systems, reyoung3@..., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows Installer
- Discussion threads 2007-10-20
- Open Windows 2000 Professional network folders quickly
- Getting quick access to network folders in Windows 2000 Professional is handy whether you use those folders rarely or all the time. Browsing through My Network Places each time you need to use a folder certainly works, but it can be slow and time-consuming, particularly if there are many files...
- Tags: Network, Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Jim Boyce
- Blog posts 2007-10-15
- Create multiple Web sites with Windows 2000 Professional
- XP Pro & Win 2003 Server?Will this work the same way with XP Pro & Win 2003 Server?Thanks!RickUse virtual directoriesYou can also create virtual directories within IIS, and store each individual site in its own folder. When you browse to your website, http://localhost for example, you just append the...
- Tags: Web site development, Microsoft Windows XP, Web technology, Web, RFaircloth, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, Win 2003 Server, Web site
- Discussion threads 2007-10-09
- Display special logon messages in Windows 2000 Professional
- You might have a problem prosecuting someone who hacks into your system or uses it without authorization unless you warn the intruder explicitly that access to the computer is restricted. To cover your legal bases, you can configure Windows 2000 Professional to display a special logon message...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, Logon Message, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Jim Boyce
- Blog posts 2007-10-01
- Display special logon messages in Windows 2000 Professional
- Logon MessageYou can do the same in a domain enviornment for Windows 2000, 2003, and 2008The location of the setting in GP Message text for users attempting to logon:Computer ConfigurationLocal PoliciesSecurity OptionsInteractive LogonInteractive Logon: Message text for users attempting to log on - and for Message title for users attempting...
- Tags: Double DeBo, Message Title, logon message, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2007-10-02
- "Windows 2000 Pro and Profiles"
- I have a Dell laptop that is getting this message when logging in to a Domain each morning "Windows cannot load the users profile but has logged you on as the default profile for the system" I have replaced the users profile with a new one and this seemed to...
- Tags: Operating systems, tmway@..., users profile, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, Microsoft Windows 2000
- Discussion threads 2007-10-02
- Configure print spooling in Windows 2000 Professional
- Like other operating systems, Windows 2000 Professional supports print spooling. Rather than going directly to the printer, applications can print to a Windows-managed print spool. The operating system then takes care of sending the print job to the printer. The advantage is that you don't have to wait for the...
- Tags: Printer, Advantage, Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, Printing, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows, Document Management, Printers, Operating Systems, Software, Enterprise Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Hardware, Peripherals, Jim Boyce
- Blog posts 2007-09-24
- Configure print spooling in Windows 2000 Professional
- Spool to where?Note that by default your spooled files are created on the system (ie: normally C) drive, which can be a pain as its easy for someone to generate enough files to fill the drive. You can locate the spool folder on another drive by selecting "File" / "Server...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, GrPaKi, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Discussion threads 2007-09-25
- Windows 2000 Pro Admin Problem
- This is on my mothers pc and we are 1000 miles apart. Here is teh issue: she tries to open anything basically and gets: You might not have the necessary permission she gets 2 choices: 1. Run Michael Brooks/Toybrooks (the pc used to just have me I have no idea...
- Tags: sirpirateking@..., Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2007-09-23
- Configure Windows 2000 Professional to show hidden components
- If you try to remove objects from your Windows 2000 Professional system through the Add/Remove Programs object in the Control Panel, some of the installed components, such as games and other accessories, don't show up in the components list. In order to provide a common base of applications on each...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, Jim Boyce
- Blog posts 2007-09-17
- Change icons for Windows 2000 Professional desktop objects and documents
- Changing icons for file types......only works if you're using the default program for the file type. For instance, if you're using Firefox to display JPG's, there is no option to change the icon, even when Firefox is your default browser. If you change the default program back to Internet Explorer,...
- Tags: Web browsers, gil_gosseyn, Microsoft Windows, desktop, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Discussion threads 2007-09-12
- Change icons for Windows 2000 Professional desktop objects and documents
- You can change the icon used for a Windows 2000 Professional shortcut by right-clicking the shortcut, choosing Properties, and then clicking Change Icon. You can browse for the file or specify the path to the file containing the icon (.ico, .dll, or .exe files). Desktop objects like...
- Tags: Desktop, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows, Icon, Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, Jim Boyce
- Blog posts 2007-09-10
- Workgroup PC running Windows 2000 pro and office 97 won't print
- HiI installed a Konica Minolta PagePro 1350W laser printer on a workgroup pc and shared the printer on the other machines. they are all running 2000 Pro sp 4 and office 97The only one that will print from Word,Excel 97 is the pc with the printer actually connected to it....
- Tags: markw@...
- Discussion threads 2007-09-09
- Customize Microsoft Management Console (MMC) consoles in Windows 2000 Professional
- Beyond the point...If you have a custom MMC that you want to use as a "template" for others, MSC files are just XML and can easily be edited in a text editor. Why would you do this instead of using author mode? One word: scripting.We've just recently given...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, Tony K, Microsoft Windows, console, management console, Microsoft Management Console, Microsoft Management
- Discussion threads 2007-09-04
