Lounge: Windows NT/2000

I moved out of my house and had to store my computer. I wasn't smart enough at the time to make a boot disk, so when I set up the maching to 'run' again, it wouldn't! The battery for the CMOS was...

When using a high resolution display of 1024 X whatever to see more of certain websites, I lose about half the height of the System Tray with my Windows 2000 system. It's actually kind of slanted,...

Is it possible to change a computer's owner's name in the registry? If so, where do I find the listing within the registry? This is for a computer that will be donated to a local thrift shop and the...

I've just discovered that the System Tray in Windows 2000 displays a long, long list of recently opened folders and files. Just to see what was there, I used the sizing arrow to pull up the System...

I have a number of Scheduled Tasks that stopped working. Viewing the log file (Advance>View Log File), I find references to an "invalid path". The Scheduled Tasks open Excel files which run some...

The ie6 icon is the same in the address bar for all websites. If i go to google it should have a google icon display, but it is ie the blue logo. Is there a setting to change this default icon. ...

I have a user who was editing a file with Notepad. He left without saving it & screen lock came on. While he was gone, something happened to lock up his keyboard. Pressing the space bar un-blacks...

How do you delete entries from the windows explorer shell. When I right click on folder icon I get a list of possible actions ... virus scan, open with xxx, etc. Which is fine. But there are a couple...

I am trying to run the microsoft office 2007 patch from either the desktop or the website instead of saving i tried to run this program and nothing happens. I've done this to 20 or more machines and...

What is the best and/or cheapest way to migrate a PC from Win2000 to Windows XP Professional? I'd like to keep all current software and not have to reinstall. Can XP be purchased and downloaded...

Client running a W2K virtual machine has lost the option to open or create zip files. I have some info that we've used on XP boxes but does anyone have information or tips for repairing the zip...

Does anyone know of a "screen saver" program that only locks the keyboard but still lets you see the monitor display? I have a computer that is monitoring the network, so I want to leave the screen...

OK ... even though my MCSE is in NT4 I work on 2000 and 2003 servers now and I can't remember how to establish the network speed/duplex settings of a server's NIC. Often it can be done via the NIC...

I've got a frriend's PC that I'm attempting to upgrade to Win2K from Win98SE. It's in a Gateway2000 case, but I'm not sure if it's the original Gateway mobo or not. Got a PII-MMX processor, with 320...

Hello! I'm looking for a free DVD Player / software / that will work with Windows 2K, and play VCDs as well as DVDs. Wondering if anyone had any good suggestions. Windows Media Player 9 will not...

Wow!!!!!!!!!!!! Wath is this error.....

Greetings, I recently had a rather nasty virus on my laptop. I am running 2000 sp4. When I pres cntrl/alt/delete, I get the proper screen, but the selection for task manager is greyed out. ...

I have file .doc and .xls in myserverdirmydir..... and in c:mydir in this two dir are the same number of file with the same name. in effect i the same dir. Now i want to create a desktop icon with...

Hi all. Being on a mission to make my mouse as redundant as possible I am seeking to use as many keyboard shortcuts as possible - even progressively assigning custom ones as I go. I know the word I...

Hello, Yesterday, I went to open a folder on our network and was denied access. Thought that was unusual since I have administrator rights. If I right-click on the folder and look at the...

The company I worked for went into administration and the IT community, along with everyone else, was dispersed. I am working for the Administrators and have 8 desktop PCs running offsite and off the...

Hey everyone, Each time I try to back up my HD "C" to my larger HD "E" it get the following error message: "Error: The device reported an error on a request to write data to media. Error...