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Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware (More info?) Does delete partition on external drive erase data saved on the drive even though there was an error message "Your computer's startup program cannot gain access to the disk containing the partition or free space you...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers (More info?) Hi, My Windows XP defragmenter is having serious trouble defragmenting my files - total fragmentation stands at about 55% no matter what I do. Someone mentioned a freeware defragmenter that's more effective. I'm not...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware (More info?) Someone brought me their pc to look at. Supposedly, they couldn't download files, access the floppy drive or write to the CD burner. I am starting to suspect much more is wrong than that. The computer will boot to the XP...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers (More info?) Hello Group Can someone tell me what the PREFETCH folder is. I have looked in and seen references to programs I no longer have. Can I delete those references. Thank You John

After a thunderstorm took power out, I lost the icons for users in XP startup, and I can't go past that screen, I've mouse pointer motion and keyboard lights, I've never had this before, any ideas? Could a hardware failure corrupt user profiles? Thanks.

I'm training a bunch of Senior Citizens to use computers. Once they learn how to use the mouse the first thing they do is move things in the Trash or put one folder in another. It's a real nightmare trying to find where they have put things. This one 85 year old guy did things to the desktop...

hi, this is my first active directory/domain controller install we are migrating from a workgroup to a domain i'm half-way thru what's odd is, i joined the windows servers to the domain i joined some of the windows 7 pro machines to the domain all seems fine but when i go to an XP...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.group_policy (More info?) How can I use GPO to prevent users from saving shortcuts on their desktop?

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.active_directory (More info?) How do you apply a transform file to a GPO? We are pushing out software using an AD Group policy and need to include a transform file (mst file). How do we include the transform file? Thanks in advance

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.general (More info?) Hello all- I had a user that was showing logged in to a certain domain 'ntdomain', however there really was no domain, it was supposed to be a workgroup. So, I went to the ID properties and changed the user (who was logged...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.active_directory (More info?) I'm not sure if this goes in the ADS or DNS forum: I have two 2003 servers, one that has ads installed on it without dns. The second server does have dns on it, but it doesn't seem to have all the ad stuff in the...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.general (More info?) I would like to change the permissions of a group of 500 user home directories. Currently they all have Full comtrol and I want to give them read and write. Is there a way to automate this process rather than changing them...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.general (More info?) I am using windows 2000. I am trying to download pictures from my fujifilm fine pix 2600z. When I plug the camera into the usb port and turn on the camera. I see in the "Unplug or Eject Hardware", that the driver has a...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.active_directory (More info?) I have a situation where i am noticing that only on one day a week, my win2k3 AD Operations master server won't accept logon requests or drive mappings. When i restart the server it's fine until that some day the...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.active_directory (More info?) does anybode know of a standard ACL for AD? I am currently trying to unmangle a screwed up AD structure permissions have been set by so many diff "IT employees" in so many diff ways that I want to compare it with a...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsnt.setup (More info?) I had to wipe and reinstall W2K on an IBM Netvista. now device manager shows PCI device with yellow question mark. It tries to install new hardware but it can't find driver on its own and I haven't got a clue as to what...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.general (More info?) Hello: My W2K server running IIS 5.0 with FTP was hacked. Someone placed half a dozen folders on the server and no matter what I do I can not delete them. I tried taking ownership of them the normal way from Windows...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.setup_deployment (More info?) After starting RIprep, the files of the pc image are being uploaded to RIS. During the process, there are many files cannot be copied so I have to ignore them. They are all located in the folders like...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.active_directory (More info?) Hi to all, When I try to join a windows 2003 server (entreprise edition) to a active directory windows 2000 (native) domain. I have this issue: The specified domain either does not exist or could not be contacted...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.dns,microsoft.public.windows.server.dns,microsoft.public.windowsnt.dns (More info?) Hello -- I'm trying to set up a standalone (non-Active Directory) DNS server on my companies Intranet using W2K for our customers to use to access our internal...

My dad changed his admin account to different name and added password, and added password on regular account with admin priveledges. Then when he rebooted, he can not change user account, but it defaults to his name, and when he enters password, it hangs. Any clues how to get access back??? He...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.active_directory (More info?) We have a 2 domains. One on our subnet and the other on a different domain on another subnet. I cannot trust this domain I get domain cannot be contacted. I have a WINS server here and their but still no luck. What...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.group_policy (More info?) Hi, I like to build a WMI filter that allows a GPO to be applied to all authenticated users but not to the ones that are members of certain groups, how can I made WQL for this? Best regards.

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.security (More info?) I'm trying to get a new certificate to my router. I revoked the old one and now I wanted to get a new one. Each time I go and ask for one I get the Following on the CA Server (on Windows2000): Event Type: Error Event Source...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.setup_upgrade (More info?) Hello, I am restoring my Windows 2000 Pro version and need to install the SP3 next. The problem is that the computer I am working on doesn't allow me to get onto the net to get to MS.com where I would download the...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.setup (More info?) I have a server with 3 8.5 GB SCSI drives. C: is a 4GB partition and is the system partition, the rest of that drive is D:, which is spanned across the remaining drives. C: contains active directory and acts as our print...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.group_policy (More info?) My scenario: I need to run a program or a script that will implement the startup and shutdown scripts functionality found in group policy (acutally, I just need to have scripts that will run on system startup and shutdown...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.setup (More info?) Is it possible to create a shortcut to launch Outlook Express using a non default identity.

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.security (More info?) Hi all, win2kadv server win2k pro client This one clent decided to disjoin all by itself while gf playing games on it As the Administrator. All I know is when I came home I could not get in any more on same machine as...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.security (More info?) After logging into a Win 2000 box I get the following message WINDOWS FILE PROTECTION Files that are required for windoes to run properly have been replaced by unrecognized versions. To maintain system stability, Windows...

Hello,so i started playing valve games on night than the next morning I started playing tf2 and it crash so I play terraria and it show a error about direct3d could not find graphic but I have the lastest version of Intel HD all the games dont work only minecraft

Hello, have an ancient HP LaserJet 4050 (best printer I ever owned)! got new computer with Windows 7. Need to go from 25-pin to USB and wonder if it will even work with 7 before I try to get a cable. Help!!

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.setup (More info?) After running the repair module from the Product CD the system hangs and then goes to a screen indicating that the file NT5INF.CAT cannot be found and that this is a fatal error. I am installing to the same machine with the...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsnt.misc (More info?) Dear All, I have a WinNT4 BDC SP6, last Sat morning, after I enter Ctrl+Alt+Del and correct user and password, it pop up a message box saying "Please wait while network is closing...." and then roll back to the Logon...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.setup (More info?) Is it possible to automate computer naming using Sysprep? I know that during an unattended installation, you can use a .udb file to assign computer names. Is there a way this can be done using a Sysprep answer file? I have not...

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Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsnt.misc (More info?) We are getting License Messenger error 201 on our server. We have tried all the suggested fixes ie. change per server to per seat. Nothing seems to work. License Manager now show in the per server reached column -256...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsnt.terminalserver.applications,microsoft.public.windowsnt.terminalserver.misc (More info?) I'm using the structure WTS_CLIENT_ADDRESS to get the client network adress in TS Session. In this article...