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USB Keyboard works in BIOS but not in Windows 2000 unless you replug it in Hey, I've got an issue on a HP Compaq where the USB keyboard will not work unless I unplug it and plug it back in. It works in the BIOS The PC does not have PS2 support therefore cannot use a PS2 keyboard I have...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.general (More info?) Hi, O.k., I'm out of ideas and hope someone on the forum can help. I have a Win 2k box with the latest patches. When I try to eject my USB flash drive using the "Unplug or Eject Hardware" wizard the system crashes to...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.group_policy (More info?) Greetings, I am unable to find a way to assign desktop (background color) to a user via GPO. I can easily assign wallpaper, but not color. Is there a way to do this? I know it seems trivial, but I'd like my teachers...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.active_directory (More info?) I've got a dead DC which is the FSMO, still 'running' but I can't ping it nor access it in any way. I've got two other DCs and have, of course been getting replication errors as neither can communicate with the...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.active_directory (More info?) Hi i am looking for a scan tool that will help me to map some of my old servers ( NT , 2000), so i can know if I can discard them. Things like : netstat , most modified files ... thanks

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.general (More info?) Hi! I have installed Norton Internet Security 2005 on 5 Win2000 PC's. It worked fine on 3 of the 5, but 2 PC's have problems with networking!! I can deactivate NIS but it doesn't help - i can't ping anything - i checked the...

Hello all i just recieved my new seasonic x650 gold. SO far i really love it (minues the noise) the modularity is nice the build quality is excelent and its very silent. But after when i first got it it was silent then a few hours later i turned ti off and turned it back on from installing...

Hello, My son and I have separate accounts on my computer. After logging on, only his account appears. My username with password access has vanished with all my documents on desktop. How can I restore this info before I lose my sanity. Please, I need your help with exact instructions! Thank you

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsnt.domain (More info?) Greetings. I once had a test domain (DOMAIN2) which was trusted by our main domain (DOMAIN1). I decomissioned/destroyed the test domain before I broke the trust agreement between the two. Now I cannot remove the trust. Is...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.general (More info?) I've got a new dell optiplex gx 280. It shipped with XP but we installed the corporate w2k load. now "my computer" sees 2 generic compact disc drives instead of one dvd-rom and one dvd-rw. how can I fix that? thanks, Karen

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.dns (More info?) hi all, i need to created a child domain for my company. here is the problem 1. i have delegated control to the child domain under dns 2. created primary dns server at the child domain 3. created secondary forward and reverse...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware (More info?) Does anybody know how to reinstall USB 2.0 drivers in xp home? Everytime I plug in my new external USB DVDRW it gives me a blue screen and resets my computer. Has to be the USB drivers because it did the same thing for...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.group_policy (More info?) Hello everyone, I'm looking for a group policy object that is essentially a time delay for inactivity... I'm not sure if i'm going to be able to achieve what i want, but if there is a setting that i can kick off a file...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.active_directory (More info?) We had two NT4 Domain Controllers, and recently upgraded one to Windows 2000 and installed Active Directory. Today, when we try to delete a user account from Active Directory we get the following message: Windows...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.active_directory (More info?) I have a "Default User" profile on my two 2K Server DCs' NETLOGON shares, with all the appropriate user permissions, but for some reason, when a new user logs onto one of my 2K Pro clients, instead of pulling the...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.dns (More info?) Hi Everyone, I have been reading some posts and I just thought that I should double check to make sure I was doing the right / wrong thing. I should not use the secondary DNS server spot in my client workstations to enter the...

1. What is your budget? 550$ 2. What is the size of the notebook that you are considering? Not sure what this means, standard i guess. I dont plan to travel much with it but i want it to be mobile. a 17 inch screen would be nice but size really doesnt matter if its at least 15 inches. 3...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.security (More info?) i CANT GET RED OF SERCHLOP

Ben and Rob discuss Konami's restrictions on early reviews of Metal Gear Solid 4 and the public response from Electronic Gaming Monthly. Watch Video: http://www.tomsgames.com/us/site/flash_videos/second_take_konami_restricts_mgs4_reviews.html what do you think?

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.dns (More info?) I've searched google groups to no avail. I am relatively new to DNS. I set up a laptop yesterday. DHCP address assigned was, say, 10.0.0.1. The laptop no longer has this IP and is, in fact, turned off. But, in Windows DNS there...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsnt.domain (More info?) Currently have Windows NT domain with an aging server. We baught a new server with Server 2003 and want to migrate the domain over. Is there an easy way to move all the user names, group memberships, shares, and permitions to...

I just upgraded to IE 6.0 and notice a very nice performance boost, i.e., fast responsiveness. Only see a few minor changes, such as a Privcy Report icon on the status bar (configurable). Overall, I am pleased to install an upgrade that doesn't bite. :smile: I haven't installed IE 6.0 on...

This is true, from THG news. And for me, it's the final straw. First, they're gonna implement such stringent anti-piracy policies that I won't be able to make 10 hardware changes without re-registering (I do more than this in a month, and it's an international number in the UK), and now this! So...

Hi, I want to buy a graphic card so I can do some gaming on my desktop. My current specs are: Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 2.53GHz. 2GB of DDR2 RAM. 17-inch moniter. Intel GMA 3100 internal graphics. 300 watt power supply. My motherboard's graphic card bus is PCI-Express X16. Thanks :)

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion (More info?) Hi, My Win98 OS used to have sound, but after I formatted the computer and everything is new, I don’t have sound anymore. The volume thing doesn’t even appear anymore. How can I get the sound back? I’m not sure what...

Archived from groups: rec.audio.tech (More info?) I had a chance last night to check the cables and guess what - you guys were right (not that I ever doubted you). I was doing this based on memory and my memory told me that those connections were all MIDI cables and connectors - I remembered...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsnt.terminalserver.misc (More info?) We've upgraded from 2k to 2k3 but it appears the licenses were not upgraded to 2k3 and now I'm receiving a message that the temp licenses are about to expire. Do I need to purchase new licenses?

Hello Everyone! create device failed Error code: 0x8876086A DX9AllocatorPresenter failed D3DERR_NOTAVAILABLE This was the error I received for many months when I attempted to play a game or watch a video through Media Player Classic. At the same time, I always got the error that Desktop...

Hello, how to play .avi format files on mediaplayer and all other formats such as mkv etc.. and which one is the best codec pack available for free download

What are IRQs???? What do they do with hardware and what is so special about IRQs in Windows2000?

For the last month or so I've been trying to get the machine up and running, with no luck. The problem: It will not install or hold a os, during installation of Win 98, setup will start to conplain about corrupt dll files. Sometimes I get lucky and it won't, or does reboots and manages to squeak...

Hello, which is best for non gaming user, desktop or laptop. Joe

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Hi everybody this is my first time building a gaming pc and I want to do it right so if you can please give me some suggestions on changing some criteria or adding some hardware let me know First off my budget is around 1200 dollars, I wont need a monitor, mouse, keyboard or audio(but if you do...

I got doom3, but i need the cd key to install it. Has anyone got the key for me please?

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After a long period of time of running Windoze only, I asked myself why I was still using it. My excuse used to be that I gamed on PC quite a bit. However, recently I haven't touched my PC for gaming, and have exclusively been using PS3. Also, after looking at the AppDB on WineHQ, I've...

Archived from groups: alt.internet.wireless (More info?) Is there a resource that lists the legal power output (mW) of an Access Point, by country?

hello, I have a compaq presario 12xl500. I have a 6gig hd, of which I planned on using 1.2 gigs for linux. Any recommendations on which distro to use? I plan on doing some development, a little word processing, using some of the math packages, and some websurfing on it. So really I just need a...

I need a Linux distro that has a new enough version of Nvidia drivers and XFree86 4 that it supports my GeForce2 MX. I've installed Mandrake 7.1 and Red Hat 7, and neither of them do, so I can't run Gnome or KDE. I need one that I can install it off the net from a floppy disk. My cd copier...