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Customization Tweaking

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Forced PIO

Rayden911

Hi anyone remember what makes XP force pio mode on udma5 drives? I read about it a month or so ago but cant remember cus it never happened to me but guess what it did

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Last reply by Sampson, 2002-05-17 23:27

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Access to registry files from DOS?

FrogMaster

Does exist a way or some utility that would allow viewing/editing the W2K hive files in the config subdir? They are in some compressed format, are they? What is the format of the database? I want to get rid of an 'INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE' error without having to reinstall dozens of apps.

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Last reply by Davros, 2002-05-16 23:53

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where can i find..

Bossen

windows 2k hidden autostart registry? there is one in the start menu but there is one hidden as well. Bossen.

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Last reply by Davros, 2002-05-15 21:15

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my pc stops responding when i try to shutdown on windows xp

el_vago32

when try to shutdown my pc in windows xp professional, its stops responding in rhe windows is shutting down screen please i really need help here cause i'm worry about my hard disk's life. this is my computer description: m-board asus a7v133 amd athlon @ 1.

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Last reply by Sampson, 2002-05-15 00:36

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Fast Screen Refreshes

Treachery

I recently brought up a Windows 2000 Print Server in a Corporate environment and spooled 410 printers spooled onto it. Working in Windows XP: When accessing the print shares via the Run command-line (or any other method for that matter): Start -> Run-> \\<servername> -> Printers and Faxes The printer ...

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Last reply by Rayden911, 2002-05-14 23:26

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<Start><Programs> How to combine listings?

SnapperOne

I knew how to do this in Win98SE, but must be having a senior moment now that I'm using Win2KPro. I want to combine many of the listings found in <Start><Programs> under more general listings, so the program list isn't so long.

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Last reply by Sampson, 2002-05-13 01:17

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File Protection annoyance

Alien

I know that the file protection thing is there for a reason, & I don't want to disable it entirely, but I seem to remember reading somewhere that you can stop it from protecting specific files or folders - does anyone happen to know how? I decided to have a rummage in my windows folder, to see what I could get rid ...

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Last reply by Alien, 2002-05-11 13:24

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L2 Cache size ???

Vulcan

hey. . . . i saw this a few days ago : L2 Cache size Windows XP can't detect the proper amount of L2 cache on your CPU. you'll want to go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management\ and change the SecondLevelDataCache key to the L2 cache size of your CPU (in Kb).

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Last reply by clutch, 2002-05-11 03:24

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Page File gone BAD!!! Help!!!

CyberGenX

Before error: Fresh install of Windows 2000 with SP2 and all the latest from Windows Update. Installed Office XP, and misc apps like WinZip, Antivirus etc. This was all done under administrator account.

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Last reply by CyberGenX, 2002-05-07 21:11

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Wrong 'StartUp' folder.

CeRbErO

I have a really weird problem with WinXP, and I have no idea how it has arisen. The problem is, my StartUp folder in HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders is set to C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup but it should be my user name, Cerbero, instead of All ...

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Last reply by CeRbErO, 2002-05-05 17:34

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'Basic' Services in XP

gisot

Is there an explanation of all the services that runs on XP,and what would be the damage if some of them are stopped? Basic explanations from XP are not enough for me

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Last reply by Thunder, 2002-05-05 08:26

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W2k SP2 IE6 Popup window problem

thewizard75

So I have a very interesting problem on a windows 2000 computer: Initially, with all of the latest updates, the machine worked perfectly. Then I installed the Internet Explorer Administration Kit (IEAK, latest version) to build a custom IE6 installation for internal use.

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Last reply by sapiens74, 2002-05-03 06:22

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IE Pop up Security?

Denver_80203

I've heard that there are security settings in IE that will put a stop to pop-ups. I've been using Pop-up Killer for a while, but it's become flaky. . . . it's over killing (killed this page). I know I can difine more in the aplication, but this may be a better way.

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Last reply by polarcat, 2002-05-02 08:02

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Print Spooler Folder

Davros

In XP, how do I change the location of the print spooler folder without mounting a volume to that folder? I think I did it once before, but I can't remember how, and my Epson 980 properties do not include a place to change this.

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Last reply by Davros, 2002-05-01 21:00

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Uncle!

cmmahone

I wanted to thank the Forum for all the help the members and the staff have given me over the past 7 months. But, after having to reinstall WIN XP for the fifth time in that many months due to corrupted profiles/registry(hive), I decided to go back to WIN 2000 Professional.

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Last reply by ajm786, 2002-05-01 20:16

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Sharing TIF's

Thunder

Can all users on XP share the same TIF folder?

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Last reply by Thunder, 2002-05-01 01:51

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Installation tip.

pax

Anyway to install the full ver of xp without needing another version of windows installed? my scsi cdroms refuse to boot with the cd. . . I set the scsi to boot in bios but no go. . . cant run setup from my dos boot disks.

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Last reply by pax, 2002-04-29 08:25

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XP Powertoys re-released

clutch

Check 'em out:

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Last reply by TenzoR, 2002-04-29 07:25

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File Encryption

reversing_drive

What is it good for? What do you guys use it for (Win2K)? Do you encrypt the entire C:\ Drive or selected files. What does it protect from? Hackers, viruses, unorthorised access from P2P programs, spyware? Is there a legitamate use of file encryption for the home user? Can those files be accessed if disk has to be ...

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Last reply by Nemesis, 2002-04-28 18:00

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Punctual services.exe 100% usage

septimus

I've looked all over the web for a fix to this but it eludes me, so I'm posting here Windows 2000 Pro + Service Pack 2: Services. exe shoots up to 100% CPU usage without fail every 2 hours at 5 minutes to the hour (i.

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Last reply by septimus, 2002-04-28 11:10