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transferring a win2k install on a new box.

bug_666
is it possible to put in the harddrive and then let win2k redetect all the hardware? Also, if i can do that, is there a way to wipe out the old config right before the switch to keep things clean? i really don't feel like spending 2 days reinstalling everything.
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Set language for a particular program

zhenkai
Is it possible under WinXP to set a different language for a particular non-unicode program instead of going to control panel and modifying it for all non-unicode programs? If so how do you do this? Thanks in advanced
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Installing SP4 on W2K seems to create harddrive errors and problems

lelton
I seem to consistantly run into this similar problem. I have done a number of W2K Pro installs, each time I run SP4 I get strange drive errors. Each time its a fresh download in install, what gives. I like SP4 due to it running faster but I seems everytime the machine dies at some level later with drive errors and ...
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Installing Win NT 4.0 on a 20 GB HD ??

marek94
Hello, I'm having problems installing Windows NT 4 on a notebook with a 20 GB hard drive. From my own PC I know that Win NT handles a 20 GB hd quite well once SP6 is installed, but that's not a big help for installing NT.
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Change Windows XP VLK

freddy
I've got to install SP1 on an XP machine that's using the illegitimate VLK. They've purchased an OEM version of XP Pro, as a clean install isn't an option can I just change the Product key from the VLK one to the new one they purchased.
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Desktop Lockdown

Sakirik
Any idea(s) i can use to lockdown an xp machines desktop. . . from users changing startmenu, wallpapers. . etc. I'm currently taking care of a lab that consist of 30 xp machines and its getting very very tiring standardizing em.
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Putting the page/swap file in RAM instead of on HD?

Ken B.
I've seen utilities that allow you to section off some of your RAM and turn it into a drive letter. This means it's volatile (erases when the computers turns off), but for a page file (swap file), would not this be a great idea??? Have your swap file, say 512MB, in super fast RAM??? I'm thinking of upping from 512M ...
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explorer.exe shell crashing HELP!

techpet
Clicking on My Computer, My Network, My Documents, explorer. exe (desktop blanks out and then everything reappears) crashes and restarts. If in safe mode with networking, everything works great. If rebooted in diagnostic mode, still crashes.
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block users from installing stuff....but not really?

Arin
My mom and sister cant seem to grasp the concept of clicking no or exiting out of popups and popped up programs from the internet. I just fix the computer for them. They had so much ad ware, and other unwanted tool bars and shit like golden palace all over the computer that it would barely run! I just got back and ...
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Windows XP Pro SP2 RC1 help

MarksmanX
Hello everybody, I am having a minor issue with internet explorer after I upgraded to SP2 RC1. When I click on the back button when I am viewing a website I usually view the HTML code when I click on back in IE.
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How to bypass a blocked port::80

Tomay
I'm trying to run a simple web page from my home computer. I'm running tinyweb server (I tried other server software too), but none worked until I found out that my ISP is blocking all ports below 1024.
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autorun dvd

john19591
i have a dvd cd combo drive. it will autostart when i put a cd in it. but when i put a dvd in it it wont autostart. can anyone help?.
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Automatic restart program for XP?

khunt@clackamas.edu
I would like to find a program that will automatically RESTART Windows XP Pro when the PC has been idle for a period (like 15 mintues or so) of time. Let me know! Many thanks :-).
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Custom file type associations won't save

Curley_Boy
I want to open. css files using wordpad (write. exe). I use the 'open with' option on the context menu to select the program and then make sure the 'always use this program to open this type of file' checkbox is ticked.
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win2000 bootable

Masterboy
hello everyone, my question is?. Win2000 have 4 boot disket that i can boot from them for repair. and etc. But this is very slowly. this is long time. How i can make this 4 diskets to boot from CD-rom to load faster.
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XP Pro Re-installation Problem

jwl812
I just purchased a new Desktop for work, a Gateway with XP Pro pre-installed with all the bells and whistles that typically clutter up a new OEM PC. I decided to nix the entire system, and re-install just the XP Pro OS which was supplied with the PC believe it or not on CD, and then tweak it to my taste.
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