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lstone
When I start the Microsoft game Pandora's Box, the screen immediately freezes. The mouse pointer stops moving, the keyboard is ignored, even Ctrl-Alt-Del is ignored. I have to power cycle the machine to get it back.

Can't get nvidia 3.53 to work
Dhog
I have installed latest DX-7, 3. 53 ref drivers, etc over and over again to no avail. Pent-Pro 200, 128Meg, Viper 550, RC2. After installation I never see any registry entries for NVIDIA CORP. anywhere in the registry.

QUAKERS PLEASE HELP ME!
MarksmanX
Guys can you help me find a good mousepad/gelpad combo? I need one that is good for quake plus I can rest my wrist Everglide looks good but it doesn't have a gelrest pad

Ultima 9X Demo?
spacey
Anyone getting this? I'm downloading it now, but if anyone can tell me it doesn't work with Win2k it'd save me this 300 meg download. . . .

Freespace 2
fiste
Anyone having any luck getting Freespace 2 to work under Windows2000? It wouldn't load at all under glide. D3D loads ok - but all the text in the game is corrupted and unreadable. My system: Pentium 3-450 128 MB RAM Voodoo 3 3000 SB Live.

Good New for CD-R software :)
Igor
Just got beta CDRWIN ver 3. 8beta it works with Win2k RC2 Also if u pick install Win2k ASPI driver then Nero and Adaptec 4 work as well. Finaly RC2 begins to look better.

Borland C++ Builder 3
R. Tavender
Just installed it on my win2k installation and I get errors if I try to use any of the TGraphics classes for bitmaps or metafiles. Anyone experienced similar problems? I'm pretty sure it's not logical errors in my code =].

Dell Inspiron w/ Win 2K
Wolvereen
Everything with Windows 2000 has been workign well on my Dell Notebook with the exception of two things. Can anyone offer some advice? 1) No DVD. The DVD didn't detect upon installation. I hence tried installign the 95 drivers and it installed fine, however playback is litterally shakey and when I hit the stop butt ...

Heeeellllllpppppppppp! (monitor troubles)
jabbathewocket
I hope someone can answer this before i ship my monitor to the manufacturer. . I was cruising along in windows 2000 (rc2) tried to play a quick game of quake3 without much luck (graphics locked ) but system didnt, so i quit out and restarted system.

NO IRQ assigned to Voodoo3 under RC2
kenken
I just did a clean install of win2k rc2 after the installation of d3d&glide fix i found there is no IRQ assigned to my voodoo3 thus no d3d or glide game can be ran properly. . anyone has the same problem? know how to fix?.

Upgrading Build Versions
spacey
Is it possible to upgrade from build 2128 to 2151 without formatting? -SpaceY-

Dual monitors and task bar
Stingray
I am using RC2 with dual monitors and two video cards, but my taksbar stays only in one monitor. (I had NT4 before, and the same config, and the task bar occupied the two monitors). Any help ??.

Encarta 2000 DVD
punzai
Has anyone managed to install Encarta 2000 DVD in W2K RC2 yet? My just tells me that it can't find the correct CD-ROM and then it lets me select my options. Then it just quits with no error message, nothing.

Rain or CPUidle + Mombo Mon for RC2
HampsterHunter
Anyone any ideas about these? My Bp6 is running hot, I think, and causes lock-ups in UT and Q3. Any help would be great!.

fix-it utilities 99
jabbathewocket
hi! has anyone got fix-it 99 to install under win2k? having no luck here hopefully mijenix will release a installer patch soon!

Banshee, can't find V3wn4.exe
QAZ
I'm hoping that someone can post (-er email me) a link to this file. I cannot get onto that ftp site Is it down? Please help! TiA. . . QAZ.

TNT2 Ultra refresh problem :(
MarksmanX
Hi guys, I am having a problem under windows 2000 RC2 with my TNT2 ultra card. I ran quake 1 and 2 but they are at 60Hz refresh rate. My windows is at 100Hz refresh rate. I also have tried increasing quake 2 resolution to 1024 x 768 like my desktop setting, but it's not 100Hz when I run the game.

I have win2k (2128) can`t play any game (only Unreal t)
joschix
Hi, i have found that my voodoo3 only had gilde drivers and no d3d drivers. now i have found that i need drivers ver. 1. 00. 00. 1 for win nt. Where can i found it??? on ftpsearch i only found 2 files but both didn`t work (i can`t download it).

Buying a new sound card today - Which is best in 2000?
merkman
Well. . . after experimenting with ripping DVD's, I've managed to corrupt my Windows 98 O/S, and I'm going to have to format my hard drive and start over. Don't ask me how I did it, but suddenly I can't go into My Computer or Windows Explorer without a blue screen of death that locks my PC tighter than an Everlast ...
