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compatibility mode in win2k sp3

DragonSoull
Since i re-installed win2+sp3 i lost the compatibility mode tab (like the one in xp) and the compatibility update installer that added the feacture says that the it's already included in sp3. can anybody help me get it back i realy need the compatibility mode.
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Access database locking out and/or corrupting on Windows 2k.

broo
Need urgent help with this whole organisation heavily relys on an access2 database which almost runs the place (college) basically we moved over to windows 2000 in the summer (from nt4/9x) and recently the database (specifically one file) is getting locked out frequently and occasionally corrupting! About 100+ user ...
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Intel?

embj
I have an Intel Play ME2 Cam. Intel is not making drivers for Windows XP. I have seen on the homepage of this website where you can download drivers for it. I downloaded the drivers for it and now I do not know where to extract the files to.
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Sidewinder Game Pad (gameport ver) probs with win2k sp3/sp2

darkmantid
Greetings good forum dwellers ,, im new to this forum. . I would like to request any help or advice or fixes any of you can offer regarding a problem im having with my original Sidewinder gamepad ( gameport version, not usb ) I recently went from a no service pack win2k installation ( on which my gamepad /gameport ...
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"Services" options in win2k

teenguy
In Win nt under control panel lot of options are there particularly Services to start/stop any services but in win 2k this particular thing is missing. Where can i find this in win2k. .
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Windows Messenger Still Runs In Outlook XP...

ShoeHornOPlenty
Even after I have unchecked the option to have Outlook XP run Messenger when I launch the program, it still runs a process in the background that enables people to see my online status and send me messages even though Windows Messenger is not running in my system tray or taskbar.
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Windows 2000 SP3 replication error?

bjornar
Hi folks! After i innstalled SP3 on the win 2000 servers, it seems like the replication doesn't work correctly. When i'm registrating a new user in AD, he is getting registrated, but he doesn't get an e-mail adress based on recipient policy.
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Http Sever on XP

rt59pnoy
Hi im sort of new at this, but yeah i use to run an Http Sever off my computer when i had Windows2000 Adv Sever, i was running Apache2, php, mysql. . bla bla bla, but now i have windows xp and i can set up the sever but the things is that im the only one who can view my site and no one else can unless there on my l ...
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Can you use DVD's, etc on a RAID controller?

SLiCkFX
Can you use regular IDE devices (zip, cdrom, etc) on an onboard RAID controller? Basically can the RAID controller double as an extra IDE controller? If so, do you lose any performance? what's the downside drawbacks? I basically don't want to use RAID 0 function anymore because of reliability issues.
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Now What's The Better Choice, W2K SP3 or WXP SP1?

CyberGenX
:x Just upgraded to 2 New Maxtor 80Gig 7200RPM ATA 100 drives with the 8MB Cache Buffers. A great deal at $106 each. Will be running IDE RAID 0 Stripe. I have run both XP and 2K SP2, now I am toying with the idea of XP again.
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auto open programs

peterjohno
just recently, ive noticed that when i used to put a cd in any of my drives i would get a window popping up prompting me to choose what program to open the files. this doesnt happen any more. and also if i put a utility program in, it doesnt fire up automatically!!, instead , i have to go into my computer and open ...
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Media Player 6.4 Codecs

reversing_drive
Where do i download the complete collection of codecs for MS Media Player 6. 4 ??? Sometimes when veiwing different video formats the player has to link into to download a particular codec. This is almost allways unsucessfull on my dialup connection so where can i download the whole package of codecs for the Best M ...
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My Network Places Annoyance in XP

SwashbucklerDude
Hey all, This is my first post Nice Forum! OK, here's the deal. I am so annoyed by the fact that Windows XP puts a discription in front of the computername in my network places. I am in a 1200 node network here and I have to look through about 200 Servers/PC's in My network places to get to things sometimes.
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Win2000 SP3 and Sims house party

Titanus
Hi! I have The Sims and 2 expansion packs, Livin Large and House Party (Hot date soon I hope). All of them are original CDs and worked just fine until today. . . ;( On my Win2000 sp2, it worked in fact very well! I could even do task switching!! But this was a week ago.
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W2K Dialing the Internet after SP3 and other updates?

DougD
Hi I have a strange problem. When I start W2K it dials out to the internet. I recently installed SP3, Updated Internet explorer 5. 5, updated security and Installed Borland C++ Builder 6. System configuration: CUSL2C networked to Dell W98 machine shairing dial up internet connection through the Dell.
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