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Need help

Busby
Ok I'm going to a LAN party tomorrow and I want to password protect my file shares. Is it better to share my partition and put a password on the Guest account? Cause right now I have the Guest account enabled with no password but I made the restrictions on each share for only a specific username, but when I go to m ...
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Device\Scsi\Aic78u21 did not respond within the timeout peri

lager_brains
Please can anyone help me solve this problem. I am convinced my scsi devices are not operating as quickly as they used to when I first bought this machine (2 years ago). Dual PIII 500Mhz, 512Mb Ram, Supermicro P6DGBU (onboard Adaptec SCSI controller 2940, AHA-2940U2/U2W), Seagate Cheetah 9Gb SCSI (ST39102LW) Seagat ...
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No NT 4 Service Pack 7 At All!...WTF !!!

Toby
This is from the the newsletter I just recived form win2knews. com. If this information is correct it really SUCKS!!. Have any of you heard anything in this matter? - No NT 4 Service Pack 7 At All! You may be aware of the NTSYSADMIN list that Sunbelt sponsors.
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Scheduler for Win2K defrag

clutch
A friend of mine just sent me this link for a program that will let you schedule the built-in defrag utility in Win2K. Just thought I would pass this link along. . . .
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Getting rid of NetMeeting

gringo
I have a Windows 2000 Pro installation, with SP1 installed. How do I uninstall NetMeeting? I don't see it in the Windows Components section of the Add/Remove programs applet. Any help is appreciated.
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mmc.exe errors

anak1
I have been getting alot of Errors associated with computer management. I will analzye my hard drive in disk defragmenter or clear the event logs and exit mmc only to have Dr. Watson pop up with a RaiseException error.
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myyahoo.dll failed

unregistered
Tried to log onto yahoo messenger and get a CoCreatedInstance for the MyYahoo DLL failed How do I fix this? It was working find then one day it wasn't. .
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Have Intel PC Camera Pack

Glock 9mm
Hi, I'm considering switching to Windows 2000 (XP later), and I'm wondering whether or not I can get software with my Intel PC Camera. The software I got with it will not install on Win2K (I've tried).
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Outlook Attachments now won't work

lager_brains
I upgraded my Office 2000 Premium with the latest service packs (1 and then 2) and I've not noticed that I cannot SAVE or OPEN an attachment. When I try to save an attachment, the first funny thing I notice is that it doesn't list the name of the file (I have to type it in) and when I do type in the name and hit en ...
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Customizing Win2k installetion

Igor
I know there is a way to add/remove windows components in Win2k Pro the same way as in the server, I just don't remember the registry key that needs to be changed and I can't find the old post If some1 remembers what it is, can you please post it.
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Firewalls? hmm... who has actually ever been hacked?

Cardinal
Guys. I recently tried a few firewalls out of interest rather then an actual need. And I found a few interesting things that I thought warranted a mention. Firstly, is there a real need for one on your basic personal system? For someone who uses windows 2000 for the stability, kernel difference, in built security a ...
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MSIE6.0 and Wells Fargo Online - OUCH!

Mike Zamarocy
I just updated to MSIE6 BETA, and it looks ok. But now I can no longer access my Wells Fargo Online Banking. I guess its not supported or recognized yet. Can I still use MSIE5. 5 on the same system at the same time?.
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Run Command

miku
Hi Guys, I have a problem with win2k. Whenever I type a path like C:\games in Start>Run Instead of opening the folder, it open the search result window with the path in the Look in Field. This is annoying Please help me fix this.
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Multibooting

Svision
i just added win98 to my system (don't ask why) and my comp will only boot into it. I had win2k installed originally on main C: partition and installed 98 to D:. any ideas what i need to add to my boot.
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win2k ftp uploads?

Chical
Is there a way I can set a login and password on the built in ftp for 2k, so that it will allow uploads from that individual? Thanks. .
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Virtual Drive for Windows 2000?????

Hercules
Hi, I am looking for a program like Norton Virtual Drive, but this one does not work under Windows 2000. Does anybody know a program that makes cd images on harddrive that works under Windows 2000 or NT.
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