Sorry it was not an easy solution for you. Sometimes the OS gets so messed up that starting from scratch is the only sure solution. Glad you got it going again. Make sure to get up to at least SP2...

Edit the shortcut's "Target" to read %systemroot%\explorer.exe /e,D:\ Where D:\ is the drive and or directory you wish to expand. -- Regards, Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in...

Turn OFF Active Desktop, THEN make changes to Background, Apply, NOW turn ON Active Desktop. scott wrote:

kit wrote: Hi Verify that the registry value DisableMSI under the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Installer is NOT set to 1 or 2 (if it doesn't exist, it will default...

Well that's the weirdest thing. Tell me the make of that machine so I know to stay away from it. Thanks. -- George Hester __________________________________ "Infrared"...

Ok i've redefined the scope. Ive got all the addresses available. I'll see what happens tommorrow when people start logging in. Thanks for your help Ian

One of my users has a blank device manager as well as a blank Network Connections. I've already tried http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;311504 with no luck. The PNP service...

Check your BIOS settings for Power Management settings or APM settings, on some motherboards "AC power loss - Last State" or "AC power loss - Stay Off" might apply (they don't always do what they...

See your post of 10 minutes ago -- Regards, Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup. Microsoft MVP Microsoft Certified Professional http://www.microsoft.com/protect

Thank you. I will try that tonight.

Hopefully this will help me work this out. Thanks anyway.

There wont be a clean break as the operating systems would share some files/ directories when installed to the same partition. Best to blow it all away and start a new install. By default Windows...

I am not able to access few website like paypal , where as few of them are accessible like hotmail or all shopping sites.?I am using IE 6 and Win 2000 Server

The presario 2568cl came with XP installed. I need to run win 2000 pro so I got another hard drive and loaded win 2000. Under win 2000 the display area is 6x6 and 640x 480 and 16 color. I can not...

They are the same location. Right click on My Documents, click Porperties and look at the Target: line. Steve Kalevi wrote:

Check for spyware using Spybot Search & Destroy and AdAware. Do search for them, they're freeware. Steve galew wrote:

Hello! Hope all is well! One site only has one DC, which, if it's ever down, clients will have to traverse to another site in order for them to login. Planning on adding another DC in a site with...

Since the condition seems to be related to NIS & NAV I would check Symantec's website for help about the issue. Windows 98 has NO user or file system security so this sort of problem would never...

I am running a single server Win2K network with several WinXP workstations connecting just fine. Early on in the installation, a few of the workstations were added to the network WITHOUT joining the...

Looks like you've answered the second part of my headache that I need to look at. It appears that hte files are NOT automatically disconnecting and I will look at this file fro answers. If you have...