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System Requirements: Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98 or Windows 95. How to Download:
Note: There's a bug in this installer (it's been there since the very first release, except for the new version for Windows XP). If it prompts you to insert a disk or specify the location of the Tweakui files, just point to the folder containing the files you just unzipped, and click OK.
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Windows 2000 Professional:
Windows 2000 Server:
Windows 2000 Advanced Server:
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You can change the
password that connects your PC to your company's network. To change your
password, press Ctrl>Alt>Delete and then click "Change
Password". Be sure to keep track of your new password so that your
network administrator does not have to reset it for you.
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Good computer
security includes the use of strong passwords for your network logon and the
Administrator account on your computer. For a password to be strong and hard
to break, it should be at least seven characters long and contain a
combination of letters, numerals, and symbols (make sure to have at least
one symbol character in the second through sixth positions). Your new
password should be significantly different from prior passwords; it also
should not contain your name, user name, or any common word or name.
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If your computer is
configured with a name that no one can recognize (for example, a string of
unrelated letters and numbers), you may decide to give your computer a more
intuitive or personal name. Open System in Control Panel, then click
Properties on the Network Identification tab. In the "Computer
name" field, type a new name for the computer and click OK. If the
computer is a member of a domain, you will be prompted to provide a user
name and user password to rename the computer. You must be logged on as an
administrator to the local computer to change the computer name.
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To uninstall a device
in Windows 2000, open Add/Remove Hardware in the Control Panel. click Next,
click Uninstall/Unplug a device, and click Next again. Then click Uninstall
a device, click Next, click the device you want to uninstall, click Next,
and follow the instructions that appear on your screen. When you are done
uninstalling, go ahead and remove the device from the computer.
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To select your
default printer in Windows 2000, open Printers, right-click the printer you
want to use as default printer, and then click Set as Default Printer. A
check mark should appear next to the printer icon in the Printers folder.
You can have only one default printer; it should be the printer you use most
often.
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If you're having
problems with one of your peripherals, Windows 2000 has a handy utility that
can help you find out what's wrong. Open Add/Remove Hardware in Control
Panel, click Next, click "Add/Troubleshoot a device", and then
click Next. Once Windows 2000 finishes searching for new Plug and Play
devices, choose the device you want to diagnose and fix, click Next, and
follow the instructions on the screen.
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You can use Windows
2000's Error-checking tool to find file system errors and bad sectors on
your hard disk. Open My Computer and select the local disk you want to
check. On the File menu, click Properties, then click the Tools tab. Under
Error-checking, click Check Now, and under "Check disk options"
select the "Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors" check
box.
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If you want to
send a quick e-mail, perform one of the following steps:
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Place your mouse
cursor over the "Network Monitor" icon to display pop up
information about the current status of your connection, speed, and packets
send and received. To display a full status window or to disconnect
the network connection, double-click the icon.
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Direct Memory
Access (DMA) is frequently used for data transfer directly between memory
and a peripheral device such as a disk drive. If you encounter difficulty
with your DVD-ROM setup, the DMA might not be turned on. Check the DMA and
confirm that it's turned on.
To turn on DMA in Windows 2000: 1. In Control Panel, click the System icon and click the Hardware tab. 2. Select "IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers". 3. Right-click the Primary IDE Channel icon and select Properties. 4. Click the Advanced Settings tab and select the DMA check box (if it’s not selected already). 5. Click OK. If you get an error about unavailable overlay surface, reduce the display resolution or number of colors. You may also get the following error: "Unable to create video window. Please try altering your display settings." To modify your display settings: 1. Right-click your desktop. 2. Click Properties. 3. Select the Settings tab and make the appropriate changes. [Top] |
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To make a file
or folder available offline:
1. In My Computer or My Network Places, click the
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Folder
shortcuts are a new feature of the Windows 2000 shell, allowing you to make
any folder on the user's machine act as if it were another folder. Unlike
traditional shortcuts, Folder shortcuts integrate the target into the shell
namespace, allowing you to present a direct hierarchy. For example, if you
drag and drop an icon for a folder or disk drive to your Start menu, Windows
2000 creates a shortcut that cascades to expose the contents of the target
of the shortcut.
To create a folder shortcut: 1. Drag and drop a folder or disk drive icon onto
your Start menu. The target of the folder or drive shortcut has been grafted into the shell namespace. This reduces any confusion, because the Up button actually goes back up to the folder that contained the folder shortcut. Note:
If you open an Explorer window on the
Start menu, you will see that the tree view expands through the folder
shortcut.
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1. Go to
Start/Programs/Accessories/System Tools and click Backup. 2. On the General tab, click the Create an Emergency Repair Disk button. 3. When prompted, insert a blank, formatted floppy disk in your drive. Click OK. 4. When the process is complete, remove the disk, label it "Emergency Repair Disk," and then store it in a safe location. To restore your settings from the disk, you need your Windows 2000 CD, the Windows 2000 Setup disks, and the disk. During the restoration process, you can press F1 for more information about your options. Note :
Because missing or corrupted files
are replaced with files from the Windows 2000 CD, any changes you made to
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1. Insert a
blank, formatted disk into the floppy disk drive, and insert the Windows
2000 CD into the CD-ROM drive. You need four blank, 1.44 MB formatted
3.5-inch disks. Label them "Setup Disk 1," "Setup Disk
2," and so on. 2. Click Start/Run. At the prompt, type the following command, replacing d with the letter of your CD-ROM drive and a with the letter of your floppy disk drive. d:\bootdisk\Makeboot.exe a: 3. Follow the instructions that appear. Note:
The startup disks are used to start
Setup if you can't start Setup from your hard drive. Startup disks contain
different information from the Emergency Repair Disk.
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The Indexing Service,
which Windows 2000 Professional obtained from Internet Information Services
(IIS), indexes the content of files in local and network storage, enabling
the file system to become a rich data store. Using search bar in Windows
Explorer, users can find files faster. The Indexing Service indexes a file's
contents and properties. For example, users can search the index for all
documents that contain the words "Windows 2000" or search for all
documents written by "Mohammed." Windows 2000 Professional does
not enable the Indexing Service in a default installation, but users can
easily enable it by clicking the Indexing Service hyperlink in Windows
Explorer's Search bar.
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By default,
Indexing Service only indexes when applications and peripherals are not in
use. If you type or move the mouse, indexing ceases for a couple of minutes.
Also, if there are changes on the disk, Indexing Service won't index them
for up to five minutes. This can be frustrating if you want to immediately
query for files you just changed. To update as soon as possible:
1. In the Indexing Service MMC, right-click Indexing Service and then click "Stop the service." 2. Right-click Indexing Service and then select All Tasks/Tune Performance. 3. Click the Customize radio button and then click the Customize button. 4. Click and drag Indexing over to Instant. 5. Press OK twice. 6. Right-click Indexing Service and then click Start. Now your changed files will be indexed in a few seconds or less. For more Indexing Service samples, see the Windows 2000 Platform Software Development Kit. [Top] |
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With Windows
2000, you can easily configure your calling card dial-up setup by
controlling how each step is handled during the calling card PIN and account
dialing process.
To modify an existing calling card: 1. In Control Panel, double-click the Phone and Modem Options icon. 2. On the Dialing Rules tab, select the location that you want to modify and click Edit to open the Edit Location dialog box. When you’ve finished your edits, click OK. 3. In the Edit Location dialog box, open the Calling Card tab page, click the card type you want to modify, and then click Edit. 4. To change the calling card name or number or your personal identification number (PIN), click the General tab and enter your changes into the appropriate text boxes. 5. To change the access number or dialing steps for the corresponding type of call, click the Long Distance, International, or Local Calls tab and enter the appropriate information. [Top] |
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The Personalized
Menus option keeps the Programs menu clean by hiding items you haven't used
recently, while keeping all of your programs easily accessible. When
Personalized Menus is turned on, Windows 2000 keeps track of which programs
you use each time you use your computer, and hides the programs you have not
used in a long time. You can still gain access to hidden programs by
clicking Start, pointing to Programs, and then clicking the down arrow at
the bottom of the menu. To turn on Personalized Menus, click Start, point to
Settings, click Taskbar & Start Menu, and then select Use Personalized
Menus on the General tab.
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If you want to streamline your desktop and frequently used applications, simply drag a desktop icon to the Quick Launch portion of the taskbar. The relocated icon appears next to the other Quick Launch icons (e.g., Internet Explorer, Outlook
Express). To remove the icon that still remains on the desktop, drag it to the Recycle Bin. With this icon removed from the desktop, there will be one less icon to hunt for when you need to start a commonly-used program. Also, if you need to access My Computer on a regular basis, drag the My Computer icon to the Start button and you will automatically create a cascading shortcut to My Computer that will expand to reveal your drives, folders, and files. With Windows 2000 incorporating the use of tool tips, you can also hold your cursor over a partition in the Start Menu for a moment to view its free space and capacity. You can execute a file just by single-clicking it in the Start Menu and open a folder by double-clicking it. [Top] |
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In some cases, Win2K will abort its installation and
report that it has detected software that has not completely installed. Win2K generates this message if
there is any data associated in
either of the Registry keys below. Navigate to the end of these keys
and click the last entry to open it's contents in the right pane. You can
correct the problem by deleting any data in these keys. Then, when you
restart the install, it should proceed normally.
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If you would like to print only the appointments or
meetings for a particular day, here's how:
Click Calendar. Select
View> Current View, and click Day/Week/Month. Display the days you want to print in the view. Select
File, Print. Click Calendar Details Style in the Print Style box. To print a new page at the start of every day, click Page
Setup. Select the "Start A New Page Each check box" and then select an option. Click Note: If there's nothing going on for a day, it won't print! [Top] |
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You can add a picture from the Internet to your desktop or add an item from the Active Desktop Gallery (such as a stock ticker, updated news, entertainment, or weather. Right-click a blank area on the desktop, point to Active Desktop, click New Desktop Item, and then follow the instructions on your screen.
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Create a desktop shortcut that you can double-click to
lock your computer. You'll find this shortcut handy for locking your
computer whenever you want to step away from your desk. Here's how to set it
up:
C:\WINNT\system32\rundll32.exe user32.dll, LockWorkStation
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If you find the need to change a drive letter, Windows
2000 makes this possible. Here's how:
Notes:
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Windows is adding links directly into the Registry so
that users can't easily remove them. These programs can be very taxing
to your system resources and should you need to remove one (or more), here's
how:
Notes:
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If you forget to turn your modem on, Windows 2000 will certainly not
recognize it and will give you an error "Unable to Connect".
I know there are those of you that are just as annoyed as I am over this.
Restarting Win2K all over again then turning on the modem is a waste of
time. Below, is a permanent work-a-round for this issue:
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