Help! Error message with Windows Updates [scaned] [windows updates]

Q: Can anyone help me with an annoying problem Widows? Just completed new building and new installation of Win 2000 Pro w / SP 4. I went to Windows Update site, load the update software and “Scaned for updates.” I got an error message like “Windows Update has encountered an error.” Keeps happening . but I

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Help me choose the secondary OS PC / file server [bit torrent] [512mb ram]

Q: I have an older PC: P3 @ 1250mhz Cerlon w / 512 ram.

Tasks:
Bit torrent (using his Azureus)
File server – Windows File Sharing
HTPC – WMP and Winamp

Thats about everything it does. I gave him 2000 Pro running more than one year. I need to reinstall the OS today, but since 2000 is not supported should I switch to XP? Linux

I not want to learn or buy anything. I already have a license versions of both XP Pro and 2000 Pro. What do you think I sh

Disks are shared without permission (?) [drive icons] [drive icon]

Q: Something strange that Ive never experienced in Windows 2000: all my drives are all marked as “shared” in the Sharing tab of drive properties. They are divided under the names C $, D $, etc. What is strange is the drive icon with the arm under it do not appear, besides the regular icons.

I unshared drive them, but after a reboot it again to be shared. Perhaps there is an application or service requires that the shares? I do not know all, and I doubt that it is something malicious.

Is it possible to use the System Restore feature of WinXP? [system tweaks]

Q: I do not like those Sys. Restore enabled because I do not want the monitor automatically. What I want to do is to manually reset the points, and then restore them when needed.

Right, Ive got my system to optimize finshed (tweaks, etc.), so I do a restore point in case something goes wrong, but I have no windows to actively monitor and the system points to create by itself would . Is that possible?

Vista Business DVD + SATA DVD burner = Nothing [device error] [work tomorrow]

Q: I will probably be the Vista DVD into work tomorrow to see if it happens on all other systems, but in a nutshell, I have the Vista DVD in my DVD burner, the system reboot tell the comp to boot from DVD only nice and it gives the “No bootable device error”. When I saw the Vista DVD to eject and put in the WinXP CD, it boots from the XP format screen up fine.

While Im in XP and Vista put the DVD in, it shows up and asks if I want to upgrade, so Im pretty sure the burner the laser is

WinXP Home Edition COA product key is not to reinstall? [hp pavillion] [weird one]

Q: I have a weird one. I try to reinstall Windows XP on my girlfriends mother on a HP Pavilion. It was refusing to boot at all, and could not be everywhere with the Recovery Console. Im using the HD in my computer and got an virus scan and ended up with 16 + virii on the machine, plus ad-aware found 96 ~ issues.

It still not boot, so I threw in an OEM copy of XP Home that I had acquired such a case, only to find that the CD Key printed on the COA is invalid. Ive used a keygen that the

Restored ghost file, Windows freezes at welcome screen [gig hd] [file windows]

Q: OK, I pulled 40 Gig HD and created ghost file from my desktop computer. I then took a new 120gig HD and restored the image to the HD and put the HD back into the laptop. when I boot freezes at the Windows Welcome screen where you would select users. wtf?

things note:
yes I have remade the partition active
i the image twice and tried to restore 3 times the same . results
it happens in safe mode and check well
tried disk

does anyone have any idea how

Anyone running Darwin on MAC? [intel box] [ebay]

Q: Im thinking about buying a used iBook off of eBay. I like to play with the new Mac OS, along with Darwin Darwin.
Does run on top of OS X or do I just install like I would with FreeBSD on my intel box?

Also, some experience with Darwin?

Windows File Protection in Windows 2000 [windows file protection] [friends computer]

Q: Does anyone know how to get around Windows File Protection in Windows 2000? ive heard about modifying the registry in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWARE Microsoft Windows NT CurrentVersion Winlogon SFCDisable the string and it turns into ffffff9d, and I tried but it does the job. I know I have not misspelled anything, and it is in the correct directory. And I know that works because regedit working for my friends computer. However, my friend never sp2 installed, as I have. Is that a possible reason?

How does one install of Windows XP Pro in DOS? [windows xp pro] [format c]

Q: I have a hard disk with 3 partitions: C – D – E:

I put my full XP Pro install CD to a folder on E:

I 98SE boot with a start-up disk and format c: prompt that I

At type? E: winxp setup? and press Enter

A message that this software can not be installed in a bypass DOS

Anyone?

Thanks.