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Having Win2K first worked fine for me. I used Partition Magic 6 to create a new partition for the XP install, then ran the installation from within Win2K. ------------------ Regards, clutch

When I hit C-A-D in XP Pro, I get the same options as Win2K/NT. This is on both my fresh install and my upgrade from Win2K. Same-same for me. ------------------ Regards, clutch

Unfortunately, if your BIOS is that far gone it is no longer bright enough to understand what your floppy drive is, let alone boot anything off of it. You will need another chip, if this is the case. Sorry. ------------------ Regards, clutch

Sent. ------------------ Regards, clutch

Are you running Pro or the Consumer version? I don't know if it makes a difference, but Pro definately comes up with the same options as NT4/2K when you hit ctrl-alt-del. I don't know about consumer though. As far as performance goes, it runs about the same on both of my systems as Win2K did. In addition, some of the AD integration seems partially implemented; like Terminal Services browsing and computer mgmt browsing don't *seem* to work right, while printer searching and resource browsing work quite well. ------------------ Regards, clutch

With complicated programs like Office, I would have to agree with four and twenty and say to reinstall the apps on a different partition. You can, however, point Outlook to your PST file in the other installation and have all of your email in one spot between both installs. Can't say how it would work for stability, but I think it should be fine. ------------------ Regards, clutch

It's a simple minded game, therefore it appeals to me. The online play seemed a little choppy, but I need more time to play it several servers. It could be just the one server I was on. ------------------ Regards, clutch

What kind of mobo/IDE controller do you have? ------------------ Regards, clutch

Never heard of Technet and MSDN, eh? ------------------ Regards, clutch

Plus, from what I remember in Physics, the dB halves for every doubling of distance from the sound source. So, just get a wireless KB/Mouse and a longer VGA cable if it gets too obnoxious. ------------------ Regards, clutch

Oh, and one more thing, get the SMS 2.0 Resource kit. It has a bunch of nice stuff in it and a 6LB manual to go with it. It also has better methods for reporting queries using Excel and Access files (rather than that poor Crystal Reports version that comes with SMS 2.0) along with utilities to fix/remove clients from PCs if you have problems with their installations. ------------------ Regards, clutch

I don't know if you have been here, but try www.swynk.com for all the backoffice stuff. I have put up a few SMS queries there as well (as James Carter, of course ) and they have a lot of good tips to get your setup off the ground. We had our system pushing out SP6a to NT boxes, and it worked pretty well. I had to can the system in the mean time (I just setup a test bed on my home network with SQL 2K) in lieu of a new server to run SMS/SQL in the next month or so. ------------------ Regards, clutch

Wow, I had that same problem when I overclocked my TNT2 Ultra many moons ago. You could try a different set of drivers and see where that takes you. I am using 6.67 in Win2K and 11.01 in WinXP. I get them at www.3dchipset.com under the beta drivers section. ------------------ Regards, clutch

Amen brother, I know how it is. I have been learning/deploying Exchange 5.5, setup an Exchange 2K environment for study on collaboration abilites, getting deeper into SMS 2, working on ASP-to-Database code, going to classes for Photoshop 6 and access 2k, studying to update my MCSE to 2K, and learning our Cisco equipment (PIX and 1720 router) to take over where our consultants left off so I can give the sales and exec peeps access to exchange and our ERP system from the outside. You know, I thought that when I found a job that I really liked I would be able to relax a bit. Instead, I find that I work harder than ever! The whole crew where I worked at got nice fat thank you in the form of a layoff in 99, and now I feel I have to learn everything possible in case that happens again. Oh well. Also, we can add testing WinXP, as it appears we can now get it regualarly for the office (at least I have beta 2 at the moment anyway). ------------------ Regards, clutch

So, does that mean you might have a write-up for us... ------------------ Regards, clutch

I liked Storm Linux, but for some reason the version I got (2000) didn't have Samba in it. Other than that, it was really cool. ------------------ Regards, clutch

OK, here's a link of interest: http://somethingawful.efront.com/guides/forums/index.htm Now, we can categorize everybody here. How handy. ------------------ Regards, clutch

Looks familiar... http://www.ntcompatible.com/ubb/Forum5/HTML/000350.html ------------------ Regards, clutch

According to our VAR and what I have read, the Open License program only works if you have a minimum amount of licenses to start with (200 for instance), then you can add more to your account individually. ------------------ Regards, clutch

Well bud, it seems like a lot of speculation to me. I wouldn't worry about anything you have no control over, especially since nobody has any real facts about how licensing will be handled when it comes out. Count on this; the licensing scheme will probably be the biggest pain in the a$$ yet. Check this article out: http://www.internetweek.com/newslead01/lead032901.htm They are cracking down on licensing, so count on it getting more difficult to install their software on multiple machines without having licenses for each one. Basically, the people in the best position will be admins for companies. They can get license keys and "possibly" OS CDs with systems that come in. The Dells that we get have been coming in with CDs that have all the apps and OS on them along with the Win2K key as a sticker on the side of the machine. However, if you're like me you can just expense a copy for home use and be done with the whole damn thing. ------------------ Regards, clutch

Just so you know, most purchases like this will require a minimum of 5 licenses (used to be 10 or so, but there has been a major restructure of licensing). There are 2 ways to get this that I know of: 1. Go to a VAR (Value-Added Reseller) like CDW, Merisel, Ingram-Micro. CDW is your best bet. 2. Check out Pricewatch.com and you will more than likely find sites offering these licenses. You will usually get one CD, and a certificate with the key on it. ------------------ Regards, clutch

Whew. ------------------ Regards, clutch

AHHH!!! I have to get rid of "666" for posts! ------------------ Regards, clutch

Quote: <font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by DosFreak: Sweet. Too bad I have too little time to write stuff up. I'll try tho.</font> You don't necessarily have to. You, and some others, have had some great posts in the past that would work well in a FAQ (like "how do I 'slipstream' a Win2K CD?). If you can give me the link to that post, I can copy the original question and the best answer(s) that were given. ------------------ Regards, clutch

No Problem. If you have any, you can send them to me if you like at clutch@driventechnologies.com and I can post them for review. I am going to try and dig up some of the better responses to posts in the past and see if we can build a listing of answers to popular questions. If you have any nominations, just post the links here. Otherwise you can just send me your files as attachments, and I will put up a link as I get them. Once we get a basic format setup, we can hand them to Philipp so they will be housed here at ntcompatible. How's that sound? ------------------ Regards, clutch