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Have you checked your writer is on the compat list for that version of Nero? Do you have the latest firmware for your writer? Are you using any other burning software on your system IE Direct CD, Adaptec Creator that may be causing conflicts with Nero. Damn sure some of those programs do. Also up[censored] your ASPI set may be a good idea, but only using Adaptec adapters, I don't know where you would find the latest for your Tekram. Not sure if putting the Aspi.dll in your Nero dir is enough. It may need to be installed in a System dir instead of a local one.

Deadcats described the situation very eloquently and accurately in my opinion. All performance enhancing upgrade paths are dependant upon the main data processing areas: CPU operations (speed/L1/L2 cache), Memory Capacity and transfer rate, Video Subsystem (processor/bus type) and Data Storage Subsystem. If your system is weak in any of these areas, then total system performance is naturally throttled by that bottleneck. Its been said for many years in hardware, that the best and cheapest upgrade for a system is to add (double or better if you can afford it) more ram. My personal policy has been to always have at least double what the current system standard carries. I've been using 256mb and over (when I can afford it) since I had systems with PII-266. Especially when using Win2000 OS, use as much ram as you can afford. The systems boot faster, rarely cache to the hard drive and generally run smoother. Your computer has some good parts in it, but even if you double your ram, you will probably not be able to play NHL2001 demo at the highest resolution with all the graphics options on. It may very well do that at 1024x768 or possibly 1280x1024 with decent frame rates. Remember this is a demo, and as such it is more than likely a beta engine or the release engine without final release tuning. If you can afford it, your other alternative to increasing system performance is to plug in a faster CPU (or one with more onboard cache) or to overclock the one you have. An increase in CPU speed will enhance the ability of your GeForce2 to process video data and result in probable higher game play resolutions (next bottleneck is the monitor capability), and frame rates in those resolutions. Good Luck

Hibernation also works very well I turned around after the last post and the little devil was out cold. Press the power button, system posts, starts loading the OS, you get a message about the system being locked, press ctrl-alt-del, type in the user password and you're right back in the desktop. Total boot time for the system was less than 30 seconds. I think I'll use hibernation on a regular basis

I have a Win2000 server with an Asus board (P3B-f with latest bios and ACPI and wake on Lan enabled) and just tried out standby last night. It worked fine, but in order to get back in the computer I had to press the power button once, then enter the password for the last user logged on the system. Moving the mouse, hitting enter, spacebar,esc and all the other "normal" re-activation keys didn't help. I just activated hibernation on the thing and will report back shortly on how that worked. I've wanted to try out hibernation and this is a good excuse to do that

You have to modify the "DEFAULT" properties of your printer or you will change that setting for the rest of your life. Start menu | Settings | Printers | right click your printer | Printing Preferences | Advanced Tab | In the Paper Output entry, click on the drop down list (which is now showing letter) and select A4 | click OK to exit advanced settings | in Printing Preferences click Apply and OK Now you are permanently set for A4.

Search for a file called makeboot.exe on your 2000 CD. Its a utility that will create setup floppy disks for win2000. Same idea as win98 OEM setup disks. Shame on you people for saying it can't be done in Win2000.

I've been doing better with Win2000 for gaming speed and stability than I ever did with any version of Win9X. These are the games in the last few months that run perfectly fine on my systems with 2000 Pro and Advanced Server: NFS Porsche Unleashed Motocross Madness 2 Unreal Tournament Quake III Nox Diablo II Fakk II Kiss Psycho Circus Carmageddon TDR 2000 Midtown Madness Deus Ex Vampire Dark Reign II Heroes III and Armageddon's Blade Halflife - Team Fortress and Counterstrike This is without using SP1 and acompat. Video cards are Rage Fury (native driver), Viper 770 Ultra and Asus 6800 Deluxe. Motherboards are all BX chipset:ASUS and AOPEN (forget VIA), and all processors are INTEL slot 1 CuMine (550 and two 800's) with PC100 memory (128,256 and 512). The hardware may not be the latest on the street, but all the games are played in a minimum 1024x768 when the game allows. There has to be a way for you to get some games you want to play fine. Upgrading the video to a Guillemot TNT2 (which is pretty cheap on Ebay) may turn things around.

You're not alone with that behaviour on an Asus board. Same thing happens with a PIII 550 CuMine being dropped to 366 on a brand new P3b-F with the latest bios. Everything is set to auto and no overclocking, plenty of cooling. Starting to lose some faith in Asus these days. Say what you want about AOpen, but I've been using my AX6BC for over two years now, 4 bios updates and dropped in processors from PII-266 all the way to PIII-800 with no problems, full ACPI support in all Win2k server family and rock steady performance. The only beef I have is overclocking is a little weak, but I think the trade off in stability more than makes up for it.

There shouldn't be any problem getting these babies to network in a workgroup without collisions. Fast Ethernet nics and a switch would be better, but you have enough gear. First make sure that each NIC is not disabled in your hardware profiles. Then for each computer starting with the Win2k one, right click on my network places | choose properties | right click on local area connection | Properties | select tcp/ip | select "show icon in taskbar when connected and choose properties. This is where you make static ip addresses for your network so all the computers will see each other. Some probably are right now, but some may be using a different subnet and may only be communication partially with NetB. Anyways I recommend Class C ip convention. So first machine to the fourth machine will be: 192.168.1.100 , 192.168.1.101, 192.168.1.102, 192.168.1.103 and so on as you add machines. You can go up to 192.168.1.254 with the third octet being one. MAKE sure that the subnet mask for all of the NIC's is 255.255.255.0 Don't set a default gateway, DNS servers or anything like that. When you setup ICS you will probably have to enter the IP info for your Win2k box, but not sure. I used Winproxy on my home network and it was self configuring for the most part. Now you should be able to play TCP/IP network games without any problems. As far as sharing resources between the computers, you will have to create shared drives, folders etc. and then map network drives from the other computers. You should be able to browse to the shared drives through Network Neighbourhood or My Network Places, then right click on them and select map network drive (select reconnect at logon check box if there, so the drive is always mapped when you boot up). There's the basics in a nutshell. Good Luck.

Bellsouth may be telling you everything is fine, but that doesn't mean that it is. Sounds like the problem is on their end with their DNS server(s). Probably a bad entry in the lookup zones somewhere and they don't want to bother checking it out or they don't know how to. Try seeing if you can force your connection to those URL's to use different name servers until you find one that properly resolves. Sorry I'm not much help here, DNS can get very complicated.

Ok Willy here is some info. It is for IDE mirrors, but you may be able to apply it to SCSI. Its a long one so hopefully no one reams me for this. Just trying to help.How to Recover Mirroring Windows NT Using IDE Devices [ntrelease] ID: Q141702 CREATED: 21-DEC-1995 MODIFIED: 20-JAN-2000 WINDOWS:2000; winnt:3.5,3.51,4.0 WINDOWS winnt PUBLIC | ntsetup ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.5, 3.51, 4.0 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Server - Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY ======= This article provides the steps necessary to recover mirroring using IDE devices under Windows NT. Use this article in conjunction with the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base, which explains how to create an Windows NT Fault Tolerant Boot Disk: ARTICLE-ID: Q119467 TITLE: Creating a Boot Disk for an NTFS or FAT Partition ARTICLE-ID: Q102873 TITLE: BOOT.INI and ARC Path Naming Convention and Usage Soft Mirroring (Windows NT) does NOT mirror MBR/PT entries, as soft mirroring is only designed to mirror a partition's data, and cannot guarantee boot capability of the shadow, or mirrored drive. It is important that you always have a valid Windows NT fault tolerant startup floppy disk created in the event that the primary drive fails. ARTICLE-ID: Q117131 TITLE: Master Boot Record Not Written To Mirrored Shadow Partition MORE INFORMATION ================ The IDE specification requires that a working master drive be available at all times to gain access to other IDE drives on the system. The steps that follow are the appropriate steps to mirror an IDE hard drive with another. Step-by-Step Procedures ----------------------- If the shadow (mirrored) hard drive is on the same channel set as an IDE slave device, use the "Failed Primary on the Same IDE Channel" section of this article below. If the shadow (mirrored) hard drive is on the secondary channel across from the failed primary drive then see the "Failed Primary is on the Primary IDE Channel and the Shadow is on the Secondary" section of this article below. FAILED PRIMARY ON THE SAME IDE CHANNEL (SHADOW DRIVE IS A SLAVE IDE DEVICE) *** If the replacement drive has already been installed: *** 1. Edit the Boot.ini file in you Windows NT FT startup disk to point to: multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)... 2. If the replacement drive is not identical to the failed IDE hard drive, you must go into CMOS and use either the AUTO DETECT HARD DRIVE feature in your CMOS, or manually set the new hard drive Heads/Cylinders/Sectors. 3. Start the Windows NT FT startup disk and load Windows NT. 4. Start Disk Administrator, and break the mirror. 5. Establish another mirror by mirroring from the slave hard drive to the master drive. *** If the replacement drive has not been installed: *** 1. Verify that the jumper on the shadow IDE hard drive is moved from Slave to master or standalone. 2. Edit the Boot.ini file in the Windows NT FT startup disk, to point to: multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)... 3. If the shadow drive is not identical to the failed IDE hard drive, you must go into CMOS and use either the AUTO DETECT HARD DRIVE feature in your CMOS or manually set the new hard drive Heads/Cylinders/Sectors. 4. Start the Windows NT FT startup disk, and load Windows NT. 5. Start Disk Administrator, and break the mirror. 6. Establish another mirror by mirroring from this hard drive to the new shadow (IDE Slave) drive. Failed primary is master the on the primary IDE channel and the shadow is master on the secondary IDE Channel ***If the replacement drive has already been installed:*** 1. Edit the Boot.ini file of your Windows NT FT startup disk to point to: multi(1)disk(0)rdisk(0) if the shadow drive is the master device of the secondary channel multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(2) may also work multi(1)disk(0)rdisk(1) if the Shadow drive is the Slave Device of the Secondary Channel Multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(3) may also work. 2. If the replacement drive is not identical to the failed IDE hard drive, you must go into CMOS and use either the AUTO DETECT HARD DRIVE feature in your CMOS or manually set the new hard drive Heads/Cylinders/Sectors. 3. Start the Windows NT FT startup disk and load Windows NT. 4. Start Disk Administrator, and break the mirror. 5. Establish another mirror by mirroring from the this hard drive to the new Shadow drive. ***If the replacement drive has not been installed:*** 1. Move the shadow drive to the primary channel as the master device and ensure it is jumpered in the same manner as the failed primary drive. 2. Edit the Boot.ini file in your Windows NT FT startup disk to point to: multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0) if the shadow drive is the master device of the primary channel. multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1) if the shadow drive is the slave device of the primary channel. 1. If the shadow drive is not identical to the failed primary IDE hard drive, you must go into CMOS and use either the AUTO DETECT HARD DRIVE feature in your CMOS or manually set the new hard drive Heads/Cylinders/Sectors. 2. Start the Windows NT FT startup disk and load Windows NT. 3. Start Disk Administrator, and break the mirror. 4. Establish another mirror by mirroring from this hard drive to the new shadow drive. Additional query words: prodnt eide raid1 raid ide ata-2 ata ====================================================================== Keywords : ntsetup Version : WINDOWS:2000; winnt:3.5,3.51,4.0 Platform : WINDOWS winnt ================================================================================

Here is a hard one. I'm running a fast ethernet domain with Advanced Server: DHCP, router, switch, member servers and workstations. My PDC is also running a DFS root and links. One of the links is the Pioneer DVD 115 shared to all members of the domain. That part works no problem. All computers have next gen video cards and PIII so they are capable of playing dvd files using the appropriate software. I have ASUS DVD 2000 that came with a 6800 deluxe. The dvd soft was installed from the DFS drive on all the computers. It is my opinion that when I put a dvd disc in the shared drive that the dvd software on the member computers should be able to access and play the disc as if it was on a local computer. Why buy a dvd drive for each member computer when I should be able to share one drive on the network? My problem is that the ASUS software defaults to a local drive and won't let me select a network drive, even though the software was installed on a shared network drive. (It should have set that drive as the default, and then I wouldn't have to ask this damn question). My actual question that I think would resolve my problem is: Is there a registry key I can edit that would force the ASUS software to use the shared DVD drive as the default drive, instead of a local drive? I was looking around the registry, but couldn't find anything that looked promising. Thanks for any assistance.

Great suggestions everybody. I tried using the DVD Genie method, but even with all its tricks, it still doesn't have a setting for the default drive to be used. That is pretty surprising considering that with todays technology, some people must have multiple DVD on their systems. Think I'll contact the programmer and ask him how it might be done. Tried posting in the ASUS forum, but no luck their so far. The Netstream sounds like an immediate hardware solution, but would like to used existing hardware before purchasing something that sounds expensive. Divx does work, been using it already, but want the higher quality of DVD. If you've got fast ethernet, why not make the most of it? While I'm asking, does anyone know a good multi-casting program that handles this type of media? Once the streaming problem is finished, multi-casting is the next thing on the list. Thanks everybody.

I just purchased another MS controller today and so far no problems. This one is the el cheapo Sidewinder USB Plug and Play Game pad. It autodetects and has native support in Win2k. Very comfortable to hold and control. It can also be profiled as a standard gamepad or 2 axis-6 button gamepad. Worked very well in Motocross Madness 2, which is usually very twitchy with the original Sidewinder Game Pad.

It does work, but not always perfectly. I had one for several months and upgraded to a USR 56K external which works much better than the Supra. Do a search in the forums about the Supra USB. I posted the link for "working" drivers for the North American version of the Supra.

When did this behaviour occur? Before or after you decided to mix PC100 and PC133 memory?

Eddie just likes to yank the chains of the new guys. Don't let his (or a few other guys ) sarcasm get in the way of finding the answers you need. They will play with you a bit, but they always give up the goods. I've been a daily visitor to NT Compatible for about 6 months now. This site has been the most informative and humorous resource for NT operating systems that probably exists on the internet. SHS and Phillip are dedicated to this site beyond belief, and the enhancements they are constantly adding to it, make NT Compatible the envy of any technical support resources offered by any Company out there. The price of admittance is $0.00 and the response time is usually less than a day

Franz you need to provide more detail than just saying you want to network the printer. What kind of network? Workgroup or Domain? Is the printer attached locally to the print server or is it an attached network device? If its attached to your main network machine your solution is simple. Go to Start Menu | Settings | Printers | right click on your printer | select properties | click on the Sharing tab | click on the "shared as" and give it a name | if you have active directory running also select the "list in the Directory" check box. That should be it. Next time your users logon to the network, the printer (if you set it as default printer should be available to members of your network. If it isn't, delete the printer object logged in as Admin, re-install it (should take about 30 seconds and include sharing while you are installing it also. This should't be necessary though. All this info is dependent on there being working certified drivers for this printer in Win2000. More than likely, as Lexmark has an extensive product line.

Radu I think you're probably right on the money there, but don't have WinMe to confirm it either. MS plays those tricks with the boot.ini file all the time. If John had installed his OS's in multiple partitions in the order of : Win 98 (convert to ME), NT4, 2000PRO, 2000Server family he would no doubt have a listing of all the OS's on his computer at boot up. ME being a "consumer" OS, MS probably doesn't think people are sophisticated enough to need multiboot systems or some nonsense like that. John may not have to directly modify the boot.ini either. He may be able to show all available OS's at boot by changing: right click "my computer" | properties | advanced | startup and recovery | and then selecting the default OS and the time to display a list of available OS on boot up. I don't have ME so can't confirm this option is available there, but there should be something like it in that area.

First off don't make your users members of the Guest group. That is disabled by default in Win2000 for good reason. Make your users members of the built-in groups according to the amount of permissions they will need. Those programs you installed were more than likely installed when you were logged on as Administrator. You can do anything anywhere including system and hardware specific things that no other group can by default, unless you make them members of the different Admin groups, and that is probably what you are trying to avoid. Other than Administrator, your best bet for giving someone power over running apps, but not making them GOD is to add them to "Power Users". They have the ability to create and modify local user accounts and share resources. This is assuming that you running on a local computer with secure logon for each person using your computer or a small networked workgroup.

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Don't bother enabling the guest account. Too many permissions there. Setup the main tournament server as a domain controller. Create a user account ie: "UT Player" and give it regular user access to the domain, or make it a member of the Domain Users Group. Enable DHCP as well so that ip addressing is automatic. Everyone connected to your domain should be able to logon with the same user account. Make sure you assign enough licensing (per seat) when you configure your server for a little more than the computers that will be connected. That way they can play UT as long as they want via tcp/ip on the network, and they won't have access to anything, unless you share it deliberately. You might also be able to share the actual game UT and give the "UT Player" account the increased permissions to run the game from the domain controller as well, but that would require a smoking server and fast ethernet with a switch also. And yes you will need NTFS because you won't have any security settings to assign NTFS file permissions, which is what using 2000 Server is all about. Hope this info will help out and let us know if it worked or another strategy suggested was better. Clutch is the guy you want to get involved here. He is a very experienced MCSE. I'm still in my 2000 track program.

You don't have to pay for a memory checker. They're free to use. Here's the URL for one ofthem. http://www.tweakfiles.com/memory/dimmid.html

I would like to know the answer myself. I have a 800 cumine that will easily boot into advanced server or pro at 896. it will stay stable until running say MCM2 which is very graphics intensive at 1600x1200. once the race starts up I have about 15 seconds then the sound card stutters and the entire computer locks up. I don't get a BSOD but I can't get to task manager and shut the process down either = a hard or soft reset. I don't really want to run o/c'd, because the server is my domain controller, but I was curious about why the lockup happens. I've been able to post the processor at just under a gig, but the kernel won't even load from there, so running full speed at 900 mhz should be possible, shouldn't it?

Here are your upgrade paths for Server. 1. Win NT 3.5.1 or 4.0 Primary or Backup Domain controller to Win2000 Domain Controller. 2. Member server running Win NT 3.5.1/4.0/Win2000 to Win2000 Domain Controller. 3. Win NT 3.1/3.5 to Win NT 3.5.1/4.0 to Win 2000 Server. You are either going to re-install the OS on the current partition you are using for Windows, or make another partition, install 2000 server on it and dual boot both of them. Either way you will probably have to re-install all of your apps, but you won't have lost any of the stuff you probably have in your C: drive like mail, documents, favorites etc. Most of that you can copy over to the new partition when you've finished installing Server. Now if you had Ghosted an image of Server before you downgraded it to Pro, that would be a very different story. Wish I could be of more help here, I know how much a pain re-installs are.