lager_brains

Wouldn't Parition Magic sort this out ?

Quote: Turn on all PCs. Disconnect every network drive from Windows Explorer. Put a batch file on startup folder of every PC using NET USE command (use this command to create network drives for you). Do NET USE /HELP to understand how it will work. Example: NET USE Z: \\COMPNAME\SHARENAME You can use /NO or /YES switches too (and others). Hi Etrigan, When you say put a batch file in startup folder, is that the same place where the autoexec.bat (in my case c ?? BTW, I tried this and nothing happened, what are the switches for ?? Thanks.

Hi, I have a network of 3 pcs all using W2K and they each share various partitions. I don't always have all three pcs on all of the time, most often I'll have just one on, so when I start that pc up when it is going through the start up and getting through to W2K it of course complains that it cannot connect to the shared partitions on the other machines (because they are switched off). It then asks me if I'd like to "restore network connections" or not. This is one seriously annoying message because as far as I'm concerned, it should connect to these drives if it can and not connect to them if it can't, there isn't another choice as far as I'm concerned. It shouldn't wait for me to tell it to 'ignore' or to try again. This is irritating because I'd like to switch on my machine and let the machine get to the desktop whilst I'm not present, I don't want to return to the machine after 30minutes from switching it on to find that it hasn't even logged in and is waiting for a reponse from me to proceed. Any ideas ?? Oh, and I don't want to disconnect the network drive and map it every time I need access.

Quote: Great! (Did you install it/try it already? If so, how's it working out for you thusfar??) * APK Installed it on three machines, all three work a lot better as a result, IE6 is noticably faster (screen loading). The ONLY issue I had was that McAfee VirusScan V5 wouldn't work afterwards :x . Upgraded to V6 and it works, sweet as a nut

Here is a link I've been pointed to. I've been told it's the official W2k Sp3 (due out next week). http://download.microsoft.com/download/win2000platform/SP/SP3/NT5/EN-US/w2ksp3.exe At last !!!!!!!

.....no one knows when SP3 is going to be out. I initially heard it would be February, then March, then April, then May, then June, then end of June and now July !! I say, who cares !! P.S. my prediction is 'end of the year'

I think the England goalkeeper, David Seaman has made such a big meal (than anybody else) of letting in that freak free kick. He really shouldn't be that hard on himself. Who thought the Korean match was a 'bit fixed' ?? I *did* want them to win but they did seem to have gotten a fair bit of 'assistance' from the officials. The spanish players went bananas......

Oh dear, the polls doesn't seem very accurate ! I'd like either Korea or Turkey to win, I reckon it'll be Germany vs Turkey in the final (I think the Turkish will have learnt how to play against Brazil from their first match with them). But if I'm being sensible, and honest, I guess it'll be Germany who'll most likely win.

Quote: I just couldn't resist. It would appear that Microsoft are not a Monopoly at all. Microsoft actually "flunk" some of the basic tests that make a monopoly, there are strict legal definitions of the word. Here is why MS are not a monopoly. 1. Their product prices actually go down, to be a monopoly prices have to continue to increase. That is just junk. Do you understand the term 'reconstituted' ? Just being able to ensure that NO OTHER COMPETITOR CAN COMPETE WOULD BE ENOUGH. Quote: 2. Microsoft do not restrict supply of their products, again to be in a monopoly position a company needs to be actively restrict supply. Are you doing this deliberately ?? Quote: These two points alone mean that Microsoft cannot be legally classed as a monopoly. A quote from PC Week about a year ago: "A lot of companies are making a lot of money on the ubiquity of Windows, providing users with a lot of choice where they want it--on their desktops. That isn't the expected result of a monopoly." Ah, quoting from a magazine. Therefore it must be true....... To Three, don't bother, they earn their crust via M$, therefore 'they are alright Jack'. ;( P.S. BladeRunner, how's that reply regarding Sun being bigger crooks coming along ?? You've had plenty of time to think up an answer !

Quote: That is why I get so angry - HOW do you know that Netscape couldn't have gotten better and better if they hadn't been killed off via M$'s hard hand, anticompetitive tactics ?? And this sort of behaviour has been repeated by M$ time after time after time.

THERE ISN'T NOW BECAUSE BY GIVING IT AWAY FOR FREE THEY KILLED THE COMPETITION. BLOODY HELL, IS THAT TOO DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND ?? That is why I get so angry - HOW do you know that Netscape couldn't have gotten better and better if they hadn't been killed off via M$'s hard hand, anticompetitive tactics ?? You see, by doing that, they have denied you something possibly better than what they 'forced' upon you. True, you don't have to use it, but of course NOW, there isn't a decent choice, so you have NO choice but to use it. All I'm asking for is a level playing field, healthy competition and therefore decent choice for the consumer. Is that being unreasonable ?

Quote: Exactly.Thankyou for your politeness, having checked again I see that you are indeed correct. As to MS & the monopoly issue - well I was going to state my opinion, but then I stopped & asked myself "what's the point?" Thanks, because if you didn't know about not being able to remove IE, then we don't want to hear your 'opinion' of M$ and monopoly issues.

Firstly, I've noticed that BladeRunner STILL hasn't explained his comment about SUN being even bigger crooks than M$ (after asking now the 4th time) - so I can only assume he doesn't know what he is talking about and that he made that bit up. Maybe he hasn't shaken off his traits of his past life as a Salesman and with embellishing the truth....... Anyway, to serket, erm, you haven't noted my comments, you just claim that I am a moody young girl (both of which are incorrect) - so to you too, you know nothing. I agree again, with Three (sorry Three !) - but I also am neither Pro Linux - it isn't ready to take on Windoze yet. And I also agree to a large extent with Bursar. So I'm not completely unreasonable ! My take on things are that the OS should be free, open source (as Linux), note I don't mean LINUX as it currently stands, I mean as the current BUSINESS MODEL with companies like M$ ONLY making applications software. Then we'll see how successful M$ would be on an EVEN playing field. M$ are like the owners of most roads, most petrol stations and they make cars. Guess whose cars perform best ?? THAT IS MY GRIPE ! P.S. In the UK, the M$ technical support STINKS (2 incidents per PRODUCT)

Quote: SUN are a bigger bunch of crooks than Microsoft, yet everybody loves them because "they are anti-Microsoft". I wonder where we truely would be right now with respect to OS's in general if Microsoft hadn't done what they have done. Okay BladeRunner, thanks for the last word. Can you explain (this is the THIRD time I've asked you this) when and how SUN have been the bigger bunch of crooks ?? ;(