Atreyu

I don't know when/why it happened, but it has. Nothing serious, just a tad frustrating. There are a couple places on my web site that require authorization, and now for some reason it is blocking out everybody with access. NTFS permissions are set correctly and so are IIS security settings. Therefore I am convinced that Policy settings are causing the trouble. My question, when you really get to the meat of it, is this... What policy settings are required for a user/group to access a web page on a Win2k box... besides "Log on Locally"? I don't want to go around carelessly granting policy rights to my groups/individuals. I'm off to Technet now to see if I can find the answer there... I just thought I'd slap the message up here and see if anybody knows off the top of their head.

Well I fixed the problem. It's not the "recommended" way, but it worked. I reinstalled IIS on the box (uninstalled it completely first). Set up the security from scratch etc... and now all is fine. Maybe some SIDs got funkered up there somewhere.

The IIS server is also a domain controller, yes. And the appropriate group and users have been given Log On Locally access in the Default Domain Controllers Policy snap-in.

That's odd, games performed quite a bit faster for me. I gained 20+ fps in Quake 3 alone.

That's the one thing I didn't try.. non-overclocking. I heard that Windows XP is picky about it, but I know another guy on this board who has his PIII chip overclocked a lot further than mine with no problems. I do plan on giving it another try after the first service pack comes out... which I hear is the end of January.

Our setup is nearly identical. Here's mine: Asus CUSL2-C 2 Sticks of Crucial 256MB SDRAM Unbuffered (Crucial Rules!!) Pentium III 1GHZ @ 1.12GHZ 7.5X150mhz --> notice the FSB ThC Sound Blaster Live! Value InnoVision GeForce 2 GTS 32MB IBM 40GB ATA/100 7200RPM SMC 10/100MB NIC Acer 36X CDROM Microsoft Natural Keyboard Microsoft Intellimouse Optical ViewSonic PS790 Monitor Um.... I've tried pretty much all the Detonators, I was using the latest XP drivers release from Creative, and as far as all my other hardware, I just use the native drivers. I ran checkdisks and the like to see if there were errors on the drive, which didn't help. I ran some memory tests, and no problems surfaced. I scanned for viruses on all my machines... none (and yes, i'm updated). I could come up with no explaination as to why I've been having these problems other than the pre-mature stage of many available drivers. I mean, it would blue screen while I was asleep, watching tv... I didn't have to be sitting behind it stressing it out (or myself for that matter). Anyways, the Simpsons are about to come on now so I'll be back in an hour.

Nope, I will never touch Via or AMD hardware :-). I'm all Intel, all the time.

My main problem was blue screens... (i say "WAS" because i've decided to go back to the almighty Win2k, after becoming fed-up with XP). Some of my blue screens were caused by detonators, but I had just as many caused by other problems. I have had the same problems over two fresh installations of XP. I have all good hardware..Crucial, Asus, Nvidia, IBM, Sound Blaster and am using all the "XP compatible" drivers... so i'm unsure. Anyways, that has been my biggest problem.. blue screens. I have many other problems with the OS, but I've complained about them enough on this board. I'm back in Win2k now so I'm once again a happy camper.

I'm following the "cool idea" mentality. I'd sure like to take it for a test run.... for the sheer thrill of it. One very huge issue that you guys forgot to mention is the support that Microsoft supplies for their products. When vulnerabilities are found, appropriate patches/updates are issued immediately. The Microsoft web site has got to be one of the most impressive displays of web technology on the internet. The amount of information supplied by Microsoft on the site is incredible, along with the amount of freely downloadable software. For those of you who have never dug deep into the TechNet or MSDN sites at Microsoft, I suggest you do so.... it's mind boggling. Also, who can forget the KnowledgeBase. I cannot tell you how many times that system has bailed me out. The support offered by a vendor for it's product rarely rivals that of Microsoft's. This is another problem that has plagued Linux and will most likely hurt "Lindows".

clutch, You have XP installed on your PIII machine right? Do you still have that sucker overclocked? It has been brought to my attention that XP is real picky with overclocked processors. If that is that case, perhaps this is my problem. I have a PIII 1.0GHZ that I have run at 1.12GHZ for months with 100% stability under Windows 2000. Maybe Windows XP doesn't like this? Assuming this is the case... that makes for another reason XP is still less attractive to me than Windows 2000. Can anybody confirm this info about the overclocking?

You call that new interface pretty? That HUGE start menu? Those HUGE window borders and taskbar? Let's not forget the Blue/Green default color scheme with that lovely cow pasture background! Why Microsoft chose this as their default theme I'll never know. About the school thing, I just graduated from Penn State, where students were given all Microsoft products for free :-). Yeah, it's pretty sweet. All office products, operating systems, and even visual studio products. Pretty darn clever (and very cunning) business tactic if you ask me.

I started trying out XP since Alpha 2257.... back when all the installation screens and "about" screens still referred to the OS as "Windows 2000".... remember that? All the more reason I don't see the need to switch, since it's the same operating system only with a couple added "bonuses". And I'm not BASHING XP, I've tried very hard to make the move and like it. It just isn't working out to this point. Maybe in a couple more months.

well i only have two pci cards in there.... a NIC and my SBLive. I did have a blue screen as a result of my video card driver (one of the detonators, i can't remember which). Other than that, the blue screens are random and happen for different reasons. I have all good hardware... the Asus board, Crucial RAM, SBLive, SMC NIC, IBM Drives, And a GeForce 2 GTS. You're probably right about the driver. That's why I said I'll probably wait it out until XP has a "history" and is fully supported by all my hardware vendors. Also, a service pack may help the problems. I'm not ruling out ever using XP, but I just don't think that now is the right time. I havnt been able to even force myself to like it. I think Windows .NET Server will be cool though.

Toby, I also have a PIII 1GHZ with 512MB... and mine is on an Asus CUSL2-C mobo (I815). I have had problems with blue screens in XP far more than in Win2k. They happen sometimes as I'm sittin' here doing work, and they also happen when I'm nowhere near my PC. XP for the most part has been pretty solid for me, but not nearly as solid as 2k has been over the last two years. This morning as I walked into my office, I noticed that XP had blue screened on me once again.. and for the final time. Fed up, I installed 2k and will probably stick with it at least until SP 1 of XP comes out.... or at least until there is better support for my hardware. Also, I decided to go back because most Windows 2000 vulnerabilities have been found and fixed. Windows 2000 has a history now and there is plenty of support/fixes out there for it. XP is still a baby and major security flaws are only beginning to be discovered. This was true as well for Windows 2000 when it came out, however the jump from NT 4 or 9x to Windows 2000 was so sweet that I didn't mind. It, not XP, was the first real "integration" of the two OSs. Going from Win2k to XP is sorta boring, and kinda frustrating. The changes made in Windows XP are revolutionary if you were a Windows 95 or 98 user. However, coming from Windows 2000 I view XP as an unnecessary hassle, and eventually a necessary evil. Windows XP boots faster and has a lot of built in stuff like CD-Burning, MP3 ripping etc.. but who cares. I can do all that with Win2k. The only "advantage" I can see with XP is that it seems to run games faster... and the fact that I can say "Yeah, I'm running XP". But the things that count: security, stability, and compatibility, are not there yet. Perhaps they will come with the eventual release of the first service pack, but they are not there now (at least in my experience with the OS). It seems odd that these would be missing though since Windows XP is simply Windows 2000 with baggage. Perhaps they tinkered around a little bit too much with something that wasn't "broke" to begin with. I have posted many other messages on this board with my feelings about XP. When I made the switch to Win2k two years ago, I fell in love right away. I've been trying XP off and on since August and I still don't like it. Probably my biggest complaint is the new and "improved" user interface. It's quite possibly the ugliest thing I've ever seen. My immediate reaction was to disable all that garbage. Then, once that was done, I wanted to do a search for a file. When I hit the search button, a stupid little dog popped up and asked me what I wanted to do. Microsoft has release a "Personal" edition of XP. Perhaps the cheesy interface and animated characters would have been appropriate in that version, but certainly not the "Professional" version. All in all, I still remain disappointed. I can see where all the hype is coming from though. Win9x users are certainly going to enjoy the new OS and claim it to be the best OS they've ever used on a PC. Unfortunate that they are only now eXPeriencing what we Windows 2000 users have been enjoying for the last two years. And I'm right there with ya Toby. It feels like I'm back "home".

Pretty much... Philip is supplying us with a wonderful service, free of charge. Heck, if he doesn't like the [size:18]font[/color] you use, he could ban you permanently. After all, it is HIS box, HIS money, HIS ISP, HIS software. I've ALWAYS (for the last four years) found this forum to be a very fair, pleasant place to discuss APPROPRIATE matters... and anybody who attempted to stain that was dealt with accordingly. I would like to thank Philip for this wonderful forum... and for keeping it respectable throughout the years. Thanks again Philip!! BTW you may be thinking.... 4 years huh? Well why only 130 posts? hehe. I had to re-sign up this past summer Good day to you all!

I hope everybody here had a very wonderful Christmas.

I got a letter from my dead grandfather. I'm not kidding. My mom does strange things sometimes.

I never do anything stupid.

yeah... me

Is it Martin Luther King Jr. day ALREADY!? wow....

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COBOL/JCL on an IBM OS/390 Mainframe -- DB2 Version 7 UDB as our db. State Farm Insurance. Don't ask me if I can give you a discount on your policy ;(

funny you mention that I'm a COBOL programmer for an insurance company :-)

Ok, I'm attempting the leap into the world of forums. I have put up a "developer's" forum on my web server and am looking to generate some traffic... to give it a go. If y'all would be so good as to give it a try, it would be greatly appreciated. Atreyu's DevForum There will be a couple other to follow, including a Fantasy Sports forum.

sent ya an email... it's up now sorry about that. i'm not sure how successful it will be, as programming forums are generally hard to attract a crowd. more generalized forums are usually better... and speaking of generalized forums, I also started one at www.systemvisions.com/forum just giving this whole thing a spin. it's kinda fun!! on the "regular" forum one, i have a topic for the War on Terror, which should be interesting as I expect people to post all the funny little files that have circulated on the net since 9-11. Hope to see ya there!