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Location
of Outlook Express Inbox and Sent messages Files Windows 2000
Outlook Express 5 uses .dbx mail storage
files, and Outlook Express 4.0 and 4.01 uses .idx and .mbx mail storage files.
Look under: c:\Documents and
Settings\(computer name folder)\Application Data\Identities\(could be a numbered
subfolder - open it)\Microsoft\Outlook Express
You will find:
folders.dx
Inbox.dbx
offline.dbx
outbox.dbx
pop3uidl.dbx
deleted items.dbx
sent items.dbx
Save these folders - these contain your Outlook Express information. Replace
them with the current folders on your new system.
Outlook Express Contacts Folder - Windows 2000
Look under: C:\Document and
Settings\(computer name folder)\Application Data\Microsoft\Address Book
Where is the old
Windows Setup - Add/Remove Windows Components
One of the more annoying new
"features" is the removal of a custom install option, which allows the
user to pick and choose the desired components that are installed during Setup.
Windows 95, 98, and NT 4.0 offer this feature and I don't know of a single
Windows NT administrator that doesn't choose the "Custom" option
during install. Why it was removed has yet to be answered. First stop:
Add/Remove Programs You were probably confused by the lack of a custom
install. And, you probably went right to Control Panel --> Add/Remove
Programs to get rid of some of the stuff you'd never have installed were you
given the chance. But a quick look at the Windows Component Wizard, which is
launched when you choose "Add/Remove Windows Components" from the
Add/Remove Programs dialog, shows that none of these components are anywhere to
be found. On a Professional setup, the following components are available for
installation:
•Internet Information Services (IIS)
•Management and Monitoring Tools
•Message Queuing Services (formerly MSMQ)
•Microsoft Indexing Service (formerly Index Server)
•Microsoft Script Debugger
•Networking Services
•Other Network File and Print Services.
And that's it. No games. No Accessibility. No Communications. But fear not,
there is a way.
Time to edit an INF file Hidden in the C:\WINNT\INF directory is a file
called sysoc.inf. On my Windows 2000 Professional system, this file contains the
following text:
[Version]
Signature = "$Windows NT$"
DriverVer=04/06/1999,5.00.2015.1
[Components]
NtComponents=ntoc.dll,NtOcSetupProc
Display=desk.cpl,DisplayOcSetupProc
Fax=faxocm.dll,FaxOcmSetupProc,faxsetup.inf,hide
NetOC=netoc.dll,NetOcSetupProc,netoc.inf
iis=iis.dll,OcEntry,iis.inf
com=comsetup.dll,OcEntry,comnt5.inf,hide
dtc=comsetup.dll,OcEntry,dtcnt5.inf,hide
IndexSrv_System = setupqry.dll,IndexSrv,setupqry.inf
msmq=msmqocm.dll,MsmqOcm,msmqocm.inf
ims=imsinsnt.dll,OcEntry,ims.inf
fp=fp40ext.dll,FrontPage4Extensions,fp40ext.inf
iisdbg=iisdbg.dll,ScrptDbg,iisdbg.inf
imagevue=ockodak.dll,ImagingOcEntry,imagevue.inf,hide
; old base components
Games=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,games.inf,HIDE
AccessTop=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,accessor.inf,HIDE
CommApps=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,communic.inf,HIDE
media_clips=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,mmopt.inf,HIDE
MultiM=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,multimed.inf,HIDE
AccessOpt=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,optional.inf,HIDE
Pinball=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,pinball.inf,HIDE
MSWordPad=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,wordpad.inf,HIDE
[PageAdd]
[Global]
WindowTitle=%WindowTitle%
WindowTitle.StandAlone=%WindowTitle_Standalone%
[Strings]
WindowTitle=Windows 2000 Professional Setup
WindowTitle_Standalone=Windows Components Wizard
The key here is the section titled "old base
components." If you remove the ",HIDE" text from the lines in
that section, those components will show up in Add/Remove Programs. You can also
remove the ",hide" text from the Image Vue and Fax entries above it if
you so desire. When you're done editing the file (it's wise to make a backup
first just in case), save it and re-run Add/Remove Programs.
Error:
"You must supply a password to make this connection" Resource: \\(computername)\IPC$
This dialog box displays when the
computer it is trying to connect to cannot find the correct Username and
Password. Setup a new User and Password in the Server using the correct Username
and Password information. Both computers must match information exactly.
Don’t forget to give the new User permissions.
Cannot Grant
User Account Access Because the User Does Not Exist
The information in this article applies
to: Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
The User Username could not be granted "Standard user" access because
Username does not Exist
SYMPTOMS
When you try to create a user account using the Users and Passwords tool in
Control Panel, you may receive the following error message: The User Username
could not be granted "Standard user" access because Username
does not Exist. (where Username is the
name of the user account you are trying to create.) If you cancel and recreate
the account or go back, and then go forward again, you receive the following
error message: The user Username could
not be added because this user already exists.
CAUSE:
This issue can occur if the computer name is the
same as the user name and your computer is a member of a workgroup.
RESOLUTION:
To resolve this issue, you can change the computer name or use a different
user account name.
Change the Computer Name:
To change the computer name, follow these steps:
On the desktop, right-click My Computer, and then click Properties.
Click Network Identification, and then click Properties.
Type the new name you want, and then click OK.
Restart the computer.
Change User Account Name
To use a different user account name, follow these steps:
Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
Double-click Users and Passwords
On the Advanced tab, click Advanced.
Open the Users folder, and then locate the user account that is using the same
name as the computer.
Right-click the user account, and then click Delete.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Windows 2000.
MORE INFORMATION
When you receive the error message in the Symptoms section of this article,
the user account is created, but it is not a member of any group. The user
account name is not displayed in the Users and Passwords tool, and cannot be
added to any groups. If you try to add the user account to a group on the
Advanced tab of the Users and Passwords tool, none of your changes may be saved
or you may receive the following error message:
One or more errors occurred while recording group membership changes for the
user Username.
When you click OK, you receive the following error message:
The following error occurred while attempting to save properties for the user Username.
The specified name is already a member of the local group.
Uninstall apps without
Add/Remove or an uninstall program.
If you want to uninstall an application that has no uninstall program and it
is not listed in the Add/Remove applet of Control Panel (or that uninstall
doesn't work), then just delete the directory/files. Drill down:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ and HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE
locating the applications entry and delete them.
Use Explorer to to remove the entries from the Start Menu in either %windir%\Profiles\All
Users\Start Menu\Programs\ and/or %windir%\Profiles\YourId\Start Menu\Programs\
If there is an entry in the Add/Remove list, edit:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall
locate the entry and delete it. If the app has a service, edit:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services - and scroll
down till you locate it. Then delete it.
If this app starts automatically and there is no entry in the StartUp folder(s),
then use Regedt32 to edit:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows
load REG_SZ and run REG_SZ
Remove the offending value and reboot.
Add HTML Wallpaper
Under Win2K, Win98 or Internet Explorer 4.0, you can make your to-do list or
any text-based document part of your wallpaper. Simply open Notepad and type
whatever you want to appear on your desktop, then save the file with an .HTM
extension. Right-click on the desktop, select Properties and click on the Web
tab. Click on the New button, select "Web site" and click OK. Use the
browse button to find your new file. Click OK, then OK again. Note that this is
a real HTML document, because you gave it an .HTM extension. If you know how to
create HTML documents by typing commands or using an authoring tool, you can
spice it up with colors, sound, graphics, video, live links, ActiveX, Java or
anything you choose.
How
to
stop the programs menu from only showing the most recently used programs
You
have to turn off the personalized menu "feature". Right
click the taskbar, click on
properties, remove check next to personalized menus, click OK.
Windows 2000 Modem Sharing
Click on Start, Settings, Network
and Dial-up Connection
Right Click on your ISP connection
Left Click Properties
On the Networking tab select TCP/IP
On the Sharing tab select:
Enable Internet Connection Sharing for this Connection
Enable on-demand dialing
Click OK
Connect Windows
98 system to Windows 2000 Shared Modem
Double click My Computer, Double click Dial-up Networking
Right click your ISP connection
Click Server Types tab
Type of Dial-up Server: PPP: Internet, Windows NT Server, Windows 98
Advanced options: Log on to Network and Enable software compression
Allowed network protocols: TCP/IP
Click Start, Settings, Control Panel, Network, Configuration
tab
Click on the TCP/IP Dial-up, Properties
IP Address tab, select: Obtain an IP address automatically, click OK
Primary Network Logon: Client for Microsoft Networks
In the Internet Explorer, Tools, Internet Options, Connections
select: Never dial a connection
How do I enable UDMA66
support on my Windows 2000 Intel platform?
ATA/66 support is disabled by default.
If your device supports it, and you have a proper 80-conductor IDE ribbon cable,
you can enable it by using Regedt32 to navigate to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E96A-E325-11C
E-BFC1-08002BE10318}\0000
On the Edit menu, Add Value name EnableUDMA66, as a type REG_DWORD value.
Set the data value to 1.
Shutdown and restart your computer.
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