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Questions tagged [windows-2000]

Windows 2000 is a graphical operating system by Microsoft, released on December 15, 1999.

Questions with this tag should refer specifically to versions of Windows 2000. Anything related in general (non-version specific) to Windows OS should be tagged with .

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Where to download "where.exe" tool for Windows XP?

I'm looking for a link to download where.exe tool for Windows XP. It looks like this tool should be included in Windows 2000 Resource Kit but I can't find any links to download this Resource Kit. I also checked Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit Tools…
Piotr Dobrogost
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Converting a Windows 2000 Physical Machine to a Virtual Machine

What's the best way to create a virtual machine from an old Windows 2000 machine? I found VMware vCenter Converter Standalone 4.0.1 which is the last version to support Windows 2000. Are there any recommended alternatives? Are there any pitfalls I…
Adi Shavit
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How do I replace the stupid Windows XP dog assistance search with the classic Windows 2000 search?

How do I get search in Windows XP back to the way it was in Windows 2000, in one step? What is the easiest way to do this?
Neil
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Windows NT after Windows 9x

Windows NT 4.0 was the last "NT"-labeled operating system, but the NT naming convention is still used - 5.0, 6.0, 10.0, etc. Mike Meyers says Windows 2000 was the first step toward changing this mess. It was based on Windows NT... and…
QMord
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Can you RDP to a Windows 2000 Professional machine?

I have a small home network with 3 machines - a Windows 2000 machine, an XP machine, and a Vista machine. I'm using Remote Desktop to connect between them, which is working fine when connecting to the XP and Vista machines (even from the Win2K…
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What happens if you install 2 updates that update the same file without rebooting, and what happens if you install updates out of order?

I have an old Windows 2000 computer whose hard drive crashed, and I would like to restore it. I have the original Windows 2000 CD plus backups of all the Windows service packs, individual Windows updates, and other programs that I downloaded. Once I…
pacoverflow
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Best way to backup a Windows 2000 system?

I need to create a bare-metal exact copy of a Windows 2000 system. I just want to duplicate the system disk to another disk and put it on a shelf in case of emergency. Unfortunately, the current version of Norton Ghost no longer supports Windows…
royco
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Encode binary file as text on Windows 2000+ using built-in tools

I have remote desktop access via Citrix to a remote server running Windows 2000. The server does not have any kind of internet access. The only way of getting data across is copying text through the remote desktop. For some reason copying files does…
Knaģis
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How to setup WiFi on Windows 2000?

I have heard that the configuration of the WLAN(WIFI) is difficult on Windows 2000, is it true? Is a utility required for this task?
unknown (google)
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remote desktop mstsc with higher resolution

I've got to work on old computer during christmas and I would like to work on my new computer with Windows 7 remotely using Remote desktop protokol. Old local computer is running Windows 2000. I installed the microsoft remote desktop client (mstsc)…
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How do I truncate or clear a file that's in use?

We have a Windows 2000 box running Apache that's running out of disk space. We can't shut down or restart Apache to clear the lock (I'm a UNIX guy, not sure what the equivelant term for Windows is) on the file because it takes too long to restart.…
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Microsoft Outlook hangs when switching input language

I have two keyboard languages, Swedish and American English. Normally, I switch language by hitting [alt]+[shift] and it works like a charm. However, suddenly Microsoft Outlook has started to hang whenever I try to switch keyboard input language.…
Hugo
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Convert SMBv1 to newer SMB without modifying the server

A friend who is a medical doctor has a medical imaging device that exports small jpg files by providing a Samba share. It runs a heavily modified version of Windows 2000 and only supports SMBv1. SMBv1 is utterly insecure and was already used by…
Sojaki
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How can Standard User change file associations in Windows 2000?

One of my clients is still running Win2K server with a host of Win2K workstations. And no net admin, due to the downturn of the economy over the years. I'm sort of helping out. Out of my depth, but I am a loyal foot soldier. A problem I encounter…
Gary M. Mugford
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Add MS-DOS boot option to Windows 2000

I've got an old laptop that is running Windows 2000 & Windows 98 in a multi-boot configuration. I need to add MS-DOS to that list of startup options. I've already added a primary partition, formatted it for FAT16 and made it bootable, and installed…
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