Remove Operating System From Boot Menu
If you have more then one operating system installed or wish to remove an operating system from the boot menu, you can use the following information.
Category Archives: Windows 2000
Hide Drives and Partitions
Do you have data on a partition or hard drive that you don’t want tampered with or easily accessible to other users? Well, you can hide any drive/partition in Windows XP, NT, and 2000. That means that they won’t show up in Explorer or My Computer.
Configure Windows Software Update Services
These settings allow you to configure Windows client machines to use custom Microsoft Software Update Services (SUS) located on an internal corporate network instead of the Windows Update Internet site.
Windows Indexing Service
The Windows Indexing Service provides you with the ability to perform advanced searches on directories located on your computer and on shared directories on the network. The Indexing Service was introduced with IIS (Internet Information Services) and is now installed with Windows 2000 and Windows XP.
How to Speed Up Windows 2000
If you have installed Windows 2000 yet and used it for a while, you probably noticed that it is a pretty fast performer. But depending on how you’re using Windows 2000 and in what type of environment, you can coax even more performance out of it by freeing up extra RAM by disabling system services that are running… Read More »
Hide or Display Administrative Tools Menu
As with Windows NT, Windows 2000 has an ‘Administrative Tools’ folder on the Start Menu. This folder contains powerful administration utilities and therefore can be hidden to avoid accidental use.
Access A Windows 2000 Machine with RDP
Even though you are running Windows XP, it”s easy to access a machine running Windows 2000 Terminal Server. You can access a Windows 2000 machine the same way you would access a remote Windows XP machine. Just click on the “Start” menu, choose “All Programs”, “Accessories”, “Communication”, then “Remote Desktop Connection”.
Configure DNS Forwarding in Windows 2000
If you want you DNS server to be integrated into a larger DNS environment such as the Internet, you will need to configure forwarding on your server.
Faster DOS Printing
If you are experiencing slow printing for DOS programs with Windows2000 1. Go Start | Run | Regedit 2. Click Hkey_Local_Machine 3. Click on System 4. Click CurrentControlSet 5. Click Control 6. Go to the bottom of this part of the list and click WOW 7. Click LPT timeout and change… Read More »