ARCHIVED: Windows 2000 basics
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General information
- ARCHIVED: Windows 2000 at IU
- ARCHIVED: What are service packs for Windows, and where can I get them?
- ARCHIVED: What is Windows Update, and how do I use it to update my Windows installation?
- ARCHIVED: About hardware and software compatibility for Windows 8.x and 7
- ARCHIVED: In Windows, what is the Start menu?
- ARCHIVED: In Windows, what is the Taskbar?
- ARCHIVED: In Windows, what is a shortcut, and how do I create one?
- ARCHIVED: In Windows, what is the registry?
- ARCHIVED: In Windows, what file system should I use?
- ARCHIVED: In Windows, how do I lock my workstation without logging off?
- ARCHIVED: In Windows 2000, how do I make an Emergency Repair Disk?
- ARCHIVED: What is the history of Microsoft Windows?
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Setup
- ARCHIVED: In Windows, how do I convert a FAT partition to an NTFS partition?
- ARCHIVED: In Windows, how do I create setup boot disks?
- ARCHIVED: How do I set up Windows 2000 or XP Professional to accept FTP transfers?
- ARCHIVED: In Windows 2000 or XP, how do I choose between NTFS and FAT32?
- ARCHIVED: For Windows, where can I find drivers for video cards?
- ARCHIVED: Where can I find driver updates for my Windows computer?
- ARCHIVED: How do I install Windows 2000 on my PC without using boot floppies?
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System information
- ARCHIVED: In Windows, how do I check my computer's IP address?
- ARCHIVED: In Windows, how do I find out how much memory (RAM) my computer has?
- ARCHIVED: In Windows, how can I see or print a list of all my directories and files?
- ARCHIVED: In Windows, what is a user profile, and how do I copy one user profile to another?
- ARCHIVED: In Windows, how can I tell which service packs are installed?
- ARCHIVED: In Windows, how do I list all running processes?
- ARCHIVED: In Windows 2000 or XP, how do I copy a file and rename it?
- ARCHIVED: In Windows, how do I change the date and time?
- ARCHIVED: In Windows, what is the SID (security identifier)?
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Networking
- ARCHIVED: In Windows 2000, how do I make a VPN connection to the IU network using PPTP?
- Map a drive (access a shared resource) at IU
- ARCHIVED: In Windows 2000, how do I manually set up Dial-up Networking to connect to IUB or IUPUI?
- ARCHIVED: In Windows, what is traceroute and how do I use it?
- ARCHIVED: On my PC, why am I having network problems after installing file-sharing software?
- Set up Dynamic DNS (DDNS) at IU
- ARCHIVED: In Windows, what are some networking commands I can use from the command prompt?
- ARCHIVED: In Windows 8.x, 7, or Vista, how do I manually set up a wired network connection?
- ARCHIVED: At IU, using Windows, how can I access shared resources on other Windows computers?
- ARCHIVED: LM, NTLM, and NTLMv2 on the IU network
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Troubleshooting
- ARCHIVED: In Windows, how can I boot into Safe Mode?
- ARCHIVED: In Windows, how do I restore my display settings if my display is illegible?
- ARCHIVED: In Windows, what is the Device Manager, and how can I use it?
- ARCHIVED: When installing software in Windows, what does "An error occurred during the move data process - ###" mean?
- ARCHIVED: In Windows, what should I do if my Start button and Taskbar are missing?
- ARCHIVED: For Windows, what are some useful keyboard commands?
- ARCHIVED: After copying a Ghost image to a different PC, why do I get IP conflicts even though I am using DHCP?
- ARCHIVED: In Windows 2000, XP, or Vista, how do I troubleshoot authentication problems against the IU.EDU Kerberos realm?
- ARCHIVED: In Windows NT 4.0, 2000, and XP, what is the Blue Screen of Death?
- ARCHIVED: In Windows, how do I close an application that is not responding?
- ARCHIVED: In Windows, how can I check a disk for errors?
- ARCHIVED: In Windows 2000, why does my VPN connection to IUB or IUPUI stop responding?
- ARCHIVED: In Windows XP, why won't my CD-ROM play automatically?
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