... perhaps the HD is slow in spinning up and initializing?
W2K DOS emulator handles DOS programs pretty well. Sometimes the memory settings need tweaking, depending on the program's needs. Biggest...
Might it be related to file system limitations? File names, after all, include directory paths.
Interesting and puzzling. What I'd do is add a USB NIC, which could safely be done without shutting down, and see what appears.
Do they show up when you open Advanced Settings window? Another strange one.
Might they show up if you configure device manager to show hidden devices?
Sounds like you did a frsh install instead of a repair install.
Instead of changing permissions for each file individually, change permissions for a directory that contains all the files and propagate the...
I assume the jumpers are set correctly. You might try slaving the cd or cdrw to the HD.
A suggestion: use Accessibility Options in Control Panel to set your high-visivility font and contrast settings. When you run into display...
Doubt it will even complete install on your old AST, but worth a try.
Favorites, Start Menu, Documents are editable. I'd be inclined to not tourch Application Data.,
Desktop folder is editable, so you should be able to rebuild it.
No way to recreate the same User. Even if you use the same name, it will not restore the settings. Check the recycle bin for the deleted user's...
Sounds like you know what you're doing. Interesting problem. Maybe some setting you've overlooked? Is Client's DNS server and gateway set to...
For starters, clean the dust uut, as you yourself mentioned, and while the case is open, make sure all fans are working, that cable connections...
If you never assigned a password, you can log on using the user name that was created when w2k was installed. To find it, boot with a DOS floppy....
DOS boot will access C: as long as its format is not NTFS.
Simplest to boot with a DOS floppy that has the DOS settings for the games. Game files can't be on an NTFS partition, of course, since DOS can't...
W2k's ntldr can't boot XP, but XP's ntldr can boot both. So, copy the XP boot files (ntldr, and maybe ntdetect.com as well) to C:, in order to...
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