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Nope, no dice. The UpdateMode change didn't affect anything. Had a CD in, took it out and waited a few seconds to see if Explorer would update but it didn't. Hit F5 and it still shows the label on the CD drive. I have heard a few others here are having the same problem and they too have been...

Doh! Wrong key - appears that one has to do with the policy set used at login. I'll give it a shot and see what happens. JSV

My SHELL ICON settings are set to 16/32 and the UpdateMode is set to 1. If I set UpdateMode to 0, that effectively will disable the auto-update all together, won't it? JSV

This problem has been nagging me for a while and I have yet to find something to correct it. If I have an EXPLORER session open with the Folders list and a change is made either from within the EXPLORER session or outside it, sometimes the refresh does not reflect the changes! For instance, I...

It's possible, but more likely something that was in AUTOEXEC.BAT -or- your STARTUP folder -or- WIN.INI. Do a Search on your Win2K drive for any AUTOEXEC.* or CONFIG.* You will probably find AUTOEXEC.BAT and/or AUTOEXEC.NT. Look through those for WINSET. Do the same for CONFIG.* - you will...

You have a left-over from Win95 in your Logon script most likely. Check your logon script - to see what/where it is click Start, Programs, Administrator Tools, Computer Management. Expand the Local Users and Groups and click on the Users folder. Right click on your ID you are using to login...

That password displayed to you is masked and there is not always the same number of stars (*) to match each letter in your password. Actually, I think there are two for each character in the password. If you connected successfully with the password, it will work fine on future dials with...

My first thought is to check the properties on your task bar and be sure "Always on top" is checked. I have seen instances when this is not checked, that the app in front steals the focus and won't let go. Another tip that has worked for me is to do a ctrl-alt-del and select the Task...

stof, it is usually better to start a new thread to ask a question instead of posting to an existing thread. Just a tip... You should consider adding addition memory to your system. Normally the virtual memory file is increased when the memory load on your system exceeds the real and virtual...

This can sometimes be caused by the display adapter acceleration being a bit too high. Right click on the desktop and click Properties. Then click on the Settings tab and then the Advanced button. Click on the Troubleshooting tab and slide the Acceleration down 1 notch, OK all the way out and...

Would not the same thing be correctable or noticable by looking at View then Text Size? I didn't see the forest for the trees; didn't think it would be that easy! JSV

Check the properties of your desktop. Right click on the desktop, choose properties. Then click on the Appearance tab. There is an "Item" drop down selection - go through them and check the Font for any of the items that have that option. You might want to change them to a different...

I don't think there is a way to do it with XCOPY directly, but have you thought of creating a CMD file with the three commands in it? Another option may be to start three command sessions and issue each XCOPY in them. I'm not sure how having all three sets in one command will cut much time...

The best way to delete/remove -everything- including files and subdirectories is to use: RD "" /S And to eliminate the "Are you sure" prompt: RD "" /S /Q You will see a msg "The system cannot find the path specified." when it is done but it is nothing...

If you open a Cmd Prompt window, or go to Start > Run and type in IPCONFIG /ALL, does it show the DNS and IP address you expect? Have you checked your browser Connections (LAN settings) to be sure you do (or don't) have a proxy set up depending on how you are connected to the internet? If you...

Since you moved the Win2K partition, that would cause Win2K to ask you to change the BOOT.INI info to match where the Win2K data is now located. -Was- the drive the master before you started? Is your HD formatted NTFS or FAT32? SCSI or IDE? If FAT32, boot from floppy and have ATTRIB.EXE...

When you create the bootlog, have you tried looking for hidden files? Something jogs my memory with looking for BOOTLOG.TXT before and it was a hidden file. Just a thought. I've done this before - cloning a HD to another machine - and had to reinstall Win2K on the new copy for it to get all...

That is actually a very good idea - thanks! One little problem is that my wireless is via a PC Card, not the IR. I can't disable the PC Card slots at work since I use them there too. I found a tool out on the internet to switch proxies or disable them, but it wanted to replace system files...

For what ever it's worth, http://filext.com/ is a great way to find out what file extensions are 'normally' associated with. I've found it quite handy when people give me files at work with extensions I've never seen of. .MIX Power C Object File Multilayer Picture File (MS PhotoDraw...

I have a Thinkpad running Win2K Pro SP2. During the day I have it at work connected to my corporate LAN that requires a proxy server to get out to the Internet. At home I have a cable modem that I use via Wireless to connect to the Internet. The problem is, it's a slight pain to have to go...