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...early versions of Thumbs.db files as they appeared in Windows ME/W2k contained not only the thumbnail image of the parent file, but also... Read more

10 July, 2011

Believe it or not! W2K is the real deal

...down. Which brings me back to Windows 2000. Officially, almost nothing is W2K compliant today. Unofficially, it runs every application I use daily -- Pegasus Mail... Read more

20 June, 2000 by Steven J.Vaughan Nichols

Monitoring W2K performance

IT managers have a keen appreciation of the fact that their professional Holy Grail is to keep the systems humming along at all times Read more

4 December, 2002 by Peter Parsons

Improve TCP/IP performance in W2K registry

Windows 2000's automatic TCP/IP settings aren't always the best choices for network performance. See how you can tweak a Win2K Server's registry to optimise TCP/IP Read more

8 October, 2002 by Brien M Posey

Baffling hack attacks on W2K server

Beginning in late August, users started to report a number of mysterious attacks against Windows 2000 Server, which Microsoft struggled to explain Read more

23 September, 2002 by John McCormick

Intel: Planning the next move

...fix there are other potential drivers of demand. Among them are the W2K upgrade cycle and the secular trend toward notebooks in the commercial market... Read more

16 May, 2001 by Ashok Kumar

Windows 2000 tool kit

...unless you're sure you need to. Microsoft also has its own W2k tips and tricks site. Got any of your own tips or tricks... Read more

7 June, 2000 by Jesse Berst

The MCSE Blues

...the people complaining about the tests as crybabies who can't cut W2K, while others protest that they don't want to be pushed into... Read more

7 April, 2000 by Steven J.Vaughan Nichols

Windows 2000 may be complete

...Sun Microsystems Chairman Scott McNealy likes to say that Windows 2000, or "W2K," will be a bigger disaster than the year-2000 computer bug, or... Read more

15 December, 1999 by ZDNet

Design a Win2K infrastructure with this download

When designing a Windows 2000 network, you should make detailed plans for your configuration before you deploy the first server. This free download will help you select and document your configuration options Read more

9 April, 2003 by Allen V.Rouse

Leave Windows 9x behind

Check out the top five reasons for moving to Windows 2000 or XP, and find out what you need to do if you decide to make the change Read more

2 April, 2003 by Greg Shultz

Security through obscurity

Hackers compromise systems by gathering information and targeting the best attack trajectory. Your job is to make it difficult for them, one way to achieve this is to restrict DNS zone transfers Read more

29 January, 2003 by Scott Lowe

.Net certification - no more mix and match

Microsoft's plan to separate Win2K and .Net tracks could affect some certification plans. But you should be okay if you have a Win2K cert and your company is staying with that platform Read more

10 January, 2003 by Erik Eckel

Microsoft exam methodologies

Keep these methodologies in mind when preparing for any Microsoft exam that's likely to test you on hardware configuration Read more

5 November, 2002 by Erik Eckel

Win2K VPN connections

Windows 2000 includes a VPN functionality that is clearer and more robust than previous versions. As more companies turn to VPNs for security reasons, you'll want to understand how to configure this networking option Read more

18 June, 2002 by Erik Eckel

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SoapyTablet

'Cut Price' Data Roaming? The price has been cut, but it is certainly not 'cut price' in the sense of the phrase, and nowhere near local EU data...

2 hours ago by SoapyTablet on Cut-price data roaming gets all-clear for July
apexwm

BrownieBoy: "Such crashes are normally down to the OS and/or a rogue application, which could be fixed by re-imaging. Everybody knows how Windows...

2 hours ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Thomas Gellhaus

I've just started using it too, and like you I feel that Fedora is a fine GNOME 3 showcase distribution. I am torn, though, because I checked out...

2 hours ago by Thomas Gellhaus via Facebook on Fedora 17 - The "Beefy Miracle" Arrives
pjc158

Why is it that Newzealand has the guts to stand up to the USA and ask to see the evidence and we don't!

3 hours ago by pjc158 on Judge orders US to share MegaUpload evidence
Dean Talboys

What a farce! Hopefully the European court will see where this is leading.

5 hours ago by Dean Talboys via Facebook on Assange loses extradition battle in Supreme Court
SoapyTablet

Wouldn't surprise me if Samsung actually really had problems producing the white model (as Apple did - it would make more sense) and this non-story...

6 hours ago by SoapyTablet on Samsung Galaxy 'S3' delayed by special paint
Lonnie

those conformation letters are hard to figure out what is which letters it is a pain in the back side. Please make it more Ledge-able being better...

9 hours ago by Lonnie on Screenshots: Photoshop CS6 Beta
BrownieBoy

"cites" even. Ouch!

16 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Horace Ontalhold

...... and PDP11s too

17 hours ago by Horace Ontalhold on Fusion-io lays minefield with a billion IOPS
BrownieBoy

I had a quick skim through the PDF. It seems to be that many of these so-called cost savings would be down to a hardware refresh. Although...

18 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
bobandroid

496,999 BT Fon Hotspots lovingly situated in your next door neighbours garden, no matter how you dress that up its still a pup... Not where I need...

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apexwm

Jack : I was hoping you could provide us a summary since you are familiar with this report. I am not yet sure how much of my time I'd like to...

21 hours ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Smilig Eddie

2 – 4 more weeks of waiting: how many buyers are going to decide instead to see what the iPhone 5 offers? Consumer trust in the brand has also...

21 hours ago by Smilig Eddie on Samsung Galaxy 'S3' delayed by special paint
SRist

So it looks like this was a complete red herring - Adobe are allowing upgrades from Photoshop CS3, CS4 and CS5 at the same price. When did this...

22 hours ago by SRist on Photoshop users attack Adobe upgrade policy change
Jack Schofield

@apexwm Have you considered either (a) reading the story above or (b) reading the PDF? There are answers in both.

24 hours ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
apexwm

I would love to hear why Microsoft believes that "upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 7 pays for itself in a year, in increased productivity and...

1 day ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
debsmk

I have just changed mine to white they said 3 to 5 days

1 day ago by debsmk on Samsung Galaxy 'S3' delayed by special paint
Atangana

I would like a job for me and do good to their tackiness vellent my help I will do my best to help you mercie for all

1 day ago by Atangana on UK's 15-year-old World Excel champion offered £100k job
BrownieBoy

Well done to IDC for producing a report that says using XP is a waste of money. Only 11 years too late with it is all....

1 day ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Jack Schofield

@Burn-IT ...which doesn't mean it isn't true ;-) I'll be interested if you can find any properly-researched, independent data from any of the...

1 day ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC