Performance Issues
What is the difference between "CPU Load" and "Total Memory Used" ?
Our system is a file processing system which reads input file and
processes it based on different conditions and writes an output file.
These are several application windows services do different jobs
during the processing. So far we have run only large file of 300,000
lines. We had some performance issues but finally processed it
successfully. Now the target is to run files having 500,000 or even
1,000,000 lines/records.
I was asked to look for any performance issues. Here I am going to
brief you what the system does.
1. We receive these files via FTP. There will be a folder watcher
service that keep monitoring the FTP folder and as soon as it receives
one file, then it will make the file entry into database (typically
inser a new record)
2. Then there is another service FTP the input file to UNIX box in
which we have our Database sitting and It will create an external
table with all the file data. Writes each line of input as a record in
external table.
3. There will be another service reads this table and picks each
record and performs different checks and writes into an output table.
After reading all the records It will write the output records into
output file.
4. There are other services for reports and for other jobs.
My question is:
How would I know the reason for the slow performance when we run a
huge files say 500,000 or 1,000,000 lines?
I have notices the CPU Load never was 100% but It went upto 70% When
we ran 300,000 lines file. What do I have to do in order to maintain
CPU Load level?
What is Percent Memory Used? I have see throughout we are maintaining
process memory of 17% and some times it went upto 35%.
How can I check if there is any IO issue between file transfers from
our server to UNIX etc.
Our server RAM is 5GB and OS is Windows 2003.
I appreciate your responses.
Thanks Tag: ControlPanel>Add/Remove Program from list?? Tag: 562715
How to create a .prn file?
I'm trying to create a print file from a word document that I can send
to a printer from the command line.
I went to <Start> <Settings> <Printers>, opened the properties for the
printer involved and set the printer port to "Print to a File". I then
went through the print dialogue from Winword, gave it a filename and
apparently created a print file.
Unfortunately, whenever I do this I get a zero byte file. Am I missing
something.
(The reason I'm trying to do this is that I have a long-standing problem
with inkjet printers in that, because my usage is relatively infrequent,
when I do come to need the inkjet it's invariably got a dried-up nozzle
that I have to spend time, paper and ink cleaning. I felt that I could
avoid this by creating a short, simple, multicoloured text string in
word and sending it to the printer perhaps every day or two to exercise
it without wasting too much ink. However, I'd like to do this
automatically and the only way I can think of is by sending the document
via a command line in a startup .bat file. And for that, I assume I'd
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Moving from W2k to XP with a Big HD
Back in August I had some concerns about installing W2K on a modern
motherboard and a large SATA hardrive (HD). After getting some help here, I
summarized the process as below. However, I just left the HD size as W2K had
set it, and did not use any tool to increase the size to it's full size. I'm
now going to move the OS up to XP. Will it do this for me? If not, what's a
recommended way to get XP to use the full capacity of the HD?
=============Basics on How to Install W2K================
Rev. Aug. 18, 2007
I've learned a bit more about this, and it's reflected in this revision post.
[Start of an Aside on How This Got Started]
Learned from various sources including the thread I started here, "Can W2K
Be Installed on SATA Drives?"
Let me start with an explanation of "the Hard Way". I have a P5NSLI ASUS
motherboard that supports both IDE and SATA controllers. The key word is
"both". I wanted to install W2K on the STATA HD, a 320G WS SATA drive. I had
some fun trying to get to a point where the OS install asked how I wanted to
partition the drive. I was stumped by this window that came up in the install:
==============================
76294 MB Dis 0k on bus 0 on atapi
C:NIFS(Drv1_main) 76003MB<6360MB Free
D:FAT32(Drv1_extra) 290MB<237MB Free
131070MB Disk 0 at at 0? on? bus 0 on atapi (I didn't copy the ? legibly)
Unpartitioned space 131069MB
===============================
What puzzled me is that the disk was showing about 76G of space, but yet I
had 320G. In my sometimes dizzying attempt to get this far, I asked ASUS
tech, the techs at the store I bought the MB at, and others what's this all
about. Just continue on they all said. When you apply SP4, it'll take care
of the discrepancy. Wrong! That was my IDE 80G HD from my previous system. I
had mounted it safely, I thought, on the IDE controller thinking an install
would choose the SATA master. Not so. Let me say, charitably, the contents
of the 80G HD are no longer with me. (80/76 vs 320--Get it?) Instead it
contains only W2K. I probably won't miss the data too much, since over the
years I've moved the important stuff to my PC in the den. The world has
changed in the four years since I last completely built a PC, etc. :-)
I had a long discussion with the ASUS tech on how to get this right.
Basically, and what seems the simplest way, is to pull the 80G drive. That
will force the install to to the SATA drive. Then I'll clean (reformat) the
80G HD later (after hooking it up again).
[End of the Aside]
Here's the step by step procedure. Make sure you've taken care of IDE/SATA
issues as above. Make sure you are booting from CD as first choice. Make
adjustment as required. Most of this should be good for any MB.
1. Fire up the PC
2. Place their driver CD in the drive
3. Wait for the initial ASUS screen to appear, and finally a
prompt to boot from the CD. Press a key to start the boot.
(Of course, you need to set BIOS to know to start the boot
from a CD before trying a HD or other device.
4. Wait for a prompt to choose 32-bit, 64-bit or DOS prompt
5. I selected 32-bit. Wait for a prompt for a floppy
6. Place a 3.5" (fresh) floppy disk in drive-A. Wait for 8
files to be copied to the CD
Continuing with the install of W2K
1. Insert the W2K CD
2. Press the boot button when asked
3. Hit F6 soon
4. A prompt for the floppy appears.
5. Put the floppy in and continue
6. Select the "required" sources. In my case there were two.
Select one, then loop around to select the second.
6. Press F8 to continue the install
7. Continue on until you get to the partitioning. Make sure
you don't fumble the ball like I did.
8. Continue to the end of set up.
Change boot priority in BIOS to first boot from HD (see HD selection in BIOS
too) before you examine that it works. *You're not finished yet. See next
paragraph.*
Here's what to do after you get W2K installed (From Patrick above). I
haven't tried this, but it looks sound.
Be sure to apply SP4 (A) and these two below (B and C) to your new install
before connecting to any network. Internet included. (sasser, msblast)
A. SP4 dated 6/26/2003
<http://download.microsoft.com/download/E/6/A/E6A04295-D2A8-40D0-A0C5-241BFECD095E/W2KSP4_EN.EXE>
B: Buffer Overrun in Messenger Service ... -- Issued 10/15/2003
Use Microsoft Windows 2000, Service Pack 2, Service Pack 3,
Service Pack 4 -- Download the patch.
<http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-043.mspx>
C: Buffer Overrun in the Workstation ... Issued 11/11/2003
Use Microsoft Windows 2000, Service Pack 2, Service Pack 3,
Service Pack 4 -- Download the update
<http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-049.mspx>
Then
D: Rollup 1 for Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 (Critical security
updates rolled into one convenient package)
Validate by pressing Continue button (Validation Required), then on next
page run the validation tool (in step 1, press Continue) on the W2K machine
to get a validation code. Press validate after entering the code, in step 2.
Proceed to download.
<http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?amp;displaylang=en&familyid=B54730CF-8850-4531-B52B-BF28B324C662&displaylang=en>
Finally,
E: For systems with a HD with more than 137G capacity
<http://support.microsoft.com/kb/305098>
Also see <http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322755> on backing up the registry.
You may need to add space to the size of the partition if it only took up
137G of a larger HD. Partition Magic is probably the ticket here. I'm about
to look into it as I continue past E. I may revise the end of this procedure
if necessary, but the above is sound.
If you are installing on a new PC and motherboard (MB), install all the
drivers from the MB mfger's CD before going to far.
Enjoy your new installation ...
==============End===============
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Installing an OS to an external HD
What's stopping me from installing W2K to an external HD, with the intention
of booting up from it if my main computer goes phut? Tag: ControlPanel>Add/Remove Program from list?? Tag: 562694
NTP question on Windows2003 Network
I hav configured my primary domain controller to sync time with an external
time server by editing the Registry as noted in the microsoft article.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/816042
I have another domain controller which is no longer my primary domain
controller that also gets time from an external time source. ( I think I did
this via net time /setsntp:nameofserver)
Questions:
1. Is there any difference in using net time /setsntp vs editing the
registry manually? (wondering why microsoft and other articles I saw are
making it more complicated by requiring you to edit the registry?).
2. How do I set my domain controller that is no longer my primary domain
controller to obtain time from the primary domain controller (default
settings) instead of the external time source. Should I edit the registry
settings or just do a net time /setsntp:nameofmynewprimarydomaincontroller??
For this answer I would like to know what the registry settings should for
the default setting on the server.
Example:
Do I change
HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\W32Time\Parameters\Type\NTP
back to
HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\W32Time\Parameters\Type\NT5DS
Delete this key (for some reason the nptserver entry wasn't in my primary
domain server so I had to enter
it)HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\W32Time\Parameters\NtpServer
etc etc.
3. How do I check my other domain servers and member servers to ensure they
are getting time from the primary domain server? When I do a net time
/querysntp, I get The current SNTP value is: time.windows.com, 0x1. I
thought the default setting was that the other servers synched time with the
PDC.
Thanks. Tag: ControlPanel>Add/Remove Program from list?? Tag: 562690
alternatives to cleartype
I've tried to shoehorn the portable version of cleartype
(for Windows CE) and failed.
So do any of you smart ppl know of any cleartype-style
substitute/add-on, font smoothing utilities for use with
LCD monitors, for W2kP?
Thanks. Tag: ControlPanel>Add/Remove Program from list?? Tag: 562689
STOP error on Win2000 after migrating to Virtual PC
I've been fiddling around with moving a Win2000 box to a Virtual PC,
and I could use some advice about a STOP error I'm getting.
Basically, I created a vhd of the original Windows 2000 drive and
attempted to boot from it using Virtual PC 2007. The STOP error I get
occurs just after the Windows logo appears, and starts with "a device
driver attempting to corrupt the system has been caught...".
At this point, I know I should just start over with a fresh
installation, but now I'm curious if it's possible to figure out which
driver is causing the problem.
I am able to boot into Safe Mode, so I ran msconfig and selected the
"Diganostic Mode" option. However, I still get the same STOP error.
I also replaced the contents of the system32/drivers folder with
drivers from a fresh Windows 2000 installation (also in Virtual PC).
Again, same STOP error.
What other locations should I be concerned about if trying to
eliminate a problematic driver? Is it enough to simply remove suspect
files, or is there a better way to tell Windows not to load a driver?
Or, is it possible that I'm barking up the wrong tree, and the problem
might not be drivers at all?
Thanks!
Joseph Tag: ControlPanel>Add/Remove Program from list?? Tag: 562684
moving and redirecting user profiles
I have a windows 2000 server. I have multiple users terminal serving into it.
I have special files located in each users profile. Now I need to move all
these profiles from the default location c:\documents and settings to the D:\
drive. I need the profiles to stay intact and I want to make sure from now on
all users logging into this server profiles are created on the d: drive. Im
sure this is an easy process but can you direct me to the proper KB articles?
Thxs Tag: ControlPanel>Add/Remove Program from list?? Tag: 562680
MFT Usage
Diskkeeper gives me a warning that my boot drive's performance is
degraded because the MFT usage is at 83 percent. Is this really
abnormal or a problem? If so, is there anything that cane be done about
it (reduce MFT usage percentage or increase MFT capacity)? Tag: ControlPanel>Add/Remove Program from list?? Tag: 562678
W2K High SNMP.exe CPU Utilization
I have a W2K Server SP4 which has been running high snmp.exe cpu utilization.
any suggestions how to troubleshoot? Tag: ControlPanel>Add/Remove Program from list?? Tag: 562676
Dragon for W2K
Anyone have any experience with "Dragon Naturally Speaking" for W2K? My
brother is blind and I am trying to find out if this may help him to use a
computer.
tia,
dc Tag: ControlPanel>Add/Remove Program from list?? Tag: 562674
Intsallation automation
I'm an administrator in networks with some 200 PC's in the domain. I'm
looking for a tool that would help me in automation of new installation in
each client(instead of installing in every PC individually).
Is there some tool for that?
Regards
Dan Tag: ControlPanel>Add/Remove Program from list?? Tag: 562672
Simple advice on backing up Windows 2000 system files
I'm MCSE 4.0, but I went developer and everything has been fine for so
long that I need some systems advice. I've been networking and using
Windows 2000 since release, etc...
I want to make this as simple as possible, and I'm sure anyone would
understand.
i have a BIOS drive C: first channel IDE that is divided into two
partitions. C: (primary) and E: (extended data) ... the total is 8GB
for the drive
C: is a system partition of only 1GB and the E: is the rest of 8GB.
C: contains my system files ( NT 2000 Workstation) . This workstation
is my life's blood. Please imagine how important this process will
be.
I need to recombine the C: and E: partitions to make one whole 8GB
drive. ALL BOOT partitions are on other IDE channels and drives.
I have SO many ideas for doing this, and I know this entire thing may
be an old question, but what is the fundamental "easiest" procedure
for restoring NT 2000 Workstation after recombining the two
partitions?
Remember, I need to eliminate the primary partition on BIOS boot drive
C: to extend the whole drive to 8GB.
Any help is totally appreciated!
Thanks. Tag: ControlPanel>Add/Remove Program from list?? Tag: 562669
win 2k boots 3-4 times
Hi everyone
we have 3 computers running Windows 2000 pro sp4 for the past 3 years
and networked to share programs all stored on the main machine which is
connected to the printers and the internet. all are configured the same
and have had no problems until a couple of months ago when one of the 2
office machines started to freeze on bootup. we fixed this a few times
by using the ERD but now it is booting and rebooting 3 -4 times before
it loads permanently. no error messages just reboots after entering the
login password.
can someone tell us what we can try to get this one machine back to normal ?
thanks to all,
bob Tag: ControlPanel>Add/Remove Program from list?? Tag: 562665
WMI Service - Stops/Starts Multiple Timees per Day
I support a number of Windows 2000 servers in an enterprise enviroment (as
well as Server 2003). I'm having issues with a number of the 2K machines.
The WMI service will terminate unexpectedly and then (per the recovery
options) restart. The service works as it is supposed to after the restart,
but since we monitor the environment with MOM, this is sending a large number
of alerts which I would like to eliminate.
Does this repeated restart indicate a problem with the WMI service or should
I look elsewhere for the root cause? I have not seen the issue on any of the
2003 servers, but am not familiar enough with the construction of the
services to know if there is an architectural difference in WMI on those
different OS versions. Tag: ControlPanel>Add/Remove Program from list?? Tag: 562661
DNS Servers in Windows 2000
I have a windows 2000 domain contoller which is also a DNS server. Many
clients and other servers you this DC as there DNS. I now want to demote
this DC to a normal server but leave the DNS server running. Will the DNS
server still run on this server OK and will the other servers and PC still
be able to use this servers as a DNS Server. Tag: ControlPanel>Add/Remove Program from list?? Tag: 562659
2003 Upgrade and Time Server
I have a windows 2000 domain controller server set as Time server and is in
synch with an external time server. I want to upgrade this server to a
windows 2003 server domain contoller. Will the upgrade affect the time
server settings. Tag: ControlPanel>Add/Remove Program from list?? Tag: 562658
Getting partition too big on W2K re-install (NTFS)
A few weeks ago W2K hosed itself on my backup PC. I was able to get into the
disk from a boot CD, but I could not get the disk to boot or W2K setup to
see the installation.
I pulled the drive this weekend and recovered the setup files I wanted to my
XP machine. I also recreated and formatted the partitions I wanted in XP and
put the files back on those partitions. W2K still cannot see the
installation (disk unformatted or damaged), so I killed the boot partition
and tried to recreate it in W2K, but I'm getting partition too big. The
partition I'm trying to create is 8 GB and is NTFS. Disk is set to Auto in
the BIOS (always was), so it should not be a size recognition issue. I'll
try forcing LBA next.
Is the XP formatting causing W2K to choke, is the BIOS hosed or is there a
partition size limitation in early W2K releases? Tag: ControlPanel>Add/Remove Program from list?? Tag: 562655
Can't upgrade 2000sp2 to sp4
I had a W2k sp4 OS which crashed - failed to boot after attempting to fix
Adobe program. With help from Dell I've wiped the c: clean & reformatted. I
had much trouble getting it to boot at all. Would not complete the Win2K
setup from CDrom. Finally I partitioned my Heardisk0 into 2 virtual drives:
C: and H: and I set H: as the systemroot. Then I was able to get through
the Win2k Setup sucessfully.
Using Windows Update - I sucessfully installed Internet Explorer, but SP4
pack fails repeatedly. svcpack.log says: "Apply failed: c:
<temp>\download\ntdll._p on h:\winnt\ntdll to get c:\<temp>\ntdll..dll" and
repeats a similar message for several dowen .dll files. scvpack.log then
notes that it displayed the failure message to me (the user):Message
displayed to the user: Service Pack 4 Setup was unable to download all the
Service Pack 4 files necessary for installation.
If this error persists after you have clicked Retry several times, go to the
Windows 2000 Service Pack Web site and select "P
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I'd truly appreciate any help. Tag: ControlPanel>Add/Remove Program from list?? Tag: 562652
Print dialog too big
I recently added a new printer to my W2K machine. I'm not sure if this
is the cause of my problem or not . . .
When I try to print from OutlookExpress 6 the print dialog is too big
to fit on the screen. I'm running 800x600 due to vision problems.
The print dialog has changed recently: the border of the entire box is
now much larger than necessary to contain the elements within. As
such, there is quite of bit of flat gray area to the right the
information/setup areas and between the Page Range/Number of copies
areas and the Print/Cancel/Apply buttons (they are off the bottom of
the screen.)
The print dialog in MS Word does not have this problem.
Anyone know of a preference setting or of a way to return the border
of the print dialog box to a normal size?
Tim Tag: ControlPanel>Add/Remove Program from list?? Tag: 562649
Need a little help please.....
I have the Windows 2000 Server Administrator's Companion (Microsoft Press),
but it's not been very helpful (or I have been very dense).
I have been tasked with caring for an ancient Windows 2000 Server and the
users on its small domain.
What I need to do is have a user desktop that is set up with applications,
printers, desktop links, favorites, etc. (everything they need to do their
job) and restrict them from changing those things, installing applications,
getting to the control panel, running unauthorized apps, etc.
It is for a location that cannot seem to get its workers to stop installing
crap on the local PCs and they want it locked down. (I said just fire the
people that don't listen and your problem is solved....but that is not the
path they have chosen.)
Are there any resources that may be helpful to me in this (more helpful than
the MS tome that I can't seem to figure out)?
jim Tag: ControlPanel>Add/Remove Program from list?? Tag: 562648
Ping error 65
Incidentally the laptop running vista work well on that and came up with Yahoo
Borge in sunny Perth, Australia Tag: ControlPanel>Add/Remove Program from list?? Tag: 562641
Ping error 65
This seems to be different to other cases I have seen and as yet it is not
cured. 2 computers are connected directly from a Dlink 504 router. It has worked
for some years like that. This one is w2k sp4 plus updates and in perfect order,
the troubled one is a XP sp2. The XP will see W2k and see any folder I have made
available on the net but will not connect to the outer world, except it does
connect via MS Internet Explorer. All others are useless such as ftp, eudora,
Firefox and free agent as the most used items.
The trouble started with no boot one day of the XP. I suspected the drive. Being
a WD I brought out the diagnostic floppie which told me it was not a WD Disk,
surprising as I took it out and there was the mark of Western Digital all over
it. It was bought last year on the 14 of Feb and broke down on the 14 of Feb
this year so I was in a hurry to get it exchanged as the dealer will only do it
for 12 months. He declared that there was nothing wrong. Took it back and
installed XP Pro SP2 - that showed me a completely blank C: partition so I think
they may have formatted it maybe even at low level.
I eventually found an Acronis Image of C and placed that in position. All is
well and back to normal now except for the PING ERROR 65.
Borge in sunny Perth, Australia Tag: ControlPanel>Add/Remove Program from list?? Tag: 562640
Hard drive knackered? (Again) Stop Error 000000x7b
Installed a new hard drive yesterday, loaded windows and updated everything.
Ws running fine. Today, transfered some files over to the new drive. Got a
light grinding noise, computer restarted by it's self and now gives a stop
error 000000x7b and will not start in safe mode or boot from cd.
Is there anything I can do or is it another RMA job?
Kevin Tag: ControlPanel>Add/Remove Program from list?? Tag: 562631
windows2000 professional cd player sound
Hi my cd player that comes with 2000 has no sound but vlc player does,
it was a driver AC97, any thoughts on fixing this?
Oh yeah I have a sound blaster live card. Tag: ControlPanel>Add/Remove Program from list?? Tag: 562615
Com port install
Win2k machine.
I have 2 DB9 Serial ports on this machine.
Only 1 is showing up in the Hardware config (Com1)
How do I get the other one to be recognized as com2??
how do I set that one up??
Thanks
Bob Tag: ControlPanel>Add/Remove Program from list?? Tag: 562602
Unable to locate the Desktop Icon Window
That is the exact message that pops up in a dialog box each and every time I
click on the "Show Desktop" icon in the Quick Launch bar.
"Show Desktop" works as expected, just that annoying Fatal Error dialog box.
I've searched Google with no luck.
I've searched Google Groups with no luck.
I've searched Microsoft with no luck.
This is a newly built box with a quad core processor, 4GB RAM and a 1TB disk
array, dual booting 2K and XP ... both fully patched. Oddly enough, I see
exactly the same behaviour when booted to XP.
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System Crashes with 2G Memory
Am looking for information that can lead to fix for W2KAS when
installing 2G RAM.
Motherboard: Asus A7M266-D
Processor(s) (2): AMD Athalon XP 1800+
DIMM: KVR266X64C25/512
I have been running two KVR266X64C25/512 for about three years on this
server, but when I install two of the same chip W2KAS crashes with a
different STOP message each time, and never in the same stage of
bootup. Sometimes it will make it into the OS and allow me to run an
application, but the moment the application loads the OS crashes to a
reboot.
I tried inserting the /PAE switch in boot.ini, but this has not
corrected the problem.
However, when I remove the two new DIMM's W2KAS boots fine and
operates perfectly. I shut down the server, took out the old DIMM's
and put in the new DIMM's (still only using two chips) and W2KAS boots
fine and operates perfectly. The problem is when I insert all four
chips at once. At first I thought this could have been faulty chips
(all Non-ECC btw) so I bought two more and the problem is the same.
Please help ... Tag: ControlPanel>Add/Remove Program from list?? Tag: 562587
Is Internet content cached on HD or in the memory?
When I watch video clips on youtube, it takes time to download it, so that
when viewing it for the second time it plays without downloading so it must
be cached somewhere. Is it cached on disk or in the memory? Tag: ControlPanel>Add/Remove Program from list?? Tag: 562585
Options for Logging On
On Win 2K Pro I have 2 Administrator Accts. + 2 Other. On another HD, I have
Vista Ultimate & w/ Vista when I boot up I get three icons from which I can
choose & check: 1 for Admin., 1 for my User Name; and a Third for Guest.
Can I get the same sort of options on boot-up to Win 2K Pro's screen? NOTE:
I do not need or use Passwords, so none are required for booting to either
HD. However w/ Win 2K Pro, it just boots right into my Wallpaper, Start
Menu, Desktop, etc. WITHOUT giving me an option which of the accounts I might
wish to utilize. I want to be able to access the other accts. sometimes.
Thanks for any clarity on settings or whatever it takes.
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Thomas Peter v B Tag: ControlPanel>Add/Remove Program from list?? Tag: 562579
Moving Favorites
Same workstation, different hard drives w/ W2K Pro on both. I want to
transfer & install my favorites from one HD to Favorites on the second HD. I
have created a desktop Shortcut on the target HD/OS; now, how do I get it to
display all the hundreds of links in the Favorites of the target HD/OS. I
tried dragging it; no go. I tried Copy and Paste; no go. Thanks for any
help.
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Thomas Peter v B Tag: ControlPanel>Add/Remove Program from list?? Tag: 562578
Has MS fixed Win 2000's file copy logic, which completely aborts on
I just upgraded from Win 98 to Win 2000 SP4, and I continued to be
sickened by Microsoft's failure to implement reasonable logic for
human users.
In copying a tree structure from one place to another--as millions of
us do regularly in order to, say, back up a USB stick to our hard
drive--Microsoft has failed to implement any error recovery.
In File Explorer, if you highlight a folder, select Copy, go to your
destination, and select Paste, then, if any error occurs during the
copying--for instance, Windows encounters a path that is too long--
then the copy completely aborts with an error message.
You must have the presence of mind to notate the name of the offending
file before you clear the error message.
I don't believe the error message tells you its full path, so you must
then search for it.
You must then do something to the file to make the copy operation
succeed.
Until of course the copy operation fails on ANOTHER file, ad nauseam.
It is the 21st century, and the world's premier software company is
incapable of advancing beyond non-recoverable error logic straight out
of the 1970's.
Do newer versions of Windows recover from copy/move errors, permitting
the operation to go on?
Thanks.
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W2K fails to properly distinguish between Permanently Delete and Send
I just upgraded from Win 98 to Win 2000 SP4, and I continue to be
absolutely sickened at the lack of attention to vital detail in the
UI.
In File Explorer, on highlighting a file and pressing Del, it asks
whether you want to send the file to the Recycle Bin. Fine. Perfect.
But on pressing Shift-Del, it asks whether you want to DELETE the
file.
Everyone KNOWS that Windows has the virtue of saving things for you in
case you accidentally DELETE something. Everyone KNOWS that "delete"
means merely to send to the Recycle Bin.
The phrase they're looking for, PERMANENTLY DELETE, is abandoned,
thrown out, not in the picture.
Do more recent versions of Windows correctly say PERMANENTLY DELETE?
If not, I will continue to upgrade my Windows version oh, about once a
decade.
Because that's about the frequency that Microflot seems to ever FIX
its interface.
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How to back up one computer by another?
I'd like to back up a 4-year-old desktop (which has a single physical hard
drive and W2K OS) using a laptop (Vista OS) and an external HD. Ideally, I
want to make a ghost image of the desktop HD. I normally do mirror image
backups with Ghost 9 (which I'm quite happy with), but I'm not sure how to
backup a computer which is itself in operation while I'm doing so.
Any suggestions, anybody?
Thanks. Tag: ControlPanel>Add/Remove Program from list?? Tag: 562571
.dll hell again
Windows 2000 sp4. We have 2 separate environments for testing QA and IDE.
Both machines are built identically; one is a vmware and the other is on real
hardware. We are trying to install a msi package that registers a .dll file
and it fails on the hardware box not the vmware box. I have tested the
permissions, depends.exe and regmon, to no avail.
â??RegSvr32 Loadlibrary (â??c:\mycom\mycom.dll) failed. A dynamic link library
(DLL) initialization routine failedâ?? is the general error. However in
dependency walker I am getting an error on the KERNEL32.DLL function IsTNT â??
where on the vmware box it does not error. I am not a developer but the
difference in the .dll load behavior is concerning. I have just about given
up on thisâ?¦ Tag: ControlPanel>Add/Remove Program from list?? Tag: 562569
Data organization and management best practices
I would very much like to hear from folks about their 'best practices'
regarding data management, organization and directory structures. What are
strategies do you follow for organizing and managing data on your systems
(Client or server.....Mac, Linux or Windows...the same theories and
practices can apply to all).
In Windows I mainly keep my data in the 'My documents' folder or on my
mapped network drives (separating work from personal) but I find that my
data organization has gotten quite out of hand and I would like to redefine
the structure and organzation for it. I, and surely others, appreciate any
tips that any of you can share. Tag: ControlPanel>Add/Remove Program from list?? Tag: 562568
registration of COM.dll fails on server works on vmware
Windows 2000 SP4
C:\MYcom\MYCOM.dll failed to register. I have used depends.exe to try and
find out the reason that a .dll registration in a msi file fails on a brand
new server in our QA enviroment and works fine in our IDE enviroment. This
has been a problem for 2 months now. The servers ARE identical builds one is
a vmware server and one is on a real box. "c:\MYcom\MYCOM.dll", 0x00000000,
LOAD_WITH_ALTERED_SEARCH_PATH) returned NULL. Error: A dynamic link library
(DLL) initialization routine failed (1114)."
"Exited "c:\winnt\system32\REGSVR32.EXE" (process 0x1FC) with code 3 (0x3)."
I have just about given up this is one of those "no reason why" problems.
Any help would be greatly appreaciated. Tag: ControlPanel>Add/Remove Program from list?? Tag: 562567
WinMgmt repository size, insufficient disk space or insufficient
Hi Folks:
I am having trouble with the HKLM_SOFTWARE part of a registry.
EMC Dantz Retrospect backup is scheduled to run at 4:04 every morning.
It has been reporting errors when it tries to backup the registry.
The following errors appear in the event viewer, Application Log --
4:09 - EventID: 29 Source: WinMgmt
The repository file was not the size we expected it to be. This could
have been because WinMgmt crashed, the system crashed, or you did not
shut your machine down cleanly. We had to delete the repository and
create a new one.
4:09 - EventID: 27 Source: WinMgmt
WinMgmt could not open the repository file. This could be due to
insufficient security access to the "<%SystemRoot%>\System32\WBEM
\Repository", insufficient disk space or insufficient memory.
4:10 - EventID: 1 Source: Retrospect
Can't back up registry, error -1019 (not enough resources)
==========================================
Does anyone have a clue about how to fix these?
Thanks,
Wayne Scott Tag: ControlPanel>Add/Remove Program from list?? Tag: 562566
Stop Error on boot up
After rebooting my PC. I see that i get a stop error 0x0000004D saying no
Pages Available. I think this is a memory things however how can i tell for
sure. It will boot up in safe mode. Tag: ControlPanel>Add/Remove Program from list?? Tag: 562561
upgrading from windows 2003 to windows 2000
I have a windows 2000 server which I want to upgrade to windows 2003. I put
in a window 2003 R2 CD 1 into the server. but then I get a message that
windows 2000 cannot be upgraded to windows 2003 standard. Its a normal
windows 2000 server not a windows 2000 advanced server.
I put in a windows 2003 r2 enterprise CD and then I get an option to
upgrade.
Can you upgrade to windows 2003 standard? Tag: ControlPanel>Add/Remove Program from list?? Tag: 562551
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Email BUYONET@HOTMAIL.COM with anything that you have forsale.. Tag: ControlPanel>Add/Remove Program from list?? Tag: 562549
vista compatible
Buying laptop with Vista Premium. Will that be compatible with my work's
network which is Windows 2000? I want to be able to remote access work
network and perform wordprocessing, check email Tag: ControlPanel>Add/Remove Program from list?? Tag: 562541
Boot Freeze
I can't get past the splash screen! I've also tried to re-install, and it
freezes during that process as well!
Thinkin' its a hardware prob. Any ideas of a software fix first?
Thanks,
Billy
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MCP & A+ Tag: ControlPanel>Add/Remove Program from list?? Tag: 562538
Can't install w2000
I'm trying to load a fresh W2000 on an xp machine that got full of viruses
and malware and can't clean up enuf
When I boot and run setup off the W2000 cd I get errors
If I select format NTFS or format FAT, I am told the disk may be damaged
I've run disk check and found no problems
I get the same error when I try to load it on an other hard drive on the
same machine
If I select Leave the current file system intact, I error out (Setup cannot
copy the file:) almost immediately during file copying at autoconv.exe
What am I doing wrong?
Would it help if I format c: from a startup floppy w/ system files? Where
do I find the files for such a floppy??
Thanks,
Barry Tag: ControlPanel>Add/Remove Program from list?? Tag: 562533
Found Problem, need help!
% Privileged Time is the percentage of non-idle processor time spent in
privileged mode. (Privileged mode is a processing mode designed for
operating system components and hardware-manipulating drivers. It allows
direct access to hardware and all memory. The alternative, user mode, is a
restricted processing mode designed for applications, environment
subsystems, and integral subsystems. The operating system switches
application threads to privileged mode to access operating system services).
% Privileged Time includes time servicing interrupts and DPCs. A high rate
of privileged time might be attributable to a large number of interrupts
generated by a failing device. This counter displays the average busy time
as a percentage of the sample time.
This is the explanation of my high power consumption from performance
monitor.
Privilege time is running 100%. How do I find the cause?
TIA, pjl Tag: ControlPanel>Add/Remove Program from list?? Tag: 562523
Power Hog
My laptop running W2K has turned into a power hog. It takes 70 watts now
and it used to take 40 watts. The fan runs all the time!
I've tried virus scan for power virus, reducing the processes running to
bare minimum, no luck.
Any ideas?
TIA, pjl Tag: ControlPanel>Add/Remove Program from list?? Tag: 562521
Windows Installer 3.1 - won't Start
hello, I am new to the forums.
I've spent weeks online looking for an answer.. to no avail and I now truly
need some input.
home System: Win2000 SP4 ... Local Computer (no Administration)
I just purchased a new HP Printer. the HP setup software requires the
"Windows Installer 3.1" (v2 KB893803). I believe it's listed as "MSIServer"
under Services. this recent version installed fine.. but all is not well.
I guess certain applications with an executable of .MSI need to have this
service for the software to install. (this also means I can't run .NET
Framework 2.0 and other apps etc..)
whether it's set to Manual or Automatic, the Windows Installer Service will
not Start.
the message I receive is:
"Could not start the MSIServer service on Local Computer. The service did
not return an error. This could be an internal Windows error."
Windows says it's dependent on the "Remote Procedure Call", but that service
is ok. I re-installed a few times already and the result is the same. never
encountered anything like this before.
any help would be appreciated -- thank you. Tag: ControlPanel>Add/Remove Program from list?? Tag: 562520
Windows 2K Bugcheck: 0x0000001e (0xc0000005....
Running W2K Sp4 in terminal services mode, received the following bugcheck:
Computer has rebooted from a bugcheck. The bugcheck was: 0x0000001e
(0xc0000005, 0xa01278d6, 0x00000000, 0x0000002c).
Any suggestions appreciated. Thanks Tag: ControlPanel>Add/Remove Program from list?? Tag: 562519
Event Viewer Errors
I'm getting a couple of persistent event viewer errors lately:
An application error:
" WMI ADAP was unable to load the ASP.NET_2.0.50727 performance library
because it returned invalid data: 0x0 "
A system error:
" The ASInsHelp service failed to start due to the following error:
The system cannot find the file specified. "
I don't know if these two are related (I suspect not because the first
has been going on for much longer than the second).
I haven't noticed anything untoward with the system operation, but can
anyone shed any light on these, whether they are critical and how I
might avoid them? Tag: ControlPanel>Add/Remove Program from list?? Tag: 562518
Win2KproSp4> Control Panel> Add/Remove Programs..
All program folders & files are no longer present on the drive..
How can I remove the program listing from the Add/Remove page??
Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows] http://www.microsoft.com/protect
"Willard" wrote:
> Win2KproSp4> Control Panel> Add/Remove Programs..
> All program folders & files are no longer present on the drive..
> How can I remove the program listing from the Add/Remove page??
Re: ControlPanel>Add/Remove Program from list?? by Dave
Dave
Tue Feb 26 19:37:15 PST 2008
You're welcome.
--
Regards,
Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows] http://www.microsoft.com/protect
"Willard" wrote:
> Thank you Dave,
> That did the trick...
> Willard :)