Windows 2000 & XP resources
Index
1. Windows XP
2. Windows 2000
3. Help resources
1. Windows XP
- Doug Knox XP tips, fixes and VB scripts
- Kelly's Windows XP from A-Z web site
- Microsoft have a portal (Desktop Center) on using Windows XP and Office XP with details of compatible software.
- 'PC Pitstop' have an online test to determine if your hardware can handle Windows XP.
- Microsoft's 'XP PowerToys Fun Pack', Desktop Wallpaper Changer and Video Screen Saver
2. Windows 2000
- Microsoft's 'SQL server 2000 software. SQL 'Tutorials'. SQL tutorial by Chuo-Han Lee. Christopher Browne's guide to relational database systems including those for Linux. 'A Beginner’s Guide to SQL' at udemy
- Twocows list of Windows 2000 compatible software.
- Wayne Maple's Windows 2000 resources.
- 'Network Windows Magazine' with links to resources
- Windows 2000 Professional resources and Windows 2000, UK.
- Windows 2000 services. A list and description of over 100 services by Microsoft.
- Windows 2000 'Technical Library' and Windows 2000 Professional 'Resource Kit'.
- 'Hi Buddy Light' free replacement for WinPopup.
- 'WinMag.com' has a section on Windows 2000.
3. Help resources
- Microsoft's Help and Support. It includes FAQs, troubleshooting and newsgroups for all its products.
- Windows Memory Diagnostic tests Random Access Memory (RAM) for errors.
- Device driver development tools at Jungo Ltd.
- Driver Files Net, download device drivers for computer components and for many other electronic devices.
- Error codes. Microsoft provides a useful command-line tool called err.exe that can help you find the meanings of error codes. When you run err.exe and specify an error code, the program searches all the error-code definitions from the various header files that Windows uses to generate a list of possible error meanings. You can use err.exe in several ways. Entering the command 'err' with no parameters returns a list of all the header files that the command checks. If you run err.exe and specify an error code--for example 'err 1645' the output looks like this:
D:\temp\Err>
# for decimal 1645 / hex 0x66d : ERROR_INSTALL_REMOTE_PROHIBITED winerror.h # The Windows Installer does not permit installation from a # Remote Desktop Connection. # for hex 0x1645 / decimal 5701 : NELOG_NetlogonFailedToUpdateTrustList lmerrlog.h SQL_5701_severity_10 sql_err # Changed database context to '%.*ls'. # 3 matches found for "1645"
Notice that err.exe searches for the value you entered in both its hexadecimal and decimal forms. - 'PC Mechanic'. Advice on how to build a PC, troubleshooting Windows etc. It includes reviews, downloads and shopping guides.
- 'Safari' computing technical book subscription service online at O'Reilly.
- 'The PC Guide'. Details of motherboards, BIOS, processors etc.
- Tom's Hardware Guide. Guides on CPUs, storage, clocking, performance, chipsets etc. Advice on what to do if Windows XP fails to start.
- ZDNet. Extensive hardware, software and Internet advice.
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