Re: Multiple Windows 2000 problems

Cross-post when necessary, but never multi-post. Cross-posting is when you
include two or more groups in the "Newsgroups:" section. In this scenario
the message and all responses are seen in all groups that the message was
cross-posted to. In other words any replies will automatically propagate to
the other newsgroup posts.

Multi-posting is when you post the same message to two or more groups
individually. In this scenario the message is seen in the groups it is
posted to, but the responses are only seen attached to the message (unless
you cross-post the reply) in which the response was made. So those that
frequent these groups then need to deal with or re-read the posts. It may
seem like a small thing to keep track of. But some of us actively traverse
50 or more groups. The poster also then must search out all of the posts to
see if there was a response.

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
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"Colleen" <cec1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:2qw7f.70$2y.26@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I am posting this to several newsgroups, because I am not sure which is the
>most appropriate group for these questions. I apologize in advance for the
>multiple posts.
>
> I have had a series of computer catastrophes related to Windows 2000
> Professional, and although I have managed to solve some of the problems by
> re-installing Windows, I still need some help to get my system functioning
> normally again. I have a Dell Dimension 8100.
>
> The first thing that happened was that I got a hard drive error when I
> booted, and my computer would not recognize my DVD-RW drive or my hard
> drive. I managed to get it to recognize my DVD drive by doing a series of
> cold boots and re-setting the boot sequence in the BIOS. However, in the
> midst of this process, I got a message saying that my ?SYSTEMced? file was
> missing, and that I would need to restore it from the original Windows
> installation CD. Since at that time, my computer was not recognizing my
> DVD drive, I could not restore the file. After I was able to restore my
> DVD drive, I hoped that re-installing Windows would fix this problem.
>
> My BIOS is now set as follows:
> - Primary Drive 0 is ?Hard Drive? set to ?Auto?
> - Secondary Drive 0 is ?CD-ROM Reader? (Samsung CD-RW/DVD SM-308B) set to
> ?Auto?
> When I reboot, I get a message saying ?Primary Hard drive 1 not found;
> Secondary drive 1 not found?, although I never got this message prior to
> this set of problems. After getting this message, I just press F1, and
> Windows continues to load.
>
> After I re-installed Windows, only a few shortcuts appeared on my desktop,
> and when I clicked on ?Start? then ?Programs?, I saw that only a few
> programs appeared. When I go into Windows Explorer, I see that all my
> original programs and documents are still there, but I can only access
> them through Windows Explorer. Is there any simple way to restore
> everything to the way it was before, or do I have to create shortcuts on
> the desktop for each program I want to access there? Also, do I have to
> add each program individually to my ?Start Folder? in order to access them
> in the way to which I am accustomed?
>
> My modem will not function now, and I do not seem to be able to get the
> computer to recognize it. Running the ?Add New Hardware? application does
> not find any new hardware.
>
> On top of all that, I am not able to do a warm boot from the ?Start ?
> Shutdown? function. When I click on ?Start ? Shutdown?, the screen
> freezes, and nothing happens.
>
> I apologize for this long list of problems. I have always thought Windows
> 2000 was not subject to any of the horror stories I keep hearing about
> Windows XP, and maybe this has nothing to do with Windows, but it seems to
> be at least partially related. I hope that you can help me, and I thank
> you in advance for your time.
>
> Colleen
> cec1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx


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