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Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2004 23:00:56 -0700

Ben B <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> 1.How do I extract files from a zip download without using
> WinZip? (This as a result of my wishing to download
> HijackThis which specifically excludes using WinZip in
> order to avoid loss of backups.)

You'll need a zip management program of some kind, since there's nothing
included in Win2000. There are various free and low-cost options
available, but I don't understand how downloading HiJackThis excludes the
use of WinZip. In fact, Merijn.org specifically recommends the use of
WinZip in seceral places. Your statement about loss of backups doesn't
seem to make sense.

> 2.I learn that msconfig can be installed. Apart from the
> Antivirus software which items are the minimum required
> for start-up?

MSconfig can be installed -- preferably the WinXP version. The copy I
have includes the help file and came from here:
http://www.svrops.com/svrops/dwnldoth.htm. For controlling startup
programs, I much prefer Mike Lin's Startup Control Panel from
http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml. The start-up items on my system are
all things I explicitly installed. Operating system components are
typically handled differently and won't usually show up here. Managing
system services requires a fair amount of research.

> 3.I anticipate finding many unnecessary items in the start-
> up list. Am I correct in thinking that merely unchecking
> these will, unless selective startup is chosen, not
> prevent them starting up on the next boot?

I don't really use MSconfig, so I don't have the answer to this one.

> 4.Is System Restore available on Win2000?

No.

> 5.In 'Search' using rb* I can find no registry backups.
> Does Win2000 not create backups?

It does not create registry backups automatically, although there are ways
to do that. When the registry is backed up, it's either included in a
system state backup or the files will be copies to \WINNT\repair\RegBack.
The original set of registry files is copies to \WINNT\repair when the
system is installed.

> 6.Will the 'Run' command SCANREG /FIX have relevance for
> Win2000?

No. Win2000 does not have scanreg.

> 7.I read that Win2000 is normally slower to startup and
> shutdown than is WinMe and that it's 'Hibernation' feature
> does not use power. Is this a recommended choice on
> shutdown? If so do settings in Power Options have to be
> made?

I don't use hibernation and have no first-hand experience with it, but
I've read that it isn't very reliable. There have been reports that some
systems have problems when they are awakened. For your specific
situation, you'll probably just have to try it and see how it goes.

-- 
Gary L. Smith                gls432@yahoo.com
Columbus, Ohio

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