JSI Tip 6980. The Windows Automatic Updates feature may be turned back on after you install Windows 2000 Service Pack 4?
Jul 27, 2003
If you have turned off the Automatic Updates service, installing Windows 2000 SP4 may turn it back on. If you had turned off the Automatic Updates service by setting the startup type to Disabled in the Control Panel / Services, this i...
How can I print to a USB printer from the command prompt?
Jul 27, 2003
A. You typically print to a parallel-port printer by copying a file to the lpt1: device. Because USB devices don't connect through an LPT device, you can't take the same approach to print to a USB printer from the command prompt. However, you have...
JSI Tip 6976. Problems With simultaneous analog playback and record in Windows Media Player 9 on Windows 2000?
Jul 24, 2003
Windows Media Player 9 can play audio CDs in analog or digital mode. When in analog mode, the audio sub-system is not available to other applications. When you attempt to record and play back at the same time in analog mode, usi...
JSI Tip 6979. When you open a Windows 2000 Help file that uses HTML, links are not available or do not work?
Jul 24, 2003
When you open a HTML help file, links that previously worked exhibit some of the following behaviors: - Some links are missing. - Some links are displayed as a small box with a dot in the center. - Some links do not take you to the he...
JSI Tip 6973. Windows Server 2003 checks for pre-created roaming profile folders when you make a roaming user profile.
Jul 23, 2003
Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Service Pack 1 (SP1), and Windows 2000 SP4 checks for correct permissions on pre-created roaming profile folders, and do NOT permit roaming if the permissions are not what Windows requires. Windows S...
JSI Tip 6971. How can I prevent Windows Messenger from being installed for new users?
Jul 23, 2003
I first addressed disabling Windows Messenger in tip 5714 and tip 4858. If you wish to remove Windows Messenger for security reasons: 1. Use the Registry Editor to navigate to: HKEY...
JSI Tip 6972. SSL/TLS in Windows Server 2003.
Jul 23, 2003
Download the SSL/TLS in Windows Server 2003 white paper. The white paper's extract reads: The Microsoft® Windows Server™ 2003 operating system supports Schannel, an implementation of three protocols (TLS ...
Charting the Alternatives
Jul 22, 2003
With several hundred million users and more than 95 percent of the market, Windows controls today's computing landscape. Those numbers represent a lot of Microsoft software and, if the company's recent legal troubles and my email are any...
What's Mozilla?
Jul 20, 2003
A. Mozilla is an alternative to Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) that's recently undergone some big enhancements. You can download the latest version (Mozilla 1.4) or get the lean version (Mozilla Firebird 0.6) at http://www.mozilla.org. Mozilla...
I printed a document to a file. How do I output the file to a printer?
Jul 17, 2003
A. When you printed your document to a file, you created either a .prn file or .ps file, depending on whether you used a Printer CL (PCL) or PostScript print driver. To print the file, go to Start, Run, then type...
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