Windows 2000 Columns

Brian Livingston

November 29, 1999 Readers explain how to use an undocumented hardware utility and search the Web faster
February 11, 2000 Try out some of these quick tricks found in the brand-new book,Windows 2000 Secrets
February 18, 2000 More quick tricks from Windows 2000 Secrets, now that the wait for the new OS is over
March 3, 2000 Readers weigh in on upgrading to Windows 2000, more NUMLOCK tips, and backing up
April 14, 2000 Readers offer tips for Windows 2000 and 98: Folder Shortcuts and saving your Favorites
June 2, 2000 The best new tips for Windows 2000 and Windows 98 as we wait for Windows ME
June 23, 2000 Improve the speed of Web pages, video, and other Net transfers in Windows 2000 and 9x
August 11, 2000 Windows 2000 SP1 fixes some problems, but you should know about these tricks first
August 25, 2000 Service Pack 1 for Windows 2000 stops the useful 'Run As' trick from working
Septemer 25, 2000 But enough about you, let's talk about Me: System Restore needs a few good tweaks
August 13, 2001 Peer-to-peer pressure (Win2000 laptops taking over network)
September 21, 2001 Fixing computer bugs
October 13, 2001 Activation, anyone? (Windows XP Product Activation)
October 20, 2001 Shiver me timbers (Windows XP Product Activation)
March 1, 2002 Your flicks for free (Convert .mov to .avi)
September 20, 2002 Pick a pack of patches
September 27, 2002 SP1: gangs of fun
October 11, 2002 Turn off auto-update
October 18, 2002 Services with a smile

Paula Sharick

August 3, 2002 Troubleshooting Service Pack Upgrades
August 6, 2002 59 Post-SP3 Hotfixes Conflict With SP3 Upgrade
August 13, 2002 Win2K SP3's Automatic Updates Client
August 20, 2002 SP3's Unexpected Automatic Updates Behavior
August 27, 2002 SP3 Upgrade Failure and a Bucketful of Bugs, More problems with SP3
September 3, 2002 Troubleshooting Service Pack Upgrades
September 10, 2002 Preparing for SP3; What you need to know before upgrading
September 17, 2002 The Latest IE Cumulative Update; Build Your Own Windows Update Server
November 19, 2002 Microsoft Releases Office 2000 SP3
December 3, 2002 Unlocking Locked-out Accounts; NTBackup Can Alter Network Configurations
December 16, 2002 Zen and the Art of Error Messages

Other

Savill, October 11, 2002 Why can't I add or remove programs after I install Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or 5.5 on Windows 2000?

Last revised: December 25, 2002