Recent content by majestyk

Ummm... You can also right click on My Computer then read the System information tab that pops up. The service pack info shows up right under the winders version info. Microsoft Windows 2000 5.00.1295 Service Pack x -Maj

This may sound dumb but I had the same problem at my job site which has over 15000 PC's running Win2k Pro... After we installed the SP4 update a bunch of the machines had the problem of taking 25-30 minutes to get past the 'Applying Security Policy' dialog box and here's how I fixed it... Boot...

I have a possible solution for this... I ran into this problem where I work (15000 pc's running Win2k Pro) and after we applies SP4, some of the machines stalled at the 'Applying Security Policy' screen. Here's how I fixed it on those machines.... Power off PC. Reboot in safe mode. Reboot PC...

I'm actually a grizzled old DOS user but I actually didn't think it would work. But as a last resort I tried it and it did to my amazement. Heck, I had no choice. A friend told me he could write a routine in C++ in about 5 minutes that would do what I wanted it too but it's been several weeks...

ALT255: You sure used a lot of words to say pretty much nothing. lol The monitor will be sitting on it's BACK facing upwards. I need the application I'm running to be viewed in full page mode. That is it. You shouldn't need more info than that. Tilting ones head or turning the monitor on...

Ha! That batch file works fine. Who'd of thunk it! Thanks for the help!! -Maj

I need a small app that will rotate the windows desktop 90 degrees. Seems fairly simple but I can't seem to find a way to do this. I want to be able to run apps without them reorienting the screen back to normal. Any help? -Maj

Yeah, you're gonna kick yourself when you read this one... You know how you put the '@' in front of the echo off? Well put that '@' sign in front of every line and nothing will show up. Only the flashing cursor. Seemed to work on my end. Even if you put it in front of a file name. Maj

Hey, I happen to need an app that does the same thing. My problem is I don't really know how to use VB6 well enough to substitute my own file names. Can anyone help? Maybe annotate where I insert my file names or maybe something with a user-modifiable INI? I could probably bumble my way...

I have a computer running win 98 that I need to do one specific task. I need the computer to boot to windows, Start an application, then when the application ends I need it to start another application. This isn't just a matter of placing them into the startup folder. I need the second...

I've had this problem before. It was caused by me disabling the ACPI power management in the motherboard Bios. This is what Windows uses to actually turn the computer off when you select the shut-down option. On my particular machine I would get a black screen with a cursor flashing in the top...

..Got it! My bad. Thanks for the help. Can't believe I've never seen that one before. Guess next time I'll shut my pie-hole. lol Maj

Hi there, I am trying to find a VB routing that will execute one application in windows (of my choice) then execute another one when the first one is closed. Basically what I want is a computer that will only run one program. I want this program to launch automatically when windows starts...

If you're referring to the DOSSTART.BAT file, then that is not the problem. I'm not exactly sure by what you mean by saying delete the 'exit to dos file'. Somehow I doubt that if I did a search I would not find a file of that name. Maj

I need some help... Whenever I reinstall Windows 98se and download the updates from the Microsoft site, the system stops Restarting in MS DOS mode when selected from the Shut Down menu. Prior to the IE updates it worked fine. I have had this problem on several machines. So my question is, can...