Windows 2000

File Pathname character limitations in Windows

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to Windows Reference RSS feed Thanks for visiting!When you copy files from one location to other in Windows, you might have seen the errors like “File name too long to copy” with those wonderful useless options SKIP or CANCEL.
This is because of the limit on the [...]

Howto Change the location of Favorites folder in Vista/XP/2000

This tutorial will explain howYou want to relocate your favorites folder to another location/drive

Xming – Free X Windows Server for Windows 2000,XP,Vista

If you are a UNIX/Linux system admin or a developer who  constantly works on Linux/Unix systems , then propably be interested in Xming. Xming is a fully featured free unlimited X Window Server for Microsoft Windows (XP/2003/Vista).Because it is standalone native Microsoft Windows, easily transported portable as a Pocket PC X server. Xming can be [...]

DHCP & Static IP Settings in Windows Registry

Have you ever wondered where the network configuration settings like IP Address Subnet mask or the same settings provided by your DHCP server (propably your home broadband router) on a network interface or a wireless interface are stored on your computer?
Undoubtedly, these are stored in the Windows registry. While there is no need to change [...]

How to Disable the Hidden Administrative Shares (c$,d$…) in Vista/XP/2003/2000

The system automatically creates hidden “administrative shares” for its logical drives C:, D:, and so forth which it names C$, D$ and so forth. It also creates the admin$ hidden share for to the \winnt or windows folder. These shares are designed for remote access support by domain administrators. By default, if you delete these [...]