We have Windows 2000.  The server was set so that the registered
domain name (company.com) is the same as the local domain on the
server.  The problem was fixed by adding a pointer in the Forward
Lookup Zone; created www and gave it the IP address of the website.

Not sure if this is where i should post this, but gonna anyways..
I have a 2000 small business server that for some reason decided that there
was a duplicate name on the network, which there isn't.  it will allow
connections to shared folders ok in this condition, but will not ...

All,
For the private network connection on a cluster. I understand that it is
possiable to either use a crossover cable or to use a hub/switch. Is there
any advantage / disadvantage of using a crossover cable vs the hub/switch.

Here's an obscure one that any help would be greatly appreciated with:
We just recently built a 2000 Advanced failover cluster and the resources
that are provided by the cluster service failover perfectly when we bring one
of the two nodes down.  The issue that we're having is, ...

All,
Just a quick question. I am about to setup a new failover cluter server on
my network. Can I install RIS on the cluster for fault tolerance or is RIS
not supported on a cluter server.

Good evening all,
I'm not the worlds foremost Windows expert, I'm usually off in a Unix world,
so I'll ask this here, I'm seeing some weird stuff on my Win2K AS in the
last few days.

My event viewer keeps on telling me:
The Realtek RTL8139 based PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter NT Driver service failed
to start due to the following error:
The service cannot be started, either because it is disabled or because it

I recently have an employee who left and I don't know the password to their
system.  I can change it but only if I have the "old" one, no good to me, is
there a way to reset the password, without having to make any modifications
to the registry" something a little more simpler.

Just in dire need of a bit advice.  I have a small network with a w2k
server and 10 clients.  I had to restart my server the other day and i
ended up with a blue screen crash on the restart saying inaccessible
boot device.

I took over a W2K network recently and there are four servers in this
network – two DC, one exchange, and one SQL.  My question is, I saw
two *orphaned DCs in the Active Directory and one orphaned Exchange in
the Exchange System manager.

I have a server with NT4 Domain controller and just buy a new server with
Windows 2000 Advance server, but I don't now how to backup all logon users
from NT.
Is there any one could tell me?

We are presently running a print server on a cluster. Due to some reasons, we
need to move print server to a separate server (non clustered). I tried to
use PrintMig 3.1 to migrate printer details from the cluster and restore it
on the non-clustered server, but I did not see any ...

I am using windows 2000 server, running 10 workstations, recently within the
last 2 months, whenever anybody tries to change their password, I am getting
a cannot change password for user JOHN DOES(example) password does not meet
password policy complexity something.  I went and ...

Since the installation of the SP2 of XP, it is impossible to add Domain
users (W2000advsrv) in the Administrators group, I have the following
message when I click on Advanced... in the User selection box:
"the advanced page cannot be open because the following error:  The server

My server Windows 2000 (version 5.00 2195) running SQL Server was shut down
unexpectedly and self rebooted by itself.  I got error 6008 in the event
viewer.  I have not found anything wired yet.   What is the possible cause?  
Anywhere I can check?