General

Nslookup This diagnostic tool displays information from Domain Name System (DNS) name servers. Before using this tool, you should be familiar with how DNS works. Nslookup is available only if the TCP/IP protocol has been installed. Modes Nslookup has two modes: interactive and noninteractive. If you need to look up …

Safe Mode – Enable Boot Logging Starts Windows 2000 while logging all the drivers and services that were loaded (or not loaded) by the system to a file. This file is called ntbtlog.txt and it is located in the %windir% directory. Safe Mode, Safe Mode with Networking, and Safe Mode with …

Safe Mode with Networking Essentially the same as basic Safemode, starts Windows 2000 using only basic files and drivers (mouse, except serial mice; monitor; keyboard; mass storage; base video; default system services; and add basic network connections). If your computer does not start successfully using safe mode, you may need to …

Safe Mode – Enable VGA Mode Starts Windows 2000 using the basic VGA driver. This mode is useful when you have installed a new driver for your video card that is causing Windows 2000 not to start properly. The basic video driver is always used when you start Windows 2000 in Safe Mode …

Registry Editor Using Regedt32.exe and Regedit.exe Windows 2000 provides two versions of Registry Editor: Regedt32.exe and Regedit.exe. Regedt32.exe is automatically installed in the systemroot\System32 folder. Regedit.exe is automatically installed in the systemroot folder. You can modify the registry by using either of the Registry Editor utilities. However, if possible, you should …

PathPing A route tracing tool that combines features of the ping and tracert commands with additional information that neither of those commands provides. The pathping command sends packets to each router on the way to a final destination over a period of time, and then computes results based on the …

Safe Mode Starts Windows 2000 using only basic files and drivers (mouse, except serial mice; monitor; keyboard; mass storage; base video; default system services; and no network connections). If your computer does not start successfully using safe mode, you may need to use the Emergency Repair Disk created by the Backup …

Nbtstat This diagnostic command displays protocol statistics and current TCP/IP connections using NBT (NetBIOS over TCP/IP). This command is available only if the TCP/IP protocol has been installed. nbtstat [-a remotename] [-A IP address] [-c] [-n] [-R] [-r] [-S] [-s] [interval] Parameters -a remotename Lists the remote computer’s name table …

Frequently Asked Questions! Many times we are asked questions about the setup, use and manipulation of Windows NT Work Station and Windows NT Server. With the release of Windows 2000, the questions have intensified greatly. These questions often range from simple installation issues through to specific setup and use issues …

Windows 2000 and ICS If you have a small network in your home or small business and need to connect it to the Internet you may have already realized what it will cost to purchase expensive equipment such as routers and servers along with proxy and firewall software in order …