How to change the auto disconnection settings

My win2k keeps losing network connection whit red x and then re-connect after click it

A: you can change autodisconnect time. For example, if you want to setup autodisconnect time to 30 minutes, do net config server /autodisconnect:30.

How to check status of my computer

Net statistics server command provides the statistics for a computer, such as computer start time, sessions, system errors, permission violations and file accessed.

How to convert FAT32 to NTFS

To convert FAT32 to NTFS, at command prompt, type convert drive: /fs:ntfs. You may be asked for enter volume label and schedule next reboot to convert it. If you get "Access denied" or "system error 5", you should logon as the administrator.

How to hide a shared folder

Add a $ sign at the end of the shared folder that will hide it from everyone.

How to hide a computer

Use net command, for example net config server /hidden:yes. Or use Group Policy to prevent network browsing.

How to prevent a user to send a message using net send

To prevent a user to send a message using net send, you can disable Messenger service. To do that, go to Services (through Control Panel or services.msc) and stop the Messenger service.

How to print the command output into a file

To do this, use command > filename, for example, ipconfig /all >ipconfig.txt.

How to change process priorities

If there are several processes competing for processor resources and you wan to improve a particular software performance, you may re-set process priority. You can do this by opening Task Manager. Under Processes, right-click the name and select Set Priority. Make sure you logon as the same account as the process running. If you get "Access is denied" error when using Task Manager, you may try to use AT 9:00 /INTERACTIVE TASKMGR.

How to create a batch to stop a service that is dependent on other services.

When trying to create a batch file to stop a service that is dependent on other services,  you will be asked if you want to also stop other services. To keep from being prompted, you can add the switch y parameter to the net stop command.

How to stop the Messenger Service ads

The best way to do is install firewall and block UDP ports 135, 137, and 138; TCP ports 135, 139, and 445; and an ephemeral (that is, short-lived) port number greater than 1024.

How to tell who is logged on at a remote computer

To tell who is logged on at a remote computer, use Nbtstat command. You do nbtstat -a computername or nbtstat -A ip. The <03> will show the user name.

My windows 2000 PRO has no "Sharing" option at all, how can I enable it???

A: Install file and printer sharing for MS networks under LAN properties.

Netlogon Service doesn't start

1. The dependent services of the Netlogon service have been changed from the default values and are not properly configured.
2. You removed Client for Microsoft Networks, and then reinstalled it. The dependencies are not reset correctly if the Client for Microsoft Networks component is removed and then reinstalled.

For consultants, refer to netlogon issue and event id 2114, 7024, 5701 5774, 5775, and 5781 page.

Prompt for the guest password

Symptoms: when attempting to browse a networking w2/xp computer, the computer may prompt a screen with computer name\guest and ask for the password.

Resolutions: 1. Create the same logon name and password on both computers.
2. Enable guest account on remote computer.

Run a program as a service

The Windows Resource Kit provides some utilities such as SC.exe, Instrsrv.exe, Srvinstw.exe and Srvany.exe that allow you to create a program
running as a service.

1. Instrsrv installs and removes system services from Windows NT and Srvany allows any Windows NT application to run as a service.
2. To create a script to create and start a service on a remote computer, use the Sc.exe.
3. The Srvinstw.exe tool is the graphical user interface (GUI) version used to create remote services.

XP can see win98 but win98 can't see XP

Symptom: you have 3 computers on a LAN. Two are running Windows XP, and the other is running Windows 98 SE. The problem is that the Windows 98 computer is not seeing any of the computers on the network, though the other computers can see it and it's files on the network. You have enabled sharing and you can ping each other by name.

Resolution: 1. If you setup auto-logon on xp, disable and logon regularly. 2. If you select Family Logon on Primary Network Logon, switch to Client for MS Network. 3. Make sure no firewall running on xp.

Workstation doesn't start

Make sure Client for MS Network is installed.

Why some users do not receive your message

After using net send /user to send server shutting down  message to everyone in the network, you were told that some people did not get your message. It is because their messenger service <03> had been disabled. To check if the particular machine's messenger is disable remotely, you can use command nbtstat -a computername. If the messenger service is running, it should show username with <03>. Otherwise, the service is disable.

Why my win98 always logs on using one username even I am in a domain network