[CTS] Re: Windows 2000 user profiles
- From: "T. Davis" <davisunit@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: computertalkshop@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 9 Nov 2008 20:09:53 -0400
Come to think of it, when we had 2000 installed at work, we had to each
manually type the username in. Just thought it would make sense to have a
drop-down choice there, but not a huge inconvenience having to type the
username in I guess. Thanks for the reply Eric
Terry
On Sun, Nov 9, 2008 at 5:32 PM, Eric Vogel <ecvogel@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hello Terry,
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> It has been a long time since I used 2000. None that I am aware of. XP has
> family login screen, Vista has something similar. 2000 was more for
> businesses then, still some compatibility issues and 9x, ME was king in the
> consumer market. First PC in household that could not run Windows 2000 it
> was a Packard Bell. I heard others had issues with this brand and others.
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> My suggestion is to install XP SP2, set the theme to the 2000 like theme,
> turn off the fades and stuff, disable the theme service. Use Black Viper
> website to disable un needed services, use WinPatrol to keep the stuff in
> memory down and XP might work out pretty good.
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> Another option is OpenSuse 11 or Ubuntu with OpenOffice. All free.
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> Thank you,
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> Eric Vogel
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> *From:* computertalkshop-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:
> computertalkshop-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of *T. Davis
> *Sent:* Sunday, November 09, 2008 1:35 PM
> *To:* computertalkshop@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Subject:* [CTS] Windows 2000 user profiles
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> I've just setup a 2nd user profile on a Windows 2000. Surprisingly during
> login, each user must type their name in - there is no drop-down choice. Is
> this normal? Can I somehow make it work with a drop-down user selection on
> the login screen?
>
> Thanks,
> Terry
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