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Are you the only person using your computer? With automatic logon, you can have your Windows 2000 Professional system log on with your username and password at startup. Here’s how you can enable this convenience.

Memory failing? If it’s not your computer memory, it might be that you’ve mentally mislaid your Administrator password for your Windows 2000 Professional system. It may be lost forever, but here are a few methods for resetting the password.

Problem with your CPU? If you’re having trouble getting your Windows 2000 Professional system to recognize multiple processors, follow these tips to get your CPUs aligned.

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When you need to replace the same file in several locations neither the COPY command nor Windows Explorer is your best bet. Instead, use the REPLACE command to save yourself time and effort.

Learn to use the HyperTerminal tool, which is included with Windows 2000 and allows you to communicate with your modem

Tailor Windows Explorer to fit your needs with command line switches.

Roaming profiles can be lifesavers for users who work from multiple computers, but these profiles can also fill a workstation’s hard drive in no time. Read how you can automatically purge these pudgy profiles.

You know a little bit about what Windows 2000 group policies are and how they work. But how does Windows 2000 apply group policies? In this Daily Drill Down, Jim Boyce shows you how.