New to 2k

[ut1205]

Just installed win 2k as dual boot with win 98se. Have two questions:

1. Where do I enable/disable DMA for DVD,HD, etc?
2. Is there something similar in 2k to msconfig and sfc?
3. Where do I find my current IP address?

[DrZaius]

Hi ut1205,

1. Right click on My Computer, choose Properties, go to Device Manager and right click on the DVD drive, choose Properties. There should be an "Enable DMA" check box.

2. Startup Control Panel is like msconfig only better and works with every version of Windows.

3. Start->Programs->Accessories->Command Prompt->"ipconfig"

Hope that helps.

[Hpro]

1. Control Panel > Hard WARE > DEVICE MANAGER > IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers Primary IDE Channel Advanced Settings > there you will see about the DAM for your drives - this has to be viewed - if your DVD is the secondary master on the secondary IDE Channel Advanced settings... By default if your hard drive or Cdrom can do DMA it will be enabled ..You will see this in CURRENT MODE in the same window
2.SFC is running in the background of Windows 2000 and it also can be called from the run command line with following commands

System File Checker
System File Checker (sfc.exe) is a command line utility that scans and verifies the versions of all protected system files after you restart your computer. If System File Checker discovers that a protected file has been overwritten, it retrieves the correct version of the file from the %systemroot%\system32\dllcache folder, and then replaces the incorrect file.

Syntax:

sfc [/scannow] [/scanonce] [/scanboot] [/cancel] [/quiet] [/enable] [/purgecache] [/cachesize=x]

Parameters:

/scannow

Scans all protected system files immediately.

/scanonce

Scans all protected system files once.

/scanboot

Scans all protected system files every time the computer is restarted.

/cancel

Cancels all pending scans of protected system files.

/quiet

Replaces all incorrect file versions without prompting the user.

/enable

Returns Windows File Protection to default operation, prompting the user to restore protected system files when files with incorrect versions are detected.

/purgecache

Purges the Windows File Protection file cache and scans all protected system files immediately.

/cachesize=x

Sets the size, in MB, of the Windows File Protection file cache.

Notes

You must be logged on as an administrator or as a member of the Administrators group to run System File Checker.
If the %systemroot%\system32\dllcache folder becomes corrupt or unusable, use Sfc /scannow, Sfc /scanonce, or Sfc /scanboot to repair the contents of the Dllcache directory.
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