Archives For January 2001

2024201

Jan 18, 2001

boot.ini options: found this segment in a weekly email i get from david chernicoff over at windows 2000 mag. It’s a list of boot.ini options for perminatly booting to safe mode and others.

Mode: Safe Mode
Switch: /SAFEBOOT:MINIMAL /SOS /BOOTLOG /NOGUIBOOT

Mode: Safe Mode with Networking
Switch: /SAFEBOOT:NETWORK /SOS /BOOTLOG /NOGUIBOOT

Mode: Safe Mode with Command Prompt
Switch: /SAFEBOOT:MINIMAL(ALTERNATESHELL) /SOS /BOOTLOG /NOGUIBOOT

Mode: Enable Boot Logging
Switch: /BOOTLOG

Mode: Enable VGA Mode
Switch: /BASEVIDEO

Mode: Debugging Mode
Switch: /DEBUG

2021157

Jan 18, 2001

After 14 years of holding down bass duties for Metallica, Jason Newsted is leaving the band. See article here.

2015574

Jan 17, 2001

Optimizing your TCP/IP settings for high speed Internet connections, such as Cable or DSL is explained at http://www.speedguide.net and http://www.pcpitstop.com. They offer free downloadable reg files that will tweak your registry for optimal performance from your DSL/Cable modem.