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Swapfile Optimization Guide
This article describes how to use Dr. Watson to troubleshoot program errors that occur when you are running Microsoft Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, and Windows Millennium Edition (Me). Dr. Watson is a program error troubleshooting tool that traps program faults (that are running in ring three of the processor), and generates a snapshot of the operating system that you can use to diagnose the fault. This tool interprets program errors in Windows-based programs and attempts to diagnose them.
Dr. Watson Troubleshooting
History of Windows
The fully-packaged Windows 1.0 On November 20, 1985, two years after the initial announcement, Microsoft ships Windows 1.0 . Now, rather than typing MS‑DOS commands, you just move a mouse to point and click your way through screens, or “windows.” Bill Gates says, “It is unique software designed for the serious PC user…” There are drop-down menus, scroll bars, icons, and dialog boxes that make programs easier to learn and use. You're able to switch among several programs without having to quit and restart each one.Windows Product Lifecycle Guidelines
Last updated: January 2013 Every Windows product has a lifecycle. The lifecycle begins when a product is released and ends when it's no longer supported or sold. Knowing key dates in this lifecycle helps you make informed decisions about when to upgrade or make other changes to your software. Here are the rights and limits of the Windows lifecycle. End of sales
Windows Error Messages
Error Messages for Windows is a small utility that will allow you to look up MS Windows error code numbers and display a descriptive message explaining what the numeric code actually means. If you have software programs that produce numeric error codes now you can find out what they really mean. Error Messages for Windows also provides a facility to display and print all of the error codes and messages defined for your version of MS Windows.
This article describes the Fdisk and Format tools and how to use them to partition or repartition a hard disk. How to Use the Fdisk and Format Tools Before you install your operating system, you must first create a primary partition on the hard disk (disk 1) on your computer, and then format a file system on that partition. The Fdisk tool is an MS-DOS-based tool that you can use to prepare (partition) a hard disk. You can use the Fdisk tool to create, change, delete, or display current partitions on the hard disk, and then each allocated space on the hard disk (primary partition, extended partition, or logical drive) is assigned a drive letter. Disk 1 may contain one extended partition, and a second hard disk may contain a primary or extended partition.
Fdisk and Format Tools
Hotfix Package Naming Schema
Microsoft has adopted a standardized file-naming schema for all software update packages for the products that are listed in the "Applies to" section of this article (hereafter referred to as "Windows software update packages"). The new naming schema went in effect in April 2003 for all Microsoft Windows software update packages that are created and distributed by Microsoft. For additional information about the standard terminology that Microsoft is adopting to describe software updates, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary Latest Release Upcoming Release
HotFix and Security Bulletin Search Tool
System Requirements for MS Windows Operating Systems
This article lists the system requirements for Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 2000 Server, and Windows 2000 Advanced Server operating systems. For more information about system requirements, refer to the Microsoft Web sites and the Microsoft Knowledge Base articles that are included in this article. Before you install the Windows 2000 Professional desktop operating system, make sure that your computer meets the following minimum system requirements: 133 MHz or more Pentium microprocessor (or equivalent). Windows 2000 Professional supports up to two processors on a single computer. 64 megabytes (MB) of RAM recommended minimum. 32 MB of RAM is the minimum supported. 4 gigabytes (GB) of RAM is the maximum. A 2 GB hard disk that has 650 MB of free space.