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From: Susan Bradley on 17 Apr 2010 13:21
In 4 months it's no longer supported and you'd be out of luck with
Microsoft.

I haven't patched a 2000 box since 2003.

What does the dos based lob app use as a database or backend?


Andrew M. Saucci, Jr. wrote:
> This client is not likely to go for a new server unless the old one
> becomes totally inoperative. It was running fine until two weeks ago. I may
> have to call Microsoft and try to get free help as an issue related to
> security updates, but who knows where to begin?
>
> "Susan Bradley" <sbradcpa(a)pacbell.net> wrote in message
> news:ON7Rn3d3KHA.4964(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>
>> Andrew M. Saucci, Jr. wrote:
>>
>>> After installing a large number of updates on an SBS 2000 that
>>> hadn't been updated in a while, I was told that the DOS-based line of
>>> business application was painfully slow, which I was able to verify for
>>> myself. The only big thing I can find wrong is that WINS is showing the
>>> IP of the WAN adapter instead of the IP of the LAN adapter, but KB 292822
>>> was implemented many moons ago. I reviewed it anyway, but all the
>>> necessary registry entries are still there. I tried clearing the WINS
>>> database, but the incorrect enties returned. DNS looks okay.
>>>
>>> At the same time, we installed a TeraStation with two network
>>> adapters, which insists on registering a 169.254.x.x address for the
>>> unused adapter in WINS instead of the IP of the one we're using. Could
>>> this be related? How might one troubleshoot this? I see nothing relevant
>>> in the event viewer. It's taking fifteen minutes to generate a report
>>> that should take only a minute or two. Right now it looks as though I
>>> have to guess, which is a painful way to resolve a problem.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> I think I'd be planning on retiring it, not patching it.
>> You did check binding order right?
>>
>
>
>
From: Andrew M. Saucci, Jr. on 17 Apr 2010 14:44
It's built on Apogee, mostly proprietary.

"Susan Bradley" <sbradcpa(a)pacbell.net> wrote in message
news:urdL0Jl3KHA.3580(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> In 4 months it's no longer supported and you'd be out of luck with
> Microsoft.
>
> I haven't patched a 2000 box since 2003.
>
> What does the dos based lob app use as a database or backend?
>
>
> Andrew M. Saucci, Jr. wrote:
>> This client is not likely to go for a new server unless the old
>> one becomes totally inoperative. It was running fine until two weeks ago.
>> I may have to call Microsoft and try to get free help as an issue related
>> to security updates, but who knows where to begin?
>>
>> "Susan Bradley" <sbradcpa(a)pacbell.net> wrote in message
>> news:ON7Rn3d3KHA.4964(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>
>>> Andrew M. Saucci, Jr. wrote:
>>>
>>>> After installing a large number of updates on an SBS 2000 that
>>>> hadn't been updated in a while, I was told that the DOS-based line of
>>>> business application was painfully slow, which I was able to verify for
>>>> myself. The only big thing I can find wrong is that WINS is showing the
>>>> IP of the WAN adapter instead of the IP of the LAN adapter, but KB
>>>> 292822 was implemented many moons ago. I reviewed it anyway, but all
>>>> the necessary registry entries are still there. I tried clearing the
>>>> WINS database, but the incorrect enties returned. DNS looks okay.
>>>>
>>>> At the same time, we installed a TeraStation with two network
>>>> adapters, which insists on registering a 169.254.x.x address for the
>>>> unused adapter in WINS instead of the IP of the one we're using. Could
>>>> this be related? How might one troubleshoot this? I see nothing
>>>> relevant in the event viewer. It's taking fifteen minutes to generate a
>>>> report that should take only a minute or two. Right now it looks as
>>>> though I have to guess, which is a painful way to resolve a problem.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> I think I'd be planning on retiring it, not patching it.
>>> You did check binding order right?
>>
>>
>>


From: Susan Bradley on 19 Apr 2010 00:36
Andrew M. Saucci, Jr. wrote:
> It's built on Apogee, mostly proprietary.
>
> "Susan Bradley" <sbradcpa(a)pacbell.net> wrote in message
> news:urdL0Jl3KHA.3580(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>
>> In 4 months it's no longer supported and you'd be out of luck with
>> Microsoft.
>>
>> I haven't patched a 2000 box since 2003.
>>
>> What does the dos based lob app use as a database or backend?
>>
>>
>> Andrew M. Saucci, Jr. wrote:
>>
>>> This client is not likely to go for a new server unless the old
>>> one becomes totally inoperative. It was running fine until two weeks ago.
>>> I may have to call Microsoft and try to get free help as an issue related
>>> to security updates, but who knows where to begin?
>>>
>>> "Susan Bradley" <sbradcpa(a)pacbell.net> wrote in message
>>> news:ON7Rn3d3KHA.4964(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>>
>>>
>>>> Andrew M. Saucci, Jr. wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> After installing a large number of updates on an SBS 2000 that
>>>>> hadn't been updated in a while, I was told that the DOS-based line of
>>>>> business application was painfully slow, which I was able to verify for
>>>>> myself. The only big thing I can find wrong is that WINS is showing the
>>>>> IP of the WAN adapter instead of the IP of the LAN adapter, but KB
>>>>> 292822 was implemented many moons ago. I reviewed it anyway, but all
>>>>> the necessary registry entries are still there. I tried clearing the
>>>>> WINS database, but the incorrect enties returned. DNS looks okay.
>>>>>
>>>>> At the same time, we installed a TeraStation with two network
>>>>> adapters, which insists on registering a 169.254.x.x address for the
>>>>> unused adapter in WINS instead of the IP of the one we're using. Could
>>>>> this be related? How might one troubleshoot this? I see nothing
>>>>> relevant in the event viewer. It's taking fifteen minutes to generate a
>>>>> report that should take only a minute or two. Right now it looks as
>>>>> though I have to guess, which is a painful way to resolve a problem.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> I think I'd be planning on retiring it, not patching it.
>>>> You did check binding order right?
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>
>
>
Short of removing one at a time, I'm not sure of what specifically would
impact that. I can guess at maybe a .net or something but that's a
total and utter guess. I'd call support.
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