snip Thank you for the extended and thorough discussion, Vang and Tim. You've given me plenty to work with. Just one point about having Administrator...

I keep getting an error message about RPC not available. Is there something in services.msc that I need to reset? Used to work fine.

A friend has a PC with two copies of Win XP installed - there's what I'm told is a 'broken'/'corrupted'/infected - no one seems sure - copy of XP Home in...

Whenever I go to open a file, (document, picture, etc.) within a program (Word, Photoshop, etc.) the "open" window is always arranged by "list". I then must...

By adding and validating a Key in Registry, we have been able to change the Welcome Screen during Start-up so that it halts there, and allows one to enter a...

Big Bertha Thing redoubt Cosmic Ray Series Possible Real World System Constructs http://www.bigberthathing.com/redoubt.html Access page to 600K ZIP...

Sound from rear jack comes out as stereo but needs to be louder, even with all settings at maximum. Appears to be driven by Realtek HD Audio. Windows Media...

Maybe this is slightly off topic, but not far. I bought HotFaxMessageCenter years ago and like it a lot. But I made the mistake of switching from DSL to AT&T...

I've been fooling with font sizes and appearance, and I see all the flexibility. But one specific question at a time: In the bottom toolbar at right I have...

Hi there Quick question regarding notepad. I am using Windows XP. I often need to open a lot of notepad (e.g. 25 notepads) for temporary keeping text, but I...

Maybe this is trivia, but maybe I'm not alone in caring. In going to LCD monitor, and changing resolution, I find that XP rearranges my 25-odd icons and I have...

While attempting to stop MSN Messenger from loading during startup, I uncheck it from Startup list and get "Access denied while attempting to change a service....

Looked under all microsoft.public.windows.* but can't find anything that looks like Windows 7. Am looking for something similar to this (basics). Thanks for...

Some time ago, we had lengthy discussions in this newsgroup and I received much valuable help in getting my XP/Home Edition to hibernate properly. It has been...

I'd like to share a nice find, PowerpointImageExtractor V1.2 (Do a google search for a download site) If you ever get a .pps file someone has sent you and...

how do I copy the scheme I have saved in the sound utility in Control Panel. i want to put the same scheme on another PC.

Since I installed a wide LCD monitor, some (but not all) of my 3rd part installed software panels appear too small to read comfortably. I'd like to increase...

I can't believe I can't fix this problem myself...but here goes...Somehow I ended up with a blue box encaseing the words under my icons on my start up...

I understand this is available from Microsoft Office. Can someone tell me yea or nay, and then direct me to it? And if not, what software can I download for...

I have a program (Advanced Registry Optimizer)on my computer which pops up when I turn my computer on, and since it wasn`t needed I thought I would uninstall,...