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Forum: General XP issues or comments August 16th 10, 04:00 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 0
Views: 56
Posted By David
Sole Administrator properties

Platform: Win XP SP3
Is Tim Meddick onsite ?
Recently I installed a new large HDrive to replace 3 previous drives, all
went great, except that I seem to have lost my "Sole Administrator" right as...
Forum: General XP issues or comments August 16th 10, 04:00 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 0
Views: 192
Posted By David
Sole Administrator properties

Platform: Win XP SP3
Is Tim Meddick onsite ?
Recently I installed a new large HDrive to replace 3 previous drives, all
went great, except that I seem to have lost my "Sole Administrator" right as...
Forum: Customizing Windows XP April 24th 10, 09:44 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
Replies: 6
Views: 1,590
Posted By David
Update XP Screensaver

Tim,
Thankyou for your last advice.
I am wrong ofcourse, the standown of the screensaver is apparently form
windows OS and not instigated by the AOC monitor software. Since I stripped
away all...
Forum: Customizing Windows XP April 24th 10, 09:44 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
Replies: 6
Views: 1,590
Posted By David
Update XP Screensaver

Tim,
Thankyou for your last advice.
I am wrong ofcourse, the standown of the screensaver is apparently form
windows OS and not instigated by the AOC monitor software. Since I stripped
away all...
Forum: General XP issues or comments April 24th 10, 09:38 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 2
Views: 203
Posted By David
Cannot update

Platform WinXP SP3

When I try to pull down updates from MS sites a window comes up saying that
these sites ate only for WINDOWS not MAC. ie. somewhere along the line my
machine is being read as a...
Forum: Customizing Windows XP April 19th 10, 10:18 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
Replies: 6
Views: 1,590
Posted By David
Update XP Screensaver

Further to the previous of late Mar/early April when I said that it appeared
to me that XP on my machine had a mind of it's own in regard to screensaver
op. Well it seems that not just XP has...
Forum: Customizing Windows XP April 19th 10, 10:18 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
Replies: 0
Views: 1,119
Posted By David
Update XP Screensaver

Further to the previous of late Mar/early April when I said that it appeared
to me that XP on my machine had a mind of it's own in regard to screensaver
op. Well it seems that not just XP has...
Forum: Customizing Windows XP April 10th 10, 06:46 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
Replies: 2
Views: 1,356
Posted By David
Control of Second Screen

With such talent about I just have to ask:

I have 2 LCD screens (set as dual mode, not span, on my XP machine, both
run just fine.

However I do not use the second screen continously. Now when I...
Forum: Customizing Windows XP April 10th 10, 06:46 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
Replies: 0
Views: 1,081
Posted By David
Control of Second Screen

With such talent about I just have to ask:

I have 2 LCD screens (set as dual mode, not span, on my XP machine, both
run just fine.

However I do not use the second screen continously. Now when I...
Forum: Customizing Windows XP April 7th 10, 10:57 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
Replies: 8
Views: 1,619
Posted By David
WinXP Screen Saver

Thankyou Twayne and Tim for your i/p, I wish I could say all is OK with the
screensaver

I checked the BIOS and cleared Lan activation, etc. I made a new dir for the
"slides" that I run in...
Forum: Customizing Windows XP April 7th 10, 10:57 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
Replies: 8
Views: 1,619
Posted By David
WinXP Screen Saver

Thankyou Twayne and Tim for your i/p, I wish I could say all is OK with the
screensaver

I checked the BIOS and cleared Lan activation, etc. I made a new dir for the
"slides" that I run in...
Forum: Customizing Windows XP March 31st 10, 03:56 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
Replies: 0
Views: 1,116
Posted By David
WinXP Screen Saver

I run WinXP SP3. My problem here is the timing of the screensaver. With the
initial delay set at say 10 minutes, well of late windows just does not play
ball on time at all. Sometimes the machine...
Forum: Customizing Windows XP March 31st 10, 03:56 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
Replies: 8
Views: 1,619
Posted By David
WinXP Screen Saver

I run WinXP SP3. My problem here is the timing of the screensaver. With the
initial delay set at say 10 minutes, well of late windows just does not play
ball on time at all. Sometimes the machine...
Forum: Customizing Windows XP March 10th 10, 06:45 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
Replies: 39
Views: 3,407
Posted By David
XP desktop Time/Date

Tim, Ken,
My thanks indeed.
You have read me rather exactly I might say. TClock is about perfect with
both the abbreviated day, then date and the 2400 clock. I know that XP, like
myself, is getting...
Forum: Customizing Windows XP March 10th 10, 06:45 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
Replies: 39
Views: 3,407
Posted By David
XP desktop Time/Date

Tim, Ken,
My thanks indeed.
You have read me rather exactly I might say. TClock is about perfect with
both the abbreviated day, then date and the 2400 clock. I know that XP, like
myself, is getting...
Forum: Customizing Windows XP March 9th 10, 10:40 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
Replies: 39
Views: 3,407
Posted By David
XP desktop Time/Date

Until recently I have my taskbar 3 "teirs" high at the bottom of the screen
and the time/day/date displayed on each of the teirs. I now only run the
taskbar 1 teir high and have lost the day &...
Forum: Customizing Windows XP March 9th 10, 10:40 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
Replies: 0
Views: 1,081
Posted By David
XP desktop Time/Date

Until recently I have my taskbar 3 "teirs" high at the bottom of the screen
and the time/day/date displayed on each of the teirs. I now only run the
taskbar 1 teir high and have lost the day &...
Forum: General XP issues or comments December 23rd 09, 12:04 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 5
Views: 206
Posted By David
windows xp help please

Hello Coffee 1234567890, like your name, there are few details, too few. For
starters try checking out your software/Re-install, or if you are using
windows, simply look under Help for "Detect &...
Forum: General XP issues or comments December 23rd 09, 11:55 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 10
Views: 180
Posted By David
Defragmenting hard disk

About all things are possible. You may not know it, but back in "the Old
Days" when a 10 MB harddrive was large, well we defragged. Have a go with
whatever program you have. Working time is subject...
Forum: General XP issues or comments February 26th 09, 01:24 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 2
Views: 228
Posted By David
XP File permissions

I run XP pro SP3 etc I am the sole user of this machine with another machine
hooked via a home network.
I am having a hell of a time. I recently re formatted my C partition and
"Fiddled" with file...
Forum: Customizing Windows XP February 26th 09, 01:12 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
Replies: 8
Views: 355
Posted By David
Icons that move uncontrolled

Twayne, It would be marvelleous if this would do the trick. It does not for
me. I have grided, ungrided, locked, etc, all those things. My icons move
right across the desktop at times.

"Twayne"...
Forum: Customizing Windows XP February 26th 09, 01:12 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
Replies: 8
Views: 355
Posted By David
Icons that move uncontrolled

Twayne, It would be marvelleous if this would do the trick. It does not for
me. I have grided, ungrided, locked, etc, all those things. My icons move
right across the desktop at times.

"Twayne"...
Forum: Customizing Windows XP February 23rd 09, 10:13 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
Replies: 0
Views: 104
Posted By David
Icons that move uncontrolled

Hi all,
Win XP pro SP3
The icons on my desktop have taken to moving from where I had set them.
Usually when I startup all the icons are up the left handside instead of
being around the edges.
Any...
Forum: Customizing Windows XP February 23rd 09, 10:13 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
Replies: 8
Views: 355
Posted By David
Icons that move uncontrolled

Hi all,
Win XP pro SP3
The icons on my desktop have taken to moving from where I had set them.
Usually when I startup all the icons are up the left handside instead of
being around the edges.
Any...
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