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Forum: General XP issues or comments November 15th 20, 08:09 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 1
Views: 990
Posted By MikeS[_5_]
Map Network Drive

On 15/11/2020 18:08, RecentlyOrLately wrote:
Win XP Pro SP3

See NAS on LAN.Â*Â* See other NAS that has a drive letter set.

Workgroup set to match and see other PC too.

Microsoft...
Forum: General XP issues or comments October 26th 20, 08:00 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 7
Views: 1,164
Posted By MikeS[_5_]
Tutorial for setting up a well-organized consistent efficientWindows menu system

On 26/10/2020 17:52, Arlen Holder wrote:
UPDATE (Tutorial to set up any program using well-organized menus):
o https://i.postimg.cc/L8w5Cxmr/memtest01.jpg

INSTALLERS:...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum September 18th 20, 08:22 AM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.comp.microsoft.windows,alt.comp.hardware
Replies: 7
Views: 6,002
Posted By MikeS[_5_]
Windows 10 v2004 update repeatedly fails to update non existent keyboard but keeps trying forever (how to stop that nonsense?)

On 18/09/2020 08:16, Arlen Holder wrote:
Windows 10 v2004 update fails to update non existent keyboard
o But keeps trying forever (failing constantly)

Any idea how to stop Windows 10 from...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum August 26th 20, 08:51 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 43
Views: 2,147
Posted By MikeS[_5_]
Why are they called 3.5 inch drives ?

On 26/08/2020 18:33, DerekF wrote:
On 26/08/2020 18:13, VanguardLH wrote:
DerekF wrote:

When 3.5 inch drives measure approximately 4 inches wide, 5.8 inches
...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum August 15th 20, 11:13 AM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 18
Views: 1,380
Posted By MikeS[_5_]
Edge

On 14/08/2020 20:57, VanguardLH wrote:
VanguardLH wrote:

Ken Blake wrote:

I almost never use Edge; instead I use FireFox, which I think is a...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum July 13th 20, 09:25 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 5
Views: 342
Posted By MikeS[_5_]
Bring everyone together better

On 13/07/2020 11:41, mechanic wrote:
On 12 Jul 2020 18:24:44 GMT, Frank Slootweg wrote:

Ken Blake wrote:
On 7/12/2020 2:30 AM, John Doe wrote:
Persistent...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum June 23rd 20, 03:47 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 16
Views: 591
Posted By MikeS[_5_]
Question about delaying 2004 upgrade

On 23/06/2020 12:53, Big Al wrote:
I've heard and read the stories about the bugs in the 2004
upgrade/update.Â*Â* I've now been offered the update and of course I have
the option of not...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum June 21st 20, 02:07 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 19
Views: 522
Posted By MikeS[_5_]
Win10 2004...disk space.

On 21/06/2020 12:32, TheChief wrote:
One of my Win10 machines completed the 2004 update successfully. The
is now a 28MB *.old directory on C:/, no problem, I know how to make
it go away. My...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum May 24th 20, 06:42 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 16
Views: 245
Posted By MikeS[_5_]
Hyperlinks in Outlook

On 24/05/2020 18:27, John wrote:
Paul wrote in :

John wrote:
VanguardLH wrote in
...
Forum: General XP issues or comments April 23rd 20, 02:57 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 8
Views: 1,492
Posted By MikeS[_5_]
List of my posts

On 22/04/2020 10:11, Patok wrote:
Paul wrote:
Andy wrote:
Is there a way that I can find a list of my posts here?

(Sometimes I forget where I posted a particular post I have...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum March 25th 20, 05:19 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 12
Views: 143
Posted By MikeS[_5_]
E-mail addresses

On 25/03/2020 13:15, Bill Ward wrote:
Perhaps not the right forum.
My wife has a name the family call her plus her given name. Is there a
way she can use both names under the same E-Mail...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum March 17th 20, 06:49 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 5
Views: 360
Posted By MikeS[_5_]
File Explorer deletion bug still unfixed

On 17/03/2020 10:33, John Doe wrote:
Difficult to believe Microsoft hasn't fixed the bug that causes File
Explorer to lose focus after a delete operation. But seriously, that one
is so obvious,...
Forum: General XP issues or comments March 2nd 20, 06:39 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,alt.windows7.general
Replies: 9
Views: 1,505
Posted By MikeS[_5_]
HP 9010 Pro Printer Install

On 02/03/2020 17:16, MeOhMy wrote:
On my LAN I have a Win 7 PC that has the HP pro 9010 printer installed
and running connected via cat5 and USB.Â*Â* HP does not allow both wifi
and Ethernet...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum February 20th 20, 10:25 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 6
Views: 185
Posted By MikeS[_5_]
Ping Vanguard: Veracrypt and networking

On 20/02/2020 21:08, MikeS wrote:
On 19/02/2020 01:38, T wrote:
Hi Vanguard,

Do you know how verycrypt acts in a network situation?
If some one open a container and starts working on...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum February 20th 20, 10:08 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 6
Views: 185
Posted By MikeS[_5_]
Ping Vanguard: Veracrypt and networking

On 19/02/2020 01:38, T wrote:
Hi Vanguard,

Do you know how verycrypt acts in a network situation?
If some one open a container and starts working on it
and someone else on the network...
Forum: General XP issues or comments January 5th 20, 08:12 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,alt.windows7.general
Replies: 14
Views: 1,519
Posted By MikeS[_5_]
Windows XP Update

On 05/01/2020 14:06, Mayayana wrote:

Certs update:
https://msfn.org/board/topic/175170-root-certificates-and-revoked-certificates-for-windows-xp/

(The rundll business shouldn't be...
Forum: General XP issues or comments January 5th 20, 12:49 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,alt.windows7.general
Replies: 14
Views: 1,519
Posted By MikeS[_5_]
Windows XP Update

On 05/01/2020 05:56, Paul wrote:
Bert wrote:
Has anyone successfully updated their Win XP PCs with the latest MS
update?
This update was made available but not part of the standard update...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum December 19th 19, 05:45 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 44
Views: 488
Posted By MikeS[_5_]
X86 vs X64

On 19/12/2019 16:22, Mr. Man-wai Chang wrote:
On 12/17/2019 7:04 PM, Lucifer wrote:
On a device with 4 gigs RAM is 64 bit windows better than 32 bit?


You cannot be wrong with 64-bit!...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum December 19th 19, 05:32 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 44
Views: 488
Posted By MikeS[_5_]
X86 vs X64

On 17/12/2019 13:16, Wolffan wrote:
At this late date there’s really no reason to not use
64-bit.

There is if you want to run a 16 bit legacy application.

It will still work fine on 32 bit...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum July 12th 19, 09:09 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 113
Views: 3,597
Posted By MikeS[_5_]
How to impede W10 from hibernating automatically?

On 12/07/2019 14:54, Carlos E.R. wrote:
Hi,

I have a laptop with W10 running an app, waiting for something external
to happen, now or in ten days (say). But the daft thing goes to
...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum June 9th 19, 09:20 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 21
Views: 286
Posted By MikeS[_5_]
[OT] concerting xlsx to to xls files

On 09/06/2019 20:47, pinnerite wrote:
I have two copies of Microsoft Office 2000 and 2003.

I used to be able to convert xlsx file to xls with a converter but that
was a while ago under XP.
...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum June 4th 19, 01:47 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 4
Views: 150
Posted By MikeS[_5_]
Search problems

On 04/06/2019 04:34, lonelydad wrote:
First, I am running Windows 10 1809 as updated last week.

I can't say for certain that this behavior started after the last update,
but whenever I do a...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum May 16th 19, 08:47 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.english.usage
Replies: 533
Views: 18,253
Posted By MikeS[_5_]
Please stop calling them apps!

On 16/05/2019 19:29, Commander Kinsey wrote:
On Thu, 16 May 2019 18:19:15 +0100, hah
wrote:

On 5/16/19 9:20 AM, Commander Kinsey wrote:

[snip]

...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum May 11th 19, 12:01 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 2
Views: 123
Posted By MikeS[_5_]
Smallest devices that 100% run Windows 10?

On 11/05/2019 05:04, John Doe wrote:
Assuming the hardware is powerful enough to run the software.

For example... Will Windows 10 smartphones and tablets work normally
with Macrium Reflect?...
Forum: General XP issues or comments March 24th 19, 07:46 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 8
Views: 558
Posted By MikeS[_5_]
O.T. What do you think of the threat of 5G?

On 24/03/2019 15:12, Robert in CA wrote:
I've been reading about the next revolution of 5G
and that China is in the lead over the U.S. So does
this mean that China could be controlling the...
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