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Forum: Networking and the Internet with Windows XP January 21st 13, 02:55 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.network_web
Replies: 3
Views: 6,678
Posted By Frederick[_2_]
Set Up Network Shortcut to use IE?

On Mon, 21 Jan 2013 06:28:02 -0600, VanguardLH wrote:

Have the shortcut run the program and specify the site as a parameter,
as in:

"path\iexplore.exe" url

where, path is...
Forum: Networking and the Internet with Windows XP January 21st 13, 11:41 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.network_web
Replies: 3
Views: 6,678
Posted By Frederick[_2_]
Set Up Network Shortcut to use IE?

I have Firefox and IE both active on this XP SP2 machine.
I want to go to site:
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/
but it won't run, using Firefox. Just IE.
How can I set up my desktop shortcut to...
Forum: General XP issues or comments January 11th 13, 01:41 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 3
Views: 199
Posted By Frederick[_2_]
Multiple Operating System at boot?

I am forced to choose between two identically described operating
systems during bootup on my XP SP3 machine. I have seen this before
on other machines, due to my choice of system installation...
Forum: Windows 8 Help Forum January 3rd 13, 04:24 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
Replies: 3
Views: 504
Posted By Frederick[_2_]
How to Use Windows 7's Backup Tools in Windows 8?

On 03 Jan 2013 14:44:40 GMT, Bucky Breeder
wrote:


Yes.

I forgot how, but I had to bump around the Windows 8 Control Panel
interfaces...
Forum: Windows 8 Help Forum January 3rd 13, 03:11 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
Replies: 3
Views: 504
Posted By Frederick[_2_]
How to Use Windows 7's Backup Tools in Windows 8?

I want to create a desktop icon so I can directly access the so-called
'windows 7 backup' that apparently is included in windows 8. It is
there, and I can execute it, but I had to search for it. ...
Forum: Windows 8 Help Forum December 29th 12, 03:49 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
Replies: 3
Views: 534
Posted By Frederick[_2_]
Desktop Icons?

I don't like the icon texts on my desktop. How do I change?

Thanks

BF
Forum: Windows 8 Help Forum December 14th 12, 01:32 AM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
Replies: 2
Views: 489
Posted By Frederick[_2_]
Mouse Tracking Problem

On Thu, 13 Dec 2012 16:34:37 -0600, BillW50 wrote:

On 12/13/2012 3:00 PM, Frederick wrote:
I am trying W8 on a 32-bit machine, and find the mouse cursor tracks
horribly slow...
Forum: Windows 8 Help Forum December 13th 12, 10:00 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
Replies: 2
Views: 489
Posted By Frederick[_2_]
Mouse Tracking Problem

I am trying W8 on a 32-bit machine, and find the mouse cursor tracks
horribly slow and jumpy when I try to execute XBMC. The problem
seems not to happen when I execute other apps, such as VLC for...
Forum: General XP issues or comments December 14th 11, 08:57 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 3
Views: 194
Posted By Frederick[_2_]
File Sharing Problem

By using 'mapping network drive' on machine ONE, I was able to get a
drive letter assigned on machine ONE to machine TWO as a network
drive. The latter is retained when I re-boot machine ONE, so now...
Forum: General XP issues or comments December 14th 11, 02:18 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 3
Views: 194
Posted By Frederick[_2_]
File Sharing Problem

On Tue, 13 Dec 2011 22:25:38 GMT, John Wunderlic

snip
It would help if you describe why TWO to ONE does not work...
(symptoms?) particularly when, in your last paragraph, you state that
it...
Forum: General XP issues or comments December 12th 11, 01:52 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 3
Views: 194
Posted By Frederick[_2_]
File Sharing Problem

I have a problem.

I have two machines:
(1)
Windows Firewall - OFF
Machine name - ONE
Workgroup name - MYHOME
OS - XP SP3
Boot drive C:
name - ONE_C
Forum: Hardware and Windows XP December 5th 11, 11:49 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
Replies: 6
Views: 1,744
Posted By Frederick[_2_]
AOL Photocam Plus Digital Camera DC-620?

On Sun, 04 Dec 2011 22:03:54 -0500, Paul wrote:

It all depends on the picture quality.

Maybe it's the perfect camera for hiking or
situations where it could fall in mud,...
Forum: Hardware and Windows XP December 5th 11, 01:15 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
Replies: 6
Views: 1,744
Posted By Frederick[_2_]
AOL Photocam Plus Digital Camera DC-620?

On Sun, 04 Dec 2011 16:39:56 -0500, Paul wrote:


Perhaps you could take the camera to a camera store, and see if they
can identify the socket ?

Goood idea. I do see in the...
Forum: Hardware and Windows XP December 4th 11, 03:28 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
Replies: 6
Views: 1,744
Posted By Frederick[_2_]
AOL Photocam Plus Digital Camera DC-620?

On Sun, 04 Dec 2011 02:17:10 -0500, Paul wrote:

Hi Paul
How do you know all this stuff? You are a bundle of knowledge for
sure. For which I thank you.


Here is a...
Forum: Hardware and Windows XP December 4th 11, 01:38 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
Replies: 6
Views: 1,744
Posted By Frederick[_2_]
AOL Photocam Plus Digital Camera DC-620?

I hope this is not OT, but I could find no better news group to post
this.

I have inherited an older digital camera that seems to work fine -
that is after I replaced the batteries. It is an AOL...
Forum: Customizing Windows XP October 17th 11, 08:35 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
Replies: 4
Views: 1,553
Posted By Frederick[_2_]
Networking Problem - test repeat (never appeared first time)

On Mon, 17 Oct 2011 09:09:33 -0700, "N. Miller"
wrote:


There is a common saying: "Google is your...
Forum: Customizing Windows XP October 17th 11, 12:31 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
Replies: 4
Views: 1,553
Posted By Frederick[_2_]
Networking Problem - test repeat (never appeared first time)

On Sun, 16 Oct 2011 23:16:32 +0100, "Tim Meddick"
wrote:

Re-posting my response to your re-post from yesterday....

Before looking for increasingly complex solutions, you...
Forum: Customizing Windows XP October 16th 11, 10:37 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
Replies: 4
Views: 1,553
Posted By Frederick[_2_]
Networking Problem - test repeat (never appeared first time)

I have not seen any response to my yesterday repost of this same
request. Of course, I never saw any responses before to this same
problem of mine. Risking chastisement, and because I really need...
Forum: Customizing Windows XP October 15th 11, 12:12 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
Replies: 2
Views: 1,319
Posted By Frederick[_2_]
Networking Problem

On Fri, 14 Oct 2011 21:46:08 -0500, VanguardLH wrote:

Frederick wrote:

I currently have three XP (P3) machines ...
snipped the DUPLICATED post

See replies to your SAME post...
Forum: Customizing Windows XP October 14th 11, 08:11 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
Replies: 2
Views: 1,319
Posted By Frederick[_2_]
Networking Problem

I currently have three XP (P3) machines networked together via CAT5 to
a wireless router. I call them machine-1, machine-2 and machine-3.
All are in Workgroup 'MYHOME'. All folders & files on all 3...
Forum: Customizing Windows XP October 14th 11, 01:19 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support,microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
Replies: 3
Views: 1,726
Posted By Frederick[_2_]
Networking Problem

I currently have three XP (P3) machines networked together via CAT5 to
a wireless router. I call them machine-1, machine-2 and machine-3.
All are in Workgroup 'MYHOME'. All folders & files on all 3...
Forum: General XP issues or comments September 22nd 11, 10:21 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 9
Views: 146
Posted By Frederick[_2_]
How to Show Menu Bar and Tool Bars in Shortcuts

On Wed, 21 Sep 2011 23:55:05 -0500, VanguardLH wrote:

Frederick wrote:

If I create a Desktop shortcut to a web site such as

...
Forum: General XP issues or comments September 21st 11, 08:57 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 18
Views: 427
Posted By Frederick[_2_]
Video Capture Software Audio Volume ???

On Wed, 21 Sep 2011 14:45:21 -0400, Patok
wrote:

Is your computer a Dell and the sound controller SigmaTel?

Yes and yes.

Maybe the case is what
Paul posted -...
Forum: General XP issues or comments September 21st 11, 08:49 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 9
Views: 146
Posted By Frederick[_2_]
How to Show Menu Bar and Tool Bars in Shortcuts

On Wed, 21 Sep 2011 14:48:43 -0400, Patok
wrote:

Thai Guy wrote:

Sorry, Fred. My shortcut brings up Firefox with everything intact.

Same here. However, Fred,...
Forum: General XP issues or comments September 21st 11, 06:54 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 9
Views: 146
Posted By Frederick[_2_]
How to Show Menu Bar and Tool Bars in Shortcuts

On Wed, 21 Sep 2011 11:54:11 -0400, Thai Guy
wrote:

Firefox doesn't do anything different for me at that site no matter how
I start FF.


May I ask -

Can you do this and...
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