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Forum: Windows XP Help and Support February 4th 07, 06:58 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
Replies: 5
Views: 91
Posted By Bubey
Can't get Text Size to change on WinXP ?

Thanks for the reply
Great, so what are we suppose to do when we can't
read
the font because it's too small. Readers don't
help as
one is a little too far from the screen to make
them
work. ...
Forum: Windows XP Help and Support February 4th 07, 04:03 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
Replies: 5
Views: 91
Posted By Bubey
Can't get Text Size to change on WinXP ?

WinXP - When I click on View / Text Size and
select a size it doesn't change. I do a refresh
and the text stays the same size. Am I
missing something beyond just click and click?
Thanks !
Forum: Windows XP Help and Support February 3rd 07, 06:23 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
Replies: 1
Views: 85
Posted By Bubey
I found out...How to find your Key Codes !

Thanks to JoAnn Paules (MVP) posted similar topic
else where.
She reminded me of "Belarc Advisor". It show all
your key of
software loaded on your PC. So if you've really
lost the disk
they key...
Forum: New Users to Windows XP January 31st 07, 05:09 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers
Replies: 4
Views: 228
Posted By Bubey
Need to learn how to use different CD media

Thanks Ken, I think that was my confusion. I was
able to store Pictures, and
Documents on the DVD disc, which was nice because
of the 4.7gb of space rather than the old 700 mb
disc. So I thought...
Forum: New Users to Windows XP January 31st 07, 03:13 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers
Replies: 4
Views: 228
Posted By Bubey
Need to learn how to use different CD media

I am new at this and would like to learn the
differences between burning and ripping.
Differences between types of blank CD's and
CD-ROM's (-r & +r), etc.
I have some music CD's that are sets of 2 or...
Forum: New Users to Windows XP January 23rd 07, 05:10 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers
Replies: 4
Views: 183
Posted By Bubey
Files & Folders are opening in "Search" view

Thanks so much Wesley. It worked ! Case closed,
for me at least.
One of the postings said MS knew of this bug and
was going to
issue a fix. Has the fix come out or is the link
you gave me the...
Forum: New Users to Windows XP January 22nd 07, 05:10 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers
Replies: 1
Views: 240
Posted By Bubey
Bootable Disc ?

Can/How do I a Bootable Disc for my laptop running
XP ?
Thanks !
Forum: Windows XP Help and Support January 22nd 07, 05:04 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
Replies: 9
Views: 94
Posted By Bubey
How can I find the XP key code on the PC ?

Is the XP installation key code stored somewhere
on the laptop? I tried to help a friend clean up
her PC this weekend and when I went to do an
Update of the XP - OS on it, I got a...
Forum: New Users to Windows XP January 17th 07, 11:03 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers
Replies: 4
Views: 183
Posted By Bubey
Files & Folders are opening in "Search" view

I followed the directions in this link........
Search Companion Starts If You Double-Click a
Folder or Drive
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/searchwindow.htm

Was I suppose to get the following...
Forum: New Users to Windows XP January 17th 07, 06:23 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers
Replies: 4
Views: 183
Posted By Bubey
Files & Folders are opening in "Search" view

I give up. I've been searching for the answer
for an hour.
When I click on one of my Files or Folders they
open up to the Search view rather than their
actual contents. I assume I've clicked...
Forum: New Users to Windows XP January 17th 07, 02:27 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers
Replies: 8
Views: 315
Posted By Bubey
COOKIES ? Need TSR program that automatically wipes them out.

When I have done that before, everytime you go to
a site it always
comes back and ask a million times if you want to
accept or reject
the cookies. So I gave up and put the security
back to whence...
Forum: New Users to Windows XP January 17th 07, 02:25 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers
Replies: 8
Views: 315
Posted By Bubey
COOKIES ? Need TSR program that automatically wipes them out.

I've done that Jerry, but then doing an Explore of
the C:
drive I find cookies and temp files that weren't
deleted
from the Internet/Options.

"JerryM (ID)" wrote in message...
Forum: New Users to Windows XP January 16th 07, 01:59 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers
Replies: 8
Views: 315
Posted By Bubey
COOKIES ? Need TSR program that automatically wipes them out.

Need TSR program that automatically wipes them
out. Does one
exist for Windows XP ?
I just cleaned out 325 cookies manually after the
grandchildren
left from the Christmas get together.
Thanks !
Forum: Windows XP Help and Support November 25th 06, 10:09 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
Replies: 15
Views: 493
Posted By Bubey
How do I Password Protect an External Drive ?

Thank You for the info Anna. No I didn't know
this, but
I'm not really concerned about the Bad Guys, just
the
privacy of a guest using my PC. Eventhough they
are signed in as a Guest, if they...
Forum: Windows XP Help and Support November 25th 06, 06:09 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
Replies: 15
Views: 493
Posted By Bubey
How do I Password Protect an External Drive ?

Thank You for the idea. This might be the best
thing for me
to do. Then it's really secure. And if I get
Alzheimer's and
forgot the password it won't matter as I probably
don't
remember what I...
Forum: Windows XP Help and Support November 25th 06, 06:07 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
Replies: 15
Views: 493
Posted By Bubey
How do I Password Protect an External Drive ?

Gordon, these sites are to "help" people. Newbie
or old users.
If you don't want to help then don't answer these
questions.
Your rude attitude is not one I appreciate or
would trust that
you are...
Forum: Windows XP Help and Support November 22nd 06, 06:04 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
Replies: 15
Views: 493
Posted By Bubey
How do I Password Protect an External Drive ?

Thanks ! If I understand what you mean, My Doc's
would be a folder?
But couldn't a person just search the drive and
then access within the
MyDoc's folder?

"Zilbandy" ...
Forum: Windows XP Help and Support November 21st 06, 03:39 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
Replies: 15
Views: 493
Posted By Bubey
How do I Password Protect an External Drive ?

Yes, I do.....Having a bad day ?
The info on the website Carey referred me to said
"folders",
nothing about securing a hard drive entirely.

"Gordon" wrote in
message...
Forum: Windows XP Help and Support November 21st 06, 05:17 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
Replies: 15
Views: 493
Posted By Bubey
How do I Password Protect an External Drive ?

Thanks for the reply Carey, but what I want is to
Password the whole
external drive from access without knowing the
password. Especially
not to be able to just plug it in to their PC and
have...
Forum: Windows XP Help and Support November 21st 06, 04:14 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
Replies: 15
Views: 493
Posted By Bubey
How do I Password Protect an External Drive ?

I have purchased an external USB drive to keep all
my files on rather
than the hard drive on the laptop for security. I
would like to Password
Protect this external drive so that someone can't...
Forum: Windows XP Help and Support November 16th 06, 05:09 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
Replies: 2
Views: 180
Posted By Bubey
Run command is missing

The "Run" command is missing from the Start area.
Many instructions say to "Click Start/Run....." I
don't have a "RUN" to click on when I go into the
Start area. How can I get it back? I...
Forum: Windows XP Help and Support September 8th 06, 02:40 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
Replies: 1
Views: 87
Posted By Bubey
Cookie & Temp files aren't "ALL" deleted when requested ???

Why don't "all" the cookies get erased when I try
to via
IE6 / Tool / Internet Options / Delete Cookies,
File, & History?
When I do an Explore on C:\ Bubey \ Local Settings
\ Temp
I find 155...
Forum: Security and Administration with Windows XP September 5th 06, 09:32 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin
Replies: 3
Views: 260
Posted By Bubey
PC Shutdown-Multiple IRP 0x0000004 ???

None, the only thing I did was plug my MS
Wireless Optical Mouse into
the USB port on the back of the laptop rather than
on side where I usually
plug it in.

"MowGreen [MVP]"...
Forum: Security and Administration with Windows XP September 5th 06, 08:13 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin
Replies: 1
Views: 253
Posted By Bubey
Was is Jet1810.tmp ??

Clearing out the clutter and this file would not
let me delete it. I checked via Google for
what is but they came up with nothing found.

Is there a better site to find out what a file
name...
Forum: Security and Administration with Windows XP September 5th 06, 08:10 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin
Replies: 3
Views: 260
Posted By Bubey
PC Shutdown-Multiple IRP 0x0000004 ???

I got a blue screen saying to shut down. Err msg:
Multiple - IRP - Complete - Requests
*** STOP: 0x0000004 (ox85c08628, 0x0000062,
0x00000000\

What does this mean and why is it happening...
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