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Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum July 9th 18, 08:18 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 13
Views: 873
Posted By Etal
secret url shortcut names

😉 Good Guy 😉 wrote:

Etal wrote:

Erholt Rhein wrote:

snipped

In the olden days, I flipped the switch to show hidden
extensions above the normal show hidden extensions.
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum July 9th 18, 10:19 AM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 13
Views: 873
Posted By Etal
secret url shortcut names

Erholt Rhein wrote:

snipped


In the olden days, I flipped the switch to show hidden
extensions above the normal show hidden extensions.

For clarity, since there are three levels, let's...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum June 7th 18, 11:38 AM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 6
Views: 444
Posted By Etal
Rebooting, still logged in as X after logging in as Y! (Hibernation=Off)

Etal wrote:

If it is not running it boots into the standard-user, and i have
to sign out from there.


If the machine is already running when i intend to log in and
use the admin-type...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum June 7th 18, 11:20 AM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 6
Views: 444
Posted By Etal
Rebooting, still logged in as X after logging in as Y! (Hibernation=Off)

Paul wrote:

Etal wrote:

... So either this is new behavior with that 10.1709
version (or another update from around that time) or i somehow
misremember that there wasn't two accounts...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum June 6th 18, 04:17 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 6
Views: 444
Posted By Etal
Rebooting, still logged in as X after logging in as Y! (Hibernation=Off)

Andy Burns wrote:

Etal wrote:

Someone else is using this PC. If you shut down now, they could
lose unsaved work.

Sounds like at least one of the users is using "switch user" from the...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum June 6th 18, 12:33 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 6
Views: 444
Posted By Etal
Rebooting, still logged in as X after logging in as Y! (Hibernation=Off)

How can a password-protected account survive a reboot with
hibernation disabled? ... and can i change this confusing behavior?

If i forget to log out [sign out] and then shut down or reboot,
then...
Forum: Windows 7 Forum May 9th 16, 05:35 PM Posted to alt.windows7.general
Replies: 15
Views: 1,610
Posted By Etal
Dumping list of files /with tags/ to a file?

Spalls Hurgenson wrote:


No go, unfortuantely.

Ok.


--
Nah-ah. I'm staying out of this. ... Now, here's my opinion.
Forum: Windows 7 Forum May 9th 16, 09:52 AM Posted to alt.windows7.general
Replies: 15
Views: 1,610
Posted By Etal
Dumping list of files /with tags/ to a file?

Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

Nil wrote:

Spalls Hurgenson Wrote:

I have a bunch of files that I have meticulously tagged (e.g., added
metadata such as author, subject, etc). Is there a...
Forum: General XP issues or comments September 28th 15, 12:41 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,alt.usenet.offline-reader.forte-agent,comp.mail.eudora.ms-windows
Replies: 32
Views: 1,021,766
Posted By Etal
Text suddently moves tot he right margine, won't move back.

micky wrote:

Etal wrote:


I'm reading this thread from 'm.p.windowsxp.general' and don't
see any explanation for the behavior you (the OP) describe.
...
Forum: General XP issues or comments September 27th 15, 10:43 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,alt.usenet.offline-reader.forte-agent,comp.mail.eudora.ms-windows
Replies: 32
Views: 1,021,766
Posted By Etal
Text suddently moves tot he right margine, won't move back.

wrote:

Ralph Fox wrote:

wrote:

Sometimes text moves to the right side of a field.

My comment are at the bottom.
Forum: General XP issues or comments February 5th 15, 02:04 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 4
Views: 409
Posted By Etal
msconfig does not start from console

Paul wrote:

Nil wrote:

Andy wrote:

It's been awhile, but I thought I could run msconfig from a
console, but it does not start.

The binaries are here.
Forum: General XP issues or comments November 4th 11, 05:53 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 4
Views: 123
Posted By Etal
unexpectedly reverting to USA keyboard layout?

J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:

J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:

I had thought it was just some prog.s, but it's just
happened in Skype: I had been typing (I'm talking to a
deaf person)...
Forum: General XP issues or comments November 2nd 11, 01:42 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 6
Views: 112
Posted By Etal
Keyboard mystery

( I deleted the 2 groups dealing with hardware. )

Don Phillipson wrote:

I should like to tweak faster boot (and prevent unneeded
CTFMON from recurring.) What web sites seem practical?


For...
Forum: General XP issues or comments November 1st 11, 12:41 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 4
Views: 123
Posted By Etal
unexpectedly reverting to USA keyboard layout?

J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:

I had thought it was just some prog.s, but it's just happened
in Skype: I had been typing (I'm talking to a deaf person)
prices with the pound sign, and suddenly...
Forum: General XP issues or comments July 16th 11, 01:29 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 43
Views: 386
Posted By Etal
internet, modem, how to turn off?

VanguardLH wrote:

Etal wrote:

I don't keep track of your or anyone else's view
specifically, but i'd argue that almost without exception
most security-minded computer-problem-helpers...
Forum: General XP issues or comments July 15th 11, 03:29 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 43
Views: 386
Posted By Etal
internet, modem, how to turn off?

VanguardLH wrote:

Yep, my bad, I thought you were looking for a disable switch
on a cable modem. However, what would be the point of a
disable switch on a router?

To effectively turn it into...
Forum: General XP issues or comments July 14th 11, 01:39 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 6
Views: 136
Posted By Etal
carret and accent key broken

Paul wrote:


Well, a keyboard isn't a keyboard, without the effects of
software.

On my Windows 7 laptop, the localization of the keyboard would
change on its own, while the OS was...
Forum: General XP issues or comments July 14th 11, 01:33 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 43
Views: 386
Posted By Etal
internet, modem, how to turn off?

VanguardLH wrote:


It looked to me Etal was saying all cable modem are missing a
hardware switch to disable Internet access. Not true. Some
have a switch. Even Etal conceded that point...
Forum: General XP issues or comments July 12th 11, 06:21 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 6
Views: 136
Posted By Etal
carret and accent key broken

Steve Miller wrote:

I encountered something strange today. My keyboard or
something seems to be broken.

Two keys the caret and the accent key do not work properly.
The caret key does work...
Forum: General XP issues or comments July 12th 11, 03:56 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 43
Views: 386
Posted By Etal
internet, modem, how to turn off?

VanguardLH wrote:

Etal wrote:



copied from the end


But the scenario was to disable Internet connectivity, not all
Forum: General XP issues or comments July 11th 11, 07:04 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 43
Views: 386
Posted By Etal
internet, modem, how to turn off?

Cheng Heng wrote:

Etal wrote:

Along that suggestion but more severe, here is what i do.
Right-click on the networking-icon in the notification-area
(the blue double-monitors icon) and...
Forum: General XP issues or comments July 11th 11, 07:01 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 43
Views: 386
Posted By Etal
internet, modem, how to turn off?

Paul wrote:


There was one cable modem, with a switch to disable it.

"SB5100 series with standby button"

...
Forum: General XP issues or comments July 11th 11, 05:03 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 43
Views: 386
Posted By Etal
internet, modem, how to turn off?

VanguardLH wrote:

Geri wrote:

I have internet access thru a cable company modem that does
not have an on/off switch. I was told that this is normal,
that the modem is designed to stay...
Forum: General XP issues or comments June 7th 11, 07:59 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 7
Views: 262
Posted By Etal
Control Panel and Add/Remove - very slow to open

Smirnoff wrote:


Appreciate the replies but my main question was about Control
Panel. Only added Add/Remove problem for info. I accept that
it depends on how many programs you have thatmay...
Forum: General XP issues or comments May 12th 11, 10:04 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 10
Views: 278
Posted By Etal
Services GUI all skewed up . . . Windows XP SP3

AnnaG wrote:

Until a month ago (or so), my Services GUI used to look as it
should . . . http://i52.tinypic.com/xn7rbm.png

Since then, its all skewed up and looks like this . . .
...
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