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Forum: Windows XP Help and Support February 22nd 12, 10:13 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,alt.windows-xp
Replies: 9
Views: 1,544
Posted By Jon Danniken[_3_]
Telephony & Remote Access Connection Manager (services) - are they needed?

SC Tom wrote:
"XP Guy" wrote in message
...
Why exactly would an XP system need to be running:

- Telephony service

- Remote Access...
Forum: General XP issues or comments December 25th 11, 06:53 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 5
Views: 137
Posted By Jon Danniken[_3_]
Interesting IE8 behavior

VanguardLH wrote:
And if the OP doesn't want to do searching from the address bar, go to
and enable the option "Internet Options - Advanced tab - Search from
the Address bar - Do not submit...
Forum: General XP issues or comments December 25th 11, 04:33 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 5
Views: 137
Posted By Jon Danniken[_3_]
Interesting IE8 behavior

Bruce Hagen wrote:
"Jon Danniken" wrote in message
...
Type any sequence of less than 10 numbers into the address bar...
Forum: General XP issues or comments December 25th 11, 03:22 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 5
Views: 137
Posted By Jon Danniken[_3_]
Interesting IE8 behavior

Type any sequence of less than 10 numbers into the address bar in IE8, and
hit "/ + ENTER".

What in the heck is the function of this?

Jon
Forum: General XP issues or comments December 17th 11, 08:57 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 4
Views: 139
Posted By Jon Danniken[_3_]
Disable "expand" for folders in Start Menu

Paul in Houston TX wrote:
Jon Danniken wrote:
I am working on an XPsp3 MCE computer, and trying to add a shortcut
to a few networked folders into the start menu.

The problem is that...
Forum: General XP issues or comments December 17th 11, 07:46 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 4
Views: 139
Posted By Jon Danniken[_3_]
Disable "expand" for folders in Start Menu

I am working on an XPsp3 MCE computer, and trying to add a shortcut to a
few networked folders into the start menu.

The problem is that adding a shortcut to those folders ends up being an...
Forum: General XP issues or comments December 3rd 11, 06:50 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 13
Views: 209
Posted By Jon Danniken[_3_]
Are any Facebook and Twitter sidebar blockers available?

Bill in Co wrote:
Is anybody aware of any app that will block those stupid and annoying
Facebook and Twitter sidebars (or whatever you call them) that appear
on lots of web pages these days? I...
Forum: General XP issues or comments November 28th 11, 12:23 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 6
Views: 156
Posted By Jon Danniken[_3_]
Navigating large website

John wrote:
1. What browser?
2. If you've clicked (on an empty part of the page), does the space
bar have any effect?

Browser is IE8
Yes - tapping the spacebar moves the page...
Forum: General XP issues or comments November 27th 11, 08:43 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 10
Views: 128
Posted By Jon Danniken[_3_]
I.E. Toolbars turned black !!!

BillW50 wrote:
Hägar wrote:
.... It happened after I
was prompted by Adobe to update the Flash Player..


I don't understand why people bother to update things which are
already...
Forum: General XP issues or comments November 19th 11, 08:43 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 20
Views: 340
Posted By Jon Danniken[_3_]
Why is Windows 7 numbered as "7"

Bruce Hagen wrote:

The first version was Windows 1.0.

Windows Vista Team Blog
http://windowsteamblog.com/windows/archive/b/windowsvista/archive/2008/10/14/why-7.aspx

I still have a copy...
Forum: General XP issues or comments November 13th 11, 05:24 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 12
Views: 227
Posted By Jon Danniken[_3_]
IE8 slows down computer when not using browser

aeroloose wrote:

A shot in the dark ... do you have Windows Desktop Search?
The indexing & processing time associated with this program
is killer to older XP and low-memory systems (e.g....
Forum: General XP issues or comments November 12th 11, 08:08 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 5
Views: 153
Posted By Jon Danniken[_3_]
WinXP "Start/Run" Commands?

wrote:
I was having a problem in IE8 and cleared my cookies, etc - not
knowing that it would also clear my options I has in Start/Run. I
con't recall all the options, but...
Forum: General XP issues or comments November 10th 11, 06:43 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 7
Views: 155
Posted By Jon Danniken[_3_]
How to get better streaming video with low-speed DSL?

micky wrote:

What needed QuickTime was http://tvpc.tv/Channel.php?ChannelID=1378

http://www.tvpc.tv/ChannelList.php has tv from all over the world,
that you should be able to play.

I don't...
Forum: General XP issues or comments November 8th 11, 08:46 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 12
Views: 227
Posted By Jon Danniken[_3_]
IE8 slows down computer when not using browser

Tim Meddick wrote:
Not at all clear about what exactly it is you are trying to describe
here....

I'm supposing you have opened up "My Music" in explorer, pressed [F3]
brings up Window's...
Forum: General XP issues or comments November 8th 11, 12:58 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 12
Views: 227
Posted By Jon Danniken[_3_]
IE8 slows down computer when not using browser

Jon Danniken wrote:
Tim Meddick wrote:
The [iexplore.exe] process may appear from time to time in your
process-list even when you are not actually using it. This is
sometimes due to it...
Forum: General XP issues or comments November 8th 11, 03:09 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 12
Views: 227
Posted By Jon Danniken[_3_]
IE8 slows down computer when not using browser

Tim Meddick wrote:
The [iexplore.exe] process may appear from time to time in your
process-list even when you are not actually using it. This is
sometimes due to it being required when certain...
Forum: General XP issues or comments November 7th 11, 10:08 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 12
Views: 227
Posted By Jon Danniken[_3_]
IE8 slows down computer when not using browser

Hi,

I upgraded IE8 on my WinXP box a few weeks ago, and while I like the browser
better than IE6, I now have some issues on my computer.

Specifically, whenever I close an application, there is a...
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