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Forum: Customizing Windows XP May 26th 10, 10:05 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
Replies: 10
Views: 1,970
Posted By Swifty
Can Windows XP File Manager sort by multiple fields?

On Tue, 25 May 2010 20:57:58 +0100, "Tim Meddick"
wrote:

Ordering the file-list in Explorer by "Type" - then highlighting the
file-type "block" - then re-order by date!

The...
Forum: Customizing Windows XP May 26th 10, 10:05 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
Replies: 10
Views: 1,970
Posted By Swifty
Can Windows XP File Manager sort by multiple fields?

On Tue, 25 May 2010 20:57:58 +0100, "Tim Meddick"
wrote:

Ordering the file-list in Explorer by "Type" - then highlighting the
file-type "block" - then re-order by date!

The...
Forum: Customizing Windows XP May 26th 10, 09:58 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
Replies: 10
Views: 2,330
Posted By Swifty
Hard drive thrashing - Windows XP Home

On Fri, 19 Feb 2010 01:52:26 -0800 (PST), Gas Bag
wrote:

I've recently installed Windows XP Home on a partitioned hard drive.
The C: Drive (which contains the operating...
Forum: Customizing Windows XP May 26th 10, 09:58 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
Replies: 10
Views: 2,330
Posted By Swifty
Hard drive thrashing - Windows XP Home

On Fri, 19 Feb 2010 01:52:26 -0800 (PST), Gas Bag
wrote:

I've recently installed Windows XP Home on a partitioned hard drive.
The C: Drive (which contains the operating...
Forum: Customizing Windows XP May 25th 10, 04:03 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
Replies: 10
Views: 1,970
Posted By Swifty
Can Windows XP File Manager sort by multiple fields?

On Mon, 24 May 2010 22:51:42 +0100, "Tim Meddick"
wrote:

You'd think so, wouldn't you....but, unfortunately, not!

I'd never realised this before now, but it will bug me for...
Forum: Customizing Windows XP May 25th 10, 04:03 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
Replies: 10
Views: 1,970
Posted By Swifty
Can Windows XP File Manager sort by multiple fields?

On Mon, 24 May 2010 22:51:42 +0100, "Tim Meddick"
wrote:

You'd think so, wouldn't you....but, unfortunately, not!

I'd never realised this before now, but it will bug me for...
Forum: Windows XP Help and Support May 12th 10, 02:22 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
Replies: 1
Views: 407
Posted By Swifty
jerky mouse on log in screen??

On Tue, 11 May 2010 16:34:33 -0500, Buckaroo
wrote:

I can eventually get on my account name and click, but is really annoying.

I just use the "down arrow" key on my...
Forum: Windows XP Help and Support April 25th 10, 09:27 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
Replies: 2
Views: 513
Posted By Swifty
USB to Serial Converter. Working fine - now Disabled?!

On Thu, 22 Apr 2010 23:38:18 -0700 (PDT), Sibine
wrote:

Bizarre as it was working and now not - makes me think Windows has
disabled it because it was the cause of the...
Forum: Windows XP Help and Support April 19th 10, 08:26 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
Replies: 2
Views: 552
Posted By Swifty
Speakers do not work

On Sun, 18 Apr 2010 16:21:45 -0500, VanguardLH wrote:

Why did you "fix" something that wasn't broke?

Some people keep their software up to date even when they are not
aware of any...
Forum: Windows XP Help and Support April 15th 10, 04:30 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
Replies: 3
Views: 584
Posted By Swifty
Microsoft Tries to Avoid Windows Blue Screen Repeat

On Thu, 15 Apr 2010 04:19:46 -0700, Tecknomage
wrote:

My question would be why didn't the version of "Malicious Software
Removal Tool" prior to the update causing the BSoD...
Forum: Windows XP Help and Support April 5th 10, 01:06 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
Replies: 3
Views: 507
Posted By Swifty
Default Name for C Drive

On Sun, 4 Apr 2010 21:38:07 -0500, "Shenan Stanley"
wrote:

Most applications do not care what the volume name is - none I know of care
what the user friendly (presentation)...
Forum: Windows XP Help and Support April 5th 10, 11:42 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
Replies: 4
Views: 553
Posted By Swifty
Using onboard sound card

On Sun, 4 Apr 2010 08:00:02 -0700 (PDT), rjagathe
wrote:

How to install it and use both hte sound cards?

It is possible that your onboard soundcard has become disabled in...
Forum: Windows XP Help and Support April 5th 10, 11:35 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
Replies: 10
Views: 745
Posted By Swifty
Deleted files going to /RECYCLER on different drive.

On Sun, 4 Apr 2010 16:20:50 -0700 (PDT), Jose
wrote:

You may think you have no files on F, but XP is going to want to
allocate space for a Recycle Bin and generally System...
Forum: Windows XP Help and Support April 5th 10, 06:56 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
Replies: 10
Views: 745
Posted By Swifty
Deleted files going to /RECYCLER on different drive.

On Sun, 4 Apr 2010 13:01:15 -0400, "Twayne"
wrote:

That's likely. Explorer will actually show you which drives
the deleted data resides on, I'm pretty sure.

It shows...
Forum: Windows XP Help and Support April 4th 10, 05:18 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
Replies: 10
Views: 745
Posted By Swifty
Deleted files going to /RECYCLER on different drive.

On Sun, 4 Apr 2010 11:18:34 -0400, "Twayne"
wrote:

If you take
a look, I think you'll see the same filelist on each drive.
They aren't actually files: Just shortcuts to...
Forum: Windows XP Help and Support April 4th 10, 05:15 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
Replies: 10
Views: 745
Posted By Swifty
Deleted files going to /RECYCLER on different drive.

On Sun, 4 Apr 2010 09:58:05 -0400, "dadiOH"
wrote:

4. Assure that there is a check mark in "Configure drives independently".

There was, and still is. I don't mind allowing 10%...
Forum: Windows XP Help and Support April 4th 10, 05:12 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
Replies: 10
Views: 745
Posted By Swifty
Deleted files going to /RECYCLER on different drive.

On Sun, 4 Apr 2010 05:02:30 -0700 (PDT), Jose
wrote:

What do you see that convinces you that deleted files from C;, D:, and
E: are accumulating in F:\RECYCLER?

Step 1. The...
Forum: Windows XP Help and Support April 4th 10, 09:17 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
Replies: 10
Views: 745
Posted By Swifty
Deleted files going to /RECYCLER on different drive.

I recently added a new 2Tb partition as F:
I haven't used it yet, but it is accumulating deleted files from C:,
D:, and E: in F:\RECYCLER

Is this supposed to happen? It takes so much more I/O to...
Forum: Windows XP Help and Support March 18th 10, 01:28 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
Replies: 1
Views: 526
Posted By Swifty
"Show in folder" never works

Several applications on my system have a "Show in folder" option. None
of them work, though they did in the past. The applications include
most browsers, for example. It is unlikely that they are all...
Forum: Windows XP Help and Support March 14th 10, 10:11 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
Replies: 7
Views: 704
Posted By Swifty
Microphone is not working

On Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:19:42 -0700, "Bill in Co."
wrote:

A microphone won't really work if plugged into the Line-In jack, because the
signal from a microphone is...
Forum: Windows XP Help and Support February 25th 10, 08:38 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
Replies: 16
Views: 1,971
Posted By Swifty
Win.XP -Win.7 dual boot

On Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:20:01 -0600, "Unknown"
wrote:

I'll bet you're Microsoft Client Team. Wouldn't click on that URL for
anything.

You don't have to; there's a Firefox...
Forum: Windows XP Help and Support February 17th 10, 07:58 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
Replies: 26
Views: 2,601
Posted By Swifty
Migrating from Windows XP 32-bit to Windows 7 64-bit

On Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:07:09 -0500, Yousuf Khan
wrote:

Well, I want to really migrate, but I want to have XP around temporarily
as it was, so I can properly migrate things...
Forum: Windows XP Help and Support February 7th 10, 02:50 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
Replies: 5
Views: 652
Posted By Swifty
Desktop Heap problem

On Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:34:21 +0000, Steve Swift
wrote:

Dheapmon.exe tells me that whatever I have, it is not a desktop heap
problem, as none of the values went over 64%...
Forum: Windows XP Help and Support January 3rd 10, 11:11 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
Replies: 3
Views: 1,040
Posted By Swifty
Event Id: 45 & 49 FTDisk logged in event view after boot up

Doc J wrote:
I need to add that hibernation is causing this error i disable it then
renable it but pc wont hibernate& cause this error?

Both hibernation (and presumably rge Crash Dump process)...
Forum: Windows XP Help and Support January 1st 10, 06:21 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
Replies: 13
Views: 1,147
Posted By Swifty
Screen Inverted

ann1957 wrote:
Yay! I knew it had to be some simple combination of keys pushed...
because my cat rolled over onto the keyboard and inverted it in the
first place! Thanks!

I'm a dog person,...
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