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Forum: Windows 7 Forum November 23rd 12, 05:04 AM Posted to alt.windows7.general
Replies: 46
Views: 1,115
Posted By Gene Wirchenko
Running XP Programs on Windows 7 Home Premium

On Thu, 22 Nov 2012 23:54:32 +0100, Fokke Nauta
wrote:

[snip]

No, this compatibility mode is a big achievement of W7. I found out that
a lot of applications which would...
Forum: Windows 7 Forum November 23rd 12, 05:03 AM Posted to alt.windows7.general
Replies: 46
Views: 1,115
Posted By Gene Wirchenko
Running XP Programs on Windows 7 Home Premium

On Thu, 22 Nov 2012 22:52:01 +0200, Steve Hayes
wrote:

[snip]

Some Borland programs (such as those developed in Turbo Pascal) won't run with
fast processors. It is not a...
Forum: Windows 7 Forum November 22nd 12, 06:54 PM Posted to alt.windows7.general
Replies: 15
Views: 606
Posted By Gene Wirchenko
Copying between Win 7 64-bit and Win XP subsystem

On Thu, 22 Nov 2012 06:47:23 +0200, Steve Hayes
wrote:

[snip]

Does that mean that in Windows they do not use the same file systems?

For example, if I have a file with a...
Forum: Windows 7 Forum November 22nd 12, 06:51 PM Posted to alt.windows7.general
Replies: 13
Views: 331
Posted By Gene Wirchenko
Stopping Mouse Auto-Selection on Hover

On Thu, 22 Nov 2012 01:20:58 -0600, Six Underground
wrote:

[snip]

Never mind.. apparently you've tried that. It certainly worked well
for me at the time I needed it to. I...
Forum: Windows 7 Forum November 22nd 12, 06:49 PM Posted to alt.windows7.general
Replies: 13
Views: 331
Posted By Gene Wirchenko
Stopping Mouse Auto-Selection on Hover

On Thu, 22 Nov 2012 06:36:47 +0000, choro wrote:

On 22/11/2012 03:11, Gene Wirchenko wrote:
On Wed, 21 Nov 2012 22:25:26 +0000, "J. P. Gilliver (John)"
...
Forum: Windows 7 Forum November 22nd 12, 06:44 PM Posted to alt.windows7.general
Replies: 16
Views: 819
Posted By Gene Wirchenko
Problem Adjusting Window

On Wed, 21 Nov 2012 23:41:02 -0600, VanguardLH wrote:

My bad. Even though I reviewed my post before submission, often your
eyes will see what they expect to see.

You are...
Forum: Windows 7 Forum November 22nd 12, 04:31 AM Posted to alt.windows7.general
Replies: 46
Views: 1,115
Posted By Gene Wirchenko
Running XP Programs on Windows 7 Home Premium

Dear Win7ers:

My Windows 7 Professional desktop system came with Virtual
Windows XP. With a bit of work, I was able to get it running my
16-bit programming utilities.

My laptop has...
Forum: Windows 7 Forum November 22nd 12, 03:11 AM Posted to alt.windows7.general
Replies: 13
Views: 331
Posted By Gene Wirchenko
Stopping Mouse Auto-Selection on Hover

On Wed, 21 Nov 2012 22:25:26 +0000, "J. P. Gilliver (John)"
wrote:

[snip]

I don't think this is a pad/mouse difference - I think the same will
happen if you use a...
Forum: Windows 7 Forum November 21st 12, 07:10 PM Posted to alt.windows7.general
Replies: 13
Views: 331
Posted By Gene Wirchenko
Stopping Mouse Auto-Selection on Hover

Dear Win7ers:

I have a laptop running Windows 7. It has a Elan Smart-Pad for
the "mouse". I dislike this and usually use a USB mouse. Sometimes
though, it is not worth the trouble to dig out...
Forum: Windows 8 Help Forum November 20th 12, 10:29 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
Replies: 9
Views: 582
Posted By Gene Wirchenko
Window Server 2012 pre-activated copy??

On 20 Nov 2012 21:30:26 GMT, wrote:

[snip]

Please suggest a better newsreader, I searched google but almost all of
them are geared for downloading TV, Movies, etc. A...
Forum: Windows 7 Forum November 20th 12, 09:35 PM Posted to alt.windows7.general
Replies: 16
Views: 819
Posted By Gene Wirchenko
Problem Adjusting Window

On Tue, 20 Nov 2012 13:44:59 -0600, VanguardLH wrote:

"Gene Wirchenko" wrote:

VanguardLH wrote:

You are asking how to get a product whose last version (major
...
Forum: Windows 7 Forum November 20th 12, 06:11 PM Posted to alt.windows7.general
Replies: 16
Views: 819
Posted By Gene Wirchenko
Problem Adjusting Window

On Mon, 19 Nov 2012 22:08:07 -0600, VanguardLH wrote:

[snip]

Can you get at the window's control menu (even if it is hidden)? That
is, when the window is active, hit Alt+Spacebar. ...
Forum: Windows 7 Forum November 20th 12, 06:02 PM Posted to alt.windows7.general
Replies: 16
Views: 819
Posted By Gene Wirchenko
Problem Adjusting Window

On Mon, 19 Nov 2012 23:00:20 -0500, charlie wrote:

[snip]

Which version of Foxpro? I've had 6 setting on the shelf unused for
years. The project it was bought for was...
Forum: Windows 7 Forum November 20th 12, 06:01 PM Posted to alt.windows7.general
Replies: 16
Views: 819
Posted By Gene Wirchenko
Problem Adjusting Window

On Mon, 19 Nov 2012 22:58:59 -0500, Elmo wrote:

[snip]

Right-click the program on the taskbar, press "X" on the keyboard. Also

That did not do anything.

try a...
Forum: Windows 7 Forum November 20th 12, 03:37 AM Posted to alt.windows7.general
Replies: 16
Views: 819
Posted By Gene Wirchenko
Problem Adjusting Window

On Mon, 19 Nov 2012 19:08:53 -0800, Gene E. Bloch
wrote:

[snip]

It's easy enough to set the Taskbar to autohide temporarily and reset
it later. Works for me.

...
Forum: Windows 7 Forum November 20th 12, 03:00 AM Posted to alt.windows7.general
Replies: 16
Views: 819
Posted By Gene Wirchenko
Problem Adjusting Window

Dear Win7ers:

I run with the taskbar at the top of the screen. I find it more
useful that way. Some programs do not handle that quite right, and I
have to manually adjust so that the window...
Forum: Windows 7 Forum November 19th 12, 08:30 PM Posted to alt.windows7.general
Replies: 4
Views: 535
Posted By Gene Wirchenko
Multiple Monitor questions on hardware and software

On Mon, 19 Nov 2012 20:02:12 +0000 (UTC), Parko
wrote:

[snip]

A man using Apple Maps walks in to a bar, or maybe a hotel, or maybe a
church...

...
Forum: Windows 7 Forum November 19th 12, 05:23 PM Posted to alt.windows7.general
Replies: 25
Views: 1,142
Posted By Gene Wirchenko
Windows 8

On Mon, 19 Nov 2012 14:17:19 +0000, Desk Rabbit
wrote:

On 16/11/2012 17:51, Gene Wirchenko wrote:
On Fri, 16 Nov 2012 14:04:22 +0000, Desk Rabbit
...
Forum: Windows 7 Forum November 16th 12, 05:51 PM Posted to alt.windows7.general
Replies: 25
Views: 1,142
Posted By Gene Wirchenko
Windows 8

On Fri, 16 Nov 2012 14:04:22 +0000, Desk Rabbit
wrote:

[snip]

But still a company that has made a profit out of the sale and has a
legal responsibility to provide support and...
Forum: Windows 7 Forum November 15th 12, 05:46 PM Posted to alt.windows7.general
Replies: 67
Views: 728
Posted By Gene Wirchenko
Defragmenting 'System'

On Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:12:57 -0000, "Lieutenant Scott"
wrote:

On Thu, 15 Nov 2012 05:38:34 -0000, Gene Wirchenko wrote:

On Thu, 15 Nov 2012 00:30:33 -0000,...
Forum: Windows 7 Forum November 15th 12, 05:38 AM Posted to alt.windows7.general
Replies: 67
Views: 728
Posted By Gene Wirchenko
Defragmenting 'System'

On Thu, 15 Nov 2012 00:30:33 -0000, "Lieutenant Scott"
wrote:

[snip]

I don't seem to have a problem reading lines [counts] 180 characters wide, which is what my screen shows. Can...
Forum: Windows 7 Forum November 13th 12, 06:18 PM Posted to alt.windows7.general
Replies: 22
Views: 1,330
Posted By Gene Wirchenko
Sudden departure of the Windows chief

On Tue, 13 Nov 2012 01:08:56 -0500, Paul wrote:

cameo wrote:
The latest news is that Steven Sinofsky, president of Windows and
Windows Live, is leaving Microsoft,...
Forum: Windows 7 Forum November 13th 12, 04:22 AM Posted to alt.windows7.general
Replies: 81
Views: 797
Posted By Gene Wirchenko
Library enhancements and/or replacement

On Mon, 12 Nov 2012 20:16:17 -0600, Char Jackson
wrote:

[snip]

It quickly gets confusing when you use terminology incorrectly. Those
aren't mailboxes.

Eudora calls them...
Forum: Windows 7 Forum November 13th 12, 12:58 AM Posted to alt.windows7.general
Replies: 81
Views: 797
Posted By Gene Wirchenko
Library enhancements and/or replacement

On Mon, 12 Nov 2012 18:11:37 -0600, Char Jackson
wrote:

On Mon, 12 Nov 2012 15:11:02 -0800, Gene Wirchenko
wrote:

On Sun, 11 Nov 2012 22:44:14 -0600, Char...
Forum: Windows 7 Forum November 12th 12, 11:11 PM Posted to alt.windows7.general
Replies: 81
Views: 797
Posted By Gene Wirchenko
Library enhancements and/or replacement

On Sun, 11 Nov 2012 22:44:14 -0600, Char Jackson
wrote:

On Sun, 11 Nov 2012 19:17:04 -0800, Gene Wirchenko
wrote:

On Fri, 09 Nov 2012 16:29:25 -0600, Char...
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