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Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum July 14th 20, 06:31 AM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.windows7.general
Replies: 13
Views: 500
Posted By David E. Ross[_2_]
Router going bad?

On 7/13/2020 5:53 AM, Yousuf Khan wrote:
So I've had this particular router for only a few years, a Dlink
DIR-850L rev B. Here's the background to the story.

Recently I'd been finding that...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum June 25th 20, 01:45 AM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.windows7.general
Replies: 140
Views: 1,885
Posted By David E. Ross[_2_]
Why is search so brain dead these days?

On 6/24/2020 5:20 PM, VanguardLH wrote:
"David E. Ross" wrote:

On 6/21/2020 9:39 AM, VanguardLH wrote:
Yousuf Khan wrote:

...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum June 22nd 20, 07:29 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.windows7.general
Replies: 140
Views: 1,885
Posted By David E. Ross[_2_]
Why is search so brain dead these days?

On 6/20/2020 3:54 PM, Yousuf Khan wrote:
I'm referring mainly to Windows search, but this applies to a lot of
other search algorithms all over the place and on the Internet too. In
the olden...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum June 21st 20, 07:05 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.windows7.general
Replies: 140
Views: 1,885
Posted By David E. Ross[_2_]
Why is search so brain dead these days?

On 6/21/2020 9:39 AM, VanguardLH wrote:
Yousuf Khan wrote:

VanguardLH wrote:

Yousuf Khan wrote:

I'm referring mainly...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum June 21st 20, 06:36 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.windows7.general
Replies: 140
Views: 1,885
Posted By David E. Ross[_2_]
Why is search so brain dead these days?

On 6/21/2020 9:01 AM, Paul wrote:
philo wrote:

Thanks for the info.
As one who recently did a search that found close to nothing, I am
happy with the much improved results using the...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum June 21st 20, 03:20 AM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.windows7.general
Replies: 140
Views: 1,885
Posted By David E. Ross[_2_]
Why is search so brain dead these days?

On 6/20/2020 7:04 PM, pyotr filipivich wrote:
"David E. Ross" on Sat, 20 Jun 2020 16:11:05
-0700 typed in alt.windows7.general the following:
On 6/20/2020 4:06 PM,...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum June 21st 20, 12:23 AM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.windows7.general
Replies: 140
Views: 1,885
Posted By David E. Ross[_2_]
Why is search so brain dead these days?

On 6/20/2020 4:11 PM, David E. Ross wrote:
On 6/20/2020 4:06 PM, Rene Lamontagne wrote:
On 2020-06-20 5:54 p.m., Yousuf Khan wrote:
I'm referring mainly to Windows search, but this applies...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum June 21st 20, 12:11 AM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.windows7.general
Replies: 140
Views: 1,885
Posted By David E. Ross[_2_]
Why is search so brain dead these days?

On 6/20/2020 4:06 PM, Rene Lamontagne wrote:
On 2020-06-20 5:54 p.m., Yousuf Khan wrote:
I'm referring mainly to Windows search, but this applies to a lot of
other search algorithms all over...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum June 17th 20, 03:11 AM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.windows7.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,alt.comp.os.windows-xp
Replies: 19
Views: 417
Posted By David E. Ross[_2_]
Roadmap for PDF reader in Microsoft Edge

On 6/16/2020 5:30 PM, 😉 Good Guy 😉 wrote:
Very soon you won't need any other pdf readers!!

...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum April 26th 20, 03:06 AM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,rec.photo.digital,comp.infosystems.www.authoring.html,alt.html
Replies: 10
Views: 149
Posted By David E. Ross[_2_]
some simple video edits

On 4/25/2020 5:54 PM, dale wrote:
Hi,

I can use the Windows "Camera" app to capture *.mp4 videos to my suiting.

I used to have an app on Windows, might have been VLC, to get an *.ogg
...
Forum: General XP issues or comments January 18th 20, 07:35 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,alt.windows7.general
Replies: 1
Views: 1,015
Posted By David E. Ross[_2_]
Username and Password not shown

On 1/17/2020 10:30 AM, MeOhMy wrote:

52.9.1 (32-bit)

Using and do Enter master password to look at passwords for email.

I see all except one listed.

Why is it not listed ?
Not...
Forum: General XP issues or comments October 13th 19, 03:02 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,alt.windows7.general,sci.electronics.repair
Replies: 44
Views: 2,353
Posted By David E. Ross[_2_]
Mouse Refurbish

On 10/12/2019 5:57 PM, MouseUser wrote:
My favorite mouse is acting up.
Buttons double-click on a single-click and sometimes do not click at all.

I tried repeatedly tapping to try to clean...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum September 8th 19, 11:52 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.windows7.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
Replies: 139
Views: 1,536
Posted By David E. Ross[_2_]
A screen question.

On 9/8/2019 2:26 PM, Big Bad Bob wrote:
On 2019-09-08 03:08, J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:
In message , Peter Jason
writes:
Hi,...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum September 8th 19, 06:55 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.windows7.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
Replies: 139
Views: 1,536
Posted By David E. Ross[_2_]
A screen question.

On 9/8/2019 9:43 AM, J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:
In message , SC Tom writes:


"J. P. Gilliver (John)" wrote in message
...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum August 15th 19, 05:45 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.windows7.general,microsoft.public.windows.server.general,alt.msdoc.batch
Replies: 22
Views: 1,523
Posted By David E. Ross[_2_]
What Windows "magic" invokes a command window as an Administratorwindow simply by using Control+Shift+Enter versus Enter?

On 8/15/2019 8:25 AM, JJ wrote:
On Wed, 14 Aug 2019 23:57:01 -0000 (UTC), Arlen George Holder wrote:
What Windows "magic" turns a command window into Administrator simply by
using...
Forum: General XP issues or comments July 13th 19, 07:14 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,alt.windows7.general
Replies: 3
Views: 787
Posted By David E. Ross[_2_]
Change Thunderbird GMail email password in Thunderbird

On 7/13/2019 10:28 AM, OtherGuy wrote:

Changed my gmail password for email account when put on my new phone.

Now how do I change it in Thunderbird ?

In Thunderbird when I try to access...
Forum: General XP issues or comments June 26th 19, 03:54 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,alt.windows7.general
Replies: 11
Views: 954
Posted By David E. Ross[_2_]
Command Window

On 6/26/2019 4:45 AM, SC Tom wrote :[i]


Or, go the the .bat propertieslayout and check "Wrap text output on
resize", if wrapping would help you out.

HTH!

Windows 7
Forum: General XP issues or comments June 24th 19, 11:54 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,alt.windows7.general
Replies: 11
Views: 954
Posted By David E. Ross[_2_]
Command Window

On 6/24/2019 3:14 PM, Freepy wrote:

Using a batch file to open a command window.

BUT I cannotget the command widow to expand horizontally.

How do I do this.

So much stuff is...
Forum: General XP issues or comments May 31st 19, 07:51 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,alt.windows7.general
Replies: 9
Views: 757
Posted By David E. Ross[_2_]
Desktop Icon Control

On 5/30/2019 3:59 PM, FreeMan wrote:
Looking for a free icon desktop control that will hide/show the desktop
icons with a control on the taskbar or ??? I want to turn on or off
visibility. ...
Forum: General XP issues or comments May 29th 19, 04:56 AM Posted to alt.windows7.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 30
Views: 1,359
Posted By David E. Ross[_2_]
Browser Blank

On 5/28/2019 5:14 PM, FreeMan wrote:
Wow what a thread.

I want no bias on the web page that the user will open with his/her
default browser, whatever it is.

i.e. no search engine page....
Forum: General XP issues or comments May 26th 19, 05:32 AM Posted to alt.windows7.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 22
Views: 1,043
Posted By David E. Ross[_2_]
How do i tell Thunderbird to stop what is doing so i can write anemail ????

On 5/25/2019 8:06 PM, pyotr filipivich wrote:
Paul on Sat, 25 May 2019 20:57:08 -0400 typed
in alt.windows7.general the following:
pyotr filipivich wrote:
Yikes...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum May 26th 19, 05:32 AM Posted to alt.windows7.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 21
Views: 314
Posted By David E. Ross[_2_]
How do i tell Thunderbird to stop what is doing so i can write anemail ????

On 5/25/2019 8:06 PM, pyotr filipivich wrote:
Paul on Sat, 25 May 2019 20:57:08 -0400 typed
in alt.windows7.general the following:
pyotr filipivich wrote:
Yikes...
Forum: General XP issues or comments May 26th 19, 03:14 AM Posted to alt.windows7.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 30
Views: 1,359
Posted By David E. Ross[_2_]
Browser Blank

On 5/25/2019 1:58 PM, FreeMan wrote:
What is the best URL to use when opening a browser.
Something that will try to get to the internet but will not be
political, sales or anything but a...
Forum: General XP issues or comments May 25th 19, 10:58 PM Posted to alt.windows7.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 30
Views: 1,359
Posted By David E. Ross[_2_]
Browser Blank

On 5/25/2019 1:58 PM, FreeMan wrote:
What is the best URL to use when opening a browser.
Something that will try to get to the internet but will not be
political, sales or anything but a...
Forum: General XP issues or comments May 25th 19, 10:58 PM Posted to alt.windows7.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 22
Views: 1,043
Posted By David E. Ross[_2_]
How do i tell Thunderbird to stop what is doing so i can write anemail ????

On 5/25/2019 2:32 PM, Yikes wrote:

Danm thing clogs up my access to even just typing into the email
composer !!!

mozilla is junk software ! but that is what I have.


On my Win XP...
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