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Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum August 11th 20, 12:54 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.windows7.general
Replies: 27
Views: 1,421
Posted By JJ[_11_]
Is there a way to get rid of these browser boxes?

On Tue, 11 Aug 2020 05:08:45 -0400, micky wrote:
In alt.comp.os.windows-10, on Tue, 11 Aug 2020 09:33:18 +0100, Andy
Burns wrote:

micky wrote:

Is there a way to...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum August 7th 20, 08:39 PM Posted to alt.computer.workshop,alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 275
Views: 8,804
Posted By JJ[_11_]
Ha! Ads be gone!

On Fri, 7 Aug 2020 11:39:40 -0700, Ken Blake wrote:

I just tried uBlock here on FireFox. It *sort of* blocks the ads that
start many Utube performances.

It starts with an error "An error...
Forum: Windows XP Help and Support August 6th 20, 04:23 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
Replies: 2
Views: 4,290
Posted By JJ[_11_]
Help with Windows script

On Wed, 5 Aug 2020 09:17:54 -0700 (PDT), wrote:
I use Windows scheduler to run BAT files using the "At startup" option.
Is it possible to insert some script into the...
Forum: General XP issues or comments July 23rd 20, 05:10 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 10
Views: 1,250
Posted By JJ[_11_]
xp "Welcome To MS Explorer" problem

On Wed, 22 Jul 2020 12:04:16 -0400, Paul wrote:
KenK wrote:
How can I stop this screen from appearing? It does so at least once a day.
This morning about four times so far. I erase the three...
Forum: General XP issues or comments July 21st 20, 03:49 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 5
Views: 986
Posted By JJ[_11_]
disable autoplay media files on download

On Tue, 21 Jul 2020 06:16:11 -0700 (PDT), wrote:
Hello,

m4a files auto open and play when I download them, whereas mp3 files do
not. How can I disable the autoplay...
Forum: Windows XP Help and Support July 17th 20, 02:46 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
Replies: 3
Views: 4,323
Posted By JJ[_11_]
Question about Windows Backup

On Thu, 16 Jul 2020 11:08:02 -0700 (PDT), wrote:
I use the old Windows 7 Backup/Restore daily using the app's daily
schedule feature. Unfortunately there is no option...
Forum: General XP issues or comments July 16th 20, 06:32 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 16
Views: 1,678
Posted By JJ[_11_]
How do I uninstall an INF file?

On Thu, 16 Jul 2020 09:04:13 +0800, Lu Wei wrote:

I uploaded the file he https://paste.mozilla.org/fUECMyTN
Is there any line saying it is not compatible with Windows XP?

That's not an INF...
Forum: General XP issues or comments July 15th 20, 06:30 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 16
Views: 1,678
Posted By JJ[_11_]
How do I uninstall an INF file?

On Thu, 16 Jul 2020 00:23:10 +0700, JJ wrote:

Also FYI, INF file is basically just a software script. While usually it
contains both installation and uninstallation tasks, both of the tasks...
Forum: General XP issues or comments July 15th 20, 06:23 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 16
Views: 1,678
Posted By JJ[_11_]
How do I uninstall an INF file?

On Wed, 15 Jul 2020 16:44:08 +0800, Lu Wei wrote:
I right clicked an driver inf file and selected "install". It got
installed without any prompt, which is normal. Then, how do I
*uninstall* it?...
Forum: Windows 8 Help Forum June 25th 20, 08:52 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.windows7.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,alt.comp.os.windows-xp,alt.comp.os.windows-8
Replies: 4
Views: 874
Posted By JJ[_11_]
Why is Microsoft wasting time on this junk OS

On Thu, 25 Jun 2020 02:24:59 -0400, Andy wrote:
Might be junk OS to you but those who use and like it its worth it:)

"í*½í¸‰ Good Guy í*½í¸‰" wrote in message...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum June 25th 20, 08:52 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.windows7.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,alt.comp.os.windows-xp,alt.comp.os.windows-8
Replies: 104
Views: 2,109
Posted By JJ[_11_]
Why is Microsoft wasting time on this junk OS

On Thu, 25 Jun 2020 02:24:59 -0400, Andy wrote:
Might be junk OS to you but those who use and like it its worth it:)

"í*½í¸‰ Good Guy í*½í¸‰" wrote in message...
Forum: General XP issues or comments June 25th 20, 08:52 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.windows7.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,alt.comp.os.windows-xp,alt.comp.os.windows-8
Replies: 4
Views: 1,025
Posted By JJ[_11_]
Why is Microsoft wasting time on this junk OS

On Thu, 25 Jun 2020 02:24:59 -0400, Andy wrote:
Might be junk OS to you but those who use and like it its worth it:)

"í*½í¸‰ Good Guy í*½í¸‰" wrote in message...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum June 13th 20, 11:31 AM Posted to alt.msdos.batch,alt.comp.freeware,alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 41
Views: 398
Posted By JJ[_11_]
Found this speaking time vbs batch script today & figured I'd ask for advice on how it works and how Windows gadgets work

On Fri, 12 Jun 2020 13:14:51 -0000 (UTC), Arlen Holder wrote:
On Fri, 12 Jun 2020 18:19:04 +0700, JJ wrote:

On Thu, 11 Jun 2020 16:50:36 -0000 (UTC), Arlen Holder wrote:
First off, I've...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum June 12th 20, 12:19 PM Posted to alt.msdos.batch,alt.comp.freeware,alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 41
Views: 398
Posted By JJ[_11_]
Found this speaking time vbs batch script today & figured I'd ask for advice on how it works and how Windows gadgets work

On Thu, 11 Jun 2020 16:50:36 -0000 (UTC), Arlen Holder wrote:
First off, I've _never_ run a VBS script before (as I didn't even know they
would work on Windows 10 without installing "something...
Forum: General XP issues or comments June 7th 20, 06:12 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 10
Views: 1,110
Posted By JJ[_11_]
Alternative to Excel for WinXP

On Fri, 05 Jun 2020 21:35:10 +0100, Pamela wrote:
My Excel 2003 (version 11) on WinXP has been playing up and I don't have the
installation CD to do a repair.

Is there an alternative I can...
Forum: Windows XP Help and Support June 5th 20, 06:54 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
Replies: 2
Views: 4,605
Posted By JJ[_11_]
Problem with backup

On Thu, 4 Jun 2020 08:33:24 -0700 (PDT), ivan wrote:
I'm using the old windows 7 backup/restore, on Windows 10. It is
scheduled for afternoon backup along with shutdown from Scheduler after
...
Forum: General XP issues or comments June 5th 20, 06:47 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 11
Views: 1,104
Posted By JJ[_11_]
Computer activity

On Wed, 3 Jun 2020 22:39:25 +0100, J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:

If I understand you rightly, "deliberately" is overstating the case a
teeny bit: not deliberately fragmenting, just not moving...
Forum: General XP issues or comments June 3rd 20, 06:56 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 11
Views: 1,104
Posted By JJ[_11_]
Computer activity

On Wed, 3 Jun 2020 11:53:58 +0100, J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:
On Wed, 3 Jun 2020 at 02:51:28, Andy wrote:
[]
I am surprised Windows does not use a better file...
Forum: General XP issues or comments May 26th 20, 01:27 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 4
Views: 992
Posted By JJ[_11_]
Start - documents (classic mode). Where do those two folders come from ?

On Mon, 25 May 2020 17:33:39 +0200, R.Wieser wrote:
Hello all,

I've got XP in classic mode, and when I click "Start" and hover over
"Documents" I get a menu pane showing two folders, a...
Forum: General XP issues or comments May 25th 20, 01:06 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 2
Views: 861
Posted By JJ[_11_]
Microsoft warns of massive phishing campaign leveraging Excel 4.0 macros

On Mon, 25 May 2020 00:33:24 -0000 (UTC), Arlen Holder wrote:
Microsoft warns of massive phishing campaign leveraging Excel 4.0 macros
...
Forum: General XP issues or comments May 22nd 20, 09:31 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 5
Views: 1,046
Posted By JJ[_11_]
Automatically exported bookmarks.html file isn't showing the folder structure.

On Fri, 22 May 2020 11:16:03 +0200, R.Wieser wrote:
Hello all,

A few weeks ago I enabled the exporting of a bookmarks file as HTML, and
today for some reason I decided to open it. What I...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum May 15th 20, 03:47 AM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.comp.freeware
Replies: 21
Views: 303
Posted By JJ[_11_]
Tutorial: How to enable the Telnet Client in Windows 10

On Fri, 15 May 2020 01:44:53 +0200, Arlen Holder wrote:

Most people haven't written a single tutorial in their entire lives.
o All those people _can_ do, is denigrate those who do write...
Forum: General XP issues or comments April 28th 20, 02:59 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 9
Views: 1,333
Posted By JJ[_11_]
How to disable a keyboards shutdown and sleep keys ?

On Mon, 27 Apr 2020 16:25:10 +0200, R.Wieser wrote:

It looks like that, yes. I was just assuming (hoping) that the low-level
keyboard hook could at least /see/ those keys (so I knew which...
Forum: General XP issues or comments April 27th 20, 03:02 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 9
Views: 1,333
Posted By JJ[_11_]
How to disable a keyboards shutdown and sleep keys ?

On Mon, 27 Apr 2020 10:19:35 +0200, R.Wieser wrote:

I noticed that when I tried to spot those keystrokes using SetWindowsHookEx
using WH_KEYBOARD_LL. I saw nothing for those keys.

Power...
Forum: General XP issues or comments April 27th 20, 04:27 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 9
Views: 1,333
Posted By JJ[_11_]
How to disable a keyboards shutdown and sleep keys ?

On Mon, 27 Apr 2020 10:25:13 +0700, JJ wrote:

The keyboars's power management keys aren't disableable or mappable by user
code, because those keys are handled by the kernel before they're...
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