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Forum: Hardware and Windows XP May 16th 10, 08:46 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
Replies: 5
Views: 536
Posted By Etaoin Shrdlu
laptop power problem

On 5/16/2010 11:18 AM, dessie wrote:
I recently put on my laptop and when it booted up ok the screen was dull as
if the battery was low but the icon said it was charging. It remained at 2%
and...
Forum: Hardware and Windows XP May 16th 10, 08:46 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
Replies: 5
Views: 536
Posted By Etaoin Shrdlu
laptop power problem

On 5/16/2010 11:18 AM, dessie wrote:
I recently put on my laptop and when it booted up ok the screen was dull as
if the battery was low but the icon said it was charging. It remained at 2%
and...
Forum: General XP issues or comments April 25th 10, 03:01 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 16
Views: 612
Posted By Etaoin Shrdlu
Internet Explorer 8

On 4/24/2010 3:11 PM, VanguardLH wrote:
Andrei Marra wrote:

I have windows xp sp3, after install internet explorer 8, when I enter in
any folder (ex. my documents) and i press ctrl+B, show...
Forum: Windows XP Help and Support April 23rd 10, 04:11 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
Replies: 12
Views: 896
Posted By Etaoin Shrdlu
Computer Startup

On 4/22/2010 9:10 PM, Will S. wrote:

I never said anything about the color of the progress bar on the Windows
splash screen. For the record the color is blue.

From your original post: "First...
Forum: General XP issues or comments April 21st 10, 02:26 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 9
Views: 259
Posted By Etaoin Shrdlu
Files No Show on CD-RW Drive D:

On 4/20/2010 2:57 PM, smlunatick wrote:
On Apr 20, 5:06 pm, wrote:
I have an MS-Dos boot RW-CD with Dos Utilities in folders and files,
which boots and works fine...
Forum: General XP issues or comments April 11th 10, 09:57 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 4
Views: 264
Posted By Etaoin Shrdlu
Easy way to see hex-ascii dump of file?

On 4/11/2010 1:14 PM, Joe User wrote:
Is there an easy way to see a hex-and-ascii dump of file?

I can write a VBA macro to read and format the data myself.

But it would be so much easier...
Forum: General XP issues or comments April 3rd 10, 04:07 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 7
Views: 334
Posted By Etaoin Shrdlu
DVD drive operates without a disk

On 4/3/2010 2:35 AM, tatar wrote:
Windows XP SP3
I have two DVDs BenQ DVD-RW connected to the end of IDE cable as Slave and
Pioneer DVR-A18L as Master. Without any disk inserted if I double...
Forum: General XP issues or comments April 2nd 10, 05:27 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 5
Views: 365
Posted By Etaoin Shrdlu
Corrupt system file

On 4/2/2010 8:31 AM, Herzl Regev wrote:
"Mark Adams" wrote:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/319114

It says to get the file from %systemroot%\system32\dllcache. I don't know
the situation...
Forum: General XP issues or comments April 1st 10, 04:43 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 5
Views: 365
Posted By Etaoin Shrdlu
Corrupt system file

On 4/1/2010 10:21 AM, Herzl Regev wrote:
On a working WinXP system, I got a message that a file, I think
c:/WINDOWS/system32/wbem/framedyn.dll, is corrupt. How can I verify that
claim and how...
Forum: The Basics March 30th 10, 12:40 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics
Replies: 4
Views: 482
Posted By Etaoin Shrdlu
Poor compression

On 3/29/2010 5:09 AM, David H. Lipman wrote:
From:

| I compressed a folder and all its subfolders that total 93GB. The saving
| for these 66,707 files was only...
Forum: The Basics March 30th 10, 12:40 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics
Replies: 4
Views: 482
Posted By Etaoin Shrdlu
Poor compression

On 3/29/2010 5:09 AM, David H. Lipman wrote:
From:

| I compressed a folder and all its subfolders that total 93GB. The saving
| for these 66,707 files was only...
Forum: General XP issues or comments March 24th 10, 06:06 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 2
Views: 198
Posted By Etaoin Shrdlu
Restore

On 3/24/2010 12:41 PM, John wrote:
How do I restore files from a backup file to another computer. I only want
to restore the files no system files.
How were the files backed up? What software...
Forum: General XP issues or comments March 11th 10, 12:16 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 1
Views: 203
Posted By Etaoin Shrdlu
How to change the user name that is displayed in the start name

On 3/10/2010 4:16 PM, trev-b wrote:

It shows up as trjbaile, I'd like to display Trevor Bailey.

(ref to figure b in this link and replace Steve with trbaile :-)

...
Forum: General XP issues or comments March 9th 10, 07:35 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 18
Views: 490
Posted By Etaoin Shrdlu
repost missing post?

On 3/9/2010 1:10 PM, Jo-Anne wrote:
Today I responded to four people who had answered my question about
desktop.ini files. Three of my responses made it to the newsgroup. One (the
first one,...
Forum: Windows XP Help and Support February 18th 10, 02:21 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp,microsoft.public.windowsxp.setup,microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
Replies: 4
Views: 426
Posted By Etaoin Shrdlu
OEM versions of Windows XP

On 2/17/2010 5:04 AM, John wrote:
I bought a version on Ebay that I know learn is not validated. I cannot
play DVD's as I do not have a DVD encoder or whatever that means.
However I was able to...
Forum: General XP issues or comments January 24th 10, 01:25 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 6
Views: 212
Posted By Etaoin Shrdlu
PPS Files

On 1/23/2010 6:12 PM, NICK MEALE wrote:
Hello!!

Why can't I copy a picture from PPS programs into the picture
folder?...Nick


What's a PPS program? What "picture folder"?
Forum: General XP issues or comments January 19th 10, 01:00 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 7
Views: 195
Posted By Etaoin Shrdlu
Blocking spam

On 1/18/2010 3:03 PM, Daave wrote:
Etaoin Shrdlu wrote:
Daave wrote:
B Roberts wrote:
I have a spam filter which works ok but
I keep getting the same spam message (Viagra)
on...
Forum: The Basics January 15th 10, 10:58 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics
Replies: 8
Views: 581
Posted By Etaoin Shrdlu
HELP!

On 1/15/2010 8:27 AM, Tom Willett wrote:
Are you by any chance related to Lewis Carroll?
Maybe it *was* brillig.
Forum: The Basics January 15th 10, 10:58 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics
Replies: 8
Views: 581
Posted By Etaoin Shrdlu
HELP!

On 1/15/2010 8:27 AM, Tom Willett wrote:
Are you by any chance related to Lewis Carroll?
Maybe it *was* brillig.
Forum: Hardware and Windows XP January 5th 10, 03:40 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
Replies: 14
Views: 532
Posted By Etaoin Shrdlu
CD-ROM

On 1/4/2010 9:32 AM, ZootRot wrote:
Yes, obviously. it has worked before.
Thanks

It certainly isn't obvious when you consider that you're referring to it
as a CD-ROM drive, which by definition...
Forum: Hardware and Windows XP January 5th 10, 03:40 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
Replies: 14
Views: 532
Posted By Etaoin Shrdlu
CD-ROM

On 1/4/2010 9:32 AM, ZootRot wrote:
Yes, obviously. it has worked before.
Thanks

It certainly isn't obvious when you consider that you're referring to it
as a CD-ROM drive, which by definition...
Forum: Printing and Faxing with Windows XP January 3rd 10, 09:14 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.print_fax
Replies: 4
Views: 1,703
Posted By Etaoin Shrdlu
Delayed Printing - Visio 2007

On 1/3/2010 2:19 PM, Jim wrote:
I am having a problem with Visio 2007 and an HP Photosmart Premium C309n-s
printer. In my case the printer is connected directly to my computer via USB

There...
Forum: Printing and Faxing with Windows XP January 3rd 10, 09:14 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.print_fax
Replies: 4
Views: 1,703
Posted By Etaoin Shrdlu
Delayed Printing - Visio 2007

On 1/3/2010 2:19 PM, Jim wrote:
I am having a problem with Visio 2007 and an HP Photosmart Premium C309n-s
printer. In my case the printer is connected directly to my computer via USB

There...
Forum: The Basics December 18th 09, 02:05 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics
Replies: 17
Views: 694
Posted By Etaoin Shrdlu
MS Works

philo wrote:
Seeker wrote:
Thanks for all for your responses. I'll just buy a new inexpensive
Works program on eBay.



I find it amazing (but not surprising) that a newer MS word...
Forum: The Basics December 18th 09, 02:05 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics
Replies: 17
Views: 694
Posted By Etaoin Shrdlu
MS Works

philo wrote:
Seeker wrote:
Thanks for all for your responses. I'll just buy a new inexpensive
Works program on eBay.



I find it amazing (but not surprising) that a newer MS word...
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