Forum: General XP issues or comments
November 28th 20, 08:38 PM Posted to alt.windows7.general,alt.comp.os.windows-10,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,799
Modem advice
On 11/28/20 7:57 AM, Mayayana wrote:
"Paul" wrote
| To be fair though, at launch, cable distribution of Internet was a
| mess. For example, in the city I'm in, they...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
November 28th 20, 08:35 PM Posted to alt.windows7.general,alt.comp.os.windows-10,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,799
Modem advice
On 11/28/20 4:36 AM, Ant wrote:
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1.5 Mbs? Ha, I only got like 10 kBs. Still better than my 3 kBs
dial-up speeds with good connections for compressed files. This was for
downloading....
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
November 28th 20, 01:08 AM Posted to alt.windows7.general,alt.comp.os.windows-10,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,799
Modem advice
On 11/26/20 11:51 PM, Arlen Holder wrote:
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BTW, has the docsys version cable companies support _ever_ changed?
When I first got cable internet (about 2006) the cable company used
DOCSIS 2...
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Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum
September 4th 20, 04:20 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
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Replies: 7
Views: 930
MS Win 10 startup warning
On 9/4/20 2:56 AM, Andy Burns wrote:
occam wrote:
How can I make the system register - for all time - my new password?
Stop using an MS account and just use a local password?
I never...
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Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum
August 29th 20, 07:41 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
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Replies: 43
Views: 2,191
Why are they called 3.5 inch drives ?
On 8/29/20 9:43 AM, Ken Blake wrote:
[snip]
I remember 8" floppies from when they were used to load microcode on IBM
mainframes, and when they were used as the only discs on on a IBM System
...
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Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum
August 28th 20, 08:01 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
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Replies: 42
Views: 2,270
Win95
On 8/27/20 1:29 PM, Kirk Bubul wrote:
On Thu, 27 Aug 2020 12:34:20 -0400, Bill
wrote:
Mark Lloyd wrote:
I had a 19" flat screen CRT monitor. IIRC, that weighed...
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Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum
August 28th 20, 07:56 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
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Replies: 43
Views: 2,191
Why are they called 3.5 inch drives ?
On 8/28/20 9:09 AM, Ken Blake wrote:
On 8/27/2020 1:02 PM, Ant wrote:
DerekF wrote:
When 3.5 inch drives measure approximately 4 inches wide, 5.8 inches
...
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Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum
August 27th 20, 04:26 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
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Replies: 62
Views: 3,382
Computer needs warming up.
On 8/26/20 7:28 PM, Paul wrote:
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I wasn't in a position at the time to
disassemble it and see :-) I was supposed to pretend
I was sleepy.
Â*Â* Paul
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Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum
August 27th 20, 04:23 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
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Replies: 62
Views: 3,382
Computer needs warming up.
On 8/26/20 4:28 PM, Peter Jason wrote:
[snip]
The temperatures in operating theaters is kept very low because "the
equipment requires it" and if one complains then they throw a warm
blanket...
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Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum
August 27th 20, 04:16 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
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Replies: 42
Views: 2,270
Win95
On 8/27/20 9:05 AM, Chris wrote:
On 26 Aug 2020 at 19:53:27 BST, "mechanic" wrote:
On Wed, 26 Aug 2020 16:06:42 -0000 (UTC), Chris wrote:
I wouldn't use...
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Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum
August 25th 20, 01:59 AM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
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Replies: 36
Views: 2,053
USB Port on TVs
On 8/24/20 6:54 PM, Carlos E.R. wrote:
On 25/08/2020 00.31, Roger Blake wrote:
On 2020-08-23, Mark Lloyd wrote:
The "power" switch on most modern electronic devices is a...
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Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum
August 25th 20, 01:50 AM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
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Replies: 36
Views: 2,053
USB Port on TVs
On 8/24/20 5:31 PM, Roger Blake wrote:
On 2020-08-23, Mark Lloyd wrote:
The "power" switch on most modern electronic devices is a lie.
The real insanity is that on a lot...
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Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum
August 25th 20, 01:48 AM Posted to alt.computer.workshop,alt.comp.os.windows-10
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Replies: 103
Views: 3,961
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Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum
August 25th 20, 01:45 AM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.computer.workshop
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Replies: 103
Views: 3,961
How to swap OK and Cancel in dialog boxes?
On 8/24/20 7:13 PM, Commander Kinsey wrote:
[snip]
Generally speaking... perhaps too generally... pressing ENTER causes
the safest action to take place.
********.* Delete a file, enter...
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Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum
August 25th 20, 01:35 AM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
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Replies: 103
Views: 3,961
How to swap OK and Cancel in dialog boxes?
On 8/24/20 11:39 AM, Jim H wrote:
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I never noticed this problem until someone else mentioned it. I would
click on the appropriate box like "OK" not just some location within the
...
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Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum
August 25th 20, 01:30 AM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.computer.workshop
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Replies: 103
Views: 3,961
How to swap OK and Cancel in dialog boxes?
On 8/24/20 7:05 PM, Commander Kinsey wrote:
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In college, someone asked me why things are reversed left-to-right but
not up-to-down in a mirror. The answer is that NEITHER direction...
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Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum
August 25th 20, 01:27 AM Posted to alt.computer.workshop,alt.comp.os.windows-10
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Replies: 103
Views: 3,961
How to swap OK and Cancel in dialog boxes?
On 8/24/20 12:43 PM, Snit wrote:
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The signal should be the direction they are turning (or changing lanes).
Yes, which is why I didn't understand why the person trying to teach me
to drive...
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Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum
August 25th 20, 01:22 AM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.computer.workshop
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Replies: 103
Views: 3,961
How to swap OK and Cancel in dialog boxes?
On 8/24/20 12:03 PM, nospam wrote:
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it works on macs from about 2013 or so onward.
The particular "older Mac" I am concerned with here is a late 2012 Mac
Mini (which did take...
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Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum
August 24th 20, 05:51 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.computer.workshop
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Replies: 103
Views: 3,961
How to swap OK and Cancel in dialog boxes?
On 8/23/20 9:14 PM, nospam wrote:
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even a toddler on a tricycle knows how to back up.
anyone who is confused when backing up or has any trouble at all with
it should not be driving....
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Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum
August 24th 20, 05:45 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.computer.workshop
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Replies: 103
Views: 3,961
How to swap OK and Cancel in dialog boxes?
On 8/23/20 4:36 PM, Snit wrote:
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I still tend to think of them by their numbers.... though with some the names
were made to show connections (Snow Leopard followed Leopard for example).
...
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Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum
August 24th 20, 05:37 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.computer.workshop
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Replies: 103
Views: 3,961
How to swap OK and Cancel in dialog boxes?
On 8/23/20 4:20 PM, nospam wrote:
[snip]
Teaching my oldest child to drive... while it is obvious to those of us with
experience, when you are new going in reverse confuses people.
...
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Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum
August 24th 20, 05:31 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.computer.workshop
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Replies: 103
Views: 3,961
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Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum
August 24th 20, 05:28 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.computer.workshop
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Replies: 103
Views: 3,961
How to swap OK and Cancel in dialog boxes?
On 8/23/20 4:08 PM, Commander Kinsey wrote:
[snip]
Teaching my oldest child to drive... while it is obvious to those of
us with
experience, when you are new going in reverse confuses...
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Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum
August 24th 20, 05:08 PM Posted to alt.computer.workshop,alt.comp.os.windows-10
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Replies: 103
Views: 3,961
How to swap OK and Cancel in dialog boxes?
On 8/23/20 3:08 PM, Snit wrote:
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There must be some utility I can use to swap these buttons over?
How about clicking on "OK" or "cancel" rather than blindly clicking on a
spot...
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Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum
August 23rd 20, 09:18 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
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Replies: 36
Views: 2,053
USB Port on TVs
On 8/23/20 11:35 AM, Big Al wrote:
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I was just researching the power usage on google and read that the
chromecast one estimate had, was about 2$ a year power.Â* Obviously high
or low,...
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