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Forum: General XP issues or comments November 21st 12, 05:10 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 4
Views: 340
Posted By Elmo[_2_]
Windows XP Start

On 11/20/2012 8:23 PM, AAH wrote:
Windows XP used to start straight to "Welcome Screen" and on to
Desktop and the start Menu had "Turn Off Computer" and "Log Off
Owner" commands.

Now I...
Forum: Windows 7 Forum November 20th 12, 04:58 AM Posted to alt.windows7.general
Replies: 16
Views: 799
Posted By Elmo[_2_]
Problem Adjusting Window

On 11/19/2012 10:37 PM, Gene Wirchenko wrote:
On Mon, 19 Nov 2012 19:08:53 -0800, Gene E. Bloch
wrote:

[snip]

It's easy enough to set the Taskbar to...
Forum: General XP issues or comments October 31st 12, 02:37 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 6
Views: 505
Posted By Elmo[_2_]
Cannot delete ASP.NET account

On 10/31/2012 9:21 AM, barrowhill wrote:
Previously my XP machine I booted directly to my desktop. Now, when
starting up, it stops at an account page awaiting me to click on my
account name to...
Forum: Windows 7 Forum October 26th 12, 03:40 PM Posted to alt.windows7.general
Replies: 53
Views: 1,042
Posted By Elmo[_2_]
Mail program that works?

On 10/26/2012 7:12 AM, Gordonbp wrote:
On 26/10/12 13:07, Kenny Cargill wrote:

Thought I'd give Thunderbird 16 a try, all going well until I closed the
program and re-opened it, it...
Forum: Windows 7 Forum October 5th 12, 02:08 PM Posted to alt.windows7.general
Replies: 5
Views: 310
Posted By Elmo[_2_]
Explorer question. Win7 SP1

On 10/5/2012 1:46 AM, Peter Jason wrote:
Often I have to swap thumbnail images from one
folder to another in Windows Explorer, and is
there any way to have two or more screens of
thumbnails...
Forum: Windows 7 Forum September 4th 12, 06:59 PM Posted to alt.windows7.general
Replies: 11
Views: 555
Posted By Elmo[_2_]
Moving a folder from desktop to My Documents

On 9/4/2012 1:50 PM, Justine Time wrote:
Win 7 (64bit)

I seem to no longer be able to move any folders from the desktop to My
Documents. Drag and Drop or cut and paste come up with a box...
Forum: General XP issues or comments August 7th 12, 08:22 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 4
Views: 420
Posted By Elmo[_2_]
Windows Picture and Fax Viewer

On 8/7/2012 12:42 PM, Hägar wrote:
Where can one find the executable file for this program in Windows XP ???
When I right-click a graphic and select "Open With" it is listed, but I
cannot...
Forum: General XP issues or comments July 6th 12, 07:16 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
Replies: 45
Views: 3,255
Posted By Elmo[_2_]
Computer Attacked

On 7/6/2012 1:04 PM, Searcher7 wrote:
I was looking up a wrestler via Google image links when some malicious
software took over my system. (Which is why I'm writing this from the
library).

...
Forum: Windows 7 Forum July 5th 12, 08:06 PM Posted to alt.windows7.general
Replies: 11
Views: 779
Posted By Elmo[_2_]
Win 7 icons for wmv files

On 7/2/2012 4:31 PM, thewiz wrote:
I have win7 sp1 and used to have small pictures of my wmv files.
Now they say wmv and have a small picture of what looks like balloons.
How can I get back the...
Forum: Windows 7 Forum July 3rd 12, 05:33 PM Posted to alt.windows7.general
Replies: 26
Views: 833
Posted By Elmo[_2_]
New Laptop

On 7/3/2012 11:49 AM, Mellowed wrote:
I have a new Win 7 laptop. I wish to copy various utilities from my
desktop to laptop via a DVD. In doing so I noticed that non of the
*.EXE files got...
Forum: Windows 7 Forum June 17th 12, 12:53 PM Posted to alt.windows7.general
Replies: 7
Views: 1,473
Posted By Elmo[_2_]
Safe Way To Reboot Unattended Laptop?

On 6/16/2012 8:36 PM, (PeteCresswell) wrote:
Laptop running an IP camera server at a remote site.

Lid is kept open.

Camera server gets flaky every so often and we have no clue why,
but...
Forum: General XP issues or comments June 10th 12, 03:14 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 7
Views: 536
Posted By Elmo[_2_]
problems with page setyup on web page

On 6/10/2012 9:38 AM, Alan Holmes wrote:
"Nil" wrote in message
...
On 09 Jun 2012, "Alan Holmes"...
Forum: Windows 7 Forum June 6th 12, 02:05 AM Posted to alt.windows7.general
Replies: 4
Views: 491
Posted By Elmo[_2_]
Problem with System Image

On 6/5/2012 7:10 PM, walter wrote:
When I run an image, Windows 7 64 bit complains: Backup encountered a
problem while backing up file c:\windows\system32\comfit\system
profile\documents....
Forum: Windows 7 Forum May 25th 12, 12:00 PM Posted to alt.windows7.general
Replies: 14
Views: 1,022
Posted By Elmo[_2_]
home page got changed to Babylon search

On 5/24/2012 8:17 PM, Tim923 wrote:
"Gene E. Bloch" wrote in message
Well, it's not hard.

thanks. I'm trying to help my mom over the phone long distance.


If you both have cable...
Forum: Hardware and Windows XP February 29th 12, 04:18 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
Replies: 11
Views: 1,938
Posted By Elmo[_2_]
USB harddisk problem

On 2/29/2012 9:19 AM, Linea Recta wrote:
"Elmo" schreef in bericht
...
On 2/28/2012 5:39 AM, Linea Recta wrote:
...
Forum: Hardware and Windows XP February 29th 12, 02:44 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
Replies: 11
Views: 1,938
Posted By Elmo[_2_]
USB harddisk problem

On 2/28/2012 5:39 AM, Linea Recta wrote:
For some time now I'm using an external harddisk which often misbehaves.
The problem is that after some time it seems to go in some stand by mode.
Then,...
Forum: General XP issues or comments February 22nd 12, 10:36 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 4
Views: 232
Posted By Elmo[_2_]
I know this the wrong group but I need Hotmail help

On 2/22/2012 12:31 PM, Accomac wrote:
Sorry to post here I know it's not specifically for Hotmail but I
couldn't find any group with Hotmail in the title.

I am trying to remove an address...
Forum: General XP issues or comments January 18th 12, 03:23 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 10
Views: 469
Posted By Elmo[_2_]
Something trying to install

On 1/17/2012 9:12 PM, Menno Hershberger wrote:
Someone brought me a computer that is trying to install something to do
with a fax every time he starts the computer.
See...
Forum: General XP issues or comments December 31st 11, 02:15 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,microsoft.public.outlookexpress.general
Replies: 36
Views: 826
Posted By Elmo[_2_]
trouble closing IrfanView

On 12/30/2011 7:17 PM, Jo-Anne wrote:
Using WinXP and OE6 on a Dell laptop. IrfanView is my default image viewer,
and overall I like it. One problem though. When I open an image file that
...
Forum: General XP issues or comments December 11th 11, 02:39 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 9
Views: 241
Posted By Elmo[_2_]
Change default speech voice from Sam to Mary

On 12/11/2011 6:11 AM, Mint wrote:
I want to change the default speech from M.S. Sam to Mary.

I downloaded the Speech SDK 5.1, but it didn't help.

Does anyone know how I can change the...
Forum: General XP issues or comments December 10th 11, 03:29 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 27
Views: 322
Posted By Elmo[_2_]
Can recent "Documents" entries be locked?

On 12/10/2011 5:21 AM, J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:
In message , Elmo
writes:
On 12/9/2011 3:34 AM, J. P. Gilliver (John)...
Forum: General XP issues or comments December 10th 11, 03:19 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 27
Views: 322
Posted By Elmo[_2_]
Can recent "Documents" entries be locked?

On 12/10/2011 5:21 AM, J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:
In message , Elmo
writes:
On 12/9/2011 3:34 AM, J. P. Gilliver (John)...
Forum: General XP issues or comments December 10th 11, 03:29 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 27
Views: 322
Posted By Elmo[_2_]
Can recent "Documents" entries be locked?

On 12/9/2011 3:34 AM, J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:
Is there a way to "lock" entries in the "Documents" list in the start
menu, such that they don't get pushed out by opening other documents?
...
Forum: General XP issues or comments November 18th 11, 03:24 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 16
Views: 542
Posted By Elmo[_2_]
Change a user folder location inside Documents and Settings

On 11/17/2011 11:51 AM, liu wrote:
I got a fake virus checker that changed a lot of my system settings. First I saw a lot of messages prompting that my HD is not readable and then a program pops up...
Forum: General XP issues or comments September 15th 11, 10:27 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 4
Views: 105
Posted By Elmo[_2_]
Failed to get "standby" on monitor

On 9/9/2011 3:32 AM, bm wrote:
I got the following message when I tried to use "standby"
The device driver for the terminal server keyboard driver device is
preventing the machine from...
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