Forum: General XP issues or comments
May 30th 19, 11:59 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,alt.windows7.general
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Replies: 9
Views: 768
Desktop Icon Control
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. Other features not required.
I tried...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
May 25th 19, 09:58 PM Posted to alt.windows7.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 30
Views: 1,380
Browser Blank
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 benign web page or just blank.
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
May 24th 19, 01:08 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 2
Views: 506
browser
My app to get the current default browser works on one Win XP Pro laptop
but comes back blank on a different Win XP pro laptop.
Both show FireFox as the default browser when I try to load a...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
September 28th 18, 12:44 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 0
Views: 325
What is difference
Genuine vs activated ?
note that several months after I got the laptop it started the genuine
nag. since I could not figure it out then, I did a repair and it kept
all my data. repair partition...
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Forum: Windows 7 Forum
September 27th 18, 09:30 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,alt.windows7.general
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Replies: 17
Views: 852
Please help - Mouse Jumping And Clicking by Itself
My wired mouse is clunky but does not have any problems.
I cannot find a wired mouse that is small and has the side button I need !
unfortunately many of the function keys do not work but some do.
I...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
July 26th 18, 10:53 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 2
Views: 398
MouseDown forever
I did something to cause this probably but what.
As if left mouse button is locked down.
left click again and it releases.
left click again and it stays down.
How do I quit this other than boot...
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Forum: Windows 7 Forum
July 21st 18, 08:15 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,alt.windows7.general
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Replies: 12
Views: 605
Filter
Subject
From
Date
Size
Custom Header
There is NO local help for any of this !
Side note:
The developers have let us down on HELP and features that were extremely
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
July 21st 18, 07:58 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 0
Views: 330
Lenovo T500 Keyboard Dead
Still troubleshooting this problem.
Lenovo T500
Other than keyboard it works fine.
On power up 9 out of 10 times all is good.
When the keyboard is dead it has these variations.
Power up
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Forum: Windows 7 Forum
July 21st 18, 07:45 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,alt.windows7.general
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Replies: 12
Views: 605
Filter
Running Seamonkey for newsgroups.
How do I automatically filter crap (i.e. delete) from anon etc ?
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
July 16th 18, 11:57 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 3
Views: 497
Password hashing
Are you asking the correct question ?
How long is the hash ? 25 characters or ?
Do intruders have access to the application to decrypt then message ?
If so, it is the password that needs to be...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
June 2nd 18, 10:28 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 1
Views: 360
TBird Profile Will Not Connect
Needed to move TBird profile from c: to d:
Used TBird.exe -p to work on it.
moved all of the single profile to D: successfully.
but now TBird -p will not allow me to change the profile to D:
I...
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Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum
March 13th 18, 07:54 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
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Replies: 28
Views: 507
Video software
VLC is free and can convert video file formats .
The latest "improved" version is flaky on my Win 7 pro desktop so maybe
the previous version is best.
VLC can also edit by snipping pieces out of a...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
March 13th 18, 07:38 PM Posted to alt.windows7.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 3
Views: 415
Keyboard Goes Dead
Win XP Pro. Lenovo T500
Need to figure out why my laptop keyboard sometimes goes dead.
I cannot associate it with anything.
No other problems.
I see no Fn button to do this.
The USB mouse keeps...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
March 12th 18, 08:55 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 4
Views: 534
O.T. Prepaid/disposable cell phones
If you are near a Target store then go there and ask all the questions
you want.
They have many phone company choices and some very good phones for way
under $100.
I got one that uses Verizon and...
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Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum
February 28th 18, 10:42 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
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Replies: 18
Views: 567
Win 10 Bookmarks
if Win 10 is so great where are the bookmarks ?
All Windows should allow bookmarking so the deep ones that are most of
interest can be immediately brought forward whenever needed.
What do I gotta...
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Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum
February 17th 18, 11:37 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.windows7.general
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Replies: 22
Views: 450
OT Explorer++
And more
(NOTE: Explorer++ is still better that any Windows version including the
crappy Win 10 File Explorer but improvements and fixes would be
appreciated.).
(A)
Why does not the File menu and...
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Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum
February 15th 18, 09:03 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.windows7.general
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Replies: 22
Views: 450
OT Explorer++
More yet
5) would be nice:
The tree needs to have tooltips and the tooltips should show the folder
hovered over by the mouse so we do not have to constantly have to resize
the tree window.
P.S. I...
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Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum
February 15th 18, 08:59 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.windows7.general
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Replies: 22
Views: 450
OT Explorer++
More
4) BIGGIE
I use VeraCrypt and when I start it up, Explorer++ shows the Drive
Letter TWICE in the tree. Clicking on either one expands the tree
identically with the correct subfolders showing...
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Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum
February 15th 18, 08:55 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.windows7.general
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Replies: 22
Views: 450
OT Explorer++
Where do I report significant problems with Explorer++ ??
1) BIGGIE: If I drag-drop from Explorer++ from either pane it works OK,
BUT if I drag-drop from Address it fails ! That should allow...
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Forum: Windows 7 Forum
February 14th 18, 11:50 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,alt.windows7.general,alt.comp.os.windows-10
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Replies: 25
Views: 633
Windows / File Explorer Replacement
Look like Explorer++ is what I want.
Will exercise it extensively and put it to the test.
Explorer++ has a portable mode and can show folder sizes.
see Tools / Options.
It is fast and does not have...
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Forum: Windows 7 Forum
February 14th 18, 01:14 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,alt.windows7.general,alt.comp.os.windows-10
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Replies: 25
Views: 633
Windows / File Explorer Replacement
You obviously do little Windows shopping !
James Wilkinson Sword wrote:
On Tue, 13 Feb 2018 21:12:32 -0000, FreeMan wrote:
Win XP and onward.
I am sick and tired...
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Forum: Windows 7 Forum
February 13th 18, 09:12 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,alt.windows7.general,alt.comp.os.windows-10
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Replies: 25
Views: 633
Windows / File Explorer Replacement
Win XP and onward.
I am sick and tired of Windows / File Explorer and its stupid interface
! I was hoping that Win 10 would fix that bad behavior but NOT !
All this crap just wastes time for the...
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Forum: Windows 7 Forum
January 15th 18, 10:50 PM Posted to alt.windows7.general
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Replies: 45
Views: 1,654
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
January 12th 18, 09:23 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,alt.windows7.general
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Replies: 4
Views: 517
XP Validation
When did I ever say that the current Win install was with a general
license key ????
jumping to conclusions.
The laptop h=came with this OS installed and with the key it came with.
I said if...
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Forum: Windows 7 Forum
January 12th 18, 09:23 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,alt.windows7.general
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Replies: 34
Views: 1,012
XP Validation
When did I ever say that the current Win install was with a general
license key ????
jumping to conclusions.
The laptop h=came with this OS installed and with the key it came with.
I said if...
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