Westside, thanks for your help with this. (1) These characters appear only on menus and in dialog boxes, and (2) all my attempts at getting the...
Ramesh Srinavasan's "Default Browser" (http://windowsxp.mvps.org/defaultbrowser.htm) did the trick for me with one click. Frank D
Thanks for the update! I'm glad the screenshots were successful. It was hard to tell because I couldn't read the Chinese words, but now that you...
Thank you, Goddez1. I tried the FileDropper option and for some unknown reason, it would NOT let me paste the screenshot file into the "Upload"...
For the last two weeks or so, I'm seeing Chinese characters appearing as options in Windows XP and Firefox (3.0.11) dialog boxes and menus, along...
Tony, Thank you for that info. If I didn't have it I'd still be going crazy trying to find a way to get this thing working. This gives me a...
There's no visible brand name on the router, but the model number is 60740EUW. I Googled it and seems to be an Ambit brand. Plugged into it are...
TonyT: The PCs and connections to modem and router were set up at the time of installation by the Time-Warner/RoadRunner technician, so I don't...
I have two desktop PCs. One uses the WinXP Home OS and is directly connected to the incoming cable modem; the other PC uses the WinXP Pro OS and...
I used to get this exact same message every time ClearTweak (2.7) opened at logon. One after the other, I ran AVG 8.5, Advanced SystemCare,...
That F key sounds like a possibility. As soon as he gets back to me (he has car troubles too) I'll run through your suggestions with him. Frank
My apologies, I didn't realize you were using Vista. I'm using WinXP, so different playing field. Also, FWIW, I switched to Firefox a couple of...
How could this have happened? Friend (not very computer-literate but good with music and photos) comes back from 4-month vacation, turns on his...
I don't know if this will work for you, but it worked (and continues to work) nicely for me. Go to:...
I use Winsize 1.6, a freebie. Works like a dream. You can download a copy from http://aroundcny.com/Technofile/texts/winsize.zip. Frank D
Thanks, Runner, for keeping me thinking in the right directions and pointing me to the Firefox download managers. Frank
Problem solved! There were two separate problems: (1) was that I couldn't open or run/install the contents of downloaded .zip files, and (2) was...
I'm using ZoneAlarm Pro, version 8.0.059.000 / Anti-spyware engine version 5.0.202, DAT file version 01.2009054.5735. I have no idea what you...
Runner, Thank you for your suggestions! Using both Firefox and IE6, after the uninstallation of the Firefox add-on download managers, I have...
Runner, I'll answer your second question first, since my downloading history may be erased when I uninstall my download manager(s). After I run...
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