Gerald ... The Kelly's Korner fix that Pete suggested implies that the number of folder settings remembered by Explorer can be changed to a max...
Everest Everest Home Edition (free) will also provide the key, as well as all kinds of other useful system information.
That statement needs to be qualified, Pete ... SOME rear ports are on the mainboard. On my computer, there are two rear ports (USB 1.1) on the...
Yeah, but then you have to patch the hole in the wall you made with the sledgehammer! :D
You mean like how to kill a fly with a sledgehammer? :D
Rod ... Simply logging off and back on should accomplish the same thing as these two steps. Doing so after an Explorer crash brings things...
The addition of a comma after the /e (/e,) will open Explorer at My Computer, rather than C:\. Actually, you can force Explorer to open anywhere...
Interesting thread ... I'm with Charles on the desktop icons, and I'm offended by programs that place one there during installation without...
You should be able to get them all back by logging off and back on.
Scandisk isn't included in the XP command set, so you'll normally get a message something like "Command not found ". Just out of curiosity, I...
Conversely, you could have created a new folder called "Slideshow" (for instance) and moved (or copied) the pictures you DO want to display to...
Hi HRH, Welcome to the BBS. This is a simpler fix than that in the PC Mag article linked in Welshjim's post, but it might be worth a try....
zabirp ... Just out of curiosity, what model Thinkpad do you have? IBM type would be even better (my T-40 is a 2373-4CU). If you don't...
Glad you got it fixed. Thanks for posting back.
Obviously, you haven't read the docs for DK Pro, as they explain in detail both how to consolidate free space and how to defrag the Paging file.
You and I (and, I suspect, most others in the XP forum) are never going to agree on this, BillyBob. Almost all of us have fought the Win9x wars...
zabirp ... I knew that Rockster, or someone equally knowledgeable, would have some ideas but let me add something, just in case your initial...
Hi zabirp, Welcome to the BBS. Because IBM configures its laptops in such a proprietary manner, I'm a bit confused by your references to...
Hi Basher, Welcome to the BBS. My system, while similar to yours, is set up in reverse. I have C:, D:, E:, and F: on the two RAID 1 drives,...
For XP users, the Microsoft how-to page cited by Newt in post #6 has some bad/erroneous/misleading (take your pick) information, even though it...
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