To quote the tagline from an old radio show, "The Shadow knows ..." :D Actually, I think it's probable that no one knows ... most folks...
Bill ... To make the desktop icons larger, once you're on the Appearance tab in Display Properties, check the "Effects..." button, then check...
To each his own, Daniel, but I can think of a couple of ways to do the job more easily. 1. The way I described in my previous post ... in...
Hawk ... The answer is simple, but it's not obvious. :) Go back to the default program, change the icon, THEN change the file association...
Hi Daniel ... XP always opens images in the "My Pictures" folder as thumbnails by default, and I haven't found any way to change that. You've...
falksdw ... I've been down this road before, with computers that were "won" at work. They're usually computers that have no market value...
Hi Yasmin ... You haven't posted back to tell us if you've solved your problem but, if you haven't, try this... 1. Run the Network Setup...
I should have added that I was talking about homes built after WWII, and that the electrical service normally provides 100 to 250 amperes, the...
Since your power Down Under is 240V, I'm guessing that you may have only a single phase coming into your home's electrical panel. In the US,...
A different perspective, perhaps ... I have two XP Pro computers networked with a 98 SE computer via ethernet and router, and have never used...
A UPS doesn't protect just against power failures, but also against power sags and surges (as when an electric motor ... refrigerator, washing...
The best safeguard is still a UPS. I have used several different brands ... APC, Conext, and Tripp Lite, and all have been reliable, saving my...
As of 7 May 04, 3.91 is current, and several new options for the Slideshow feature were added in 3.90.
Johanna ... I'm sorry ... I should have mentioned, when I wrote that message last night, that I was a bit cranky, as well as tired. :o...
Johanna ... I'm tired, and need to go to bed, but I have to say something. The really great thing about Windows, of whatever flavor, is...
Johanna ... Thank you (I think :)). I agree that most folders can be moved by dragging and dropping, and that XP will find them. Because it...
Hi Christer ... Like you, I used to be an avid Norton SystemWorks fan, but became disenchanted with the way the programs insinuated themselves...
Christer wrote: "I�ve heard/read about people having trouble with Ghost after using Partition Magic. " That's interesting, because I used to...
Johanna ... I seem to remember reading that it was possible to do that in XP, but using TweakUI takes any guesswork out of it. If you move...
Thanks, Pete. I hadn't realized it but, according to MS's PowerTools page, TweakUI 2.10 requires SP1. TweakUI 2.01 (easily confused with 2.10,...
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