None of my graphics programs will find my Epson Perfection 1200S (SCSI) scanner unless it is already powered up when I start the computer. This...
My understanding is that all files contained in a .cab file are compressed, but that the compressed filesizes aren't reported by WinZip. It's...
Hi Ken, "...where is the compressed file's size? " I can't answer that specific question, but I can tell you the size of the compressed...
Hi Westwind, My numbers are identical to yours. Re the five files in your i386 folder, you may be right about their having to do with updates,...
I've been following this thread for a couple of days, and I'm beginning to believe that each system is even more unique than we think. My Driver...
Hi Larry, What programs? Were they zipped? Does your sister have her computer set up so the Temp folder is emptied automatically? Etc, etc,...
It sounds like a cable problem to me. You didn't say whether you have a CD-ROM drive in addition to the CR-RW drive, or if you have any other...
The book is $19.49 at Readmedoc.com, but even less through resellers listed on Amazon.com. Amazon itself sells it for $20.99, but the resellers...
Since you're obviously not new to Windows, you should know by now that there are no simple solutions. ;) That said, it all depends on what...
Hey, Jim, why not just post your tip, instead of making us ask for it? :) Jim
Re the caveat referred to in my AllChars post: I failed to define the problem I was experiencing. AllChars monitors keyboard input for a...
Davey ~ The long and the short of it is that even though XP is designed to be a multi-user system, it seems to load only the All Users startup...
HB ~ That won't work, because the programs loaded from the startup folder are loaded alphabetically, no matter in what order they appear in the...
This won't help you with your fraction problem but, if you have the need for foreign language characters, such as ñ, ¿, ¡, ü, and à , or oddball...
Open the Device Manager by right-clicking on My Computer (either on the Desktop or in Windows Explorer), clicking on the Hardware tab, then on the...
Because I can't remember the registry key where it's located, run regedit and do a search for the misspelled name (which shouldn't be difficult to...
I'd like to suggest that you try the Classic Start Menu. It's much cleaner, and easier to understand than XP's default "Luna" look. As tomxp...
This is in reference to Newt's post of 23 July, in which he lists various command line options for the Windows Explorer shortcut. In that message...
Hi Cal, It seems that BillyBob and I agree on something, at least. :D I wouldn't even think about trying to move installed programs from one...
I wasn't trying to bust your chops, BillyBob, and if you're happy with Win9x, that's great. But, if you "have not had a LOCKUP, ERROR or BSOD in...
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