Johanna--Many thanks for your comments. I had not realized that the Control Panel setting involved UPS units. So I have learned. In fact, Power...
D.Matura--Do you have a HOSTS file (not HOSTS.sam)? This could be blocking you. Often a spyware program will enter symantec.com into it. You...
WhitPhil and Abraxas--Not as easy as I had hoped, but your answers are clear and are on my "to do" list when the dust settles. Thanks....
You both are probably correct. I am sure the new PC is using more power than the old. However, putting the monitor on a separate surge...
alboy--Is this something new? Did she install some new soft/hardware recently? If so, perhaps a system restore? I am new to WinXP, but a much...
Billy Bob--You are in luck. You get to uninstall, reinstall and configure AA again. New version 1.02 of AdAwareSE out yesterday. :D
mishrarc --Is Irfanview the only program you are having problems downloading? If this happens in general, clean out your cache. (Among other...
Probably stupid question, but still learning the basics of WinXP. I have run the Error-checking utility ((My Computer|right click...
LDTate--Yes, the monitor is also plugged into the UPS, but the UPS is also a surge protector and the same monitor (and my old PC) had been plugged...
Christer--This seems a worthwhile article http://www.pcmag.com/category2/0,1738,2878,00.asp
PeteC--Interesting. Just as long as it works, I guess I should be happy. Thanks.
Ever since I bought the new PC with WinXP my Uninterupted Power Supply (old) screeches when I use Start|Search. Weird. No screeching for other...
Christer--Here is one that leads to many others. http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;835935 Interesting--all the fixes...
mattman--Thanks, but Device Manager just leads to the same window as Control Panel and I have "Speaker Volume" set at Medium. (High makes no...
ronnroz--I know nothing about Illustrator. But often if you right click a file's icon and then Properties, you will be offered the opportunity to...
CharlieJ--Thanks for all the good info. Unfortunately, the URL's for plug-ins as provided by Corrine don't work. However, plug ins are available...
Maybe everyone knows this already A quote from MSKB 878461 (I changed the order of the paragraphs, since I thought it would be more...
The new PC (Win XP Home) came with a Conexant dialup modem. I have enabled sound (or modem volume) in both the dial-up ISP's Preferences and in...
I think you also need to have ActiveX controls Enabled/Permitted in order to see Flash content.
If you are using Free Juno as your ISP, then Juno puts a banner in the IE window. I suspect you are connecting to Juno when you chose Juno to do...
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