The simplest way to control what comes on when you boot the computer is Mike Lin's StartUpCPL. You are correct thinking that you should keep what...
Thanks, all! Sparrow, good point about the dvd burner, but it wasn't an option with this system. Easy enough to add down the road, though!...
Okay, guys, this is what I ended up with...not my "dream" system, but I waited too long! :eek: and I'm in a hurry! My ECS mobo is dying... :(...
There are three services that must be enabled in Admin Tools: BITs Auto Update Event Log (can't be disabled anyway) for MS ver 5 WU to work....
Easy temp conversion Johanna
1.66 Ghz SiS chipset one fan case 95 F mobo 116-123 (highest was 135) not overclocked, but run hard. My original mobo manual warns not to...
IMHO, The pop up blocker from SP2 is a nuisance in IE. I have adequate ad filtering (AdSubtract Pro & Norton) and the IE pop up blocker is...
Newt, Dave and I are going to beat this dead horse to the ground, stomp on it, then give it CPR and pass it down to the kids. I just ordered an...
Okay, Joe, is this MS humor??? :eek: :D You have no idea what all we have been through- down to trying to fix msconfig after we broke it!...
Joe, it's as if Windows does not see the error. Dave will post everything we did tonight. I don't have good uptime! LOL Johanna
Joe, I'm doing my best! If I can get through it w/o freezing, I'll post it! I'm so frustrated I was shopping on TigerDirect this AM.... :eek:...
Do your event logs (in Admin Tools) give you any hints? Can you open WE another way, for example, WinKey + e ? An SFC might help: Start >...
Yep, Newt's way (order) works just fine. Neat trick! Thanks for sharing, Charlesvar! Johanna
Esc-Control-Shift Nope, me either. C-A-D works perfectly on the desktop, not on an open window, either. :confused: Johanna
Low tech solution: Don't read with your cursor. Watch where you keep it on the page. Johanna
When I buy my kids cd games, I usually copy them to my hard drive because the original disk will be a mess in a week. I almost always have to do...
I have no idea why, and maybe someone else will know, but XP does not always respond (with the Task Mgr) when C-A-D is pressed. I've seem it work...
I saw both pages just fine with my comp. Both pages have animations and scripts, and the second one even has music. I would guess maybe your...
Rockit, SP2 didn't change my status bar in WE at all. It shows every time I open WE, and it is ticked in "View ", as you described. Johanna
Curious. When I drag the window to the size I want, and then hold the control key down as I click out on the X, XP has no problem "remembering"...
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