Another fast way to "show desktop" is WinKey + d on the keyboard. It will immediately minimize all windows. Doing it again will bring them...
Thanks to everybody for the suggestions. But, yesterday, I broke XP. It took almost a year, (this time!) but I broke it. :rolleyes: And then,...
Working on a well maintained computer, XP Pro SP1, spy/ad/malware free, keeps freezing randomly. Hardware is okay, so are drivers. Temps are...
Well, change the background again to something else, then do it again with another pic, maybe throw in a reboot and a prayer, and then put the pic...
I tried in Classic (Oh, YUCK! :p ) and then in XP, with a white background, and the icon text was in black. I use 768X1284 resolution. I'm...
On an "always on" cable connection, there IS traffic, all the time, even when the browser is closed. WeatherBug is a good example, or Symantec....
If anyone knows how to dump ver 5 WU, I would love to know. I wish I would have never allowed it. Of course, the MS Update page is useless...
Try again. On XP Pro two taps of C-A-D on the Welcome Screen should bring up the admin account option. If it doesn't, get TweakUI and enable it...
Kent, That is correct. BITS, AU and Event Logs must be enabled for any ver 5 Windows Update. That is why I started the wuauclt.exe thread,...
FWIW, I change my wallpaper every other day or so, and it is normal to see the last used wallpaper (not the one I currently have) flash briefly at...
WelshJim, if SP2 brings Windows Mess back to life, than I definitely think I will skip it! I give you credit for your bravery- upgrading to XP...
AOL, one of the companies that pioneered making the internet friendly to the world, has become the butt of jokes, and an example of an ISP gone...
ephemarial Glad that helped. WelshJim is not exactly a "beginner ", but an MVP, and knows more about Windows than most of us. These are notes I...
And that is why I do NOT let MS software (or any other software, for that matter) "phone home" without permission. Since I disabled BITS and AU,...
I allow Indexing Service to run on my C drive. My Prefetch looks like Christer & CharlesVar described. I even found WUpdater and wuauclt in...
Is The Sun Java the only thing you downloaded? Did you get it from the Sun website? Just by your description, I'd say something infected...
WelshJim, If you have no use for Windows Messenger: Start> Run> paste RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove...
qfecheck.exe will let you know what updates are installed and intact on your computer. Abraxas Johanna PS I don't think I'm going to...
Newt, There are some of us who use legit XP Pro Corp editions at home, and whether Inzaneflea uses a Corp version of XP, or not, is irrelevant...
This is from a friend posted to our Yahoo Group: Then I got this one from him: This is the screenshot he is getting. Anyone have an idea...
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