See this thread for more info on System Works. Johanna
XP's firewall is no substitute for reliable third party software. In addition to the description Miz gave, I'd like to point out that by default,...
In XP Pro, sfc requires the cd to fix corrupted files, as well. from my notes: Parameters /scannow Scans all protected system files...
Start Up Control Panel will allow you to keep unneeded programs from loading at boot. (When I want to check my email, I do not need Office...
Forgot to mention- it rearranges the text when I try to highlight, and the highlight won't "stick ". It also minimizes windows unexpectedly when...
I would like to blame this problem on my left hand, but for 11 days since the accident, the optical Logitech trackball worked normally. Now I...
Here'e a long shot- try scrolling down to #235 nere. Johanna
Gee... I wanna get a job at Symantec support!! I know how to cut-n-paste, too!! :D Johanna
At church today, checked the server, running XP Home. There is no "open in new window" option when right clicking a favorite, or a link from a...
Try Tools>Folder Options> View tab> folder views set and apply to all. HTH Johanna
Zander- We both use XP Pro- why do I have "open in new window" available in my favorites? I have never tweaked to put it there! Now I have to...
yes, misunderstanding. any favorites or history link i right click on, whether in a folder or not, has the option to open in a new window. I...
First of all, no one has bothered to change the title of this thead from "OE" to "IE ", and that is confusing. Second, the mysteries of the...
Try PC Pitstop to resolve the Active X settings. Lots of helpful info there. Johanna
If you look in Admin Tools, Event Viwer, System there should be info about what the SFC did. You were prompted for your cd to restore damaged...
I run NIS. I would say Win 98 and your old hardware will "slow things down" a lot more than Norton. JMO Johanna
Tell him to try pressing F1 at the HP splashscreen, so that the safe mode-options screen gets bypassed. Johanna
In your first post, you said you considered XP to be a virus, and that you were looking for DOS. So I am assuming you are not familiar with XP?...
On XP, the IRQ not less than equal sometimes means a memory problem. Pop the case and remove the memory sticks, one at a time if there are more...
AFAIK, F1 should get you into BIOS. I would reset CMOS before I reinstalled. I know a quirky elderly HP desktop very well that gets stuck this...
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