jslow, as PeteC suggested, a running background task is a common source of the failure to get disconnect clearance. Running Windows Explorer...
THANKS TO DENNISL You are now the third person to suggest OpenDNS (TonyT, and another on a separate forum). I would have tried ODNS long ago,...
I have used NN, but not OpenDNS-- can ODNS provide "heavier" filtering than a third-party app like NN or CS? My concern, again, was that to...
Thanks, Tony-- you understand the problem. The gateway runs XP Home, which is not perfect, but XP is widely supported by device OEMs (giving...
BLOCK POHRN ON A WIRELESS HOME NETWORK BACKGROUND I plan a home wireless network, N-class, and know visiting teenagers will be tempted on rare...
Nope, but good guess. Steve. This is a standard desktop, but am working on the prospect of swapping mice to see what difference, if any. that makes.
PeteC-- Thanks, but when the trouble began in earnest (consistently), I checked and rechecked the settings you prescribe. However, your idea...
Whenever I click once (left) on a file or folder, the intention is to select it, only. And when I click (left) twice on a file or folder, I would...
Since your DELL is ancient, you or Dell in the distant past may have installed a PCI-based, IDE "add-on" controller card to expand the number of...
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