Threads Replies Last Post 16 Pages: 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  11  12  13  14  15  16   Multiple instances problem I wonder if anyone here can help me fix a problem that's been annoying me for a year or two please, even though it's not strictly a pure XP issue? I like to open JPG files with IrfanView so I have that set as my JPG association in XP File Types. Then I use a facility in IrfanView to open the file in any of 3 external editors, the first of which I've specified as PaintShop Pro 8. But that a... 2 12/30/2008 11:07:21 PM creating a win 98 partition on win xp pro I have a 500 gig hdd with win xp pro installed. built it myself. i would like to have a win 98 so i can play my old games that are not compatible with xp. can i partition this hdd and create a 100 gig partition and install win 98 on that partition? and if so, how would i go about accessing it? would the computer, everytime it starts, ask me which partition i want to boot too? any help wo... 4 12/30/2008 5:49:04 PM creating a win 98 partition on win xp pro I posted this once already and was notified that I had received a response but I can't find it. rather than reword the whole thing could the person who responded to my other post put the answer in this one so i can read it? but then again just in case, the question is: Can I create a partition on my win xp pro hdd which is 500gig so i can install win 98 on it so i can play all of my old... 2 12/30/2008 5:23:01 PM Is there a way to customize the antialias? Hi. I like ClearType, but I think it is a little too blurry. Is there a way to make it a little sharper, but still have antialias? I tried using Standard and none, but they were to pixelated. Thank you in advance. :) -- "I don't know how good ants are at swimmin', but I'd be willing to bet that a good fire'd get their attention." --MacGyver in Trumbo's World episode /\___/\ ... 5 12/30/2008 3:12:47 AM Purge Former User Folder(s) I had to reinstall XP. However, many of those original default user folders are still there (C:\Documents and Settings\username...) and I want to use them instead of the new ones that have been created. As the answerer to thsi inquiry will know, when Windows creates a folder for a new user who has the same username as a former user, it makes a fodler in the former (username.computer na... 2 12/29/2008 10:16:20 PM creating a win 98 partition on win xp pro I posted this once already and was notified that I had received a response but I can't find it. rather than reword the whole thing could the person who responded to my other post put the answer in this one so i can read it? but then again just in case, the question is: Can I create a partition on my win xp pro hdd which is 500gig so i can install win 98 on it so i can play all of my old... 2 12/29/2008 7:27:24 AM "Acquiring Network Address" Whenever XP2 goes comes out of standby, or the cable modem is shut down, I get a message on the tray after turning everything back on that it is 'acquiring network address.' EVEN THOUGH THE INTERNET IS UP AND RUNNING! How can I get rid of this annoyance, besides rebooting or going into the Network WINS setting? Thanks, Oreally ... 18 12/25/2008 3:36:40 PM How to maintain my 2003 Excel programs and not have Excel 2007 appear each time. Every time I want to open my Excel files, the new 2007 software appears. I don't want it. I want to use the 2003 software. What can I do?... 3 12/23/2008 11:48:37 PM Can one tell Explorer to accept filesnames containing only an extension? Again and again I run into this most annoying behavior of Explorer that it does not accept filenames that only have an extension. When dealing with certain packages that are designed to run across multiple platforms (e.g. eclipse) one frequently has to deal with such files (e.g. .plugin or .project - these are files that are supposed to be normally hidden in *nix systems and so their na... 5 12/23/2008 10:24:45 PM Show folders by default in Explorer Hi, I am trying to customize the folder view in Explorer (looking at files), so that the folders are automatically shown on the left hand side. Everytime I open the application, I have to click on the folders icon. I have tried to customize a folder to my liking and then checking the box for "apply to all folders" under Tools/Folder/Options/View, to no avail. I do not have administ... 2 12/23/2008 4:36:41 AM Scheduling multi-core systems In the good old days, when systems had just one processor, it was easy to stop a background task from hogging your system; you set it to idle priority. This no longer works, and the more processors you have, the worse the problem is. My system just started its daily backup, and that is so I/O bound that it seriously affects any other process doing disc I/O. Setting it to idle prio... 3 12/22/2008 9:42:01 PM Conversion between various video & audio formats Could anyone advise me a good software to do conversion between any video & audio formats? I have used "Total viedo convertor" to convert a .wma file into various viedo formats (.mpg, .flv, .avi), but none of them can be posted to Facebook or Youtube (the latter 3 viedo formats should be acceptable to Facebook & Youtube). I guess the failure is due to the source file is an audio fi... 5 12/21/2008 9:28:00 AM Memorize view settings per folder? How can one convince XP to memorize the view settings (i.e. icon / list / thumbnails / etc.) on a per folder basis? There are different folders that require different settings, but XP keeps showing me everything as detailed list (while this is my preferred default, it is definitely not the optimum for *all* folders). And - yes - I *DO* have the "Remember each folder's view settings" in ... 14 12/20/2008 9:31:11 AM annoying messages How can I prevent WXP to show at every session messages like: - automatic update is disabled, dangerous - the internet connection is now up - ... and more... Thank you.... 2 12/19/2008 4:07:56 PM No Screensaver after Downloading After I download and install a screensaver from a third party website, it does not appear in my screensaver list. It is like I never downloaded it.... 2 12/19/2008 7:12:12 AM Where is my "Start menu" ??? Hmm... just discover this !! Wondering around the wonderful world of Internet I found the following picture --- www.microsoft.com/library/media/1033/windowsxp/images/using/accessibility/customizestartmenu1.jpg Then I click the "Taskbar and Start Menu Properties" on my own PC and found something really weird ! As you can see in the that picture at Microsoft, there are two items unde... 17 12/19/2008 6:23:39 AM Change default options for CDs I have disabled AutoPlay for CDs (and other devices) for security reasons (and because I normally want to see what is on that CD first before executing anything). However, the default command for CDs is still AutoPlay and very often - when I don't think about it - I double click onto a CD intending to open an explorer window just to notice that I again just started the autorun command... 2 12/18/2008 1:58:32 PM Orientation of photos in Windows screensaver I store my photos in Picasa, with all the photos correctly orientated. When I choose one of my photo albums to provide a windows slideshow screensaver (in XP Pro) some of the photos appear sideways in the wrong orientation. Please can someone advise how I overcome that problem? Thanks in antciaipation. Ian ... 4 12/17/2008 11:16:06 PM How to add a search item under Windows Start --> Search Hi, I want to add an shortcut entry for a specific program under: Start --> Search How do I do that? -------- Thanks Sharon... 7 12/17/2008 11:36:44 AM Exporting Windows Explorer settings I want to be able to capturer the windows explorer settings ( windows appearance/view, hidden or non hidden extensions, show hidden files or not, full path in the address bar etc....) I would like to be able to export these setting and apply to the/any new machine ( also xp pro) I sign on to. Is this possible and what key or keys would I need to export? Jeremy... 6 12/17/2008 11:27:45 AM Can I make dektop icons "hide"? Is there a way to HIDE desktop icons similar to a taskbar that will pop up once I put the mouse pointer there? ... 12 12/16/2008 3:49:25 PM Windows Explore settings How do I get my Windows Explore to default to show the folders view when I open it from a shortcut? I put a shortcut for one of my folders in the C: drive on the Quicklaunch area (lower left next to the Start button) and when I open it up I need to select the "Folders" button to show all the folders in the left hand column. I would like it to open with the folders showing the left colu... 3 12/15/2008 4:19:41 PM Search Engine Until recently, every time I wanted to search, I just went to the start menu, selected search for files and folders, and what is now called the "Search Companion" came up. Now some stupid "Windows Search" window comes up first, and I have to tell that window that I want the "Search Companion." I'd really like to be rid of that whole "Windows Search" window, but I can't find a way to di... 2 12/15/2008 2:38:43 PM RUN box - 26 entries? Can anyone answer a few questions about the Run box (in XP Pro) please: 1. Is there a max of 26 entries in its drop-down list? 2. Are these the most recently used? 3. If you re-enter an entry that's already in the list, it is not duplicated? 4. Can the list be cleared? -- Terry, East Grinstead, UK... 3 12/15/2008 9:26:05 AM Laptop shutdown question I have a Dell Inspiron 1720, came with Vista.. I removed Vista and installed Winxp Pro. "love it".. Well anyway, I was wondering if under power options, The only 2 choices for closing the lid are "do nothing", and "stand by".... Is it possible to have additional option added "Shutdown".. It's still a great trade off, even if it's not possible.. Just wondering... Thanks Barry Austex ... 4 12/14/2008 3:58:04 PM 16 Pages: 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  11  12  13  14  15  16