I had the other machine 6 years and never had to reinstall it. I ignore the updates....
I'm using the new machine to do email now through mail2web and my old address but I'd rather be able to set up my old netscape 4.6 when I get the new connection. I feel like I'm walking in mud though, even with the speedy connect. so much about this platform I jsut don't get ann Original Message: ----------------- From: graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 09 Oct 2006 15:57:12 -0400 To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: OT: joys and woes of new computer - couple of questions Fun huh? One of the problems with customizing your settings its that every time you have to reinstall the OS, it takes two weeks to get everything back the way you like it. Luckily XP does not seem to have to be reinstalled every couple of months. However watch out for those automatic updates they tend to change the look and feel every now and then with no obvious way of getting things back to the way you want them. Maybe there is something to be said for running everything in its default state, if I had to maintain a company full of PC's I would insist upon it. -- graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" ----------------------------------- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > did a bad thing -- > I calibrated my monitor using the custom settings and saved it as Adobe > 1998 :( > Now I'm getting confused -- > > For the stock stuff and stuff I want to print, I want the 1998 RGB adobe > settings > which I have in my camera. > > Im comfused about what is regulating the screen as opposed to what is > regulating what i > > get when I print. > > I stumbled around getting the screen to look right to me, comparing it to > the screen > on my old computer that is sitting next to this one. > > another thing - if anyone is using the Microsoft Works word processor (it > came installed > and Word would have cost me) I can't find where to set the default font and > size, nor can > I get the stuff I'm typing to fill up the entire screen, as in WORD. > > also, if anyone has a corner of a server I could use to store the images I > put up > on ebay - at elast for a while - I'd appreciate it. Using the ebay picture > thing the > pics are much smaller than mine but I'd like not to have to use rcn anymore > for that > stuff. > > right now I'm hooked up on earthlink just as a connector - will be on RR on > Friday. > > I do like the speed of the cable connection and it was certainly 10 times > as fast getting stuff on ebay. > > I've hardly read anything on this list or my other ones during this time of > turmoil > but I havent' unsubbed - > I'll be back eventually :) > > ann > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > mail2web - Check your email from the web at > http://mail2web.com/ . > > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ . -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
