mike wilson wrote: > Hate to be a pest but...... > > New machine is up and running (eventually: the "reset" button was stuck > in, so it took me two days to work out why there was no "POST") and I > have, somewhat against my better judgement, installed XP Pro. I am > beginning to realise why so many people liken it to tinnitus or toothache. > > So: > 1. How do you get "Explorer" (not IE) to open with the "folder" pane active? > 2. How do you stop the irritating messages ("Your computer may be in > danger!" [of being thrown out of the house] "Wireless network is > connected. Signal strength - very good" "Click on the balloon to make > it go away") from appearing? > Answers to all three. Upgrade to Win2k.
Oh yes you want to use Adobe products, I'm sorry you're stuck. (but you can quietly seethe about Adobe not supporting any earlier OS from Microsoft, I do). There are ways to shut most of that crap off, until the next damned upgrade from Microsoft turns them back on. I'll have to look them up if someone doesn't tell you before I get around to it. > I'm sure there will be more but those irritations will do for now. > > -- Vote for Cthulhu. Why settle for a lesser evil... -- Dr. Jerry Pournelle -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.