Looking at, paying for or installing a Microsoft fix in the hope that it will make another Microsoft product work better is closely related to throwing good money after bad.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Scott Loveless Sent: 6. april 2008 19:30 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: OT Computer help 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? > > I'm sure there will be more but those irritations will do for now. > The easiest solution for all of this is to download tweakui. http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ -- 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. -- 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.