It partially depends on the USB ports.
I remember being able to make the USB ports be finable in DOS. But
this was on older MB's.
I would just prefer to run it all in one.
Stewart
At 09:41 PM 7/21/2010, you wrote:
Quoting "Rev. Stewart Marshall" :
But then you have the problems with pri
Quoting "Rev. Stewart Marshall" :
But then you have the problems with printers etc.
Many modern printers only print from USB ports etc.
Or directly over the network. My P3 450 even has a couple of USB
ports. Of course, *DOS* probably doesn't do USB very well. (-:
Doesn't M$ provide virtualization? I recall they bought out the original
company that sold Virtual PC for the Mac (great product then M$ proceeded to
destroy it). You should be able to run a virtual PC under Win7 and put XP on
that.
Worse case you could buy a Mac and run XP under a virtual PC o
But then you have the problems with printers etc.
Many modern printers only print from USB ports etc.
Stewart
At 06:00 AM 7/21/2010, you wrote:
Quoting Fred Jones :
Thanks for the replies. The old program I need (want) is called Accpac
Plus Accounting. I've had it for about 20+ years and ha
Quoting Fred Jones :
Thanks for the replies. The old program I need (want) is called Accpac
Plus Accounting. I've had it for about 20+ years and have several
different businesses accounting data on it. The program is expensive
and I never liked the newer versions that much so I continue to use t
.
I think I will give the XP Mode a try as much to learn about it and then
maybe run the accounting program too.
Thanks again.
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From: mike
Date: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 03:32 pm
Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Windows 7 and Windows XP mode
I've never used it,
nes wrote:
> Thanks. Any comments about XP Mode? Does it usually work well? Worth the
> trouble?
>
> ===
> From: mike
> Date: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 02:47 pm
>
> Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Windows 7 and Windows XP mode
> I can't say fo
Thanks. Any comments about XP Mode? Does it usually work well? Worth the
trouble?
===
From: mike
Date: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 02:47 pm
Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Windows 7 and Windows XP mode
I can't say for sure, but after running both pro 7 and xp i
the Home Premium that I have now.
Thanks
==
From: Rev. Stewart Marshall
Date: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 02:30 pm
Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Windows 7 and Windows XP mode
That laptop (unless it is an SSD) should have at a minimum a 120 GB
harddrive.
Stewart
At 04:21 PM 7
XP mode will eat up from my computer with the Home
Premium that I have now.
Thanks
==
From: Rev. Stewart Marshall
Date: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 02:30 pm
Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Windows 7 and Windows XP mode
That laptop (unless it is an SSD) should have at a minimu
: Re: [CGUYS] Windows 7 and Windows XP mode
That laptop (unless it is an SSD) should have at a minimum a 120 GB
harddrive.
Stewart
At 04:21 PM 7/20/2010, you wrote:
First, thanks for answering my last question.
I bought an Alienware 11in notebook computer from Costco that
shipped with
That laptop (unless it is an SSD) should have at a minimum a 120 GB harddrive.
Stewart
At 04:21 PM 7/20/2010, you wrote:
First, thanks for answering my last question.
I bought an Alienware 11in notebook computer from Costco that
shipped with Windows 7 Home Premium. This is an extra computer I
First, thanks for answering my last question.
I bought an Alienware 11in notebook computer from Costco that shipped with
Windows 7 Home Premium. This is an extra computer I bought to learn more
about Windows 7. I have some older Dos based accounting programs that I like
to run that I haven't b
I purchased the Retail Win7 and it came with both 32 bit and 64bit disc's.
For kicks, I installed the 32 bit in an extra partition to test some
older software (DOS based) and it worked well!
I'll bet that Dell or Gateway will put a 32bit opsys on a new machine if
you order on the phone.
- Br
On May 7, 2010, at 11:21 AM, Stephen Brownfield wrote:
"IntelliKeys USB does not currently support machines running 64-bit
Operating Systems (Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Snow
Leopard), nor machines with multiple-core processors (unless
additional processor cores are disabled). S
On 05/07/2010 09:47 AM, Stephen Brownfield wrote:
> It is time for a client of mine to get a new Computer. His adaptive
> keyboard works only with a 32-bit OS (Windows or Mac). His screen
> reader works only with windows. Thus I need to get a Windows computer
> running a 32-bit OS. With the ada
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On May 7, 2010, at 9:47 AM, Stephen Brownfield wrote:
> When I look online to get prices all the Windows 7 computers say
> that they are 64-bit. How hard will be to get the 32-bit version?
> I could go with a computer ru
Tom,
When I checked in the past, there were no plans to make a 64-bit
driver. When I checked today I checked it today it stated:
"IntelliKeys USB does not currently support machines running 64-bit
Operating Systems (Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Snow
Leopard), nor machines wi
On May 7, 2010, at 9:47 AM, Stephen Brownfield wrote:
When I look online to get prices all the Windows 7 computers say
that they are 64-bit. How hard will be to get the 32-bit version?
I could go with a computer running XP, but I'm afraid that that he
would then he would start to run into
It is time for a client of mine to get a new Computer. His adaptive
keyboard works only with a 32-bit OS (Windows or Mac). His screen
reader works only with windows. Thus I need to get a Windows computer
running a 32-bit OS. With the adaptive software and hardware this
computer is most like
I believe so; one disk, three licenses. But I have no idea how they
could really ensure you aren't just chipping in with two friends.
Why the heck isn't this available for download anyway? I've been
buying games via download for years now. No need for disks.
On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 3:13 PM, Rich
I would guess that while this means 3 licenses, Windows 7 Family Pack
only comes with one disk. Is this correct?
Richard P.
On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 2:06 PM, Stewart Marshall
wrote:
> I think it is similar to the Family pack (Student and Home) of Office 07.
> Three separate licenses.
>
> Stewart
I think it is similar to the Family pack (Student and Home) of Office
07. Three separate licenses.
Stewart
At 01:00 PM 10/22/2009, you wrote:
Does the "Family Pack" require that all 3 licenses be installed in the
same household? Or is it just 3 different licenses that can be used
anywhere?
Does the "Family Pack" require that all 3 licenses be installed in the
same household? Or is it just 3 different licenses that can be used
anywhere?
Thanks,
Richard P.
On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 12:21 PM, Tony B wrote:
> I just ordered a new 1tb drive and the Win7 Family Pack (3 for $150
> USD).
heers,
Jan
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Subject: [CGUYS] Windows 7 the question...
Just a simples question: can I upgrade to Window
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Yes it does work, but you must have two computers up and running to
make it happen.
Also it is a one off purchase. Every time you go to use
Whenever I go to the trouble of upgrading my own OS, I figure it's
worth it to install clean to a new drive. That way I dump all the old
garbage, and I still have the old drive intact should I need it. And I
have a young drive for my new OS.
I just ordered a new 1tb drive and the Win7 Family Pack
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NO!
They have not made that possible they ask that you back up all your
data etc. and do a clean install of 7.
The only upgrade
Marshall
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NO!
They have not made that possible they ask that you back up all your
data etc. and do a clean install of 7.
The only upgrade paths are from Windows Vista Home (Both Flavors) to
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Subject: [CGUYS] Windows 7 the question...
Just a simples question: can I upgrade to Windows 7 on the top of my
XP Professional?...
Again thanks
Marcio
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Just a simples question: can I upgrade to Windows 7 on the top of my XP
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Again thanks
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Nope, you have to do a clean install and it will move your Progra files
and My documents folders to windows.old or some such.
Marcio wrote:
> Just a simples question: can I upgrade to Windows 7 on the top of my XP
> Professional?...
>
> Again thanks
>
> Marcio
>
>
>
NO!
They have not made that possible they ask that you back up all your
data etc. and do a clean install of 7.
The only upgrade paths are from Windows Vista Home (Both Flavors) to
7 Home Premium.
Vista Business to 7 Professional.
Vista Ultimate to Vista Enterprise
Also note 32 only to 32
Just a simples question: can I upgrade to Windows 7 on the top of my XP
Professional?...
Again thanks
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On Oct 12, 2009, at 11:44 AM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote:
> The Washington DC Fox outlet, WTTG, on their morning newscast today,
> had a review of Windows 7. Some Windows "expert," I failed to get his
> name, was on-air offering his opinions of Windows 7. He was less than
> enthused about the prod
You know you keep having to make this claim...maybe you should start to
wonder why.
On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 4:29 PM, Tom Piwowar wrote:
>
>
> Like me, he sees things as they are.
>
>
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On Oct 12, 2009, at 6:59 PM, Chris Dunford wrote:
> These comments are about Snow Leopard. Sounds kinda fermiliar...
And he would be right. I always tell my clients that we "will do better
sitting [it] out, at least until [there is] a bug-fix update or two for it."
He is neither a shill for M$ no
> On Oct 12, 2009, at 12:26 PM, Chris Dunford wrote:
> > It was pretty obvious that he didn't really understand libraries.
> > It was Rob Pegoraro from the Post, by the way.
>
> Rob has had this beat for a long time and is one of the most tech
> savvy writers around. Are you calling him an idiot
Well, here's a review from a run-of-the-mill user, who decided to
have Win7 evaluation installed on the new computer I had built about
a month ago. I think I may represent the majority of home users.
I find it does appear to be slower to boot, but that may be because
it just doesn't even ligh
On Oct 12, 2009, at 12:26 PM, Chris Dunford wrote:
> It was pretty obvious that he didn't really understand libraries.
> It was Rob Pegoraro from the Post, by the way.
Rob has had this beat for a long time and is one of the most tech
savvy writers around. Are you calling him an idiot because he i
> he said it presented a few new issues that will need
> to be addressed through "Service Packs."
Well, he didn't actually say that there were specific issues that would need to
be addressed by service packs. He just said that there would eventually be one,
which I don't think is really big new
On Oct 12, 2009, at 11:44 AM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote:
> The Washington DC Fox outlet, WTTG, on their morning newscast today,
> had a review of Windows 7. Some Windows "expert," I failed to get his
> name, was on-air offering his opinions of Windows 7. He was less than
> enthused about the prod
The Washington DC Fox outlet, WTTG, on their morning newscast today,
had a review of Windows 7. Some Windows "expert," I failed to get his
name, was on-air offering his opinions of Windows 7. He was less than
enthused about the product. While saying it seemed to be better than
Vista, running s
On Jun 9, 2009, at 7:31 PM, Jeff Wright wrote:
There you go again. "Who's going to cook the fish for me and cut
it up into
bite-sized pieces?"
Asking for a computer that works is too much according to WFBs.
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> > Then use what comes with Windows.
> > http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!E8E5CC039D51E3DB!23641.entry
>
> And what about my applications? This does the easy part and leaves me
> stuck with the hard part.
There you go again. "Who's going to cook the fish for
On Jun 9, 2009, at 5:40 PM, Jeff Wright wrote:
Then use what comes with Windows.
http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!E8E5CC039D51E3DB!23641.entry
And what about my applications? This does the easy part and leaves me
stuck with the hard part.
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>> I have used it successfully to move PC's from one machine to another with
>> a clean install and the former install.
>> I t does want two machines though, but it works great, only draw back is
>> it is a once use program.
>> Must buy a separate license each tome you move it.
>
> Limited and cost
On Jun 8, 2009, at 11:39 AM, Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote:
I have used it successfully to move PC's from one machine to
another with a clean install and the former install.
I t does want two machines though, but it works great, only draw
back is it is a once use program.
Must buy a separate li
Rev. Stewart Marshall
> Most vista drivers are supposed to work out of the box. So
> far I only found one that did not, and it was HP which is
> notoriously slow in releasing updates.
A friend of mine at work ended up buying another XP system when
the scanner vendor wouldn't supply Vista drivers
Limited personal testing for months...proves you know a lot less then me.
On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 1:37 PM, t.piwowar wrote:
> Okay, so it is buzzword compliant. But how does it work in the real world?
> You don't know and I don't know. All I have to go on is the company's past
> track record of b
Then we'll compare it to OS X...oh wait...that was taken out in seconds at
the last pwn to own contest...
On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 1:40 PM, t.piwowar wrote:
> On Jun 8, 2009, at 1:35 PM, Jeff Wright wrote:
>
>> O Rlly? You and others keep telling us how 7 is little more than
>> Vista 2nd Ed. and
On Jun 8, 2009, at 1:35 PM, Jeff Wright wrote:
O Rlly? You and others keep telling us how 7 is little more than
Vista 2nd Ed. and Vista is many times more secure out of the box than
XP.
We do not define security by comparing said new version to XP. That
is setting the bar much too low.
Onc
Okay, so it is buzzword compliant. But how does it work in the real
world? You don't know and I don't know. All I have to go on is the
company's past track record of broken promises about security. All
you have to go on is a list of buzzwords from their PR department and
some limited person
> Given what security features that are switched on in Vista/Win7 when first
> installed that were off by design in XP it isn't that high a hurdle to
> jump.
Even so, this doesn't detract from the validity of the statement.
Vista/7 are far more secure than XP in a default installation, what
the v
On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 12:35 PM, t.piwowar wrote:
> On Jun 8, 2009, at 12:16 PM, Jeff Wright wrote:
>
>> Agreed, except that unless you have set yourself up to run as a
>> non-admin, Win7 is far more secure than XP out of the box.
>>
>
> This is just advertising for a operating system that is sti
> > Agreed, except that unless you have set yourself up to run as a
> > non-admin, Win7 is far more secure than XP out of the box.
>
> This is just advertising for a operating system that is still in
> beta. You have no way to know that it is true. Spouting such
> marketing blather reduces your cr
> Your statement (security) may only be true because it is new and no one has
> built attacks against it yet.
Not so. Not running with admin rights by default, as you do with XP,
is much more secure, period. YMMV.
With Vista and 7, you run with reduced rights until you need to
perform an action
> This is just advertising for a operating system that is still in beta. You
> have no way to know that it is true. Spouting such marketing blather reduces
> your credibility to zero.
O Rlly? You and others keep telling us how 7 is little more than
Vista 2nd Ed. and Vista is many times more secur
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> I see no reason to rush out and buy new versions. Especially so when the
> older version is now well known and stable.
Agreed, except that unle
On Behalf Of Rev. Stewart Marshall
Sent: 06/08/2009 11:40 AM
To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM
Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Windows 7 pain
Laplink PC Mover
I have used it successfully to move PC's from one machine to another
with a clean install and the former install.
I t does want two machines tho
On Jun 8, 2009, at 12:16 PM, Jeff Wright wrote:
Agreed, except that unless you have set yourself up to run as a
non-admin, Win7 is far more secure than XP out of the box.
This is just advertising for a operating system that is still in
beta. You have no way to know that it is true. Spouting s
> I also tell Mac folks to not adopt new versions too quickly. When OS X.5 was
> released I told folks to wait for X.5.2 or X.5.3. For most of my clients we
> waited for X.5.5. Back at Apple's big transition I entirely skipped X.0,
> X.1, and X.2 as not ready for prime time. The first good version
On Jun 8, 2009, at 11:14 AM, Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. wrote:
For those of us who work - with real things- we do employ Windows.
Financial, Science, and Engineering (ok, the first doesn't make
anything
either)- rely on Windows Apps.
I also tell Mac folks to not adopt new versions too quic
Leaving aside the usual issue of Windows integrity in general, you are
aware that Tom was referring to Win 7, right?
And as far as this goes: "And, like the terrible modem apps, I run rings
around those of you completing my tasks compared to those on the Mac."
HUH? Some inside reference I'm not a
Laplink PC Mover
I have used it successfully to move PC's from one machine to another
with a clean install and the former install.
I t does want two machines though, but it works great, only draw back
is it is a once use program.
Must buy a separate license each tome you move it.
I have no
On Jun 8, 2009, at 10:42 AM, Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote:
Yes there is.
Please tell us. This would be very useful for many of us (even me!).
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O
Yes there is.
Stewart
At 09:36 AM 6/8/2009, you wrote:
On Jun 8, 2009, at 6:50 AM, Roy Ackerman,Ph.D.,P.Ch.E.,E.A. wrote:
I know the logic about clean installs- but it would take more than
20 hours for me to reinstall my programs (and that assumes I can
still find the install disks- and NOT h
On Jun 8, 2009, at 8:11 AM, Jeff Wright wrote:
I can hear Tom now at home now, whimpering like Dr. Smith from
"Lost in
Space," "Oh, Will, the pain, the pain. I simply can't bear to try
it"
Correction, if you are a computer hobbyist in need to massive
entertainment then by all means go
On Jun 8, 2009, at 6:50 AM, Roy Ackerman,Ph.D.,P.Ch.E.,E.A. wrote:
I know the logic about clean installs- but it would take more than
20 hours for me to reinstall my programs (and that assumes I can
still find the install disks- and NOT have to install an older
version followed by the upgrad
On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 9:39 AM, Chris Dunford wrote:
> > I've been running the Beta for Win7 for a couple of
> > weeks on a four year old machine (HP Pavillion a720n-
> > Athalon XP 2.2ghz). XP was due for a reinstall
> > so I thought that I would play around with Win7.
> >
> > It runs OK except
> I've been running the Beta for Win7 for a couple of
> weeks on a four year old machine (HP Pavillion a720n-
> Athalon XP 2.2ghz). XP was due for a reinstall
> so I thought that I would play around with Win7.
>
> It runs OK except when iTunes gets going but that was
> how iTunes ran in XP on t
I've been running the Beta for Win7 for a couple of weeks on a four year old
machine (HP Pavillion a720n- Athalon XP 2.2ghz). XP was due for a reinstall
so I thought that I would play around with Win7.
It runs OK except when iTunes gets going but that was how iTunes ran in XP
on that machine.
On
> 1) You don't want Win7 right now. It will be a year or two before M$
> works out the defects. Meanwhile you will you will be using XP, a
> version that has been worked on long enough to have fixed many of the
> worse defects.
I can hear Tom now at home now, whimpering like Dr. Smith from "Lost i
/webaccess- but we made our own
for the client], etc.)- no matter what flavor software you use. Hence, you
can't run them and use more memory...
From: Tony B
Sent: Sunday, June 07, 2009 11:48 PM
To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM
Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Wi
> 1) You don't want Win7 right now. It will be a year or two before M$
> works out the defects.
Do you laugh when you write this ridiculous stuff? Because it really reminds
me of that "I told them we already had one!" line from Holy Grail.
Most vista drivers are supposed to work out of the box. So far I
only found one that did not, and it was HP which is notoriously slow
in releasing updates.
Stewart
At 10:46 PM 6/7/2009, you wrote:
Actually, I do. There are no obvious defects in it as it stands. Nor
are there any defects in
Actually, I do. There are no obvious defects in it as it stands. Nor
are there any defects in Vista, though driver support was woefully
slow to materialize.
And I bet the same will be true of Win7. I wonder how many engineers
at e.g. Nvidia are working on Win7 drivers right now? Probably none.
The
On Jun 7, 2009, at 9:19 PM, Marcio wrote:
Here in Brazil the news are in the papers. Microsoft will start
selling Windows 7 on October 22. To my dismay no upgrade from XP.
Only from Vista. And I have a brasilian XP Home and a US XP
Professional. I have a Vista to put on the top of the XP
P
> Here in Brazil the news are in the papers. Microsoft will start selling
> Windows 7 on October 22. To my dismay no upgrade from XP. Only from
> Vista. And I have a brasilian XP Home and a US XP Professional. I have
> a Vista to put on the top of the XP Professional...and...then...
> Windows 7? I
Quoting Marcio :
Here in Brazil the news are in the papers. Microsoft will start
selling Windows 7 on October 22. To my dismay no upgrade from XP.
Only from Vista. And I have a brasilian XP Home and a US XP
Professional. I have a Vista to put on the top of the XP
Professional...and...
You of all people should know by now that when you install a new
version of Windows you should do it clean. Don't upgrade.
Besides, as I recall, you bought that (those?) machine(s) long after
Vista was out, but you stubbornly insisted on XP. We have a saying in
the US: You made your bed, now you h
At 10:19 PM -0300 6/7/09, Marcio wrote:
Here in Brazil the news are in the papers. Microsoft will start
selling Windows 7 on October 22. To my dismay no upgrade from XP.
Only from Vista. And I have a brasilian XP Home and a US XP
Professional. I have a Vista to put on the top of the XP
Profes
Here in Brazil the news are in the papers. Microsoft will start selling Windows
7 on October 22. To my dismay no upgrade from XP. Only from Vista. And I have a
brasilian XP Home and a US XP Professional. I have a Vista to put on the top of
the XP Professional...and...then... Windows 7? I guess I
On Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 3:48 PM, Richard P. wrote:
> I think Asus was making some monitors which were wide than normal to
> accommodate the sidebar. Don't know if they were a hit or not, or if
> they still exist.
>
Some of the Widescreen monitors were wide for watching widescreen movies and
just
I think Asus was making some monitors which were wide than normal to
accommodate the sidebar. Don't know if they were a hit or not, or if
they still exist.
Richard P.
> The problem with putting gadgets anywhere is keeping them visible. If
> you keep them all on one side, at least you can try to
The problem with putting gadgets anywhere is keeping them visible. If
you keep them all on one side, at least you can try to open windows
opposite it. I use the Google sidebar which has always allowed one to
drag widgets all over. But I don't, because I want them all together
so I can see them.
>
I could do that also.
I have a dock at the office on a regular 17" monitor so I am changing
screen sizes a lot and when I do that I was loosing the widgets. So
I just opted for the dock right now.
It is just handy with the dock right now. I also only use widgets
that display the info while
On Thu, 26 Mar 2009 23:04:44 -0500, Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote:
>At 10:45 PM 3/26/2009, you wrote:
>>Actually it wasn't a ripoff from Apple, gadgets/widgets whatever you want
>>to call them were around a long time before Apple.
>>
>I have them on XP called Widgets and Yahoo does them.
>
>Keeps a
mac and windows developer konfabulator. Not to mention the half dozen other
companies that did gagdgets on windows and linux for years.
On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 11:40 AM, Tom Piwowar wrote:
> >I have them on XP called Widgets and Yahoo does them.
>
> Yahoo bought out Mac developer Konfabulator.
>I have them on XP called Widgets and Yahoo does them.
Yahoo bought out Mac developer Konfabulator.
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for DOS it was called Sidekick.
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>I want to turn off all of that automation -- such automation is just one
>more way for hackers to do something malicious.
So how come clicking on "Do Nothing" and checking the box to always
perform the selected action does nothing? Is MS trying to be funny?
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>The UAC doesn't get in the way all that much. Although it can get
>tedious if you're doing some system maintenance, it's not that hard to
>plug in the admin password when installing a new program, but I found
>it odd that you need admin privileges to delete desktop icons. Probably
>icons for "all
> Right...but I still have to sort them. I want a system that can
> analyze tags so when I open a folder labeled 'industrial' I get
> all my music that is tagged as such no matter where it is. We
> spend time tagging photos, tagging music...tagging docs and windows
> still does nothing with th
http://lifehacker.com/software/optimization/turn-off-indexing-and-speed-up-windows-xp-031440.php
That shows you how to turn off indexing, on my xp installs I didn't think
indexing was on, I had to switch it on.
Mike
On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 2:33 AM, Fred Holmes wrote:
> If I understand things co
Right...but I still have to sort them. I want a system that can analyze
tags so when I open a folder labeled 'industrial' I get all my music that is
tagged as such no matter where it is. We spend time tagging photos, tagging
music...tagging docs and windows still does nothing with those.
On Fri,
> I understood libraries couldn't do more then aggregate folders not file
> types.
I didn't mean to imply that libraries aggregate by file type. Just the
opposite, really. Instead of containing all pictures or videos or whatever,
they would contain everything related to your collection of lemurs o
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