Re: [H] $4000 Windows 2000 hotfix for DST?

They have fixed that in MSIE7... (One of the best things about it, IMHO...) BTW, FireFox fixed it long ago, (printing)... Rick Glazier From: DHSinclair No, using IE6sp2 in W2K. Rick wrote: Are you having this problem with IE7? From: DHSinclair still have not

Re: [H] $4000 Windows 2000 hotfix for DST?

From: DHSinclair Odd to me is that the whole KB seems to be formatted for a wide-screen display. Could not print it to fit a standard 8.5x11 sheet of paper. I still have not figured out how to print the darn thing. LOL! Are you having this problem with IE7?

Re: [H] DST Patch?

This whole thing is a crock... grin (It has its uses though...) Daylight is a finite resource... Changing the clock doesn't save anything, it just moves it... I guess calling it Daylight MOVING Time has no sex appeal... ;-) Rick Glazier From: DHSinclair

Re: [H] DST Patch?

Daylight Saving Time Help and Support Center http://support.microsoft.com/gp/cp_dst Daylight Saving Time Update Guide Note You must have active scripting enabled to use this guide. Rick Glazier - Original Message - From: DHSinclair Has anyone seen a

Re: [H] Re: Apple OS X vs. Vista (Apple side)

First time I heard those types of rumors was with Win95... A big freepatch CD... The only time I remember it happening was when they screwed up Office97 so bad (before anybody had broadband) that the patches were so big it turned it into a free re-release on a CD and they even had to give you new

Re: [H] here we go again

FWIW: I never had a problem with Norton stuff before - (MYSELF), and was very good at fixing it on other peoples computers... (It just took SOOO LONG) I can only think of two people I provide support for still using their stuff... Rick Glazier From: Brian Weeden I

Re: [H] new WGA ?

I think they fix it so they DO NOT make mistakes... (As in false positives...) It has been flakey at best and almost dishonest at worse... Rick Glazier From: FORC5 Did a MS update yesterday and it wanted to install a new and improved WGA tool, I

Re: [H] here we go again

At least they do it a lot better than Norton... I used to be Pro Norton, but last time I installed it I got busy with lots of other things and the free first thirty days expired before I bothered to activate it. (NIS.) Now I have been trying to fix it for days, and it is a hopeless case, (I

Re: [H] here we go again

I let it expire (the 30 day initial trial part) on purpose. I never even had to put in my install key (IIRC) until after it expired while trying to register/activate. (I have two legal copies + keys)... Ever notice how when WPA in Windows trips, there is no fixing things except their way... Too

Re: [H] Added password to XP Pro user - now background gone...

Added password to XP Pro user - now background gone...Try changing the background to something else and then back... Sometimes a background will get lost (as in wander off at the oddest times) especially when the file is NOT originally in the Windows directory with the standard ones. (So, put the

Re: [H] OT: Best/Fastest AVI to WMV converter?

VirtualDub will make MPEGs. (You may have to install some codec pacs.) Rick Glazier From: JRS Playing with Vista and the Media Center Extender to my Xbox360, except it won't play AVI's, only mpeg's or WMV's and such.. What is the best/fastest/cheapest AVI

Re: [H] Program to scrub empty disk areas

Web site: You can download the latest version of Eraser and the required libraries at Eraser home page. (Freeware.) http://www.heidi.ie/eraser/ Rick Glazier From: Thane Sherrington Does anyone know of a program that will overwrite empty areas on a

Re: [H] Very Cool Clock

Ummm... Mine goes to around 30% from 2%... Rick Glazier From: nobozoz Viewing that clock in Firefox consumes about 75% of my CPU resources - yipes!

Re: [H] Is the list quiet or do I have a problem?

From: Bill Cohane Subject: [H] Is the list quiet or do I have a problem? See: http://hydra.hardwaregroup.com/pipermail/hardware/ to check what is going on... http://hydra.hardwaregroup.com/pipermail/hardware/Week-of-Mon-20070108/thread.html Rick Glazier

Re: Re[2]: [H] Making XP legit...

Bummer, Is the friend still a friend? VBG $150 sounds like a small OEM version... From: JOEUSER Well, here is the latest. It was a VLK license. Which means it was a bootleg and I would need either a legit VLK to replace or buy it at 150. Since it's his money he will have to decide on 100 for

Re: [H] Making XP legit...

I got some false positives from that crap on software I got DIRECTLY from MS, so you can't always believe that... There were a couple of MS patches or MS re-certification files you could run and get the correct response, but keep in mind (IIRC) about 42% of the people that complain (to MS)

Re: [H] What's the collective think of this Thinkpad?

They ARE the line now... grin (No more IBM...) From: Winterlight you are right... I checked it out. It is not a Thinkpad. I just assumed it was ...I didn't know Lenovo had it's own line.

Re: [H] Blitzing files

Eraser, http://www.heidi.ie/eraser/default.php (From WEB site:) Eraser is an advanced security tool (for Windows), which allows you to completely remove sensitive data from your hard drive by overwriting it several times with carefully selected patterns. Works with Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000,

Re: [H] Blitzing files

Glazier From: Veech Great, thank you. Have you tested it? From: Rick Glazier(Gmail) Eraser, http://www.heidi.ie/eraser/default.php

Re: [H] Blitzing files

... Rick Glazier From: Veech Number of uses? From: Rick Glazier(Gmail) I have run 5.7 for quite a while. It gives different levels of security... It is now 5.82 (I am upgrading today). I use it for flash drives and memory cards I am afraid of loosing... (I

Re: [H] Free or Cheap AV Software

From: CW The reason is because Avast! Free is updated weekly at their website in the download. Downloading the whole program is 6MB - smaller then Norton's first update. Downloading your first update will NEVER be more then 1MB. I have a box here running NIS 2007. It last updated 12/21/06.

Re: [H] W98se questions

Thanks for the clarification. I guess I am just used to looking at the re-install figures of a bare, unpatched, clean install of Win98SE, and the fact that my Image on that still fits on a single CD-R. grin. I'll have to clean up the trash, and see what that system logs in as after fully patched

Re: [H] W98se questions

Chuck, Just a quick question... When you install XP clean, do you start with SP2 on the CD (integrated or embedded) or are you using olders CDs and (or) talking about re-installs... I have not used an XP-Gold, or XP-SP1 CD for ANYTHING for quite a long time... Patching XP up to SP1 or SP2 ON the

Re: [H] wd 40gb ?

Is this the size you always saw, or did they suddenly shrink? Did you ever see them the proper formatted size? (and) Where have you looked at them, and were they moved? In certain vintage systems they might only show up as 8.4G (or so) and/or 32G (or so...) Are any cylinder limitation

Re: [H] WD 180G = 127G

IIRC, XP-SP1 had the limitation of 127G and XP-SP2 broke that barrier... 48bit LBA (Note there are different measurement types and the numbers might look different...) http://www.48bitlba.com/ It could also be the BIOS if this done in different machines...

Re: [H] 2 boxes ok on one DSL line?

I use a cheap router and uplink that to a cheap hub... (You only need the router to start small...) That gives me spots for six computers. I don't bother to network them in the traditional sense. Mine do NOT need to talk to each other. Only to get the Internet access...

Re: [H] OE ?

I get that message (constantly) when my empty HD space starts to get pretty small. This triggers before the similar system message warns me I HAVE to do something about it globally (while doing things in other programs...) Have you checked your empty HD space? (OR have you set HD quotas for

Re: [H] need video editing software.

Chuck, I have both a standalone VCR and one of those copy protected VCRDVD specialized machines, and in both cases (IIRC) the auto tracking can be manually over-ridden and set to anything I want... Another thing to look for is a Manufactures firmware upgrade for the (VCRDVD) machine. I had to

Re: [H] Moving to Vista

- Original Message - From: FORC5 Clipped Quickbooks complains about the new IE 7 in XP so I removed it. fp Is this the too much security type of error that you can (and I do) override each time the program loads. (Or is it something worse?) TIA,

Re: [H] Moving to Vista

Thanks for reply... I forgot to mention my QuickBooks is version 2005. That may be why your error sounds much different than mine. Opps! (I know better than to leave that out...) Rick Glazier From: FORC5 no, just says does not like ie7 so I took it

Re: [H] Network cable

Inside, outside, in heat ducts or chaseways? Normal runs are Cat5E. There are other types for poor conditions... Rick Glazier From: jay What kind of cable do I need for 10/100/1000 network.

Re: [H] Network cable

Inside a building, run in clear space might be called normal by (my definition), and is Cat5E... Note that clear space does not mean unsupported... See here: http://www.lanshack.com/cat5e-tutorial.aspx Section: Definitions + Information Rick Glazier

Re: [H] Email SMTP server issue

Gary VanderMolen wrote: The whole blocking thing is really obnoxious... But a necessary tactic in the war against spammers. From: Thane Sherrington But if you did authentication on send, then you'd get the advantage of blocking spammers without blocking legitimate users. That is what I

Re: [H] Email SMTP server issue

Some ISPs will allow sending IF you do an authenticated pick-up first, and then do an authenticated send right after that. There is also the extendedSMTP (ESMTP) way of using higher numbered ports (with or with-out authentication - YMMV) that will work IF the particular ISP supports that.