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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Monday, March 03, 2008 - 6:06 pm
Two things: 1. Resize the window, and then exit the program. It should reopen to the last size. (For example, Windows Explorer will do this. However, some apps do not have a remember size/location setting.) 2. If it IS Windows Explorer, set the window the size you want and then choose Tools > Options. Click the View tab, make sure you check the box to Remember Each Folder's View Settings, click Apply, click Apply to All Folders, and then click OK. If it's not Explorer, what app is it?
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Stacey718995
Member
07-06-2007
| Monday, March 03, 2008 - 7:48 pm
It is Windows Vista, it is my new laptop. The place it makes me the craziest is here. I go to check new messages, I click on the name at the top of the thread, which normally opens up the thread at that spot so I can read. With this laptop it opens up the thread in the a real tiny box and never where I need it to. I am with you Rissa on all my other computers once I set it, it took and it is fine, but for some reason not this one. Costa I am not seeing the options you are talking me through sorry
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Tuesday, March 04, 2008 - 9:01 am
Stacey those options are in Windows Explorer, NOT Internet Explorer (or whatever your browser happens to be).
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Monday, March 10, 2008 - 12:05 pm
I posted a question here if any kind, tech minded person has a clue, I would appreciate any help: ../9200/1053337.html"#E7EFEF"> | Sajó
Member
06-18-2007
| Thursday, March 13, 2008 - 8:34 am
I am having trouble with my notebook. I can connect to the internet, but I can`t access it. The website keeps coming up "You are not connected to the internet" I notice last night, that I have a new user ID called "GUEST", I can`t delete it. I just cant figure out what is wrong and it`s driving be crazy. Any Ideas ??? Thank You

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Rissa
Member
03-20-2006
| Thursday, March 13, 2008 - 8:48 am
Sajo, hopefully it will be this simple. On your laptop you should have a little wireless button. On my HP its the top right corner, on my daughter's its on the front left corner. Check if you have accidently pushed that button. I do this often and my computer says I am connected but I can't get online.
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Sajó
Member
06-18-2007
| Thursday, March 13, 2008 - 9:06 am
Thanks, Rissa for answering back so fast. I don`t have a button on the sides, except to turn in on and to put a disk in.
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Rissa
Member
03-20-2006
| Thursday, March 13, 2008 - 9:19 am
It's probably not the problem anyway (aren't I the optimist? LOL) but the button looks like this: Mine is right on the keyboard, upper right corner above the insert button.
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Sajó
Member
06-18-2007
| Thursday, March 13, 2008 - 9:47 am
OK.... I found the becon button it was on my F6 key. Then I found the becon lite, they are both on. I think you are right, that was not the problem. I still don`t know way I have a new log in user named "Guest" Thank you so much for your help Rissa
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Sajó
Member
06-18-2007
| Thursday, March 13, 2008 - 9:50 am
Maybe I disabled something else. Ohhhh.. I am not using a router.
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Thursday, March 13, 2008 - 11:45 am
Can you call the hotline for the manufacturer or your internet provider? Good luck Sajo, I hope you resolve your techie issues soon!
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Grooch
Member
06-16-2006
| Thursday, March 13, 2008 - 12:10 pm
My computer has a virus. I need to unhook it and take it into the shop to get rid of it. My problem is that I have our phone service through the internet. If I unhook my computer, will I have no phone service?
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Debra
Member
11-20-2003
| Thursday, March 13, 2008 - 12:18 pm
Grooch I have Vonage and it has the feature to forward your calls to another number when your internet is down. I forward mine to my cell.
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Bob2112
Member
06-12-2002
| Thursday, March 13, 2008 - 5:53 pm
Your VOIP phone service does not usually need your computer to run. It should connect directly to your router or cable modem and shares your broadband connection with your computer. There are a few pieces of phone hardware that plug into a USB port and those would need a computer, but those are less common. If the box that gives you phone service (for us it is Vonage) is plugged directly into a router or modem, then you should be fine. If your phone works with the computer turned off then you will likely be fine. Assuming your computer is wired for your internet service, a quick test would be to unplug the cable from your computer and see if your phone service is still active.
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Saturday, March 15, 2008 - 9:22 am
Hi, I have a question. I had the most wonderful computer, a 3.4 ghz p4 that did everything I need. Overnight one night, the fan broke, and it caught on fire. It is now sitting in the garage because the smell of burnt rubber is radiating from it. I can see inside and the harddrive wasn't even near the burning, so it looks ok to me. I am surfing right now on my old first pc. Thank goodness I kept it. My question is... When my new computer gets here, will I just be able to take that hard drive from the burnt computer and stick it in the new computer as a slave and be able to get to the files that were on it, or do I have to do something special? I ask because I don't know how it would work since it has an OS (XP) on it, and it's not just formatted for storage. My plan was to put it in my new computer, move the files over to the new computer's main HD, and then reformat the old one from the burnt pc for just storage. Thanks for any help.
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Bob2112
Member
06-12-2002
| Saturday, March 15, 2008 - 11:08 am
If the hard drive still works, then you will have no problem adding it as an extra drive. You may have to change a jumper to add it as a slave drive, depending on how many other drives are in the new system and how they are connected.
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Saturday, March 15, 2008 - 11:24 am
Thanks so much Bob! but just to clarify, if I hook up the old HD to the new computer, I will be able to retrieve my old files ok without doing anything special?
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Bob2112
Member
06-12-2002
| Saturday, March 15, 2008 - 11:56 am
Yes. You will be able to see all the files and copy them to the new HD. You will not be able to run any of the programs from the old HD, even though you could still find the executables in the Program Files directory under that drive.
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Saturday, March 15, 2008 - 11:57 am
Thank you so much, Bob, you just relieved my pc stress level by 99%. Thank you.
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Saturday, March 15, 2008 - 1:55 pm
Whoah Bob, I just noticed you signed up here on my birth date, June 12.
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Colordeagua
Member
10-25-2003
| Saturday, March 15, 2008 - 3:33 pm
I am so computer illiterate - technologically challenged.... Not really looking for a how to fix -- mostly a vent. I have a computer consultant I've been working with for a few years now. Thought we had a good relationship. She does both in-home and remote consulting. Always been quite happy with her. Now she's "growing" her business as she says. Hmmmm. So I work with other consultants than Jennifer. Very new computer -- lately it's been taking 30 - 35 minutes to boot up in the a.m. That is a little (a lot?) too long -- yes? I have Norton protection (antivirus?). Seems many people don't like Norton cuz it kind of takes over the machine. Consultant thinks it's a good chance that is what's slowing the boot up. After one of the other consultant's working on it via remote for 30 minutes and ending the session (fixed?) -- it's no better. Jennifer (business owner) didn't like my not-perfect comments re session with other of her consultants. Problem was not fixed. Anyone think it still could be Norton slowing down boot up? Or what?
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Chiliwilli
Member
09-04-2006
| Saturday, March 15, 2008 - 3:51 pm
Yes, it could. I used to have Norton and it was incredibly slow loading IMO. You could try uninstalling it completely and see if it makes any difference. McAfee also was very slow loading IMO and difficult to remove all the traces of. I'm still getting stuff show up every now and then and it's been uninstalled for a long time. I am using AVG now and I really like it and it's free.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Saturday, March 15, 2008 - 4:01 pm
A very new computer that is taking 30 - 35 minutes to boot has a serious problem. Norton is slow and I would recommend AVG as an alternative - but Norton is not that slow. There has to be something else at work here.
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Bob2112
Member
06-12-2002
| Saturday, March 15, 2008 - 4:35 pm
Colordeagua: My 700Mhz P3 from 1999 boots up in 2-3 minutes. No computer in the last 10 years should be taking 30-35 minutes to startup. You need to look at what is starting at boot time. There are several ways to do this, but I have been using a tool called Startup since Windows 98 and it runs the same on all Windows platforms. You can click this link to download a zip file. Just select save and then double click the .zip file to extract startup.exe It is a stand alone program, so nothing else gets installed on your computer and it only takes up 70K. Here's what the tool looks like:
You can see my AVG starts automatically. Click through the tabs and see how many things are listed. If you post a list of everything, we could probably help you eliminate some things you don't need.
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Colordeagua
Member
10-25-2003
| Saturday, March 15, 2008 - 6:06 pm
Double click what to get it?
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