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Grannyg

Sunday, May 25, 2003 - 12:33 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Sending out the search party for Draheid!! He knows everything!!

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Draheid

Sunday, May 25, 2003 - 01:19 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Hootyhoot: I am not familiar with Outlook on an iMac so I can only hope they are similar enough that you can figure out how to apply this information.

Steps for seperating e-mail from more then one account in Outlook 2000 (There is a warning that this function is not supported on previous versions of outlook).

1. Setup seperate mail folders in Outlook by click 'File - Folder - New Folder' then give a name for the folder and make sure it's set for 'Mail Items' under Folder Contains.

2. Setup additional accounts under 'Tools - Accounts'. (Sounds like you've done this already)

3. Setup 'Rules' to have mail received from other 'Accounts' automatically moved to the different folders setup in #1. You can set the rule up using 'Tools - Rule Wizard' and follow these steps:
a. Select 'Check messages when they arrive' and click 'Next'.
b. Check 'when received through specified account' then click on 'specified account' in the dialog box and a window will popup for you to choose which account setup in #1 to look for messages from. Select the appropriate account for this rule and click 'Ok' then 'Next'.
c. Check 'move it to the specified folder' then click specified in the description box and select the appropriate folder then click 'Ok'.
d. Click 'Next' then 'Next' again, and make sure 'Turn on this rule' is checked and click 'Finish'

You can repeat for each e-mail account you wish to have distributed for you.

Hope this helps.

Bgood

Sunday, May 25, 2003 - 02:22 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Whoami, After receiving much spam in my Hotmail account. I clicked on security in Hotmail and followed directions.
I have what they call a safe list for the past two years and I do not receive anymore spam.I only receive mail from the addresses I put on my safe list. You have to list all the contacts that you want to receive mail from.
This is working for me.

Karuuna

Sunday, May 25, 2003 - 02:29 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Hootyhoot - have you set up your daughter under a separate "identity" or just a separate "account"? If you set up her identity, then you set up her Email address (as an account) only within that identity. You go back and forth by using the "switch identity" command under the File menu. If you do this, her Email will automatically go to an inbox for that Identity only.

Depending on your version of Outlook (I have 5.2 for the Mac), it should walk you thru the steps automatically if you select the "Switch Identity" command. When you choose switch identity, you will get a dialog box where you can click on NEW, and just follow the set up assistant.

Let me know if you need more help!

Bgood

Sunday, May 25, 2003 - 02:33 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Whoami, On the Hotmail page click on ...Tips for using Hotmail and look for 'all topics'. Instead of security.

Draheid

Sunday, May 25, 2003 - 02:49 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Hootyhoot: Karuuna's suggestion might be better suited for your needs. The directions I described are good if you want to only have one user setup for Outlook and have it check more then one e-mail account. Setting up seperate users would keep each person's mail and contact lists, etc. seperate which might be preferable to you.

Hope this helps too.

Juju2bigdog

Sunday, May 25, 2003 - 06:58 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Here is a question I asked before, but since I asked it in conjunction with another question that I then answered for myself, it did not get answered.

I have downloaded some tvch archives and would like to view them. I am stymied by the following language:

"Simply create a folder (eg. c:/archive) and unzip the files to that folder. Run index.htm to view."

I have no problem with creating the folder and unzipping the files to it. But what does "run index.htm" mean? Where exactly do you run it? How do you run it? After I learn what is apparently something simple, will I then blithely be instructing non-geeks to "run index.htm?"

Draheid

Sunday, May 25, 2003 - 08:24 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Juju2bigdog: Using the file GD2003-1.zip as an example, when you open the zip file in Winzip (Classic Mode) you should see this:

winzipMain

By clicking on the 'Extract' button as shown, you will see this:

ExtractTo

Highlight your '(C: )' drive and click on the 'Create Folder' icon (folder with a star on the corner)

create

You will see this dialog box next:

foldername

Type in the name of the archive and click on 'Ok'
You will see a progress dialog similar to this:

extracting

When it is finished, you can close Winzip and proceed to open Internet Explorer. Once you are in Explorer, click on 'File - Open' like this:

ieopen

And you will see the open dialog like this:

ieopendialog

Click on 'Browse' to locate the folder you created (GD2003-1) and click on 'Index.html' like this:

locate

then click 'Ok' and you should see this:

open-2

Click 'Ok' and the page will open. You should now be accessing the archives.

If you have any trouble, please let me know.

Bob2112

Sunday, May 25, 2003 - 08:28 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
or find index.html using the Windows Explorer and double click the file.

<...if you have any trouble, please let draHeiD know...>

Juju2bigdog

Sunday, May 25, 2003 - 10:34 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Thanks, Draheid. That is quite a mind-boggling explanation of the phrase:

"Simply create a folder (eg. c:/archive) and unzip the files to that folder. Run index.htm to view."

Doesn't appear to be much simple about it. I'll look at it tomorrow.

Lol, Spongie. (and you know I never have any trouble once I get headed in the right direction)

Rissa

Tuesday, May 27, 2003 - 06:42 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Morning all. I have a computer problem that I have been *ignoring* for months now {sigh}. I am fairly sure it's a hardware problem, not software.


I have two CD drives. Well, one is a DVD player and the other is a CD-writer. The CD-writer isn't working!!!!! The tower seems to know there is a disk in there because the lights are flashing (that it's trying to read the CD) then go solid orange (signalling a bad disk). The computer itself seems to think the drive is empty because the error message I get is to insert a disk not that it can't read one.

It does this with any disk... blank, data, music, etc. And my problem is that I am hesitant to bring the tower in for repair since I need that drive to BACK UP MY DATA!!!!

Like I said, I don't think it's software but I did update the driver anyway and tried reinstalling the CD-writer. I have also done my share of shooting pressurized air at the lens and using the regular CD cleaner. (I am thinking the lens has either become off-kilter or is covered with something (dust?).

I know I need to bit the bullet and bring it in (and stand over the tech with a crowbar in case he even thinks of reformatting), but before I do.... anyone got any ideas of what else I can try?

Jed245

Tuesday, May 27, 2003 - 07:12 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Well you can try just taking the cd rom itself in? Or maybe you can buy one of those cleaning disks they have them at walmart and kmart. :o)

It sounds like your cd burner is unable to read at all. Try inserting a disk. Then open up my computer by clicking the my computer icon. After you do that there will be about three icons one will be your dvd rom, another your hard drive, and another will be the writer.


Right click on the writer's icon and see what comes up. There should be an option to explore. But, if the writer isn't reading the disk at all then it won't even give you an option or it will freeze the pc up.

You can remove the cd writer easily enough and take it to the tech. He should have a tower and monitor to check it with and should be able to help from there. :o)


You also might want to ask him for an estimate on repairs and pricing. You can get a good writer (burner) for under 100 bucks almost everywhere


Hope that helps. :o)

Jed

Juju2bigdog

Tuesday, May 27, 2003 - 07:57 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Yay!!! I figured out the downloading archives thingie. It was not downloading as a zip file, and I couldn't get it to open to save my soul. So I decided to try what sometimes works for me when I can't open a picture file. I right click on it, select properties, and add an ending to the name of the file, such as .jpg in the case of a photo. So in this case, I added .zip, crossed my fingers, and hoped for the best. It worked! The weird-looking icon changed into a zip icon, which I then clicked on, and it took me to the Winzip wizard, which unzipped it. Then I found the location where my unzipped file went to, clicked on the IE icon in there that was called Index, and voila! I have archives! Yay!!!

Whoami

Tuesday, May 27, 2003 - 08:05 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Wow Juju, you're one smart dawg!

So, what is the best pop up blocker software (free, of course) out there? I just tried installing Earthlink's (since they are my ISP). But the only thing they had to download was a big software package (Earthlink's Total Access 2003) with browser, e-mail, etc in it, that also included Pop up blocker. Frankly, I'm quite content with Outlook and IE6, I don't need all that other garbage on my computer. Not to mention, when I tried to install it, and my computer was supposed to restart, poor 'puter got so confused and bogged down it hung up during restart. I uninstalled Earthlink's TA2003 right away!

Juju2bigdog

Tuesday, May 27, 2003 - 09:02 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Whoami, a lot of times when you download a program that has all sorts of unwanted things, you can choose custom install or they might call it expert install. Ignore the fact that you are not an expert and select the custom, or expert, install. Then ONLY check the one you want to install and uncheck all the others.

Juju2bigdog

Tuesday, May 27, 2003 - 09:20 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I use Pow! by AnalogX to kill popups. You have to let them pop up and kill them one at a time, but once you kill them, they are dead automatically next time they pop up. Since the popups all repeat, pretty soon you have them all killed. You can download it here:

http://www.analogx.com/contents/download/network/pow.htm

Whoami

Tuesday, May 27, 2003 - 09:49 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
The only reason I even tried the Earthlink one was in the hopes it had a custom install, but no such luck.

I'll check out the AnalogX one pretty soon here. Thanks!

Juju2bigdog

Tuesday, May 27, 2003 - 10:08 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Whoami, somebody in our chat recommended this one to me, but I was so used to Pow! I didn't try it out. They said they like it better than Pow!

http://www.panicware.com/product_psfree.html

Rissa

Thursday, May 29, 2003 - 01:24 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Ya know Jed.... I have been so focussed on FIXING the dang CD drive that replacing it didn't even occur to me. LOLOL And actually it's probably a smarter idea money-wise too since even a simple repair will run me about $100 and I can get a better/newer drive for not much more than that. <Although I am going to hold my breath and pout until hubby gives in to a DVD writer> :) Thanks Jed

Juju2bigdog

Thursday, May 29, 2003 - 02:30 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Rissa, if you have Office Depot or Office Max near you, you might watch their Sunday insert ads. They have been having good rebate deals on CD writers.

Whoami

Thursday, May 29, 2003 - 02:32 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
A belated thanks Juju, on the popup buster advice. I ended up getting the panicware one. I set it up to play a sound when a window is blocked. It is so gratifying to hear that little "thump" when the ad is blocked!

Cathie

Thursday, May 29, 2003 - 05:00 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Rissa, hold your breath and pout real good--I got a DVD writer for Christmas and it is wonderful. You can back up around 6GB of data on one disk, not to mention making your own DVDs from your camcorder, etc.

Juju2bigdog

Thursday, May 29, 2003 - 05:37 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Whoami, let me know if that one also kills popups you DO want. Not ads, but some sites pop up extra windows to continue things, like booking airline flights.

Whoami

Thursday, May 29, 2003 - 05:39 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Juju, it does. But all you have to do is hold down the Ctrl key and re-click the link you want, and it will allow that window to come up.

Draheid

Thursday, May 29, 2003 - 05:51 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I was using program called 'PopUpStopper' that also prevented all popups including 'desired' ones. The biggest problem for me was that I always use 'Open in New Window' when I was searching the net. PopUpStopper even blocked the new window so I always had to hold the control key before using that function too. I finally became annoyed with it and removed the program from my computer.

FWIW: This was a free download from PC Magazine, which is what initially got me to try it.