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Hide Notification Tray is Grayed Out
Posted on March 8th, 2008 | 1 Comments

On Mar 6, 8:35*pm, Brian K <brian1...@earthlink.net> wrote: Hello Brian, Go to Start => Run and typein "regedit" {without the quotes} and press Enter Navigate to the following...

Modify selection of Default Printer
Posted on March 7th, 2008 | 1 Comments

Bill Bradley;3080817 Wrote: I use con2prt.exe to connect network printers via a logon script file - parameters defined here. CON2PRT: Lets the user disconnect all existing connections to...

folnt folder redirection
Posted on March 5th, 2008 | 0 Comments

Hello How can I redirect the c:\windows\fonts folder to another location so that applications uses the fonts on that new location? So I can manage one font folder for a lot of users. Greetings ToW

Unread email notification icon on taskbar - removal.
Posted on March 4th, 2008 | 15 Comments

Poster Matt wrote: Once I knew it was Thunderbird after all and I'd been misinformed the solution was not a million miles away. For those interested and more importantly for people who are trying...

hide taskbar Button item?
Posted on March 4th, 2008 | 1 Comments

Try this: http://www.freedownloadscenter.com/Best/taskbar-tray-vb_R2.html Many FREE utilities available in link that can be used to drag and drop or switch your unwanted taskbar buttons to system...

Language bar won't quit showing up in toolbar?
Posted on March 4th, 2008 | 2 Comments

1. Click Start - Control Panel - Regional and Languages Options 2. Click Languages tab and the click Details button. 3. Here click Advanced tab. 4. Make a check mark on "Turn off advanced text...

Shortcuts to Device Manager and Services in Control Panel, How?
Posted on March 3rd, 2008 | 10 Comments

Personally, I just go into the registry and delete the keys manually. Can't remember whether the - should be to the right or the left of the [ "Poster Matt" <postermatt@no_spam_for_me.org> wrote in...

opening docs and URLs via DDE extremely slow - reason???
Posted on March 2nd, 2008 | 0 Comments

I am experiencing extremely slow (30-60 seconds!) opening of Office Documents and web pages when a document, or a link, resp. gets double-clicked. The delay is not present if an office app is started...

Why does the Search dialog always take so long to appear???
Posted on March 2nd, 2008 | 2 Comments

Twayne wrote: Yeah - I am regularly running scans. Nothing of that sort ever showed up. I know, but I keep my system rather "slim", i.e. I regularly go over it with msconfig and other tools to...

Xp toolbar problem
Posted on March 2nd, 2008 | 1 Comments

<vikasuri1988@gmail.com> wrote in message news:9858f1ea-c6b3-4cae-87e8-17872a47c746@64g2000hsw.googlegroups.com... See if this program helps. Courtesy of Kelly Theriot, MS-MVP Taskbar Repair Tool...

Desktop Background Listbox problem.....
Posted on March 1st, 2008 | 8 Comments

Windows XP SP2 Display Properties\Desktop pools images from My Pictures. Even when the number of images > 100. The solution on the internet is to stop using My Pictures folder, which is obviously...

How to lock down on users change desktops
Posted on March 1st, 2008 | 1 Comments

"LMI" <LMI@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:5F85A4AA-70C7-4BB7-B4AF-8103038F6551@microsoft.com... Windows® XP Security Console http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm

"copy on select" and "paste on middle mouse"
Posted on March 1st, 2008 | 2 Comments

Thanks Stanley! That tweak is exactly what I needed! It seems to work just great. I haven't looked into my mouse software yet. Sorry about the misnomer; on the other hand, I'm glad I...

F Drive Settings/Folder Options Issue
Posted on March 1st, 2008 | 15 Comments

Thanks! I'll definitely try it out--gotta be better than this! "ManyBeers" wrote:

System Tray Icons
Posted on February 29th, 2008 | 0 Comments

Hi, This may be the wrong group for this but its puzzling to say the least. I am trying to change an icon for an application which when running minimises itself to the system tray. The current icon...

Why does it take so long until the system reacts to sleeping or hibernation request?
Posted on February 28th, 2008 | 1 Comments

See my response to your other post. Same issues. -- -- Regards, Twayne Open Office isn't just for wimps anymore; OOo is a GREAT MS Office replacement

Czech MUI for Windows XP Pro
Posted on February 28th, 2008 | 0 Comments

Hi, is it possible to download Czech MUI Language Pack for XP Pro? I have someone from Czech office, who needs laptop reinstalled, we are in the middle of the move, and I have no idea where that CD...

desktop behavior
Posted on February 28th, 2008 | 3 Comments

The so-called system caret shows the current position of the cursor on the screen. It manifests in different ways; one of the ways is by highlighting an icon, which is what you see. It's hard to...

Common Places
Posted on February 26th, 2008 | 1 Comments

"Bill Meyer" <gingem@email.com> wrote in message news:eWgOEJHeIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... Might be - try posting in a VISTA group, rather than an XP one....

xp transition effects enabling automatically
Posted on February 25th, 2008 | 0 Comments

for some reason, the transition effects keep enabling automatically i think in the last hour it has done it 4 times i turn it off, then maybe 10 minutes later i notice the way the windows move that...