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Customizing Windows Search
Posted on April 5th, 2006 | 2 Comments

Hello, Is it possible to customize the "Look In"-option within Windows Search? It starts empty or in "My Computer" because there are no logial drives (cd-rom, hard disk, etc.) attached to the...

Customizing My Documents... Tell me what you think :D
Posted on April 5th, 2006 | 0 Comments

Hey, I wanted to share this with you all. My idea is that with Windows Vista you should be able to group thing however you wanted. In the image here (http://www.geocities.com/jcgnu/docs.JPG), this is...

Restoring Desktop Layouts
Posted on April 4th, 2006 | 3 Comments

Anybody know where I can find the (applet?) that adds the ability to save and/or restore desktop (icon) layouts into the "recycle bin"? Beleive it may be in a Service Pack but can't find it!

Can't use VISUAL SYTYLES ON WINDOWS AND BUTTONS
Posted on April 4th, 2006 | 1 Comments

For some odd reason, (may be playing around with re-installing Luna theme to fix this problem) I am unable to ENABLE the option of "enable visual styles on windows and buttons". Every time I click on...

Simple event logging
Posted on April 4th, 2006 | 3 Comments

Hi, This is by no means an urgent question ! In fact, it's quite lazy... I'm just wondering if anyone has an idea of how simple it would be to create an event log entry for locking windows XP- I...

Power Calculator
Posted on April 4th, 2006 | 0 Comments

When I try to use that graph feature in the program I type in an equation (2X+5=Y) It won't accept the equation. What's the point of having a graph if you can't use real numbers?

systray
Posted on April 4th, 2006 | 1 Comments

My system tray icons vanished, and try as I might I cant restore them. Any help out there? Thanks in advance

folders
Posted on April 4th, 2006 | 1 Comments

sorry, my mistake, but thanks for answering. when i double click on a folder search RESULTS pops up. -- DEBI

Arranging Icons
Posted on April 4th, 2006 | 1 Comments

Greetings, I'm running XP SP2, but this is only partially an XP-specific question. When I select "Arrange Icons by Name" on the Desktop, I'd like it to actually do that literally, and not arrange...

Fixing "Open with..."
Posted on April 4th, 2006 | 6 Comments

Hi, When I try to open a figure (JPG, GIF, ..) using Windows Explorer with the option "Open with.", instead showing me the installed software, the figure is opened with Notepad.

Opening Folders
Posted on April 4th, 2006 | 3 Comments

Hi I am experiencing a problem opening folders. I have the default set to open 'folders' and 'file folders' using Explorer. I also have it set to open each folder in the same window. I can open...

Re: How to change dos window size
Posted on April 4th, 2006 | 2 Comments

HI All I saw this on a google search. What a shocking bunch of crap to answer a real question with! The guy had the same problem I just had - ANSWER= Its no good changing the MSDOS screen from...

Quicklaunch not showing after reboot
Posted on April 3rd, 2006 | 6 Comments

Still can't find answer to this. These settings have to be saved somewhere. What is the key that is preventing it from being saved? Had to do repair install of XP Pro. Ever since, this has been...

Quick Launch
Posted on April 3rd, 2006 | 4 Comments

Had to do a repair install due to virus. Now, when I add the Quick Launch to the taskbar with all my icons, after reboot, it's not there. Have to add it back. Where do you save the settings so...

Customizing Explorer Folders Me ->XP
Posted on April 3rd, 2006 | 0 Comments

I recently got a new computer. On my old computer, running Me, i had album covers as backgrounds for my music folders in windows explorer. I can see how to remove those with the desktop.ini file,...

"Caps Lock" Help!
Posted on April 3rd, 2006 | 4 Comments

Somehow I did something that changed the function of the "Caps Lock" key. The key no longer workd as a Caps Lock, instead, it works like the "windows + esc" keys, and opens the Start Menu. I have...

Re: How can I choose 'docs & settings' and 'prog files' folders before/during setup
Posted on April 3rd, 2006 | 0 Comments

Hi there, I am trying to move my documents and setting from my c drive to my d drive as stated above but what I really need to know is how to edit the unattend.exe file? Isn't this a file that is on...

folders
Posted on April 3rd, 2006 | 1 Comments

hi, i am not good at this but learning. whenever i click on a folder the search screen comes up instead of the contents. help! windows XP -- DEBI

How to disable caching often used DLL's
Posted on April 3rd, 2006 | 3 Comments

Hello! I have some difficulties with starting an updated software. I made an update for some program and this program doesn't want to start properly... By the way my program shows me that it's used...

XP-Home Edition Luna theme doesn't appear
Posted on April 2nd, 2006 | 4 Comments

After crashing several times upon adding additional ram, the sony vaio fx-370 works fine BUT has suddenly switched over to classic view. Initially it switched back to the XP-smooth look by just...