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Actually, it should be stated the other way ’round — that Windows is famous for offering its users multitudinous ways of doing the exact same thing.
…for a lot of functions, three ways.
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Meanwhile, just skip the thread and go on to something that interests you.
Personally, I don’t use them. That said, I recognize that there are systems out there that sometimes benefit from their use. In my experience, these are generally systems that have never had any maintenance, or have experienced failed installs.
What amazes me is the number of people who use these 3rd party registry programs without so much as a clue about what the registry is or how it works…it really amazes me. You’d think that they would buy a book on the subject and read up on it before deciding wether or not they wanted to use one. Until someone provides data (not personal experiences and opinion etc) that contradicts what the books tell me, I won’t be using them. Regular maintenance, Regedit and the Windows Installer Cleanup Utility is all I need. I run a old P4, 2.6Mhz, with 4G of RAM, I’ve reinstalled Windows once since I’ve bought it, and it runs better now than it did the day I bought it.
Your right, time to move on to something that interests me.
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You know Jeff, perhaps you’re right and I’m being too hard on Symantec. Perhaps they have FINALLY fixed their resource problems. But you know, after using Symantec for many years, and having to purchase new versions each year to keep up to date, and having my resources continue to dwindle even further, I finally got feed up with Norton. Each year they come out with a new version that’s better than the previous, but instead of updating present users, you have to buy a new version, and yes they do discount it, but not by much. Everyone is always railing against Microsoft for doing this with their products, when many other manufacturers have the same business model. They constantly want you to buy the newer version. That’s why it’s so refreshing when Microsoft, of all people, offer a free product that seems to actually work reasonably well.
I will never go back to Symantec or McAfee for just these reasons. And yes, the above comments are my opinions, but I believe that everyone’s opinion can and will help someone to decide which product to use. Heck, I’m still conteplating what Back up software will work best for me.
OK, end of rant!
Ditto!
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I’m still trying getting used to ie8 myself. Apparently they’ve gone and changed things around on us again…trying to make things “better”
The method in Joe’s first poststill works for me, though. Getting organized You can rearrange links and other items on your Favorites bar by dragging them from one spot on the Favorites bar to another. You can also create folders and organize your favorite links, Web Slices, and feeds.
- [*]Open Internet Explorer.[*]Do one of the following:[*]Create folders by right-clicking an existing item on the Favorites bar, clicking New Folder, and then giving the folder a name. You can then drag items from the Favorites bar into that folder.[*]Remove old items by right-clicking the item on the Favorites bar, and then clicking Delete.[*]Click the Favorites button, click the arrow next to the Add to Favorites button, and then click Organize Favorites. From here you can add, remove, or rearrange your links, feeds, and Web Slices in the Favorites bar folder.
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Is it fairly common for programs to fault because of memory problems, even when the OS tolerates it?
Short answer…yes…memory problems can cause all sorts of problems with your applications, regardless of wether or not the OS recognizes it. This could very well be you’re problem. It could also be what Paul said in his post…an addressing issue. The fact is that its an older application written for an older OS…much older than what you’re running it on. That in itself is potentially problematic. Throw possibly mismatched memory into the mix and you have a recipe for disaster! Just my opinion.
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Are you pressing both Ctrl + Shift then clicking? If so, you only use one or the other, depending on how you want to select. If not, I refer you to my sig!
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Grounding yourself to protect against static does not work if the computer is not also grounded. The best method is to hold onto a metal part on the outside of your computer before putting anything inside the computer.
Thanks for pointing that out Paul. My fingers aren’t always in sync with my brain!
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Yeah, well. That would be the easy way out
I only say that because if it’s that old the day will come, probably sooner rather than later with the way things are progressing, where it’s just not going to work for you anymore and you’ll be forced into a different program. I know what you mean about having a program that you just don’t want to do without, though. It was very difficult for me to migrate to Windows from DOS for that very reason! Good luck!
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This problem is on a HP A367C computer with Windows XP Home OS.
I have an old graphics program, iGrafx Picture Publisher 9, that I have been using since the days of Windows 95.
I examined the new memory sticks and discovered that they are not a “matched pair”.
Can you make any sense of this? I don’t want to have to decide between the additional memory and Picture Publisher. I want it all! Please help me. I am in way over my head.First, I’d consider getting a newer graphix program.
As you know, the memory modules do need to be matched. Yours supports a DIMM(dual in line memory module) as opposed to a SIMM(single in line memory module). Sounds like you have one of each…I’d email Centon. It’s pointless to get into why some things work with mismatched memory and other things don’t. The size and speed of the memory you need is here http://www.memorysto…ca367cbRAM.html, or at http://www.crucial.com
And be sure to ground yourself before handling those sticks or working inside the case! Static electricity (ESD) can fry the sticks or your motherboard! I hope this helps you.
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