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Again, thanks for this info. If I understand correctly, you’re saying I would need a USB Wireless adapter for the kids’ computer, and a wireless router for the network, and we would be set without cables. And if my computer does not have a wireless adapter, I may need an adapter for me too, right? That may solve all the problems, and then we would still be able to use the Wireless adapter even when we get the new computer. Kewl!

Is there any worry about it being secure?

And guys, I hate to seem forward, but it’s me that’s been leading both of you around!

Again, thanks for this info. If I understand correctly, you’re saying I would need a USB Wireless adapter for the kids’ computer, and a wireless router for the network, and we would be set without cables. And if my computer does not have a wireless adapter, I may need an adapter for me too, right? That may solve all the problems, and then we would still be able to use the Wireless adapter even when we get the new computer. Kewl!

Is there any worry about it being secure?

And guys, I hate to seem forward, but it’s me that’s been leading both of you around!

I just love this place, you people! You are all so helpful!

I thought of wireless, but the box in the kid’s room is not upgradeable. It’s a tiny client box, meant to run minimum applications on a desktop as part of a network. It only cost me $200 a couple of years ago, and is almost impregnable. I haven’t even been able to get it open to replace the 3-1/2″ floppy that broke about a year ago. It has a NIC, and 2 USB connectors, a parallel port and mouse and keyboard ports. I connected via USB an external CD R/W drive, an external dial-up modem, and it’s chugged along fine. But until we get a better one, this one will have the only internet access for the kids after I end our dial-up ISP. I don’t want them fooling around on mine, so I guess the cabling is the way to go right now. Maybe when we get a new (or newer) computer for the kids, we’ll upgrade to wireless then.

Again, thanks for the input. I learn so much here. And I learn how much I have to learn! I do the computer support as well for the non-profit I work for, and the lounge has saved our bacon more than once. Didn’t know you were in cahoots with a bunch of poverty law people, did you? Your advice has helped a lot in our work with the poor here. Without such a great place and group of people, we wouldn’t be nearly as effective!

I just love this place, you people! You are all so helpful!

I thought of wireless, but the box in the kid’s room is not upgradeable. It’s a tiny client box, meant to run minimum applications on a desktop as part of a network. It only cost me $200 a couple of years ago, and is almost impregnable. I haven’t even been able to get it open to replace the 3-1/2″ floppy that broke about a year ago. It has a NIC, and 2 USB connectors, a parallel port and mouse and keyboard ports. I connected via USB an external CD R/W drive, an external dial-up modem, and it’s chugged along fine. But until we get a better one, this one will have the only internet access for the kids after I end our dial-up ISP. I don’t want them fooling around on mine, so I guess the cabling is the way to go right now. Maybe when we get a new (or newer) computer for the kids, we’ll upgrade to wireless then.

Again, thanks for the input. I learn so much here. And I learn how much I have to learn! I do the computer support as well for the non-profit I work for, and the lounge has saved our bacon more than once. Didn’t know you were in cahoots with a bunch of poverty law people, did you? Your advice has helped a lot in our work with the poor here. Without such a great place and group of people, we wouldn’t be nearly as effective!

OK, I’ll go ahead with the router route. I was trying to avoid laying cable throughout the house. One computer is on the other side of the house from the other, and until we got jacks in each of the rooms we had telephone wire everywhere! I’ll just make sure we have the stuff to tack it nice and neat up against the baseboards, etc.

Thanks for your comments. I wasn’t even sure what I was asking, and your responses really helped clarify for me what I needed to do, as opposed to what I wanted to happen.

Tia

OK, I’ll go ahead with the router route. I was trying to avoid laying cable throughout the house. One computer is on the other side of the house from the other, and until we got jacks in each of the rooms we had telephone wire everywhere! I’ll just make sure we have the stuff to tack it nice and neat up against the baseboards, etc.

Thanks for your comments. I wasn’t even sure what I was asking, and your responses really helped clarify for me what I needed to do, as opposed to what I wanted to happen.

Tia

Yes, it is a porn program. Something we really don’t want people downloading at work. The person is in trouble for visiting sites, but I need to determine, if I can, if he deliberately downloaded a program to be run for the start menu. It looks like it could be done without his knowledge, so we can’t really know for sure.

Yes, it is a porn program. Something we really don’t want people downloading at work. The person is in trouble for visiting sites, but I need to determine, if I can, if he deliberately downloaded a program to be run for the start menu. It looks like it could be done without his knowledge, so we can’t really know for sure.

Thanks, everyone. I have taken the proper steps to get rid of it, and to make sure it doesn’t come back.

Thanks, everyone. I have taken the proper steps to get rid of it, and to make sure it doesn’t come back.

Thanks. That’s easier than what I figured out, which was to copy the column to Word, convert to text, then convert back to columns with the comma as the separator. Then copy and paste the columns into 2 empty columns in Excel. I didn’t think I could do it from within Excel. I like your solution better.

Tia

Thanks. That’s easier than what I figured out, which was to copy the column to Word, convert to text, then convert back to columns with the comma as the separator. Then copy and paste the columns into 2 empty columns in Excel. I didn’t think I could do it from within Excel. I like your solution better.

Tia

Thanks folks for all your responses. We did have to have the client go back and save all the files (and there were dozens of them) in Publisher 2000. Then we were able to print them out. Also found out that XP Professional does not come with Publisher. Now, why is that? So I guess we’ll be buying the XP Version when we upgrade everything.

Thank for your time and effort. I knew if someone here could not find a way to do it, it could not be done!

Tia

Thanks for the suggestions. I’m using Roxio Easy CD Creator 5 – it came with the machine. There is no hole in which to use a paper clip, unfortunately. But it is all still under warranty, so I will contact the people who loaded it all for me and see what they have to say. I just thought if anyone had seen this before, and there was a quick and easy fix, I wanted to try that before I had to send it anywhere.

It only happens sporadically, and I can always get it open by rebooting, then catching it when the system is checking the drive (i.e., when the light is lit). But that can be very inconvenient when I am in the middle of something.

Again, thanks so much for the responses. I love this place!

Tia

No, it still gives me the extra lines.

But I have worked around it by naming the range and using the range in the merge document. Just a bit of an extra step, but it’s better than fooling with the section breaks when I run the merge.