• A1Click Cleaner -
  Remove Tracks
  
• Labels in Microsoft
  Word
  
• NTFS vs. FAT File
  System
  
• Run Command to see
  Startup list
  
• defragmentation of all
  drives
  
• SYSTEM RESTORE
  doesn't restore
  
• Programs won't install
  on Win95
  
• Computer Shutting
  Down
  
• how to permanently
  remove processes
  
• remove framework2.0
  
• Are Macs immune to
  viruses?
  
• Lost IE6 Desktop Icon
  
• The New Speed
  Startup
  
• Questions on our
  Discussion Board
  

A1Click Cleaner - Remove Tracks

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• Merit5 - Whenever I use A1Click to clean my PC, everything works fine. BUT, when I use it to remove tracks, it changes my file associations, particularly my jpg, bmp, and gif - to open with my browser instead of with my graphics viewer. I then have to rechange everything including the icons. As a result I dislike that function of A1 Click. Is there any way I can prevent this from happening?
• Ray - That part of A1Click can be destructive because it is removing records of your actions on the PC. I do not recommend using it unless you are trying to keep someone from knowing what you have done on your computer. Unfortunately, it can and does have adverse effects.
  

Labels in Microsoft Word

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• sunflower - I had to reinstall Microsoft Word. Now the mailing label wizard will not print a full page of labels. It will only print four down in the same column. I can't find a fix for this. Anyone know how to fix this?
• Ray - The Envelopes and Labels Wizard in my version of Word (see the Tools menu - Envelopes and Labels...) has an Options button and then on the Label Options window there is a Details button. This allows you to specify how many across to print.
  

NTFS vs. FAT File System

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• Meri051846 - My OS is Windows XP Home, SP-2. I use WinRescue XP for my backup. I have just recently come to the realization that the file system on my computer is NTFS and the file system on the external hard drive I backup to is FAT 32. I don't know enough about this subject to even ask the right questions, but it occurred to me that maybe I am not getting my backup done correctly if the file systems are different. Can someone help me and tell me what I can do to remedy this, if need be?
• Snakeyes - Its absolutely no problem.
• Meri051846 - Wow, Snakeyes, thank you so very much for your prompt answer! So, just to clarify, if I have to "rescue" any of my files and reinstall them from the backup, I would just ignore the fact that they are backed up to a hard drive that is in the FAT 32 format and go ahead and reinstall them onto my laptop harddrive which is NTFS.
• Ray - Yes, it is not a problem.
          NTFS allows bigger files and bigger drives but that is the only difference you will notice.
          The only drawback of NTFS is that it cannot be accessed from MSDOS outside of Windows (DOS inside of Windows can access it). But you probably will never need to do that anyway. Other operating systems can access NTFS outside of Windows.
  

Run Command to see Startup list

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• Kentype - I hate to admit but have forgotten the command you type in to see the start-up list. It starts with MS but don't remember the rest.
• Ray - It is msconfig.
  

defragmentation of all drives

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• billrobb - When I defragment my PC I have to choose one drive at a time, and then go onto another drive. CAn I set it up to defragment all the drives without having to start the process over each time?
• Ray - You should be able to make a bat file and run the bat file. A bat file is a text file (a file made in Notepad) with the .bat ending. The .bat ending tells Windows to run the commands in it. You would put commands in it to run each drive.
          So make a Notepad file with the following text in it:
  
  defrag c:
  defrag d:
  defrag e:
  
          Put whatever drives you want to defrag in the commands above. One line for each drive.
          Save the file so that it has a .bat ending to it (for example, you could call it DefragAllDrives.bat). Find the file and double click on it when you want to defrag all of your drives.
          If it does not work with the word, defrag, you may need to specify where defrag is located. For examle, C:\Windows\system32\defrag c:
  

SYSTEM RESTORE doesn't restore

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• Wychwar - System Restore refuses to restore. Get message "Your computer cannot be restored to:-" followed by restore point retails. There is also an invitation to try alternative restore points. These do not work either. Anybody got any ideas and solutions.
• pirgnori - I, too, can never get system restore to restore anything.
• Wychwar - I was given this answer via another forum. It worked for me.
          Try running System Restore after booting to "Safe Mode with Command Prompt". Immediately after powering on, tap the "F8" key ("F5" in some PCs) until the Boot Menu appears. From this select the option to boot "Safe Mode with Command Prompt". Once booted, at the prompt, type:
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  %SystemRoot%\system32\restore\rstrui.exe and press Enter.
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          This should open the normal System Restore window from which you can run it.
  

Programs won't install on Win95

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• dely0575 - I know its old & out of date but my XP Crashed! My question is, When I try to download anything it wont install says,missing Dll file. What should I do to correct this?
• Ray - Most software will not work with Win95. There is nothing that you can do about that. Win95 is so old and software has to use different drivers and processes in Win95, that most software companies no longer make their software compatible with it.
  

Computer Shutting Down

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• dely0575 - My friend Has a HP Pavillion. It keeps shutting itself down! I have cleaned it. It does ok for a day or two then it does the same thing. I boot it up & it shuts down, sometimes before it even gets fully booted. Any Ideas??????
• Ray - That sounds like a bad power supply. The best way to find out if the power supply is bad is to replace it with a new one.
  

how to permanently remove processes

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• gheins - How would I turn off (permanently) the processes I don't want? I used the MSconfig utility and checked the 'auto restore' feature. Yet, they keep coming back.
• Ray - I am not sure what you are referring to about MSConfig. I assume you are talking about the Services tab, but I don't see any 'auto restore' feature.
          By Processes, I assume you are talking about the list that is shown in the Task Manager on the Processes tab. The processes listed there are either processes used by running Applications or installed Services.
          To get rid of processes used by running Applications, quit the Application running them. An example of this is the process, notepad.exe. Notepad.exe is shown because the Notepad is open. Close Notepad and the process, notepad.exe, will be removed from the processes list. Another example is iexplore.exe, which is connected to Internet Explorer. If any of these are appearing on the list without you running any applications, they can be removed by finding out what is starting them at startup and removing it from startup (msconfig and Speed Startup can help you with this).
          The installed Services shown in Processes are not actually running, even though msconfig reports them as running. Instead they are listed in the registry as installed. So there really is no problem with having these on the Processes list because they really are not running and are not using any resources. If you remove these (they can be removed by uninstalling the service) there may be problems when the associated application is run. Not all of the Services shown in MSConfig are shown in the Processes list.
  

remove framework2.0

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• dragonfly - Can't remove framework 2.0 from (XP-SP2). Get message that installation was not complete from who knows when? Can remove manually? Always get message to notify Microsoft about problem/send message. Never hear back from Microsoft. Removal of software thru control panel ; never works for uninstall or repair. (I got message from Turbo Tax update to remove the Framework 2.0 to have T TAx update properly) This is how all this started.
          Ooooh, does framework 1.0 have a bearing on this situation??
• Ray - You will not get a message back from Microsoft concerning that error message. That is just a standard error message that is given when a program ends unexpectedly. Microsoft does not respond back concerning them.
          Framework 2.0 and 1.0 have been known to cause problems. It can also cause Windows Update to continually find an update and install it.
          Removing Framework 1.0 may solve the problem. Or you could go to Microsoft's website (http://search.microsoft.com) and install a new Framework 2.0.
  

Are Macs immune to viruses?

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• acers - are macks immune from viruses and adware problems
• Ray - I am sure some Mac users would say yes.
          You could have asked if Macs get viruses or adware. A Mac user could answer that. I am not a Mac user.
          But you asked if they are immune from viruses and adware. The real argument about Mac and other nonWindows software/operating systems not being as susceptible to viruses and adware is that they are not as popular and so not attacked as much. This does not mean that they are immune. My opinion is that they are not immune.
  

Lost IE6 Desktop Icon

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• Stratton - Have lost the original IE6 desktop icon.
          I have no option under Desktop/Properties/Desktop/Customise Desktop/Desktop Icons to select Internet Explorer.
          I have created a normal shortcut to IE6 but would like to know how to restore this IE6 function and the original desktop icon.
• Ray - Below is a link to an article that gives three tips concerning that. You may also use the link above to view the article on our website.
          http://www.theeldergeek.com/hide_internet_explorer_desktop_icon.htm
  

The New Speed Startup

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        I have been in the lab again trying to figure out how to speed up your computer's startup even more. What I came up with is eight more stages to add to the clean up process in Speed Startup. Some of these stages may only deduct a split second from your startup time, but some will have greater effect (one stage can speed it up by 25%). They all will put you in better control of what your computer does and doesn't do.
        Here are the eight new stages (they are numbered as they appear in Speed Startup):

Stage Four - Assign an IP Address
        If your computer is on a network or on the internet, it is given an IP address. This usually is done automatically by Windows which means that during startup Windows has to come up with an IP address, check the network to see if that IP address is being used, if it is, come up with another IP address, check if it is being used, and so on and so forth, until it finds an IP address not being used. Then it assigns that IP address to your computer. You can avoid all of this by manually assigning the IP address that your computer will always use.

Stage Six - Remove unused Services
        Windows loads a whole list of services while your computer is booting up. Many services are never used by you, but they are still loaded. For example, six of the services are for use on a network of computers, one is for sending faxes, one is for using a wireless connection, one is for using the scheduler, and there are many more. Another thing about services is that some do not need to be loaded at all. When a program needs these services, it just starts them. They do not have to be loaded at startup. Finding which services are this way may take some doing, but it can be another way to clear off more services from running all the time on your computer and especially at startup.
        Speed Startup lists the services, checkmarks the ones that are loaded at startup, describes many of them, and gives suggestions on what to do with the more common services.

Stage Seven - Remove unused Fonts
        All fonts are loaded at startup. Fonts that you never use can be a waste of startup time and hard drive space. Some programs love to install hundreds of fonts that you will never use. The Fonts section can remove these wasters of time and space.
        Please note that Windows may start slower after removing fonts until Windows has adjusted to the removal. After a few startups, Startup will be faster.

Stage Eight - Disable My Recent Documents
        There is a My Recent Documents item on the Start menu. It takes a fraction of a second to load My Recent Documents and it take a fraction of a second each time you run a document for Windows to record it. If you do not use My Recent Documents, you might as well disable this feature.

Stage Nine - Remove Windows' Boot Logo
        Showing the Windows logo while the computer is booting up slows down startup because not only does Windows have to display the screen but it also must continually update the progress bar that goes back and forth.

Stage Ten - Stop Remote Assistance
        Remote Assistance allows your computer to be accessed from a remote computer over the internet. Having this enabled slows down startup and opens your computer to hacking. If you or your computer technicial do not use Remote Assistance, turn it off. It can be turned back on when needed.

Stage Eleven - Stop Remote Desktop Sharing
        Remote Desktop Sharing is similar to Remote Assistance. If you or your computer repair technician do not use this, disable it. This can be undone at any time.

Stage Twelve - Lessen Dual Boot Timeout
        If you have dual bootup, a black screen appears before the Windows' logo screen asking you which system you want to use. The default timeout for this screen is 30 seconds, which means that if you do not select anything in 30 seconds, it will load the default system (which is usually the one you start anyway). I suggest changing this to 0 seconds and then if you ever want to run a different system, just increase it then.

        To learn more about Speed Startup, go to http://superwin.com/speedstartup.htm. You can try Speed Startup out for free. Here is a link to the trial version of Speed Startup - http://regvac.com/speedstartz.exe.


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Ray Geide