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    - Tired of Viruses Ok, here is a new issue for me, but by far the most frustrating. I have run all 3 of my virus programs, all say I'm clean, yet when I go launch my home page (yahoo), it loads for a second, then switches to "about:blank" (some search page virus). What's worse, is when I go to MSN to check my Hotmail, it will let me sign in, see that I have 12 messages there, then quick flash to that "about:blank". I have not been able to get my email in days, nor will it let me get to any "Help" or "Contact us" pages at either MSN or Yahoo. I continually edit the information in the registry to remove any mention of "about:blank", yet even with system restore off, it does not save may changes. Any help offered would be very appreciated, I am so ready to give up and just toss this thing out the window. Tag: spell check Tag: 247934
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    - File Sharing Problem I hope this is the appropriate newsgroup for this issue. =20 If not, please direct me to the correct one. I have 2 home computers hooked-up to a wireless network=20 via a Linksys router. I use the network for Internet,=20 printer and file sharing. One computer is a desktop HP=20 with Win ME; the other is an IBM laptop with Win 98. =20 Recently, I have not able to use the file-sharing=20 feature. (The Internet and printer sharing capabilities=20 still work O.K.). When I try to access the desktop files from the laptop, I=20 get the following when I click on the shortcut: “The drive or network connection that the shortcut ‘HP C=20 Drive.Ink’ refers to is unavailable. Make sure that the=20 disk is properly inserted or the network is available and=20 then try again.” When I try to access the laptop from the desktop, I get=20 the following: “The shortcut ‘IBM Drop Box.Ink’ refers to a location = that=20 is unavailable. The location could be on a hard drive on=20 this computer, on a network, or on a different computer on=20 your home network. Check to make sure that the disk is=20 properly inserted, or that you are connected to the=20 Internet or home network, and the try again.” When I click on O.K., I then get the following: C:\WINDOWS\NetHood\laptop on Ibm refers to a location that=20 is unavailable. It could be on a hard drive on this=20 computer, on a network, or on a different computer on your=20 home network. Check to make sure that the disk is=20 properly inserted, or that you are connected to the=20 Internet or home network, and then try again. If it still=20 cannot be locate, the information might have been moved to=20 a different location. Both computers are on when I try this and it appears the=20 network is up and running, as I am able to access the=20 Internet and printer from both computers. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks, Tag: spell check Tag: 247932
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    - Assign sound to CAPs LOCK key I am sure this can be done but cant remeber how anyone help? Tag: spell check Tag: 247926
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    - NOD32 Error Message Using the scanner in NOD32, I encounter the following error message in blue letters: "Error occured while scanning MBR sector of the third physical disk. Error reading sector." I have two disks, one with four partitions and one alone. C,E,G and F are part of the partitioned disk and D is by itself. Which is the third one and how can this error be fixed, if possible. Or can it be ignored, since it doesn't cause any problems at all? My Registry Mechanic doesn't detect anything wrong! Thanks. Harry. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.727 / Virus Database: 482 - Release Date: 7/26/2004 Tag: spell check Tag: 247908
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    - Putting Icon on Start Bar RH side What is the right hand side of the Start Bar called? And how does one put an icon on the right hand side where the time, volume control etc are? I've done it several times before but my mind has gone completely blank now. Incidentally, I could just drag and put one on the LH side which is easy. What actually is the difference between the two. I know on the LH side it is only a shortcut while those on the RH side are memory resident. Any into appreciated. As I said, my mind has gone completely blank. Must be my age! -- choro-nik *********** Tag: spell check Tag: 247906
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    - outlook express msoe error I am getting a error msoe will not load..the system in windows me...i am not sure where to find out what outlook i have now.....is there an easy way to fix this without uninstaling outlook and reinstalling another outlook? I use RR as my internet service..... Tag: spell check Tag: 247902
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    - virus issue I ran my antivirus software AVG and it had listed 8 trojan horse type viruses that it said could not be removed. FileC:\_RESTORE\TEMP\A0004051.CPY Trojan horse PSW.Bispy.A " 4052.CPY " Downloader.Bho.A " 4053.CPY " " .Apropro.D " 4054.CPY " " .Apropro.L " 4055.CPY " " .Apropro.J " 4056.CPY " " .Apropro.M " 4057.CPY " " .Dyfica.2.W " 4058.CPY " " .Dyfica.2.Z I am not having any luck trying to figure out how to remove these from my computer. Any suggestions? I appreciate your expertise! Tag: spell check Tag: 247891
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    - restarting problem computer always restarts every minute can someone tell me what it is Tag: spell check Tag: 247889
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    - Who out there has constant problems with WinME? Am I the only one who DOESN'T seem to have constant problems with Windows ME and am happy with it? Tag: spell check Tag: 247886
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    - Cannot Defrag ! I have tried to defrag my system, I get a message saying that there are errors on C drive. Scandisk keeps restarting saying that there are programs still running, however I have closed all programs. Can anyone help ? Tag: spell check Tag: 247881
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    - EEPROM checksum error Finally found an error message. My system boots and after a couple of seconds totally freezes. Already tried scanreg /fix from DOS and rebooting. Any way I hadn't seen an error message that pops up for only a couple of seconds: PEX-E05: EEPROM - checksum error. My computer is an HP Vectra VL Pentium 3 with Win ME. Any suggestions??? Tag: spell check Tag: 247854
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    - power cut during defragmentation I was defragmenting my hard drive using Speed Disk from Norton Utilities 2002 when there was a power cut. When the electricity came back on the computer wouldn't boot to Windows Me, it advised me to start in Safe Mode, and when I try to do this it thinks for a moment then goes straight to "it is now safe for you to turn off your computer. I used the Norton Utilities CD to run Disk Doctor without going into Windows, and it found a few problems, most of which I had had before (missing shortcuts etc.) and I pressed Y to fix these. It also found that the File Allocation Tables didn't match, and I pressed Y to fix them as well. It told me to insert a floppy disc to record the changes it was making. It proceeded to fix the problem but it ran out of space on the floppy disk and tried to back out of the repair. It then had a problem backing out as well. Sorry, but I don't remember what it said exactly, I was getting pretty flustered. I ran Disk Doctor again and it found thousands of lost chains (or something like that). Now, when I switch the computer on I am told that I have got an invalid system disk. I'm sorry I am not very clear, I realize now I should have written everything down. I hope that someone has the time to work out what I mean. There are some pictures on the computer that I don't want to lose. My computer is made by Dell, it has nearly 100GB hard drive which was about 30% full. Tag: spell check Tag: 247853
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    - Problems after critical update 840315 System working fine, installed 840315 using Windows Update, no errors logged successful completion. Immediately after try to use windows explorer context menu (right click) and system hangs with explorer not responding. Must reboot to recover. Also any attempt to drag and drop in explorer locks system as does right click on desk top icons. Ran virus scan spybotsd adaware... all clean. Reloaded registry from old backup... no change, Safe Mode also has the same symptoms. Reloaded ME without format but the problem persists. I don't want to do a full reload because the problem prevents me from backing up my files. Tag: spell check Tag: 247849
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    - Windows Protection Error On start up on bright blue screen-Windows Protection Error.You need to restart your computer. Systemhalted. 1. Normal 2. Logged (bootleg......) 3. Safe Mode 4. Step by step Windows did not finish loading on the previous attempt. Choose Safe Mode F5 = Safe Mode I then click F5 and shut down in safe mode. After about 10 seconds I restart and all is normal. This has been happening for about the last 8 days. Please bear in mind that I am very new to computers and also a sen.citizen. Neverthe less any assistance would be most welcome. Thanks. Tag: spell check Tag: 247848
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    - Windows Me Start up disc Can'e locate any start up disc we made when we first purchased the computer. Safe mode is a blank page and message when starting computer says needs scanreg. How do I locate a start up disc at this point? Tag: spell check Tag: 247846
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    - IEXPLORE error Help!!!! I keep getting a message that says "Iexplore has a caused an error in kernell32.dll" or similar. I can't access my mail and some programs won't open. Any ideas??? Thank you.....Doreen Tag: spell check Tag: 247845
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    - SYMSTORE.DLL My computer recently crashed. I reinstalled the programs using the System Recovery Disk. Now I keep getting a message that says SYMSTORE.dll not found. How / where do I get this file to reinstall? Tag: spell check Tag: 247844
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    - MOUSE OPERATION MY COMPUTER HAS BEEN ATTACKED BY ADWARE SPYWARE AND WHATEVER. i HAVE BEEN USING AD AWARE AND SPYBOT SEARCH AND DESTROY. THE COMPUTER STARTED HAVING MAJOR PROBLEMS. MY WIRELESS MOUSE STOPPED WORKING. I GOT IT TO WORK IN SAFE MODE ONLY. ALL ICONS AND DIALOGUE BOXES ARE GIANT AND I AM UNABLE TO RESIZE THEM. THE COLOR PALETTES IN CONTROL CONTROL STOPPED. COMPUTER REFUSES TO REMEMBER MY INTERNET PASSWORD.I RESTORED ITEMS THAT WERE REMOVED BY AD AWARE AND SPYBOT. I ALSO TURNED ALL START UPS ON AGAIN. Tag: spell check Tag: 247843
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    - System Restore problem I used to get the "cannot update %1 %2" message while rebooting. I asked for help and got it using the ATTRIB - H -S -R etc method. Then I get the "cannot create a restore point . Restart the computer etc." The help I got from the Microsoft site used to work. That is Method 2, Scanreg /restore etc. Now that doesn't work either and my System Restore sits there like a white elephant. When I go to Registry Editor, it opens in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/System/CurrentControlSet/Services/VxD/Vx DMon. In the right pane the following is listed: (default) (value not set) FirstRun "N" LogDir "c:\_RESTORELOGS" StaticVxD "VxDMon" SystemFileProtection "Y" SytemRestore "Y" TempDir "c:\_RESTORETEMP" VxdCfg "C:\_RESTORE\VxDMon.cfg" VxdDat "C:\_RESTORE\VxDMon.dat" I don't know if any of that means anything but I thought I'd tell you anyway. Also on My Computer/Properties/Performance/File System I changed the System Restore disc space used to 200MB, just like I was told to do. I'm not having any luck. Can you help me? Tag: spell check Tag: 247836
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    - richiesta aiuto continua a darmi errore in Http 404 per favore cosa posso fare. grazie Tag: spell check Tag: 247835
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    - missing network, system icons from Control Panel These two controls suddenly stopped working - double click yielded nothing. Following instructions I found in the MS knowledge base, I renamed the netcpl.cpl and sysdm.cpl files. This caused the icons to disappear. So far, so good. I used the system config tool to extract these two files from the CABs on the hard disk (in SAFE mode as the instructions again required). I then moved the files to the \windows\system folder and rebooted in normal mode. No new icons. In a command window I tried control netcpl.cpl and get nothing, same for the sysdm.cpl control. Other controls work correctly when executed from the command line. I checked the control.ini file and these two controls are not in the "Do not run" section. I've run out of ideas and have found nothing more on the net. For what it's worth, my networking is still working, at least for now. Tag: spell check Tag: 247821
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    - Virus software problem I have been having all sorts of problems but what I need help with right now is my virus software. I ran system restore and now Norton is gone I tried to undo my last restore but still no Norton, I tried to re-install it and I get the following message "The setup has detected that a previous install or uninstall has been completed but requires a restart. Please restart your computer then launch the setup again" I have restarted it several times and tried to install Norton but I keep getting the same message. Can anyone help PLEASE. Thanks Tag: spell check Tag: 247817
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    - Open Windows Limit I recieve this error message from time to time. " Open Windows Limit reached ". This is odd since everytime it happens I have only 1 or 2 windows open. What is the limit and why do I keep getting this message? Are there any other fixes to this except Restarting, which is what I always wind up having to do? Tag: spell check Tag: 247813
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    - Monitor Problems My Son accidentally held a magnet against the monitor screen which resulted in an ugly schmeer appearing. I tried degaussing , but this has not helped. Any advice out there or am I hooped? --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.726 / Virus Database: 481 - Release Date: 22/07/2004 Tag: spell check Tag: 247812
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    - Administrative Help Would anyone tell me how to configure my Win ME computer to allow me to copy my files to CD. I can copy to floppy but not to CD. It says I need Admin. authority. This is my home computer. Tag: spell check Tag: 247810
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    - Yahoo Messenger vs Spybot Running Spybot 1.3 and upgraded to Yahoo Messenger 6,0,0,1710. Then Spybot was dying with parameter error. Uninstalled YM then ok. Found ok if I did a minimal install of the new YM. Anyone else experiencing the same? I'm on Win ME. Tag: spell check Tag: 247803
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    - MS Installer error when installing MS Installer the following error message is received: The MSIEXEC.exe file is linked to missing export MSI.DLL:222 How do I correct this error and complete installation of Microsoft Installer? Tag: spell check Tag: 247802
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    - Camera installing When I plug my digital camera into the PC (Windows ME) it says it needs the ME disc, but although PC has this loaded it never came with this disc, how can I get round this please ???? Tag: spell check Tag: 247789
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    - Streets & Trips 2001 I need to use my computer to change ink cartridges in my Lexmark Printer. Whenever I try I get the following message, "Streets & Trips 2001, an un-named file has bad format". As a result I am unable to change my ink cartridge. It has been suggested that I should remove and reinstall that CD. Is it okay to just remove that program and then reinstall the program alone or must I remove and reinstall ALL of the Microsoft Works CD's? I have never done this and am very nervous about trying it. Thanks to anyone who can help me. Liz Tag: spell check Tag: 247785
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    - ordering favorites How do I get my favorites list into alphabetical order? Please reply to the newsgroup. Thanks, Sam K. Tag: spell check Tag: 247776
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    - keep getting atl.dll error messages hello. I am here just hoping that someone has an answer to possibly help me. For a couple of weeks now (seems much longer) I have been trying to figure out why I am getting the following error message: "cannot run unicode version ALT.DLL on windows 98,please install the correct version." I am really confused about this. I have no idea why I am getting this message or how to correct the problem. Does anyone know what I should/can do? I contacted HP about it and they told me to do a system restore,but the error pops up and then freezes up my system. I tried contacting microsoft and they said for me to contact HP,so it is like a vicious circle that I am trapped in. I appreciate any help/info anyone can offer me. Thank you. Barb Tag: spell check Tag: 247769
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    - Shutdown Thank you for the information. I found the problem using the first step of the Troubleshoot Windows ME Shutdown Problems. I ran msconfig and changed the selective start up. I found that when KodakCCS was included I am unable to shut down windows me properly. May I please ask what KodakCCS is used for and what problems will I have not starting KodakCCS? If I can get rid of it what is the best way? Thank you Rick >-----Original Message----- >Try these: > >Windows Shutdown Troubleshooter >http://aumha.org/win4/a/shutdown.htm > >Windows Shutdown Troubleshooter -Millenium >http://aumha.org/win4/a/shtdwnme.htm > >"How to Troubleshoot Windows Me Shutdown Problems" >http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=273746 > >....Alan > >-- >Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems >http://dts-l.org/index.html > >In microsoft.public.windowsme.general, "Rick" ><anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > >>I have a problem that when I issue a shutdown it is not >>powering off the PC. The monitor goes black but the light >>on the monitor is staying green and the PC will not power >>down. The only way to get it down is to manuall power it >>off. >> >>Any Ideas? >> >>Thank You >>RIck > >. > . Tag: spell check Tag: 247768
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    - Microsoft Millenium Edition - Runtime Error 424 Object Required I am getting an error message "Runtime Error 424 Object Required" This error appears when I attempt to log on the internet or in some cases when the computer is going through it's logon process. This error causes my machine to lockup and I am unable to use it. It is an endless cycle. Please help Tag: spell check Tag: 247753
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    - Renaming .dll files I'm trying to solve my Internet Explorer 6 installation difficulties, and one of the procedures requires renaming certain .dll files. I follow the instructions by starting the computer in safe mode and when I try to rename a file, for example "actxprxy.dll", the computer tells me the file cannot be renamed because it is being used by windows. I can't find a solution to this problem in the article (# 303399, btw) and since I apparently need to rename the files and can't, I'm at a loss, any ideas? Thank you in advance for any assistance. Tag: spell check Tag: 247749
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    - Add/Remove Programs Tool (2) Look - I've had two answers to this query BUT the respondants have NOT READ THE POST. The operative word here is that NO as in NONE as in NADA programs are showing up in the tool. This does NOT mean that SOME of them don't show up... NONE of them show up. So trying to do a fix because all of the programs names are longer than the allowed string isn't going to produce a solution, thank you. Also it the ADD/REMOVE button doesn't highlight either - which means I can't ADD any programs with the tool. NOW... if you have a solution, I would surely like to know how to fix this little bugger. Thanks tom Tag: spell check Tag: 247744
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    - folder name change 2x now computer wouldn't boot up. Just before windows loads, screen says: can not write to hard drive, then it lists various files as being missing or corrupted. I used a start up disk to get to my hard drive and saw that the windows file was named wineows. After renaming this file back to windows, everything loads fine. What would cause this to happen? My virus protection has been updated every week. Tag: spell check Tag: 247742
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    - Can't get into the DOS mode at startup If I hold CTRL while booting, I get a choice of four startup modes. Starting in MS-DOS is not one of them; unfortunately it's the one I really need. I made the mistake of deleting vmm32.vxd, so I can't start. I see the following message: The following file is missing or corrupted: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\VMM32.VXD Type the name of the Windows loader (e.g., C:WINDOWS\SYSTME\VMM32.VXD} This is followed by the c: prompt. Before deleting vmm32.vxd, I made a copy of it, so it's somewhere in the laptop. Stupidly, I didn't record its path. Unless I type the exact path to the file, the above message merely repeats. Even though I see the c: prompt, it doesn't respond to the DIR command or any other DOS command. It's looking just for the path the vmm32.vxd. So I want to boot into the DOS mode so I can use the dir command to find vmm32.vxd. I've looked for someplace I can d/l vmm32.vxd for ME; can't find one. Any leads? Thanks for your help. Ray Tag: spell check Tag: 247741
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    - Direct X I have Windows Me on PC and I have Direct X 7.1(?) Is it save to download Direct X 9.0?=20 I=B4m having some problems watching videos on my pc - I hear=20 the sound, but I can=B4t see the pictures. Carla C. Portugal Tag: spell check Tag: 247740
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    - Why must I always hit the refresh to load page Please help 7 out of ten times I must hit refresh for page to load. I have cleared all files and defrag. Thank you for any hints. Lois Tag: spell check Tag: 247734
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    - SpyBot Update 28/07/04 Updated detections 360 Kb. ~Beta detections 19 Kb. SpyBot must be configured to detect and update Beta detections. Silj -- siljaline MS - MVP Windows (IE/OE) AH-VSOP ________________________________ Security Tools Updates http://forum.aumha.org/viewforum.php?f=31 (Reply to group, as return address is invalid - that we may all benefit) Tag: spell check Tag: 247732
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    - DVD disappears in Safe Mode Any ideas on why my DVD drive (functionally my CD drive) isn't visible in Safe Mode? It appears in the BIOS setup screens, and is properly identified there. I'm trying to apply a firmware update to the drive, but the utility hangs under normal Windows, and won't run at all in DOS (boot floppy) mode. I figured I'd just run it under Safe Mode to eliminate all the overhead and possible conflicts. No good, since the drive isn't there in Safe Mode. - Bill Tag: spell check Tag: 247717
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    - Accesibility-Mousekeys I have been having problems with the mousekeys features lately. When I turn on the computer the mousekey feature loads up (as indicated by the mouse icon on the taskbar), but there is no response when I use the keypad. I have to reset the settings for mousekeys manually everytime this happens. I have it set to be active when Numlock is off. I even tried the opposite, but it is worse. Does anybody have the same problem on WinMe? Tag: spell check Tag: 247716
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    - Wind ME Updates I have tried numerous times to install the following critical updates. They download and attempt to install. After hours, they have not installed and the computer locks up. (1) Cumulative Security Update for Outlook Express 6 SP1 (KB823353) (2) Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 (KB832894) (3) Critical Update for ADODB.stream (KB870669) Any solutions? Tag: spell check Tag: 247715
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    - Need config file I'm new to windows ME, and am pulling my hair out. I have a dos program that checks a port on a pos system port. The program requires a file 'gossip.sys' to be loaded from the config.sys file upon startup. Even though I put the device line into the config file and save it, and make it read only, whenever I reboot the system, the config file is empty. Why is my config.sys empty or more important, how can I work around this? All help is appreciated. Alan Tag: spell check Tag: 247712
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    - vwin32(5) shutdown error When I shutdown windows me I get the following error: VWIN32(05) 000012D0 0028:c02A44A8 Has anyone else ran across this before. Is there a way to determine what this problem is & how to eliminate. I have already tried to reload windows ME, I tried doing updates via Microsoft. When I try to upgrade IE 6 with service pak 1 everything seem to work until it wants to restart the computer, then the error comes up & the update doesn't seem to work. Any help at all would be appreciated. Tag: spell check Tag: 247709
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    - can I delete the contents of these folders? Can I delete the contents of folder c:\windows\recent how about ..... OXQNGX UJ and \6P89ATCD and \A54RSRYH and \01234567 (all of the last are prefixed by c:\windows\temporary internet files\content.IE5) if I'm using IE 6 why is the folder called IE5 anyway thanks....... Tag: spell check Tag: 247704
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    - folder access Folder acess When i try to open a folder it tells me to pick a program to open it. How do I get it to open regualry way. Tag: spell check Tag: 247702
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    - error message I cannot start my Win ME properly. I have an error message that says: "Cannot find boot record" and it automatically starts in safe mode. How can I fix this? Can anybody help? Thanks, Tag: spell check Tag: 247701
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    - Email Error An unknown error was returned from the SMTP server. Subject 'need your help', Account: 'mail.comcast.net', Server: 'smtp.comcast.net', Protocol: SMTP, Server Response: '556 null byte in data', Port: 25, Secure(SSL): No, Server Error: 556, Error Number: 0x800CCC61 Can someone please tell me what this means? I keep getting it when trying to send..... Thanks Tag: spell check Tag: 247696
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    - FPCE.exe I have windows ME and when I start my computer on the taskbar there is a space between 2 icons. When I move the mouse over to that space it says instant access. If I do a search there is a file in c:\windows\fpce.exe. Does anyone know what this file is and if I can delete it? Tag: spell check Tag: 247690

i have just switched from one service to comcast which
uses outlook express for e-mailing. i am unable to get my
spell check to work. can anyone help me?
thank you

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Re: spell check by Alias

Alias
Fri Jul 30 09:07:42 CDT 2004

You need something like Word or Works for it to work. OE doesn't come with a
spell check.

Alias

"carole" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote

> i have just switched from one service to comcast which
> uses outlook express for e-mailing. i am unable to get my
> spell check to work. can anyone help me?
> thank you

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Re: spell check by aa

aa
Fri Jul 30 10:07:34 CDT 2004

I use the following program to solve the problem: Spell Checker for OE 2.1

http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=2952 or
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/spelloe.html

"A free program, made to allow people to use Spell Checker in Outlook
Express. This is a stand alone application, that incorporates in Outlook
Express. The purpose of this program, is to supply for free the ability to
use Spelling in OE, without the need to purchase other software, such as MS
Word,Works, or Office. "

Hope this helps.

--
"carole" wrote in message ...
> i have just switched from one service to comcast which
> uses outlook express for e-mailing. i am unable to get my
> spell check to work. can anyone help me?
> thank you

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