Forum: General
September 14th 18, 02:22 AM Posted to alt.windows7.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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the non-computerate
"J. P. Gilliver (John)" wrote
| Jocks
| are idiots. Humanities people are dreamers. Religious
| people are misled cowards. Artists are just plain nuts.
| Bankers are a...
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Forum: General
September 13th 18, 04:58 PM Posted to alt.windows7.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Views: 11,670
the non-computerate
"J. P. Gilliver (John)" wrote
| What we need to remember is *these people are not thick*: they're just
| not _interested_
I think it's not an accident that this comes...
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Forum: General
September 13th 18, 04:30 PM Posted to alt.windows7.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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the non-computerate
"pyotr filipivich" wrote
| the impact
| of the transition from Gagothic to Cyrillic alphabets and the spread
| of Slavonic literacy into 12 century Novgorod
You took the...
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Forum: General
July 10th 18, 02:20 PM Posted to alt.windows7.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion,uk.tech.broadcast
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Replies: 18
Views: 14,138
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Forum: General
February 20th 12, 03:47 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Replies: 255
Views: 31,677
Why do you still use Windows XP?
| I see nothing difficult about moving between two versions of Windows,
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| You don't? I do!
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| That's right, I don't
You seem to be arguing with a number of people
in this thread that...
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Forum: General
February 19th 12, 01:00 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Replies: 255
Views: 31,677
Why do you still use Windows XP?
| I am always logged on as an administrator (I know *big* security no-no).
| But that still doesn't help a portable application dropped in the
| Program Files folder under Windows 7.
On XP most...
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Forum: General
February 18th 12, 06:54 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Replies: 255
Views: 31,677
Why do you still use Windows XP?
| Because Windows 7 (and Vista) changes the rules and forces loyal Windows
| users to relearn Windows all over again. And one of the stupid new rules
| is that an application has no right to...
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Forum: General
February 16th 12, 08:04 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Replies: 255
Views: 31,677
Why do you still use Windows XP?
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| I had an interesting experience at one point before I
| siwtched to XP. I had just built a new PC. The board was
| either Asus or MSI. I've forgotten which. It had a Via
| chipset. I went...
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Forum: General
February 16th 12, 07:05 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Replies: 255
Views: 31,677
Why do you still use Windows XP?
| And
| what good is 512MB or even 1GB of RAM for a W98 machine? Sure I have
| added more RAM than 64MB to a W98 machine before. But I never saw any
| advantages to using more.
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Why not? Though I...
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Forum: General
February 16th 12, 02:47 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Replies: 255
Views: 31,677
Why do you still use Windows XP?
| Same goes for decent hardware, the maker
| usually supports it with their own driver. If maker doesn't care enough
to
| do that, it's a BAD idea to use their hardware anyway.
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I think that's...
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Forum: General
November 2nd 11, 10:31 PM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Replies: 47
Views: 5,949
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Forum: General
November 2nd 11, 04:19 PM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,alt.windows7.general
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Replies: 47
Views: 5,949
Tool to fix IE nags and restrictions
| I also disable Java because that IS
| pretty much a sealed executable. Flash too,
Yes. I don't even have either of those installed.
I don't understand what you mean by disabling VBScript
while...
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Forum: General
November 2nd 11, 04:04 PM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,alt.windows7.general
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Replies: 47
Views: 5,949
Tool to fix IE nags and restrictions
| One option that I don't see immediately available is making Zone 0
| settings visible. Do you have any clues?
That's in there, under the misc. settings, near the
bottom. But in my experience...
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Forum: General
November 2nd 11, 03:15 PM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,alt.windows7.general
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Tool to fix IE nags and restrictions
| IE MD is an HTA powered by VBScript.
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| The doctor is ill. :)
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| I guess it's that combination of IE and VB that gives me the running
heebies.
:) You don't like VBScript? I think it gets a...
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Forum: General
November 2nd 11, 03:10 PM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,alt.windows7.general
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Replies: 47
Views: 5,949
Tool to fix IE nags and restrictions
| Small ding here, but *every* browser is just a fancy DOWLOAD MANAGER
| itself.
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I'm talking about actual download manager software.
That's not the same thing as a browser. (An email...
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Forum: General
November 2nd 11, 02:46 PM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,alt.windows7.general
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Replies: 47
Views: 5,949
Tool to fix IE nags and restrictions
| UserAgent=Mozilla/4.7 (compatible; OffByOne; &sys)
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| Anything here scream "download manager" at you?
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&sys? I assume by that you mean that it reports the
OS version, like "Windows XP",...
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Forum: General
November 2nd 11, 05:50 AM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,alt.windows7.general
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Tool to fix IE nags and restrictions
| If you can actually FIND this marvel, scan it for malware. It
| should be interesting what turns up.
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If you'd read the original post you'd know that there
is no compiled software involved. Do...
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Forum: General
November 2nd 11, 05:32 AM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,alt.windows7.general
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Views: 5,949
Tool to fix IE nags and restrictions
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| And the page you provide the link to claims my browser, about a
| thousand times better than IE, OffByOne, is a download manager.
That's based on the userAgent string. Download managers
are...
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Forum: General
November 2nd 11, 05:19 AM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,alt.windows7.general
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Tool to fix IE nags and restrictions
| Why disable Distributed Component Object Model in this "IE" Doctor fix ?
| Do you know what software you may inhibit in doing so ?
| What does it have to do with the original intention ?
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DCOM...
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Forum: General
November 2nd 11, 04:20 AM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,alt.windows7.general
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Replies: 47
Views: 5,949
Tool to fix IE nags and restrictions
I posted this in the IE group, but not many people
go there, so I'm posting here as well.
Announcing: An updated version of a free tool.
The IE MD (Internet Explorer Doctor)
The IE MD has been...
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Forum: General
November 1st 11, 03:36 PM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,alt.windows7.general
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Replies: 38
Views: 4,403
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Forum: General
November 1st 11, 04:47 AM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,alt.windows7.general
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Replies: 38
Views: 4,403
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Forum: General
November 1st 11, 02:06 AM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,alt.windows7.general
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Replies: 38
Views: 4,403
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Forum: General
October 31st 11, 08:31 PM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,alt.windows7.general
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Replies: 38
Views: 4,403
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Forum: General
October 31st 11, 05:45 PM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,alt.windows7.general
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Replies: 38
Views: 4,403
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