These "Restore" disks are NOT made from the files on the C drive, but from a restore partition, which on some machines is the "D" drive and most others a hidden partition. What is the make and model of this machine, as each has a different way in accessing the burning method? Thanks, David C Abernathy Email disclaimers ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- This message represents the official view of the voices in my head. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.SchmeckAbernathy.com == All outgoing and incoming mail is scanned by F-Prot Antivirus  == -----Original Message----- From: computers-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:computers-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Bea Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2009 7:10 AM To: computers@rootsweb.com Subject: [COMPUTERS] Restore Disks When I bought my laptop, the store made restore disks for me. I loaned the laptop to a granddaughter for several months. When the laptop was returned, the disks were not with it. I have wiped most of her old files, and have been told I can make a new set of disks. My questions is, what is actually copied onto a restore disk? Just the main factory installed start up items, or will it include the programs that also came with it, for which there were no hard copies? (I have added my own anti-virus/spy program and removed the trial programs that came with the laptop, and possibly some other items.) Bea __________________________________________________________________ Connect with friends from any web browser - no download required. Try the new Yahoo! Canada Messenger for the Web BETA at http://ca.messenger.yahoo.com/webmessengerpromo.php :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: Take pity on Digest subscribers and remember to SNIP when replying. :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to COMPUTERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

When I bought my laptop, the store made restore disks for me. I loaned the laptop to a granddaughter for several months. When the laptop was returned, the disks were not with it. I have wiped most of her old files, and have been told I can make a new set of disks. My questions is, what is actually copied onto a restore disk? Just the main factory installed start up items, or will it include the programs that also came with it, for which there were no hard copies? (I have added my own anti-virus/spy program and removed the trial programs that came with the laptop, and possibly some other items.) Bea __________________________________________________________________ Connect with friends from any web browser - no download required. Try the new Yahoo! Canada Messenger for the Web BETA at http://ca.messenger.yahoo.com/webmessengerpromo.php

Thanks Chris I turned off the machine and it was sorted Pam ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris" <chris@masquerade.demon.co.uk> To: <computers@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, September 14, 2009 1:12 PM Subject: Re: [COMPUTERS] Help Please >> I thought it might have been something I'd done > > Possibly. In the past this has happened to me if I've left a book on the > keyboard. While this often clears itself once the book is removed - > sometimes the combination of keys confuses the poor thing. > > Chris > > > > > > > :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: > > Take pity on Digest subscribers and remember to SNIP when replying. > > :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > COMPUTERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Many thanks Nivard, I turned off the machine and got it sorted again thanks Pam ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nivard Ovington" <ovington1@sky.com> To: <computers@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, September 14, 2009 1:51 PM Subject: Re: [COMPUTERS] Help Please > Hi Pam > > You may have already pulled the plug but if not the problem sounds like an > open edit window > > Is the computer responding at all? > > ie does the number lock work or it the keyboard locked? > > If locked ignore my suggestion, otherwise try going to the desktop, is > there > an open edit window there or a download waiting an OK to be clicked > > I get the same problem if I leave an edit window open in say PAF or in mid > save and search for something else, get distracted and wonder why PAF or > whatever does not react for me, the edit / save window is sometimes > underneath another > > Just a thought > > Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > > > >> Hi List >> >> Don't know what's happened but I'm about 3/4 of the way through my piece >> of >> the 1861 census, went to the shops came back and it won't let me do >> anything, every time I click on anything to continue all I get is a >> "ping" >> from my computer it won't even let me close it!!! frustrated any ideas >> please?????!!!! >> >> Pam > > > > > :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: > > Take pity on Digest subscribers and remember to SNIP when replying. > > :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > COMPUTERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

One other thing, a live database should never be left open unattended. It is all right for a few minutes, but if one is going to be gone for than 15 minutes I would close the database, but one could leave the program running. With all of the things that are run by the system including Updates, sleep, hibernation and etc, things can and will clobber a dataset. The updates may even require a restart, which we all know restarting with a database open is not good for them. When sleep or hibernation kicks in, sometimes it may take up to 20 minutes for the system to be back in full running condition. When sleep or hibernation happens, ALL open files and processes MUST be copied to the respective folders of the two. When waken, then these same files MUST be copied back to RAM and the processes restarted. With large FTM databases, this can take some time in getting it all copied back. When leaving my system(s) unattended, I do not have any OPEN files, I will save them and close the file. I do not keep my Outlook 2007 running. I have been known to leave IE and FTM (without a open file) running. I also do NOT use sleep or hibernation as I have better use of my time, in lieu of waiting for it to wake up. We also leave most of our machines on 7/24. We turned them off when not in use for 30 days and compared our power bill for the previous 30 days, and there was on $5.00 difference in the bill. In my book, no big deal. Thanks, David C Abernathy Email disclaimers ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- This message represents the official view of the voices in my head. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.SchmeckAbernathy.com == All outgoing and incoming mail is scanned by F-Prot Antivirus  == -----Original Message----- From: computers-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:computers-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Pam Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2009 5:04 AM To: computers@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [COMPUTERS] Help Please Many thanks Nivard, I turned off the machine and got it sorted again thanks Pam

Hi Pam You may have already pulled the plug but if not the problem sounds like an open edit window Is the computer responding at all? ie does the number lock work or it the keyboard locked? If locked ignore my suggestion, otherwise try going to the desktop, is there an open edit window there or a download waiting an OK to be clicked I get the same problem if I leave an edit window open in say PAF or in mid save and search for something else, get distracted and wonder why PAF or whatever does not react for me, the edit / save window is sometimes underneath another Just a thought Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > Hi List > > Don't know what's happened but I'm about 3/4 of the way through my piece > of > the 1861 census, went to the shops came back and it won't let me do > anything, every time I click on anything to continue all I get is a > "ping" > from my computer it won't even let me close it!!! frustrated any ideas > please?????!!!! > > Pam

> I thought it might have been something I'd done Possibly. In the past this has happened to me if I've left a book on the keyboard. While this often clears itself once the book is removed - sometimes the combination of keys confuses the poor thing. Chris

Thanks Chris I was going to do that but, I thought there might have been another way and also I thought it might have been something I'd done!! but again thank you Pam ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris" <chris@masquerade.demon.co.uk> To: <computers@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, September 14, 2009 12:59 PM Subject: Re: [COMPUTERS] Help Please > Switch off (pull the plug out if it will not behave), wait at least five > minutes and switch back on. If your computer is a laptop - then you may > also need to take the battery out. > > Chris > > -----Original Message----- > From: computers-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:computers-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of Pam > Sent: 14 September 2009 12:55 > To: computers@rootsweb.com > Subject: [COMPUTERS] Help Please > > Hi List > > Don't know what's happened but I'm about 3/4 of the way through my piece > of > the 1861 census, went to the shops came back and it won't let me do > anything, every time I click on anything to continue all I get is a > "ping" > from my computer it won't even let me close it!!! frustrated any ideas > please?????!!!! > > Pam > > > > :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: > > Take pity on Digest subscribers and remember to SNIP when replying. > > :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > COMPUTERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: > > Take pity on Digest subscribers and remember to SNIP when replying. > > :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > COMPUTERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Switch off (pull the plug out if it will not behave), wait at least five minutes and switch back on. If your computer is a laptop - then you may also need to take the battery out. Chris -----Original Message----- From: computers-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:computers-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Pam Sent: 14 September 2009 12:55 To: computers@rootsweb.com Subject: [COMPUTERS] Help Please Hi List Don't know what's happened but I'm about 3/4 of the way through my piece of the 1861 census, went to the shops came back and it won't let me do anything, every time I click on anything to continue all I get is a "ping" from my computer it won't even let me close it!!! frustrated any ideas please?????!!!! Pam :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: Take pity on Digest subscribers and remember to SNIP when replying. :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to COMPUTERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi List Don't know what's happened but I'm about 3/4 of the way through my piece of the 1861 census, went to the shops came back and it won't let me do anything, every time I click on anything to continue all I get is a "ping" from my computer it won't even let me close it!!! frustrated any ideas please?????!!!! Pam

Hi, I have been struggling to sort this out myself without any success. I loaded Microsoft Outlook because it seems to be the only way I found to load required MAP.dll files for emailing from MYOB accounting program as I have Windows Vista which uses Windows Mail. (Nothing to do with genealogy this time :-) I had success after installing Outlook even though it is a pain for the email to go through that instead of Windows Mail. Now ... every time I try to email a photo, document, link etc from the file it goes to Outlook by default. I don't want to have to open Windows Mail and browse for the document to attach each time, and even though I have Windows Mail set as default and Outlook is not, it's still doing it. I'm tearing my hair out and am about to uninstall Outlook unless I can find an answer to this problem. Can anyone help? Lee

Listers The annual Open Day of the Oxfordshire Family History Society takes place on Saturday 26 September 2009. For details of times, the new venue at Woodstock etc, please see :- _http://www.ofhs.org.uk/OpenDay.html_ (http://www.ofhs.org.uk/OpenDay.html) The Open Day will feature a range of attractions, including computer help and computing demonstrations. The latter will give advice on such things as which genealogical software package to choose, and the use of the internet in family history. Best wishes. Paul Gaskell Publicity Officer Oxfordshire Family History Society Website : _www.ofhs.org.uk_ (http://www.ofhs.org.uk/)

Hi Jayne, I've leapt in and paid up for the full service Flickr. Now all I have to do is learn how to use it - not quite the easiest, but lots of possibilities. Cheers, Robyn mullinsjf wrote: > Robyn, you also set up a Face Book page account (free) just > for friends to have access to photos and being able to > comment. My dau has over 600 photos in 17 'albums' on hers. > It's how my daughters and I share photos of get togethers. > Just a thought. Privacy settings are very easy to maneuver. > Jayne > ---------------- > >> Robyn Waymouth wrote: >> I'd like to upload digital photos to a site where my far >> flung friends >> and rellies can look at them.<snip> the opportunity for >> the friends and rellies to add comments. >> > > > > :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: > > Take pity on Digest subscribers and remember to SNIP when replying. > > :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to COMPUTERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

Hi Kevin, It has a fairly small limit, unless you are prepared to pay. I got the credit card out and paid! It's not too bad though - it cost $47.99 US for 2 years. I've got a lot of photos to share with people all around the world, so I decided it was worth it. Cheers, Robyn Kevin Ross wrote: > Hi Robyn, > > I like Flickr, as well, but doesn't it have a limit to the number of > photos you are able to upload unless you pay for the service ? Not > sure, but this was my experience in the past ! > > Regards, > Kevin. > > On Sat, Sep 12, 2009 at 7:15 PM, Robyn Waymouth <waymouth@ihug.com.au> wrote: > >> Thanks to Anne, Elaine and Nivard for your thoughts on this. I've been >> looking at a few different packages and I think I'll go with Flickr. >> The main thing that encourages me is the number of large and reputable >> - illustrious even - museums, libraries etc that are using it. I'll >> piggyback on their assesments of its functionality and security. >> >> Thanks again. >> >> Robyn >> >> Robyn Waymouth wrote: >> >>> Hi folks, >>> >>> I'd like to upload digital photos to a site where my far flung friends >>> and rellies can look at them. My ISP has a package called Snapfish, >>> which is apparently free to use, but it seems to be more about selling >>> prints and gimickry rather than managing the photos - although you can >>> create folders and put captions to them and it's easy to use. >>> >>> I'd like to be able to put substantial notes about the photos and have >>> the opportunity for the friends and rellies to add comments. >>> >>> Any suggestions? >>> >>> Robyn >>> >>> >>> >>> :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: >>> >>> Take pity on Digest subscribers and remember to SNIP when replying. >>> >>> :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to COMPUTERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: >> >> Take pity on Digest subscribers and remember to SNIP when replying. >> >> :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to COMPUTERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> > > > >

Thanks to Anne, Elaine and Nivard for your thoughts on this. I've been looking at a few different packages and I think I'll go with Flickr. The main thing that encourages me is the number of large and reputable - illustrious even - museums, libraries etc that are using it. I'll piggyback on their assesments of its functionality and security. Thanks again. Robyn Robyn Waymouth wrote: > Hi folks, > > I'd like to upload digital photos to a site where my far flung friends > and rellies can look at them. My ISP has a package called Snapfish, > which is apparently free to use, but it seems to be more about selling > prints and gimickry rather than managing the photos - although you can > create folders and put captions to them and it's easy to use. > > I'd like to be able to put substantial notes about the photos and have > the opportunity for the friends and rellies to add comments. > > Any suggestions? > > Robyn > > > > :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: > > Take pity on Digest subscribers and remember to SNIP when replying. > > :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to COMPUTERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

Thank you Kevin - I was able to find my answer on the link you sent. I had not thought about Googling the phrase! Debi Coe ---- Kevin Ross <kr5927@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Debi: This has to do with the Security settings in your Browser. There is plenty of info on the Internet if you search Google with the phrase... "Your current computer settings do not allow this file to be downloaded" Please see here for an example... http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/windowsxps/thread/749f394f-f248-45c6-a258-55ee99ac50f7 Regards, Kevin. On Sat, Sep 12, 2009 at 12:15 PM, <repunzul@tampabay.rr.com> wrote: > > If anyone can help, it would be appreciated. > > I tried to open a .jpg file but the message is: "Your current computer settings do not allow this file to be downloaded".  I am running XP.  It's a newer computer and I do not remember if I have previously opened a .jpg file on it.  I have opened .pdf's with no problem.  I have checked the security settings and don't see anything that says to allow/disallow .jpg. > > Any suggetions? > > Thank you, > Debi Coe > > > > :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: > > Take pity on Digest subscribers and remember to SNIP when replying. > > :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to COMPUTERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- -------- K. Ross kr5927@gmail.com :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: Take pity on Digest subscribers and remember to SNIP when replying. :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to COMPUTERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

whoops...that should have said 'you COULD also set up a.....' Jayne ----- Original Message ----- From: mullinsjf To: computers@rootsweb.com Sent: Saturday, September 12, 2009 7:55 PM Subject: Re: [COMPUTERS] Photo sharing - try face book Robyn, you also set up a Face Book page account (free) just for friends to have access to photos and being able to comment. My dau has over 600 photos in 17 'albums' on hers. It's how my daughters and I share photos of get togethers. Just a thought. Privacy settings are very easy to maneuver. Jayne ---------------- > Robyn Waymouth wrote: > I'd like to upload digital photos to a site where my far > flung friends and rellies can look at them.<snip> the > opportunity for the friends and rellies to add comments.

Robyn, you also set up a Face Book page account (free) just for friends to have access to photos and being able to comment. My dau has over 600 photos in 17 'albums' on hers. It's how my daughters and I share photos of get togethers. Just a thought. Privacy settings are very easy to maneuver. Jayne ---------------- > Robyn Waymouth wrote: > I'd like to upload digital photos to a site where my far > flung friends > and rellies can look at them.<snip> the opportunity for > the friends and rellies to add comments.

Hi Robyn, I like Flickr, as well, but doesn't it have a limit to the number of photos you are able to upload unless you pay for the service ? Not sure, but this was my experience in the past ! Regards, Kevin. On Sat, Sep 12, 2009 at 7:15 PM, Robyn Waymouth <waymouth@ihug.com.au> wrote: > Thanks to Anne, Elaine and Nivard for your thoughts on this.  I've been > looking at a few different packages and I think I'll go with Flickr. > The main thing that encourages me is the number of large and reputable > - illustrious even - museums, libraries etc that are using it.  I'll > piggyback on their assesments of its functionality and security. > > Thanks again. > > Robyn > > Robyn Waymouth wrote: >> Hi folks, >> >> I'd like to upload digital photos to a site where my far flung friends >> and rellies can look at them.  My ISP has a package called Snapfish, >> which is apparently free to use, but it seems to be more about selling >> prints and gimickry rather than managing the photos - although you can >> create folders and put captions to them and it's easy to use. >> >> I'd like to be able to put substantial notes about the photos and have >> the opportunity for the friends and rellies to add comments. >> >> Any suggestions? >> >> Robyn >> >> >> >> :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: >> >> Take pity on Digest subscribers and remember to SNIP when replying. >> >> :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to COMPUTERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> > > > > > :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: > > Take pity on Digest subscribers and remember to SNIP when replying. > > :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to COMPUTERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- -------- K. Ross kr5927@gmail.com

There is a free program from a gal named Karen Kenworthy who I have kept in touch with since the days she wrote for Windows Magazine. She is an excellent programmer and has created many superb programs (Power Tools)... Directory Printer v5.3.1 http://www.karenware.com/powertools/ptdirprn.asp All of Karen's Power Tools http://www.karenware.com/powertools.asp Regards, Kevin. On Sat, Sep 12, 2009 at 11:35 AM, <Joenoro@wmconnect.com> wrote: > I have a folder of pictures for which I would like to print out a list of > the names. I have found how to get the list format but not how to print it. > What am I doing wrong?  I did this once and if I asked before I apologize > for not remembering. > > Thanks for any help. > > > > :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: > > Take pity on Digest subscribers and remember to SNIP when replying. > > :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to COMPUTERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- -------- K. Ross kr5927@gmail.com