----- Original Message ----- From: "Lila Garner" <lilagarner@hotmail.com> To: <computers@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, July 26, 2009 3:35 PM Subject: Re: [COMPUTERS] Font question ............. Lila > > Yes, the macron is Alt +0175, but how do I put the macron over the n? Look for the letter WITH the tilde already over it.

Hello Lisa etal , Did you look at what Windows has so nicley provided to you at no charge ? Aaauming you have Windows , Open Charmap , look at the various fonts there I found the Macron on Latin Capital I with macron , Many other are there , Phil That is Character Map found in Accsssories / . System Tools ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lila Garner" <lilagarner@hotmail.com> To: <computers@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, July 26, 2009 9:20 AM Subject: [COMPUTERS] Font question > > Is there any font or keyboard action that will create a macron over a > letter? I found Maori font directions, but that won't work for me. > > > > I work with old German records--the year in question is 1736, but this > practice spreads over a long period of time: when the scribe writes "Ana" > he makes a line over the n, which creates a double-n, and the person's > name is Anna. Another example: Nieman with a line over the final n, > meaning Niemann. > > > > While n seems to be the most common, other letters are also written with > the macron or line, so I need to figure out how to make that double line > over any letter. > > > > What I really would like is an alphabet, the line over each letter, that I > can keep on my desktop and copy and paste when needed. I'm not very adept > at downloading and installing things and figuring out how to make them > work. > > > > Thanks for any help. > > > > Lila > > > > :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: > > 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

----- Original Message ----- From: <Gerri1936@aol.com> To: <computers@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, July 26, 2009 3:02 PM Subject: Re: [COMPUTERS] Font question ............. Lila >I do not know much about changing Fonts in other languages , but when I > did a Google search , there are links to give you Info on what I think > you > are looking for ............. It's not a font problem, it's extended ASCII codes. You simply need the table of ASCII codes, then you input the number using the 'alt' key (I believe), and the numbers on your number pad. I can't seem to do it with this laptop with no number pad.

I use free server space at Earthlink to host one of my web sites. The space is severely limited, so I have to manage it carefully. Earthlink used to have a tool that allowed me to easily see how much space was being used and how much was still available. For some unknown reason, they have discontinued that tool. Calling and speaking to some support person in India didn't help. Does anyone know of a free on-line tool that will help me? I used to know of one, but I lost the URL. Vanessa

Hi List, I need to backup all my files from my c drive to a Cruzer USB drive I just purchased. Can someone tell me how to do that. What commands do I use? thanks, robert

I just use Windows Explorer (My Computer) and copy the different folders that I need to back up. A thumb drive (flash drive) is NOT the best type to use. You will have better results with a External USB hard drive. They now come very small in size, but very large in storage space. I have seen several in the 300 Gig range for less than $100 US. 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 Robert Rothenbuhler Sent: Sunday, July 26, 2009 8:13 AM To: computers@rootsweb.com Subject: [COMPUTERS] Backups Hi List, I need to backup all my files from my c drive to a Cruzer USB drive I just purchased. Can someone tell me how to do that. What commands do I use? thanks, robert :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: 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

Download and run the Norton Removal Tool http://service1.symantec.com/Support/tsgeninfo.nsf/docid/2005033108162039 Uninstalling your Norton or Symantec product http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/sharedtech.nsf/docid/2005092709200113 On Sat, Jul 25, 2009 at 9:15 PM, Dale Marshall <pepper-dale@comcast.net> wrote: > > Does anyone have an uninstall program for all NORTON programs? > > Nothing so far has helped. > > DEM in MI > > > > > :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: > > 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

I've never known Norton to not give you an Uninstall option on the Start>Programs>Norton menu. Have you checked? If you've manually deleted parts of Norton, especially the Uninstall option from the Programs menu, you may have to reinstall Norton, then uninstall it from the menu. Diana > -----Original Message----- > From: computers-bounces@rootsweb.com On Behalf Of Dale Marshall > Sent: Saturday, July 25, 2009 9:16 PM > To: COMPUTERS@rootsweb.com > Subject: [COMPUTERS] Need uninstall program for NORTON stuff > > Does anyone have an uninstall program for all NORTON programs? > > Nothing so far has helped. > > DEM in MI > >

I've used Revo Uninstaller (free) and it works well. Norton used to have uninstaller utilities at their website for those who ran into problem removing the Norton programming. Elaine The main reason Santa is so jolly is because he knows where all the bad girls live. Hello Robert On Saturday, July 25, 2009, you wrote > What have you tried so far? Remove in > Add/Remove Programs? The > Uninstaller that you get when select the > program in Program files? > Some people have recommended Revo Uninstaller but I have never > tried it. > Bob Wilson > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dale Marshall" <pepper-dale@comcast.net> > To: <COMPUTERS@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, July 25, 2009 6:15 PM > Subject: [COMPUTERS] Need uninstall program for NORTON stuff > : Does anyone have an uninstall program for all NORTON programs? > : > : Nothing so far has helped. > : > : DEM in MI > : > : >

Does anyone have an uninstall program for all NORTON programs? Nothing so far has helped. DEM in MI

What have you tried so far? Remove in Add/Remove Programs? The Uninstaller that you get when select the program in Program files? Some people have recommended Revo Uninstaller but I have never tried it. Bob Wilson ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dale Marshall" <pepper-dale@comcast.net> To: <COMPUTERS@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, July 25, 2009 6:15 PM Subject: [COMPUTERS] Need uninstall program for NORTON stuff : Does anyone have an uninstall program for all NORTON programs? : : Nothing so far has helped. : : DEM in MI : : : : ::-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: : : 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, many thanks to Kevin Ross and Bob Wilson for steering me in the right direction to resolve this pesky problem. Kevin, I am your indentured servant... Thank you. Judith Smith-Ross

US-CERT Current Activity Adobe Reader, Acrobat and Flash Player Vulnerability Original release date: July 22, 2009 at 4:41 pm Last revised: July 23, 2009 at 1:46 pm Adobe has released a security advisory to address a vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.1.2 and Flash Player 9 and 10. This vulnerability may allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial-of-service condition. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review the security advisory and implement the following workarounds until a fix is available: * Disable Flash in Adobe Reader 9 on Windows platforms by renaming the following files: "%ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\authplay.dll" and "%ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\rt3d.dll". * Disable Flash Player or selectively enable Flash content as described in the Securing Your Web Browser Document. Additional information regarding this vulnerability can be found in Technical Cyber Security Alert TA09-204A. US-CERT will provide additional information as it becomes available. Relevant Url(s): <http://www.us-cert.gov/reading_room/securing_browser/> <http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa09-03.html> <http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-204A.html> ==== This entry is available at http://www.us-cert.gov/current/index.html#adobe_reader_acrobat_and_flash Produced 2009 by US-CERT, a government organization. Note: Posted according to copyright permissions of US-CERT (United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team) Purpose of Posting -- To help others keep their genealogy computers healthy.

On Thu, 2009-07-23 at 08:08 -0400, NEWBIETAYLOR@aol.com wrote: > Editors@windows advertised RegCure as a free scan. I downloaded it and ran > a scan which showed 2002 problems. It fixed 7 for free. Is this program > recommended or is there a totally free one that does as well? > Thanks, > Sara Good Afternoon Sara You might like to see the advice I sent recently to a member of my extended family on this sort of issue. I realise that it may be a bit over the top for a Newbie but honestly, the sooner you go down this sort of road the better for you. My one caveat is the Firewall: I would recommend you should switch on your Windows Firewall now, if it isn't on. I normally recommend Comodo Pro but you need to become familiar with your machine before you try it ... it can be a little tricksy. If you don't know how to check and switch the Windows firewall on, ping me and I will send you a noddy-guide off-list. Meantime here's what I do both for myself and for others. Firstly do install ALL the Windows Security Patches: and install Internet Explorer 7 [don't accept IE 8 Yet ... so when the Windows Update leaders come down don't Automatically install or you will get IE 8 but choose the second option Custom which allows you which updates to install and un-tick [or un-check in American-ese] IE 8 Now Download and store in a safe place where you can find them again the following, which are all Programs Free for Personal Use: AVIRA Anti Virus - it is the best www.free-av.com Advanced System Care - very very good www.iobit.com CCleaner - latest version www.filehippo.com SpywareBlaster - also from www.filehippo.com Install then update each one in turn and then Run it. First Iobit's Advanced System Care just run the <Maintain Windows> and then Scan: you can see it scanning the items on the list and it will show in amber things that need fixing. When all items have been scanned and the Blue timer has stopped hit Repair. It is very very good and if you do that every day or two you are likely to remain susbstantially clear and clean! Impressive and very easy to use. CCleaner - it used to be the Crap Cleaner until it got taken over the poshed up - easy to install, easy to run: look on the LHS and you will see buttons marked Cleaner Registry, Tools, Options. Hit Registry, then look to the bottom of the spreadsheet like window and hit Scan for Issues followed by Cleaner, time and again until there are no more Issues. Then do the same sort of thing with Cleaner until no more. Avira Anti Virus - it takes time but it IS good and pushes you through a scan during the initial installation process. Just be careful not to get an up GRADE which costs money, as opposed to an UpDate which is free. SpywareBlaster will save you much grief by blocking known hacking [et al] sites. It works in the background and is a good tool. Most people have Flash Macro Media or Adobe Flash which comes with Acrobat Reader: do be aware that it is now classified by many as spyware and it WILL open your computer to the covert downloading of 3rd party code from a hosting and apparently innocent website ... entirely without your knowledge or action - just viewing the website is enough! If you use the latest version of Acrobat, you have no option but to accept this intrusion. In earlier versions you can turn off the intrusion by using the controls on Adobe website. Please read the End Users Licence Agreement, the Privacy Policy and the Terms and Conditions. Most people don't read that boring stuff but I most strongly recommend you do ... and make sure you can accept what they intend to take from you and what they intend to do with your personal data. Many of us take exception: but we still need a program to read *.PDF format files but instead of Acrobat Reader most in the know now use Foxit Reader - besides it is smaller quicker and very much cleaner! Just be aware that there are quite an number of websites which demand you install the most offence component which comes with Acrobat 9 - the Flash Player. If you want a program to view and do basic handling of images - and you will - I strongly recomment the Fast Stone Image Viewer. For serious manipulations and heavy graphics stuff I use Gimp. Those are the tools I'm currently using: all except Gimp 2 I have long loaded for others on WinXP and with considerable success. Please note I will not touch computers with Vista installed so I cannot say whether those programs will be OK with Vista or not: they should be, but I cannot personally guarantee that. My last caveat is: Beware of the limitations on YOU of Cloud computing and Google's GMail: Cloud sounds good but do remember that all your personal files will be held by someone else on their computers not yours. Further the application programs for spread sheets, word processing and the like which you use with Cloud computing are not on your computer but on their servers. All fine for travelling salesmen and at al ... but do you want all your letters, emails, private accounts and personal documents stored on some one else's computer. My answer is No Way. But that said there are big advantages for some ... just be aware. Yours aye Ike Dawson

Use Windows Explorer to search for the file and make certain you have it. Be sure to use the Advanced option to search system folders and hidden files and folders. My copy of msconfig.exe is in this location: C:\WINDOWS\ServicePackFiles\i386 You have to be logged in as an administrator to use it. Diana (running WinXP 2002 Media Center Edition SP3) > -----Original Message----- > From: computers-bounces@rootsweb.com On Behalf Of Phyllis > Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2009 8:44 AM > To: computers@rootsweb.com > Subject: [COMPUTERS] msconfig > > Every time I use start, run, msconfig. It says windows cannot find > msconfig. What is my problem and what do I do to correct this. > > Thanks > Phyllis > > >

Hi Phillis, If you do a search on your Hard Drive, can you find the file "msconfig.exe" ? How To Search for Files and Folders in Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308895 Regards, Kevin. On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 9:22 AM, Phyllis<rpheller@fmctc.com> wrote: > Windows XP Home edition. > IE 7 > > Phyllis > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Ross" <kr5927@gmail.com> > To: "Phyllis" <rpheller@fmctc.com>; <computers@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2009 8:09 AM > Subject: Re: [COMPUTERS] msconfig > > >> Hi Phillis, >> >> May I ask what Operating System you are using? >> >> Thanks. >> >> Regards, >> Kevin. >> >> On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 8:44 AM, Phyllis<rpheller@fmctc.com> wrote: >>> >>> Every time I use start, run, msconfig. It says windows cannot find >>> msconfig. What is my problem and what do I do to correct this. >>> >>> Thanks >>> Phyllis >>> >>> >>> >>> :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: >>> >>> 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 >> >> > > -- -------- K. Ross kr5927@gmail.com

Hi Phillis, May I ask what Operating System you are using? Thanks. Regards, Kevin. On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 8:44 AM, Phyllis<rpheller@fmctc.com> wrote: > Every time I use start, run, msconfig. It says windows cannot find > msconfig. What is my problem and what do I do to correct this. > > Thanks > Phyllis > > > > :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: > > 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

Hi Sara, I have to agree with the experts on this board... "...if it claims to have found "problems" that require you to buy it to fix, I'd avoid it like the plague." http://forums.techguy.org/windows-95-98-me/469582-regcure.html I have to ask, though... is there a reason why you want to run such a program? Are you having system problems? Fooling around with the Registry can often cause more problems than it solves if you don't know what you are doing ! If you do want a good Registry Cleaner, though, try one of these recommended here from a very trustworthy source... The Best Free Cleanup & Tuning Software for PC http://www.techsupportalert.com/pc/cleanup-tools.html Best Free Registry Cleaner http://www.techsupportalert.com/best-free-registry-cleaner.htm ------------ But, PLEASE... read the documentation first... BACKUP your Registry before "cleaning" and KNOW how to restore your backed up Registry in case something goes wrong !!! How to back up and restore the registry in Windows http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322756 Regards, Kevin. On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 8:08 AM, <NEWBIETAYLOR@aol.com> wrote: > > Editors@windows advertised RegCure as a free scan. I downloaded it and ran > a scan which showed 2002 problems.  It fixed 7 for free.  Is this program > recommended or is there a totally free one that does as well? > Thanks, > Sara > > > > :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: > > 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

Windows XP Home edition. IE 7 Phyllis ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Ross" <kr5927@gmail.com> To: "Phyllis" <rpheller@fmctc.com>; <computers@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2009 8:09 AM Subject: Re: [COMPUTERS] msconfig > Hi Phillis, > > May I ask what Operating System you are using? > > Thanks. > > Regards, > Kevin. > > On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 8:44 AM, Phyllis<rpheller@fmctc.com> wrote: >> Every time I use start, run, msconfig. It says windows cannot find >> msconfig. What is my problem and what do I do to correct this. >> >> Thanks >> Phyllis >> >> >> >> :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: >> >> 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 > >

Editors@windows advertised RegCure as a free scan. I downloaded it and ran a scan which showed 2002 problems. It fixed 7 for free. Is this program recommended or is there a totally free one that does as well? Thanks, Sara