As I was trying to convert a power point file to ms word, all of a sudden I got all kinds of paragraph symbols etc. in Word. I'm sure they are characters for formating a paper. Trouble is now every time I open Word they appear. I can't figure out how to turn it off. Help. -- Thanks, Donna

Look for the ICON that looks like a backwards "P" and click it. You have the "Show non printable character" turned on. 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 Donna Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 7:04 AM To: computers@rootsweb.com Subject: [COMPUTERS] MS Word As I was trying to convert a power point file to ms word, all of a sudden I got all kinds of paragraph symbols etc. in Word. I'm sure they are characters for formating a paper. Trouble is now every time I open Word they appear. I can't figure out how to turn it off. Help. -- Thanks, Donna :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: 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

Jayne, I did try that and they are not there. I found the DBX files, but so far I have not found out what to do with them. Some of the things I read sound pretty far above my head. I will keep looking and maybe they can be salvaged. At least I know they are sill around, i just can't access them right now. Thanks, Jo ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jayne M" <mullinsj@mailbag.com> To: <computers@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, June 15, 2009 8:22 PM Subject: Re: [COMPUTERS] Need help with outlook express Check all of your folders on the off chance you accidently dragged a folder containing other folders to yet...another folder. I have a habit of dragging emails into folders, etc. and sometimes find myself saying 'whoa Nelly' because I've dragged and put something in the wrong place. Try to do a 'search' for one or two of the missing emails that might have been saved. Try to search using a word or phrase to limit the search if possible (surname maybe or birthplace). Just a thought. Good luck! Jayne ============= >On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 2:19 PM, Jo Cox <jocox@hughes.net> >wrote: > I just went into outlook express to find an old email and > discovered that my folders stop <snip> no idea where >they > went, is there anyway to get them back???? > Help!! Jo :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: 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

If you have DBX files for the missing Folders, add one of the folders named to you OE folder list. Restart your computer and see if your email comes back to that folder. Bob Wilson ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jo Cox" <jocox@hughes.net> To: <computers@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, June 15, 2009 6:42 PM Subject: Re: [COMPUTERS] Need help with outlook express : Jayne, I did try that and they are not there. I found the DBX files, but so far I have not found : out what to do with them. Some of the things I read sound pretty far above my head. I will keep : looking and maybe they can be salvaged. At least I know they are sill around, i just can't access : them right now. : : Thanks, Jo : SNIP

Check all of your folders on the off chance you accidently dragged a folder containing other folders to yet...another folder. I have a habit of dragging emails into folders, etc. and sometimes find myself saying 'whoa Nelly' because I've dragged and put something in the wrong place. Try to do a 'search' for one or two of the missing emails that might have been saved. Try to search using a word or phrase to limit the search if possible (surname maybe or birthplace). Just a thought. Good luck! Jayne ============= >On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 2:19 PM, Jo Cox <jocox@hughes.net> >wrote: > I just went into outlook express to find an old email and > discovered that my folders stop <snip> no idea where >they > went, is there anyway to get them back???? > Help!! Jo

Thank you Kevin, I appreciate your response. Jo ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Ross" <kr5927@gmail.com> To: <computers@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, June 15, 2009 2:26 PM Subject: Re: [COMPUTERS] Need help with outlook express Hi Jo, It may be that your Outlook Express data is corrupted. It is tough to say from a distance... Please take a look at these pages for info and some details on possible recovery techniques... http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/community/columns/filecorruption.mspx#EAH http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;295965 The Outlook Express Store Folder http://www.insideoe.com/files/store.htm Hope this helps somewhat ! Regards, Kevin. On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 2:19 PM, Jo Cox <jocox@hughes.net> wrote: > > I am using Windows XP home edition and outlook express v.6 > > I have several folders set up with the names that I am researching and when I receive mail > regarding > that family, I save it into their folder. > > I just went into outlook express to find an old email and discovered that my folders stop at the > name "Cox" any folders after that have disappeared. I now have 6 folders that I set up and named > when I should have 15 or 20!! > > I have no idea where they went, is there anyway to get them back???? > > Help!! Jo > > > > > :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: > > 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

I have been cleaning out some of my files I went to Search and put in Temp files and had 3 come up Question Temp files.fcs c/program files / Aladdin System 1 kb file share contact Temp asp .net files Temp asp. net files Can I delete these or do I need them ????????? Thanks for all the help you give to all of us .. Gerri Mason OhiO **************An Excellent Credit Score is 750. See Yours in Just 2 Easy Steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1221322979x1201367215/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072&hmpgID=62&bcd=Jun eExcfooterNO62)

Thanks Kevin and JDW. Will try that. Peter

I am trying to determine if I can remove some of my HP Deskjet F4140 Printer excess baggage. However, I am a big chicken and am hesitating for fear I will make a huge mistake. The following are some of the programs I am wondering about: HP Supply HP Easy Set Up Care HP East Setup - Fronted HP Total Care Advisor HP Update HP Driver Diagnostics HP Customer Participation Program 8.0 HP Solution Center 8.0 Anyone willing to give me some advice. Thanks a bunch. Yvonne

With a little luck, you've only corrupted the database of the folders, not the mail.Go into your settings in OE, and find in one of the tabs where it shows the mail storage folder. Just highlight that and copy (cntrl+c). Open Windows Explorer (win key = e), click in the address bar near the top, and paste (cntrl+v), hit enter. This will take you to the directory where your mail is stored. You should have a file for each folder you have in OE, with an extension of dbx. There will also be one named folders.dbx, which is the list of your folders. See if you find the files with the missing folder names... If those are still present, you can begin to re-build the folder database in folders.dbx. I forget the exact steps to doing this - so maybe one of the links provided by Kevin will show you how to do that. Ken Hollingsworth On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 11:19 AM, Jo Cox <jocox@hughes.net> wrote: > I am using Windows XP home edition and outlook express v.6 > > I have several folders set up with the names that I am researching and when > I receive mail regarding > that family, I save it into their folder. > > I just went into outlook express to find an old email and discovered that > my folders stop at the > name "Cox" any folders after that have disappeared. I now have 6 folders > that I set up and named > when I should have 15 or 20!! > > I have no idea where they went, is there anyway to get them back???? > > Help!! Jo > > > > > :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: > > 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 >

Also, there is some good info here... http://www.techsupportforum.com/microsoft-support/windows-xp-support/71990-missing-folders-outlook-express.html Regards, Kevin. On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 2:19 PM, Jo Cox<jocox@hughes.net> wrote: > I am using Windows XP home edition and outlook express v.6 > > I have several folders set up with the names that I am researching and when I receive mail regarding > that family, I save it into their folder. > > I just went into outlook express to find an old email and discovered that my folders stop at the > name "Cox" any folders after that have disappeared.  I now have 6 folders that I set up and named > when I should have 15 or 20!! > > I have no idea where they went, is there anyway to get them back???? > > Help!!   Jo > > > > > :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: > > 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 Jo, It may be that your Outlook Express data is corrupted.  It is tough to say from a distance... Please take a look at these pages for info and some details on possible recovery techniques... http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/community/columns/filecorruption.mspx#EAH http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;295965 The Outlook Express Store Folder http://www.insideoe.com/files/store.htm Hope this helps somewhat ! Regards, Kevin. On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 2:19 PM, Jo Cox <jocox@hughes.net> wrote: > > I am using Windows XP home edition and outlook express v.6 > > I have several folders set up with the names that I am researching and when I receive mail regarding > that family, I save it into their folder. > > I just went into outlook express to find an old email and discovered that my folders stop at the > name "Cox" any folders after that have disappeared.  I now have 6 folders that I set up and named > when I should have 15 or 20!! > > I have no idea where they went, is there anyway to get them back???? > > Help!!   Jo > > > > > :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: > > 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

Thanks for all the ideas and suggestions re the above. I just kept trying and it finally "took". I have no idea what happened--I have been using Irfanview as well as CuteFTP for several years and have never had that problem before. Thanks again. Joe

I've changed to hotmail for e-mail. When I get something with a .wmv extension, for example, it downloads into "Temporary Folder." I used to know how to go to Temporary Folder and delete its contents, but I've forgotten how to do that. Can anyone help? Thanks, Lila

I am using Windows XP home edition and outlook express v.6 I have several folders set up with the names that I am researching and when I receive mail regarding that family, I save it into their folder. I just went into outlook express to find an old email and discovered that my folders stop at the name "Cox" any folders after that have disappeared. I now have 6 folders that I set up and named when I should have 15 or 20!! I have no idea where they went, is there anyway to get them back???? Help!! Jo

Here are a couple of more resizers For XP http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/Downloads/powertoys/Xppowertoys.mspx scroll down to Image Resizer For XP, Vista and Windows 7 http://www.vso-software.fr/products/image_resizer/ 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 Joenoro@wmconnect.com Sent: Monday, June 15, 2009 12:09 PM To: computers@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [COMPUTERS] Resizing photos Thanks for all the ideas and suggestions re the above. I just kept trying and it finally "took". I have no idea what happened--I have been using Irfanview as well as CuteFTP for several years and have never had that problem before. Thanks again. Joe :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: 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 Lila, If you are using Internet Explorer you can use the following procedure to delete the files... http://support.microsoft.com/kb/260897 If you want to actually go to the folder where these Temporary Items are stored, you can find them here... Start Windows Explorer... Go to the following location... C:\Documents and Settings\<< Your User Name >>\Local Settings You will find two folders called... "Temporary Internet Files" and "Temp" The "Temporary Internet Files" folder will be cleared if you follow the instructions, above, from Microsoft The "Temp" folder, however, is a bit different. You can select and delete all of the contents of the Folder (don't delete the folder itself), but some files may not allow deletion, as they are still open... just skip them. I suggest downloading and installing a program called CCleaner to handle this chore automatically. If you need help with it, please ask. I have suggested this program before on this list. http://www.ccleaner.com/ Regards, Kevin. On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 10:54 AM, Lila Garner<lilagarner@hotmail.com> wrote: > > I've changed to hotmail for e-mail. When I get something with a .wmv extension, for example, it downloads into "Temporary Folder." > > > > I used to know how to go to Temporary Folder and delete its contents, but I've forgotten how to do that. Can anyone help? > > > > Thanks, > > > > 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 > -- K. Ross kr5927@gmail.com

Hi Barbara, It is not a program you "need", but it does simplify the setup of your home network. I have setup LinkSys Routers in the past and have found that the enclosed documentation is quite satisfactory for most users. These days, unlike in the past, the setup of internal networks has been simplified dramatically. Regards, Kevin. On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 10:38 AM, bubblez<bubblez@jps.net> wrote: > I just bought a new router it's a Linksys wireless-G broadband Router. > > It came with a program named Network Magic it had a free trial period which > has expired is this program something I need? > > I have a win XP computer and a laptop with vista on it when I check the > program it looks like it helps you with internet connection. > > Barbara > > > > > > > > > :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: > > 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

My sister has somehow got a program on her laptop called Personal Antivirus which, according to a website, is regularly telling her in popups she has bogus trojans and she needs to purchase the program to get rid of them. I have tried to delete this program but cannot find it in the Programs list or anywhere. Can anyone help please? Thanks Peter

Hi: There is another Removal Guide here... http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/virus-removal/remove-personal-antivirus Regards, Kevin. On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 5:00 AM, Peter Metcalfe<Peter-redfern@runbox.com> wrote: > My sister has somehow got a program on her laptop called Personal Antivirus which, according to a website, is regularly telling her in popups she has bogus trojans and she needs to purchase the program to get rid of them. > > I have tried to delete this program but cannot find it in the Programs list or anywhere. > > Can anyone help please? > > Thanks > > Peter > > > > > :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: > > 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