At 12:59 AM 5/21/00 -0400, you wrote: >Bless you Jack! Do you think we can get others to using Regedit and >MSConfig to "fix" their systems? I certainly hope so. Thank you. I know this a Eudora List, and try to stay quiet at times when the early user makes all the common mistakes. I have been wondering if it would be good, to maybe come up with a faq of sorts, that could be run every two weeks or so, with the common things you have available on your machine right from old MS to help sort things out. The problem right now is I am 65 and care giving for two members of the family, and do not have the time to work it up. >On the same subject, there are many programs/utilities/applications that >allows the user to "tweak" his/her system, AND "tweak" things that >MSConfig doesn't allow. Here's the start of another thread. (I'm sorry.) > >There is a FREE utility that allows the user to "tweak" just about >anything and everything in Windows: > >Xteq-XSetup > >It works much better than MSConfig and covers more areas. The only >drawback to this FREE utility is that one must download all the dozens of >"plugins" that go with the program. > >http://www.xteq.com > >It can be complicated, and it can be "learner intensive", but it's well >worth the effort. This is a good example of things other than MS that are out there, to help. The learning curve is so steep for the casual user, that they would not ever get it, so to speak. I wish there was a way to get the training to all who use lists like this to help them get around their troubles without having to pay the so called computer stores to help at $65 per hour and up, and the person in the store does not know their head from the hole in the ground they have stuck the head in. The computer field is full of fraud. When I still let myself get called out by an Engineer or Physicist, I still charge my $75 per hour fee, (they can afford it, as each hour down can be quite costly) but if I do not get the job done in a good manner and in good time, I will not charge them for it. One of the best helps a lot of people around the country, and especially in the back woods is the hope that there is a budding young computer geek in the area which would be willing to help, just for the thrill of beating a problem, and of course show off for the "Old Folks". (anyone older than them by say 5 years.) Jack