Nora, >I had tried both suggestions before I posted. >The taskbar icons say they are enabled but when I want to go into the >in-depth menus nothing happens. >When I try to open through programs the screen goes blank and when the >desktop returns after a few seconds the colour has gone from blue to black >Last week I had a W32.Spybot.worm Sounds like the worm wasn't removed completely. I went to the Norton web site and this is what they recommend. * Disable System Restore (Windows Me/XP). * Update the virus definitions. * Restart the computer in Safe mode or VGA mode. * Run a full system scan, and delete all files that are detected as W32.Spybot.Worm. * Delete the value that was added to the registry. * Delete any zero-byte files in the Startup folder. If you need help with any of these steps, it is described in detail at the following link: http://tinyurl.com/fcvw You might have problems updating the virus definitions. However this is an older type of worm and should be in the definitions for the 2004 version. Skip that step or try to update in Safe Mode, if it lets you. This worm is in circulation thru KaZaA and mIRC. If you use one or both of those, that is most likely how you got infected. Be careful in the future! Let us know of you results. Good luck! Art

unsubscribe Regards, Shirley ----- Original Message ----- From: <SkarletteKY@aol.com> To: <GEN-COMP-TIPS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, July 19, 2004 11:06 PM Subject: Re: [Gen-Comp-Tips] e-mail downloads > Ok.....not sure what graphic files are. Would that mean files that contain > graphics? Most of these e-mails come from either my cousin or a good > friend...both of whom do not have AOL. Does it matter that they have an ISP other than > AOL? > > Vicki > > > ==== GEN-COMP-TIPS Mailing List ==== > Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites of the Internet: > http://www.cyndislist.com > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >

I've just installed the above items The icons appear on the bottom right bar of my screen and both when clicked say enabled but when I try to open them nothing happens. Have I installed correctly? I had the same problem with Norton 2002 that is why I updated I am using Windows XP Professional Any suggestions Thanks Nora

I've been emailed a large quantity of pages of text, saved as JPEG images. Is there a quick and easy way to convert these to Word documents? At present I have opened the first one as a jpeg image, done a print of it, scanned the print as a text document, then OCR'd it and finally saved it as a Word document. This seems extremely long-winded. When I tried a "Save as" on the jpeg, to save as a Word document, I ended up with a page of gobbledegook. Any advice greatly appreciated. Mal, W. Australia.

Your use of the date in naming your files is interesting, Art, but why abbreviate the year? If you enter it in full as say "20040719" or even "2004-07-19" it is much more "telling" and is universally recognized. The other advantage of using your method and the above way is that all files sort both chronologically and numerical at the same time. There is an article describing this method and how it is being used universally around the world in libraries and institutions at this site: http://www.iso.ch/iso/en/prods-services/popstds/datesandtime.html#five Lance -----Original Message----- From: dolphin213 [mailto:dolphin213@cox.net] Sent: Monday, 19 July 2004 19:37 To: GEN-COMP-TIPS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [Gen-Comp-Tips] CD rewriter playing up! >Thanks Art, I am usually backing up my whole D drive, that's where I keep >all my data. You have given me an idea. If I sort my files by date modified, >I can backup only those that have been changed since the last back-up? > >Does that make sense and will it work? Yes it makes sense and will work perfectly. Here is what I do. You need not follow this as I offer it only as an example to help with your idea. I compress my files as I complete the tasks with them (using a program similar to WinZip). I make notes of what the file contains which I print out and save in a binder. I name the files using the date. Such as, 2K40719. Where 2K4 would be the year 2004. 07 is the month of July and 19 would be the day of the month. Using this method I only need to transfer to a CD the newly created files. Saves time and space on the CD. It also acts as a reminder of what I worked on for that particular day, which I've found to be of quite some use! Hope this will give you some ideas of various ways to store your documents and allows you to see the flexibility of ways you can do backups! Take care, Art --- avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 0430-0, 2004-07-19 Tested on: 19/07/2004 9:49:06 PM avast! - copyright (c) 2000-2004 ALWIL Software. http://www.avast.com

Thanks for your response Lance. The wire is inside the case. I fitted a CDRW and think I should have attached the wire to either that or the CD. My computer doesn't have a sound card, but a sound chip. Jan. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lance" <hty31b5@hotmail.com> To: <GEN-COMP-TIPS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, July 18, 2004 12:05 PM Subject: RE: [Gen-Comp-Tips] SOUND PROBLEM > You didn't say just where the loose wire is Jan. Is it outside the > computer case or inside? > > The other thing to check is have you inadvertently turned down the > volume of the sound on your computer? > > Lance > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jan Buck [mailto:janet.buck@telco4u.net] > Sent: Sunday, 18 July 2004 05:52 > To: GEN-COMP-TIPS-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [Gen-Comp-Tips] SOUND PROBLEM > > > I think I have a loose wire!!! > > I have lost the sound on my computer (Win98SE). There seems to be a > wire > with a connector on the end which is just hanging there. Should this be > connected to the CDROM to get the sound? I'd appreciate some help with > this > please. > > Many thanks, > Jan. > > --- > avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. > Virus Database (VPS): 0429-2, 2004-07-16 > Tested on: 18/07/2004 9:05:20 PM > avast! - copyright (c) 2000-2004 ALWIL Software. > http://www.avast.com > > ______________________________

Now I understand. Thanks Art. Vicki

Ok.....not sure what graphic files are. Would that mean files that contain graphics? Most of these e-mails come from either my cousin or a good friend...both of whom do not have AOL. Does it matter that they have an ISP other than AOL? Vicki

Thank you to Lance and Art for proving yet again that mature moments need only a slight jog and it all floods back. Thank you again for sorting my FAVOURITES. Of course the other mature moment that comes to us all is when we, with much trouble, bend down to tie our laces, then forget why we are down there. Michael ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lance" <hty31b5@hotmail.com> To: <GEN-COMP-TIPS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, July 19, 2004 12:57 AM Subject: RE: [Gen-Comp-Tips] Another sorting problem > Michael, just open FAVOURITES, right click the display and select SORT > BY NAME from the context menu. > > Lance > > -----Original Message----- > From: caribou [mailto:caribou@waitrose.com] > Sent: Monday, 19 July 2004 07:45 > To: GEN-COMP-TIPS-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [Gen-Comp-Tips] Another sorting problem > > I must be having a mature moment but I cannot remember how to sort my > Favourites alphabetically in IE. Could someone please remind me. > Thanks > Michael > > --- > avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. > Virus Database (VPS): 0429-2, 2004-07-16 > Tested on: 19/07/2004 8:41:28 AM > avast! - copyright (c) 2000-2004 ALWIL Software. > http://www.avast.com > > ______________________________

Vicki, Graphic files are pictures. Since they are coming from known people, there shouldn't be any problem with reading them. The letters could also contain HTML (web) formatting and that would/could take them longer to download. It shouldn't matter what ISP they come from. Art At 03:06 PM 7/19/2004, you wrote: >Ok.....not sure what graphic files are. Would that mean files that contain >graphics? Most of these e-mails come from either my cousin or a good >friend...both of whom do not have AOL. Does it matter that they have an >ISP other than >AOL? > >Vicki

Rose, most likely the sender has placed your address in the "BCC:" address field. This hides the address or addresses of any recipients so that the other recipients do not know you (or others) have received that particular message. This, incidentally, is a good way of forwarding messages to a large number of people. All the addresses are hidden and if, by chance, the same message is forwarded again by one of those recipients, none of those original addresses are passed on. Think of the number of times you have probably received messages with a multitude of addresses in the "TO:" field. Think of the consequences if that message eventually ended up in the hands of a spammer! Make it a rule: if you are writing one message to several individuals place ALL the addresses in the "BCC:" field. This protects everyone's privacy. Lance -----Original Message----- From: Rose Core [mailto:rosecore@airmail.net] Sent: Monday, 19 July 2004 14:26 To: GEN-COMP-TIPS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [Gen-Comp-Tips] E-mail???? I have noticed that I have received e-mails from a particular party; however, my name or my e-mail address is not among the addressees. My friend's e-mail address is among the addresses, but not mine. I don't understand how I am able to receive e-mail when I am not among the addressees. I am just a bit concerned and confused about how this works. I am wondering if my e-mail could be going out to others that I do not address. ????? Thanks for your response. Rose --- avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 0429-2, 2004-07-16 Tested on: 19/07/2004 3:02:41 PM avast! - copyright (c) 2000-2004 ALWIL Software. http://www.avast.com

Nora, Try right clicking on the icons. You should get a small menu. The other way is to open them from the Start> All Programs (there you will find a more in depth menu). Art At 02:35 PM 7/19/2004, you wrote: >I've just installed the above items >The icons appear on the bottom right bar of my screen and both when >clicked say enabled but when I try to open them nothing happens. Have I >installed correctly? >I had the same problem with Norton 2002 that is why I updated >I am using Windows XP Professional >Any suggestions >Thanks >Nora

Why does my computer often (but not always)CRASH when I go on STANDBY ? Anthony

Thank you Art. Even more room for thought:-) genlistlass > Here is what I do. You need not follow this as I offer it only as an > example to help with your idea. I compress my files as I complete the > tasks with them (using a program similar to WinZip). I make notes of what > the file contains which I print out and save in a binder (snipped)

Why is it that some e-mails I receive have to be downloaded and others don't? I find myself deleting the ones that do have to be downloaded but always wonder what I am missing. Vicki

Vicki, The ones that seem to be needing to download are ones that contain graphic files embedded within the letter. Usually SPAM. Art At 10:01 AM 7/19/2004, you wrote: >Why is it that some e-mails I receive have to be downloaded and others don't? > I find myself deleting the ones that do have to be downloaded but always >wonder what I am missing. > >Vicki

This is a known problem with Windows. MS offered a patch, some time ago, but it failed to fully solve the problem. The easiest way to correct the CRASH, is to turn off the Standby feature. Art At 06:14 AM 7/19/2004, you wrote: >Why does my computer often (but not always)CRASH when I go on STANDBY ? >Anthony

Lance, It was back in the days of floppies (before CD-Writers became 'standard' equipment) when I first started this method. Space was a concern. That is the way I first started doing it and to keep everything uniform and standardized, I've just continued. There is no longer any advantage to abbreviating the year. The web page was a very interesting article. Since I came up with the method myself, I had no idea it was universally being used! Art >Your use of the date in naming your files is interesting, Art, but why >abbreviate the year? If you enter it in full as say "20040719" or even >"2004-07-19" it is much more "telling" and is universally recognized. >The other advantage of using your method and the above way is that all >files sort both chronologically and numerical at the same time. > >There is an article describing this method and how it is being used >universally around the world in libraries and institutions at this site: >http://www.iso.ch/iso/en/prods-services/popstds/datesandtime.html#five > >Lance

If a BCC address appears in the full headers, then it defeats the blind aspect doesn't it? I just tried it, and the Bcc address did not appear in long header of original or blind recipient. [OSX Mail, Mac] Bob Carroll Westport, NY Malcom answered to Rose: > Check the full headers on the message - you will probably find that > the > message is indeed addressed to you - but the originator may well have > put > your address in the BCC field (blind carbon copy) which actually means > that > no-one sees your address in any of the normal header fields.

Does any one know of a replacement for the good old DOS program IGI255. Regards Arthur South Australia