Art > >As I suspected, but how would I know how many spaces/letters are allowed in > >my file name? > > This depends on the settings of your CD burning software. There are two > main standards used. One allows for 31 letters/spaces the other 8. Keep > in mind that the number also includes the file extension (which is usually > 3 letters) plus the period at the beginning of the extension. In other > words, subtract 4 from the total count and you should be safe. Hah! No wonder I'm having problems! A typical file name is "D://gens data/genealogy data/misc census stuff/Derbyshire 1881 census" If I called it "Derbyshire 1881 census" I wouldnt know it from other files named the same but under other folders. And I thought I was being so methodical. Thanks Art, I will have to figure out another way of filing stuff. genlistlass, UK

Lets try again with the correct address - I hope ----- Original Message ----- From: Heather Smith To: GEN-COM-TIPS-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Saturday, July 17, 2004 9:57 PM Subject: (GEN-COM-TIPS) Norton 2004 Pro Today my Norton advised I was due an update so I have downloaded the Norton 2004 Pro Antivirus programme and it is installed and running fine. Having got that far I deleted my temp. and Temporary internet files before doing a full scan and discovered I now have a Norton protected recycle bin. Being a very nervous deleter I am not sure what to do with the newer presentation of an uneraser option. Having put my stuff into the recycle bin I want to get rid, especially as it now seems to fill with deleted spam/deleted emails/ etc. Can some patient soul take me step by step through this one so I can easily get rid of unwanted stuff. I would also like to know if I can get rid of a setup icon which appeared on my desktop along with another NP1OESD.exe while downloading Norton. Again, in words of one syllable please. TIA Heather

>Hah! No wonder I'm having problems! A typical file name is >"D://gens data/genealogy data/misc census stuff/Derbyshire 1881 census" > >If I called it "Derbyshire 1881 census" I wouldnt know it from other files >named the same but under other folders. And I thought I was being so >methodical. > >Thanks Art, I will have to figure out another way of filing stuff. Your method of filing stuff is fine. Just copy the things you would like to burn to a CD to a new folder, burn it to CD, and then delete the contents of the folder (since you would have copies in other locations and two are not needed). Hope this is a little easier to understand. Art

----- Original Message ----- From: "bob gillis" <rpgillis@bellatlantic.net> To: <GEN-COMP-TIPS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, July 18, 2004 8:05 AM Subject: Re: [Gen-Comp-Tips] WORD 2000 Sorting of Folders > Lance wrote: =====SNIP======= > and "Alfred d. Eller" wrote: > > > > Click on the right icon in the list toolbar to show or choose details, > > grab the corner of the window with the mouse pointer and drag it to > > enlarg the window. Do the same with the heading boundries until you > > can see the 'date modified' column, click on that heading to order > > them in reverse. > > > The right Icon is Tools and does not show details. The Views icon does > have Details which is what I have selected to show details. Why would I > have to enlarge the window? > > > > Click on any heading to sort by that column, click again to reverse > > the sort of that column.> > > Yes that works. > > bob gillis > ================================= Tools is not an icon, it is a word, and Word's Open window is slightly different than some others. The rightmost icon in my Open window in word 2000 on Win 98 machine is the "Views" icon, at least that's what the popup tool tip says. The down arrow at it's right lets you choose the details view, clicking on it cicles you through the available options. You sometimes have to enlarge the window or change the column widths so that you can see the rightmost ones. Alfred Eller RootsMagic-Users-Admin@RootsWeb.com ======================== ==============

Lance wrote: > > Bob, you can quickly change the order of sorting by clicking in the > column headings - NAME, SIZE, TYPE, DATE MODIFIED. The sorting is > indicated by a small arrowhead in whichever column the main sorting is > being done on. If it is pointing up in the NAME column, the sorting will > be in A-Z fashion with numbered folders first depending on any you have. > If is pointing down, the sorting is reversed. Any of the other columns > can be used for sorting in this fashion too. You can quickly change this > sorting order at any time to suit your needs. > Thanks Lance, that explains how I probably rearranged the sort, by clicking on Name. I had corrected the sort by going to the Views icon, and clicking on Sort by Name again. I have no arrow in WORD 2000 but clicking works as you say. dolphin213 wrote: > > Bob, > > Right click in My Documents on an open space. You will see 'Arrange Icons > By'. You'll be able to sort them in several different ways from there. > I do not understand how the above applies to WORD 2000. If I File - Open and right click on My Documents in the Look In window I get "What's This" and there is no help for it. Arrange Icons is in the Views icon. and "Alfred d. Eller" wrote: > > Click on the right icon in the list toolbar to show or choose details, > grab the corner of the window with the mouse pointer and drag it to > enlarg the window. Do the same with the heading boundries until you > can see the 'date modified' column, click on that heading to order > them in reverse. > The right Icon is Tools and does not show details. The Views icon does have Details which is what I have selected to show details. Why would I have to enlarge the window? > Click on any heading to sort by that column, click again to reverse > the sort of that column.> Yes that works. bob gillis

Glenny, this site will give you some explanations about your optical mouse which should help: http://www.targus.com/us/Downloads/PAUM003_FAQ.htm#Enhanced%20Features. Lance -----Original Message----- From: McKnight Meadows/Road's End Ranch [mailto:mmrer@earthlink.net] Sent: Sunday, 18 July 2004 07:17 To: GEN-COMP-TIPS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [Gen-Comp-Tips] Mouses ;-) this is moving so jumpy and so sporadic on the clicking....do not like it at all!! Glenny --- avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 0429-2, 2004-07-16 Tested on: 18/07/2004 9:11:09 AM avast! - copyright (c) 2000-2004 ALWIL Software. http://www.avast.com

Bob, you can quickly change the order of sorting by clicking in the column headings - NAME, SIZE, TYPE, DATE MODIFIED. The sorting is indicated by a small arrowhead in whichever column the main sorting is being done on. If it is pointing up in the NAME column, the sorting will be in A-Z fashion with numbered folders first depending on any you have. If is pointing down, the sorting is reversed. Any of the other columns can be used for sorting in this fashion too. You can quickly change this sorting order at any time to suit your needs. Lance -----Original Message----- From: bob gillis [mailto:rpgillis@bellatlantic.net] Sent: Sunday, 18 July 2004 07:41 To: GEN-COMP-TIPS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [Gen-Comp-Tips] WORD 2000 Sorting of Folders In the past few days when I File - Open - My documents the list of folders is in descending order and the list of files is also in descending order x**** first and 1800*** last. I have not done anything that I know to cause this reversal of order. I cannot find anything in the tool bar of help about changing the sort order. How can I set the sort back to ascending? bob gillis --- avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 0429-2, 2004-07-16 Tested on: 18/07/2004 9:21:24 AM avast! - copyright (c) 2000-2004 ALWIL Software. http://www.avast.com

Bob, have you tried placing your cursor on the title bar of the FIND & REPLACE window, hold down your left mouse key and "drag" the search box out of the way (the cursor has to be in the title bar)? I do that all the time in Excel (or just about any other Microsoft program). Lance -----Original Message----- From: bob gillis [mailto:rpgillis@bellatlantic.net] Sent: Sunday, 18 July 2004 07:41 To: GEN-COMP-TIPS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [Gen-Comp-Tips] Finding Names in Excel 2000 Spreadsheet I have made a transcription of the 1790 Census for a town in Excel 2000. The columns are (a) # in Census Order, (B) Surname, (C) Given, (D) Title, (E) Men, (F) Boys, (G) Females, (H) Other, (I) Comments and some administrative columns. If the spreadsheet is sorted in Census # and I want to search for a person, I can enter the surname and go to the first occurrence of the name. I would like to be able to search on the surname/given name combination. However the Search Screen is over the surname and I have to close search to see the complete name. The Search Screen does not move as in WORD 2000 so that the target can be read. I can sort the transcription in Surname, Given Name order. But then I loose the ability to see the neighbours in the enumeration. Is there a way to make the Search Screen move in Excel as it does in WORD. I can import the Excel file into a table in a WORD document, but can I sort on Surname/Given? I think that I can merge the Surname, Given and Title columns in a WORD table into one column, with commas separating. bob gillis --- avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 0429-2, 2004-07-16 Tested on: 18/07/2004 9:27:48 AM avast! - copyright (c) 2000-2004 ALWIL Software. http://www.avast.com

> I'm a little confused by what you have written. Please see my responses > after your comments. > > >Every time I back up my genealogy data to a CD, problems occur. > > OK. We can fix that by finding out exactly what and how you are trying to > do this. > > >When I try to upload my FTM files or even some Word file, often it says the > >file is damaged and won't open. > > Where are you trying to upload them to? Do you mean burn them onto a CD? "Yes" > Or are you trying to post them to the web? No, I said to a CD in my first post. > > >Yet when I burnt the disc it always says its OK. > > Can you read the files from the CD once you have burned them? No, thats the problem, as I said in my first post. > > >Maybe the problem arises when I start burning, a window opens saying that > >the file names are not right and can it fix them. I always say yes and it > >seems to be the very long files that are in sub/sub/sub/folders, hidden in > >the depths of the PC. I've not been able to check whether they are the > >files that don't open as they flash away so fast. > > This is a problem with the standards used to burn files to a CD. There are > only so many spaces/letter allowed in the path to a file. The fact that > you say they are in sub/sub/sub folders is an indication that the path is > to long. Try moving the file to the My Documents folder or create a new > folder and name it something to the effect of "Burn2CD". If you do this, I > think you'll see your problem disappear. As I suspected, but how would I know how many spaces/letters are allowed in my file name? > >I'm using a Sony rewriter and Roxio Easy 6.0. > Thanks for telling us this. In the future, if you have a problem, it also > helps to know the operating system (i.e.. Win98, Win98SE, ME, 2000, XP, > etc.) that you are using. Sorry, WinME. genlistlass

Every time I back up my genealogy data to a CD, problems occur. When I try to upload my FTM files or even some Word file, often it says the file is damaged and won't open. Yet when I burnt the disc it always says its OK. Maybe the problem arises when I start burning, a window opens saying that the file names are not right and can it fix them. I always say yes and it seems to be the very long files that are in sub/sub/sub/folders, hidden in the depths of the PC. I've not been able to check whether they are the files that don't open as they flash away so fast. I'm using a Sony rewriter and Roxio Easy 6.0. "genlistlass" in UK

> >As I suspected, but how would I know how many spaces/letters are allowed in >my file name? This depends on the settings of your CD burning software. There are two main standards used. One allows for 31 letters/spaces the other 8. Keep in mind that the number also includes the file extension (which is usually 3 letters) plus the period at the beginning of the extension. In other words, subtract 4 from the total count and you should be safe. Art

I'm a little confused by what you have written. Please see my responses after your comments. >Every time I back up my genealogy data to a CD, problems occur. OK. We can fix that by finding out exactly what and how you are trying to do this. >When I try to upload my FTM files or even some Word file, often it says the >file is damaged and won't open. Where are you trying to upload them to? Do you mean burn them onto a CD? Or are you trying to post them to the web? >Yet when I burnt the disc it always says its OK. Can you read the files from the CD once you have burned them? >Maybe the problem arises when I start burning, a window opens saying that >the file names are not right and can it fix them. I always say yes and it >seems to be the very long files that are in sub/sub/sub/folders, hidden in >the depths of the PC. I've not been able to check whether they are the >files that don't open as they flash away so fast. This is a problem with the standards used to burn files to a CD. There are only so many spaces/letter allowed in the path to a file. The fact that you say they are in sub/sub/sub folders is an indication that the path is to long. Try moving the file to the My Documents folder or create a new folder and name it something to the effect of "Burn2CD". If you do this, I think you'll see your problem disappear. >I'm using a Sony rewriter and Roxio Easy 6.0. Thanks for telling us this. In the future, if you have a problem, it also helps to know the operating system (i.e.. Win98, Win98SE, ME, 2000, XP, etc.) that you are using. Art

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.

Hi Glenny, I bought a cordless optical mouse in March. Absolutely no problems with sensitivity, adjustable via a control panel. I can use the mouse anywhere since communication to the base is by radio. The only problem is battery use, I am on my fourth set of two AAs since March. Peter

I have made a transcription of the 1790 Census for a town in Excel 2000. The columns are (a) # in Census Order, (B) Surname, (C) Given, (D) Title, (E) Men, (F) Boys, (G) Females, (H) Other, (I) Comments and some administrative columns. If the spreadsheet is sorted in Census # and I want to search for a person, I can enter the surname and go to the first occurrence of the name. I would like to be able to search on the surname/given name combination. However the Search Screen is over the surname and I have to close search to see the complete name. The Search Screen does not move as in WORD 2000 so that the target can be read. I can sort the transcription in Surname, Given Name order. But then I loose the ability to see the neighbours in the enumeration. Is there a way to make the Search Screen move in Excel as it does in WORD. I can import the Excel file into a table in a WORD document, but can I sort on Surname/Given? I think that I can merge the Surname, Given and Title columns in a WORD table into one column, with commas separating. bob gillis

In the past few days when I File - Open - My documents the list of folders is in descending order and the list of files is also in descending order x**** first and 1800*** last. I have not done anything that I know to cause this reversal of order. I cannot find anything in the tool bar of help about changing the sort order. How can I set the sort back to ascending? bob gillis

Kerryn, this Microsoft site should give you the reason, and the solution, to your problem: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;320366 Lance -----Original Message----- From: kerryn taylor [mailto:maude103@hotmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, 7 July 2004 22:01 To: GEN-COMP-TIPS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [Gen-Comp-Tips] shutdown problem All of a sudden, when I shut down my computer or try to reboot, an "ending program" box comes up saying ending program Type32.exe. Then it says its not responding and won't shut down. I did a search for Type32.exe and it seems to be my keyboard. Why would this happen out of the blue? Kerryn --- avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 0429-2, 2004-07-16 Tested on: 17/07/2004 5:22:59 PM avast! - copyright (c) 2000-2004 ALWIL Software. http://www.avast.com

this is moving so jumpy and so sporadic on the clicking....do not like it at all!! Glenny Nubian and Boar Goats at www.capriella.com/McKnight_Meadows GROOVE: capriella AOL IM: glenny Yahoo: glennycap MSN glennnycap@hotmail.com ICQ 45337016 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alfred d. Eller" <adeller@santel.net> To: <GEN-COMP-TIPS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, July 17, 2004 4:46 PM Subject: Re: [Gen-Comp-Tips] Mouses ;-) > I have gotten a couple of the optical mice, I find that they are much > more sensitive than the old dirty trackball. > > But, you have to use them on a non-reflective surface, at least not > shiny. and with enough character the mouse can see a difference as it > moves. > > I wear blue jeans and find it works real well on my leg, that way I > don't have to raise my arm WAY up on the desktop. My desk chair arm > gets in the way a bit, but it does relieve the wrist strain. On the > desk I have a red file folder which works well, except when I get near > the edge and the mouse has to raise up over the clip area. > > I can think of no reason to ever go back to a ball mouse. > > NOW, I just noticed that you said cordless. I couldn't use one of > those, there has to be a clear line of sight between the reciever and > the mouse and my desk is way too cluttered for that. <};-) > > Alfred Eller > RootsMagic-Users-Admin@RootsWeb.com > ======================== ============== > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "McKnight Meadows/Road's End Ranch" <mmrer@earthlink.net> > To: <GEN-COMP-TIPS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, July 17, 2004 1:59 PM > Subject: [Gen-Comp-Tips] Mouses ;-) > > > > I got an optical cordless mouse today because my "mouse arm" was > having some > > big time problems... > > > > I am finding it is not as sensitive as my track ball but was > wondering if > > there is anything special I need to know about using an optical > and/or a > > wireless mouse....? > > > > > ==== GEN-COMP-TIPS Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from this list send a message to GEN-COMP-TIPS-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. > > ============================== > 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 > >

Something is wrong somewhere. I have Excel 2000 and I can move the find window by putting the mouse cursor in the title bar, the blue line at the top, pressing the button and dragging it anywhere I want it. Do you mean that you have the surnames in one column, and the given names in another? You can sort the thing on any three columns in Excel. Of course, you would have to put the census number in every line to get it sorted that way again. Alfred Eller RootsMagic-Users-Admin@RootsWeb.com ======================== ============== ----- Original Message ----- From: "bob gillis" <rpgillis@bellatlantic.net> To: <GEN-COMP-TIPS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, July 17, 2004 3:41 PM Subject: [Gen-Comp-Tips] Finding Names in Excel 2000 Spreadsheet > I have made a transcription of the 1790 Census for a town in Excel > 2000. The columns are (a) # in Census Order, (B) Surname, (C) Given, > (D) Title, (E) Men, (F) Boys, (G) Females, (H) Other, (I) Comments and > some administrative columns. > > If the spreadsheet is sorted in Census # and I want to search for a > person, I can enter the surname and go to the first occurrence of the > name. I would like to be able to search on the surname/given name > combination. However the Search Screen is over the surname and I have > to close search to see the complete name. The Search Screen does not > move as in WORD 2000 so that the target can be read. > > I can sort the transcription in Surname, Given Name order. But then I > loose the ability to see the neighbours in the enumeration. > > Is there a way to make the Search Screen move in Excel as it does in > WORD. I can import the Excel file into a table in a WORD document, but > can I sort on Surname/Given? > > I think that I can merge the Surname, Given and Title columns in a WORD > table into one column, with commas separating. > > bob gillis >

To run System File Checker in XP, do the following: Go to Start> Run. Type "sfc /scannow". Without the quotes. Notice there is a space before the /. NOTE: You WILL be asked for your Windows XP CD. Art At 04:40 PM 7/17/2004, you wrote: >I have looked for System File Checker in XP pro and not found it. Where >should I look for it. > >Thanks Peggy