David, I don't know anything about the java script, but since I've added the Google Toolbar, I hardly get any spam/popups. Doris ----- Original Message ----- From: D&M_Goodwin To: GEN-COMP-TIPS-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, July 05, 2004 2:20 AM Subject: [Gen-Comp-Tips] Hiding email address on web sites Hi everyone, I would be interested in any thoughts / advice about this : I am increasingly swamped by spam which I filter out fairly successfully using 'message rules' in OE. I suspect that much of this arises from the fact that my email address has been published on various web-sites, including my own. I believe that it is possible to hide email addresses from those who harvest them from web-sites using a Java script. If anyone knows how this is done and whether or not it is successful, I would be pleased to hear from them. Many thanks, David ==== 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

Thanks Lance .............. I have been contacted by someone who is currently visiting Spain who does'nt have the remedy to hand ...... but he says he will contact me with a procedure as soon as he gets home in a week or so. I shall let you know the outcome. Joe ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lance" <hty31b5@hotmail.com> To: <GEN-COMP-TIPS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2004 2:55 PM Subject: RE: [Gen-Comp-Tips] Scanner fb310 cant install in Windows XP > Yes, that is one of the consequences of upgrading to Windows XP, Joe. > Many older peripherals are not compatible with it. You may be able to do > a search for a new driver which will allow it to work with XP but I > doubt if you will find one.

The only way I know of would be to use a copier and enlarge it that way. Doris ----- Original Message ----- From: Marie Young To: GEN-COMP-TIPS-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2004 2:15 AM Subject: [Gen-Comp-Tips] How can I make the text larger? I have been sent a photograph of a cemetery list as an attachment, which I have printed but the text is too small. I have tried to enlarge it without success. Can someone please help.? Marie in Australia Such is Life ==== 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

Hi Janet- Go to Start > Run > type in 'msconfig' > and click on the Startup tab. Sandy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janet Heck" <jeheck@cox.net> To: <GEN-COMP-TIPS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2004 7:33 PM Subject: [Gen-Comp-Tips] Help with Start-up > I know there is some place on my computer where I can tell it not to have some programs running in the background on startup. But, I have not been able to find it. I am running Windows XP and have just loaded my Corel WordPerfect programs but don't want them running in the background. Can someone Please tell me how to find this tool so I can turn them off. It is slowing down my machine!! > > Janet in Baton Rouge, LA > > > ==== 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 > >

I use Mozilla, and I really like it. I have had no trouble with viruses, and I find it works much faster that IE and OE. The only trouble I have ever encountered is that once in a while a web site won't open with Mozilla. In those cases I use IE for that instance only. Mary

Hi Janet! Yes, it can be tricky to locate some of those start-up programs. The easiest way in XP or 98 is to use MSCONFIG. Click START|RUN and in the command box type MSCONFIG. This opens Msconfig at the GENERAL tab. Click the LAUNCH SYSTEM RESTORE button (in XP) or CREATE BACKUP button (in 98) to back up your current settings. Click the STARTUP tab. Scroll through the items configured to start automatically, unchecking those that you no longer wish to have started when Windows loads. Click OK to close Msconfig. Click YES when prompted to reboot your PC. View the system tray to check your work. The unticked items should no longer be showing. These are some other ways to end them. You can right click START and select OPEN from the context menu. In the window which opens you should see a folder called PROGRAMS. Open that folder. In there you will see one labelled START-UP. Open that folder. You may see the programs in there you wish to stop opening at start-up. Just right click and select DELETE (these are only shortcuts not the program). Not all of the programs show in here for some reason. The next option is to start in turn, each of the programs you want to cease running at start-up. Look in its OPTIONS. You should see something like "Start <program name> at Windows Start-up". Remove the selection from that option. There are a number of programs available which allow you to manage your start-up programs. I use one called Reg Cleaner which has as one of its options a start-up manager. Reg Cleaner is still free from this site (only): http://www.worldstart.com/weekly-download/archives/reg-cleaner4.3.htm The main reason I use Reg Cleaner regularly is that it is a quick way to check to see if anything (unwanted!) has been added to my Registry without my knowledge of it happening. It is a neat utility to have on hand. Startup Control Panel is also a nifty control panel applet that allows you to easily configure which programs run when your computer starts. It's simple to use, is very small, and won't burden your system. Startup Control Panel is compatible with Windows 95, 98, 98SE, ME, NT 4.0, 2000, and XP. And it's free: http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml Hope this all helps. Lance -----Original Message----- From: Janet Heck [mailto:jeheck@cox.net] Sent: Wednesday, 7 July 2004 09:33 To: GEN-COMP-TIPS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [Gen-Comp-Tips] Help with Start-up I know there is some place on my computer where I can tell it not to have some programs running in the background on startup. But, I have not been able to find it. I am running Windows XP and have just loaded my Corel WordPerfect programs but don't want them running in the background. Can someone Please tell me how to find this tool so I can turn them off. It is slowing down my machine!! Janet in Baton Rouge, LA --- avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 0428-1, 2004-07-09 Tested on: 10/07/2004 3:11:03 PM avast! - copyright (c) 2000-2004 ALWIL Software. http://www.avast.com

David, you need to filter your mail BEFORE you download it. Once you have it in OE for your "message rules" to work on, you have done what the spammers wanted to know. You have confirmed your address as legitimate. You will find quite a number of links to the topic of hiding your e-mail address on this site: http://spam.abuse.net/userhelp/#hide One of the better preventive measures with addresses is not to use a name in the address. Spammers not only harvest addresses, they are also very creative in building addresses from names. Therefore you can confuse them somewhat by using a "nonsense" address - one that literally means nothing. A good program to use to filter your mail is Mailwasher PRO. There is a free version available, but it will only handle one account. The PRO version handles as many as you wish. You can even use it to filter downloads of Hotmail or Yahoo Mail if you have those accounts. Read about it at: http://entier.ecosm.com/system/redir.php?ad=15&aid=2359 Lance -----Original Message----- From: D&M_Goodwin [mailto:goodwinfamily@ntlworld.com] Sent: Monday, 5 July 2004 17:21 To: GEN-COMP-TIPS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [Gen-Comp-Tips] Hiding email address on web sites Hi everyone, I would be interested in any thoughts / advice about this : I am increasingly swamped by spam which I filter out fairly successfully using 'message rules' in OE. I suspect that much of this arises from the fact that my email address has been published on various web-sites, including my own. I believe that it is possible to hide email addresses from those who harvest them from web-sites using a Java script. If anyone knows how this is done and whether or not it is successful, I would be pleased to hear from them. Many thanks, David --- avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 0428-1, 2004-07-09 Tested on: 10/07/2004 2:26:15 PM avast! - copyright (c) 2000-2004 ALWIL Software. http://www.avast.com

Yes, that is one of the consequences of upgrading to Windows XP, Joe. Many older peripherals are not compatible with it. You may be able to do a search for a new driver which will allow it to work with XP but I doubt if you will find one. Lance -----Original Message----- From: Joe Twitchin [mailto:jo.boy@bigpond.com] Sent: Saturday, 10 July 2004 12:01 To: GEN-COMP-TIPS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [Gen-Comp-Tips] Scanner fb310 cant install in Windows XP Hello kind helpers, I have just recently upgraded to Windows XP and find that I cannot install my old faithful Canon fb310 scanner. I wrote to Canon who say that they do not recognize this scanner (it carries the Canon name and logo) and to contact the local source of supply which I did only to be advised that they have no recommendation for its installation even though it (fb310) is recognized for other operating systems ie W95 W98 NT and 2000. Any thoughts? Joe --- avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 0428-1, 2004-07-09 Tested on: 10/07/2004 2:55:01 PM avast! - copyright (c) 2000-2004 ALWIL Software. http://www.avast.com

Hello kind helpers, I have just recently upgraded to Windows XP and find that I cannot install my old faithful Canon fb310 scanner. I wrote to Canon who say that they do not recognize this scanner (it carries the Canon name and logo) and to contact the local source of supply which I did only to be advised that they have no recommendation for its installation even though it (fb310) is recognized for other operating systems ie W95 W98 NT and 2000. Any thoughts? Joe

Holley, one of the reasons alternative browsers aren't subjected to the security attacks Internet Explorer suffers is that hackers realise that the majority of users have Internet Explorer. More importantly, they know ALL users of Windows XP HAVE to have IE installed. So, if you were a hacker would you waste time composing security attacks for browsers that aren't widely installed? It is only a matter of time, though, when they decide it may be "fun" to do just that, especially as more users switch browsers. No matter which browser you choose to use, just make sure ALL your security measures are up to date and installed. Things like anti-virus programs, firewall, Adaware, SpyBot, Pest Patrol are a must for any computer connected to the Internet. Make sure security updates from Microsoft are installed as soon as they are released. Scan any new downloads or attachments for viruses BEFORE opening or installing. Use a good anti-spam program that lets you examine for spam and unwanted attachments in your mail BEFORE you download it. All of those measures will help, regardless of which browser you choose to use. As a matter of interest, I use IE 95% of the time and I do have Mozilla as an alternative. Lance Too much spam? Let Mailwasher check your mail first. It really works! http://entier.ecosm.com/system/redir.php?ad=15&aid=2359 -----Original Message----- From: Holley [mailto:Holley@pa.net] Sent: Wednesday, 7 July 2004 09:38 To: GEN-COMP-TIPS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [Gen-Comp-Tips] Mozilla I am considering moving to Mozilla. Is it better at avoiding virus etc? Or are virus codes written so that any browser and/or mail program is vulernable. I use AVG. Holley --- avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 0428-1, 2004-07-09 Tested on: 10/07/2004 9:50:01 AM avast! - copyright (c) 2000-2004 ALWIL Software. http://www.avast.com

Marie, this will depend on a number of factors. The first consideration is the quality of the image you were sent. You can test this by opening it in your photo editing program to see if the text is clear and readable. If it is not increase the magnification to something like 200%. Can you read the text clearly then? If you can it should be possible to print it in readable format. Next, look at the image to see if there are "superfluous" areas surrounding the text. That is, is there a lot of "extra" space surrounding the text that does not need to be included - you just want the text. If there is, use the "crop" tool in your photo editor to remove as much of this space as possible. Then using "SAVE AS" (most important!!) save this cropped image. If you just choose SAVE it will mean your original image will be altered and you won't be able to return to it. Now choose FILE|PRINT PREVIEW in your photo editor and see what the new image looks like. If it is still not to your liking go to FILE|PRINT| and select settings that allow the image to occupy the WHOLE PAGE. You will find that option on the Setup page (depending on your program). This will "blow up" the image so that when you print it you will get a page full, rather than have the image just showing as a small photo on a large page. As I said depending on the quality of the original, you may have to do a bit of "playing around" with the image to get it "readable". The actual print quality need not be spot-on, just good enough to read the text so you can extract what you need. Lance -----Original Message----- From: Marie Young [mailto:heartseas@bigpond.com] Sent: Tuesday, 6 July 2004 17:15 To: GEN-COMP-TIPS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [Gen-Comp-Tips] How can I make the text larger? I have been sent a photograph of a cemetery list as an attachment, which I have printed but the text is too small. I have tried to enlarge it without success. Can someone please help.? Marie in Australia Such is Life --- avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 0428-1, 2004-07-09 Tested on: 10/07/2004 9:08:05 AM avast! - copyright (c) 2000-2004 ALWIL Software. http://www.avast.com

Has anyone tried SPAMCOP ? Does it work ? Anthony

Hi Janet -- It sounds like you have things installed on your startup menu that need to be removed to another folder. How to check this is to left click on the Start button, then click on Programs, then click on Startup and you should see a listing of what is in there. You can then drag them out of Startup and place them in another folder. If they are in the registry to run automatically, then that procedure won't work. But, hopefully, they aren't. Hope this is helpful. Regards, Christine -----Original Message----- From: Janet Heck [mailto:jeheck@cox.net] Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2004 7:33 PM To: GEN-COMP-TIPS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [Gen-Comp-Tips] Help with Start-up I know there is some place on my computer where I can tell it not to have some programs running in the background on startup. But, I have not been able to find it. I am running Windows XP and have just loaded my Corel WordPerfect programs but don't want them running in the background. Can someone Please tell me how to find this tool so I can turn them off. It is slowing down my machine!! Janet in Baton Rouge, LA ==== 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

Can anybody advise me how to stop the "My computer" from opening up on start up. This makes the booting up of my computer (running Windows XP Home) take around three to four minutes. robin

Threre are several methods for obscuring ones address in a website. The thing that is interesting is that the procedures usually work. There was a study made recently that indicated all the various methods pretty much worked. The various procedures are in the archives under encoding or something like that I suppose. Or look in Google. John Ballard ----- Original Message ----- From: "D&M_Goodwin" <goodwinfamily@ntlworld.com> To: <GEN-COMP-TIPS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, July 05, 2004 12:20 AM Subject: [Gen-Comp-Tips] Hiding email address on web sites > Hi everyone, > > I would be interested in any thoughts / advice about this : > > I am increasingly swamped by spam which I filter out fairly successfully > using 'message rules' in OE. I suspect that much of this arises from the > fact that my email address has been published on various web-sites, > including my own. I believe that it is possible to hide email addresses > from those who harvest them from web-sites using a Java script. > > If anyone knows how this is done and whether or not it is successful, I > would be pleased to hear from them. > > Many thanks, > David > > > ==== 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 > >

I am having memory problems. My machine only has 128 MB, and when I am on line and want to copy and paste something, lot of times I can not get my Word to open, because I am out of memory. This machine can handle 512 MB, so I have purchased two new 256 MB modules. I only have 2 slots , so I will have to remove the 128 MB module that is in the machine. Can this cause a problem? My last machine had 4 slots, so when I upgraded the memory in it, I just added two new equal modules, leaving the old one in place.

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

Can anyone help with email problems. When on line my computer is very slow. My virus programs say my computer is virus free. Off line my computer runs great. I sometimes get a message saying "firewalls are preventing -----" I have Norton Anti-Virus & zone alarm. My provider is MSN. Is there anything I can do to speed up the online process? While I'm asking questions, is their a file somewhere that I can look at to see if I have any viruses? Thanks, Dianne

Hi List, Can any body tell me what an Encoded attachment is please never had one before. Many thanks, Jill in Western Australia.

I am considering moving to Mozilla. Is it better at avoiding virus etc? Or are virus codes written so that any browser and/or mail program is vulernable. I use AVG. Holley >