Very odd! Try View, current view, All Messages Courtney ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patrick" <grappa@hypermax.net.au> >I use O/Ex and my inbox always shows 11 emails unread even when it is >empty. > Any idea how i can correct this. > > Thanks Garth >

In Outlook Express, go to "tools, address book" right above the first name is a bar that says Name with a faint arrow on it keep clicking that bar until the names are arranged like you want them. You might have to click 4 times depending on how they are now and how you want them Courtney ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jessie Newlands" <newlands@telus.net> >I seem to have done something stupid to my contact list - not the one on >the front of the O.E. but when I go to forward something to a friend and I >use the "Forward" and the "To" list on this one - my names (which used to >be all in alphabetical order) are now all jumbled up - I am sure I must >have clicked on something but have been trying to undo it, and the more I >try to fix it, the more all the names get jumbled up. Hope someone can tell >me how to get these back to being in Alphabetical order. > Thanks in advance. > Jessie > >

I seem to have done something stupid to my contact list - not the one on the front of the O.E. but when I go to forward something to a friend and I use the "Forward" and the "To" list on this one - my names (which used to be all in alphabetical order) are now all jumbled up - I am sure I must have clicked on something but have been trying to undo it, and the more I try to fix it, the more all the names get jumbled up. Hope someone can tell me how to get these back to being in Alphabetical order. Thanks in advance. Jessie

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----- Original Message ----- From: "Jack" <jal43@webtv.net> To: <SENIOR-NEWBIE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2005 9:45 AM Subject: [SR-NEWBIE] Sound- Sharyn > Sharyn, this may not be your problem but I upgraded my Win98se two > weeks ago,"new case with 350w power supply for $45. and 80Gig HD for > $45.", and amoung other things I ask the tech to check out the sound and > fix as needed. He found the sound mech. was accidently grounded and he > fixed it for nothing. It works great now. Jack > Thanks for another good suggestion. This has been moved to tomorrow's "to do" list because tech support was so busy the first day after the 3-day holiday. I'll let the list know what i learn when the problem is solved so other people will have the benefit of my ummmmm - experience? Sharyn

Sharyn, this may not be your problem but I upgraded my Win98se two weeks ago,"new case with 350w power supply for $45. and 80Gig HD for $45.", and amoung other things I ask the tech to check out the sound and fix as needed. He found the sound mech. was accidently grounded and he fixed it for nothing. It works great now. Jack

Hello Sharyn, Tuesday, July 5, 2005, 3:36:06 AM, you wrote: SH> I just got my computer back from repair. One of the issues I had SH> was "no sound". They said they updated the sound card drivers and SH> all is well. I still have no sound. If they charged you for the sound repair then I'd take the thing back and tell them to fix it properly this time for no extra charge. From what you say in the rest of your post I suspect there's a hardware problem or the sound is disabled in BIOS - no matter, if you sent it in for repair with a sound problem then they should have checked it out properly. When you go to collect it again, make sure they show you it working in the shop !! Did you phone them and say that your sound still isn't working ? Also, what was the other reason for sending in for fixing ?? -- Best regards, Barry mailto:barry@yobunny.co.uk MicroSoft Free Zone running Xandros 2.0 Deluxe

Hello John, Tuesday, July 5, 2005, 3:54:24 AM, you wrote: JW> You say --"Now open up Word again and start a new blank document, JW> which should still show your document, then delete all the content JW> before saving it again. When you open a new blank document it JW> should now be blank :-)" But it ain't !!! it still shows the old JW> document. yes if I go to "New" and click on "Blank Doc" I get a JW> blank page which is OK but I would like to see a blank page when I JW> first open "Word " In which case I read your original question wrongly, sorry about that but you did say 'When I try to bring up a new blank page..' which threw me off the scent :-) Courtney and Wayne have hit it right though, so follow their advice and you should be back to normal. -- Best regards, Barry mailto:barry@yobunny.co.uk MicroSoft Free Zone running Xandros 2.0 Deluxe

John from West Aus Sharyn it's the middle of the morning here in West australia 11.15 AM 5 july They came color coded - green with green. That also doesn't explain why I can't find Volume Control at all. . . I'm open to any and all suggestions, though I am doubtful there are many of us online tonight :( . Thanks for trying. Sharyn ==== SENIOR-NEWBIE Mailing List ==== The focus of this list is on helping Seniors to learn to use computers and the Internet. Tolerance and patience are the watchwords. For help with genealogical research methods and procedures, join ROCKINGCHAIR-ROOTS. Click and send: mailto:ROCKINGCHAIR-ROOTS-L-request@rootsweb.com?subject=subscribe ============================== Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx

John from West Aus ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barry" <barry@yobunny.co.uk> To: <SENIOR-NEWBIE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, July 04, 2005 8:52 PM Subject: Re: [SR-NEWBIE] M/S Word Hi Barry-- You say --"Now open up Word again and start a new blank document, which should still show your document, then delete all the content before saving it again. When you open a new blank document it should now be blank :-)" But it ain't !!! it still shows the old document. yes if I go to "New" and click on "Blank Doc" I get a blank page which is OK but I would like to see a blank page when I first open "Word "

Sharyn--Are you sure you have the speakers plugged into the correct hole , it's very easy to make this mistake I have, but then I'm not the brightest kid on the block !!!! John from West Aus ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sharyn Hay" <meow8@verizon.net> To: <SENIOR-NEWBIE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2005 10:36 AM Subject: [SR-NEWBIE] Sound problems I just got my computer back from repair. One of the issues I had was "no sound". They said they updated the sound card drivers and all is well. I still have no sound. Now I'm wondering exactly what I should be seeing in the Control Panel or Systems folder about sound. I have a new speaker system I bought today, thinking the old one was bad (and it was very old). I have WIN98SE as my OS. Now, here's my problem: When I go to Accessories>Entertainment>Volume Control and click on it, nothing opens. When I go to Control Panel>Sounds and try to play a sample, nothing happens because the button for 'play' is greyed out. When I try to "Find" 'volume control' or 'sound' nothing comes up. I have a WIN 98 book that says to try reinstalling Audio Compression and Volume Control from the disc. I did. They appear checked under Multimedia in the Add/Remove>Win Setup tab BUT, no Volume Control now appears under Start>Accessories>Entertainment now. What should I have, or be able to do, that I don't or can't? Regards, Sharyn ==== SENIOR-NEWBIE Mailing List ==== To find and join surname and location genealogy lists at RootsWeb go here: http://lists.rootsweb.com ============================== View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find marriage announcements and more. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx

----- Original Message ----- From: "Barry" <barry@yobunny.co.uk> To: <SENIOR-NEWBIE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2005 3:37 AM Subject: Re: [SR-NEWBIE] Sound problems > Hello Sharyn, > > Tuesday, July 5, 2005, 3:36:06 AM, you wrote: > > SH> I just got my computer back from repair. One of the issues I had > SH> was "no sound". They said they updated the sound card drivers and > SH> all is well. I still have no sound. > > If they charged you for the sound repair then I'd take the thing back > and tell them to fix it properly this time for no extra charge. From > what you say in the rest of your post I suspect there's a hardware > problem or the sound is disabled in BIOS - no matter, if you sent it > in for repair with a sound problem then they should have checked it > out properly. > > When you go to collect it again, make sure they show you it working in > the shop !! > > Did you phone them and say that your sound still isn't working ? Also, > what was the other reason for sending in for fixing ?? > > -- > Best regards, > Barry mailto:barry@yobunny.co.uk > MicroSoft Free Zone running Xandros 2.0 Deluxe > Yesterday was a holiday so I couldn't phone. I will do so today and take it in if necessary. I'm totally frustrated. My other reason for fixing was a need for more memory and a good cleaning. I had memory added and a general 'tune-up'. Thanks for answering. Regards, Sharyn

Hmmm - I can't think of anything else. Did it work a while ago ? Is it possible the Audio out is marked wrong also ? What kind of computer is it ? Some of them have a "Sound finder" program in them. Possible Windows help - no sound - should fix it. I used to use it quite a bit when I had Win98 - it always seemed to work until the next time it cut off <smile> Courtney > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Courtney Tompkins" <ctompkins@cox.net> > >> Anything is possible- mine didn't work either and turned out the color >> coding was wrong, and as I recall it's green also. I had to plug it into >> the >> one with no color. >> Look for a same type jack right next to the one you have it plugged into >> even if it is the wrong color. >> >> Some of them say in very tiny lettering audio out, audio in - it should >> be >> on the audio out. >> >> Courtney ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sharyn Hay" <meow8@verizon.net> > I checked and yes, green is audio out and it is plugged in correctly. The > fact that I can't find > "volume control" has to be related, somehow? > > Sharyn >

----- Original Message ----- From: "Courtney Tompkins" <ctompkins@cox.net> To: <SENIOR-NEWBIE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, July 04, 2005 8:22 PM Subject: Re: [SR-NEWBIE] Sound problems > Forgot to add that it won't show volume control if it didn't find speakers, > which goes along with it possibly being plugged into the wrong jack. > > Courtney > Power light is on on speakers and when I touch the edge of the jack hole with the plug there is a static buzz from the speakers. I assume that means they are working? Sharyn

----- Original Message ----- From: "Courtney Tompkins" <ctompkins@cox.net> To: <SENIOR-NEWBIE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, July 04, 2005 8:21 PM Subject: Re: [SR-NEWBIE] Sound problems > Anything is possible- mine didn't work either and turned out the color > coding was wrong, and as I recall it's green also. I had to plug it into the > one with no color. > Look for a same type jack right next to the one you have it plugged into > even if it is the wrong color. > > Some of them say in very tiny lettering audio out, audio in - it should be > on the audio out. > > Courtney I checked and yes, green is audio out and it is plugged in correctly. The fact that I can't find "volume control" has to be related, somehow? Sharyn

I hope I've sent this to the right list ... I'm still learning my way around here. I have XP and I'm using LDS's PAF genealogy software. I often do their "backup" available from their File menu. I also do a weekly backup on a CD-RW. Each time, of course, this overwrites what was previously on the CD. My problem arises from the many PAF files that are created. It appears that very often when I do a backup on a CD-RW, another file is created. I have them ending in .pal, .paf, and .zip. Whenever I do the PAF backup, it automatically shows that each of these files has been updated, too. When I click on Jones-Smith genealogy.paf (a fictitious name in the same format as my own genealogy file name), the file opens, but the title shown at the top of the screen is 1\Owner\MYDOCUMENT~1\SMITH~1.PAF. Sometimes this is a read-write file, and sometimes it is a read only file. This is driving me crazy. Today I opened a file, spent 45 minutes typing additional info, only to look down and see that "Save" was grayed out. I spent another 15 minutes copying it down in my rusty shorthand, then looked for another of the 7 PAF files that would let me save it, and re-typed it to that file. Is this all standard for PAF? Or am I doing something wrong? Any help will be gratefully received. Grace in Georgia, USA In God we trust.

Forgot to add that it won't show volume control if it didn't find speakers, which goes along with it possibly being plugged into the wrong jack. Courtney ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sharyn Hay" <meow8@verizon.net> > They came color coded - green with green. That also doesn't explain why I > can't find > Volume Control at all. . . I'm open to any and all suggestions, though I > am doubtful > there are many of us online tonight :( . Thanks for trying. > > Sharyn > >

Anything is possible- mine didn't work either and turned out the color coding was wrong, and as I recall it's green also. I had to plug it into the one with no color. Look for a same type jack right next to the one you have it plugged into even if it is the wrong color. Some of them say in very tiny lettering audio out, audio in - it should be on the audio out. Courtney ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sharyn Hay" <meow8@verizon.net> > > They came color coded - green with green. That also doesn't explain why I > can't find > Volume Control at all. . . I'm open to any and all suggestions, though I > am doubtful > there are many of us online tonight :( . Thanks for trying. > > Sharyn >

Close Word and all related programs Find a file in your Word folder or Office folder called Normal.dot It should be in the Templates folder Delete that file Open Word - it will automatically replace the Normal.dot when you open Word Courtney ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Warnock" <twojays@tik.com.au> > When I try to bring up a new blank page in M/S Word, it always comes up > with > the same document that I printed some time ago, and evidently save in the > wrong area.Please how can I undo this mistake. > John from West Aus >

----- Original Message ----- From: "John Warnock" <twojays@tik.com.au> To: <SENIOR-NEWBIE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, July 04, 2005 7:46 PM Subject: Re: [SR-NEWBIE] Sound problems > Sharyn--Are you sure you have the speakers plugged into the correct hole , > it's very easy to make this mistake I have, but then I'm not the brightest > kid on the block !!!! > John from West Aus They came color coded - green with green. That also doesn't explain why I can't find Volume Control at all. . . I'm open to any and all suggestions, though I am doubtful there are many of us online tonight :( . Thanks for trying. Sharyn