I don't know if this is windows related but i'm having a problem unblocking a site. www.runescape.com it's one of those mmorpg sites for all ages. when i go...
Yes switch on updates again but this time choose to see what comes via the notify me option. Avoid the SP3. And could you delete the mile long thread before...
I suggest you download the free xplorer2 from zabkat.com . It is much better that what you use and it has two view panes instead of the single one So files...
Hey Carol, I was interested in your remark about the "Free McAfee". What's the realationship between Comcast cable (which I have) and McAfee. Comcast...
right click on start, click properties, click customize, then click on advanced, scroll down to my documents, click on " Don't display this item, click ok on...
When I used AVG 7.5 every day I would get a pop-up advising that it was updating. However, since swithching to AVG 8, I don't get any confirmation, and what's...
I just went to check on my ZoneAlarm because of all this talk bout Trojans, and I saw that firewall was set to MEDIUM on both Internet Zone Security, and...
I would add that many sites use a tabbed window to view the next page you may think its a pop up when its just another page opening. Ad-Aware has nothing to do...
If you right click the Start button while using classic mode and choose Properties from the drop menu you will see a Customize button. This will allow you to...
It seems to work from here. I don't use the site but you may have a corrupt temp internet item causing grief. You might try deleting your temporary internet...
Ian, I believe whether a second window opens in a tab or a whole new windows is a setting from within the browser. A secondary window that opens either over, ...
Hi Linda, Thank you for the link to Vic Ferri's Registry Answers archive ( http://www.freelists.org/archives/regtips/ ). Along with loads of other goodies on...
Hi Ian, Thanks for the suggestion. I have used xplorer2, but I never warmed up to it. To clarify my original request, I am not looking for a way to change the...
Hi Carol, Yes, cable is broadband. Dou you have McAfee VirusScan only or the complete McAfee suite which includes a firewall? VirisScan is a good antivirus, no...
What you may be experiencing is a conflict between a recent patch from Microsoft and the default filters in ZA. First thing to do is check the version of ZA....
I know I can empty it. I just wondered if it will cause problems if I delete the folder itself. I empty it regularly but find it irritating to have to do so....
No...I don't want to disable My Documents. I want to disable Recent Documents, the one that shows everything you've looked at recently. I know how to empty...
=========================== No...I don't want to disable My Documents. I want to disable Recent Documents, the one that shows everything you've looked at...
Hi Tori You can enable or disable recent documents history by downloading a script file. One site that I have found very useful for all sorts of fixes and ...
Yes it is safe in Medium zone. The talk about Trojans should not affect you if you have a good virus protector Ian ... From: 0livia Date: 11/01/08 09:57:56 To:...
This is from the AVG web site support. 1451: How often should I update AVG? After you install AVG, the First Run Wizard asks you (among others) how often you...
I would not use it myself but when I tried it said that the digital signature was verified. I got into the log in page but then tried to shut IE and could not...
Perhaps Carol uses AOL that do have a contract with McAfee to supply it free I know some providers (ISP) have started to provide a protection program on their...
I don't have a choice in the my XP Start button Properties to see the RecentDocsMenu. So I checked my registry value against that recommended at the PCTools...
why don't you, as a test case, just change the name of the folder--at least temporarily. e.g., xDocuments. If you have bad results then no problem putting it...
Pete, The folder in question is called "My Recent Documents" and is a hidden folder. Even if you rename the folder, Windows instantly knows and has no effect...
Then change through properties to the ordinary start menu and not the classic. Now hit the Customize button and the Advance tab. Here you can leave the tick...
I don't want to use the XP menu. I want to use the Classic one. And it's been turned off in the XP menu from day one which has no effect whatsoever on the...
Yes, that tip from Michael a couple of days ago looked like the perfect solution for somebody like yourself using Classic XP - starting halfway down the page -...