I generally prepare my invoices in Word and their number is replicated in the filename together with the client. For instance invoice 345 for client Acme would...
I have run into a problem when trying to use Laplink to transfer data etc. from my old desktop (still on Win95) to the new one (Dell, running on WinXP). I have...
Tim, I always install the old hard disk (temporarily) in the new computer and copy all the data files across (unless the new machine is a laptop, of course). ...
A lot depends on what ports your computers have. If both have an ethernet port, the easiest thing is to use a crossover cable (or connect both to a hub or...
Gary, Lorenzo yes, I know about reinstalling progs and .dll files and all those other things that stop you just copying things over wholesale. I was thinking...
... How about using a USB memory stick? Is there a USB port on your old laptop? Even if it's only 1.1 (slow), it's probably faster than using Laplink. Assuming...
Hi, because the one comp has w95, I guess only one and time consuming way remains. That is you should have TotalCommander (earlier windows commander) installed...
Dominique, Lorenzo, good ideas. unfortunately, the old one is not a laptop but a pc and doesn't take kindly to memory sticks, even though I have one that I...
... AFAIK it needs to be a "null modem" serial cable, and Windows XP (and perhaps 2000) has that function itself. On the W95 box any communication program will...
Thanks for more advice. I am currently burning CD's and transferring stuff that way, which is fine. I'm curious about USBs, though, because all the leads I...
... I take it the answer is no? Is there a good reason why X-mouse doesn't work between Excel files? Perhaps I should ask in one of the Microsoft support...
... http://www.usb.org/about/faq/ans5/ Q5: How can I connect two PCs to each other with USB? A5: You need a specialized USB peripheral known as a USB bridge ...
Hi Lorenzo, thanks for this tip. I wouldn't be surprised if I had tried and fried a USB connection this way somewhere down the road without your tip. BR, ...
Rob, that's interesting, puts a whole new perspective on things. I had that suspicion, but my old desktop has been upgraded with 4 USB slots and happily...
Marco, that's kind of like driving past an old woman with a flat tyre on the motorway and shouting out "Why don't you just get the jack out of the boot and...
... Mounting a hard drive into a PC is fairly simple. There a thousands of websites explaining how to do it. If you are afraid of breaking something, you can...
Sorry if you already read this on the DejaVu list. I have a client-supplied glossary in the form of a Word table that needs some processing before I can import...
Herbert This is like a good crossword puzzle! The macro below is a very rough find/replace recording which should do what you want. Let me know if it doesn't...
... On closer inspection of the original Word table I noticed that some cells contain 2 paragraph makers - argggghhhhh! I'll edit the table manually and try...
Just erase that line - you might not get the gridlines but you can add those later. Maybe this is called something else in your localised version? (In fact, a...
This is a mystery to me. I have done it before with some success, but now that I try to export the accounts from my old Outlook (2000) to the new one (2007) on...
... . Or you can buy an external HD enclosure for it for about $25-$30 and put it there. Even I can do that! :-) It really is easy - just be careful you don't...
Hi Tim, You are certainly confusing Outlook with Outlook Express. Outlook Express allows you to export email accounts settings to individual iaf files. There...
Are you sure? I don't even have OE on my old desktop, and am using Outlook (full version) even as I write this message. However, the only option when exporting...
Tim, I use Outlook 2000 but haven't had to export or upgrade (yet!). I did find some information about transferring accounts. As you seem to have learned,...
I have an apparently corrupt Word file that Word Viewer and Word refuse to open, and OpenOffice hangs when it attempts to open it. Word Viewer 2003 suggests...
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