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Tech Tip -- New in December
Scandisk
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This is caused when other applications are running in the background modifying data that is trying to be checked by scandisk. To resolve the issue close out of all TSR's running on the computer. |
Tech Tip -- New in November
WinDriversBackup
| WinDriversBackup is a free
utility provided by JerMar Software Corp. specifically for backing up your
Windows system driver files. WinDriversBackup can identify all of your Windows driver files and save them to a secure location in two simple mouse clicks. Backing up your Windows driver files means they will be available to you the next time you need to reinstall the driver or the whole operating system. WinDriversBackup places the driver files in one organized location of your choosing.
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New in September -Print Selected Text & Graphics in Internet Explorer
How to print just the information you want. Most Windows programs allow you to print just the selected area of a Web page or email. Check this out:
1. Go to the section of whatever you want to print.
2. You want to highlight everything you want to appear on the printed page.
3. After you've highlighted the text you want to print, click the File menu and then click the Print command.
4. In the print dialog box, select the Selection option button in the Page Range frame. Click Apply and then click Print.
5. Only the text you selected is printed.
New in August -- What is a bookmark?
You can compare a bookmark to a shortcut on your desktop. A shortcut points to a file or program located on your computer, whereas, a bookmark points to a website on the Internet.
When clicked, a bookmark will open up a particular website in your Web browser. Without bookmarks, you would constantly have to type hard-to-remember Web addresses every time you wanted to visit the same site.
The term bookmark (as applied to the Internet) was first introduced by Netscape. Since then the name became the de facto term. Microsoft uses the word Favorites to identify bookmarked sites in Internet Explorer. In general, it's not uncommon to refer to favorites as bookmarks since they essentially perform the same tasks.
However, there is a difference in the way Netscape and Internet Explorer store bookmarks. Netscape puts all your Bookmarks in one file called "bookmark.html." Internet Explorer saves each Favorite as a separate file in your Favorites folder, which is stored in the main Windows directory. You need to be aware of how your browser stores bookmarked sites in the event you need to back them up.
How do you create and use a bookmark?
Let's assume you're getting busy on the Internet and you come to a site that you want to bookmark. Here's how to create a bookmark in Netscape and a Favorite in Internet Explorer.
Internet Explorer
Now, here's how to use (or access) a Favorites.
Netscape
Now, here's how to use (or access) a bookmark.
New In July -- Create a Dual Boot System
Double Your OS (operating system)
Sometime one just isn't
enough – one operating system, that is.
Dual booting, in which
one computer system can be used to run two operating systems, has been around
for years.
I use dual-boot systems
because it isn't practical for me to have several workstations configured with
different operating systems when I can do the same work with just one or two
machines.
Using a dual-boot system
is not any more complicated than using a machine configured with one operating
system. The difference is that a boot manger controls the boot process of a
dual-boot system. When the dual-boot system is powered on or reset, you are
shown a menu that asks which operating system environment you would like to use.
After you select an environment, the appropriate operating system is loaded, and
you can use the computer as if that were the only environment installed. If you
want to use the other operating system, you can simply reset the system and
select the other environment from the boot menu.
Preparing the System
When configuring a
dual-boot system, the first thing to do is to decide whether to store each
operating system on its own physical hard drive or to create partitions for each
drive. I prefer to use a separate hard drive for each operating system whenever
possible because if one of the drives fails, I only need to restore that one.
This is a personal preference, and you can use logical partitions to get the
same results, if you wish. At this time I have a 60gig hard drive. I have
partition it into 19 gig partitions which one partition is Windows 98SE and
another partition is the Window XP. You decide for you self which is best for
you.
After deciding how to
configure the hard drives, you must create a boot able partition and install an
operating system on the C: drive. Windows XP Professional supports FAT16, FAT32,
and NTFS file systems, you should elect to use the same file system for both
environments to eliminate compatibility issues. For example, I chose not to do
this. Window98SE is running in FAT32 and Windows XP Professional is running in
NTFS. Now I'm not telling you to do this I just wanted to see if it would work
and it has so far. I would suggest to have the same file system for both
environments.
If your dual-boot system
will use only Windows-based operating system, you should install the older
operating system first.
June 2002 Tip -- Open apps maximized
You can set Windows so that every application you open
takes up the
full screen. Here how to do it:
1. Right clicks a Shortcut for the application.
2. Select Properties.
3. In Run option, select Maximized. You can also select Minimize or
4. Normal window.
* Reply vs. Reply All? When you receive an email message
that's addressed to several other people in addition to you,
there are two different commands you can use to respond:
Reply or Reply All. It's important to understand which one
you should use.
Clicking the "Reply" button in your email program sends your
response only to the person who sent the message.
Clicking "Reply All" (or "Reply to All" in some email
programs) delivers your response to the sender as well as
all the other people who received the original message. (If
you use Netscape Messenger and see no "Reply All" button,
click the "Reply" button, hold down your mouse button, and
choose "Reply to Sender and All Recipients" from the menu
that appears.)
Using "Reply All" is a good idea if you believe your reply
needs to be seen by everyone who received the original
message (for example, if you are conducting a group
discussion via email). Replying to everyone unnecessarily
can annoy the other recipients, so if your response is not
relevant to all parties, reply to the sender only.
Windows Error Messages -- The best place to find a listing of Windows error codes is with the Windows 98 and Windows Me Error Message Resource Center. The Center is a guide to Windows errors messages. August 2001
Here's a free anti virus program from a company called AVG Anti-Virus.
Note: Also, please do not run more than one anti virus program at a time. If you want to try this out you will need to uninstall your present anti virus program and install the new anti virus program.
I have AVG Anti-Virus installed and from time to time will run the online House Call. You may click on the following link and check out your computer while online. http://housecall.antivirus.com