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  1. floydman80

    Norton Security Threat - real or bogus

    Every time I boot my PC I get a Security Alert from Norton as follows “Norton Internet Worm Protection has detected and blocked an intrusion attempt Security rule: Default Block Netspy Trojan Horse” Date: Time: Path C:\windows\explorer.exe Filename: Windows Explorer Direction: Inbound Local...
  2. floydman80

    Printing Blank Pages - Lexmark z55

    Lexmark z55 windows xp pro - installed new cartidge and now can't get anything to print - any ideas (LExmark site is useless - same as the printers!) Thanks Floyd
  3. floydman80

    Cannot delete stubborn files

    torturedmind:: I did and the temp file doesn't show up which tells me it is a process being used in full mode. 2ffat:: I know but I teach him to keep his system clean of junk - tilde prefixed files should be able to be deleted. Some process is usung it since the date/time is changing - just...
  4. floydman80

    Cannot delete stubborn files

    My son bought a laptop and in cleaning it up we came across two files that we cannot delete 1. A temp file with a tilde (~) prefix and we get the message that the file is in use by another process and we can not locate the using process - trying to delete in cmd mode gets the same message 2...
  5. floydman80

    XP Administration

    Point for reviewers - you cannot use lusrmgr.msc if the PC is running XP Home Edition. Thanks for the help - bottom line we just got everyone to log in and take care of stuff to start with. They had their disk at 90% capacity and it was killing repsonse. We still have a lot of spyware...
  6. floydman80

    disk clean-up -- compress old files

    thanks - got it.
  7. floydman80

    XP Administration

    as a matter of fact I just printed that refernece article out - as it looked like that was what I wa really oing to need - what was not clear onthe article was do I have to reverse the process?
  8. floydman80

    disk clean-up -- compress old files

    Helping some friends improve on their pc's - when we run Disk Cleanup we get an item called Comress old files. Its 28 meg. What are they and can I safely delete these? What is the affect. thanks Floyd
  9. floydman80

    XP Administration

    OK - I'm confused (not hard to do I nmight add). Here's what I think I 'm hearing... I can use "run and use lusrmgr.msc or " this gives me control over the rights of the users on the machine , and I can change, create groups, passwords etc. since I did this on my PC - But I cannot access...
  10. floydman80

    XP Administration

    Helping out a friend - they have made multiple profiles under XP for the family - however they also set it up with passwords. I have done the same but without passwords. I can therefore use windows exporer and delete cache files for the whole family. He cannot access the other users files areas...
  11. floydman80

    Access Append Fields from Another Table

    I am using Access 2000 – Windows XP and 98. I need to append columns to a Table A from a Table B. Currently I am going into Table B in design mode and copying selected Field Names with their Data Types. I then copy and paste this information to Table A from Design View. Is there a way I can...
  12. floydman80

    Excel 2000 Removing Leading zeros

    And the winner is .......... KenWright - you are da man - you take the prize - your assuptions are on target and the function works like a champ. I will be postig to another board that I use . Floyd
  13. floydman80

    Excel 2000 Removing Leading zeros

    I'm pulling data from another source and am getting leading zeros in front of the street address. I have 65K rows to work with - any easy way to strip off the leading zeros? All the articles I find talk to keeping the 0's - I want to drop them. Ex: 0000000709 ELLEN DR Thanks Floyd
  14. floydman80

    Access 2000 - Duplicate Query Wizard not working

    Installed MS Office 97 on W98SE and then installed Access 2000 on my laptop from work to do a few projects from home. When I try to execute Duplicate Query Wizard - nothing happens. IF I try it on my home PC (Access 2000, WXP) I get a mesaage to install this option - but I need to do this on...
  15. floydman80

    Cleanmgr.exe

    Cleaning up my sons pc from school and keep running into the same problem - CLEANMGR.EXE is running at 90+% of CPU util - can I just END the process = I get the standard warning message when I do so I have not yet canned the task. Where is it coming from - any ideas
  16. floydman80

    Notepad - Deleting File List

    bcastner, YOu are the man! - I posted this in another forum and got 5-8 replies on how you need to go into the registry - obviously regedit happy people - I prefer to stay out except as last means. Good solution - never would have found it! your local neighborhood floydman
  17. floydman80

    Notepad - Deleting File List

    Anyone know how to delete the file list on the drop down for Notepad - I get two different lists depending on the type of file I select in the open drop down and there doesn't seem to be a rhyme or reason as to which files show up - prefer to clean house from time to time - any ideas? None of...
  18. floydman80

    Output Tray reversal - HP Laserjet III

    Thanks - got any preferred site
  19. floydman80

    Output Tray reversal - HP Laserjet III

    Posted in general area - excuse the double post - didn't know this existed so... Somehow my LaserJet tries to print out the rear output tray when it is closed and therefore paper jams or if I open the rear output tray the printed output comes out to the top output tray - completely the...
  20. floydman80

    Output Tray reversal - HP Laserjet III

    Somehow my LaserJet tries to print out the rear output tray when it is closed and therefore paper jams or if I open the rear output tray the printed output comes out to the top output tray - completely the reverse!!! The main way I have always controlled this has been simply open or close the...

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