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  1. msammut

    Cannot get email from web based to Microsoft Outlook

    Currently have web hosting and email with Netfirms.com (Canada). In order to access my email, I have to go to their website, click on webmail and login. The whole email process is web based and is painfully slow. My office is currently located in a section of a Toronto District School Board...
  2. msammut

    Cannot detect DVD drive in burning software

    I have an LG GSA-H54N drive that I have used often in the past to burn CD's and DVD's. I can see it in My computer as CD Drive (D:) and if I insert a CD or DVD I can read just fine from it. Now, regardless of which burning application I use, the CD/DVD drive is not detected at all. It says No...
  3. msammut

    I win a lottery 15 times a day! Junk Email

    Hello, I must have touched on some kind of a spam site but am not exactly sure what has happened here. One day I started getting numerous emails in my inbox saying 'Attention:Your Inheritance Fund","Dear Friend, Urgent Reply Please" or "Attention, you have won 1 Million Euros". Each are either...
  4. msammut

    Browsing gets stuck half way thru loading

    I am using both Firefox and IE6. I can browse to my homepage, but when I type the URL, the bottom right indicator goes halfway to indicate that it is loading. It sits at the halfway mark for days if I let it and the page never loads. On the bottom left corner of the screen it always says...
  5. msammut

    Recover lost emails due to Reinstall OS

    I have recently reinstalled my OS (WinXP Pro) only to find that I did not backup my email and therefore lost it all. I was able to recover my lost doucments and folders, but what I don't know is in which folders I can locate the Outlook Express emails/contacts that I had and how to integrate...
  6. msammut

    Mouse Sluggish on XP Pro reinstall

    As my system was bogged down with spyware, viruses and all the scans and fixed could not help, I decided to reinstall the OS (XP Pro). All went well. I lost a few document files but was able to recover them with the help of Tek-Tips. My problem is that my mouse function is slow and sluggish. I...
  7. msammut

    Can't find data on XP reinstall

    My system was so bogged down with spyware and virus's (kid). I decided to reinstall the OS knowing that I would have to reinstall apps. I did not do a full format, just an XP Pro upgrade. The username I used was different from my previous user name and it setup a new Documents and Settings' with...
  8. msammut

    Pop Ups Galore!

    I am running an XP Pro system that I keep fairly clean. For the past couple of weeks I am getting pop ups galore. Athough in IE6the popup blocker is set to high security and the Bell Security Manager software also offers a pop upblocker, I keep getting them. Some random, some every 5 minutes...
  9. msammut

    Cannot browse after System Recovery

    I have had to perform an automated System Recovery (XP Home) on a 6 month old Compaq desktop system due to system files missing. This included a format, OS installation and application installation to put the PC back to it's original configuration. The system recovery went excellent and I...
  10. msammut

    Keep losing the iternet on wireless

    I recently switched form a dsl modem to wireless router configuration to a supposedly new ad wonderful modem and router build into one by Bell. This allowed me to eliminate the 2 separate units and only use one. Here is how my configuration has changed. I am in a 5 level home. On the top level...
  11. msammut

    WIndows XP Pro hangs during installation

    I am upgrading a system to Windows XP Pro. The install goes fine to 32%. Then it says Installing Network. The percentage gauge comes up. 3 hours later it is still at 32%. Five hours later, 10 hours later the same. The advertising messages are changing constantly and activity indicators are...
  12. msammut

    Site out of whack with different resolutions

    I have a real problem. I hae started designing a website in Dreamweaver 8. I designed at an 800 x 600 resolution. It looked perfect when published but when I vewed it at a larger resolution, it was off centre, centred text was now misaligned and out of whack. Also, a page that looks totally...
  13. msammut

    Best way to fomat a new web site

    I don't think that anyone is receiving my response to their suggestions so I am submitting a new post. After reading the pros and cons of frames I am really discouraged with the design of my current FP web.I just don't know what the best way to start is. If you go to...
  14. msammut

    Web Site Security

    What are the security risks associated with a public web site? Are there any steps I can take to keep my site secure? msammut
  15. msammut

    Testing a website

    After my trials with sizing page contents I am finally with a half decent web in FP, complete with hyperlinks and even a form (This is my first complete project). Before it is published to the internet, I would like to test it. Can you run over the things I must do to check the integrity of my...
  16. msammut

    Are FP Inline Frames a normal design method?

    Hello, I wtarted a thread earlier regarding a problem where my whole web page gets higher and wider if I try to add text or resize a picture. Please see my previous thread to understand the problem and view some of my code (I am a beginner). I started in FP creating several tables and adding...
  17. msammut

    Pop up Pictures

    Hello, and once again I need your expertise. I am new to the world of HTML and so far have designed a decent template. One thing I would like to do is display a picture gallery. I am working in Frontpage. If I insert the picture in the page and create a hyperlink to the picture file, it can...
  18. msammut

    Cannot browse to links and some web sites

    I use Rogers High Speed cable to connect. I can browse to most web sites. But a lot give me 'the page cannot be displayed' message, although they come up fine on the other networked computers. For instance, I can go to www.rogers/mcafee just fine. When I click on 'order now' to order the...
  19. msammut

    CD scratched on label surface

    I have a CD that is scratched not at the bottom data side, but on the top label side. A bit of the material was scraped off now leaving the CD 'see through' in that spot. The data surface through is smooth and scratch free. It will no longer be read in the drive. Are there any tricks you know of...
  20. msammut

    Web site out of whack when viewed on different computer

    I have run into a real problem and hope that you can help. I am new to web design (self taught). I was able to create a fairly good web site in FrontPage and upload it. When viewed with my computer (17" monitor& Internet Explorer) it is perfect. When viewed on two other peoples computers...

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