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  1. tearsmith

    Which free spyware/adware/popup blocker/antivirus to use?

    All, I have what I hope are simple questions... Setup 5 home computers - 3 desktop 2 laptop Main - Win Xp Second/Third - Win 2000 Laptop 1 - Win 2000 Laptop 2 - (crashed right now, but using 98 when fixed) Internet explorer (Bellsouth DSL) Outlook Express Norton Anti-virus (expired Dec 2004)...
  2. tearsmith

    Are all 2.5" 9mm laptop hard drives compatible?

    All, I have an IBM ThinkPad 600E and 770Z. Two questions... 600E - Hard drive works but is only 6.5gb. Want to upgrade to 30-40gb. Hitachi is current model, size is 2.5"/9mm. Can I use any other mfr's HDD in this size and it work? Do I need drivers or anything? Is is hard to replace the...
  3. tearsmith

    Hard Drive failure? How to erase and start over?

    All, I am having trouble with a hard drive.
  4. tearsmith

    Will VB 6.0 Pro create the .exe I want without VS FoxPro

    Hello again, Everyone!! Well, I was able to find MS Visual Basic 6.0 Professional Edition on EBay (thread on 2/10) asking which to buy). Here's the deal. The book that came with the disk says that Visual FoxPro is the software application that is used for spreadsheets, forms, queries, etc...
  5. tearsmith

    Which version of VB6 to start with?

    All, I have become obsessed with programing in the VBA environment of Excel. I have completed two major projects for accounting at my job and my husband's. I have started dreaming in VB script, and now I want to run with the big dogs. I have purchased a CD tutorial and 18 books about VB, VBA...
  6. tearsmith

    Relocating Hard Drive Capacity and File Compression

    My computer is a Sony Viao, running Win XP. I have just finished defragmenting my C: drive. While in process I realized that the computer has both a C: drive and a D: drive. The capacity on the C: drive is 16.0GB and free space is about 25%. All the programs and files I have are on the C...
  7. tearsmith

    Home Network Only - No Administrator Rights

    I will start by saying that I am in total support of ethical standards on this website... I end by saying that I need help in a "grey" area. I have 5 computers at HOME. 4 are networked together now thanks to do-it-yourself books and Network wizards. One problem, my daughters computer won't...
  8. tearsmith

    Changing Region Settings on DVD burn??

    I have a laptop running a DVD/CD drive and a DVD R/RW drive. Because I live in the States, most movies I have are all the same region setting. However, I recently obtained a DVD of car races from Japan. REGION 4. Each time I use this, I get a message that says I only have 4 times to change...
  9. tearsmith

    Lost admin access on networked PC??

    I have started my own home workgroup of computers. PC1 = Sony Vaio, Windows XP PC2 = IBM Pentium II, Windows 2000 PC3 = IBM Pentium II, Windows 2000 PC4 = ThinkPad 770Z, Wired, Windows 98 (soon to be 2000) PC5 = ThinkPad 600E, Wireless, Windows 2000 Router = Netgear, 54 Mbps Wireless Router...
  10. tearsmith

    Outlook Express giving error message with Bellsouth DSL

    Recently we finally moved into the 21st century and dumped our dial-up internet for BellSouth DSL. They sent us the modem and the software to install. Here's the problem... We are using MS Outlook to retrieve our email. When MS Outlook opens up, the first thing that happens is an error...
  11. tearsmith

    Computer seems to have crashed...HELP!!!

    I have an Pentium II Desktop that is used for general office use with no internet access or external devices other than a printer. I have been running Win 98 on it. Yesterday when it was turned on it loaded to the black DOS screen that gives the computers component profiles. I have an message...
  12. tearsmith

    Win 2K doesn't support DVD-ROM MediaMatics Software

    I have an IBM Thinkpad 770Z with MediaMatics DVD Movie Player software running the DVD drive. I need to update to Win 2000, but during setup the compatibility profiles show that it can't run the MediaMatics software. I have checked the IBM websites and the upgrades for the software are either...
  13. tearsmith

    Can't access another workbook with GetOpenFilename w/o error

    All, I have a line of code that reads like this.... Private Sub CommandButton2_Click() Dim str As String Dim objExcel As Excel.Application Dim objBook As Excel.Workbook str = Application.GetOpenFilename("excel files_ (*.xls),*.xls") Set objExcel = New...
  14. tearsmith

    Referencing a file in VBA after user enters name in a text box

    All, I am working on a spreadsheet that needs to open another document and extract information. The problem is that the name and/or location of the document will change between each use. I want to use a dialog box and have the user enter the location of the document to pull, and have VBA code...
  15. tearsmith

    All, I have an excel spreadsheet

    All, I have an excel spreadsheet that I want to drop a table from word into. I have tried the copy/paste record macro thing, but it doesn't get that I have gone out of excel and come back in. Someone said that since my text in word is in a table, I have to use a "looping array&quot...
  16. tearsmith

    Needing a Version of Visual Basic, where?

    All, I am a beginner on Visual Basic and I have created a VBA program in Excel. After finishing, I realized that I could do even more if I had a full Visual Basic package on my PC. Can you tell me which I should get VB 5 or 6? And, where do I get it from? MS and CompUSA don't have it...
  17. tearsmith

    Using VBA to import Word doc into Excel Spreadsheet

    All, I am fairly new to VBA and I have a question that is probably pretty easy, maybe you could help? I need to copy/paste a word document into an excel worksheet. I would like to have SHEET2, CELL A1 have the word IN RUN underlined. When a user clicks on IN RUN, I want file c:\My...

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