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    Search & Replace - highlighting text - possible?

    Is there a way to highlight the names using Search & Replace? Brad: Let me make a new motion. I make a motion that the number of board members be limited to 12. Ric: I will second that. Steve: All in favor of the motion to limit the number of directors [board members] to 12. Brad...
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    Fastest Performance for Video Editing & Rendering

    Would I be best off with the fastest SATA multiple drives or fastest SCSI? Or a combo of these drives. Costs would helpful to know. Thanks, Dave
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    Methods for Directories, Sub-Directories in Start Menu

    Methods for Directories, Sub-Directories in Start Menu Advanced users have discussed categories Applications Data Utilities etc What are other methods you advanced users have done on Start Menu (Start, All Programs, etc) Thanks, Dave
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    Voice-recognition and macros - Dragon NaturallySpeaking

    Voice-recognition and macros - Dragon NaturallySpeaking. Is there a way to run a macro? Of course I can type the keyboard combination macro code such as Shift+CTR+[Letter] manually but how to do this by voice? Thanks, Dave
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    How to Index this text?

    Help - Word Help is unclear (to me anyway...) Using MS Word, this is the info I get to index the text starts out with these instructions: "How to Create an index 1. Do one of the following to mark index entries: Mark words or phrases 1. To use existing text as an index entry, select the...
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    How to move applications from old drive to new drive, same PC

    How to move applications from old drive to new drive, same PC? 1. XP Service Pack 2 failed on HP Pavilion A300N Celeron 2. Old drive became corrupted 3. Client ordered replacement XP CD from HP 4. We will do full restore to a new bare metal drive. 5. We will copy all important files to parallel...
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    Toshiba Portege 3505 - fastest way to switch views? with buttons?

    Toshiba Portege 3505 - fastest way to switch views? with buttons? Excellent tablet PC, my favorite. Now, is there a one step method to use the buttons below the screen, on right side to quickly change to Portrait & back to Landscape? I know I can button #2 from right side & then choose...
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    How to remove Quicktime from startup in Systray, Win XP

    How to remove Quicktime from startup in Systray, Win XP? I have used msconfig, but Quicktime still shows up. Any ideas how to remove this but keep the program? Thank you, Dave
  9. daveoasis

    Closed Caption on TV - how to capture to text?

    This seems interesting for sharing news or other useful info. It could be very useful for teachers, program managers, really anyone. Any way to capture the closed caption text that you can view on a ATI USB TV window on a PC? Thank you, Dave
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    Help, Outlook 2003 stops (freezes) when editing a calendar item

    Outlook 2003 stops working (freezes) when editing a calendar item. 1. Did spyware, virus scans intensively - very minor cookies found & removed 2. Did all Windows 2000, Outlook & Word 2003 important updates. 3. Added new RAM so I will try Memtest86 & see if that is acting up. 4. WinFax Pro...
  11. daveoasis

    Utility - A Database to Keep Track of Files on Multiple Drives, CD's

    Utility - A Database to Keep Track of Files on Multiple Drives, CD's, DVD's, etc. 1. I have too many hard drives to keep up with what is on each drive. 2. I am trying to keep a database of what exactly is on each one. I would like to specify - *.doc, *.xls, *.rtf, *.avi, etc. so I can then...
  12. daveoasis

    Outlook 2003 stops working (freezes) during new calendar item

    Outlook 2003 stops working (freezes) during new calendar item entry. 1. My client has Win 2000 PC with 512 MB RAM. 2. When user enters new calendar item - say 10:00 AM next Monday for a meeting, before entry finishes Outlook will not finish entering data. 3. Problem seems worse after installing...
  13. daveoasis

    XP Home notebook is being difficult, won't peer connect

    Sony XP Home notebook is being difficult, won't peer connect to Win 2000 desktop. 1. DSL Router works fine 2. Sony notebook has IP address - 192.168.1.xxx 3. Internet works fine. 4. Ran the Network Setup Wizard 5. PC connects to Network router, same as Win 200 PC 6. Workgroup is Workgroup 7...
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    CTR+Enter after entering 'google' to become 'www.google.com' fails

    CTR+Enter after entering 'google' to become 'www.google.com' fails. This is the Windows XP shortcut to save time going to URLs. Please help with this minor problem. I'll pass on some interesting links as an incentive: 1. www.logmein.com - free & pay plans for remote access. 2. File Inspector...
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    How do I change XP user log out times?

    How do I change XP user log out times? I am not sure what the terminology is called, but on XP, two user logins are created. When one user is logged on, he gets kicked out to the log-back-screen and has to re-login. Thanks, Dave
  16. daveoasis

    Help! Unclear info on >> Diskeeper Errors - Pagefile.sys

    Windows XP Pro, Diskeeper Lite 6.0 "When using Diskeeper 6.0, I get ScanNtfs - Scan aborted. Fatal error - File: Pagefile.sys. What is wrong? The NTFS engine is trying to store some data about the paging file in the registry, but cannot do so because the registry access permissions aren’t...
  17. daveoasis

    Sony Vaio XP Pro user - needs recovery, dead motherboard

    Sony Vaio XP Pro user - needs recovery, dead motherboard due to a flood. 1. Copied all critical files - emails, doc's, etc from old drive to new drive. Installed Office 2003, all works well on this topic. 2. Tried booting old Sony hard drive on a non-Sony P4 motherboard - loads 1/2 way to...
  18. daveoasis

    User complains erratic speeds from ISP - How to test this?

    User complains erratic speeds from ISP - How to test this? 1. Will try remote login to user's PC 2. Use Neotrace or other program - any recommendations? 3. Also dslreports.com - speed tests 4. Any other ideas to monitor for a period of time - a week for example? I think his main problem -...
  19. daveoasis

    Windows Users & Double Redundancy - Dual NICs, etc.

    Q: Windows Users & Double Redundancy - any other ideas? I have noticed over the years, many network problems can be traced to the Physical Layer 1 issues, or power problems, or environmental problems: 1. NIC fails or acts up. 2. Router acts up or needs to be reset 3. Heat builds up in...
  20. daveoasis

    How to upgrade V2i Protector 2.0 - to Norton Ghost Server Ed. 2.x ??

    How to upgrade V2i Protector 2.0 - to Norton Ghost Server Ed. 2.x ?? I have checked with Symantec 800 number, who directed me to Resellers - Dell, CDW, etc. as Symantec requires a service plan. 1. Who has the best price? service? etc? 2. Where are the upgrades? at Symantec.com? 3. How well...

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