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  1. chrisperkins

    Double click on "My Computer"

    Hi Everyone, I have an HP XE4100 laptop with 756mb Ram, 28gb hdd with 8 gb free space, running XP Pro SP1. My problem is that whenever I double click on the "My Computer" it takes approx 2-3 minutes for anything to appear. Even if I go to Windows Explorer & try to expand the "My Computer" it...
  2. chrisperkins

    Microsft Word - mouse cursor flashing

    Can anybody help with a real anoying problem that I am having with microsoft word. When I open up a document I get the normal blinking positional cursor within the document, but then the mouse cursor (I-beam) flashes 2-3 times every second continuously. It seems to be flashing between the...
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    xcopy command

    Hi, I am trying to copy files from my NT server to a spare disk on my w2k workstation. I am using the xcopy command which works well, but so far I have not been able to copy the ACL and file permissions across (even though I have used the /O switch). I am running the script from my w2k machine...
  4. chrisperkins

    PDC needs to reboot to allow other servers to connect

    Hi Smorgan, Thanks for the reply. Yes I have tried this & normally after a few tries to connect to the domain it works. Today though my w2k membser server lost domain connectivity (ie would not run login scripts & allow users access) so I rebooted the PDC and the w2k server would still not...
  5. chrisperkins

    Microsoft Access Connection

    Please help, Could someone give me a step by step guide on how to display data from a Microsoft Access database in Sharepoint. I have looked at editing the Sharepoint page with Frontpage 2003, but it requires a connection string??? Do I have to set up a DSN datasource? All the examples are for...
  6. chrisperkins

    SMTP Configuration

    Please help a WSS novice. How do I configure the connection to my Exchange 5.5 server - what is the smtp address of my Exchange. Is it just the ip address or is it something like "smtp@lcd.com" Do you need to configure the SMTP service on the WSS server? Cheers, Chris
  7. chrisperkins

    Site Image Location

    I only installed Sharepoint Services last week & I am stuck on something very simple - hopefully. I would like to put a logo instead of the standard sharepoint logo, but what location on the hard disk should the image file be stored? Chris
  8. chrisperkins

    PDC needs to reboot to allow other servers to connect

    Please help, I have an PDC NT4 SP6 server that seems to run perfectly. During the last 2 weeks though I have added a Windows 2000 member server and a Windows 2003 member server to my domain. Every 5 days or so (or when either of the member servers reboots) They are unable to log on the domain...
  9. chrisperkins

    1934 Net adapter

    Could anyone please explain what a '1934 Net adapter' is for (in very simple terms) & why would it install on a windows XP Pro machine. Is it something to do with Home networking. It seems to be enabled & when you look at the status it says that it is connected? Any ideas? Chris
  10. chrisperkins

    Internet Explorer Command Line Switchs

    I tried the batch file solution as it seemed the most elegant, but my windows XP machine does not recognise the "reg update" line. When I go to a dos prompt and type reg /?" it list various types - but alas not one of them is "update". Any further suggestions, Chris
  11. chrisperkins

    Internet Explorer Command Line Switchs

    Does anybody know if there is a command line switch that I can add to a desktop shortcut that enables the proxy server in the connections tab or alternatively unchecks the proxy server setting. The reason is that I have two independent internet connections that are on two separate networks & it...
  12. chrisperkins

    Using a Make-Table query that copies the primary key

    Thanks for the info Bob - it works a real treat. I must admit that it has gotten me out of rather a large hole. Thanks again. Chris
  13. chrisperkins

    Using a Make-Table query that copies the primary key

    Hi, I am using a Make-Table query to create a new table. The source table has a Primary Key set on the "row-id" field. This is being done every night of the week in order that we have a local copy of the data. I am first deleting the old local table & then carrying out a new make-table. When...
  14. chrisperkins

    Access form linked to a blank recordset

    Please help, I have 2 tables (table1 and table2), each with 2 fields (field1 and field2). I now have a query that links both of these tables by field 1. As there is no data in either table the query brings back an empty datasheet view with no ability to enter a new record. (I am sure with...
  15. chrisperkins

    Run a Macro in one database from another database

    Does anyone know if it is possible to run & execute a Macro in one database from another database. Any thoughts anyone? Chris
  16. chrisperkins

    List Box And Recordsets

    How can I assign the contents of a recordset to the row source of a list box. I hoped that it would be as simple as :- set mylistbox.rowsource = rst where rst is a recordset containing approx 2000 records. If I have to use the additem method (assuming that it is not this easy) how do I add...
  17. chrisperkins

    Registering MSFlexgrid control

    Can anyone help?? I am trying to use the Microsoft FlexGrid 6.0 control, but I get the following message :- "You don't have the license required to use this ActiveX control. To obtain an appropriate license, contact the company that provides the licensed OLE object or ActiveX control" I am...
  18. chrisperkins

    List Box colours

    Thanks for all the replies and the links. How do I go about registering the msflexgrid. How much does it cost and where do I get it from??? Chris
  19. chrisperkins

    List Box colours

    Is it possible to have a list box and then have certain rows highlighted in another colour or would I have to use a 3rd party control like msflexgrid? Chris
  20. chrisperkins

    Opening multiple Microsoft Access 2002 databases

    Thanks for the response Edski. The main reason for the request is that users at our call centre are constantly working on 2 or more queries at the same time - so it is really to speed up their day to day work. They are only using the application to 'view only' from various different...

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