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Every so often, I experience some strange happenings in Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 I normally work in Rich Text(HTML) mode, and I use some background stationery, and an MS font "Comic Sans MS". I always send and reply in HTML. Once in a very great while, I'll get a message from someone...

I periodically get this error message, when I'm shutting down XP Pro unknown software exception (0x0eedfade) occured in the application at location 0x7c82a5b I Googled this, and see that others have also had it, but I'm unsure of what's causing it, or what, if anything, to do about it...

In all my years of computing, I've always found much better file managers than Windows Explorer. Too bad that MS kept it as such a minimal program. In past years, PowerDesk and Filequest XP Gold did a reasonable job. But both are aging, and appear to be no longer supported. PowerDesk has been...

IE7 has an option to change the text size via VIEW>TEXT SIZE. I prefer the "LARGER" size, and select that. But apparently that setting is not "Sticky", and the next IE7 session, it's back to "MEDIUM". Is there any way to change that setting so it will stay "sticky" where I have selected it...

I finally decided to let MS do the upgrade install to IE7, on my primary high end computer. Things went OK, and being an advanced user, I got most things "straightened out" shortly after the install. There are however, a couple of items that I can't resolve, so I'd like some tips here. I'm...

I was introduced to the free software utility "Belarc Advisor" this week, and installed and ran it. What a great utility, and also a free utility. It produces info that I've not seen any utility capable of producing at one shot. In the report, it notes that I am missing 3 MS updates/patches...

I wasn't too successful in spotting anything on a Google search. But I know such a free utility must be around. I want a utility that I can use to backup my CMOS settings to a floppy disk, and then be able restore them, after changing the 2032 battery, in the off chance that a failure of the...

About a year ago, I got tired of Quicktime's various nuisance problems, and I searched for an alternative. That's when I found "Quicktime Alternative", a free piece of software. In additon to not bugging me about many things, and not putting stuff on my taskbar that I didn't want, it gave me the...

There must be a setting somewhere that I can't spot and change in OE 6. Whenever I want to print out a message, whatever printer I chose to use, defaults to landscape. I can go in and change it to portrait, and it will print in portrait. But the next time I want to print something - back to...

I downloaded a file from NASA to install their "World_Wind software "World_Wind_1.3.5_Full.exe". This is software to handle their high-resolution maps which have been promoted as being much better than Google Earth. When I went to install it, several messages came up stating that they have to...

I had erroneously assumed that Windows Media Player could play conventional DVD movie disks. But I see now that I need to install a suitable codec(s) to do so. I see lots of choices out there, and even some free ones. Can I get some recommendations in this area. Thanks for any help you can...

I've been getting some error messages lately about XP having probems reading an instruction at 0x00000000. After doing some searches on Google, it seems that there are lots of others having similar problems. I've also gotten an error message at the close of the shutdown window. I've never had...

I have a question about the numbering system that Windows XP Pro used for hard drives et al. I recently built a new system, which has four identical 400 GB WD drives installed. The ASUS mobo had 4 non RAID SATA connectors there, and these were used for the four drives. The connectors were...

This is just a minor annoyance, but it has me curious as to why it happens. I recently decided to "pretty up" my personal e-mails, by selecting an interesting font "Comic Sans MS" at a 14 point size, and, I added in a stationery background. This combo does make the usual default dull...

A strange situation has occurred in Outlook Express. I have a friend who sends me various e-mails, with attachments. He usually sends out these mails to a group of people, and uses the BCC method. He sends the message to himself, and then adds all the other recipients in the BCC field. I use a...

I have a strange situation, where the boot time varies greatly in my new high end machine, which I completed a month or so ago. There is a large variation in startup time between successive bootups. The key parts in the machine are AMD Athlon 64 bit dual core 4400 CPU Asus A8N-32 Deluxe mobo...

I just received a new XP Pro system, and I am the only person listed for this system, and also the administrator. I tried to access the disk management area, and I get a message ""RPC server is unavailable". I did a Google search, and MS came up with a window on this, which will apply to XP...

In looking over the large number of files that a accumulate in this path C:\Documents and Settings\Ronald Hirsch\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files I see almost 2000 files with very strange properties. And this machine has only been running for 7 weeks or so since I finished building it...

I've used many external USB cases for IDE hard drives, and they all work well. I'd like to find a suitable case for an IDE ZIP drive, which will of course need a "front panel" to allow access to the loading slot. I'd guess that the case would be the same as one for a floppy drive. I've not...

It's been a while since I partitioned any hard drives, without using Partition Magic. I know the path to get there - in Disk Management. But I'd like a reminder of the proper choices to make in Windows XP, SP2. I believe I right click on the physical D drive to get started. I'll be starting...