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  1. Paul666

    XP Home: Displaying local Administrator on Welcome Screen

    Beg to differ mate, but I've tried and tested this tip and you dont need to be in safe mode and you can use it for any account as long as the name you type into the registry matches the username.
  2. Paul666

    Why can't Excel add up?

    I think you're stuck. It's actually a limitation with Excel. However, I was thinking there may be a Visual Basic workaround where the calculation gets done in a macro then pasted back into the cell as text. It's a bit mess though. Might be worth you posting in the VBA forum? Lets hope MS...
  3. Paul666

    Windows Explorer keeps refreshing automatically

    Well done for finding this article! I will try it and let you know...
  4. Paul666

    Why can't Excel add up?

    It matters not. You still have the 15 digit limit.
  5. Paul666

    XP Home: Displaying local Administrator on Welcome Screen

    My tip applies to Home Edition. Using TweakUI is like fixing your engine with rubber gloves on. Sometimes it's nice to get your hands dirty! ;-)
  6. Paul666

    POWER POINT PRESENTATIOMS

    Please kindly repost this in the Microsoft Office forum. Thanks.
  7. Paul666

    lost password

    You can use a Linux boot disk with the correct utilities on it to alter the Admin password on an XP box. Searching on Google and in the Newsgroups will yield success my friend! And it's free!
  8. Paul666

    Why can't Excel add up?

    Extract from MS KB article 65903 Microsoft Excel retains 15 significant digits. To display all 15 digits, you must use a number format (custom or built-in) other than General. The General number format displays up to 11 numeric characters, with the decimal point counting as a numeric character...
  9. Paul666

    Problem printing certain e-mails

    Yes, to the Win98 PC
  10. Paul666

    How to remove those annoying baloon popup in the notification area

    Delete the following key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\EnableBalloonTips
  11. Paul666

    XP Home: Displaying local Administrator on Welcome Screen

    Q. How can I display the local Administrator account on the Windows XP Welcome screen? A. XP doesn't display the Administrator account on the Welcome screen by default. However, you can add this account by performing the following steps: Start a registry editor (e.g., regedit.exe). Navigate...
  12. Paul666

    Windows Explorer keeps refreshing automatically

    Hi, I have 2 users who are using Windows XP SP1 that get a problem with Windows Explorer - it's as though the F5 (refresh) key is being pressed every few seconds. Latest graphics drivers have been installed and the PC's are different makes/models so I can't see anything common between them. Has...
  13. Paul666

    Office Preparing to install everytime I install

    Need more info on your setup but in general it can be caused by incorrect permissions in the registry
  14. Paul666

    Posting Excel page on the Web

    Could be you need to enable Active X settings - check this out in the Security tab in Internet Explorer Properties, Internet Zone.
  15. Paul666

    Untraceable Name in Excel

    Have you tried just copying/pasting the contents of the sheet?
  16. Paul666

    extracting data

    In the second VLOOKUP you have no specified the FALSE statement at the end... Just a thought!
  17. Paul666

    Problem printing certain e-mails

    If other users can print emails to the same printer with no problems then it could be that the driver is corrupt on the users PC. You should try removing it manually then reconnecting to the printer:- To completely remove a Printer and Print driver, perform the following tasks: 1. Remove the...
  18. Paul666

    Help with not-so-easy Excel Problem

    The theory behind leap years is: Years divisible by 4 are Leap Years (i.e. 1996 was) However, most years divisible by 100 are NOT! (1900 was not) Unless they are also divisible by 400 (2000 was) Now this logic can simply be added into the equation by using a nested IF statement to check the...
  19. Paul666

    Hyperlink to Notes Database - can it be done?

    Yes, you can hyperlink to any file - the file will open in its native application.
  20. Paul666

    Outlook Archive not working

    Have you tried: - recreating the users Outlook profile? - removing/reinstalling Outlook? - recreating the users Windows profile?

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