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    Epson Printer problem

    My daughter has an Epson C-66 printer. It was working perfectly fine up until she had to replace the black cartridge. She went to Office Depot and bought a new one. After installing it, the...
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    I know this is an old thread, but I thought I'd...

    I know this is an old thread, but I thought I'd relay what I found to be causing the problem. It was a total accident how I found it. At any rate, I had been using a mouse pad that has pictures of...
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    That may be one of the options in the standard XP...

    That may be one of the options in the standard XP mouse properties, but when I got this mouse a couple of years ago, I installed the Logitech CD that came with it, which apparently changes things. ...
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    In my control panel, I only have an icon that...

    In my control panel, I only have an icon that says "mouse" and there is no option anywhere for "Enhance pointer precision". I looked twice. :(
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    Yes it has a wood grain to it, but I use a mouse...

    Yes it has a wood grain to it, but I use a mouse pad, even though it really isn't necessary. I have, however, tried it with no mouse pad and a different mouse pad. Nothing really made any...
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    Strange mouse behaviour...

    I doubt that this is an XP specific problem, but since I use XP Home, I put it here. Feel free to move it if need be.

    I am using a Logitech Optical mouse. (Not wireless) I have Windows XP home &...
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    Problem solved.

    Sure enough, it was there. How it got there, I have no idea, but I deleted it, and now I can get to the site with no problem. THANKS. http://www.rr-bb.com/images/smilies/thumb.gif
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    Sygate firewall problem

    Any ideas why Sygate personal firewall would block my access to only one site that I regularly go to? I've been trying for over a week to get to www.broadbandreports.com with no luck. The only reason...
  9. Thread: Address Bar

    by cheezit
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    When all else fails, just repeat 100 times...

    When all else fails, just repeat 100 times "Computers are our friends". :D :D
  10. Thread: yahoo e mail

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    I use yahoo for my email also. (The free version,...

    I use yahoo for my email also. (The free version, not the pay version.) I have 2 different accounts so I experimented and sent myself a picture. The attachment worked fine. Maybe they have fixed...
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    Can I change the name?

    This may have been asked before, but my search skills leave a lot to be desired. :o Anyway.

    I use XP Home edition. When I first got this computer and was activating it and registering it, I put...
  12. Thread: Incredimail

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    If all else fails, once you get the Incredimail...

    If all else fails, once you get the Incredimail set up, you can forward each message to yourself. It could take awhile, but it would work. (I did it once. :o :p )
  13. From the far reaches of my feeble little mind, it...

    From the far reaches of my feeble little mind, it seems to me that the only way to get spammers to stop sending out spam is for everybody that gets spam to completely and totally ignore it. Don't...
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    Out of curiosity, when you say MSN8, are you...

    Out of curiosity, when you say MSN8, are you refering to that goofy "it's better with the butterfly" browser? When I first got DSL, it was with MSN and Qwest. I never could get the email to work...
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    As a result of this thread, I checked my settings...

    As a result of this thread, I checked my settings and they were also both checked so I unchecked them. I then went to a download site and tested whether I could download something. It worked just...
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    Sychronization manager

    Just recently, this sychronization manager started appearing at odd times. I don't know what it is, where it came from and I didn't start it up. (At least not consciously.) From what little I have...
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    How to stop it? Good question. As for replying...

    How to stop it? Good question. As for replying to or unsubscribing, don't bother. It doesn't work. All it does is tell the spammer that they got a genuine email address to send more garbage to. ...
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    While I don't really know if this works or not,...

    While I don't really know if this works or not, because I haven't tried it, someone once told me that you can open most any file in MS Paint. I will say this though, on those things that I have...
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    You might try Tools> Internet Options> General Tab> clear history. Don't know if it will work or not. If not, try deleting your cookies.

    I went to Google and I can't find a dropdown arrow.
  20. Thread: Incredimail

    by cheezit
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    Incredimail

    I happened across a link to the incredimail site ( www.incredimail.com ) and it looks kind of cool. But before I download and install it, has anyone here used it and is it O.K.? Does it contain...
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    What is this and where did it come from?

    Twice now, for no particular reason, one of these "~" (but with no quotes), shows up on my desktop as a file of some sort. When I right click it, the properties list the type of file as "file" and...
  22. Thread: Stealth mode?

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    I have DSL with a modem that sits there blinking...

    I have DSL with a modem that sits there blinking lights at me. :o That must be it. Now that I think about it, when I did the tests and got all stealth, it was when I had dial-up.

    Thanks.
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    According to this page: ...

    According to this page:

    http://www.cdrinfo.com/Sections/Articles/Specific.asp?ArticleHeadline=Samsung+SW-224B+CD-RW&Series=0

    it doesn't play or read or record DVD's. Only video CD's. It is...
  24. Thread: Stealth mode?

    by cheezit
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    Stealth or fraud?

    I'm not really sure which forum this should be in, but since I am using XP Home, I am putting this here.

    A just did a port scan on my system at Steve Gibsons site and also did one at the Sygate...
  25. Thread: Virus?

    by cheezit
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    I don't have anything called "open site" in my...

    I don't have anything called "open site" in my Add/Remove Programs. I did a search on my computer, including hidden files, both for "open site" and also for "opnste.exe", which is what symantec...
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