On a recommendation in this NG a couple of years ago, I downloaded and installed Foxit as a replacement to Adobe Reader. Have been quite pleased with the utility, especially its speed, but the one problem that is irritating is that I can not save a pdf file. I understand I shouldn't be able to...

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today. richard

Hi All, I just reconnected my parents Gateway computer (they hadn't used it in almost 6 months) and there are now horizontal gray lines going across the screen on many applications - especially in the background when the window is not maximized. They say that it has never done this before. ...

Yesterday I visited the Windows Update (WU) site and downloaded a critical update for Outlook Express 6. After downloading, when I return to WU, I get referred to the Microsoft support site Office for Mac OS. About a month ago I inadvertently reinstalled WinMe, which created the need to get the...

My DVD drive doesn't work under XP Home. I'm getting an error under it in device manager saying: Windows cannot load the device driver for this hardware. the driver may be corrupted or missing (code 39). I tried uninstalling the device and then scanning for new hardware but the device comes...

In preparation of donating an old computer, I'm interested in permanently wiping free disk space. Any recommendations for a good free utility that not only shreds files but also wipes available free space. Thanks in advance and Happy Easter. Dan

I have added a removable 4GB USB drive to my system. It beams in as Drive F:, but it won't appear under MyComputer. I have to use the Run command to access the drive. How can I get it to appear in MyComputer?

Hubby's old pc apparently has been very slow since the time adjustment. Hes only just told me (!!!!). He also noticed that his desktop and menu fonts have changed. I tried to change back to his favourite theme using properties and it just hangs. Task manager reports properties are not...

X-post to microsoft.public.windowsme.general *Always* reply to your original thread, please, Fred. -- ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User) AumHa VSOP & Admin; DTS-L.org fredtrai wrote: I downloaded ie6 sp1, tried to install == install failed @87% completion

I just bought a new DVD and the cd cones with it, its only for Win xp However I am using ME at the moment. Is there any burner programme that will allow me to burn the DVD in Win ME? Many thanks for the advice

I already tried the recommended fix by MS to copy 'REGSVR32.EXE WBEM' and still get the same message when opening 'Help' center. Somewhere along the line had I lost the MSDOS Prompt and DXDiag, but also recovered those already. Is it possible one of the crucial updates vanished also? Does...

out today richard

I have a Gateway PC running windows ME. It is either suffering the effects of old age, or programs have gotten corrupted to the point where I often have to boot up in Safe Mode to get anything to work. I'd like to write zero's to the HD, and then try to reinstall the oem discs to see if I can...

I just bought a new computer, so I am in the process of cleaning out my old one. It's a Windows 2000 OS. I might have deleted something or chaned a setting, I'm not sure. I'm trying to transfer my files, and no matter which way I try to do it, nothing happens. Copy and paste, cut and paste, drag...

X-post to microsoft.public.windowsme.general And after getting IE6 SP1 installed, go /immediately/ to Windows Update and install all critical updates offered. NB: I would save the download, go offline, and disable the anti-virus application before installing IE6 SP1. -- WinME-specific...

April 2, 2007 Alias

Hi there. My computer just got busted somehow (for lack of a better expression), and I need some help to get it back on track, if that is even possible. What happened was that one day I rebooted it a few times in a row, because the ScanDisk program kept freezing, and when it came back on: - the...

Windows ME 4.9.3000 IE 6.00.2800.1123 AVG Antivirus Plus Firewall 7.5.448 Periodically a Dialog Box with the information below pops up after I have connected to the Internet. This will happen two or three times in a row and then I won't see it for about a month. I am guessing that it is some kind...