All my icons on the taskbar have changed to a folder like icon and I have lost my "back to desktop" icon. Tried a system restore but no use. anyone any suggestions? Thanks -- Tommy

New ones out today don't have details will leave that to Silj to provide g Joan

My Outlook Express program has taken ill: My contacts list is gone (message: Address Book failed to load. Outlook Express is incorrectly configured, please re-install.) OE retrieves new messages and I can read inbound messages in the preview pane, but cannot launch the messages. (Message: ...

Hi All.... Changing the subject here. Rogers....in its infinite stupidity....is cancelling Usenet access for all of us. I have written untold numbers of emails and if I can still access news groups other than Microsoft ones tomorrow, perhaps we will have staved it off for a day or two. For...

Came out yesterday. Alias

http://msmvps.com/blogs/siljaline/archive/2005/12/16/79269.aspx Silj -- siljaline MS - MVP Windows (IE/OE) & Security, AH-VSOP _________________________________________ Security Tools Updates

We need to re-install Windows ME, and the current hard drive has Win XP Pro on it. We want to start from scratch (reformat,etc), just a few questions please. 1. From memory, the ME filing system is FAT32, not NTFS as in XP, is that correct ? 2. There are a number of documents, photos, etc, that...

Whenever I restore a point, it does ok but at the same time it deletes other points prior to the one being restored. I never notice it before. Say if there are 5points over the last 5 days if I restore the latest one it will automatically delete the earlier 2/3 points. The space allocated is 460mb...

There is a new security patch with the title: "Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 (KB905915)". It seems to download OK, but once it starts the installation process, it really begins to drag terribly. Finally, every notch in the Installing progress bar is filled, but...

My problem includes the problem Martin Murray mentions in his post of 12/16/05. In addition, I am getting the following window at the end of every boot-up under the caption "Window Installer:" "This installation package could not be opened. Contact the application vendor to verify that this is a...

Microsoft released yesterday, 13 December (patch Tuesday), a Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 (KB905915). May I urge al users of Win Me (or come to that any other MS operating system) to update their system as a matter of urgency as this hotfix addresses a number...

i cannot get rid of the message "sending message"then i have to shut down to restart, any info. would be gratefull. Jason

Is it possible to create a second user on an existing ME installation? I made an attempt and all I seemed to accomplish was to change the user to the new name. Couldn't get back, so I did a system restore and am now back where I started. My ultimate purpose is to be able to use a second setup of OE...

When my computer boots an error message comes up that says "Explore has caused an error in unknown, explorer will now close". This is just Explorer not Internet Explorer, what is causing this? Thanks in advance...rgrut

I had to replace my harddrive and install WindowsME- everything works fine except for the internet. I have roadrunner and a cable modem. Under the device manager there is a question mark under "Other devices" and next to "PCI internet controller", "PCI communication device" and 2 instances of "USB...

Gone away for Christmas? (Alright, December! But, hey, December is the coolest month, everyone deserves to have it off - and that's my gift to you, my blessing!). It's white with frost outside, but happily not David. And speaking of whites, Richard Pryor died, as you're all probably aware, (except...

Last night I get a call they my cousin's computer is hosed. Stinkin' teenagers... they'll download and click on anything. Ay any rate when shutting down, I get this: http://img463.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img00195zg.jpg I am going to upgrade them to Windows XP Home - its been ordered. But for...

With this you can probably do anything & not bugger your computer!! Might be just the thing for those who constantly stub their toes. From VMWARE " The Browser Appliance allows you to securely browse the Web inside a virtual machine, protecting your PC against adware, spyware and viruses while...

http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=17187 Silj -- siljaline MS - MVP Windows (IE/OE) & Security, AH-VSOP _________________________________________ Security Tools Updates

Please include all of previous message(s) in your replies to the newsgroup. See this archived thread from WinME General newsgroup, to which I'm crossposting my reply: http://snipurl.com/kinh -- ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP,...