Well, thank you, Harry. But I'm not complaining. 'Confessing' would be
nearer the truth. I'll probably feel to the day I die that I'll be a traitor
if I don't get drunk!

Anyway. Nearly finished what has kept me at the computer for weeks!

Shane


webster72n wrote:
I didn't expect you to either, Shane, 't was merely a thought to lift
up the spirits. Things go much better without it, believe me and I am
not saying this without personal experience.
But then there is your medication to cope with, as the true obstacle
and I am sure you have not only mine but everyone's sympathy and very
best wishes for a miraculous recovery.

Harry.


"Shane" wrote in message
...
To tell the truth, Harry, I don't really 'drink' anymore. Haven't
since I left Devon about 5 years ago, particularly since the
accident, when I stopped completely for months. It doesn't do what
it used to do. Like smoking in fact, which I quit more than 2 1/2
years ago - often I sort of wish I could have a cigarette but the
thought of filling my lungs with that stuff again appalls me! And
getting re-addicted would be folly supreme. Its just not where I'm
'at' anymore.

Its hard to get out of the drinking mindset though! I'm still coming
to terms with that one and it always seems like subject to joke
about.

Mind you, in cutting down the opiates I might as well be drinking!
If you reset the group you'd find I'm cancelling a lot of posts!
Here we go again...


Shane

webster72n wrote:
"Shane" wrote in message
...
Actually I just verified that taking the batteries out and
replacing them (the same ones, since they're Duracell new a week
or two ago) does the trick. Its a recent mouse. The software won't
even install in 9x and Intellipoint 4.12 - the last 9x version -
causes erratic, unusable behaviour (in 9x) though the drivers that
come with ME (and 98SE) work acceptably well, if marginally
sluggishly.

Possibly I need to go back to rechargeable batts - well I'm fed up
throwing them away anyway. Another example of hardware not made for
9x anymore. Though of course I'm in XP now. And of course it works
okay in Real Mode DOS. Wierd.

Shane

Nice going, Sherlock.
This calls for a drink, I presume.
Cheers, Harry.





webster72n wrote:
"Shane" wrote in message
...
It's not really important, Harry. Some cleaners can be, but that
one's a minimalist one. You know, like jv16powertools/RegCleaner
are minimalist registry cleaners? If it was risky I wouldn't
suggest it.

I don't users cleaners often. But it can be alarming what Windows
stores. You might be researching something that you wouldn't want
to be associated with in any other context, then keel over a
couple of years later and someone else come across keywords on
your computer that, human nature being what it is (prurient) they
assume the worse of you. It probably makes good sense to
occasionally clean the MRU lists. Depends how neurotic one is I
suppose. This is a subject I vary on. Now my bloody mouse
(cursor) has frozen!

Think it might have something to do with Woodoo?
Just kidding, happens to me once in a great while.
Do a 'scanreg' in dos-mode and I am off and running again. H.


Shane

webster72n wrote:
"Shane" wrote in message
...
If you mean MRUBlaster, Harry, it's not dangerous. It just
removes relatively unimportant settings. It can be configured
to 'shred' temp internet files and/or cookies too and you can
end up deleting cookies you'd rather have kept while you
figure out just how to configure it. But it doesn't do
anything you can't reset if you want (and, as with most
recommended tools, you could ask and get suggestions how to
set it up from whoever recommends it and never even go through
the deleting cookies and window settings (you know, whether
windows open full screen or not, that sort of thing).

If otoh you mean John's registry suggestion, what he said about
exporting

Don't like to *mess* with this part, Shane, that's all.
Glad everyone had their laugh, I'll save mine for later. H.

the keys before deleting them is wise and makes it likely to be
painless. It is a good idea - always - before editing the
registry, to back it up completely (Scanreg should already have
done so 'today' but you may have made other changes or
installed software since turning the machine on, that you
would rather not lose in the event of restoring the registry).

Just do Start/Run and type

SCANREG

hit Enter. Scanreg will open, say the registry has already been
backed up today, would you like to do it again? Click 'yes' and
voila! (or wala as certain people say) you have an
up-to-the-minute backup. And nothing John or I suggested is
likely to cause more than very minor inconvenience. However, if
there's no need or desire...

Shane


webster72n wrote:
Mighty dangerous waters to sail in, Shane.
Too dangerous for me, anyway. H.

"Shane" wrote in message
...
One potentially useful way to look into this is might be by
running MRUBlaster, from Javacool (of SpywareBlaster fame).
Alone or (preferably) in conjunction with John's suggestions
it should help you understand Streams better - or certain
types anyway - because if you have everything checked to
remove, it *will* remove your window, etc settings. But you
can scan, and then see the results, without removing
anything.

(Meanwhile MRUBlaster is a quite useful cleanser run
occasionally with the Streams option 'unchecked').

Shane



SGB wrote:
Thanks for that!
I read it. I understand what Streams are, but it states
there are suppose to be only 28 entries. I have 80.
Scratching head. What happens should I delete them. My
settings will ______???

"John John" wrote in message
...
How Windows Stores View Preferences
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=171002

I would have to double check but I'm quite sure that this
also applies to W9x:
Window size and location is not remembered? 22-Sep-99
http://www.jsifaq.com/SF/Tips/Tip.aspx?id=1649

Which is the same as
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q235994/

John

SGB wrote:
I'll take what is HKEY_CURRENT_USER Software
Microsoft Windows Explorer Streams (and all those
folders with numbers) in the Windows ME registry for
$200.00.

Anyone have the answer?