UP AND RUNNING ON XP!!!!!

Hi All.....

Been a long bloody day, but am now up and running (with a lot of tweaking to
do) on XP!! FINALLY!! My special thanks to Mike and Noel for their
patience and help.

You should see the case that Willy picked out for me.......a teenager would
kill for it, lol!! Black and silver with royal blue lights
glowing....ROFL!! When he first showed me it, I damn near died and almost
went to boring beige. But Ron thought it would be fun and to go for
it.....so I did. Didn't know I would get one side partly translucent with
neon lights tho.

Got a wireless keyboard and mouse.....hard to get used to this keyboard at
the moment. Put my old Windows95 monitor (about 14") on the WinME computer
and I can access that now. What a hassle it is, though. I got the new one
yesterday, but didn't know where to start in. So the office looks like a
whirlwind hit it as I am rearranging everything. And finally getting rid of
some of the clutter.

I think I am going to really enjoy this......but the dam keyboard is driving
me nuts!!

FIRST QUESTION: How do I change the font in Outlook Express???? I hate
this courier font. I put in Arial but it didn't do anything. Change it to
Western ISO? It is set at Western Windows IIRC.

Yes, Mike and Noel......I made sure SP2 Firewall was on, grin. And I
transferred EZ Trust over via CD and opened it before going online. Got
AdAware & SpywareBlaster on here as well. Willy admitted he hates Norton
too and said I knew so much about malware that he wasn't worried and to use
one of the freebies.

Aha....just found QuickLaunch toolbar. Will get that on here. I have some
programs that I don't know what they are. OH.....just checked and I have
InCD....neat!! I recall you guys talking about it.

Off to have a bite to eat. Been at this since noon and Ron is making
supper. I forgot the real world existed, lol.

Cheers.....Heather

Aha....just found QuickLaunch toolbar.

g

have some programs that I don't know what they are. OH.....just
checked and I have InCD....neat!! I recall you guys talking about it.

Well, that means you have Nero, which is the one to celebrate. Nero 6,
presumably? InCD - as packet-writing software - is not to be trusted with
irreplaceable data. Funny, I finally got a Mt. Rainier-capable drive and I
never use packet-writing anymore!

Shane

Congratulations even if it did take you a while. I seem to recall you got
your copy of XP back in, dare I mention it, April 2003, yes 2003!

Joking apart I wish you well and don't forget us here on the Win Me boards
whilst living it up on XP. As for your new hardware, let's hope it's now
all roses - you deserve some luck after your recent problems. As for
myself my new PC is, well isn't, however a new mobo is due tomorrow which
will hopefully mean that at long last I can get things up and running.

Cheers,
--
Mike


Heather wrote:

Hi All.....

Been a long bloody day, but am now up and running (with a lot of
tweaking to do) on XP!! FINALLY!! My special thanks to Mike and
Noel for their patience and help.

You should see the case that Willy picked out for me.......a teenager
would kill for it, lol!! Black and silver with royal blue lights
glowing....ROFL!! When he first showed me it, I damn near died and
almost went to boring beige. But Ron thought it would be fun and to
go for it.....so I did. Didn't know I would get one side partly
translucent with neon lights tho.

Got a wireless keyboard and mouse.....hard to get used to this
keyboard at the moment. Put my old Windows95 monitor (about 14") on
the WinME computer and I can access that now. What a hassle it is,
though. I got the new one yesterday, but didn't know where to start
in. So the office looks like a whirlwind hit it as I am rearranging
everything. And finally getting rid of some of the clutter.

I think I am going to really enjoy this......but the dam keyboard is
driving me nuts!!

FIRST QUESTION: How do I change the font in Outlook Express???? I
hate this courier font. I put in Arial but it didn't do anything.
Change it to Western ISO? It is set at Western Windows IIRC.

Yes, Mike and Noel......I made sure SP2 Firewall was on, grin. And I
transferred EZ Trust over via CD and opened it before going online. Got
AdAware & SpywareBlaster on here as well. Willy admitted he
hates Norton too and said I knew so much about malware that he wasn't
worried and to use one of the freebies.

Aha....just found QuickLaunch toolbar. Will get that on here. I
have some programs that I don't know what they are. OH.....just
checked and I have InCD....neat!! I recall you guys talking about it.

Off to have a bite to eat. Been at this since noon and Ron is making
supper. I forgot the real world existed, lol.

Cheers.....Heather

Yippee!! - ... and about time too!

Mart


"Heather" wrote in message
...
Hi All.....

Been a long bloody day, but am now up and running (with a lot of tweaking
to do) on XP!! FINALLY!! My special thanks to Mike and Noel for their
patience and help.

You should see the case that Willy picked out for me.......a teenager
would kill for it, lol!! Black and silver with royal blue lights
glowing....ROFL!! When he first showed me it, I damn near died and almost
went to boring beige. But Ron thought it would be fun and to go for
it.....so I did. Didn't know I would get one side partly translucent with
neon lights tho.

Got a wireless keyboard and mouse.....hard to get used to this keyboard at
the moment. Put my old Windows95 monitor (about 14") on the WinME
computer and I can access that now. What a hassle it is, though. I got
the new one yesterday, but didn't know where to start in. So the office
looks like a whirlwind hit it as I am rearranging everything. And finally
getting rid of some of the clutter.

I think I am going to really enjoy this......but the dam keyboard is
driving me nuts!!

FIRST QUESTION: How do I change the font in Outlook Express???? I hate
this courier font. I put in Arial but it didn't do anything. Change it
to Western ISO? It is set at Western Windows IIRC.

Yes, Mike and Noel......I made sure SP2 Firewall was on, grin. And I
transferred EZ Trust over via CD and opened it before going online. Got
AdAware & SpywareBlaster on here as well. Willy admitted he hates Norton
too and said I knew so much about malware that he wasn't worried and to
use one of the freebies.

Aha....just found QuickLaunch toolbar. Will get that on here. I have
some programs that I don't know what they are. OH.....just checked and I
have InCD....neat!! I recall you guys talking about it.

Off to have a bite to eat. Been at this since noon and Ron is making
supper. I forgot the real world existed, lol.

Cheers.....Heather

Heather:

Happy XPeeeeeeeing! (VBG)
You beat me to it but, according to Mike I have about a year to go since
I bought my copy. So, I still have a chance to get in under your record.
I have all kinds of hardware sitting around here to upgrade my machine
and have just been too lazy to dig in and get it done. Meanwhile, I will
still be lurking around and enjoying the fun spirit of this group.

sced13ri

Heather wrote:
Hi All.....

Been a long bloody day, but am now up and running (with a lot of tweaking to
do) on XP!! FINALLY!! My special thanks to Mike and Noel for their
patience and help.

You should see the case that Willy picked out for me.......a teenager would
kill for it, lol!! Black and silver with royal blue lights
glowing....ROFL!! When he first showed me it, I damn near died and almost
went to boring beige. But Ron thought it would be fun and to go for
it.....so I did. Didn't know I would get one side partly translucent with
neon lights tho.

Got a wireless keyboard and mouse.....hard to get used to this keyboard at
the moment. Put my old Windows95 monitor (about 14") on the WinME computer
and I can access that now. What a hassle it is, though. I got the new one
yesterday, but didn't know where to start in. So the office looks like a
whirlwind hit it as I am rearranging everything. And finally getting rid of
some of the clutter.

I think I am going to really enjoy this......but the dam keyboard is driving
me nuts!!

FIRST QUESTION: How do I change the font in Outlook Express???? I hate
this courier font. I put in Arial but it didn't do anything. Change it to
Western ISO? It is set at Western Windows IIRC.

Yes, Mike and Noel......I made sure SP2 Firewall was on, grin. And I
transferred EZ Trust over via CD and opened it before going online. Got
AdAware & SpywareBlaster on here as well. Willy admitted he hates Norton
too and said I knew so much about malware that he wasn't worried and to use
one of the freebies.

Aha....just found QuickLaunch toolbar. Will get that on here. I have some
programs that I don't know what they are. OH.....just checked and I have
InCD....neat!! I recall you guys talking about it.

Off to have a bite to eat. Been at this since noon and Ron is making
supper. I forgot the real world existed, lol.

Cheers.....Heather

Yay, Figglet! You realize, of course, that even with XP SP2, you still
need to 'graze' here. Your case sounds like the one I have......is it an
Antec Lanboy??
Heirloom, old and the world is about to change


"Heather" wrote in message
...
Hi All.....

Been a long bloody day, but am now up and running (with a lot of tweaking
to do) on XP!! FINALLY!! My special thanks to Mike and Noel for their
patience and help.

You should see the case that Willy picked out for me.......a teenager
would kill for it, lol!! Black and silver with royal blue lights
glowing....ROFL!! When he first showed me it, I damn near died and almost
went to boring beige. But Ron thought it would be fun and to go for
it.....so I did. Didn't know I would get one side partly translucent with
neon lights tho.

Got a wireless keyboard and mouse.....hard to get used to this keyboard at
the moment. Put my old Windows95 monitor (about 14") on the WinME
computer and I can access that now. What a hassle it is, though. I got
the new one yesterday, but didn't know where to start in. So the office
looks like a whirlwind hit it as I am rearranging everything. And finally
getting rid of some of the clutter.

I think I am going to really enjoy this......but the dam keyboard is
driving me nuts!!

FIRST QUESTION: How do I change the font in Outlook Express???? I hate
this courier font. I put in Arial but it didn't do anything. Change it
to Western ISO? It is set at Western Windows IIRC.

Yes, Mike and Noel......I made sure SP2 Firewall was on, grin. And I
transferred EZ Trust over via CD and opened it before going online. Got
AdAware & SpywareBlaster on here as well. Willy admitted he hates Norton
too and said I knew so much about malware that he wasn't worried and to
use one of the freebies.

Aha....just found QuickLaunch toolbar. Will get that on here. I have
some programs that I don't know what they are. OH.....just checked and I
have InCD....neat!! I recall you guys talking about it.

Off to have a bite to eat. Been at this since noon and Ron is making
supper. I forgot the real world existed, lol.

Cheers.....Heather

Yo Loon........of course I will still be 'grazing' here.....can't leave all
the good folks we have been with for 4.5 years!! And hopefully I will still
be able to keep WinME working, but that ground lightning hit did more than I
thought and it is really complaining. The name on the front is "XBlade" and
the cardboard box says "Turbo Case:...generic Asian one I guess. I will
find a link and show it to you. I got the card reader floppy drive, as
well. Not quite sure what all I have on here. Willy being a man of few
words, grin. Didn't get a router or the jump drive as of yet. But all of
my other computer is backed up and I just transfer stuff over from CD's.

Think the XP groups are ready for me? LOL!!

XX Figgs

"Heirloom" wrote in message
...
Yay, Figglet! You realize, of course, that even with XP SP2, you still
need to 'graze' here. Your case sounds like the one I have......is it an
Antec Lanboy??
Heirloom, old and the world is about to change


"Heather" wrote in message
...
Hi All.....

Been a long bloody day, but am now up and running (with a lot of tweaking
to do) on XP!! FINALLY!! My special thanks to Mike and Noel for their
patience and help.

You should see the case that Willy picked out for me.......a teenager
would kill for it, lol!! Black and silver with royal blue lights
glowing....ROFL!! When he first showed me it, I damn near died and
almost went to boring beige. But Ron thought it would be fun and to go
for it.....so I did. Didn't know I would get one side partly translucent
with neon lights tho.

Got a wireless keyboard and mouse.....hard to get used to this keyboard
at the moment. Put my old Windows95 monitor (about 14") on the WinME
computer and I can access that now. What a hassle it is, though. I got
the new one yesterday, but didn't know where to start in. So the office
looks like a whirlwind hit it as I am rearranging everything. And
finally getting rid of some of the clutter.

I think I am going to really enjoy this......but the dam keyboard is
driving me nuts!!

FIRST QUESTION: How do I change the font in Outlook Express???? I hate
this courier font. I put in Arial but it didn't do anything. Change it
to Western ISO? It is set at Western Windows IIRC.

Yes, Mike and Noel......I made sure SP2 Firewall was on, grin. And I
transferred EZ Trust over via CD and opened it before going online. Got
AdAware & SpywareBlaster on here as well. Willy admitted he hates Norton
too and said I knew so much about malware that he wasn't worried and to
use one of the freebies.

Aha....just found QuickLaunch toolbar. Will get that on here. I have
some programs that I don't know what they are. OH.....just checked and I
have InCD....neat!! I recall you guys talking about it.

Off to have a bite to eat. Been at this since noon and Ron is making
supper. I forgot the real world existed, lol.

Cheers.....Heather

Yup....April of 2003, grin. I took a look at the paperwork before I took
the CD's over to Willy. And no way am I forgetting you all. Still running
my slightly wonky WinME.....froze on me again today. I think I got this new
computer just in time. I have 95% of it backed up, but there are silly
things like all my Bookmarks I want to transfer over, etc.

Sorry to hear you got a *bummer* motherboard. That sounds more like MY
luck!! (G) I guess I will toddle over to one of the XP groups and lurk for
a bit. I was just meandering thru the programs on here and will have to
register a few of them, I guess. Power DVD is on here....not sure what
version of Nero I have. No "Help" that I can find. There are other
programs that I don't have a clue what they are, but will investigate.

Still have speakers, printer and scanner to hook up....and put the software
on. I told Willy that if anything involved drivers, he could do it. They
are *my phobia*....he got a kick out of that!! I remember you telling me to
take a couple of days to get used to XP.....you are right!! Think I started
in on this around noon or sooner. Ron held all the cords while I untangled
everything, lol. Apparently I can still use my cable on WinME, so that may
come in handy. Flying blind here.

Cheers.....Heather
"Mike M" wrote in message
...
Congratulations even if it did take you a while. I seem to recall you got
your copy of XP back in, dare I mention it, April 2003, yes 2003!

Joking apart I wish you well and don't forget us here on the Win Me boards
whilst living it up on XP. As for your new hardware, let's hope it's now
all roses - you deserve some luck after your recent problems. As for
myself my new PC is, well isn't, however a new mobo is due tomorrow which
will hopefully mean that at long last I can get things up and running.

Cheers,
--
Mike


Heather wrote:

Hi All.....

Been a long bloody day, but am now up and running (with a lot of
tweaking to do) on XP!! FINALLY!! My special thanks to Mike and
Noel for their patience and help.

You should see the case that Willy picked out for me.......a teenager
would kill for it, lol!! Black and silver with royal blue lights
glowing....ROFL!! When he first showed me it, I damn near died and
almost went to boring beige. But Ron thought it would be fun and to
go for it.....so I did. Didn't know I would get one side partly
translucent with neon lights tho.

Got a wireless keyboard and mouse.....hard to get used to this
keyboard at the moment. Put my old Windows95 monitor (about 14") on
the WinME computer and I can access that now. What a hassle it is,
though. I got the new one yesterday, but didn't know where to start
in. So the office looks like a whirlwind hit it as I am rearranging
everything. And finally getting rid of some of the clutter.

I think I am going to really enjoy this......but the dam keyboard is
driving me nuts!!

FIRST QUESTION: How do I change the font in Outlook Express???? I
hate this courier font. I put in Arial but it didn't do anything.
Change it to Western ISO? It is set at Western Windows IIRC.

Yes, Mike and Noel......I made sure SP2 Firewall was on, grin. And I
transferred EZ Trust over via CD and opened it before going online. Got
AdAware & SpywareBlaster on here as well. Willy admitted he
hates Norton too and said I knew so much about malware that he wasn't
worried and to use one of the freebies.

Aha....just found QuickLaunch toolbar. Will get that on here. I
have some programs that I don't know what they are. OH.....just
checked and I have InCD....neat!! I recall you guys talking about it.

Off to have a bite to eat. Been at this since noon and Ron is making
supper. I forgot the real world existed, lol.

Cheers.....Heather

http://www.computercasesandcables.com/ccc/AT-08000.html
would seem to be the one, Figgs?

WTG, BTW! - have fun!

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's

"Heather" wrote in message
...
Yo Loon........of course I will still be 'grazing' here.....can't leave
all the good folks we have been with for 4.5 years!! And hopefully I will
still be able to keep WinME working, but that ground lightning hit did
more than I thought and it is really complaining. The name on the front
is "XBlade" and the cardboard box says "Turbo Case:...generic Asian one I
guess. I will find a link and show it to you. I got the card reader
floppy drive, as well. Not quite sure what all I have on here. Willy
being a man of few words, grin. Didn't get a router or the jump drive as
of yet. But all of my other computer is backed up and I just transfer
stuff over from CD's.

Think the XP groups are ready for me? LOL!!

XX Figgs

"Heirloom" wrote in message
...
Yay, Figglet! You realize, of course, that even with XP SP2, you still
need to 'graze' here. Your case sounds like the one I have......is it
an Antec Lanboy??
Heirloom, old and the world is about to change


"Heather" wrote in message
...
Hi All.....

Been a long bloody day, but am now up and running (with a lot of
tweaking to do) on XP!! FINALLY!! My special thanks to Mike and Noel
for their patience and help.

You should see the case that Willy picked out for me.......a teenager
would kill for it, lol!! Black and silver with royal blue lights
glowing....ROFL!! When he first showed me it, I damn near died and
almost went to boring beige. But Ron thought it would be fun and to go
for it.....so I did. Didn't know I would get one side partly
translucent with neon lights tho.

Got a wireless keyboard and mouse.....hard to get used to this keyboard
at the moment. Put my old Windows95 monitor (about 14") on the WinME
computer and I can access that now. What a hassle it is, though. I got
the new one yesterday, but didn't know where to start in. So the office
looks like a whirlwind hit it as I am rearranging everything. And
finally getting rid of some of the clutter.

I think I am going to really enjoy this......but the dam keyboard is
driving me nuts!!

FIRST QUESTION: How do I change the font in Outlook Express???? I hate
this courier font. I put in Arial but it didn't do anything. Change
it to Western ISO? It is set at Western Windows IIRC.

Yes, Mike and Noel......I made sure SP2 Firewall was on, grin. And I
transferred EZ Trust over via CD and opened it before going online. Got
AdAware & SpywareBlaster on here as well. Willy admitted he hates
Norton too and said I knew so much about malware that he wasn't worried
and to use one of the freebies.

Aha....just found QuickLaunch toolbar. Will get that on here. I have
some programs that I don't know what they are. OH.....just checked and
I have InCD....neat!! I recall you guys talking about it.

Off to have a bite to eat. Been at this since noon and Ron is making
supper. I forgot the real world existed, lol.

Cheers.....Heather

YES!! Isn't that wild?? Or have I been housebound too long and lots of
people have this?? Nah. Willy thot it was a fun thing to set me up with
something a teenager would love!!

Having fun......just found one bug in OE that was driving me nuts. Now on
to the next thing or ten.

XX Figgs


"Noel Paton" wrote in message
...
http://www.computercasesandcables.com/ccc/AT-08000.html
would seem to be the one, Figgs?

WTG, BTW! - have fun!

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's

"Heather" wrote in message
...
Yo Loon........of course I will still be 'grazing' here.....can't leave
all the good folks we have been with for 4.5 years!! And hopefully I
will still be able to keep WinME working, but that ground lightning hit
did more than I thought and it is really complaining. The name on the
front is "XBlade" and the cardboard box says "Turbo Case:...generic Asian
one I guess. I will find a link and show it to you. I got the card
reader floppy drive, as well. Not quite sure what all I have on here.
Willy being a man of few words, grin. Didn't get a router or the jump
drive as of yet. But all of my other computer is backed up and I just
transfer stuff over from CD's.

Think the XP groups are ready for me? LOL!!

XX Figgs

"Heirloom" wrote in message
...
Yay, Figglet! You realize, of course, that even with XP SP2, you still
need to 'graze' here. Your case sounds like the one I have......is it
an Antec Lanboy??
Heirloom, old and the world is about to
change


"Heather" wrote in message
...
Hi All.....

Been a long bloody day, but am now up and running (with a lot of
tweaking to do) on XP!! FINALLY!! My special thanks to Mike and Noel
for their patience and help.

You should see the case that Willy picked out for me.......a teenager
would kill for it, lol!! Black and silver with royal blue lights
glowing....ROFL!! When he first showed me it, I damn near died and
almost went to boring beige. But Ron thought it would be fun and to go
for it.....so I did. Didn't know I would get one side partly
translucent with neon lights tho.

Got a wireless keyboard and mouse.....hard to get used to this keyboard
at the moment. Put my old Windows95 monitor (about 14") on the WinME
computer and I can access that now. What a hassle it is, though. I
got the new one yesterday, but didn't know where to start in. So the
office looks like a whirlwind hit it as I am rearranging everything.
And finally getting rid of some of the clutter.

I think I am going to really enjoy this......but the dam keyboard is
driving me nuts!!

FIRST QUESTION: How do I change the font in Outlook Express???? I
hate this courier font. I put in Arial but it didn't do anything.
Change it to Western ISO? It is set at Western Windows IIRC.

Yes, Mike and Noel......I made sure SP2 Firewall was on, grin. And I
transferred EZ Trust over via CD and opened it before going online.
Got AdAware & SpywareBlaster on here as well. Willy admitted he hates
Norton too and said I knew so much about malware that he wasn't worried
and to use one of the freebies.

Aha....just found QuickLaunch toolbar. Will get that on here. I have
some programs that I don't know what they are. OH.....just checked and
I have InCD....neat!! I recall you guys talking about it.

Off to have a bite to eat. Been at this since noon and Ron is making
supper. I forgot the real world existed, lol.

Cheers.....Heather