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lynne
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response 175 of 187:
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Sep 9 19:01 UTC 2003 |
That matches my labmate PC-guru's advice--planning to do that tonight, since
my reinstall CD is at home. His advice was to reinstall the whole OS while
I'm at it, since the computer's nearly two years old and apparently you're
supposed to do that once a year anyway. I'm trying to decide if I care
enough to do that...managed to build up several CD's worth of stuff I'd need
to back up if I did.
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scott
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response 176 of 187:
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Sep 9 19:09 UTC 2003 |
If that's your only problem I'd wait on the full brain-wipe & reinstall. Just
redoing the network device usually fixes a lot of problems.
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glenda
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response 177 of 187:
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Sep 9 20:41 UTC 2003 |
Yeah, I've been running win2k without re-installing for a few years. Just
make sure you keep up the the security patches. The instructor for my PC
Troubleshooting class never mentioned having to re-install the OS every so
often. Seems to me to be a terrible risk of losing data that way.
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scott
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response 178 of 187:
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Sep 9 23:08 UTC 2003 |
I make a real effort to keep my data in the same spot(s), which are religiosly
backed up. By not running propietary (Windows) email software I can easily
move my email folders onto a new installation.
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lynne
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response 179 of 187:
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Sep 9 23:28 UTC 2003 |
Thanks for the advice. I'm going to back up everything just because it's a
good idea, then un/reinstall just the networking part--not unhappy enough with
the way it's running to bother with the whole thing.
I'm not great at keeping up with patches, but last I went and checked (mid-
July this year) there were a grand total of 6 patches available for winme.
3 sets of duplicates, for internet explorer, microsoft publishing, and
something else that I likewise never use. I'll get the IE one once my
networking capability's back up.
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eprom
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response 180 of 187:
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Sep 11 19:14 UTC 2003 |
I'm updating a webpage for a friend who's from russia. My question is
how do I make an html page load both cyrillic and english characters?
When I go to type some cyrillic letters in wordpad, after I save it
then open it back up, the letters change to "????? ???? ?? ?????"
(all question marks.)
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other
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response 181 of 187:
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Sep 11 20:16 UTC 2003 |
There's a meta tag which specifices the character set. You can use
javascript to detect settings which might indicate which charset to use,
and then dynamically produce the appropriate meta tag for that pageview.
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oval
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response 182 of 187:
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Sep 13 00:06 UTC 2003 |
thanks dan
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cmcgee
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response 183 of 187:
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Sep 19 13:30 UTC 2003 |
Any recommendations/comments about "Affordable Computers" on S. Industrial?
My mom's Powerbook 140 died, and I want to get her a refurbished laptop.
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scott
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response 184 of 187:
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Sep 19 16:18 UTC 2003 |
Seem like decent people. I've gotten a couple of old/cheap used laptops there
for decent prices, but I think the higher-end laptops are overpriced for used.
The UM Property Disposition Center has a lot of used Mac stuff for OK prices.
Personally I think that buying a used laptop isn't that great a value, given
the difficulty of fixing any problems that might come up. You can get newer
orphaned or factory-refurb stuff at good prices.
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remmers
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response 185 of 187:
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Sep 19 16:37 UTC 2003 |
I've purchased several systems from Affordable Computers and been quite
satisfied with both the quality and the service. Only new desktop systems
though - no used machines or laptops.
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gull
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response 186 of 187:
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Sep 19 17:17 UTC 2003 |
Re #184: It depends on how leading-edge you want to be, I think. I got
an IBM Thinkpad 770 in good condition off eBay for under $200. It's
only a 200 MHz Pentium, though. And of course when you buy off eBay
you're always taking your chances.
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drew
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response 187 of 187:
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Sep 19 19:16 UTC 2003 |
Laptops in the used market seem to run around $1 per MHz, give or take a bit
of slack. I still haven't found a good deal on what I'm after.
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