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sorry forget my first post i read jsky"s vista tips and found the answer by turning off the option as soon as ive scanned my files ile turn it on again thanks js marty

recently i installed vista standard and now i want to go in and do the scannow option but it asks me for the administrative password but wont let me in when i type it any one know how do i access this i think the message is you need the adminstrators permission can any one explain this please in all the other windows op sys this is easly accessable but this has me stumped thanks marty

thank god some one else is having toruble with firefox in the past i havent been able to use it properly and as a result ive been very critical of fire fox i didnt mention it as many of you more experienced users like pete ect have been using this browser for several years thsi is only the second time ive installed it and i made a stuff up so i stopped using it but after reading these posts my critisism is justified ive stuck to slim browser which ive used since the days of techtv and ime reluctant to change rightly or wrongly i had trouble with firefox on ubuntu as well it wouldnt lo

have you tried your restore program this could be a hardware problem make sure all your hard ware cards ect are seated properly and make sure you have all the right drivers you dont really give enough details like marty

hi a friend has xp home and is having minimise screen problems when he opens programs they open minimised and not maximised ive tried to set it but as i havent had xp home ime not sure how to open it as maximised and make it stay as normal screen size marty

ok thanks got it much appreciated marty

any one know how to stop Ccleaner from deleting the cookies more so the login cookie each time i come to this site [or any site] ccleaner keeps deleting my cookies how do i stop this ive uninstalled the program but once ive found the answer ile load it back on marty

we are having some of the most adverse weather on record snow in the city live in and for this time of the year also high winds in an area not known for the gale force gusts for me ime an astmatic and the cold weather keeps me inside hope every one is safe take care marty

omg all my friends having birthdays wish i was with you lot in particular rhema7 who taught me many compt things which ive put to use all these years ime not leaving deaf girl out have a happy one all of you regards marty

sorry ime a bit late hi-test ive been doing outside things many happy birthdays for the next 100 years and i know you will enjoy them all marty

since i posted last ive had time to experiment with this sys ime getting used to it now and ile have to persevere with it io notice they have gone for security in a big way ive tried to instal a reg cleaner 5 times ive installed regcleaner which ive used for ten years but it shows regcleaner as an error and i would need to terminate it is there any reg cleaner compatable with this version of vista yes flat iron i have been so used to xppro and find it is hard to change i wouldnt have minded the ultumum version but here in nz it is far way out of my price range good luck and ile be

ok at last i have ubuntu 8.4 installed and going well touch wood] i found 8.4 loaded the printer easier than the other sys i still have to find how to make the text bigger not sure where to look i found the fonts but that only highlighted the headings but ime getting there thanks marty

thanks TT got it i saw solid colors but didnt look thanks again in this version is there a windows components section where i want to enable outlook express thanks marty

as ime not familiar with apple i cannot comment but in regards to linux as i use it more i found other than windows xppro it is by far the better product one of the earlier problems users who accessed wondows found linux another dimention and like my self i found it very hard to get away from the wondows concept now i promote linux to every one in my earea ive got disks from shipit and given them away to the not so linux gurus [tho 8.4 ]has me gnashing my teeth no ime dissappointed with this version of visat but ime ony paying for what i can afford marty

THANKS HI TEST i tried it on a test machine and it imstalled ok but every now and then the sys froze tho it was operational when i rebooted but bloosy annoying when i had to reboot yes you cauld be right on with compatable hard ware ive just installed a version of visat on one of these machines and ubuntu is by far the better other than this 8.4 which ile work on my opinion is microsoft has mad a hash of vista so hopefully ubuntu can capitalise on that marty

hi team ive just installed windows vista home preimier version my question how do i get rid of the desktop back ground i would prefer a plain screen i can find the option in display properties like other versions ime not that impressed with it tho it cost me over $100 xp is still a better sys but sooner or later xp will be gone i like ubuntu better than this version i couldnt afford an excutive version nor the biz version so i have to make do with what i can afford so ijme going to need help i know you have forums for vista but none cover my Q ON DESKTOP BACKGROUND MARTY

ok happy to say i have the printer working on ubuntu 7.10 i was using the wrong driver ubuntu located it and recommended it and it works great now i have to come to grips with ubuntu 8.4 i just read the help files on the disk and it says i can install with in the windows set up so ime off to try that so far so good ile report back later marty

thanks hi test ime on a course of predinesone and anti biotics so i cant move around a lot to get the printer operationalbut as soon as i get well enough ile get onto it and i will post back i have a compt here with kubuntu and it saw that printer and configured it in but ive nevr been able to get ubuntu working with the printer \ ps this dam cd 8.4 i cant get it to load at the end of the install the mouse freezes and i have to start all over again at the moment i have up graded from 7.10 to 8.4 and that is the only way i can get it on but the upgrade takes 4.1/2hrs buggered if i kno

ok heres how you uninstall in safe mode first reboot your compt at the black screen start tapping the f8 key some compt use f10 or f12 to get to safe mode the standard is f8 once in there go to safe mode in networking tap enter twice i think then you will get confirmation notice press yes this will take you to your desk top then use the normal chanels and go to add and remove and remove it from there you will probably have to remove it from your registry but that is for another post do this first you say the only program pertaining to it is micro office well delete that in safe mode do

have you tried to uninstall it from the add and remove programs or the registry i suggest you do the uninstalling from safe mode were it becomes stand alone did you get a notice which says cant be uninstalled because another program is using it well that dosent happen in safe mode once you get it uninstalled from there go to start search- all files and folders type the name of the program and clean up the dregs or you will get popups comming at ya good luck marty

thanks ive only just got to the thread ime having health problems but i will try it he lives some miles from me so i need to ring yes ile try that then i will get back yo the thread again thanks ps ive just introduced him to ubuntu and i dont want him to turn off because of a printer

i need help with a printer hi a friend has ubuntu 7.10 installed but i cannot get the printer to work ive tried it on windows and it works ok ive look in the synaptic packages to see if i need any printer options but ime not sure what ime looking for other than cupsy's from there ime lost any ideas marty

as an onlooker those tips will come in handy for future refference pete is always on the ball marty

one of my problems is ive used windows for so many years it is hard to think outside the square but ime getting there i like ubuntu 7.10 but i needed to move with the times i have dual booted with windows but once ime able to work out ubuntu ile delete windows as i have two compts ime have the scope to learn you mention the help files are in the boot up if i was to install 8.4 as a stand alone i need to check the memory ect what other options do i have ime not sure but i think i can handle ubuntu 8.4 as a stand alone if i cant ile be back here thanks for both of you for your help appr

hi thanks for your replys the cd i got from shipit and normally they have been reliable as an amateur im not sure in a case like this however ive got it installed by installing ubuntu 7.10 then upgrading to ubuntu 8.4 i find it a bit more intense than past ubuntu sys's but it is on now so my interest is in trying to get round the sys i like the package option from the other ubuntu sys ime going to need your help as i know you both are experts thanks for your input marty