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Thanks folks..nothing special planned...but i do have my youngest home from school with a fever and a cough..lol..i'm too old to have a 5th grader..

Hi Liz...well i meant to set the updater to notify...but put it off..lol..procrastination bit me again... so i guess i'll back up some critical data...check my internet settings...and try to follow the sticky procedures and give it a go...i too wish i knew how to disable the "install updates before shut-down feature.." but i have learned a lesson about how i have my updater configured UPDATE: well..followed the sticky and let the updater do it's thing...no mess no fuss.. ADDITIONAL UPDATE: both my daughters machines updated using the updater with no issues...i did follow the stickies advise

for various reason i have put off installing xp sp3...i see that M$ has kindly downloaded it to me automatically(i'm set to download but not install until i say so..)...since i like to turn my computer off at night...this means that it will try to install the update if i want to turn off my machine... so...shall i follow the instructions in the sticky...or has it been made stable enough to just let the updater do it's dirty deed...?? Thanks.. wayne

see my post below about mapping a network drive in vista...some of the links in that thread may lead you in the right direction...

Well i must say my first hands on experience with vista has convinced me to hang onto XP as long as i possible can..i spent another 4 hours today mucking through the file sharing morass that is Vista..while i understand the added "security" that they have built into the networking and file sharing protocols..the lack of clear and concise instructions and help...combined with a lot of misinformation and down right simply conflicting and vague stuff on the internet..makes the set-up a can of worms...for example one Microsoft article about setting permissions for file sharing goes into some det

well after spending all day trying to configure a simple wired Ethernet network and not having much success i'm inclined to agree..however the client is not about to do that so i'm stuck trying to muck thru it all again tomorrow..glad i get paid by the hour on this one.. the drive mapping was a piece of cake...it's the setting of permissions and the fact that the network wizard only tries to set up an internet connection..which i do not want to do..i'm having a hell of a time getting a simple file sharing network to work..good grief wayne

I do some consulting work for the local Track clubs and high schools setting up small 4 computer Ethernet networks and hardware and software interfaces for their timing systems.. I have a client that just updated his computers and they are all Vista OS laptops...one of the machines we set up as a "server" and we map a network drive on it to share data with the camera and the meet management software.. All my setups have been on XP machines and i'm quite adept at mapping the drive for our set-up...but i have very little exposure to vista...so my question is...are there any things i should know

McAfee shows it all green... wayne

oh i do remember those mornings...but for me as a kid in Michigan..it meant hours of shoveling snow for my neighbors for 50 cents...75 if you had a fully paved driveway... but here in SoCal today high of about 65...low this morning was actually 31...frost on the windshield..lol

For those of you who may not have heard of this...an army major named Andrew Olmsted was killed in action in Iraq a few days ago..he entrusted a blog posting to a fellow blogger to be posted in the event of his death... a must read... i don't believe i have ever been more affected by something i've read on the internet than his last post...i also recommend you follow the links in the above post, to some of hie earlier blogs...i doubt you would disagree with me that America has lost one of it's best... wayne

bought my first machine in 1987...Motorola AT..20MB hard drive..i think it had 32kb of ram...really slow modem...(but got us connected..)..dos 3.something...paid over 2 grand from QVC..that machine was still running kid games in 1998..

i suppose it's a bit of bad form to bump a birthday thread to wish you all a Merry Christmas...and a Happy New Year..but since the "damage" is done... ..all the best to all of you..we hope your holidays are filled with happiness and peace.. Wayne

thanx marty..pat and echobay...all the best from me and mine to you and yours..Merry Christmas..and Happy New Year..!!

Thanx again all...

did i say CHOCOLATE Cake...really..really big CHOCOLATE cake....LOL thanx...

ah...i thank you...and yes i had a good day...went to dinner with my girls to my favorite restaurant and had a huge...did i say huge..piece of chocolate cake.. so 58's in the bank..on to 59..lol wayne

Happy Thanksgiving to you all...just finished the last of the pies...2 pumpkin...an apple/cranberry...and my secret recipe cherry...the turkey's marinating...the candied yams are coolin' in the fridge..the stuffing fixin's are waiting for the morning..the cauliflower and fresh asparagus are set...and the cheese sauce is made ..and the potatoes are set to be mashed... and we start the production about mid morning.. best wishes to you and yours from me and mine..hope this day brings you a safe and blessed holiday.. wayne

Apparently Chuck's mother passed away yesterday...and assmar started a condolence thread at G4 tech support..I thought it would be appropriate to start one here also. Chuck our sincere condolences to you and yours at this difficult time.. wayne

thanx falcon..i had tried all that..except the reset...and the reset did the trick..not sure what caused the problem..but ie7 opens and connects normally after reseting .. thanx to TT for your help also.. wayne

thanx TT...i have cleared the temp files...history etc...but since it hangs at connecting i can't get to the tools menu..unless you know how to access it thru the control panel/internet options..i've been stumped on this one for a while...she doesn't use ie much..i have her on a teen restricted yahoo browser for most of her browsing so it's not a critical issue..but i just like things to work like they should..lol

...but it does on another account on the same computer..both are admin accounts and both can connect using at&t dsl.. it's on my daughters machine..which shares a internet connection with mine.. when i'm logged in on her machine under my account i can connect using the yahoo browser...ie7.. or ff but when we're logged into her account..again she's a admin account and is not restricted we can connect with the yahoo browser...ff...but when we open ie7 the program opens but hangs at "connecting" and the cpu hits 100% and stalls there..i have to end the iexplorer process in task manager to get

the rumor is that a "lot" of the admins were fired...go figure wayne

use help and support in xp and search for "file sharing" lots of good info there..and your best bet is to use the network wizard...it'll configure your machines properly.. wayne

LOL..well Pete..if it makes you feel any better...i'm going thru the same scenario with DISH...my LNA's are both over 9 years old and failing...since i don't lease this equipment..and have been paying monthly for an extended "warranty" i figured they would just send me out a new set...but no..they too want me to foot the bill for a technician visit.. i was ready to switch to directTV but looks like they are just the same...makes me mad when i think of how much money i've sent them every year for the past nine.. wayne

i don't believe enywhatever is dealing from a full deck..ya think..lol