Windows ME
Windows Millenium edition help and discussions.
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If this is the wrong 'forum', please let me know and also where to turn. Since I'm using WinME, I figured it would be worth a try: In Properties/Settings under 'Colors' the color red is now completely missing, while at first it sporadically changed back to 'normal' with all colors present. This makes the display appear greenish and the former blue purplish. Otherwise no changes. It seemed to coincide with the loss of my 'WinZip' (just a guess). Does this indicate the monitor going bad'? Or is the cause somewhere else? If it can be fixed, please let me know. Harry.
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Right Click Menu Disappeared 1 2 3
by Guest webster72n- 73 replies
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Experimenting with Ad-Aware, my right-click function for the desktop went 'out of order'. I can do without, but would like to restore it, if possible. The question is 'how'? My post in the IE browser ng hasn't found any takers yet. Harry.
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Windows 9x/98SE, Me Updates/Patches/Downloads 1 2 3
by Guest BMillikan- 67 replies
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I know Microsoft has removed the online support for Windows 95, 98, 98SE & ME. However, I have a ton of learning CDs for my 3-year-old and they are Windows 3.1 or Windows 95 only (some of them). So, I need to be able to get the patches/updates for Win95-WinMe somehow. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Thanks, Brian -- Brian Millikan Computer/Software Engineer Microsoft Control Applications (Dialog-Based) Specialist / Hardware Driver Development / User-Level Hardware Device Interfaces
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A recent crash left my old Win ME laptop unbootable. Also, the floppy disk and CD drive are both broken. I understand that it's impossible to reinstall the OS by putting my HD in an external USB box connected to another computer, which would be the easiest solution, as the OS has to install to the C drive, I have read. It seems the only way I can reinstall Win ME would be to put my laptop HD into someone else's laptop, start the installation routine from its working CD, then, after Windows finishes copying files and says it's going to restart the computer, turn the computer off, remove the HD, put it in my laptop, start it up and hopefully the install will r…
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What is wrong with WinME? 1 2 3
by Guest letterman@invalid.com- 57 replies
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I have been running Win98SE since 1998. I have a WinME Cd. I tried it in a spare harddrive. I saw no problems with it, but I only played around with the OS. Never ran any real applications. I have considered upgrading to WinME many times. I strongly dislike Win2000, and XP. Not to mention that my computer is likely too slow to run XP. I am fully satisfied with Win98, so I see no reason to upgrade. However, I know that ME has better USB support and a few other improvements. Yet, I have had many people tell me to avoid WinME. They say it's buggy. What is really wrong with ME? Where are the bugs? Thanks
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Daylight Savings Time 1 2 3
by Guest Dapper Dan- 56 replies
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I had completely forgot about DST when I reinstalled Windows ME a few months back. Today I downloaded a copy of TZEDIT and went through the procedure of resetting DST, including the last 2 instructions of selecting a different time zone in DATE/TIME (Control Panel) and then reselecting the proper time zone. For some reason, it's not catching. Any ideas?
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Ad-Aware SE Personal 1.06R1 updates 1 2 3
by Guest RockyTSquirrel- 54 replies
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Greetings, Any one else notice a lag in the weekly updates of AdAware since Christmas? My last update was 12/27/2007.. Tks, RTS
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Email Address setting one up.... 1 2 3
by Guest jeanette- 52 replies
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I know,, I will be getting all sorts of things hurled at me..... (so long as they are boomerang shaped, at least i know that got something along the way.) An Email Account:: !! I have only ever had one,,,, mine. Now, I want another one,, the ones you set up through hotmail or whatever.... (unless anyone has got an even better way?? ) so that the account is merely an address where one picks up mail. I d/loaded a program today (utiilty) that asked for my email addy.. it was then I realised I didnt want to give my real one, but I also wanted what I was d/loading.. Are you still here Heather??? can you help a boomerang tosser??? J
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New Java Runtime Environment Update (2) 1 2
by Guest Alias- 49 replies
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Get it at http://www.java.com Alias
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Mike, Joan, Web and SS... 1 2
by Guest jeanette- 46 replies
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hi again ppl..... i replied to your replies to my post,,,, (the original ones that i Still cant see.. grrr),, and it is now about 15 minutes or so since i did that.. (and i know one or two of you have clock time thingys happening,, so i will be relying on you too to confirm.) and i have refreshed a zillion times and cant even see my replies to your replies. (boy,,,,,, now even i'm getting confused,, then again, i'm easily confused,, ha ha) bottom line is,,,,, does anyone know why i cant see my posts in this group anymore? i have a screenshot of exactly what i see right now.. (took it less than 30secs ago) complete with little purple arrow…
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Sudden Abnormal mouse erratic behaviour 1 2
by Guest newbie2000- 45 replies
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My computer, running WinXP Pro with 128 MB RAM, today has started acting very strange. Although normally it has to be double-clicked to open a file or folder, now it sometimes opens files/folders/e-mail with only one mouse click, not two. However, it is very inconsistent, sometimes requiring two clicks as normal, but sometimes requiring only one click. Another symptom is that when a window is open, while browing the web, the scroll bar on the right is very herky-jerky, but sometimes not - again being inconsistent. Both these problems occur pretty often - enough to be very annoying. Another symptom is that it when I try to capture text by holding down the …
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free OCR program? 1 2
by Guest Jean- 44 replies
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Anyone know of a decent basic free OCR program that works on Win ME? Thanks, Jean
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Being it is September 2008, what would be the best anti-virus program/version for Windows ME? Thanks in advance! SGB
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CA Anti-Virus Question 1 2
by Guest SGB- 43 replies
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Hey folks! Any ideas as to why CA Anti-Virus application will not load? Tried removing it to reinstall... haha... yeah, right. Checking here with the know-it-alls (LOL) before I go to the CA website. TIA! P.S. Spybot found absolutehttp.dll during a scan. I removed the spyware. Did removing it have anything to do with CA Anti-Virus? HELPPPPPP!!!!!!
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Time for a new operating system?? 1 2
by Guest squirltok@yahoo.com- 43 replies
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I used winme just until a little after they stopped offering support and they admitted, at the very end, that it was a dud that cannot be secured. I found windows2000 that I like and is supported but how about trying Linux and give up the spyware virus magnet, especially on a system that cannot even be secured in the first place. Try PcLinux, get the minime version. Simply download the ISO file and burn it to a CD with DeepBurner and set your BIOS to boot fropm the CD drive and reboot. Use the system from your hard drive and decide if you like it or not. If you like it install it.
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New Fire Fox Update 1 2
by Guest Alias- 42 replies
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Alias
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Transformation of files 1 2
by Guest webster72n- 42 replies
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At one time or another some data files in my documents folder were 'converted' from their 'original' status to individual JPEG and GIF images and JScript Files, which I would have to 'find an association for'. I am using FoxitReader and AdobeAcrobat 6 interchangeably, could that have caused it? If so, (or if not), what (other) remedy is there? Hoping for a miracle... Harry.
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Merry Christmas 1 2
by Guest Joan Archer- 42 replies
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I'm not just replying I thought I'd put a new post up for the title. <g> A Merry Christmas to all you WinME regulars from me, I put my Christmas Tree up yesterday and one of the sets of fairy lights have been put on it for the last 43 years <g> Like Heirloom I'm too old to change the way I celebrate so HO HO HO back to you <g> Joan
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DSL update and another issue 1 2
by Guest SSJ04 Mewtwo- 39 replies
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To refresh those who helped me fix my protocol problem..., When we tried installing the DSL modem, there were no protocols to bind the adaptor to. Through several attempts Mike told me that I had a bunch of missing .inf files. Now, all .inf files from those .cab files that also were copied from the ME disk are on this machine and the Windstream guy is coming to try again tomorrow sometime between 1-5 pm. I'm now having a start-up issue that's driving me insane. The boot process gets all the way up just before the desktop, then a BSOD appears saying that the computer needs to be re-started. So, I do and the start-up menu comes and I'm able to boot to safe mo…
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repost - sptbot question - please help 1 2
by Guest nellie- 39 replies
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has anyone seen this post will u please help me ------------------------------- got another question if u ppl don't mind me asking where the heck did my text go next to icons in this program on top bar & sidebar only all other text showing they went into hiding everything else working fine i betcha with all these replies from my last headache someone out there knows what 2 do thx 2 all nellie
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QUESTION ABOUT QUESTIONS 1 2
by Guest Arturo Seis- 39 replies
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DO PEOPLE STILL ASK QUESTIONS IN ALL CAPITAL LETTERS?
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PLEASE STOP ALL I WANTED WAS YOUR HELP ENOUGH HURTING ME
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Win ME Disks 1 2
by Guest Anson Einstein- 37 replies
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I am trying to setup multiple computers with every version of Windows from Win 3.1 on. Is it possible to obtain a Windows ME installation disk? Any info would be really helpful.
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Spyblaster Update 2/13/08 1 2
by Guest Alias- 35 replies
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Alias
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New Ad-Aware 2007 Defns. 7/16/07 1 2
by Guest Alias- 32 replies
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