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Q: I have a Win7 computer have programs which I still must run under XP. Also, some of the programs were loaded from floppies which now have errors.  My XP machine is an old eMachines (running two HD’s) and I would like to take the HDs from this computer and put them in an up-to-date […]

Q: I am using an 18 month old Toshiba laptop with a Pentium Dual Core Processor with the max 2mb ram installed running Windows Vista Home Premium.  I am the only user on this computer and do not even have it password protected for entry.  I have loaded a Print Perfect Fonts Deluxe cd, Cosmi, […]

Q: I am using Internet explorer 6.0.  I have auto complete turned on and when I type a letter in the address bar, an “s” for instance or any other letter, a drop down list of several sites or files starting with an that letter shows. The list is from old sites that I visited […]

Q: I’m waiting to buy a new desktop PC until Windows 7 is out because of all the issues I’ve heard about Vista, many at one of your classes.  Have you formed an opinion of Windows 7 relative to Vista?  Also, should I wait until the first service pack is out? – Thomas T. Niceville, […]

Q: In a recent article you said most people aren’t savy enough to know to compact their OE messages.  I use Outlook.  Is compacting necessary in Outlook too?  (I never get any message ‘to free up disk space…”)  If compacting is recommended in Outlook, how is it done?  I do get a message that says […]

Greetings fellow Geeks!  With Thanksgiving now behind us, I’m sure many of you are turning your thoughts toward Christmas, and Christmas decorating.  Here are a few tips from the Geek for you to think about before you launch your holiday decorating.   My tips are going to tend towards the electrical, gadgetry, and technology aspect of […]

Q: For many of us older timers, DOS was great albeit with its obvious limitations compared to the current MS Office applications.  However one attribute I sorely miss from back-when is the ability to print hard copies of my directories.  It is now a constant aggravation to manage my files with all the various paths […]

Q: Is there a way that my daughter (who has a brand new Apple laptop) can continue to open the PPS, Word, W Media player things we used to share before her Windows laptop expired?  – Claudette M. Fort Walton Beach, Fla A: Sure, Claudette.  There is a version of MS Office available that runs […]

Q: I have recently developed a problem with the small info box that comes up when you put the cursor over a picture or headline. The first one that comes up follows me from page to page and comes up regardless of were I stop the cursor. I’m not sure what the official name for […]

Q: On my laptop I have two operating systems.  Vista Home Premium 64bit came with the computer and Windows XP was then installed, with the help of VMware Server.  This was necessary to support an application which I use that currently does not operate on 64bit.  My question is this – When a Restore Point […]