The letters in my browser window are now smaller than they werew when I booted and in fact they seemed to change in "mid flight." What controls the text size? I don't remember the settings being this small. maybe I hit a key that changed them??

On a windows computer, if you hold down the CTRL key and move the scrool button, it will increase/decrease the text on the screen.

It happens to me every once and awhile - mostly when I'm cut-n-pasting a lot

It can also be changed in the "Edit, Text Size" menu in IE if you want to change it, or change it back :-)

or "View, Text Size" is my option lOL

NO NO....your problem is..."Right click on your main desktop.....go to properties...click on settings...and mine is set @ 800x600...yours could be different to that LOL...it could be 1280 X1024....set it to suit your own self LOL

Yes, that's what i meant, Bernice. Sorry. (about view, text size and not edit, text size)
:-)

(21/24 November 2003)

Four servers that belong to the open-source Debian Project were
compromised recently. While access to Debian machines will remain
locked until members have cleaned them, a Debian software update, Debian
GNU/Linux 3.0r2, was checked for integrity and released on Friday
(11/21).

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including a 15 days free trial of zone alarm pro.

I recently add a backup disk to my computer, and i put it as a second drive in the primary IDE. Now when i start the computer it seems it "forgets" to load the drivers for my several boards, like sound, USB controllers and TV tuner. When i make the start step by step from menu start (f8) all drivers are loaded, so i guess it could be the time to recognition the second hard disk, but i don't have a reasonable explanation for that... Well the solution is to make a manual start instead of automaticaly but i prefer the automatic start so anyone had the same problem and solve it? My OS is still a Windows 98 Second Edition.

Ferjo was it a second Hard-Drive you added? if so and you added it to the secondary slot (slave) on the Primary IDE cable then you need to make sure that the setting for BOTH hard drives are correct.

IE, the Primary Drive has its jumpers set as MASTER, and the secondary (backup) drive is set as slave.

Alternativley make sure both are set to auto, if these setting are in any way off-set they could cause problems??

Aragon thanks for your reply. Yes it was a second hard disk that i add, has my backup to first HDD.
And yes i put it as the slave on the primary IDE, the BIOS has no problem in recognition these second disk not even the OS. The weird problem is when i start the computer in normal procedure the OS doesn't load the controllers of the Boards outside the motherboard, this is the sound board, the USB ports, and the TV tuner. But if i start with the option F8 and i put it step by step with confirmation, then i got everything right. My no professional guess is the second option as a slow one, it knows where are the controllers and loads it, but i don't for sure, and even if this is correct its stil very weird...

Sometimes, the auto load sequence runs in a different order from the Step-by-step sequence (although not always and its hard to find out). it would seem to me that when you load step-by-step yu are loading them in a different order, therefore bypassing the problem that hits the PC during autostart up.

You can however set the order in which the auto start loads the drivers. So if you took notes of the order that the step by step way loads them, then configure the auto-start to load them in the same order it should (in theory) give you the same result (all drivers loaded)

It can take a while to configure the autostart sequence at first, but it is worth it. Im not sure if the version you are using is compliant however, but if you check this link it might help??

MSDN Whitepapers

Hey i think you are right, now you mentionet it. Seems very consistent your explanation. Ok, i'm going to try it, then i give you news of my result... Aragon thanks again!

wireless connection ? i know i can get them for the home , but is it possible to get a system set up so i could use my laptop at work @? i work about two miles away from my home

I think Fencer be the best to answer that for you Jason, he got some sort of BlueTooth set-up for his mobile system.

But there are loads of wireless options for laptops, but why not just link it to the office network? or phones?

there is no phone lines at work (empty premises) cost wise i would like to link to my home connection , this would be well worth the cost of buying the wireless stuff (if i could get one that had a good range on it)

Well im not sure about linking to your home network?? Most wireless connections I have seen are just like slim-line mobile phones (modems) that use microwave to connect up to the interent (just like a mobile phone call) but like I said im not that positive. I have a NOKIA communicator which has a wireless connection the the net, but really all it does is make a MOBILE PHONE call to an ISP??

i will have to look into that further then . do you use your nokia for a computor ? is it still expensive to use

Aragon: I think that Jason means something different. Bluetooth transmitter works only within 10-20 meters but he needs a WiFi solution with a powerful antenna, probably mounted on a roof, and a wireless PCMCIA card for his notebook.
Liquid knows more about this stuff :-)

I use it only when im out and about and need to get emails or check important things on the web (like my games LOL) and I only get charged a local rate call, and as i get 400mins of local free per month it works out reasonable :o)

WiFi that is the second time in a week I have heard that referred to, must got look it up and see what it is LOL

yes im doing the same , if you find a good link let me know ;)

Seems we could be a bit behind on the rest of the world Jason (whats new there) but this was the best link I found so far :o)

http://www.maxnett.co.uk/services/wifi.asp

and the one below shows where it will / wont work well or is being sold / supplied:

http://www.zdnet.co.uk/specials/wifimap/

thanks ;)

http://www.bt.com/openzone/ , this idea is simmalar too but you use your laptop,pocket,palm machine and use the same idea (wireless) but the airtime is quite expensive , this must be new too the first time i have seen it .

does the drive have jumper settings at the back?
I found an old abandoned comp a few months ago and stripped out the HD. I tried to get it to work, then after it not working properly and making the system go funny checked the Jumpers.
They were set to it being the MASTER drive.
The computer didn't like having 2 masters!! lol

Jules :)

Thanks Jules for the reply, but the Drivers are working, i can access data and the second HDD is set as slave (according to Manufacturer design) I think Aragon has the point, i'm making many experiences and so far i didn't get it right, but i keep trying... :-)

Best way with these damn machines!!

pcpitstop.com can be a handy site if you've not tried it.

Jules :)

Jason Coombs decided to provide a free download in PDF format.
A must for ever administrator.

but this link will work - sorry, a redirection catches
the previous one that I had written down from scratch. :")

Fencer would you kindly check where this idiotic /game part
in my URL comes from ?? I have not written that, your server fiddles.

www.forensics.org/IIS_Security_and_Programming_Countermeasures.pdf

above the correct link - I checked its function.

if you type <a href = and then type a "/" immediately after the =, it does that...to create internal links. It is not Fencer's fault, nor his servers'.

Here you go - LINK

:-)

I barely hold back the slavonic fraction
of my blood pelling me to kiss you guys. :-D

<twice burnt, thrice shy
before you learned, shice try.
(c) XII 2003 >:)

I'm in the process of orginizing some of my links of webpages, and I figured I would share a useful one here:

1) PC performance can suffer by programs that run at system start-up (thing you might not even know are there) - MORE INFO

or go strait to the 3000+ list of programs that could be running on your computer (HERE)

BBW...there is nothing on the first one and the 2nd one is interesting..thanks

many office packages are notorious and load loads of
default-sheets in advance plus fonts that might be never used.

together with the anyway extensive simultaneous
program-starts when the computer boots up a torture
for the poor multitasking-qualities of windows (switchtimes about 100-1000 times longer than MacOS)

a nice trick for those who regulary work with a lot of
office-applications in one session is to start
those programs via the commonly neglected taskplaner that
offers a 'time-after-bootup schedule' as option ...

a basic option are programs like 'startstop' (freeware)
scanning registry/INIs for custom/hidden program calls
and offering a list during windows-start for a possible intervention.

I have been having a problem with my mouse not responding, then in a bit my computer freezes. What can I do to fix this. I am not sure that the mouse has anything to do with it, but that is always when it seems to happen. It is so annoying :(

try the devices manager in preferences/system
- maybe there's a resource conflict now after
you possibly build in a new peripherial part.

mine used to freeze in the past if i was using a few programmes that took alot of memory at once , i added more memory to cure it ... but therer could be a number of reasons to cause it

Except for security fixes, Microsoft has steadfastly refused
to make any other updates to IE6 in the past 3 years, although
it has fallen farther behind its two main competitors,
Mozilla and Opera, in features/functionality, standards compliance
and reliability/performance. A recent court decision against
Microsoft by Eolas Technologies and the University of California
at Berkley has changed the situation, though the 500 million
dollar award is being appealed by Microsoft. However, Redmond is
immediately changing some of the offending coding constructs.
Interestingly, Microsoft will limit the changes in IE6 to patches,
security repairs and the new compliance fixes – no fixes to
JavaScript, CSS, DOM, and HTML non-compliance.
Here, we examine
those patent workaround fixes in more detail and what they
mean to Web developers.

Hoping someone can help me here with a pesky little problem. The folder "Links" is on my favorites on Internet Explorer and no matter how often I delete it, it keeps returning and is really bugging me arghhhhhhhhhhh.
There must be a little setting somewhere which will get rid of this I am hoping. Does anyone know how to get rid of this?

ps I have even tried moving it to another folder so it is there but not visible but still it recreates itself.

every time you do an update you will get your links folder back. No way I have ever found to get rid of it.

i think if you click in favorites on top says organize. and clikc there and you see can delete any think you want to im not sure but you can try ..

but ustica when you do a microsoft update it will reappear again.. trust me on this one!

oh . then, i don t no.

LMAO.. If any one out there does know how to remove it permanently I'd sure like to know!