3 days ago all my media files worked great I could even watch live streaming in IE not a problem, now after a WMP update to 11 nothing works, reinstalled all codecs, even rolled back to WMP 9 then 10 I only get sound, and no picture, and then it works sometimes, but if I try the same file again nothing ;-( installed all the latested codecs and video card drivers, checked for viruses but nother seems to work

HELP !!!!!!!!!

What are the RECYCLER files used for? Not Recycle Bin.
A friend of mine had a Norton alert and it pointed to an executable file in the Document & Settings/.../.../.... etc. Norton couldn't remove it so we did it manually. First to the desktop recycle bin and then deleted it from there.
Norton now shows the same exe file in the recycler file. Are these used by System Restore and the like?
Is it now safe? Can it be removed from recycler? Or the actual Recycler files deleted?

Edit: Found the answer myself ta.

Nero 7

recently my Nero 7 software has suddenly slowed down when burning cd/dvd's normally takes 10mins now over 1 hour, anyone got the same problem or a suggestion on to fix it?

I need a reader to access a Newsgroup.

IE seems to send me to Outlook and I can't get that to work. Anyway I prefer to avoid Outlook as people say it is the biggest target for the virus brigade.

Can anyone recommend a free newsgroup reader please?

TP

You might like to try FeedReader and see if it fits the bill? It is Free, by the way.

Thanks Doc,

I'll give it a go.

TP

Actually Doc I don't think it is what I need. I certainly can't get it to read what I want.

I am trying to read the 'chatter' group described on this page.

I thought one could access these chat groups with Google, but am getting nowhere fast.

TP

I'm pretty sure all that you need is available as a Download from HERE

(Not exactly easy to understand and 'user-friendly' is it?)

TP, years ago I used FreeAgent, these days I just use Outlook Express. There is a whole industry built around overplaying the security issues in Microsoft products.

The newsgroups are private groups hosted on their own server news.online-netz.de, I don't think Google reads those. The reason you may have failed with Outlook is that the server is password protected, you need to enter the username and password specified when creating the account.

As far as choosing a reader, this may help: http://www.newsgroupservers.net/usenet_groups/usenet_newsgroup_newsreaders.htm

Doc,

I know that page like the back of my hand - 'cause it does not tell me what I need to know and hence the wish to talk to some VA users.

I have been using VA since I first used Windows. It has migrated perfectly and does work under XP. However, the bit of software it uses to introduce a new 'service' does not like the 32 bit of XP. What I need to find out is how to upgrade my VA Ver 5 to 6 without losing twenty years of messages and addresses.

Kayak,

OK I'll look at Outlook - but also that URL first.

TP

Kayak,

I can get Outlook Express to log in to a Microsoft user group but not that one for VA.

If you have a moment to spare could you try that name Vaos and password Vaosforever and see if you can get in. I'm wondering if they are out of date - particularly since a message to the help line on that VA page has not been responded to yet.

Thanks in anticipation.

TP

TP, works for me.

You should have set up an account specifically for vaos, server name news.online-netz.de, tick 'this server requires me to log on', user name and password as you know it, and untick 'log on using Secure Password Authentication'.

K.

Great. Thanks. I had ticked that bottom box in the Server tab.

Works fine now. And now to see if it tells me what I need to know.....

TP

K.

Just an update to say I have already had about four replies. The system works.

Thanks again.

TP

I have e-mails stuck in Outlook Express that I cannot delete.
There are two that cannot be opened or deleted and send Outlook Express to Not Responding mode.
More recently there are an increasing number but not all that open but cannot be deleted.
Using select all then delete has not worked.
Any suggestions appreciated

View/Layout, turn off Preview Pane and then put cursor over title and press Del to delete.

Thanks
Unticked Show preview pane and Show preview pane header
then apply and ok?
When you say "put cursor over title" do you mean select then delete.

No joy so far

Yes that's it. The preview pane effectively opens the message. It's safer to turn it off anyway with regard to viruses. Normally if you do that you can delete the messages just by highlighting them and pressing Del since it's the opening that's causing OE problems rather than the deleting.

In the process of seting up my Cable wireless network, I've got my Network Gear work on the main computer, now trying to setup the wireless adapter on other compters and get them to talk to each other ;-)

Got Xp to find the computer, it then tells me to unplug adapter plug it into main computer and then wait till it flashes and updates, then unplug and put in back into the other computer you want connected to main computer, I do this and xp says it can not find adapter make sure you have unpluged and pluged it back in, windows maynot find this and quits, how do I get them to work ;-) tried everything even the Netgear software but nothing works

1pm got both pc's to use Internet thru wireless yeah

still cant find either computer, booooo

1.07pm DONE IT ;-) YEAH

about 2 weeks ago my wireless network stopped working.

Only managed to get round to looking at it today.

First the good news - i changed the ip address in my lan settings to check on the settings in the wireless box. changed nothing in the wireless settings and then changed the ip address for my lan back to what it was and now my wireless network is working fine.


but the bit that worries me/puzzles me.

I have no default gateway for my lan settings (i'm choosing my network settings rather than letting windows choose them). That doesn't seem right to me but I'm not sure. It's now over 5 years since I was involved in IT and my memory says i'm sure i've never seen a blank field there but I can't imagine windows just "lost the setting" either.

Should there be one?