Glenn9999

Randomly with the last 2 versions of Firefox when I try to open Google I get this screen which will repeatedly present itself. Searched and found no fixes. Any ideas?

Like was said, you can set up a VM running whatever DOS you like (you can put whatever regular HD directories you like into the VM as shared drives, too, so it's pretty transparent in the end there) or use DosBOX. One of the nice things about DOSBox is that you can set up a shortcut on a DOS interactive program and make it pretty transparent in the end. I do that with the two or three DOS games I like to play that won't work well in XP (I have a Windows one that doesn't work well in XP but works well in ME but that's another issue altogether). http://www.dosbox.com/wiki/DOSBoxShortcuts

And as a thought as I read this again, the OP's text regarding Wordpad is a perfect example. XP's implementation of WordPad chokes on opening my DOC files saved in 98SE. really doesn't mean a thing and doesn't tell us anything. What kind of error messages are associated, what happens, etc? This is what myself and others have been asking about in this thread. There are specific problems, and depending on what those are there might be specific solutions. This might be the perfect answer to your WordPad issues, but we don't know so we're not guessing or suggesting replacements.

This is really the thing. You need to do this. XP is truly a different OS than 98, so you're going to have transition issues. And since XP is a completely different OS, it's not going to work the same as 98. The biggest difference is that due to the lack of existence of DOS (like I said, COMPLETELY different), the rules for applications change. Most of us have been through them, so it would be good if you were to do this. XP (really NT) has an emulation layer which handles the DOS functionality. You won't be able to replace that. You can always try loading command.com to see if the results are different in running things. But there are a number of rules in XP/NT as a true multi-tasking/multi-processing OS (98 isn't since it's based on DOS) which make several DOS programs non-starters and others require some work. So you need to find replacements for some things and emulation (DOSBox or a VM) for some others if there aren't genuine equivalents (and to be honest there's been so much time since DOS was prevalent that there's options for most everything now). As far as shell functionality goes, it's always worth getting Powershell and getting it loaded, since there is much more functionality than DOS even had in regards to what you can do with the shell in terms of scripting and other functionality. This is common for any OS transition. It will take some time to figure out how the OS works to do your routine things. I felt this way going from ME to XP (same issues as you really), felt that way in running OS/2 for the 3 years I ran it, and feel that way and would feel that way going to Linux. Things just work differently, so you'll have to learn how those things work to complete the transition. We're willing to help you out on those, but you need to be specific about what you are trying to run and what is going on.

And the one before Falling Down. Definitely worth seeing at least once. I pull it out every once in a while. Of course here's the famous scene parodied time and again (though there are others referenced as well):

I usually trend towards music more than movies when I go for my Christmas purchases: The Hollies Led Zeppelin And then I had to go for something newer, so I went with Florence and the Machine. Not so much for Florence but the musical arranging. It'd be fun to see them take a crack at instrumentals at times ala Pink Floyd.

Here's my last specific movie purchase (one I had to go to the work to find) before the one above. Definitely underrated and endured after all this time. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qa27EG4dQAI

Depends on what media. This is the last movie that I got myself (for Christmas)

I loaded up my Windows ME VM and found it performs similarly there. It turns out the API call to find the Taskbar (SHAppBarMessage with the ABM_GETTASKBARPOS message) fails in the 9X API. I don't really have any documentation on it (it's too old to download, evidently), and don't find anything similar, so can't say how to fix it. Might have to go back to the message box for the 9X class API. I can definitely put a time out option in the config for how long it takes the Window to disappear. The other part of the suggestion would have to be researched. I can look into doing it.

Edit: Nevermind. I switched what I was using to something that should be more generic, and hopefully should work right for you. The window should appear directly next to the taskbar. Also got the configuration part started/done. There's a menu you can go into to select the kind of units you want it to display. Here's the latest.

Actually this is one of those things where it gets hard to pick an option because of the number of good options available (style/kind of window, placement of window, and so on). The question always is what the best option is. That said, I posted the latest version is here. I used the HTMLHelp API on this and it looks about like the text hint does. It'll go away if you click elsewhere or it will go away on its own if you wait. It shouldn't have any text limit either. Only thing is the program doesn't work too well if I make it come up on mouse movement, so I left it work as left click. If that option works, I'll probably add a display options menu to it and then call it done.

Attached to this post. The biggest change is that I moved the display text to a message box, which should show all the text that is needed. Left-click the icon to get that. That might change to the HTMLHelp Textbox API depending on what works best for it. As well, I might add a display option (bytes, MB, GB). But I think overall, clicking to get it instead of using the hint text will be a lot better.

Sure, and I already have in the version I have here. The problem is there would still be the 128 character upper limit Windows imposes in using the hint text (the text allows for 4 drives then). I looked into this some more and it looks like the best options available are to guarantee as much text can be displayed as needed: 1) either use a regular message box or 2) a text box api call I found in HTML Help. Going either direction, there shouldn't be an appreciable limit to text. Any other good suggestions? Do other kinds of drives need to be displayed? Are the text lines working or should they be displayed in a different way?

The main issue with GIF is the LZW patent issue. Once Unisys started throwing their weight around regarding it (basically wanting $1 for every copy of LZW/GIF running), everyone backed off from using it in any major way as soon as they could manage it. As I understand it, the patent is expired now, but there is still a huge sting behind how it was handled in that very few really have an interest in implementing it. Which is likely that you won't find your GIF viewer for Windows 7 Photoview. Just no interest in it.

Not as a hint string. I could make it so it shows a dialog message if you clicked the icon. Or show the text as a hint bubble (limit 256 characters, but a lot of systems are set up to not show those). Or a little form at the bottom. Not sure what would be best, yet. If there's enough interest (like I said, it was just something I threw together quickly), I could look at it again and make it more polished than it currently is.

Truthfully there's all kinds of lies and double-speak behind these numbers. When you see a "journalist", expect lies if their lips are moving. Pretty good rule. Like with these unemployment numbers, there's actually a set of 4 which changes based on what people they add (part time seasonal or "unemployed but actively seeking employment" or "out of labor market" for examples). The one they choose to report changed with Shrub to one of the lower figures. Whatever they report for an unemployment figure, double it and you're getting in the ballpark. This is especially true since their definition of "out of the labor market" is very restrictive (not sought a job (read INTERVIEW for one) in 4 weeks and without a job for 12) beyond the obvious stuff (in armed forces, prison, a housewife, etc). Really the adjustment to lower numbers is like Shrub calling McDonalds McJobs "manufacturing positions". It's all bollocks.

The second routine ended up not working on XP (it kept complaining of an invalid / not found token in GetLastError when I pointed it at C:\Recycler) I so I ended up hard-coding those three strings anyway and got what I wanted to do done. I guess it works on Vista or Seven fine?

Thanks, I think I got figured out what I need. As for the first link, he hard-codes it, too (to "Recycled"). I guess that'll probably be the best way, to sweep the folders of the root directory and then match what is found against the routine in the second link. Thanks again!

There might be more than three now or in the future, so I'm thinking it might be good to find a way to get what the string is. Yes, my research is where I found those three strings. Different for each operating system (98/ME, 2000/XP, Vista/Seven). Just looking to write something that will return the Recycle Bin directory on a drive if it exists. Most of what I find in searching involves more "basic computing" kind of answers than what I'm looking for. RecyclerPath = RecycleBinPath("C:\") should have "C:\RECYCLER" as a function return in other words. But if the information as to what the specific string is isn't stored, I can always test for all of them and do it that way.

Does anyone know where or how you determine where the recycle bin(s) are physically in the machine? I know you can brute force all the names ("Recycler", "Recycled", "$Recycle.Bin", I believe), but is there a more elegant way to find this out for each of the drives in the machine eligible for one? I'm not finding a way when I search.

Check the following, which are saved when I start changing around the taskbar (size, position, etc): HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\TaskbarSizeMove HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Desktop\Components\0\Position HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Desktop\Components\0\CurrentState HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Desktop\Components\0\RestoredStateInfo HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Desktop\Components\GeneralFlags Of course decrypting what they mean is another matter entirely.

New Revision. I didn't see much wrong with all the testing I did and haven't heard anything from anyone else, so this appears to be ready for 1.00. Changes from 0.14 beta ---------------------------------- 1. Added several options on the About menu which link to the help file. 2. Added context-sensitive help (F1) for each screen. 3. Changed the program to use XP-themed controls. As it should state in the documentations, by all means distribute this to other sites with my blessing.

As I understand it, there's a "resolve" function that is exposed by the "Find Target" option. Setting the "relative path" is helpful for this function, though I really haven't looked into the best way to set that. Really though, for links to work from the OS side, it really is good that you stick to their common format. The only other suggestion I can make is getting into the API for this (IShellLink) and then setting things and try the Resolve function. Or do the search yourself for file names then rewrite the information based on what you find (assuming you didn't rename or delete anything). As long as there's nothing too identical, it should be relatively easy to work out.

The manufactuer describes: Preserving OEM Pre-Activation when Re-installing Windows XP http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb457078.aspx I'll have to try that next time I do a reinstall. But since I assemble my own computers (and hence ordered my OEM copies from NewEgg), what would I have to do to "pre-activate" things? Is that on the OEM system builder disk (which I really didn't find much documentation on, and is for base XP anyway) or would there be some other documentation on it somewhere?

Don't forget reinstalls, which would require activation again. And OEM licenses don't require activation? That's news to me since I have 2 of those here which do.