aha, found it. An update log in the \Windows directory for KB946648 includes info about Program Files > Messenger. This update:...
I certainly didn't enable or install Windows Messenger explicitly, but there it is in my task bar. WinXP, non-SP3. Does it get enabled with...
I tried Barca a couple of years ago and was very impressed: http://www.pocosystems.com/home/ Unfortunately ended up going to Outlook for...
If you use programs that depend on OLE support (e.g. desktop publishing where you could drag a spreadsheet or a graphic into a newsletter layout)...
Thankful, I appreciate your reference to Keyscrambler https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3383. Finding out more about keyloggers in...
JRViejo, thank you for the reminder -- you're right, that is exactly what prompted me to take another look at FireFox. As most of us here...
WOW, I have to say I'm very, very pleased with FF so far, and with the excellent advice from folks here it's only going to get better and better....
hmmm, I'm having a problem getting Adobe Flash Player installed; I did have it installed for IE, but with FF it won't install. I ended up...
What a scramble, trying to find all my auto-logins for various forums ;-) So far so good, 3.0.1, about to do NoScript and Adblock. I also...
Thank you, HAN, I'll check them all out next.
Finally diving into FireFox (on WinXP). Would appreciate tips on what essential settings and add-ons to consider, from a security standpoint....
article [R]esearchers at Carnegie Mellon University's School of Computer Science and College of Engineering have devised a low-cost system that...
Sysinternals Desktops allows you to organize your applications on up to four virtual desktops. Read email on one, browse the web on the second,...
A dab from a hot glue gun does wonders for keeping internal connectors in place.
There are some apparently known problems with SP3 clobbering the msiexec being able to install apps. I just did a google for "msiexec sp3" and...
Could this problem be avoided if one ran the browser inside a sandbox (SandBoxie or similar) ?
That's great! I hope somebody else will jump in to corroborate this, but I do want to be sure that you understand that even though you've...
Ah, that bit "and has Windows installed" was the key thing that I wasn't sure about, thank you. The lockups happened so soon after booting I...
Next-generation Computer Antivirus System Developed Science Daily ScienceDaily (Aug. 7, 2008 ) — Antivirus software on your personal...
Thank you both. I meant searching via the forum's web interface, not google, and the "manual signatures" that appear at the bottom of many...
When searching for info on particular tools, e.g. "Sandboxie", tons of often unrelated msgs come up because many folks have their preferred apps...
Thank you for your reply and suggestions, Hairy Coo -- I realize now that in trying to keep the background minimal I wasn't nearly as clear as I...
ShadowProtect 3.x desktop [licensed] is installed on 2 separate WinXP, SP2 systems (A and B for example). Background: "A" system is having...
oops, sorry, Len, I realize now you were meaning that your son wouldn't have to be available to initiate the connection with you. You're right,...
confession: haven't 100% assimilated reading from the Sandboxie site, still working on it. If, after running antivirus scans etc. on the drive,...
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