blim

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  1. Thank you very much! My son uses MSN Messenger sometimes. Sent him an email with your links. Liz
  2. Morbid curiousity got me reading over at LTS. Sigh....its getting worse (altho folks adopted the "test" area as a new hangout. Don't tell anyone)
  3. daughters! (mine is an actor and never needed a mike.....)
  4. blim

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    Hi Irregularjoe, I've lurked over at LTS for a couple of years now but never signed up due to the atmosphere and I remember you. Lurked here, too, since its inception. As you can see, this is where I ended up, due to the politeness, maturity, and GOOD NATURED HUMOR here. I've never read anyone be purposely "snotty" here, and if feelings ever got hurt, there were instant apologies. I remember a post you made over there a couple of days ago, and your post here got my curiousity up and I did a little reading there. All I can say is "uh, uh, *jaw drops* how rude!!!!!" Your responses to some v
  5. Females actually DO fart, burp and sweat (but will never say, "yeah, that was me!!!" to the first two items.....Liz
  6. Re-read the question, I'm sure you know what it is! I'm a doof. No, not sure what it is looking for....But my Gateway does do the exact same thing. Liz
  7. Hello Mikex, My gateway (Win98 and exact specs as yours, too) does the exact same thing and has since day one. Try looking in Start/Programs. I have Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Photo Deluxe there. I know how Acrobot Reader works but have never tried Photo Deluxe. Liz
  8. Hello Jennie171, Bearskin's response regarding ME proves the "voice of experience" beats hearsay every time! Listen to him. Perhaps compare your hardware/specs to his? Liz
  9. Hi Jennie171, Not an expert, so if someone sees me misquiding Jennie171, PLEASE CORRECT ME, but from what I have read, do not install Windows ME!! I have read nothing but horror stories on it, guess it was a major flop. I have Windows98 on one computer (5 years old) and yes, it has caused numerous calls to Gateway, but has been much better lately. Perhaps not overtaxed anymore. Do you have enough "juice" to upgrade to XP? On my 2 year old Dell it seems MUCH more stable but I really don't know if it is the operating system or the machine.....Liz
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    Welcome Cache and Jennie171 from another newbie (although, Jennie,you've been busy--2 squares under your name already!) A Newbie infestation??? Cache, I'm glad Macmarauder gave you the Virus967, he simply ran and hid from me. Must have caught him at the right moment, or he knows how tech inept I am and feels sorry for me. Whew....Liz
  11. Hi Sidekickcat, Oh My Gosh!!! what a miserable time you've had with the flu!!!! Glad you're getting better. Drink lots of water, wash your hands often and stay away from germ factories, I lovingly mean kids, ok??? Oh, and as my Bohemian-Jewish Grandmother said, EAT CHICKEN SOUP!! Liz And hello Martymas, Have to agree, Chappy and especially Pete C have the patience of saints!! Sure wouldn't want their jobs, the 733T or whatever techy language is written on those boards drives me crazy! English is my first language and I'm still mastering it. Liz
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    Hi Sidekickcat, Another thrift shopper, yes!!! I coined "Good Will Hunting" years before the movie came out. Still think somehow someone stole that term from me. Great for antique furniture (although I usually leave with something other than I went in for..) When summer arrives and the kids aren't home as often (we have glorious beaches) I'll have to look for those books at the library, (even cheaper than Goodwill) thanks! And hello Macmarauder, Thanks for the welcome, another smart*ss on board??? (Yes, run and hide) Liz
  13. Hi Matt, Thanks, never backed up before, I know I'm supposed to, but I read that XP makes it "easy". My old Gateway taught me to cringe whenever I read "simply follow the online instructions..." but my newer Dell so far has acted much nicer. And I'm with you on the firewall--I learned on Mcafee and want to keep it (and its free with rebates if you buy it in January). and Hi tg1911, Yep, THAT was the list that scared me, but looking at it again, i suppose it isn't too bad! Just need to learn how to do a few things! Thanks to the both of you for your advice! Liz
  14. Hi Matt! The confusion was probably the "blim effect". Here two days and already causing confusion, I am the master! Glad to hear you had no problems with SP2. Did you do anything special beforehand? (scandisk, defrag, scan, back up,disable restore, boot to safe mode, jump through fire, etc. it was a huge, unfamiliar list) It's the preparation I've read about that scares me. I've defragged and scanned but I've never attempted the other tasks. Well, jumping through fire doesn't sound too scary. Thanks, Liz
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    Hi! I apologise, this should have been my first post, but been trying to figure out just what I do.......I'm 47, married, "retired" 9 years ago from retail, when my kids were 10 and 12, what a blessing to be home when the kids are teenagers--Sometimes I'm feeding 10 kids, but I know what they're up to! Live in Michigan, 1/2 way up the "west coast" (or the left side of your right hand) and with exception of today, we have been freezing and shoveling. Long winter with no end in sight. Currently I'm restoring a 145 year old Victorian home, volunteer at the high school designing costumes and pro
  16. So.....you get to celebrate for an entire month, huh??? As my daughter used to say, "Its your happy-birfy-to-yyyouuuu!" Hope it was a good one. You don't know me but I've read your posts here and I think LTS .... so I know you....(be afraid!) Liz
  17. Sidekickcat, thanks for your kind and wise words! Oh, and I forgot to post earlier, that I hope you survived the flu alright. I'd say that ol'ladies like us need to get the flu shot, but I never did! (at least this year I had an excuse, there was a severe shortage in MI---let the Senior Citizens have em!) Thanks again, Liz
  18. Ordering the cd sounds like a good idea, I forgot about that option, thanks for reminding me! Liz
  19. bah!!!! Dances around the room pulling my hair. Looks like an SP2 install for me (probably followed by calls to Dell support) Thanks, Liz
  20. I also have not installed SP2, mainly because there is a game my son plays with an overseas friend that is on the "may not work list". Cheaper than long distance calls abroad! I have automatic updates because I am lax about such things, but check the custom install to avoid installing SP2. I've read that one has to jump through a bunch of hoops in preparation of installing SP2---backing up (which I've never done--tech inept), scanning, etc., if SP2 automatically updates, will it give the user a "heads up" to do these things first? Or are these things absolutely necessary beforehand? I'm af
  21. I was beginning to wonder if I was the only one who noticed???? Thanks for bringing this "out of the village", Cat. Needed to be done (and God bless you too!). I've been reading LTS a couple of years but never joined because of the "snippy", paranoid and defensive replies I've read (including Leo, unfortunately) --afraid I'd get my head bitten off if I ever posted. I'm not sure what happened either-- due to my kids hogging the idiotbox the past week, but there were some mighty heated posts on March 4--I see a couple have dissapeared today and a couple apologies made (but don't know what for