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Posted by Curtis hammond (Member # 2170) on :

There is a way to send you spam that you may not know about. OR a way into your computer that is not traceable.
Another good reason to keep using win 98SE
look here

http://www.techtv.com/screensavers/answerstips/story/0,24330,3374542,00.html

Posted by VICTORGEORGIOU (Member # 474) on :

That's a good tip, Curtis. You would think the software would come from the vendor set in a safe mode as opposed to the least safe.

Here's another one
http://www.techtv.com/screensavers/answerstips/story/0,24330,3384507,00.html

With Win2000, IE5 or 6, running with an always on connection like DSL, if you happen to get a DNS message the first time you go to a site, you will continue to get a DNS message until the next time you reboot your computer. This sounds convoluted, but I have been wrestling with this problem for a year. The fix at the above link makes the problem go away.

Never attempt to change your registry without first backing it up!

Vic G

Posted by Mike Pipes (Member # 1573) on :

Man that little messenger in NT/2K/XP is one of the nicest features about those operating systems, especially if you have an office network. You can carry on a conversation with someone, anyone, anywhere on the network, without other people listening over the cubicle wall. [Smile]

Posted by Santo (Member # 411) on :

Mike. sounds like you don't like it in Prairie Dog City.

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