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    General Tips I can only get the N&I thingme to show up if I...

    I can only get the N&I thingme to show up if I have the taskbar at the Bottom of the monitor.

    I've had my taskbar on the Left since Adam was a boy,

    Is there away to get the blessed thing to...
  2. Thread: Remove Thumbnail 'panel' from Edge by pjd
    Forum: Browsers and Email
    Replies 2 Views 4,573

    Thanks - almost impossible to see the blue up...

    Thanks - almost impossible to see the blue up arrow on black on my monitor in daylight. Why not make it dull white like the other taskbar/titlebar controls (+, -, x etc), including the down arrow...
  3. Thread: Remove Thumbnail 'panel' from Edge by pjd
    Forum: Browsers and Email
    Replies 2 Views 4,573

    Remove Thumbnail 'panel' from Edge

    Somehow started getting this fixed panel of thumbnails under the tabs

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    Anyone know how to get rid of this waste of space feature.

    TIA- pjd
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    @pepanee - you were on the right track I found...

    @pepanee - you were on the right track

    I found a blog in which a commenter suggested to try deleting HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Word\Data, and then do the Repair Office and...
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    Sleep Never didn't fix it. The spellcheck...

    Sleep Never didn't fix it. The spellcheck exclusions were present and correct, and the add-ons had reported for duty.

    I now think it only throws the error on opening first DOCX after a reboot. I...
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    Office is installed on the System drive (C: SSD)...

    Office is installed on the System drive (C: SSD) the DOCX's are on the Data drive (D: HDD).

    You're thinking what I'm thinking, that the drive has gone to sleep. I just looked at the advanced...
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    I doubt it will make any difference, Word is...

    I doubt it will make any difference, Word is working perfectly.

    However, I've done as you have suggested, but I won't know if its worked until tomorrow, I'm using the drive for the rest of...
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    Error msg when opening DOCX from File Explorer - but it opens ?

    Sometimes when I double click a DOCX in file explorer to open it in Word 2010 I get this message

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    But Word opens the file OK. If I close Word and double click it again it's OK. It's...
  9. Thread: Start Menu - All Programs fully expanded by pjd
    Forum: General Support
    Replies 2 Views 3,369

    Thanks, but I don't want to hide it, I want to...

    Thanks, but I don't want to hide it, I want to collapse it to a clickable Item. I'm sure I had that at one stage in Win 10.

    Ah-ha - I just found this thread ==>> How to stop Start Menu showing...
  10. Thread: Start Menu - All Programs fully expanded by pjd
    Forum: General Support
    Replies 2 Views 3,369

    Start Menu - All Programs fully expanded

    I don't get a clickable All Programs in Start, instead I get an expanded list of everything. I've probably clicked some option somewhere. The Most Often Used list is also weird - e.g. I use...
  11. Thread: browsers that are still in beta mode? by pjd
    Forum: Browsers and Email
    Replies 2 Views 1,010

    At a minimum I would initially run it in...

    At a minimum I would initially run it in sandboxie, or these days its just easy to set up a virtual machine. Some years ago I tried a beta release of a 64 bit version of a well know browser without...
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    Hi Ken, For Firefox I clean cookies and cache...

    Hi Ken,

    For Firefox I clean cookies and cache whenever it's closed, which is never less than once a day. I also run CCleaner once a week with these settings

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    I won't be able to test...
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    Links work in Edge, but not in Chrome or Firefox

    I sometimes get this sort of error in firefox and chrome



    But when I open the same URL in Edge it works - and after that it works in Firefox and Chrome.

    When it happens, it's invariably at...
  14. Thread: overlay on notification icon by pjd
    Forum: General Support
    Replies 1 Views 2,169

    overlay on notification icon

    Windows 10 64 bit Pro version 1511

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    Anyone know what that circled bar is trying to tell me, there were no outstanding notifications in Action Centre pop-out. After a while I noticed it...
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    Performance & Maintenance How can I get USB connected drives to sleep when...

    How can I get USB connected drives to sleep when not in use ?
  16. Thread: Snippets Manager by pjd
    Forum: Software and Apps
    Replies 1 Views 1,678

    I solved my immediate problem (snippets for a...

    I solved my immediate problem (snippets for a colleague) by solving the business problem using a different approach.

    But in longer term I still need to find something that does what Shelltoys does...
  17. Thread: Snippets Manager by pjd
    Forum: Software and Apps
    Replies 1 Views 1,678

    Snippets Manager

    Anyone know of a snippets manager that does not overwrite what's in the clipboard when a snippet is pasted.

    Don't say it can't be done, I have one, but its old, no longer available and its license...
  18. Thread: Open Action Center in Windows 10 by pjd
    Forum: Tutorials
    Replies 11 Views 253,824

    Customization Yeah I done that - but then how to see the...

    Yeah I done that - but then how to see the messages I missed - wonder why they made it so it can't be put in the tray - and what was wrong with the flag? And there's no history.

    Never mind
  19. Thread: Open Action Center in Windows 10 by pjd
    Forum: Tutorials
    Replies 11 Views 253,824

    Customization Any way to put the action centre icon out of...

    Any way to put the action centre icon out of sight in the tray - its presence on the task bar irritates me. It doesn't appear in the list of things to show and hide and it can't be moved by drag...
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    Hardware & Drivers Attached some earplugs via the front audio jacks...

    Attached some earplugs via the front audio jacks - same delays, Toggler short, Windows long, same wav file. And it's not the wav file(s), I checked them with Audacity for any starting silence or...
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    Hardware & Drivers [Zolved]

    No, not for Windows sounds, haven't heard a peep from it in years

    But your hint reminded me that I've had Systems Sounds squelched to zilch in the 'sound mixer' - for decades :o

    The Window's...
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    Hardware & Drivers I don't get any sound - I have default sound...

    I don't get any sound - I have default sound scheme configured
  23. Thread: Weird keyboard problem - keys getting swapped by pjd
    Forum: Drivers and Hardware
    Replies 4 Views 112,109

    Ah-ah, I have two keyboards selected -- 1....

    Ah-ah, I have two keyboards selected -- 1. English Australia (US keyboard), 2. English (UK) -- unfortunately they both show as "EN" on the taskbar irrespective of which one is enabled - typical...
  24. Thread: Weird keyboard problem - keys getting swapped by pjd
    Forum: Drivers and Hardware
    Replies 4 Views 112,109

    Weird keyboard problem - keys getting swapped

    This has happened a few times since I upgraded to Windows 10 at the end of October

    I will suddenly find that the @ key and the " key have swapped places. To get an ampersand I have to press...
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    Search (Win/S) for 'control panel', should see...

    Search (Win/S) for 'control panel', should see Control Panel Desktop, right click it and pin to Start, or Taskbar - I somehow got it on my Desktop, but I forget how I see this

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