Re: XP new user - can you help me?

From: S.L.NARASIMHAM (slnsgr_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 01/22/05 

Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2005 12:54:13 +0530

no qestions are dumb if you are a new user as your subject line said. except
for a few mvps and power users giving out good advice all of us here ARE
dumb. so, don't worry. you are in good company.
you could have been more specific in your questions as there are several
softwares out there and you don't expect all to be familiar with everything.
so you cannot expect an answer starightaway to that question. they are all
hard working guys trying to help out and so let us help them to help us by
being clearer.
S.L.narasimham
"Nana" <nanadek@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:uZWWKiEAFHA.1292@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Oh, my! Sorry if my post wasn't a good one and my questions were dumb!
>
> "Bruce Chambers" <bruce_a_chambers@h0tmail.com> escreveu na mensagem
> news:OcINED$$EHA.2804@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>
> >
> > What is "TuneUp Utilities," and what *specific* changes are being
> > recommended? It's impossible to answer your question without specific
> > details. However, if this "TuneUp Utilities" was not provided by your
> > computer's manufacturer, I'd be inclined to be very, very conservative
> > about applying any of the recommendations, just as a matter of simple
> > common sense.
>
> I thought you would know about TuneUp, it's a very good tool to help the
pc
> working fine. My common sense tells me that I must have something to
correct
> the registry once in a while, so, as I'm not an MVP neither an expert like
> you, I had to ask.
>
>
> > Are you using some sort of download "accelerator" or an allegedly
> > high-speed dial-up connection, such as NetZero High-Speed, that does
> > nothing more than deliberately degrade the quality of graphics files to
> > reduce their file size to provide the illusion of greater overall
> > Internet speeds?
>
> Absolutely not.
>
>
> > WinXP is a multi-user OS, and there'll be no getting away from multiple
> > user accounts, each with its own set of folders. This is as it should
be.
> >
> > HOW TO Create and Configure User Accounts in Windows XP
> > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;279783
>
> Oh, really? If I have only one account, how come to have three separate
> folders in Documents Settings?
>
>
> > If you haven't set the password, than it is blank.
>
> Are you sure?...
>
>
> > Actually, that's all the more reason to use different user accounts,
> > with different levels of permissions, and passwords. Or do you plan to
> > always be looking over the shoulders of your children while they're
> > using the computer and browsing the Internet?
>
> I'm a 47 years old mother of three boys - 24, 25 and 26. Here in my family
> we don't need different accounts nor passwords, we have all the same
rights
> and we trust each other. We are all hard workers and students, a highly
> blessed gang of 5. I never felt the need to check their internet surfing
and
> I still think it's unnecessary.
>
>
> > How can you not be sure? Do you normally accept anything that wants to
> > download without first making sure that it's something you want or need?
> > That's a very dangerous practice. If you don't know what is being
> > downloaded, disconnect the computer from the Internet until you've got
> > all of the normal security precautions in place.
> >
> The download in question is from my computer's manufacturer. You missed my
> point, which was the % of the download and the time given.
>
> By the way, you bet I have peace and I'm free.
> Thanks for your attention and your kindness.
> Nana
>
> > Bruce Chambers
> >
> > Help us help you:
> > http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
> >
> > You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having
> > both at once. - RAH
>
>

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