[AT] OK boys, I need help!! OT Computer stuff

charlie hill chill8 at cox.net
Fri Mar 12 07:19:37 PST 2004


Thanks,  my friend with the identical notebook is more savvy about such
things than I am.  I thought I'd let him figure it out and then I'll fix
mine.   grins.

If that plan doesn't work I'll start fooling with the controls on mine.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <tomehrkam at houston.rr.com>
To: <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Friday, March 12, 2004 9:57 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] OK boys, I need help!! OT Computer stuff


> As far as the touch pad goes. Try turning off some of the features.
>
> It comes set up so that if you tap the pad it is the same as clicking
> the mouse button. I configured mine so that the only thing it will do
> is mover the curser.
>
> I also have an optical mouse. I like the mouse better but my notebook
> has WiFi so most of the time it is in my lap in my lazy boy and there is
> no place to place the mouse. They do not call them laptop's for nothing.
>
> If they could just invent wireless power then I would really be in
business
> the battery is for the birds.
>
> Original Message:
> -----------------
> From: charlie hill chill8 at cox.net
> Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2004 09:04:30 -0500
> To: at at lists.antique-tractor.com
> Subject: Re: [AT] OK boys, I need help!! OT Computer stuff
>
>
> Wow Dave,  I can't tell the difference in 98SE and XP except that XP is
more
> automatic and never crashes.  They look virtually the same with a few
minor
> exceptions.
> My first XP experience was with this notebook.   I pulled it out of the
box,
> turned it on and have been happy ever since.  Never once looked at a
manual
> or anything.
>
> Charlie
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "David A. Laughead Jr." <daljr at bright.net>
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
<at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Friday, March 12, 2004 8:49 AM
> Subject: Re: [AT] OK boys, I need help!! OT Computer stuff
>
>
> > Gee guys, I only have a 3 gig HD, and when I checked last night I was
only
> > useing 730 meg of that. Up until about 3 months ago I had win98se
running
> on
> > a pc with a compressed 200 meg drive.(something happened to the
> motherboard
> > or video card, not sure which might doo more testing with that this
> weekend)
> > Ok so I am a lil out dated
> >
> > As for XP.... I from what I have used it, I hate it. Gives me a headache
> > just trying to look at it.
> > Just had a guy 3 days ago have me get rid of his XP and put on 98se
> >
> > I have been running 98se for a few yrs now and it has been rock solid.
> > Yep, gotta have that DOS ability for me
> >
> >
> > Dave Laughead
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: charlie hill <chill8 at cox.net>
> > To: Antique tractor email discussion group
<at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> > Sent: Friday, March 12, 2004 7:19 AM
> > Subject: Re: [AT] OK boys, I need help!! OT Computer stuff
> >
> >
> > > I agree that 80 gig is small by comparison but I have yet to fill up a
> 40
> > > gig and I use mine for work, storing photos and I also have some music
> > > stored on it.
> > >
> > > Charlie
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Steve W." <falcon at telenet.net>
> > > To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
> > <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> > > Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2004 9:06 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [AT] OK boys, I need help!! OT Computer stuff
> > >
> > >
> > > > Now days 80 gig is SMALL. I have well over 400 gig onboard with
three
> > > > other hard drives as spares.
> > > >
> > > > Steve Williams
> > > > Near Cooperstown NY
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "charlie hill" <chill8 at cox.net>
> > > > To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
> > > > <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> > > > Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2004 8:34 PM
> > > > Subject: Re: [AT] OK boys, I need help!! OT Computer stuff
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Hi Don,  Why do you say 80 gig hard drive?  I can see the 512MB
RAM
> > > > ( my
> > > > > notebook only has 256 and I plan to upgrade it) but I can't see
> where
> > > > the
> > > > > average guy needs that much hard drive space.  Just curious.
> > > > >
> > > > > Charlie
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: "Don Shehi" <shehi at commspeed.net>
> > > > > To: "'Antique tractor email discussion group'"
> > > > > <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> > > > > Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2004 8:12 PM
> > > > > Subject: RE: [AT] OK boys, I need help!! OT Computer stuff
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > XP home version with at least 512MB of RAM and 80GB on the hard
> > > > drive.
> > > > > Any
> > > > > > computer will run at it's best when it has a lot of memory and
> hard
> > > > disk
> > > > > > space to work with.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Don Shehi
> > > > > > Camp Verde. AZ
> > > > > >
> > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
> > > > > > [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Carl
> > > > Tatlock
> > > > > > Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2004 3:52 PM
> > > > > > To: AT at lists.antique-tractor.com
> > > > > > Subject: [AT] OK boys, I need help!! OT Computer stuff
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I'm sorry to intrude with this plea for help, but I"m in a
> hurry-up
> > > > that
> > > > > > is not of my own devising, so I need advice.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I need to get a new computer-- STAT
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I need to get a new operating system-- I am running W98 SE.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I have saved a lot of computer stuff from the ATIS list (which I
> > > > trust
> > > > > > far more than a 17 year old compurter salesman.)   BUT I still
> don't
> > > > > > have an answer --even tho I reviewed the ones I saved-- mostly
> from
> > > > last
> > > > > > summer.     I also just changed from Netscape 4.7 to Mozilla
> (thanks
> > > > for
> > > > > > the tip Cecil) and love it..  But, back to the story.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I am  researching and writing a n extensive  genealogy  project
> for
> > > > my 3
> > > > > > children.  So far in 5 years I have about   850 pages put
> together.
> > > > > > That, and ATIS are the bulk of my work on computer.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > 98 SE is getting cranky.  I bought a  flash memory stick but
even
> > > > with
> > > > > > the driver CD it wouldn't stick in my computer.  Time to
consider
> a
> > > > new
> > > > > > computer and a new OP system.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Where am I going with this long tale??   Right here.  What OS is
> > > > > > recommended:
> > > > > > 2000, or NT (home version)   ??    Come on guys--  All thoughts
> > > > > > considered.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Tractor reference:   When I get a new computer, I will run over
> the
> > > > old
> > > > > > one with the $#@%& Cub (if it doesn't stall it out)  ;-)
> > > > > >             Thanks,  Carl in VT
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