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[six-five-two]

Okay I know have Windows XP.. except when I have alot of windows open, XP groups them! It is so annoying. So now I am using tabs in firefox. It says like "9 Firefox" or something. I looked on google and I found one... had to edit the registry.. which I really dont like to do because I could screw up my computer.. but it didnt work at all! So could someone please help me disable this annoying thing!

Oh, and when I open a regular folder, there is no info thing on the bottom like 2000! It should have a thing at the bottom saying drive/folder/file then the size then the last modified date. Could someone please help me with that too?

Thanks!!

[CaptainSlug]

To disable grouping of taskbar items go to Control Panel > Taskbar and Start Menu > Under "Taskbar Appearance" uncheck "Group similar Taskbar buttons"

To show file status in Windows Explorer select from the top menu "View" and click "Status Bar" so that it's checked.
To make the way you are seeing any given folder the default method, from the windows explorer menu click "Tools" > Folder Options > View Tab > Click "Apply to All Folders"

[Lancaster]

Okay I know have Windows XP..

There's your problem.

[six-five-two]

Sorry I now have Windows XP. Thanks CaptainSlug!

[Megamannt92]

I have to agree with Lancaster. Xp is the worst Windows ever spawned....And it lacks MS-DOS. But to run almost any new program you need it...which totally sucks.

Edited by Megamannt92, 21 January 2007 - 10:06 AM.

[Rambo]

What do you mean by "it lacks MS-DOS"?

[six-five-two]

I think XP is good. It starts up way faster... And I dont know what you mean by it lacks MS-DOS but I dont really care...

[Substance Abuse]

MS DOS is basically a sub system that used to be used to run very old software.

And Up until 97 all computers had it...

Edited by Substance Abuse, 21 January 2007 - 04:39 PM.

[six-five-two]

Okay I need help again!
1. How do I get rid of those annoying balloons? Like it says at start up "Windows Firewall is off, click this balloon to fix the problem"

Edited by six-five-two, 21 January 2007 - 06:44 PM.

[bogboogalars]

Well if the fire wall is off and you don't have another one then i suggest you click it and fix that because no fire wall=not good. And to answer your question i have no idea.

[Lancaster]

What I mean by "there's your problem" is that he is using a Windows product, not a UNIX one.

[Rambo]

MS DOS is basically a sub system that used to be used to run very old software.

And Up until 97 all computers had it...

I know what it is, but a cmd prompt runs all MS-DOS commands, does it not?

[Substance Abuse]

I know what it is, but a cmd prompt runs all MS-DOS commands, does it not?

Correct.

[z80]

MS DOS is basically a sub system that used to be used to run very old software.

And Up until 97 all computers had it...

I know what it is, but a cmd prompt runs all MS-DOS commands, does it not?

Yes, it runs commands, but not all programs run properly under Command prompt.

[Rambo]

So, if a program is so outdated that it can't be run in Windoze, does it really need to be run at all?

[Carbon]

So, if a program is so outdated that it can't be run in Windoze, does it really need to be run at all?

Millions of computers around the world still running Win98 vote "yes". Legacy apps in niche markets (usually business) can be deal breakers when it comes to upgrading systems. And, er, games.

Games won't hold you back from upgrading, but you still want to play them, of course. You could probably get away with running a DOS emulator though, with the power of current systems and the relative low system requirements of DOS-only programs.

But you're right, really...for 99% of users, you can probably find a more current version that does the same thing much better. Same sort of thing; I just lost the ability to run Classic apps on my Intel iMac. I can't say that I miss 'em much at all.

[CaptainSlug]

We're still running SunOS (3?) on Sparc stations and Dos 3.0 on some IBM PS2 386 machines at work because there's no modern alternatives for the control tasks we need to perform. There are outdated computers and outdated operating systems still performing vital tasks all over the would. Especially so if what you need to do involves the Serial interface, which newer hardware and operating systems tend to have seriously insurmountable compatibility issues with. If it works, why waste effort replacing it with something that may or may not be an improvement?

There are many MANY tasks that only work reliably on specific operating systems. If you want to build a rendering cluster, or spend alot of time tinkering with your root and drivers go with linux.
If you want to build a bulletproof server your best option would be Apache.
If you want to pretend your OS is the best thing there is for creative work, even though that's not entirely true for most things except professional video editing, go with OSX.
If you want to do CAD work with a wide variety of titles and play a wide variety of games, then your only option is Windows XP.

Back to the real reason for this thread...

Okay I need help again!
1. How do I get rid of those annoying balloons? Like it says at start up "Windows Firewall is off, click this balloon to fix the problem"

I'm assuming you have a router inbetween your computer and your broadband modem. If not then you need to go buy one and do so now.
Or alternatively you need to have a software firewall on the machine that the modem is plugged into, otherwise your network is completely exposed to potential intrusion through several hundred open ports.

Once you have an alternate firewall setup...

Start > Settings > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services

Select "Security Center", click "Stop"
Right click and select "Properties"
Set startup type to "Disabled"
It will never bug you again

Edited by CaptainSlug, 31 January 2007 - 02:36 AM.