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Forum: Microsoft Office 02 Feb 2013
Replies: 3
Views: 416
Posted By GRoston
Neutron16, Awesome answer! I had never...

Neutron16,

Awesome answer! I had never before tried the Style Inspector, nor had I known about the hidden tab. Very cool! I assume there is some related trick for simply removing the Asian...
Forum: Microsoft Office 01 Feb 2013
Replies: 3
Views: 416
Posted By GRoston
Strange Word 2010 paragrph formatting behavior

All,

While working on a document the other day (the original of which came from a colleague who uses a bibliographic management system), I stumbled across a very weird issue with paragraph...
Forum: System Security 30 Oct 2012
Replies: 1
Views: 1,123
Posted By GRoston
Help needed: Installing certificate for IPsec VPN

I have a Win 7 x65 Pro computer on my home network (set up as a work group, not a domain) to which I want to be able to connect using an IPsec VPN. Based on my review of the Event log, I believe that...
Forum: General Discussion 28 Oct 2012
Replies: 2
Views: 227
Posted By GRoston
logicearth, Thank you. I 'discovered' this...

logicearth,

Thank you. I 'discovered' this about an hour after posting. Still requires some effort to see the details, but at least the active tasks are easily identified.
Forum: General Discussion 28 Oct 2012
Replies: 2
Views: 227
Posted By GRoston
Utility for viewing scheduled tasks?

One of my computers was resuming from StandBy unexpectedly. After some digging, I found the cause to be a scheduled task. I also noticed two other things:
1. Under Windows 7, there are numerous...
Forum: General Discussion 21 Aug 2012
Replies: 5
Views: 374
Posted By GRoston
Good suggestion - I followed the instructions...

Good suggestion - I followed the instructions provided. I expect to use Google Voice this Thursday, we'll see if that resolves the issue.
Forum: General Discussion 21 Aug 2012
Replies: 5
Views: 374
Posted By GRoston
Golden - On occasion, yes. Next time I use it, I...

Golden - On occasion, yes. Next time I use it, I will see if that is the cause. Thx.
Forum: General Discussion 21 Aug 2012
Replies: 5
Views: 374
Posted By GRoston
How to determine what program is creating a file

Every so often, I see the file debug.log appear in /Users/<me>/Documents. The file has a size of zero bytes. I delete it and it eventually reappears. I do not believe that this is virus related, but...
Forum: General Discussion 11 Aug 2012
Replies: 6
Views: 400
Posted By GRoston
No place in the documentation do they say that...

No place in the documentation do they say that manage local groups and users is disabled from within computer management.
Forum: General Discussion 11 Aug 2012
Replies: 6
Views: 400
Posted By GRoston
Win 7 Home Premium - A Rant

It was time to upgrade the old XP machine that had been our server for years. In order to preserve useful licenses, I decided to use Win 7 Home Premium. What a huge mistake - this OS should properly...
Forum: General Discussion 05 Aug 2012
Replies: 10
Views: 889
Posted By GRoston
All, The follow-up I promised: With the...

All,

The follow-up I promised: With the graphics card in, current draw was 0.78 amps. With the graphics card out, current draw was 0.56 amps. I set the BIOS to ignore all errors, and I did hear a...
Forum: System Security 30 Jul 2012
Replies: 8
Views: 1,306
Posted By GRoston
All, Sorry for the missed replies. I think...

All,

Sorry for the missed replies. I think that hroush9037 may be on to something. The problem seems to re-occur after rebooting, which seems to coincide with the "Mozilla Safe Browsing" being...
Forum: System Security 25 Jul 2012
Replies: 8
Views: 1,306
Posted By GRoston
Yes, this may not be the most appropriate forum,...

Yes, this may not be the most appropriate forum, but the folks here seem to be better informed than most.

This morning, Avast A/V started popping up Malicious URL alerts for most of the major...
Forum: General Discussion 18 Jul 2012
Replies: 10
Views: 889
Posted By GRoston
HonorGamer: I understand that the graphics...

HonorGamer: I understand that the graphics card/monitor will be needed for the install. I question was related to post-install.

kegobeer: Your reply is not the answer I wanted. Guess I can always...
Forum: General Discussion 18 Jul 2012
Replies: 10
Views: 889
Posted By GRoston
Is a display device needed for Win 7?

I have a computer that I intend to make into a server. I would like to remove the graphics card, if for no other reason than to reduce power consumption. The motherboard does not have built-in...
Forum: Microsoft Office 25 Jun 2012
Replies: 3
Views: 893
Posted By GRoston
There is no way to do this. What I have done is...

There is no way to do this. What I have done is written a macro to replace cells with their values - painful, but it gets the job done.
Forum: General Discussion 25 Jun 2012
Replies: 5
Views: 913
Posted By GRoston
Just a follow-up - those registry keys have...

Just a follow-up - those registry keys have disappeared. Very strange...
Forum: General Discussion 22 Jun 2012
Replies: 4
Views: 6,074
Posted By GRoston
Brink, Given that this is the Guest account,...

Brink,

Given that this is the Guest account, I do not think that deleting the files, etc., is a prudent move. Guest is special and my reading suggests that it will not be recreated properly.
Forum: General Discussion 22 Jun 2012
Replies: 1
Views: 843
Posted By GRoston
Guest Account logs in with temporary profile

Not sure how to fix this problem. I did not see a hive with the .bak extension in the HKEY_USERS section. I am loathe to delete the user account and files since Guest is a special account.

Can...
Forum: General Discussion 14 Jun 2012
Replies: 5
Views: 913
Posted By GRoston
Unusual registry keys

All,

Today was not a good day - I ran Windows update and after restarting, my computer hung at the ""Preparing to configure Windows. Do not turn off your computer." message. Took numerous reboots,...
Forum: Microsoft Office 02 Jun 2012
Replies: 3
Views: 893
Posted By GRoston
SeaVixen: That is the general idea, but I...

SeaVixen:

That is the general idea, but I need to do that via a macro. Guess I could record a macro to see what that does...
Forum: Microsoft Office 02 Jun 2012
Replies: 3
Views: 893
Posted By GRoston
Locking certain cells from updating

All,

I created a five year pro forma financial model for my business. The spreadsheet makes extensive use of worksheet formulas and macros. I also added a sheet to track actuals (numbers...
Forum: Microsoft Office 31 May 2012
Replies: 1
Views: 712
Posted By GRoston
Odd behavior - pop-up from embedded Excel appears throughout document

Sorry for the confusing title - not exactly sure how to succinctly describe the issue.

With Office 2010: I have a Word document with an embedded Excel chart. If I change the focus to some other...
Forum: General Discussion 25 May 2012
Replies: 30
Views: 2,774
Posted By GRoston
Havoc, I do not know the answer to your...

Havoc,

I do not know the answer to your question. I was simply trying to point you at some resources/approaches that have worked for me in the past. If yu truly suspect the keyboard, find a spare...
Forum: Customization 25 May 2012
Replies: 11
Views: 2,053
Posted By GRoston
Bongo - thank you - your solution worked.

Bongo - thank you - your solution worked.
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