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libkitty - Sep 07, 2005 8:31:37 pm PDT #4405 of 10003

Embrace the idea that we are the leaders we've been looking for. Grace Lee Boggs

Oh, great! Thanks!

eta: Boy, do I feel stupid now. Apparently I had managed to change the default browser and erase all mention of Firefox without actually deleting it. I'm not sure how exactly I did that, but it seems to work now. Is this a sign that I should move to the evil empire, or a sign that I can muddle through with occasional and much appreciated help? Time will tell.

Eddie - Sep 07, 2005 8:57:00 pm PDT #4406 of 10003

Your tag here.

Don't give in to the dark side, libkitty.

libkitty - Sep 07, 2005 9:00:00 pm PDT #4407 of 10003

Embrace the idea that we are the leaders we've been looking for. Grace Lee Boggs

I'm conflicted, Eddie. On the one side, everything is written for MS, so it's easy. On the other side, everything is written for MS, so it's easy for everyone else to get into my computer and kill it.

Fred Pete - Sep 08, 2005 4:06:48 am PDT #4408 of 10003

Ann, that's a ferret.

A question for the tech types.

A couple of months ago, we bought a new computer. Lately, the (Norton) antivirus has been acting up, including preventing us from accessing legitimate stuff.

Hubs has been trying to correct things by uninstalling and reinstalling, but the computer won't let him reinstall the antivirus. We even went out and bought a fullblown Norton Internet Security package, and the computer won't let that install.

Any ideas?

Eddie - Sep 08, 2005 5:40:15 am PDT #4409 of 10003

Your tag here.

Fred Pete: yeah, Norton doesn't really uninstall itself when you tell it to uninstall. Personally, I think it's a scheme to keep novices from switching from their product.

Anyway, they have a tool to really uninstall their product:

For 2003 and prior: [link] For 2004 and later: [link]

This may help [link] and here's a google [link] and another [link]

HTH

amych - Sep 08, 2005 5:42:48 am PDT #4410 of 10003

Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?

How-to on installing OS X on an Intel machine: [link]

No, I haven't tried it yet, but the Windows box hasn't been earning its keep lately.

Fred Pete - Sep 08, 2005 5:44:15 am PDT #4411 of 10003

Ann, that's a ferret.

Thanks, Eddie. I'll pass the info on to Hubs.

Sophia Brooks - Sep 08, 2005 5:51:38 am PDT #4412 of 10003

Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

I am a PC idiot, but...

In word I seem to have accidently turned on a setting in which I am seeing paragraph symbols, dots for spaces and arrows for tabs.

I have looked under the views menu and can't find a setting for this.

Help!

Dana - Sep 08, 2005 5:53:05 am PDT #4413 of 10003

I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

Sophia, there should be a button with a paragraph mark on it somewhere on your toolbars at the top of the application. That toggles whether you see those marks.

tommyrot - Sep 08, 2005 5:55:09 am PDT #4414 of 10003

Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Yes, and if that toolbar is not visible, go to Tools - Options - View.

eta: then look at "Nonprinting characters."

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