The requirements for the actual BSA Computers badge include:

8. Is it permissible to accept a free copy of a computer game or program from a friend? Why or why not?

I want to know if "Duh - all my software is open source!" is an official BSA acceptable answer. (or, really, I probably don't...)

I can no longer click on File in any folder window or in Windows Explorer, nor can I right-click on the folders or the Windows desktop.

Connie, have you tried rebooting the machine yet? I've never had that exact problem, but once in a while I've seen similar weirdness that vanished upon restarting.

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Connie, have you tried rebooting the machine yet?

Multiple times. This has been going on for a couple of days, and I don't leave it on all the time.

I forget if there are folks here who use SQL Server / Enterprise Manager....

Anyway, I gotta create this huge script (based on our development database) to create a bunch of tables, views, stored procedures, etc. The problem is that when the script is run on our client's servers, it errors whenever it encounters a view or stored procedure that uses a view that has not been created yet. As a result, we spend hours rearranging the order that things get created to prevent this.

Is there a better way?

I slowed down my TIVO channel changeing and things are back to normal. Posted in case others are still haveing this problem

This has been going on for a couple of days, and I don't leave it on all the time.

Have you tried a system restore? Run msconfig, and pick a restore point from before the trouble started happening.

It's Ubuntu.

By the way, I use Ubuntu at home exclusively so if you have any questions I might be able to help.

I wish I knew something about the Windows problem, but I can't think what might be causing it. I would hesitate going back to Win98 though. Microsoft has dropped support and IME it is much less stable than XP. One of the kids computers has Win98 (I have a legal copy of Win98 for it, but not XP so Win98 it is) and it is no end of trouble. The Win XP computers never seem to have any troubles.

However, I can no longer click on File in any folder window or in Windows Explorer, nor can I right-click on the folders or the Windows desktop.

This is just a blind guess in the dark at night, but... could it be a permissions issue? Because XP is multi-user and 98 is not - maybe she's logged in as a user with no permissions?

Actually, Connie, you could just log in as administrator (if you haven't already) - if the problem persists then my theory is wrong....

eta: Having never done a 98 to XP upgrade, I have no idea how XP creates/handles a user from 98.

I did do the system restore, but that didn't help. This was installed only a few weeks ago, so I don't have a nice, early one to go back to.

Is there a default Admin password? I can't remember what we had it set to. I was thinking of setting up a new user, but that requires being able to get to Admin.

My Win98 was a rock, never a lick of trouble I couldn't fix in five minutes. The only benefit I'm seeing to WinXP is better video support, and not being able to rearrange my folders is not worth being able to watch "White and Nerdy."

I am very curious what Admin would do.

Thanks, by the way, very much.