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[sindi keesan <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org>]

The local public library allows people to delete and add icons and run a 
few selected programs on their computers, but they say when the computer 
is turned off at night it all reverts to how it was.  The screen was 
littered with stray links.

I know this is not list-related but we need a quick fix.  We deleted IE 
from WIn98SE to save space, and then discovered Win98 needs it to view the
photos we finally got onto the computer (downloaded to Bl3 on laptop via 
pcmcia adaptor when the parport adaptor would not work on this desktop), 
then parallel cable transfer).  How do we set Windows to use a different 
viewer?  Opera lets you set it as default but it keeps crashing in 
Preferences.  We had to download Firefox to use this webmail but I can't 
find a way to set it as default image viewer.  We have DOS pictview and 
cshow - but I forgot how to change default viewer.  We need a QUICK fix as 
we are leaving yesterday morning, in theory.

BL3 with xli and links (d) is working nicely on the laptop.  At various 
local yard and rummage sales we picked up two external modems (one with 
power supply, one with cable) and some phone cables, which we had 
forgotten to bring.  The church rummage sale sold us two printers, two 
modems, and misc. cables for $1. Pickles cost more.  Also ran across a 
166Mhz Pentium and a 15' monitor.  Long ethernet cable.

On Sun, 18 Sep 2005, James Miller wrote:

> On Sun, 18 Sep 2005, sindi keesan wrote:
>
> > Where do you find 'run' on Windows XP?  We are now in Vermont at a college
> > library with XP and it is Start > Programs or Shutdown.  The last friend's
> > computer also had XP.
>
> Any sensible admin would disable command prompt access on a public
> computer, so that's probably what you're running into in VT. They've
> probably also disabled access to alot of other stuff a personal computer
> would have under a vanilla XP install. On non-public, non-locked-down
> computers, "run" is one of the main items on the start menu.
>
> James
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