I use SMF and love it - very full featured. But besides that, I had one slight question come up, and it was answered in 10 mins on the excellent help forum. Can't get much better than that!

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It doesn't make much difference where, as long as you are listed as the owner, and administrative contact.

I used a host one time to register a domain, and they did it in their name, and then went...

Looking at your screen shot, I see you don't have your extensions shown - here's how to make them show:
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Show File Extensions
1. Double-click the My Computer icon from the Desktop.
2....

OK, I understand the situation - you are not in a graphics program like Paint Shop Pro when you are saving images.

So, you need to recover your associations, I believe. Sounds like they have been...

if you choose "file" ->"save as" you have a drop down choice of lots of files, like so:
http://www.stratplan.com/pspsaveas.jpg

Are you using PSP (Paint Shop Pro)? When you save a new image, just select what type you want to save it in (.jpg, .gif, etc)

Sounds like you have some more problems than just the mouse and keyboard. In the first place I recommend you turn your computer OFF at night. There may be memory creep sopping up your RAM. Do a...

Sounds like your bro is trying to do too much too soon. WinEx expects to either 'send mail' OR 'shrink picture'. Not both at once. It will do better if he right clicks, saves pix to his harddisk,...