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Here's a list of useful freeware applications, arranged alphabetically by category. Please post your favourite software to this thread.... Antivirus: AVG - [url]http://www.grisoft.com/us/us_index.php[/url] Avast - [url]http://www.avast.com/[/url] AntiVir - [url]http://www.free-av.com/[/url] Panda ActiveScan - [url]http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan[/url] Audio Players: Foobar2000 - [url]http://www.foobar2000.org/[/url] Sonique - [url]http://sonique.lycos.com/[/url] iTunes - [url]http://www.apple.com/itunes/[/url] jetAudio - [url]http://www.jetaudio.com/[/url] QCD - [url]http://www.quinnware.com/[/url] …

When I have my Firefox open I sometimes get this message: "A script on this page may be busy, or it may have stopped responding. You can stop the script now, or you can continue to see if the script will complete. Script: chrome://global/content/bindings/browser.xml:0" The message has two buttons: Stop …

READING GUIDE LINE Here is what I would like to have: A horizontal colored line on the screen that I can extend from one side to the other. Can set hieght of line about 8 pixel to 20 pixel Line can be positioned vertically and be hidden or unhidden. Similar …

Recently I visited the DaniWeb site and found many changes for the better. I think it is easier to ask a question now, and the visual appeal of the site seems to be greatly improved. Congratulations to all who have worked to make this happen! However, there also seems to …

My download manager displays a blank window. When working properly it would give me the names of the files that have been downloaded. I am using Firefox as a browser and downloader. Help if you can!

My internet connection has stopped working. This is true in both my email client and in any browser that I open. It appears the browser, or other program, sends a request to connect to a specific server, and then does not get a connection to the server back. The browser …

I wish to use the Windows backup tool to perform a backup of folders on my PC to an external hard drive that is attached to another PC on my home network. I have installed the backup utility on my PC by following the instructions given in the computer's Help …

Have Win XP SP3 and Office 2003 with upgrade to allow it to read or save in Office 2007 format (.xml). Worked fine for awhile and shortcuts to files would open file in correct app, i.e. a word processing file would open in Word, and a spreadsheet would open in …

My Compaq notebook seems to have three speeds on the cooling fan. What would cause the fan to run faster than the lowest speed when Task manager is showing 97 to 99 percent of CPU is on System Idle Process nearly all the time? In other words, the computer is …

I have recently been having some odd problems with Windows. It is happening on two different computers, so I suspect a problem with Windows itself, rather than the installation or the computer. Here is what happens: Create a new user on the computer - Control Panel | User Accounts | …

Does anybody know how to disable the sound that is heard when one adjusts the system volume? By this, I mean the icon of a speaker that is found in the System tray at the right hand end of the taskbar. Every time I turn the volume up or down …

Honestly, I don't know where to post this question. Several days ago I posted a question about the part of the XP OS that produces the thumbnails in Windows Explorer. While I waited for someone to answer I found a solution to the problem on my own. Another user asked …

I have a WinXP system. When I display the contents of a folder that contains .jpg files and select View|as Thumbnails I dont get the thumbnails of the pics. Instead, I get an icon, all the same, for the files. Thse are good files, because I can double-click on them …

I'm 59 years old, and did a lot of different stuff before I got into programming about 20 years ago. I supported a Payroll/Human Resources application pretty much the whole time. I am amazed at the opportunities that are now available to the younger folks. Seems like the sky is …