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    Replied To a Post in Why does Windows XP refuse to die?

    I have XP Pro running on an IBM Thinkpad 40 with 512K RAM. The case is falling apart and the screen is glued in one position since the hinge broke. …
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    Replied To a Post in Question with form refernce

    Yes it does. Line 22 Public Mode As String = "" defines it as a public property. I tested the code before I posted it. VB 2010. The Form2 code …
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    Replied To a Post in Microsoft Outlook and Internet Explorer

    I use Outlook because I like the built-in calendar. As far as I know, ThunderBird does not have this feature.
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    Replied To a Post in Why does Windows XP refuse to die?

    > No "blue screen of death" ever Then you have been very fortunate. I've never seen a version of Windows yet that has not crashed from time to time.
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    Marked Solved Status for Microsoft Outlook and Internet Explorer

    I've been having a problem for (I'm guessing) a few months that I finally resolved and I'm posting it here as a warning. The problem occurs in Outlook 2003 but …
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    Created Microsoft Outlook and Internet Explorer

    I've been having a problem for (I'm guessing) a few months that I finally resolved and I'm posting it here as a warning. The problem occurs in Outlook 2003 but …
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    Rule \#6. Never apologize. - Leroy Jethro Gibbs
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    It the OP manages to do this it would be the very definition of a cache cow.
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    I've read that quite a few cops commented on Barney Miller being prety typical. Two scenarios I just love (sarcasm). 1. Cop fires off six rapid rounds at someone who …
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    Replied To a Post in Things I hate about TV shows

    Just came across another one. The cops get a laptop as the only link to a suspect and when they power it on it automatically wipes/destroys the disk. No tech …
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    If you do SELECT MailTypeName, LeagueName FROM MailTypes AS M INNER JOIN Leagues AS L ON M.MailTypeID = L.MailTypeID ORDER BY MailTypeName you get Pass 1 League4 Pass 1 League5 …
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    Replied To a Post in Need help with a question

    SELECT JOB, GRADE FROM EMP WHERE GRADE <= 'O' ORDER BY GRADE
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    Superman by Five for Fighting
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    Replied To a Post in Question with form refernce

    Create a project with two forms named Form1 and Form2. Each form has three buttons named Button1, Button2 and Button3. Add the following code. Public Class Form1 Private Sub Button1_Click(sender …
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    Replied To a Post in Discovering and using Windows 8.1 System Image Backup

    I've used PowerQuest, Acronis and Macrium Reflect to make system images (I no longer use PQ). With both Acronis and Macrium I have bootable media that I can use in …
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    Replied To a Post in i like openoffice much better than ms office, what do you think?

    The default option could be to report "this file contains features that are not implemented in your version of Word" and optionally display as much of the document as can …
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    Replied To a Post in Expected End of statement error

    Try dtaTitles.Recordset.Find("Author >= '" & cmdLetter(Index).Caption & "'", 0, adSearchForward) It would also help if you specify what version of VB you are using. In my version (2010), Variant is …
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    Replied To a Post in Question with form refernce

    Another possibility would be to have a public property declared in the called form and have it set to a different value from each menu handler. Then the called form …
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    Replied To a Post in Slot Machine Game in VB.NET

    You need to declare the number of tokens at the class level to prevent it from going out of scope (and losing its value). You can initialize it to 100 …
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    Is there a question?
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    Replied To a Post in Lagging again

    I'm also seeing something else strange. I check several forums regularly throughout the day. After browsing the threads of interest I **always** click on **Mark Forum Read**. And yet, in …
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    Replied To a Post in i like openoffice much better than ms office, what do you think?

    >you could just have set a corporate policy to use the old format for all communications. Corporate policies mean bugger all to anyone outside the corporation and the control centres …
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    Began Watching Happy to be here!

    I posted this in the wrong section before, so here I go again....Hi there fellow Daniwebbers, nice to be here. Hope this will help me to elevate my skills in …
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    Replied To a Post in Happy to be here!

    Just checking your profile. Can you clarify something? You mention >Pretty mad individual Are we talking "monster raving looney" mad or "mad as hell and I'm not going to take …
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    Replied To a Post in Bad Grammar

    Saying someone has only a grade 8 education is not "dissing". It's merely stating a fact. It also does not attest to the state of her education or her intelligence. …
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    Replied To a Post in Zoom Picturebox to the center of the cursor location

    As is typical with sample code/controls like the one referenced in the previous post, it is written in an older version of Visual Studio. Loading it into Visual Studio 2010 …
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    Replied To a Post in Values to different array

    It's not clear (at least to me) how you are rearranging the data.
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    Replied To a Post in VB Projects

    If you have downloaded the entire project file and it was built using Visual Studio 2010 then you may find an executable in either MyProject\MyProject\bin\Debug or MyProject\MyProject\bin\Release Just replace "MyProject" …
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    Replied To a Post in Tab Controls

    Have a look [here](http://www.dreamincode.net/forums/topic/88605-the-background-worker/) and [here](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc221403(v=vs.95).aspx).
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    Replied To a Post in Tab Controls

    You could use a BackGroundWorker control to execute the code in another thread.
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    Replied To a Post in Bad Grammar

    There are so many rules and so many exceptions that it is difficult to get through any significant amount of writing without making at least one grammatical error. However, that …
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    Replied To a Post in Shirley Temple Black

    American [ambassador to] Czechoslovakia.
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    Replied To a Post in Lagging again

    Same here.
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    Replied To a Post in DaniWeb mail in duplo?

    I see it from time to time. Mostly for notifications that I have received a PM.
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    Replied To a Post in Bad Grammar

    The last grammar book I read classifies grammar as 1. formal 1. conversational 1. texting So I suppose that as long as one doesn't bleed into another it's acceptable. I …
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    Replied To a Post in i like openoffice much better than ms office, what do you think?

    >Not likely -- each new version of Word has it's own doc format which is incompatible with previous versions. Another reason I hate Microsoft. Our control centre had to exchange …
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    Replied To a Post in i like openoffice much better than ms office, what do you think?

    Did MS ever officially implement the open doc format? If so, was it a "real" implementation or was it their typical "our version of ODF" which means "incompatible with real …
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    If you have Contact on DVD there is a scene that bears rewatching. It's a flashback to the daughter's childhood. There is a shot that follows the daughter up the …
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    I don't agree. I joined here over a year ago and it seems people have been posting their problems and getting answers just fine. And thats been going on way …
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    I don't agree. I joined here over a year ago and it seems people have been posting their problems and getting answers just fine. And thats been going on way …
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    Replied To a Post in Computer crashed while playing Diablo III

    The first thing I would look at is if your game is compatible with Windows 8.1. After that I would check to see if there are issues with your video …
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    Gave Reputation to Stuugie in How is the weather today in your country?

    -28, feels like -35! It's like a spring day here!
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    Replied To a Post in What movie have you seen lately?

    Well, superhero movies are fantasy, after all. I don't expect reality from either Star Wars or Iiron Man. An related entertaining read is "The Science of Superheroes" by Gresh & …
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    Funny thing. I haven't checked on the reviews or ratings for Dark City in some years but I recall many bad reviews and anyone I knew who saw it really …
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    TBH?
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    Replied To a Post in What movie have you seen lately?

    Dark City. A highly underrated movie.
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    I've noticed that on a few news articles. Perhaps the Sticky flag on news articles should have an expiry date. After expiry they would still bubble up to the top …
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    I don’t think anything gives your life joy and meaning. I think your life simply has joy and meaning. The love for my children, the love for my parents and …
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    Replied To a Post in What's Wrong

    Try objXl.Visible = True
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    Please post your code.

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