RE: unnecessary startup programs
- From: "Grant Hardy" <grant_hardy@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2004 19:54:18 -0700
I haven't closely followed this thread, but are you using Word XP under
Windows 95, 98 or me? If so, this will cause major display problems and
unfortunately there's not much you can do about it.
-----Original Message-----
From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Joy
Sent: October 13, 2004 6:56 PM
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: unnecessary startup programs
Thanks, I guess mine is already disabled. Unfortunately that wasn't my
problem.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ricque" <ricque@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2004 8:35 PM
Subject: Re: unnecessary startup programs
> Hi Joy,
> This is good for at least Word 2000
> Go into the help menu, in Word, and arrow to the office assistant
> If it says, show the office assistant, then it is already disabled.
> If it says, hide the office assistant, press enter on that.
> You are done.
> HTH,
>
> Richard Justice
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joy" <happyhappyjoyjoy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2004 7:35 PM
> Subject: Re: unnecessary startup programs
>
>
> > How do you disable the office assistant?
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Dale Leavens" <dleavens@xxxxxxx>
> > To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2004 6:19 PM
> > Subject: Re: unnecessary startup programs
> >
> >
> > > I don't know if this will help however I was having a lot of
trouble =
> > > last night with Word and text disappearing. I could not find any
reason
> =
> > > for it when a little brain wave broke. I hit ALT-h for the help
menu
and
> =
> > > there it was, disable the office assistant. I have no idea what
turned
=
> > > that ***king thing on but once off everything worked as one would
=
> > > expect.
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----=20
> > > From: "Jean Menzies" <jemenzies@xxxxxxx>
> > > To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2004 5:16 PM
> > > Subject: Re: unnecessary startup programs
> > >
> > >
> > > > Hi David
> > > >=20
> > > > Thanks for that timely advice. I also did a quick Internet
search,
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> > > and=20
> > > > it seems that MSconfig isn't the preferred route under XP as it
was
=
> > > say=20
> > > > with Windows 98 for disabling startup programs. So, I beat you
to
the
> =
> > >
> > > > punch and re-enabled the program.
> > > >=20
> > > > And doing anything with Administrative Tools and disabling
services
is
> =
> > >
> > > > way, way beyond me. I think I'd end up messing the system up
and =
> > > making=20
> > > > it unstable. That would be my luck.
> > > >=20
> > > > The whole thing about text going missing is an annoyance, and I
> won't=20
> > > > take experimental drastic steps to fix it because the cure might
be=20
> > > > worse than the problem. Smile.
> > > >=20
> > > > So far, FS hasn't nailed this one down. They also mentioned
cursor=20
> > > > blink rate, but I've set that to what they recommend. They said
put
=
> > > it=20
> > > > at 63 or higher.
> > > >=20
> > > > Jean
> > > > ----- Original Message -----=20
> > > > From: "david poehlman" <david.poehlman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2004 3:05 PM
> > > > Subject: Re: unnecessary startup programs
> > > >=20
> > > >=20
> > > > >I can recommend this. Put msconfig back the way it was and go
to=20
> > > > >controll
> > > > > pannel and remove the ati software. The video driver will be
> fine.=20
> > > > > AS for
> > > > > other programs and services, a lot depends on What hardware
and
type
> =
> > >
> > > > > of
> > > > > connection you have on your computer so I am afraid there is
no=20
> > > > > deffinitive
> > > > > list.
> > > > >
> > > > > Johnnie Apple Seed
> > > > >
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----=20
> > > > > From: "Jean Menzies" <jemenzies@xxxxxxx>
> > > > > To: "Jfw List" <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2004 4:19 PM
> > > > > Subject: unnecessary startup programs
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Well, I contacted Freedom Scientific about my disappearing
text=20
> > > > > problem,
> > > > > and the first line of attack is to go to Msconfig and uncheck
any
=
> > > ATI
> > > > > programs that are running at startup. I've done that, but it
hasn't
> > > > > totally fixed the problem.
> > > > >
> > > > > But while I'm at it, I want to identify any other unnecessary
=
> > > startup
> > > > > programs and uncheck them as well. Can someone recommend a
> website=20
> > > > > that
> > > > > discusses all the programs and whether it is safe to uncheck
them
in
> > > > > Msconfig? Maybe there is another program that is the culprit.
> > > > >
> > > > > Jean
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
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