Microsoft Windows Stupidities and How to Fix Them

<BODY> <TABLE WIDTH="100%" BORDER="0" CELLSPACING="2" CELLPADDING="2"> <TR> <TD COLSPAN="2"> <P><CENTER><B><FONT COLOR="#ffff00" FACE="Arial">Contents</FONT></B></CENTER></TD> </TR> </TABLE></CENTER></P> <P><TABLE WIDTH="100%" BORDER="0" CELLSPACING="2" CELLPADDING="2" HEIGHT="686"> <TR> <TD WIDTH="38" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT="29"> <IMG SRC="images/BulletBlueBall2.gif" WIDTH="20" HEIGHT="10" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" NATURALSIZEFLAG="3"> </TD> <TD WIDTH="77%" VALIGN="TOP"> <B><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"><A HREF="Intro.htm">Introduction</A></FONT></B></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="38" HEIGHT="29" VALIGN="TOP"> <IMG SRC="images/BulletBlueBall2.gif" WIDTH="20" HEIGHT="10" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" NATURALSIZEFLAG="3"> </TD> <TD WIDTH="77%" HEIGHT="29" VALIGN="TOP"> <B><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"><A HREF="Stupid01.htm">Where's Windows Explorer?</A></FONT></B></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="38" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT="28"> <IMG SRC="images/BulletBlueBall2.gif" WIDTH="20" HEIGHT="10" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" NATURALSIZEFLAG="3"> </TD> <TD WIDTH="77%" VALIGN="TOP"> <B><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"><A HREF="Stupid02.htm">Open File Security Warning: the publisher could not be verified</A></FONT></B></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="38" HEIGHT="28" VALIGN="TOP"> <IMG SRC="images/BulletBlueBall2.gif" WIDTH="20" HEIGHT="10" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" NATURALSIZEFLAG="3"> </TD> <TD WIDTH="77%" VALIGN="TOP"> <B><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"><A HREF="Stupid03.htm">Folder Settings Aren't Retained</A></FONT></B></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="38" HEIGHT="28" VALIGN="TOP"> <IMG SRC="images/BulletBlueBall2.gif" WIDTH="20" HEIGHT="10" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" NATURALSIZEFLAG="3"> </TD> <TD WIDTH="77%" HEIGHT="28" VALIGN="TOP"> <B><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"><A HREF="Stupid04.htm">Outlook Should Minimise to the Tray</A></FONT></B></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="38" HEIGHT="28" VALIGN="TOP"> <IMG SRC="images/BulletBlueBall2.gif" WIDTH="20" HEIGHT="10" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" NATURALSIZEFLAG="3"> </TD> <TD WIDTH="77%" HEIGHT="28" VALIGN="TOP"> <B><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"><A HREF="Stupid05.htm">File Can't Be Deleted</A></FONT></B></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="38" HEIGHT="28" VALIGN="TOP"> <IMG SRC="images/BulletBlueBall2.gif" WIDTH="20" HEIGHT="10" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" NATURALSIZEFLAG="3"> </TD> <TD WIDTH="77%" HEIGHT="28" VALIGN="TOP"> <B><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"><A HREF="Stupid06.htm">My System is Running Really, Really Slowly</A></FONT></B></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="38" HEIGHT="28" VALIGN="TOP"> <IMG SRC="images/BulletBlueBall2.gif" WIDTH="20" HEIGHT="10" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" NATURALSIZEFLAG="3"> </TD> <TD WIDTH="77%" HEIGHT="28"> <B><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"><A HREF="Stupid07.htm">Windows Explorer Crashes When I Click on an AVI Movie File</A></FONT></B></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="38" HEIGHT="28" VALIGN="TOP"> <IMG SRC="images/BulletBlueBall2.gif" WIDTH="20" HEIGHT="10" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" NATURALSIZEFLAG="3"> </TD> <TD WIDTH="77%" HEIGHT="28" VALIGN="TOP"> <B><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"><A HREF="Stupid08.htm">Windows Explorer Should Open to C:\</A></FONT></B></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="38" HEIGHT="28" VALIGN="TOP"> <IMG SRC="images/BulletBlueBall2.gif" WIDTH="20" HEIGHT="10" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" NATURALSIZEFLAG="3"> </TD> <TD WIDTH="77%" HEIGHT="28" VALIGN="TOP"> <B><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"><A HREF="Stupid09.htm">I'm the Only User, I Don't Want to Enter a Password at Logon </A></FONT></B></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="38" HEIGHT="28" VALIGN="TOP"> <IMG SRC="images/BulletBlueBall2.gif" WIDTH="20" HEIGHT="10" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" NATURALSIZEFLAG="3"> </TD> <TD WIDTH="77%" HEIGHT="28" VALIGN="TOP"> <B><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"><A HREF="Stupid10.htm">I Don't Want All These Annoying Balloon Tips Popping Up</A></FONT></B></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="38" HEIGHT="28" VALIGN="TOP"> <IMG SRC="images/BulletBlueBall2.gif" WIDTH="20" HEIGHT="10" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" NATURALSIZEFLAG="3"> </TD> <TD WIDTH="77%" HEIGHT="28" VALIGN="TOP"> <B><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"><A HREF="Stupid11.htm">Some of My Taskbar Icons Are Missing</A></FONT></B></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="38" HEIGHT="28" VALIGN="TOP"> <IMG SRC="images/BulletBlueBall2.gif" WIDTH="20" HEIGHT="10" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" NATURALSIZEFLAG="3"> </TD> <TD WIDTH="77%" HEIGHT="28" VALIGN="TOP"> <B><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"><A HREF="Stupid12.htm">Windows Picture and Fax Viewer Has Taken Over</A></FONT><FONT COLOR="#ffffff" SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"> </FONT></B></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="38" HEIGHT="28" VALIGN="TOP"> <IMG SRC="images/BulletBlueBall2.gif" WIDTH="20" HEIGHT="10" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" NATURALSIZEFLAG="3"> </TD> <TD WIDTH="77%" HEIGHT="28" VALIGN="TOP"> <B><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"><A HREF="Stupid13.htm">How do I set up my own Virtual Private Network?</A></FONT></B></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="38" HEIGHT="28" VALIGN="TOP"> <IMG SRC="images/BulletBlueBall2.gif" WIDTH="20" HEIGHT="10" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" NATURALSIZEFLAG="3"> </TD> <TD WIDTH="77%" HEIGHT="28" VALIGN="TOP"> <B><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"><A HREF="Stupid14.html">The easiest way to recover an infected system</A></FONT></B></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="38" HEIGHT="28" VALIGN="TOP"> <IMG SRC="images/BulletBlueBall2.gif" WIDTH="20" HEIGHT="10" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" NATURALSIZEFLAG="3"> </TD> <TD WIDTH="77%" HEIGHT="28" VALIGN="TOP"> <B><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"><A HREF="Stupid15.html">Another way to recover an infected system</A></FONT></B></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="38" HEIGHT="28" VALIGN="TOP"> <IMG SRC="images/BulletBlueBall2.gif" WIDTH="20" HEIGHT="10" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" NATURALSIZEFLAG="3"> </TD> <TD WIDTH="77%" HEIGHT="28" VALIGN="TOP"> <B><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"><A HREF="Stupid16.html">Windows XP won't shut down</A></FONT></B></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="38" HEIGHT="28" VALIGN="TOP"> <IMG SRC="images/BulletBlueBall2.gif" WIDTH="20" HEIGHT="10" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" NATURALSIZEFLAG="3"> </TD> <TD WIDTH="77%" HEIGHT="28" VALIGN="TOP"> <B><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"><A HREF="Stupid17.html">I get weird sounds when I move my Mouse</A></FONT></B></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="38" HEIGHT="28" VALIGN="TOP"> <IMG SRC="images/BulletBlueBall2.gif" WIDTH="20" HEIGHT="10" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" NATURALSIZEFLAG="3"> </TD> <TD WIDTH="77%" HEIGHT="28" VALIGN="TOP"> <B><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"><A HREF="Stupid19.html">How can I test new software without damaging my system?</A></FONT></B></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="38" HEIGHT="28" VALIGN="TOP"> <IMG SRC="images/BulletBlueBall2.gif" WIDTH="20" HEIGHT="10" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" NATURALSIZEFLAG="3"> </TD> <TD WIDTH="77%" HEIGHT="28" VALIGN="TOP"> <B><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"><A HREF="Stupid18.html">VMplayer runs very, very slowly</A></FONT></B></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="38" HEIGHT="28" VALIGN="TOP"> <IMG SRC="images/BulletBlueBall2.gif" WIDTH="20" HEIGHT="10" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" NATURALSIZEFLAG="3"> </TD> <TD WIDTH="77%" HEIGHT="28" VALIGN="TOP"> <A HREF="Stupid99.html">Grrrrr..</A>.<BR> <I><FONT COLOR="#ffffff" SIZE="-1">stuff for which there is no fix</FONT></I></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="38" HEIGHT="28"> <IMG SRC="images/BulletBlueBall2.gif" WIDTH="20" HEIGHT="10" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" NATURALSIZEFLAG="3"> </TD> <TD WIDTH="77%" HEIGHT="28"> <B><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"><A HREF="Feedback.html">Feedback</A></FONT></B></TD> </TR> </TABLE></P> </BODY>