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More info?)
On Sun, 10 Jul 2005 00:07:22 -0500, Sharon F <sharonfDEL@ETEmvps.org>
wrote:
>On Sat, 09 Jul 2005 18:40:24 GMT, me@ntlworld.com wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 9 Jul 2005 09:30:54 -0500, Sharon F <sharonfDEL@ETEmvps.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Thank you Sharon, you've helped me before.
>>
>> Essentially it seems that the File drop down menu has the working
>> offline option ticked. The "always" option is ticked in connections
>> but it baulks at automatically dialling out, even when set for
>> automatic. Clicking the tick away doesn't stay.
>>
>> Colin
>
>Work offline disconnects the application from the internet. Internet
>Explorer (IE) and Outlook Express (OE) share this setting. Activate in one
>program, it will be active in the other and the other way around. "Work
>offline" overrides an "always dial" setting.
>
>Workaround: whenever you close the browser OR Outlook Express, check that
>this setting is not marked, then close.
>
>If you want IE or OE to dial in automatically on startup, place a shortcut
>to one of the programs into the Windows > Start Menu> Startup folder.
Well, isn't this interesting. I don't use outlook so I haven't even
opened it on this machine. It could be set to work offline.
I'll make changes and see what happens.
My friend had a 10 year old machine and he wanted me to set it so he
could leave it at a weekend retreat and pick up his emails. Then he
also wanted fax service. So I did it.
After a few months his 1997 HD went down. When he brought it back he
wanted the same thing but with XP. I had created a partition with a
backup file so I restored it and looked around at what I had. I had
my old Athlon mobo circa 1999 and my much loved Ricoh burner, and the
original Win98SE and all the driver disks so I didn't expect much
trouble. That's what I expected. Apart from the case and PSU it was
my old machine.
The burner worked well with win98 but now that I've installed XP
(legitimately) Nero (the original) complains. I've learned a lot from
this exercise.
Best wishes
Colin