website, and page, design
We were discussing creating accessible websites and pages. Here are some links:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_accessibility
http://www.w3.org/
http://www.anybrowser.org/
http://webxact.watchfire.com/
Windows startup issues
Stan was getting error messages when he tries to shutdown his computer.
My first idea is to disconnect all external devices (except for the mouse, keyboard, and monitor) and see if the messages continue to appear.
Then, check the “System Configuration Utility” to see if it’s in Normal startup.
If it continues, try to boot into Safe mode…and then shutdown. If there are no error messages I suspect there’s some software other than Windows causing problems. You may need to troubleshoot using the “System Configuration Utility”.
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Terry was having similar issues with messages from software that load when he boots his computer. Here are some articles that may help:
System Configuration Utility overview
How to configure Windows XP to start in a “clean boot” state
How to troubleshoot by using the System Configuration utility in Windows XP
How to Modify the List of Programs that Run When You Start Windows XP
How to modify the list of programs that run when you start Windows
Here is an update for Windows XP that adds a Tools tab to the System Configuration Utility.
uninstalling programs
Paul has a computer that came with Norton 2005. He wants to uninstall it, and install a different (antivirus) product.
install Windows into a new folder/directory
Tom called about installing Windows into a new directory…
For testing, as well as performing a clean installation, my preferred procedure is to:
boot to a diskette or CD…
create a folder called “boot”…
copy all files on the root of the hard drive to it…
rename the “progam file” folder/directory to “oldprog”…
rename the “windows” folder/directory to “oldwin”…
and delete all files on the root of the drive.
The Microsoft website has instructions on how to “Perform a clean install of Windows XP“.
