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by xp guy
20 Feb 2010, 18:02
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Topic: Window control elements (minimize, maximize, close, scroll..
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Re: Window control elements (minimize, maximize, close, scro

Don Phillipson wrote: > > (various window-control buttons and objects are screwed up) > > Main Windows display font (e.g. for hide/maximin/close boxes at > top right corner) is MARLETT.TTF. Your SFC (System File > Checker) may be the fastest way to test its integrity or > recopy it. Ah yes, thanks ...
by xp guy
20 Feb 2010, 16:58
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Topic: Window control elements (minimize, maximize, close, scroll..
Replies: 2
Views: 4707

Window control elements (minimize, maximize, close, scroll b

The issue I'm seeing is actually on an NT4 server with IE6-sp1, but I'm asking here because there aren't enough people following NT4 newsgroups any more, and I figure that NT is similar enough to XP in this situation. The problem is that these graphic symbols or control elements are screwed up ...
by xp guy
29 Mar 2009, 15:16
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Topic: Missing fifwiwo.dll
Replies: 2
Views: 3829

Re: Missing fifwiwo.dll

bmcjacmom wrote: > Keep getting same error message twice every time I boot up computer. > > Error loading C:\windows\system\fifiwiwo.dll > > Unfortunetaly I do not have the recovery disc for this desktop. You should be GLAD you're getting that message. fifiwiwo.dll is a viral file. It was either ...
by xp guy
28 Mar 2009, 00:46
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Topic: Why does this fake product key validate as being genuine (..
Replies: 36
Views: 37890

Re: Why does this fake product key validate as being genuine

Full-Quoter Jay wrote: > I don't take offense at all, just correcting the mis-notion that > msnews.microsoft.com is a "usenet server". This is a private server > running NNTP software on, YES, nntp port 119 and it also feeds TO > and FROM usenet, With all of that, what makes it a private server ...
by xp guy
28 Mar 2009, 00:37
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Topic: Why does this fake product key validate as being genuine (..
Replies: 36
Views: 37890

Re: Why does this fake product key validate as being genuine

Leythos wrote: > > > It has Push and Pull with peers, the difference, which is not > > > really a difference, is that they only SOURCE their own groups > > > > Source is the wrong word. > > > > Microsoft *carries* a certain set of usenet newsgroups - > > specifically the hierarchy that begins with ...
by xp guy
27 Mar 2009, 15:18
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Topic: Why does this fake product key validate as being genuine (..
Replies: 36
Views: 37890

Re: Why does this fake product key validate as being genuine

Leythos wrote: > I think you need to check again - the Usenet Service IS a full > Usenet Server. > > It has Push and Pull with peers, the difference, which is not > really a difference, is that they only SOURCE their own groups Source is the wrong word. Microsoft *carries* a certain set of usenet ...
by xp guy
27 Mar 2009, 14:08
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Topic: Why does this fake product key validate as being genuine (..
Replies: 36
Views: 37890

Re: Why does this fake product key validate as being genuine

Tim Slattery wrote: > >> I suggest you read about what usenet is and how it works. > > > > This is NOT usenet. > > It depends on how you define Usenet. Is it just the Big 8 ... Any message or post that transits between two or more peers using the NNTP protocal is a usenet message or post. The name ...
by xp guy
27 Mar 2009, 13:55
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Topic: Why does this fake product key validate as being genuine (..
Replies: 36
Views: 37890

Re: Why does this fake product key validate as being genuine

John John - MVP wrote: > >> I suggest you read about what usenet is and how it works. > > > > This is NOT usenet. Just because a particular group or set of > > groups is FED to usenet does not make msnews.microsoft.com > > "usenet" OR a usenet server. If that were true, then please > > explain to us ...
by xp guy
27 Mar 2009, 00:10
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Topic: Why does this fake product key validate as being genuine (..
Replies: 36
Views: 37890

Re: Why does this fake product key validate as being genuine

Don Phillipson wrote: > > . . . by the way, this is not a "microsoft-owned" usenet > > newsgroup. This is a usenet newsgroup with "microsoft" in > > the name of the group. That's about as close as it gets > > to having anything to do with Microsoft. > > . . . exept that its source is msnews ...
by xp guy
25 Mar 2009, 15:55
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Topic: Why does this fake product key validate as being genuine (..
Replies: 36
Views: 37890

Re: Why does this fake product key validate as being genuine

Top-poster and full-quoter "Tom [Pepper] Willett" wrote: > Don't worry. Now that you've posted the key in a Microsoft owned > newsgroup, it won't be around very long. When was the last time you saw any evidence that an MS sys-admin took any action in these newsgroups? And by the way, this is not a ...