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Windows Forum / Windows Me / System Tools / December 2004The 'Search' in the Start Menu...
Hello, Is this item a 'System Tool'? If so: I wish to find something on the ME CD. I place it into my CDROM drive. I go to Search and select G: Windows Me (G) I enter the file I wish for. No result. So I enter Win9x. It appears in the right pane. I right click on the folder choose Explore and see the listing. I now type, in Search, the item I seek. No result. So I select any file I can see and enter its name in search. No result. What am I doing/thinking incorrectly? Thanks. Ben. Using TweakUI, Ben?? - #2 Note - there are a few cautions with TweakUI:- 1) Do *not* change the first icon from "My Documents" on the Desktop tab 2) Do *not* uncheck: Search Results on the Desktop tab 3) Do *not* hide the Tweak UI icon on the Control Panel tab 4) Do *not* uncheck: Show Control Panel on Start Menu on the IE tab 5) Do *not* uncheck: Shell enhancements on the IE tab 6) To move "My Documents" folder, right-click on the Folder, and click Properties. HTH  SignatureNoel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's > Hello, > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Ben. Hello Noel, and no, Noel, Those 'don'ts' have deterred me for years. No TweakUI. My problem is one of ignorance and curiosity, my first post explains my dilemma. Honest. I find I can get no results to any search using my WinMe CD as the victim. Take my wanting something stored in the bas22.cab - the first item I can see in the right pane (I clicked Explore on the base2.cab folder)is 1394bus.sys in the left pane of the Search window I see: Look in: H:\Win9x\BASE2.CAB I type this first item in 'Search for files...' I click 'Search Now' and get 'Search is complete. There are no results to show.'Makes no bl..y sense to this dummy. Supposing I need an item from the ME CD but don't know whereabouts it is on the CD - let us use sndvol.exe. How do I go about searching for it? There it is in a coconut shell, Noel. >-----Original Message----- >Using TweakUI, Ben?? - #2 [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > >. Ben, Where are you entering the filename you are looking for when searching IN rather than FOR a cab file? You need to enter the required filename in the "Containing text" box and leave the "Search for files or folders named" box empty. So to locate the cab file containing 1394bus.sys you search the folder H:\Win9x for files containing the string 1394bus.sys. This then tells you the CAB file containing 1394bus.sys is indeed BASE2.CAB. Double click on BASE2.CAB and lo and behold you can see its entire contents (166 files) after which you can select the required file and drag a new copy to your desktop. Incidentally using Search like this is not really necessary and instead I would suggest you use MSConfig (Start | Run and enter MSConfig in the box and click OK). On the General tab you will find "Extract File...", click this, enter the name of the file to be extracted and click OK. If asked enter the location of the Win Me cab files (C:\Windows\Options\Cabs or C:\Windows\Options\Install or in your case the folder on your CD, H:\Win9x) and the location where you want to place the extracted file and then click OK. SignatureMike Maltby MS-MVP mike.maltby@gmail.com > Hello Noel, and no, Noel, Those 'don'ts' have deterred me > for years. No TweakUI. [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > There it is in a coconut shell, Noel. Hello Mike, That is very clear and, once again with your advice, I understand a basic which has eluded me. For which my thanks. I am about to post another issue here in Setup vis a vis PChealth and for your attention. Your response will be truly appreciated. Best wishes, Mike. Ben. >-----Original Message----- >Ben, [quoted text clipped - 42 lines] > >. Glad to have been able to help Ben and hoping that Noel doesn't get too annoyed at my answering your post. :-) Now off to setup. No new post? Have you posted your query there yet? Cheers, SignatureMike Maltby MS-MVP mike.maltby@gmail.com > That is very clear and, once again with your advice, I > understand a basic which has eluded me. For which my [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Best wishes, Mike. Me? annoyed? Never! :) (OK - certain female ex-company excluded!<g>) SignatureNoel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's > Glad to have been able to help Ben and hoping that Noel doesn't get too > annoyed at my answering your post. :-) [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >> >> Best wishes, Mike. Noel, Was your message stuck in your outbox since yesterday? I ask as it has only just arrived here nearly 24 hours later. SignatureMike > Me? annoyed? > Never! > :) > (OK - certain female ex-company excluded!<g>) Yes - I've been having a few problems..... - the latest of which is that BB doesn't work!! :-( after best part of an hour (over three calls to the helpline), we've decided that it's hardware, so they're getting the engineers to look at it (a line test was OK, I swapped the microfilters around, unplugged everything, and the DSL light still flashes on the router). Funny thing was that the first call I made, I had to hang on while the 'techie' crashed and rebooted her machine - and then answer exactly the same ID questions again :) (poetic justice?) Now all I have to do is wait................... (no - I'm not holding my breath!) SignatureNoel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's > Noel, > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >> :) >> (OK - certain female ex-company excluded!<g>) Are you synching with the exchange? Does your router give details of S/N ratio and attenuation? SignatureMike > Yes - I've been having a few problems..... - the latest of which is > that BB doesn't work!! :-( [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > Now all I have to do is wait................... > (no - I'm not holding my breath!) It's failing the Sync test - and Advanced testing gives Vendor ID: 00B5GSPN Revision Number: Y1921a Serial Number: 123456789abcdx Local Tx Power: 0.0 dB Remote Tx Power: 0.0 dB Local Line Atten.: 0.5 dB Remote Line Atten.: 0.5 dB Local SNR Margin: 0.0 dB Remote SNR Margin: 0.0 dB Self Test: Passed DSL Standard: T1.413 Trellis Coding: Disable Framing Structure: Framing- SignatureNoel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's > Are you synching with the exchange? Does your router give details of S/N > ratio and attenuation? [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] >> Now all I have to do is wait................... >> (no - I'm not holding my breath!) Noel, Since you can't synch it would appear to be either a faulty router or something wrong at the exchange with the card you are connected to in the DSLAM. Or you simply haven't been connected yet. Best of luck for tomorrow or whenever. SignatureMike > It's failing the Sync test - and Advanced testing gives > Vendor ID: 00B5GSPN [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > Trellis Coding: Disable > Framing Structure: Framing- According to one of the calls, the line tests out OK - there's an engineering call in for it to check. SignatureNoel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's > Noel, > [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] >> Trellis Coding: Disable >> Framing Structure: Framing- Let's hope it gets sorted out quickly. At least you have the comfort of knowing that if its the router then it's down to BT to give you a new one rather than have to go through the hoops with dabs, Novatech or the like. SignatureMike > According to one of the calls, the line tests out OK - there's an > engineering call in for it to check. Lets hope you get it sorted out soon Noel, still thinking about the cost here as to whether it's worth it for me. Joan > According to one of the calls, the line tests out OK - there's an > engineering call in for it to check. Joan, Have a look at the Virgin deal (http://www.virgin.net/internetaccess/broadband/index.html?buspart=157). £17.99 per month, no 12 month contract, no connection fee, 3GB per month but you do have to buy a modem (£19.99). Also at £17.99 pm is Wanadoo (http://www.wanadoo.co.uk/time/bb_need1.htm?bbType=opt1) which includes the modem but the download allowance is less at 2GB per month and I suspect may also be a 12 month contract. Of course, replace the modem with a router and network all your PCs and you will not only have a faster connection but also possibly be able to do away with one of your phone lines. :-). SignatureMike > Lets hope you get it sorted out soon Noel, still thinking about the > cost here as to whether it's worth it for me. > Joan > >> According to one of the calls, the line tests out OK - there's an >> engineering call in for it to check. V21 is also doing ?16.99 a month with no contract and (?) no capping. http://portal.v21.co.uk/sales_splash4.asp WHAEEEEEEYYYYY!!!!!!!!!! I'm a-runnin' at last!<g> watch me gooooooooooooo....................... <kerthunk!> SignatureNoel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's > Joan, > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >>> According to one of the calls, the line tests out OK - there's an >>> engineering call in for it to check. Pleased to read your connection is now up and running. BTW v21 charge a £70 activation fee (monthly contract) although if Joan were to sign up this month she would get two months free so over twelve months v21 works out at £26 more than Virgin albeit uncapped. SignatureMike Maltby MS-MVP mike.maltby@gmail.com > V21 is also doing £16.99 a month with no contract and (?) no capping. > http://portal.v21.co.uk/sales_splash4.asp [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > <kerthunk!> I'll have a look at those Mike, Onetels broadband is about ?30 a month if I remember. Being a bit thick here but do you have to pay separate for phone calls on top of the broadband cost ? I don't think John would want to get rid of both lines as one is actually for the fax machine and the other is the normal line even though both are used for internet access. Joan > Joan, > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > and you will not only have a faster connection but also possibly be > able to do away with one of your phone lines. :-). > I'll have a look at those Mike, Onetels broadband is about £30 a > month if I remember. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > actually for the fax machine and the other is the normal line even > though both are used for internet access. Those monthly charges are on top of the BT charge for line rental and call charges. I think EasyNet and Bulldog are the only UK ISPs that at the current time totally unbundle the line and include line rental in their charges with Bulldog possibly being the only one that also provides voice calls - and this currently for only 61 exchanges in the London area - £40 per month, 4Mbit connection including line rental with call charges on top. SignatureMike Without taking into consideration the exchange rate.......here is what I pay for cable......$45.00 + 15% tax. (we pay 15% tax on just about everything) No other extras. No local telephone charges. I do not pay for local phone calls ever!! Only long distance. And I can call anywhere in North America and the UK for 5 cents per minute......not too shabby!! I just realized that after phoning Scotland a couple of times. Didn't realize that the UK was included. So look out, you all.......grin. But if I convert that to Cdn......at June's exchange rate, it would be $135.00!!! But I guess it is all relative......as in your GBP buying what my CDN $ would. (a delicate shudder here......lol) Heather > > I'll have a look at those Mike, Onetels broadband is about ?30 a > > month if I remember. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > per month, 4Mbit connection including line rental with call charges on > top. My comments were about ADSL connections. I'm not really aware of the costs of cable connections in the UK (there are just two providers now, telewest and ntl) neither of which, AFAIK, are available to any of Joan, Noel or myself. The cable packages all include phone and TV as basics with a net connection as an extra. Will Denny has a ntl connection. Most UK ADSL services are run as add-ons to a basic BT supplied line meaning a user has to pay both the BT line rental (circa £10 per month) plus whatever their ISP is charging for the net connection which can range from around £15 to the sky dependant on the speed and in some cases the amount of traffic (GB) sent and received by the user. The cost of phone calls is on top of that, either charged per call and possibly dependent on duration or one can buy a package from either BT or a third party operator including some packages where all UK calls are free. In my case I now use a third party operator that charges me 1p for each UK call regardless of duration other than to premium numbers and mobiles/cells which as you probably gathered when you were in the UK earlier this year are still quite expensive. Calls to the US and Canada are 2p per minute both fixed and cell which isn't so different to your 5c per minute.. My ISP has what is called "unbundled" some exchanges and on those exchanges offers an all in voice and uncapped 4Mb net service for £40 per month with no payment made by the user to BT which equates to around £30 per month for the 4Mb ADSL service. So for myself I currently pay BT around £10 per month for my line, most of my calls I route through 18866 and for net access I use a 2Mb ADSL connection provided by Bulldog. During the first half of next year I expect to either move to the 4Mb Bulldog service I mentioned earlier that includes voice calls or retain my BT line and change from my 2Mb Bulldog connection to an 8Mb connection from UKOnline/EasyNet. Which one rather depends on the current pricing and contract details of these two providers next April when my exchange is unbundled and those two options become available to me. SignatureMike > Without taking into consideration the exchange rate.......here is > what I pay for cable......$45.00 + 15% tax. (we pay 15% tax on just [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > $135.00!!! But I guess it is all relative......as in your GBP buying > what my CDN $ would. (a delicate shudder here......lol) Thanks for that Mike, when I thought about it later of course it dawned on me that would be the case <g> At the moment I have to pay BT line rental on both lines plus caller display and that works out at ?23 a month. All my calls and internet go through Onetel and that costs me on average ?35 a month for internet access whenever and as long as we want on both lines plus on one line the evening and weekend calls are free to anywhere in the country, plus international calls are considerably cheaper than BT on both lines. Joan > Those monthly charges are on top of the BT charge for line rental and > call charges. I think EasyNet and Bulldog are the only UK ISPs that [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > the London area - ?40 per month, 4Mbit connection including line > rental with call charges on top. |
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