Recent content by Starkman

Not an idear from anyone? (Yes, idear!) Sigh! Sad. Feeling dejected. Lost. Helpless. Beer in the fridge...saved!

Hello all, I run a split screen for My Computer and Exporer; the left side shows the directory structure and the right side the contents (as well, too, as the directory). The problem is that the left side doesn't show the full path when I open the pathway on the right side. XP used to show...

Thanks, Mike. What a pain, though. And why? Why would Windows find the file from one area of searching but not another? This is basic 101 stuff that should have long ago been taken care of. Oh well... Thanks again, Starkman

Hello all, I want to use MpCmdRun.exe to schedule running MSE, but when I search for the program (Start > search box), it doesn't find the program, but the program is exactly where it is supposed to be: Program Files, Microsoft...etc. Further, if I go to the folder in which the program resides...

Well, thanks very much, all. All the input has been great and I've been able to determine what I want to do thanks to all your folks' help. Thanks again, Starkman

Oh, by all means, patcooke. I'm aware of both procedures. And I'm also aware that Acronis wants about $70.00 for their moderate to advanced products...way too steep for my blood, when there are more than enough products out there that will do the simple procedures I need, including incremental...

Whoa! One more thing, please, bd3D... You don't advocate scheduling backups...at all?

Thanks bd3D, I'm not up to spending $30 plus dollars at the moment for Acronis, but I will be checking into more in the interim. As to your question, "wat are u going to do with three day old backups," as I understand it Windows does do incremental backups; backing up only that which has been...

Thanks very much, bd3D. Yeah, I don't like the idea of the User profiles having all my data in them. If they crap out, but the drive is good, that just makes things muy difficult. That said, I checked up on Acronis and it's way more than what I need. All I really need to do, after partioning...

Never mind! I just re-read your post above, and you answered that question. Thanks very much, again, Starkman

Great, thanks much. Oh, and what about programs; do you install them on your partition?

Thanks for the response, Pat. Next question, then, would be if I want to partition my hard drive in order to do as you do, is that an issue with Windows 7? (I mean, either using a built-in Win7 util or an third-party), since I'm late in the game of partitioning, not having done so when I first...

Hello all, I am the soul user of my computer. I run it as Admin, unless I'm online banking or credit-carding. In that there are no other users, and never will be, I wonder if it's more reliable to keep my general data in the normal Users place (My Documents, etc.) or just on the root of the...

As to feedback, I don't know if there's an additional something or other I have to do to ensure that the answers I got worked. Starkman

Okay, I am...(wow, this is amazing, simply amazing)...I am an idiot. So, yes, I have the theme box unchecked, and I had tried browsing and all that, BUT (and here's where I get Idiot of the Year)...BUT once the pen curser showed, I didn't realize I still had to select it. I mean, it's there...