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DADDY BOB'S COMPUTER Q & A
May 6,
2007
Q.
Recently while trying to clean the monitor
with a tissue it became scratched. I
didn't think tissue could scratch like that,
but it sure did. Is there any way I could
remove those scratches, or at least make
them less noticeable?
A.
Assuming your monitor is a CRT type and
not a flat panel, I too find it odd that
a tissue scratched the glass font. But,
since it obviously did, I would suggest
that you check with an eye care center
and check into a product they use to
eliminate scratches on eyeglasses. I
recently saw this type product
advertised at an eye care center at a
large mall. If it works on eye glasses I
suspect that it will also work on a CRT
monitor.
Q.
When I removed a program, the uninstall
process asked if I wanted to save several
things. It suggested this would be a good
idea so I said OK.
There are no more listings of this program remaining
in the add-remove list,
but when I search for it 5 or 6 files show up. One
says it's in Program Files, but when I look
there, I don't see it.
A.
Programs typically do not remove all
remnants when removed or uninstalled. If
the program is well written, it will
only remove what it originally installed
or created itself, and will never remove
anything that the user has saved or
created without asking
first. Apparently, it did ask you and
you chose to keep some information so
you shouldn't be surprised that there
are still things left even if you cannot
easily find them.
If
you wish to delete these, you can do so
directly in the search window where you
found them. Just right click them and
choose delete. Possibly you cannot see
them otherwise as they may have their
attributes set to hide them or may be in
a hidden folder.
I
doubt they will cause you any problems
if they remain, but neither should they
cause any problems if you were to delete
them.
Q. I
have Microsoft Office 2003 installed and
thought that Word was supposed to open
and read WordPerfect files, but it
doesn't. Why not?
A.
In order for Word to read WordPerfect
files, the WordPerfect filter has to be
installed. Here's how to install
the WordPerfect filter so you can open
WordPerfect files in Word.
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Exit all programs.
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Click Start, click Control Panel,
and then double-click Add or Remove
Programs.
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In the Currently installed programs
list, click Microsoft Office Word
2003 and then click Change. The
Configuration Wizard opens.
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On the Maintenance Mode Options
page, click Add or Remove Features,
and then click Next.
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Then on the Custom Setup page,
select the Choose advanced
customization of applications check
box, and then click Next.
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On the Advanced Customization page,
click the plus sign (+) next to
Office Shared Features.
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Click the plus sign (+) next to
Converters and Filters
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Click the plus sign (+) next to Text
Converters.
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Click the arrow next to either
WordPerfect 5.x Converter or
WordPerfect 6.x Converter, and then
click Run from My Computer.
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The file format converter is
installed.
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That should do it and you should now
be able to read and save documents
in WordPerfect format.
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