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DADDY BOB'S COMPUTER Q & A

Questions In My Columns
First Quarter of 2007

Date	Questions Asked
January 7, 2007	Q. I have a very large file on my computer called "pagefile.sys". What is this file and can I delete it?
January 14, 2007	Q. I recently installed a DVD drive and I want to change the drive letter of it and my old CD drive. How can I do this?
January 21, 2007	*Q. How can I access a web page by simply pressing a function key when my browser isn't open?* Q. Relating to a computer network, what are roaming profiles?
January 28, 2007	Q. Will the new starting and ending times for changing to Daylight saving time effect my programs? Q. How can I make the icons in the taskbar at the bottom of the screen bigger?
February 4, 2007	Q. It seems that Internet Explorer 7 is very slow when going to some web pages. What is causing this and is there a fix for it?
February 11, 2007	Q. I looked in control panel/appearance to change the desktop display. Behold-several photos I'd taken were among the options. I must have I put them there somehow by accident. What did I do? How do I delete or add photos to that list of options? I can't find the folder where they apparently reside. Q. Recently, when I tried to send email, I got this error message: Sending reported error (0X800CCC565): The server responded: 503 valid RCPT command must precede DATA. What is causing this and how do I fix it?
February 18, 2007	Q. It seems that I always forget to remove a CD from the drive before I turn the computer off. Is there a way one can be removed without re-starting the computer? Q. In Internet Explorer V7, how do I save the tabs?
February 25, 2007	Q. My Favorites menu in Internet Explorer was sorted alphabetically but now something happened and I have to manually sore it whenever I add an item. What happened, and how can I get it to sort automatically when an item is added? Q. When a friend uses the ALT Tab key press to switch between open programs he has a thumbnail of the pages displayed. I only have an icon. How can I get the thumbnail too?
March 4, 2007	Q. What is a blog? *Q. What is meant by an "Unsafe Expression"?*
March 11, 2007	*Q. How can I tell what my broadband uploading and downloading speeds really are so I can determine if I am getting what my ISP claims I should?* Q. Will leaving a computer in an unheated area for an extended period in the winter harm it?
March 18, 2007	*Q.I have created several shortcuts on my desktop to various programs. How can I assure that when they are clicked that the program will always open to a full screen?* Q. Sometimes when I get a picture in an email, it is so big that I cannot easily view it. Why does this happen and how can I easily reduce them?
March 25, 2007	*Q. Should I be thinking about upgrading to Vista any time soon?* *Q. What can you tell me about Vista's User Access Control?*

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