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DADDY BOB'S COMPUTER Q & A

Questions In My Columns
First Quarter of 2009

Date	Questions Asked
January 4, 2009	Q. I have an older computer running XP Home with a near full hard drive. I see over 100 folders with names like "$NtUninstallKB.." in the Windows folder. Can I safely delete these?
January 11, 2009	Q. I am thinking about upgrading to a 64 bit operating system. Will my current 32 bit applications still work on a 64 bit operating system?
January 18, 2009	Q. I have heard about something called Windows 7. What can you tell me about it?
January 25, 2009	Q. My Internet Explorer icon has disappeared from my desktop. How do I get it back?
February 1, 2009	*Q. Is it possible to add items to the "Send To" list? It would make transferring files much easier if it is.*
February 8, 2009	Q. What can you tell me about Internet Explorer 8?
February 15, 2009	Q. I have automatic updates set for Microsoft and when the last update completed and the computer rebooted, I got the dreaded blue screen and cannot open Windows. What can I do to get things back to normal?
February 22, 2009	Q. How can I move all my email addresses and messages from an old computer to a new one? I use Outlook Express.
March 1, 2009	Q. I have a template file that I use weekly that I want to set so that it cannot be changed and will force me, after I have filled it out, with a different name. How can I do that?
March 8, 2009	Q. Sometimes when I try to cancel a print job, I get the message that it is deleting, but it never does. What causes this and how can I fix it?
March 15, 2009	Q. I have an older game that doesn't run correctly on XP or Vista. I have been told that I can change my computer to allow it to run this game correctly. How do I do that?
March 22, 2009	Q. I have created a large group in my email that I use to send a monthly newsletter. My home office now wants a list of these people. Is there a way I can copy this list without having to type them?
March 29, 2009	Q. I installed a second hard drive, and now my CD drives have changed drive letters. Can I change the new hard drive to something other than the "D" drive?

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