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DesktopCoral / Problem with new version 1.05.01

« on: July 08, 2009, 10:40 AM »

I have installed the new version of desktop coral (1.05.01) and I am using Win patrol to control startup options. Desktop coral wants to start as an:autorun (desktopcoral.exe/autorun). I have tried different ways to allow desktop coral to run at start up without getting the windows error message. at boot xp shows me an error screen asking what is the unknown parameter '/autorun' and as I click off the error message, desktop coral exits. I have not changed anything on the system before or after installing the new version. Everything was fine with the older version. I use desktop coral to protect a small space on the right of the screen to allow scrolling within apps. without needlessly activating  "RocketDock".
Is the older version available?
Regards,
Jacques.

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General Software Discussion / Context menu editing

« on: July 12, 2007, 03:56 PM »

I have a problem with the context menu. Whenever I click to open a drive (any): in this case K= personal hard drive (160 GB removable hard drive with USB connection), a command window opens. This happens only with these type of files. Recently I moved from  Window explorer to Power Desk and thought that would fix the problem. I can always right-click and choose open in the context menu. For these drives, open is not the first choice, but open command window here is the top actual command in the context menu of the drive name. Power desk or Explorer will take that top command as the action command. How do I change this action to: open and remove the open command window here line.?
I have looked for context menu editors, but they seem to add commands but not remove them unless from a specific software.
This is a very annoying action mostly so because I use Rocket Dock to open drives and files. Now when I want to open K or any other drives, I get a command screen.
Please help!!!
JR

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General Software Discussion / Vista transformation pack

« on: January 07, 2007, 07:56 PM »

This is a very interesting  software package to emulate Vista : http://www.softpedia...formation-Pack.shtml Many of the components are separate apps. and can be used without the hole package. The package has improved a lot since I last tried it ( V.4) but still needs to polish some. I installed it and then removed it but you can keep some of the functions. Here is a little doodle that goes in circle when the OS is working which I find a plus, that lets me know that something is happening.
The sidebar is well done and after some install problems, seems to work fine.  I use it to open Firefox ( with the search gadget), it seems to me that Firefox opens so much faster!!
I emailed the author of the sidebar about some bugs? (decimal weather was a click away) and had an immediate response.

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General Software Discussion / 16 bit systemon windows XP

« on: December 26, 2006, 06:59 PM »

I have encountered a problem. It seems that the 16 bit system of my windows XP is defective!! There are some apps. that seemingly requires this system to install. I could always do a recovery from backup but with the type of software bundling I have on this computer, I very much hesitate to do that. I cannot do a simple repair because window XP is available only as a bundle. This means many many hours of desinstalling all kinds of sh...t software that is not needed or even wanted.
The backup copy is the same bundle as what is on the recovery partition on the hard disk.
Does anyone know of a way to repair XP without reinstalling this bundle?
Regards,

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General Software Discussion / Virtual diskette reader

« on: December 23, 2006, 12:33 PM »

Hi,
I need help.
I have to install a program that requires to be installed both from a diskette and a CD. I had this program on my old computer and it was running flawlessly.
I tried installing the same program on my new computer: no diskette drive but 2 DVD,CD, readers and burners.
 I copied the data that should be on a diskette to a CD and tried installing the program by directing to that CD when prompted to load the diskette. It did not work .
I tried installing a borrowed diskette reader, but to my surprise there was no possibilities of connecting the diskette reader: no connector for that purpose in this new have it all (or almost?) computer.
So now I am looking for a virtual diskette reader that will react just like the real thing and fool the installation program into installing the program.
This is a one time requirement, so that I am not hot on buying expensive? adaptors to do the job(if any exist at all).
Is a virtual diskette reader possible??
I would appreciate any help at all.
I am not fluent with programming and have no way to see the code of the program I want to install.

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General Software Discussion / Forum or any other review, improvement

« on: October 13, 2006, 08:30 PM »

Whenever you click a subject in a forum or review or chat, when you go back to the back page, there is no indication of where you where except for your own memory of the title. I have been in some forum where there is highlight of where you where last, when you return to the page previous to the article you choose. This does not seem to be a complex feature to apply and can be very timesaving. Check Ebay, for example, or " Mercedesshop.com" where going back to the previous page is highlighting your last subject after you return to the page.
Is my comment clear or is it to literal a tranlastion from french?
The mechanics of what I am writing about are: click on a subject on a page, return (back) to the page, and the title of the subject I went to is highlighted so that you can go on browsing without  having to find out where you where before clicking on the subject.
That would make browsing any forum so much easier.
The forums here are : VERY INTERESTING.
This is a wish to make browsing easier for people like me that have little shorttime memory.
Regards,
jacquesrober

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Find And Run Robot / Find&Run Robot

« on: October 12, 2006, 10:41 AM »

 I am new to this forum and website. I have downloaded the "Find&Run Robot" software and this is a terrific utility. I have used for a while a similar utility called "Launchy" which was not that bad but did not come close to F&R in ease of use. I am french from Québec and had no problem with the language. I am now trying the clipboard utility, and I think I might have the same comments when I have used it more. I am not a power user but a retired amateur who enjoys technology for its sake.
so far very happy with this site.
jacquesrober.