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08-11-2005, 02:43 PM
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A couple of Xp questions
Hi guys,
Right, just bought a copy of XP Home Edition to install on my my home PC. I use XP on my laptop but havn't looked into it it that much and I have a few questions. Firstly, I use MSN Messenger on my home computer. When I have, for example 5 windows open, it collates them together and I get a bar saying "5 MSN Messenger" and I click on that to see what windows I have, likewise if I have a few Mozilla windows open. Is there anyway to disable this and go back to the ways of Windows 9x etc where they are all kept single? (This XP feature is a good idea but slightly annoying IMO) Secondly, keyboard language. I'm a British user, however when doing a clean install it automatically defaults to the American keyboard setting. My laptop had already been changed to the English setting by the bods at work when I got it, but how do I change the language on XP? I've tried Control Panel > Keyboard as works with Windows ME (prev operating system) but I cannot find an option to change the language. Any help greatly appreciated, Thanks, John |
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08-11-2005, 02:46 PM
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Please ignore the second question regarding the keyboard - I have found out how to do it now!
John |
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08-11-2005, 02:54 PM
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Right click on your start button and select Properties. In the "Taskbar" tab, uncheck the box that says "Group similar taskbar buttons" and they will stay seperate.
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08-11-2005, 02:56 PM
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Hi,
1) Rightclick on the taskbar, select "properties" and uncheck "group similar task buttons". Click OK and enjoy. RJ
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08-11-2005, 03:15 PM
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Thanks alot guys, got it sorted now
 Regards John |
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08-12-2005, 03:48 AM
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OK it's me again lol.
When I installed MSN Messenger onto my computer, I linked my .NET Passport account to my XP user account. This means that everytime I log on, I am automatically signed into Windows Messenger - problem is that there is no icon for Windows Messenger on the task bar. When I log into MSN Messenger, it then logs me out of WM. I've had a look in msconfig to see if I can disable Windows Messenger at startup but cannot find a way to do it. Is there a way I could do this, or, is it possible for me to break the link between my .NET Passport account and my XP account? Many Thanks, John |
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