Doug
Hi DigitalOutlaw,
When first joining a Forum, it can be a little awkward to "learn the ropes" of posting style.
Most of the general Rules are stated here: http://forums.whatthetech.com/boardrules.html
But there are additional rules of common courtesy and respect for others' information that we follow.
For instance:
If the answer to a problem has already been fully discussed or solved in another WTT Topic, or at another well respected site, it is handy to provide a link to that information for the benefit of our readers.
But we do not copy/paste entire solutions from other sites, and never without providing proper credit and link to the original source.
A small "excerpt" of the linked article is appropriate to post as an introduction or comment about the linked resource, but not the entire article. Then provide the link to the solution.
For instance, the solution you posted above, while competent, actually "belongs" to Microsoft.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details…;displaylang=en
Posting it here in our Forums without credit and link to the source is considered copyright violation (unless you are the original author and hold copyright).
WTT enjoys a good reputation and collegial sharing with other similar sites who know us and whom we know. Occasionally another site or another author will grant permission to WTT for full use of a knowledge base article or solution. Link and credit to the original author is still always required.
Here's another example of an excellent full solution, that may benefit this Topic's original problem poster.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/n…_02april08.mspx
I might quote a sentence or two from the article, but more than likely would simply provide the link and recommend that the article be read by the problem poster. I would then invite the problem poster to reply back into our Forum topic thread with any discussion or questions about the procedure.
If WTT has already composed a complete solution or a useful caveat to the solution, we prefer that WTT resources be recommended, first, before referring to "outside" resources. After all, we don't want to be always sending our Members "away" from our good Forum. In this particular case, you have correctly identified that an "outside source" probably provides the best and most complete solution presently available. Good work on your part.
Thanks for reading my comment DigitalOutlaw.
I do not wish to become a pain to you, or to discourage your excellent assistance.
But it is important to abide by commonly accepted guidelines.
After having accumulate a "post-count" of 5, you will have ability to use PM (Private Messaging) to contact an Admin or Team Member if/when you are unsure about a particular method of posting.
And if you already had PM available at this time, I would have contacted you privately (via PM) with this posted information to further discuss the situation more directly with you as necessary.
Best Regards
p.s. to capri2001
You may also benefit from a possible solution to your stated problem, here: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/n…_02april08.mspx
Post back here into this Forum thread Topic. It's very likely that DigitalOutlaw or another of our Team or Members will have additional suggestions to help adapt the solution to your Vista operating system. Best Regards to you.
When first joining a Forum, it can be a little awkward to "learn the ropes" of posting style.
Most of the general Rules are stated here: http://forums.whatthetech.com/boardrules.html
But there are additional rules of common courtesy and respect for others' information that we follow.
For instance:
If the answer to a problem has already been fully discussed or solved in another WTT Topic, or at another well respected site, it is handy to provide a link to that information for the benefit of our readers.
But we do not copy/paste entire solutions from other sites, and never without providing proper credit and link to the original source.
A small "excerpt" of the linked article is appropriate to post as an introduction or comment about the linked resource, but not the entire article. Then provide the link to the solution.
For instance, the solution you posted above, while competent, actually "belongs" to Microsoft.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details…;displaylang=en
Posting it here in our Forums without credit and link to the source is considered copyright violation (unless you are the original author and hold copyright).
WTT enjoys a good reputation and collegial sharing with other similar sites who know us and whom we know. Occasionally another site or another author will grant permission to WTT for full use of a knowledge base article or solution. Link and credit to the original author is still always required.
Here's another example of an excellent full solution, that may benefit this Topic's original problem poster.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/n…_02april08.mspx
I might quote a sentence or two from the article, but more than likely would simply provide the link and recommend that the article be read by the problem poster. I would then invite the problem poster to reply back into our Forum topic thread with any discussion or questions about the procedure.
If WTT has already composed a complete solution or a useful caveat to the solution, we prefer that WTT resources be recommended, first, before referring to "outside" resources. After all, we don't want to be always sending our Members "away" from our good Forum. In this particular case, you have correctly identified that an "outside source" probably provides the best and most complete solution presently available. Good work on your part.
Thanks for reading my comment DigitalOutlaw.
I do not wish to become a pain to you, or to discourage your excellent assistance.
But it is important to abide by commonly accepted guidelines.
After having accumulate a "post-count" of 5, you will have ability to use PM (Private Messaging) to contact an Admin or Team Member if/when you are unsure about a particular method of posting.
And if you already had PM available at this time, I would have contacted you privately (via PM) with this posted information to further discuss the situation more directly with you as necessary.
Best Regards
p.s. to capri2001
You may also benefit from a possible solution to your stated problem, here: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/n…_02april08.mspx
Post back here into this Forum thread Topic. It's very likely that DigitalOutlaw or another of our Team or Members will have additional suggestions to help adapt the solution to your Vista operating system. Best Regards to you.
