I have two problems. The first problem is in the volume control. When I click on options, then properties to adjust the volume, all inputs and outputs can be adjusted except recording, which is the one I want. It is grayed out. I can use the line input but would prefer to adjust the recording level. The second problem is when I right click on start, the open and explore menu items are always grayed out and I cannot access them. Hope you may be able to help. (more…)

I have just had a new hard drive installed on my 486 DX66 and reinstalled Win 95. The boot fails to pick up my sound card. I have reinstalled the software that came with the sound card but still no joy. I go to “install new hardware” in settings and install the sound card and the sound works perfectly. However when I turn the machine off and on again the sound cards again lost. Any ideas? (more…)

If I now create a new document (in Word 97 under Win 95) the first line of text is showing at 2cm on the page. When I go into print preview it is showing at 15.3cm and this is where it actually prints. This glitch is affecting all my existing documents when I print (whether Word 7 or Lotus Wordpro). Sometimes switching to A4 Transverse instead of A4 fixes the problem but not always and I cannot see any difference between A4 and A4 Transverse. Could I have inadvertently altered a setting somewhere? I have not been able to find it, as all the settings in Print and Page Setup seem OK. (more…)

Many thanks for answering my original query (re: file deletion CT 10 May). However I have another problem. I’m running Windows 95 and tried your second suggestion, downloading TweakUI from Microsoft, but after completing the procedure you told me I got the message “Your security settings do not allow this to be downloaded” (or words to that effect). This has happened to me before trying to download free material from the internet and I don’t know how to overcome it. I’m not confident enough to change any of the complicated settings or security instructions as I may get into an even bigger mess. Would this instruction/warning have anything to do with my VET 95 anti-virus protection?
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Word 97 has a “Save as HTML” option in the File menu. I often need to save documents in RTF. Is there some way of setting up a “Save as RTF” option in the File menu thus avoiding the need to go to “Save As” and then choose RTF off the drop box? (more…)