Question: I read an article in a Canadian newspaper recently that brings up another date problem possibility for computers. It said, regarding April 9, 1999, that it’s the 99th day of the year and translates into an internal message of “9999” in some programs. However, 999, it claimed, means “end of file” in many programming […]
Question: I am having trouble updating file associations under Windows 95. When I load some Windows 95 programs, they seem to set up their own file associations. This is fine in most cases, but some I don’t like or I don’t want some of the associations, and I would like to change them. When I […]
Question: I have installed the “B” version of Windows 95 at home. When I go to properties in My Computer, my file system shows local FAT. My work computer’s file system says FAT32. Does this tell me that I am not using the FAT32 file system on my own computer, and if so, how can […]
Question: On a number of occasions over the last few months, I’ve downloaded files from the web that are larger than a floppy disk can hold. Once I’ve unzipped the file, if I want to keep the original around I have to keep it on my hard drive, which is a waste of space. I […]
Question: Windows 98 is coming and it’s scary! I have Windows 95 and was thinking about going to Windows NT in the future. Should I wait? Do I have to go to Windows 98 and then to NT? –A.R. Answer: Here’s a simple analogy that’ll help you put Windows 98 into perspective. Windows 95 is […]