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Thanks Joe. Checking it out now.

Charlie wrote:

You really don’t have to go all the way back to Win 3.1 – what does your old 486, 66 PC have on it?  QBasic came with Win 95, & Win 98 that I know of.  Old 32 bit Windows still run 16 bit programs like QBasic.  Wins 95, 98, and 98SE should work.

Hey Charlie. My old 486 ONLY has DOS 6.22 on it. Presently, it’s somewhere in the catacombs of my storage barn, but I’d like to get it out again. When I say “only”, I mean as an OS goes. I still have bunches of old DOS utilities and progs from people I’ve collected over the years.

One of the things I like about it, (besides staying current with DOS/batch files/QBasic), is the fact that everything fits on a single CD. In case of a monumental screw-up on my part, I can restore it completely in a couple minutes.

As I’ve thought about it, I want to keep my DOS/QBasic stuff independent of my main laptop. It just means I have to dig out my old dinosaur. Not quite as convenient as running on my laptop, but makes me feel better from a security POV.

Charlie wrote:

That’s good, and probably the best way of running it.  I myself keep older computers running so I can run old games made for DOS as well as QBasic.  I still have my first computer – an IBM PS/1, 486 SX, with Win 3.1 and DOS 6.22 that I updated as much as possible, and also a 1998 computer with Win 95B that I once used at my job.  Both still run good (knock on wood).

Somewhere, around here, I still have “Windows for Workgroups” on floppies. It was the “expanded” version of Win 3.1.  I also have the book, with the Microsoft certificate of authenticity. I’m totally legal.  🙂

Bob99 wrote:

Artie wrote:

…The folder disappeared. Gone. Not even in the Recycle bin. Broke my heart. Lots of good music in there. Then, this morning, it reappeared. But with a strange new folder name. A long line of brackets. …

I take it you were able to view the same directory in Explorer (not from within MediaMonkey) and rename the folder to its “old” name, right?

Since the folder disappeared while you were running MediaMonkey, check to see if there’s an updated version of it compared to the one you were running at the time of the folder’s “disappearance”.

If you’ve already done all of this, then please disregard this post.

Yes, if I understand you correctly. The original folder was “gone”, in both MM and File Explorer. Then it came back, (or, it was there in that strange new name). I renamed it back to it’s original name.

And . . . taking Fred’s advice, backed up now to an external hard drive.

AusJohn wrote:

Hi Arti, just curious – did you try NTVDMx64 by Leecher1337 that I mentioned above?

If not, why not? Any particular reason?

If yes, was there a problem?

 

Sorry John. No, I didn’t. Checking it out now. I’ll report back after I check it out.

Hey Charlie. Thanks. DOSBox didn’t work very well. I guess I’ll dig out my old PC-486-66 to play with DOS.

To think . . . that was a $4000 computer in it’s day. I got it at a flea-market for $10. Works perfect.

n0ads wrote:

Have you tried this?

%windir%\explorer.exe /n, C:\GandD

In Windows 10, that expands the C: drive in the left pane like this.

On my Windows 10 PC, %windir%\explorer.exe /n, C:\Games ⇒

I realize explorer.exe in Windows 11 is different so the /n option may no longer exist.

 

While I was researching explorer switches, that’s exactly what I read in several places. I mean, about the “/n” switch not working in Win 11.

Thanks Steevie. I’ll check into that.

You piqued my curiosity. I tried every command line combination I could find, and couldn’t get the results you want. Good luck. Maybe someone else will come through.

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PL1

Absolutely outstanding! That’s exactly what I was looking for.

Thanks TechTango.

joep517 wrote:

“Hidden” in the properties refers to the hidden attribute of the shortcut itself for use by File Explorer. Hidden files are not normally listed by File Explorer or the “Dir” command. It is unlikely that property has any effect on the desktop display.

Actually, it does. I “googled” how to remove the icons. And that worked. But simply deleting them also worked. That’s what led to my question. I’m not sure what the difference is.

BTW, I don’t want to delete the programs. Just the shortcuts.

Wheehoo! Thanks b. That did it. I came in here to post that I also discovered that the mouse scroll didn’t work at all while in File Explorer “Details” mode. Even if I clicked on the scroll bar. That switch fixed that too.

Thank you SO much.

Artie

 

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b

Yes. Mainly just a nuisance.

Thanks PK. I’ll have to read that a few times to understand what they’re talking about. But I’ll get it. (Eventually.)

You’re right. In fact, as I examine it closely, I think it’s only the start menu. I click the start menu>All Apps. That’s where it won’t scroll, ’til I click the scroll bar.

I can live with this, but it seems odd that it happened. Whenever.