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I’m still runiing Windows 98, so I don’ t think there are any hidden messages. But I may try the Ouija board next, to see if that helps! (I swear I’m not moving it!)

The shop suggested I might disconnect any peripherals, and I did, but no luck!

The shop suggested I might disconnect any peripherals, and I did, but no luck!

Thanks, always glad to know I’m not alone out here in the cyberland. I’m a little worried that it did overheat to begin with and it may have affected the motherboard, or the processor. I am planning on treating it gently, that’s for sure!

Thanks, always glad to know I’m not alone out here in the cyberland. I’m a little worried that it did overheat to begin with and it may have affected the motherboard, or the processor. I am planning on treating it gently, that’s for sure!

You’re the best. I’ll copy this info to the secretary I was trying to fix it for.

Tia

You’re the best. I’ll copy this info to the secretary I was trying to fix it for.

Tia

Phil,

Found it at the Microsoft site, once I knew what to look for. Thanks for the syntax, it was much clearer than what I found there. There is something more wrong with this TOC then I can fix, though. I carefully spent an hour marking all the headings in this 50 page document, ’cause they didn’t use styles, and then when I generated it, it only showed five entries for the TOC. There were some weird headings that didn’t show up in the dialog box where you choose the level until I left off the first letter of the heading. I’ve never seen anything like this before. But it is a document that has been worked on by many people over a couple of years (it just keeps getting recycled), and the last person formatted it manually so it looked perfect, but the underlying stuff was all screwed up. The secretaries at this law firm are bound and determined not to learn any of the funny stuff from Microsoft, it just takes too much effort, and they don’t have the time. Arghhh!

Anyway, thanks for letting me vent. And thanks again for the help.

Tia

Phil,

Found it at the Microsoft site, once I knew what to look for. Thanks for the syntax, it was much clearer than what I found there. There is something more wrong with this TOC then I can fix, though. I carefully spent an hour marking all the headings in this 50 page document, ’cause they didn’t use styles, and then when I generated it, it only showed five entries for the TOC. There were some weird headings that didn’t show up in the dialog box where you choose the level until I left off the first letter of the heading. I’ve never seen anything like this before. But it is a document that has been worked on by many people over a couple of years (it just keeps getting recycled), and the last person formatted it manually so it looked perfect, but the underlying stuff was all screwed up. The secretaries at this law firm are bound and determined not to learn any of the funny stuff from Microsoft, it just takes too much effort, and they don’t have the time. Arghhh!

Anyway, thanks for letting me vent. And thanks again for the help.

Tia

Thanks, I found it in the Microsoft Help files. I appreciate your hint of what to look for.

Thanks, I found it in the Microsoft Help files. I appreciate your hint of what to look for.

I bought the BEFW11S4 4 port router, and the WUSB12 – 802.11b Compact USB Wireless Adapter, both from Linksys. I found a deal on Amazon for the compact Wireless Adapter that brought it’s cost down to what I could get the bigger one for, and since space is at a premium in the teenager’s room, I decided to get that one. Like I said, it works great, and beats the heck out of running cables through the house.

We live in a one-level house, and there’s not a lot of distance between the two rooms, so maybe that’s part of it working so well. But I would never have thought of wireless at all if I hadn’t brought my question here. I really love the fact that I can learn this kind of thing here, from people who are kind to those of us who are not so knowledgeable, but who sure know their stuff!

I bought the BEFW11S4 4 port router, and the WUSB12 – 802.11b Compact USB Wireless Adapter, both from Linksys. I found a deal on Amazon for the compact Wireless Adapter that brought it’s cost down to what I could get the bigger one for, and since space is at a premium in the teenager’s room, I decided to get that one. Like I said, it works great, and beats the heck out of running cables through the house.

We live in a one-level house, and there’s not a lot of distance between the two rooms, so maybe that’s part of it working so well. But I would never have thought of wireless at all if I hadn’t brought my question here. I really love the fact that I can learn this kind of thing here, from people who are kind to those of us who are not so knowledgeable, but who sure know their stuff!

Just wanted to let you all know that the wireless option worked. I set the router up, installed the software and plugged the USB adapter into the kid’s computer, and we are all up and running. Totally cool! And no wires. Thanks for all your help with this. It was a great success, with very little money spent!

Just wanted to let you all know that the wireless option worked. I set the router up, installed the software and plugged the USB adapter into the kid’s computer, and we are all up and running. Totally cool! And no wires. Thanks for all your help with this. It was a great success, with very little money spent!