[Ham-Computers] XP and Netscape 7.0 problems

Tue, 26 Aug 2003 16:04:17 -0500

Been there done that, but it doesnt list the extensions and wont allow 
me to change what is not listed.

Don wrote:

>YOU CAN change the extension using the windows explorer from the stat button
>press start then programs then accessories, then scroll down the tab and you
>should see windows explorer
>click twice on it and you should see all that is listed in you computer by
>drive and folder
>find the correct folder and file right click on it and then click on rename
>tab and change it
>don
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>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Jim Isbell" <[email protected]>
>To: <[email protected]>
>Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 10:25 AM
>Subject: [Ham-Computers] XP and Netscape 7.0 problems
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>>I am having several, probably unrelated, problems with my computer
>>running XP and Netscape 7.0.  They appear to be problems with the OS or
>>with Netscape but of course getting help from Bill Gates or Netscape is
>>a joke.  Netscape doesn't really owe me help, but I paid over $100 for
>>XP so they owe me something.
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>>The most irritating problem I have is that, often while reading my email
>>in netscape I will click on an operation (seems random as to which item
>>I chose) just the mouse click itself causes netscape to close
>>immediately.  I have also experienced this...but rarely (maybe because I
>>spend 99% of my time in Netscape)...in other programs as well.
>>
>>The second problem is that when I download a program from the internet
>>in Netscape it always appends an extension of .JPG on the end.
>> (example....newprogram.zip  becomes newprogram.zip.jpg)  which causes
>>netscape to try to open it as a JPG file which it is not so the file
>>wont open.  This necessitates that I go into DOS and find the file and
>>eliminate the extra extension.  There may be a way to do it in XP, but I
>>cannot find it.
>>
>>Any help would be appreciated.
>>
>>Jim W5JAI
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