December 2005 Meeting

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THE MCCC NEWSLETTER
Electronic Edition
December 2005

In This Issue:
* Meeting is Tuesday, December 20
* Starting Windows 98 in Safe Mode
* Starting Windows XP in Safe Mode

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1. Special Announcements
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Remember to check http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com for important security
updates the second Tuesday of every month.

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2. This Month's Meeting
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This month's meeting will be held on December 30 starting at 7:00 PM, at the
Canfield Presbyterian Church.

Be sure to check out the web site for the latest updates:
http://mahccc.blogspot.com. Any suggestions for what we can put up there
will be very much appreciated.

These are some of the items we will be talking about in our meeting:
-- Starting in Safe Mode to troubleshoot problems. This is not something I
recommend to everyone. Restarting in safe mode is usually used when you
cannot start your system any other way. To figure out what is wrong can
take a long time. For the gory details about Windows 98, check out this
article: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q188867.
I've included parts of this article below. In Windows XP, things are a bit
easier since you can use the System Restore utility to bring your computer
back to a state when it was working. We'll talk about this more and I'll
try to answer your questions.
-- Windows XP feature to resize pictures to send in email
-- Why buy an iPod?

And as always, we will attempt to answer your questions about Windows and
computers in general. See you there!

Since it is our last meeting of the year, I'll be bringing some cookies and
our Vice-President will be bringing some coffee for our Christmas party. If
you want to bring some cookies or treats, bring them along! If I don't see
you at the meeting, then have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!




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3. Articles
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Start Windows 98 in Safe Mode
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If Windows 98 does not start normally, try to start it in Safe mode.
Starting Windows 98 in Safe mode bypasses the current real-mode
configuration and loads a minimal protected-mode configuration, disabling
Windows 98 device drivers and using the standard VGA display adapter. To
start Windows 98 in Safe mode, restart your computer, press and hold down
the CTRL key until the Windows 98 Startup menu appears, and then choose Safe
Mode.

If Windows 98 starts in Safe mode, step through the startup process to see
if any devices do not load properly:
1. Click Start, click Run, type msconfig in the Open box, and then click OK.
2. Click Selective Startup.
3. Try different boot options.


Start Windows XP in Safe Mode
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To access safe mode

1.. Remove all floppy disks and CDs from your computer, and restart your
computer.
2.. Press F8 when prompted.
If Windows XP starts without displaying the safe mode menu, restart your
computer and try again. Press F8 after the firmware POST process completes
(while the comptuer is black-and-white mode) but before Windows XP displays
graphical output (before it goes into color mode).

3.. On the Windows Advanced Options menu, select Safe Mode, Safe Mode with
Networking, or Safe Mode with Command Prompt.
You can also select a safe mode option from the startup recovery menu that
appears when Windows XP Professional detects that the startup attempt was
unsuccessful.



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4. Upcoming Events
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Let us know of any upcoming events!

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5. Contacts
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Club officers:
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Joseph Maruschek--President/Editor
email: jmaruschek@hotmail.com
phone: 757-2101
Dick Wilson--Vice President
email: tagalong5@juno.com
phone: 799-1676
Doris Baker--Treasurer/Membership
email: doris@cboss.com
phone: 792-5650
Pam Sullivan--Secretary
email: sullivan@cboss.com
phone: 533-9598
Beth Sullivan--Ways & Means
email: sullivan@cboss.com
phone: 533-9598

Articles for the newsletter must be submitted to the editor by the 2nd
Tuesday of the month.