The Stonetable

Problem
You want to export a selection of one or more messages from Outlook Express.

Solution
The Outook Express ‘Save as’ feature does not help here because it is not available when you select multiple emails. The ‘Export’ menu item looks promising, but this is specifically for exporting to other MS apps. What does work is to drag and drop the mail from Outlook Express to a folder in Explorer.

Problem
You are receiving annoying pop-up message boxes while online.

Solution
Open My Computer/Manage/Services and Applications/Services/Messenger/Properties and set startup type to disabled. For more information see http://grc.com/stm/shootthemessenger.htm

Problem
You want to use tab completion in an MS-DOS box, just like in a Unix shell.

Solution
It’s enabled by default in XP, but in Win2000 you need to set the completion character to ‘09′ (hex for tab) in following registry keys:

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HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Command Processor\CompletionChar = 09
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Command Processor\PathCompletionChar = 09
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Problem
Sometimes, after logging on, I find that the mouse behaves as if the Alt key is permanently down: when you double-click an icon, the properties page opens instead of the app. The problem seems to be associated with wireless keyboards.

Solution
Hold down both Alt keys (or Alt and Alt Gr) to clear the sticky state.