Re: Can't open Xy in XP -- A thousand THANK YOUS!!!

[Judith Davidsen jdavidsen@xxxxxxxx]

Patricia M. Godfrey wrote:
> As for having no idea where it is, I've been thinking of writing up
> some notes on configuring a new PC, including record-keeping
> protocols. Anyone here interested in a copy? (Written in XyWrite, of
> course.)
If by "record-keeping protocols" you mean keeping track of what I've
installed and what I've tweaked, bring it on. I had a major crash,
necessitating a new hard drive, about 6 weeks ago, and after screeching
for two weeks at robot techies at the company that rhymes with Tell, I
found myself spending an additional four weeks trying to figure out why
I couldn't open files: because I had to reinstall a whole slew of
programs. Just trying to remember what programs I used to have...I know
I'm still missing some.
At this stage, the tweaking is so fast and furious I can't imagine how
to keep track of what I've done. A desirable tweak to A seems to have
undesirable effects on X--or had I been fiddling with O just before
that when the phone rang?
So, if your protocol would help me retrace my steps to figure out what
I've done, I'd definitely love to see it.

Thanks
Judith Davidsen