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Re: Help!



Thanks, Harry, Andy, and Carl--this was a quick and easy fix, and I can now
go to sleep without worrying. 'Night everyone.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Harry Binswanger" 
To: 
Sent: Monday, February 01, 2010 12:14 AM
Subject: Re: Help!


> I think you didn't see the .EXE (only EDITOR) on your flashdrive merely
> because Explorer is set not to show "file extensions."
>
> In general: a) don't worry, XyWrite is very simple and forgiving; you
can't
> go too far wrong, and b) don't hesitate to ask us on this list about any
> problems.
>
> --Harry
>
> >Carl,
> >
> >You've saved it! My directory even reads EDITOR.EXE again (I assume I
should
> >not be messing with that anymore, right?)
> >
> >Thank you, thank you!
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Carl Distefano" 
> >To: 
> >Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2010 11:16 PM
> >Subject: Re: Help!
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Reply to note from "Leslie Savan"  Sun, 31 Jan
> > > 2010 22:36:54 -0500
> > >
> > > > OK. But how do I copy it and where do I copy it to?
> > >
> > > I take it you're unfamiliar with the DOS command prompt? OK, let's
> > > not go there.
> > >
> > > > Well, I just plugged in the flash drive, and, to my surprise,
> > > > there was nothing that read "EDITOR.EXE." There was EDITOR with
> > > > an icon that looks like a monitor (when I put the cursor on it,
> > > > it reads: "Type: Application. Size: 177KB").
> > >
> > > That's the file you want.
> > >
> > > Go to My Computer, double click on Local Disk (C:). Locate the
> > > folder that has your XyWrite program files. Drag the EDITOR icon
> > > (the 177 KB file) from your flash drive onto that folder (put the
> > > mouse pointer on the EDITOR icon, hold down the Left Mouse Button,
> > > drag the icon onto the XyWrite folder, then release the mouse
> > > button). If prompted and asked whether to replace the existing file,
> > > answer Yes.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Carl Distefano
> > > cld@xxxxxxxx
> > >
> > >
>
>
> Harry Binswanger
> hb@xxxxxxxx
>
>