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David, right, I think I'm sorted, I'll give it ago later on today.
Here, have a well deserved :beer: on me
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David, can you just explain this
Sorry if this sounds stupid, but why am I sending an email to myself, and what do I do with it oce it arrives in my inbox?Deleted_User wrote: »Exactly. You're simply sending an email to yourself so it sits in your inbox, on their servers far far away. Whenever you need it it'll, in theory, be right where you left it.Click here for Martins (MSE) advice on who to contact with Debt Issues - YOU HAVE NO REASON TO USE A FEE PAYING DEBT MANAGEMENT COMPANY- THEY CANNOT DO ANYMORE FOR YOU THAN THOSE LISTED IN MY LINK ABOVE.
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David, can you just explain this
Sorry if this sounds stupid, but why am I sending an email to myself, and what do I do with it oce it arrives in my inbox?
You're sending it to yourself so you have a copy of the files if ever you computer dies. When the computer's fixed or replaced you log back into your inbox and simply save / download the attachment from the email you sent yourself and you've now got the documents back on your new / fixed computer.
You've also got access to these documents whereever you are in the world. Assuming you've got internet access
Once it arrives in your inbox you could simply move it to a new folder called 'My Documents backups' (below the folders already there of inbox, sent etc) or something else equally as intuitive...0 -
:eek: :eek:Deleted_User wrote: »Why thank you! Only 40 minutes to go till the end of my 12 hour night shift! Can you tell I work in I.T...
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David
I just tried > send to compressed file, it said "Cannot create output file"
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David
I just tried > send to compressed file, it said "Cannot create output file"
What happens if you follow this guide here?
http://www.uwyo.edu/askit/displaydoc.asp?askitdocid=244&parentid=1
I'll be back in 12 hours time...0 -
I'm trying to back up some folders to a DVD+R 1-16x
The disc is installed, I've right click on the folder, send to - Untiltitled
It says "Windows Does Not Support This Type CR-R Format, Please try another disc"
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I'm afraid Windows XP doesn't contain built-in support for burning DVDs itself. You can burn data to CDs quite easily, using the method you tried above - you can watch a video of this here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/279157
To burn DVDs you'll need to use a program like Roxio, Nero or maybe one which was pre-installed on your computer. While looking for a decent free alternative this seems to fit the bill: http://www.download.com/BurnAware-Free/3000-2646_4-10878661.html?cdlPid=10978419BurnAware Free is a free CD, DVD, Blu-ray Disc burning software. It is ideal for users with basic disc burning needs as backup, creating data, audio, video discs and burning disc images. Free, easy to set up and maintain, it enables you to save your files to disc quickly and provides a more flexible interface to help you complete your burning tasks much faster.0
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