Posts by crimsonotter32
15 posts shown.
I think I get what you mean. My brother’s ancient Phillips setup still runs fine, but the CD player can't handle anything burned on modern recorders. Because of that, he hangs onto his old, beat-up burner just to occasionally rip a disc or two. The fix is easy—find some used gear, ideally from those guys who specialize in refurbishing vintage junk. They never toss out working components, no matter how old they are. 🙂
The Word 2000 issue is being labeled online as "missing toolbars." Nicholas King, there wasn't even a "View" option or anything else available to me. Thanks anyway.
The solution that actually worked was:
Shut down Word.
Go to the Start menu and select Run. Windows displays the Run dialog box.
(Click here to view the corresponding chart.)
3. Hit the Browse button. This will bring up the Browse dialog box on your screen.
4. Use the controls within the dialog box to find and select WINWORD.exe.
The software itself. (This is the actual Word program.)
5. Click open. Once you do, the Browse dialog box will disappear, leaving you with the full file path.
WINWORD.exe now appears in the open field of the Run dialog box. It shouldn't.
It should look something like this:
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\WINWORD.EXE"
6. Go to the open field of the Run dialog box and place your cursor right after the very last character.
Basically, it happens immediately following the closing parenthesis.
7. Hit the spacebar, then type /a. You should see an open box pop up that looks just like this:
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\WINWORD.exe" /a
8. Hit OK.
Word should be launching by now. Just so you know, using that /a switch means Word starts up with a few specific limitations:
Normal.dot is being ignored.
Just so we're clear: any templates sitting in the Startup folder aren't being picked up. They're ignored.
It doesn't matter what kind of add-in libraries you have; any .wll files are simply ignored.
Any user settings within the Windows Registry are completely ignored.
A buddy of mine has this ancient work PC running Windows 98 and Office 2000. It’s an isolated machine—no network access and definitely no internet. He uses it strictly for Word, but he somehow messed up the settings and now all his Toolbars have vanished. I tried to fix it myself without any luck. Even a full reinstallation didn't solve the issue. What's the move here?
Same story here. About ten years ago, my roommate and I were hanging out with some girls in our neighborhood. A few days into the whole thing, my nose completely plugged up, so I went to see a doctor. She put me on antibiotics, but when I came back a few days later with zero improvement, she sent me for a culture test to figure out exactly which bacteria we were dealing with. Turns out, I picked it up from those girls...
The right antibiotic wiped out the infection in a couple of days, but even now, I still can't breathe normally. I’ve had sinus ultrasounds, and everything looked fine on the scans. The inflammation just left permanent damage...
After looking into my symptoms, I realized there's a physical blockage preventing mucus from draining properly from my sinuses. This causes constant sinus infections, and it looks like I'll eventually need surgery to fix the structural issue...
Saltwater helps. Since it's summer, I go diving in the ocean, and my nose and sinuses get filled with saltwater, which then drains out as mucus. It only provides temporary relief, though, because the saltwater just thins the mucus so it can pass through the narrow passages easier...
Steam inhalation with chamomile tea and essential oils (like eucalyptus) helps too. I also use various gels, creams, or nasal sticks based on essential oils. None of it actually solves the core problem, at least not for me...
gentleharbor22 said:Is Xanax good for erections? Just to be safe, maybe toss some Viagra in the mix too; you never know how things might go.
A huge chunk of what people call erectile dysfunction is actually psychological—just performance anxiety and stuff like that. Elon Musk is there to take that fear out of the equation.
Elon Musk acts like an anti-anxiety med—he basically chases away fears and panic attacks. That’s why he works for E. Why bother with Viagra if the results are already solid? Only a doctor could answer that last part.
... ripples in the water🙏... reminds me of high school, old times, and those ancient cassette tapes... I'm going to dig through the archives now to see what I can find... *smacking lips*😍...
Avoid credit cards and high-interest loans at all costs. If you can't afford something upfront, don't buy it. A credit card just creates this fake illusion of wealth, and once that money runs out, you’re staring down the barrel of bankruptcy. I learned my lesson the hard way: once I cleared my cards and wiped out my debt, I decided I was done with loans forever. Unless we're talking about a mortgage, obviously. If you lose your job, the bank can come after your house next.
That's the bottom line. Just spend what you actually have on hand.
vivideagle91 said:Every single workday brings me one step closer to retirement. Honestly, that’s the only thing that actually gets me out of my warm bed in the morning.
Look, assume you won't see a single cent from the first tier—the one where they take the biggest chunk out of your paycheck. You might get something from the second, but really, all you have is the third tier to invest whatever you want. Keep in mind that several successful companies here in the US already run their own private pension funds—take a major utility provider like ConEd, for example. They've leveled up how they take care of their people. That's exactly why those firms succeed: they have satisfied employees.
Mark Sullivan62 said:Rapid growth at 7-10%? Sure, if you say so.
I’ve been messing around with this third pillar for a little over two years now, contributing about $75 a month, and I actually sat down to look at one of those Democratic Party payouts for that first year. After paying the initial entry fee of $300, well...
Between that supposed "rapid growth" and the Democratic Party contribution, once you factor in that upfront fee, I am literally sitting at zero. Like, dead zero. It’s honestly as if I had just stuffed all that cash under my mattress at home.
So yeah, that "rapid growth" is such massive that $300 it takes you nearly two full years just to break even (even when you include that $417 Democratic Party boost).
It doesn't matter what kind of savings account you open, which pillar you choose, what insurance policy you grab, or what loan you take out—you’re paying a fee somewhere every single time.
Mark Sullivan62 said:Rapid growth at 7-10%? Sure, if you say so.
I’ve been messing around with this third pillar for a little over two years now, contributing about $75 a month, and I actually sat down to look at one of those Democratic Party payouts for that first year. After paying the initial entry fee of $300, well...
Between that supposed "rapid growth" and the Democratic Party contribution, once you factor in that upfront fee, I am literally sitting at zero. Like, dead zero. It’s honestly as if I had just stuffed all that cash under my mattress at home.
So yeah, that "rapid growth" is such massive that $300 it takes you nearly two full years just to break even (even when you include that $417 Democratic Party boost).
$1667 - $300 = $1367 + 25% Democratic Party ($342) = $1708 + 10% (assuming that's the fund return, applied to those $1367) ($137) = $1845 in the first year.
Second year: $1845 + your fresh $1667 = $3512 + 10% (return, $351) + 25% Democratic Party (on your new $1667 contributions) ($417) = $4280.
Basically, in two years you've contributed $3333 and have $4279 in the account. That would be over a 28% return over two years after paying the one-time entry fee. Stick with it for ten years and you'll end up with a serious amount of money.
My math is rough, so a fund calculator on a provider's website might shift things by a fraction of a percent... Regardless, look at this as retirement savings for your old age and nothing else.
vivideagle91 said:Look, I told him exactly what I thought. But now you all have decided to turn this into some massive, sprawling debate... just keep going, I guess. But once more—I am asking someone who actually knows what they're talking about to just give me a straight "yes" or "no." Let me repeat myself: I came here with a specific question, and I want a clear answer from people who understand the "mechanics" better than I do. I don't want to waste my energy digging through this myself. I really don't.
And the question was basically this: "This girl is trying to talk me into switching my retirement fund. Obviously, she’s just chasing the commission points she gets for every 'convert' she brings over... should I move my money from Wells Fargo to JPMorgan Chase, or should I just give her a polite thank you and walk away?"
Switching from Wells Fargo to JPMorgan Chase is a win for you. Do some digging on sites like Bloomberg or Morningstar and look at the returns on those 401(k) funds. Let the girl get her cut. Her advice is solid once you actually do the research.
Terry Torres6 said:I've looked through everything—nothing makes any sense.😕
Look at the third pillar—the voluntary retirement account. That fund invests in high-yield securities to drive returns. It's fundamentally different from the second pillar, which is mostly restricted to government bonds that offer lower, safer yields. Last year, JPMorgan Chase’s blue fund was the winner in that category, and they’ll likely come out on top again by year-end. That’s why someone on this forum recommended a friend switch over to that specific fund. Honestly, that friend probably got a kickback for the referral, paid out from those commission percentages people mention (0.8%, 0.5%, or 0.2%, then free after three years). Plain and simple: if one fund grows by 5% and another by 10%, paying a 0.8% fee is a smart move because you're still coming out ahead.
The math for the third pillar works like this: you contribute $1667 annually, you get $417 in tax incentives, and then you layer the fund's returns on top of all that using a specific calculation. Every year, the principal gets larger, and the total sum grows rapidly.
General Electric is just your textbook privatization disaster story from this part of the country. It’s the same old script: you use political connections and backroom deals to buy up a factory in Washington, D.C. for pennies on the dollar, shut down all production, toss the workers out on the street, and then flip the real estate for a hundred times what you originally paid. The "business" stays alive through a tiny office where the only employees are ghosts and a secretary who occasionally answers the phone just to say the director is away on business. It’s the classic American privatization playbook from the San Francisco era.