I click the radio button for "Show hidden files and folders" and
deselect "Hide extensions for known file types" but leave "Hide
protected operating and system files (Recommended)" selected. Maybe
that'll give you more peace of mind.
Tim
Michael wrote:
> Charles
>
> I know you mean well by telling me to accomplish the task for revealing
> hidden files. With the message appearing below, is enough I feel, to deter
> from anyone from even attempting to reveal the hidden files.
>
> Thanks just the same for your advice.
>
>
> Michael
> >
>
> "Charles Rossiter" <ctech@corel.ca> wrote in message
> news:47bd84ec_1@cnews...
>> Michael,
>>
>> First, you are prevented from seeing the target file, by the default
>> Windows settings, which hide most file extensions. There are 3 files
>> which begin with "wpwin11" -- wpwin11.exe; wpwin11.dll;
wpwin11.tlb.
>> Windows is hiding one of these 3 files, and is hiding the extension
for
>> the other 2 files.
>>
>> To remedy that: Double-click My Computer and this starts Windows
>> Explorer. On the menu for Windows Explorer, click on Tools. That
gives
>> you a drop-down menu of which the bottom entry is 'Folder Options'.
>> Click on 'Folder Options'. This opens a dialog with 3 tabs across the
>> top: General, View and File Types. Click on View. In this part of
the
>> dialog, there is a square central area with various items, each with a
>> check box or a radio button.
>>
>> Under the heading 'Hidden Files and Folders', click the radio button
for
>> "Show hidden files and folders". Immediately under that
option,
>> deselect "Hide extensions for known file types" and also
deselect "Hide
>> protected operating and system files (Recommended)". Exit from
that
>> dialog.
>>
>> Your system will now let you view and search for all files and
folders,
>> and create the target shortcuts.
>>
>> This is a major pain in Windows!!
>>
>>
>>
>> Michael wrote:
>>> Charles
>>>
>>> I cannot get past 'programs.' As shown below.
>>>
>>> If I attempt to include one of those listed below, it takes me into
the
>>> viewing section. Could you tell me where the exact path is? Then
I can
>>> add
>>> the extension as mentioned previously.
>>>
>>> Meanwhile, all what's showing when in the icon shown left is
wpwin11.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>>
>>> Michael
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Charles Rossiter" <ctech@corel.ca> wrote in
message
>>> news:47bc5852_2@cnews...
>>>> Michael,
>>>>
>>>> If you right-click on your WPWin11 shortcut, Properties, what
is shown
>>>> for the shortcut target?
>>>>
>>>> Suppose the shortcut looks like C:\Program Files\WordPerfect
Office
>>>> 11\Programs\WPWin11.exe. Then edit that shortcut to read with
quotes
>>>> "C:\Program Files\WordPerfect Office
11\Programs\WPWin11.exe" /dm-90
>>>>
>>>> Now just double-click on that edited shortcut, to try the
effect of
>>>> /dm-90.
>>>>
>>>> If you do not have such a shortcut, browse to file
WPWin11.exe,
>>>> right-click, Create shortcut. Move that new shortcut to your
desktop --
>>>> and proceed as above.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Michael wrote:
>>>>> Charles
>>>>>
>>>>> It says in Help to go to Run and type the start up switch
from there.
>>>>> I've
>>>>> tried typing: wp11win 90 and wpwin11/dm-90 without
success.
>>>>>
>>>>> How do I go about accomplishing this task? Also, if I'm
not happy with
>>>>> the
>>>>> way the text displays on screen, then how do I revert back
to it's
>>>>> default?
>>>>>
>>>>> Michael
>>>>>
>>>>> "Charles Rossiter" <ctech@corel.ca> wrote
in message
>>>>> news:47bbbf5e$1_1@cnews...
>>>>>> Michael,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I am not clear whether you have the letters 'RU'
intentionally
>>>>>> superposed
>>>>>> on the tick marks (or even sub-posed!).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> But try adding the start-up switch /dm-90 to WPWin11.
This increases
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> white space by reducing the character size to 90% of
normal, without
>>>>>> changing pagination.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Michael wrote:
>>>>>>> Shown below is a cross section of a file. The
letters, RU have
>>>>>>> somehow
>>>>>>> become sandwiched in between the ticks. This shows
in particular,
>>>>>>> under
>>>>>>> draft and page views and ironically enough under
100%. Anything
>>>>>>> under
>>>>>>> or
>>>>>>> at 125% for example, the letters display fine. As
do when adding RU
>>>>>>> after further ticks.
>>>>>>> Is there a fix for this so that everything displays
correctly? Or,
>>>>>>> is
>>>>>>> the file corrupted in any way?
>>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>>> Michael Feldman
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Charles Rossiter
>>>>>> Volunteer C_Tech
>>>>>> {Please respond to
>>>>>> news groups only}
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