Help & Support - Did you know?

[Terrytubby]

Just an annoyance really.

I have looked at the help page and under Did you know? it says that I have
not got an internet connection, yet a machine sitting next to it through the
same router comes up with headings!

Is there something that needs to be tweaked to get it to work. BTW I'm on a
cable network.

Thanks

 

[Heirloom]

I don't have an answer, but, when looking at my Help, Did you know?, it
describes what would be displayed in that area if I had an internet
connection and provids a link to the 'Establish an Internet Connection
Wizard.' I, too, am on a cable modem and router. I did try it with IE
open.....same results.........odd. Also checked my firewall and it should
not be blocking access. I'll monitor this thread for answers and do some
investigating.
Heirloom, old and got my curiosity
up

 

[M and D]

"Did you know" was broken on some comfigurations after SP 2. I have the same problem. Different solutions have been published on the web and in newsgroups, but they don't always work.

This is just one of a small number number of Windows features that became broken for some configurations after SP 2. Fortunately, it's just a minor annoyance. From what I remember from the days when "Did you know" was working, we're not really missing anything.

Steven

 

[Heirloom]

Thanks, M and D......
As you stated, I'm not missing much as I had never noticed it there
before this thread. My trips to Help normally went directly to the Index or
Search. Also, as you mentioned, the solutions presented on the Web and in
Groups are not consistently successful. The following is one that I have
not yet tested on my machine:
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I've observed this always happens with broadband connection. When I
connected to internet using dial-up, Help and Support could connect to the
internet and download the news block XML files (2 XML files will be
downloaded, and then merged based one some criteria) and the "Did you know?"
updated correctly. "Did you know?" actually reflects what;s in the XML file.

When using broadband (ADSL), I changed the value "EnableAutodial" to 1 in
this key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet
Settings

This works sometime, but not consistent.

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hope it works for you, Terrytubby...........I'll post back with my
results.
Heirloom, old and don't
miss much
"Did you know" was broken on some comfigurations after SP 2. I have the same
problem. Different solutions have been published on the web and in
newsgroups, but they don't always work.

This is just one of a small number number of Windows features that became
broken for some configurations after SP 2. Fortunately, it's just a minor
annoyance. From what I remember from the days when "Did you know" was
working, we're not really missing anything.

Steven

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

See
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.general/msg/f36ffbdc09ef402b

Two people have indicated that the above tip solved this problem.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Thanks, M and D......
As you stated, I'm not missing much as I had never noticed it there
before this thread. My trips to Help normally went directly to the Index or
Search. Also, as you mentioned, the solutions presented on the Web and in
Groups are not consistently successful. The following is one that I have
not yet tested on my machine:
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I've observed this always happens with broadband connection. When I
connected to internet using dial-up, Help and Support could connect to the
internet and download the news block XML files (2 XML files will be
downloaded, and then merged based one some criteria) and the "Did you know?"
updated correctly. "Did you know?" actually reflects what;s in the XML file.

When using broadband (ADSL), I changed the value "EnableAutodial" to 1 in
this key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet
Settings

This works sometime, but not consistent.

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hope it works for you, Terrytubby...........I'll post back with my
results.
Heirloom, old and don't
miss much
"Did you know" was broken on some comfigurations after SP 2. I have the same
problem. Different solutions have been published on the web and in
newsgroups, but they don't always work.

This is just one of a small number number of Windows features that became
broken for some configurations after SP 2. Fortunately, it's just a minor
annoyance. From what I remember from the days when "Did you know" was
working, we're not really missing anything.

Steven

 

[Heirloom]

I didn't try the other solution, but, did try this one and it worked just
fine. A big thanks to Ramesh for providing the link.
Heirloom, old and didn't know

See
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.general/msg/f36ffbdc09ef402b

Two people have indicated that the above tip solved this problem.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Thanks, M and D......
As you stated, I'm not missing much as I had never noticed it there
before this thread. My trips to Help normally went directly to the Index
or
Search. Also, as you mentioned, the solutions presented on the Web and in
Groups are not consistently successful. The following is one that I have
not yet tested on my machine:
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I've observed this always happens with broadband connection. When I
connected to internet using dial-up, Help and Support could connect to the
internet and download the news block XML files (2 XML files will be
downloaded, and then merged based one some criteria) and the "Did you
know?"
updated correctly. "Did you know?" actually reflects what;s in the XML
file.

When using broadband (ADSL), I changed the value "EnableAutodial" to 1 in
this key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet
Settings

This works sometime, but not consistent.

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hope it works for you, Terrytubby...........I'll post back with my
results.
Heirloom, old and don't
miss much
"Did you know" was broken on some comfigurations after SP 2. I have the
same
problem. Different solutions have been published on the web and in
newsgroups, but they don't always work.

This is just one of a small number number of Windows features that became
broken for some configurations after SP 2. Fortunately, it's just a minor
annoyance. From what I remember from the days when "Did you know" was
working, we're not really missing anything.

Steven

Just an annoyance really.

I have looked at the help page and under Did you know? it says that I
have
not got an internet connection, yet a machine sitting next to it through
the
same router comes up with headings!

Is there something that needs to be tweaked to get it to work. BTW I'm
on
a
cable network.

Thanks

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Thanks for posting back, Heirloom.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


I didn't try the other solution, but, did try this one and it worked just
fine. A big thanks to Ramesh for providing the link.
Heirloom, old and didn't know

 

[Terrytubby]

Thanks for that,

It worked for me also

--
Terry

A reply is always appreciated, even if it's to say I was wrong!

See
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.general/msg/f36ffbdc09ef402b

Two people have indicated that the above tip solved this problem.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Thanks, M and D......
As you stated, I'm not missing much as I had never noticed it there
before this thread. My trips to Help normally went directly to the
Index or Search. Also, as you mentioned, the solutions presented on
the Web and in Groups are not consistently successful. The following
is one that I have not yet tested on my machine:
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I've observed this always happens with broadband connection. When I
connected to internet using dial-up, Help and Support could connect
to the internet and download the news block XML files (2 XML files
will be downloaded, and then merged based one some criteria) and the
"Did you know?" updated correctly. "Did you know?" actually reflects
what;s in the XML file.

When using broadband (ADSL), I changed the value "EnableAutodial" to
1 in this key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet
Settings

This works sometime, but not consistent.

Just an annoyance really.

I have looked at the help page and under Did you know? it says that
I have not got an internet connection, yet a machine sitting next to
it through the
same router comes up with headings!

Is there something that needs to be tweaked to get it to work. BTW
I'm on a
cable network.

Thanks

 

[M and D]

<sigh> If only it worked for me.

Steven

Thanks for that,

It worked for me also

--
Terry

A reply is always appreciated, even if it's to say I was wrong!

See
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.general/msg/f36ffbdc09ef402b

Two people have indicated that the above tip solved this problem.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Thanks, M and D......
As you stated, I'm not missing much as I had never noticed it there
before this thread. My trips to Help normally went directly to the
Index or Search. Also, as you mentioned, the solutions presented on
the Web and in Groups are not consistently successful. The following
is one that I have not yet tested on my machine:
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I've observed this always happens with broadband connection. When I
connected to internet using dial-up, Help and Support could connect
to the internet and download the news block XML files (2 XML files
will be downloaded, and then merged based one some criteria) and the
"Did you know?" updated correctly. "Did you know?" actually reflects
what;s in the XML file.

When using broadband (ADSL), I changed the value "EnableAutodial" to
1 in this key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet
Settings

This works sometime, but not consistent.

Just an annoyance really.

I have looked at the help page and under Did you know? it says that
I have not got an internet connection, yet a machine sitting next to
it through the
same router comes up with headings!

Is there something that needs to be tweaked to get it to work. BTW
I'm on a
cable network.

Thanks

 

[Heirloom]

You can have mine, Steven.........I don't use it, anyway.
Heirloom, old and must go check my
Did you Know?

<sigh> If only it worked for me.

Steven

Thanks for that,

It worked for me also

--
Terry

A reply is always appreciated, even if it's to say I was wrong!

See
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.general/msg/f36ffbdc09ef402b

Two people have indicated that the above tip solved this problem.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Thanks, M and D......
As you stated, I'm not missing much as I had never noticed it there
before this thread. My trips to Help normally went directly to the
Index or Search. Also, as you mentioned, the solutions presented on
the Web and in Groups are not consistently successful. The following
is one that I have not yet tested on my machine:
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I've observed this always happens with broadband connection. When I
connected to internet using dial-up, Help and Support could connect
to the internet and download the news block XML files (2 XML files
will be downloaded, and then merged based one some criteria) and the
"Did you know?" updated correctly. "Did you know?" actually reflects
what;s in the XML file.

When using broadband (ADSL), I changed the value "EnableAutodial" to
1 in this key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet
Settings

This works sometime, but not consistent.

Just an annoyance really.

I have looked at the help page and under Did you know? it says that
I have not got an internet connection, yet a machine sitting next to
it through the
same router comes up with headings!

Is there something that needs to be tweaked to get it to work. BTW
I'm on a
cable network.

Thanks

 

[M and D]

I would prefer to regain the ability to Send To Mail Recipient, another casualty of SP 2.

Even so, I appreciate the extra security afforded by SP 2 much more than I miss these small things.

Steven

You can have mine, Steven.........I don't use it, anyway.
Heirloom, old and must go check my
Did you Know?

<sigh> If only it worked for me.

Steven

Thanks for that,

It worked for me also

--
Terry

A reply is always appreciated, even if it's to say I was wrong!

See
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.general/msg/f36ffbdc09ef402b

Two people have indicated that the above tip solved this problem.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Thanks, M and D......
As you stated, I'm not missing much as I had never noticed it there
before this thread. My trips to Help normally went directly to the
Index or Search. Also, as you mentioned, the solutions presented on
the Web and in Groups are not consistently successful. The following
is one that I have not yet tested on my machine:
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I've observed this always happens with broadband connection. When I
connected to internet using dial-up, Help and Support could connect
to the internet and download the news block XML files (2 XML files
will be downloaded, and then merged based one some criteria) and the
"Did you know?" updated correctly. "Did you know?" actually reflects
what;s in the XML file.

When using broadband (ADSL), I changed the value "EnableAutodial" to
1 in this key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet
Settings

This works sometime, but not consistent.


Just an annoyance really.

I have looked at the help page and under Did you know? it says that
I have not got an internet connection, yet a machine sitting next to
it through the
same router comes up with headings!

Is there something that needs to be tweaked to get it to work. BTW
I'm on a
cable network.

Thanks

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Thanks for the feedback, Terry.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Thanks for that,

It worked for me also

 

[David Candy]

Here we go again. An idiot sprouting off. Everyone else with SP2 has one.

You deleted it.

Type in Start Run
regsvr32 sendmail


--
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How to lose a war in Iraq
http://webdiary.com.au/cms/?q=node/1335#comment-48641
=================================================
I would prefer to regain the ability to Send To Mail Recipient, another casualty of SP 2.

Even so, I appreciate the extra security afforded by SP 2 much more than I miss these small things.

Steven

You can have mine, Steven.........I don't use it, anyway.
Heirloom, old and must go check my
Did you Know?

<sigh> If only it worked for me.

Steven

Thanks for that,

It worked for me also

--
Terry

A reply is always appreciated, even if it's to say I was wrong!

See
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.general/msg/f36ffbdc09ef402b

Two people have indicated that the above tip solved this problem.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Thanks, M and D......
As you stated, I'm not missing much as I had never noticed it there
before this thread. My trips to Help normally went directly to the
Index or Search. Also, as you mentioned, the solutions presented on
the Web and in Groups are not consistently successful. The following
is one that I have not yet tested on my machine:
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I've observed this always happens with broadband connection. When I
connected to internet using dial-up, Help and Support could connect
to the internet and download the news block XML files (2 XML files
will be downloaded, and then merged based one some criteria) and the
"Did you know?" updated correctly. "Did you know?" actually reflects
what;s in the XML file.

When using broadband (ADSL), I changed the value "EnableAutodial" to
1 in this key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet
Settings

This works sometime, but not consistent.


Just an annoyance really.

I have looked at the help page and under Did you know? it says that
I have not got an internet connection, yet a machine sitting next to
it through the
same router comes up with headings!

Is there something that needs to be tweaked to get it to work. BTW
I'm on a
cable network.

Thanks

 

[M and D]

Coming from anyone else, I might be offended. But I've been reading your posts long enough to know that courtesy just isn't your style. Feel like a big man now?

In a newsgroup post responding to another user with the same problem, Jim Pickering, MVP-Outlook Express wrote:

"With SP2, you have to open OE to Send/Receive."

Steven
--

"David Candy" <.> wrote in message Here we go again. An idiot sprouting off. Everyone else with SP2 has one.

You deleted it.

Type in Start Run
regsvr32 sendmail


--
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
How to lose a war in Iraq
http://webdiary.com.au/cms/?q=node/1335#comment-48641
=================================================
I would prefer to regain the ability to Send To Mail Recipient, another casualty of SP 2.

Even so, I appreciate the extra security afforded by SP 2 much more than I miss these small things.

Steven

You can have mine, Steven.........I don't use it, anyway.
Heirloom, old and must go check my
Did you Know?

<sigh> If only it worked for me.

Steven

Thanks for that,

It worked for me also

--
Terry

A reply is always appreciated, even if it's to say I was wrong!

See
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.general/msg/f36ffbdc09ef402b

Two people have indicated that the above tip solved this problem.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Thanks, M and D......
As you stated, I'm not missing much as I had never noticed it there
before this thread. My trips to Help normally went directly to the
Index or Search. Also, as you mentioned, the solutions presented on
the Web and in Groups are not consistently successful. The following
is one that I have not yet tested on my machine:
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I've observed this always happens with broadband connection. When I
connected to internet using dial-up, Help and Support could connect
to the internet and download the news block XML files (2 XML files
will be downloaded, and then merged based one some criteria) and the
"Did you know?" updated correctly. "Did you know?" actually reflects
what;s in the XML file.

When using broadband (ADSL), I changed the value "EnableAutodial" to
1 in this key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet
Settings

This works sometime, but not consistent.


Just an annoyance really.

I have looked at the help page and under Did you know? it says that
I have not got an internet connection, yet a machine sitting next to
it through the
same router comes up with headings!

Is there something that needs to be tweaked to get it to work. BTW
I'm on a
cable network.

Thanks

 

[David Candy]

Well he's wrong.

You are the one that is asserting untruths.

--
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
How to lose a war in Iraq
http://webdiary.com.au/cms/?q=node/1335#comment-48641
=================================================
Coming from anyone else, I might be offended. But I've been reading your posts long enough to know that courtesy just isn't your style. Feel like a big man now?

In a newsgroup post responding to another user with the same problem, Jim Pickering, MVP-Outlook Express wrote:

"With SP2, you have to open OE to Send/Receive."

Steven
--

"David Candy" <.> wrote in message Here we go again. An idiot sprouting off. Everyone else with SP2 has one.

You deleted it.

Type in Start Run
regsvr32 sendmail


--
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
How to lose a war in Iraq
http://webdiary.com.au/cms/?q=node/1335#comment-48641
=================================================
I would prefer to regain the ability to Send To Mail Recipient, another casualty of SP 2.

Even so, I appreciate the extra security afforded by SP 2 much more than I miss these small things.

Steven

You can have mine, Steven.........I don't use it, anyway.
Heirloom, old and must go check my
Did you Know?

<sigh> If only it worked for me.

Steven

Thanks for that,

It worked for me also

--
Terry

A reply is always appreciated, even if it's to say I was wrong!

See
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.general/msg/f36ffbdc09ef402b

Two people have indicated that the above tip solved this problem.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Thanks, M and D......
As you stated, I'm not missing much as I had never noticed it there
before this thread. My trips to Help normally went directly to the
Index or Search. Also, as you mentioned, the solutions presented on
the Web and in Groups are not consistently successful. The following
is one that I have not yet tested on my machine:
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I've observed this always happens with broadband connection. When I
connected to internet using dial-up, Help and Support could connect
to the internet and download the news block XML files (2 XML files
will be downloaded, and then merged based one some criteria) and the
"Did you know?" updated correctly. "Did you know?" actually reflects
what;s in the XML file.

When using broadband (ADSL), I changed the value "EnableAutodial" to
1 in this key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet
Settings

This works sometime, but not consistent.


Just an annoyance really.

I have looked at the help page and under Did you know? it says that
I have not got an internet connection, yet a machine sitting next to
it through the
same router comes up with headings!

Is there something that needs to be tweaked to get it to work. BTW
I'm on a
cable network.

Thanks

 

[Guest]

Ramesh, thank you for posting the link to Google Groups which offered a fix
to the problem I was having with Do You Know not updating and telling me I
wasn't connected to the internet when I was. The fix worked for me but I
have no idea of what I just did. As a person who's trying to learn, I'd
appreciate knowing the why along with the how. I know there's a lot to learn
but if I take it 1 problem at a time, it somehow makes the bigger picture
come together. If you're willing to offer the why to the how of that fix,
I'd be very interested in reading it. I'm software savvy but not real
technically savvy, and I'd like to learn that part too.

Now I can search for a fix to my second issue I'm having with XP Pro, Svc.
Pk. 2. which is how to turn off 2 windows opening horizontally at the same
time. Every time I get an IE6 window to fully open I think it's fixed, then
I open another one and I see only the top horizontal half, so evidentally
it's not fixed.

But thanks for the link to the google.groups fix. That makes me feel more
secure.

Mike

See
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.general/msg/f36ffbdc09ef402b

Two people have indicated that the above tip solved this problem.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Thanks, M and D......
As you stated, I'm not missing much as I had never noticed it there
before this thread. My trips to Help normally went directly to the Index or
Search. Also, as you mentioned, the solutions presented on the Web and in
Groups are not consistently successful. The following is one that I have
not yet tested on my machine:
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I've observed this always happens with broadband connection. When I
connected to internet using dial-up, Help and Support could connect to the
internet and download the news block XML files (2 XML files will be
downloaded, and then merged based one some criteria) and the "Did you know?"
updated correctly. "Did you know?" actually reflects what;s in the XML file.

When using broadband (ADSL), I changed the value "EnableAutodial" to 1 in
this key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet
Settings

This works sometime, but not consistent.

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hope it works for you, Terrytubby...........I'll post back with my
results.
Heirloom, old and don't
miss much
"Did you know" was broken on some comfigurations after SP 2. I have the same
problem. Different solutions have been published on the web and in
newsgroups, but they don't always work.

This is just one of a small number number of Windows features that became
broken for some configurations after SP 2. Fortunately, it's just a minor
annoyance. From what I remember from the days when "Did you know" was
working, we're not really missing anything.

Steven

Just an annoyance really.

I have looked at the help page and under Did you know? it says that I have
not got an internet connection, yet a machine sitting next to it through
the
same router comes up with headings!

Is there something that needs to be tweaked to get it to work. BTW I'm on
a
cable network.

Thanks

 

[Guest]

Ramesh, thanks for the link to something that works. I'd love to know the
why as well as the how.

Now I can search for my 2nd issue which is how to discontinue horizontal
tile of IE6 web pages.

Many thanks, cmhmike

See
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.general/msg/f36ffbdc09ef402b

Two people have indicated that the above tip solved this problem.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Thanks, M and D......
As you stated, I'm not missing much as I had never noticed it there
before this thread. My trips to Help normally went directly to the Index or
Search. Also, as you mentioned, the solutions presented on the Web and in
Groups are not consistently successful. The following is one that I have
not yet tested on my machine:
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I've observed this always happens with broadband connection. When I
connected to internet using dial-up, Help and Support could connect to the
internet and download the news block XML files (2 XML files will be
downloaded, and then merged based one some criteria) and the "Did you know?"
updated correctly. "Did you know?" actually reflects what;s in the XML file.

When using broadband (ADSL), I changed the value "EnableAutodial" to 1 in
this key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet
Settings

This works sometime, but not consistent.

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hope it works for you, Terrytubby...........I'll post back with my
results.
Heirloom, old and don't
miss much
"Did you know" was broken on some comfigurations after SP 2. I have the same
problem. Different solutions have been published on the web and in
newsgroups, but they don't always work.

This is just one of a small number number of Windows features that became
broken for some configurations after SP 2. Fortunately, it's just a minor
annoyance. From what I remember from the days when "Did you know" was
working, we're not really missing anything.

Steven

Just an annoyance really.

I have looked at the help page and under Did you know? it says that I have
not got an internet connection, yet a machine sitting next to it through
the
same router comes up with headings!

Is there something that needs to be tweaked to get it to work. BTW I'm on
a
cable network.

Thanks

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

You're welcome, cmhmike. Thanks to Simon who is the original poster of this
tip.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Ramesh, thanks for the link to something that works. I'd love to know the
why as well as the how.

Now I can search for my 2nd issue which is how to discontinue horizontal
tile of IE6 web pages.

Many thanks, cmhmike