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    Boot up time delay 3-4 min

    What programs are loaded at when Windows starts ? I don't think it's important but you have posted in the windows 7 forum but you have Windows Windows 10.
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    <object> code in HTML

    Thanks for the reply but I already said ....... But it will not work if I use "File Name" VALUE="../foldera/cold.wmv" Is this correct format ?
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    <object> code in HTML

    MERGED QUESTION Question from DavidJT : "<object> code on web page" In "foldera" I have this code. It works OK. I have the identical code in "folderb" How do I change the code in "folderb" so that it plays the wmv file in foldera ? It would save 50 kilobyes space' <OBJECT ID="MediaPlayer"...
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    <object> code in HTML

    This is the <object> code in a web site folder "foldera" which plays a wmv file. It works OK. <OBJECT ID="MediaPlayer" WIDTH="720" HEIGHT="540" CLASSID="CLSID:22D6F312-B0F6-11D0-94AB-0080C74C7E95" <STANDBY="Loading Windows Media Player components..." TYPE="application/x-oleobject"> <PARAM...
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    Uninstall/Reinstall Windows Explorer

    Why do you want to do that ? What problems are you having with the Windows Explorer (explorer.exe) that is installed as standard in Windows 7 ?
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    taskbar autohide inconsistent

    This is Windows 7 Ultimate with Service Pack 1. If I right click the taskbar and choose Properties, autohide the task bar is ticked. However, it doesn't autohide many times and I must restart explorer.exe for it to work properly again. Does anyone else have this problem ? Has anyone else had...
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    Keyboard doesn't work and mouse just barely works

    On the right side of the keyboard is the numeric block. One of the keys is Num Lock. Press that. Has that improved things ?
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    Please help my pc stuck.

    The Windows 7 Operating System seems to be corrupt. See if you can find a Windows 7 bootable repair DVD. Maybe using the tools on that will fix your problem - but I am not very sure about that. The other possibility is that there are hardware problems that a hardware tech shop may be able to...
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    today's date on web page

    I can hardly believe this but I cannot find a simple solution that doesn't use a vey large piece of Java script - maybe you know a simple way to put a date like this on a web page : Thursday, January 12th 2017 There must be a simple HTML code somewhere - but where ? Regards to all.
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    Windows 7 stuck in infinite reboot loop

    Does the monitor screen just stay black all the time ? If not, what do you see on it ?
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    Windows Explorer Freezing / White screen

    Not sure that it is a problem with Windows Explorer. Suggest you download and install this alternative, free app. http://freecommander.com Does that work ? If not there seems to be something wrong with the PC other than a bad MS Explorer. Have you checked all the contacts and cables in the case >
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    Mystery when opening html files

    Thanks all for the suggestions. I have solved the problem by replacing the <EMBED> references in the .html files which now have a much more extensive coding.
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    Mystery when opening html files

    I do not understand why several posters are referring to downloads and downloaded. The files and folders are all on my PC. There is another almost identical PC in my wife's office. The movies loaded in html files on that PC show up perfectly.
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    Mystery when opening html files

    Scottray, An HTML file is not a webpage, it is a file that contains a link to (in this case) a movie file such as a WMV file. Here is a simple example of an HTML file so that you can understand what they are. <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2 Final//EN"> <html> <head> <style...
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    Mystery when opening html files

    This is an ASUS desktop PC with Windows 7 Ultimate and IE11. I have numerous .html files that each load a video movie. They work fine except for all the .html files in a directory named movies --- None of them load the movie, I just get a black screen...