Missing Control Panel feature?

"Twayne" wrote in message


> Are you trying to get to Disk Management?

I've already got to where I wanted to go and solved the problem, but that
isn't the point.

As I've tried to say, I couldn't find the specific features referred to in
those instructions weeks ago and it seemed that there was something missing
from my XP. I don't like having stuff missing. I didn't ask a techni cal
question. I posted saying I couldn't find it. It seemed simple enough and
innocent enough to me. But now I'm a troll!!!!

The reason for the "missing stuff" has been explained by N. Miller.

Thanks
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"John John - MVP" wrote in message

> Twayne wrote:
>> "JimL" wrote in message
>>
>>>>> XP Pro SP3 up to the minute updates
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm looking at a Micrisoft Help that tells me go to:
>>>>>
>>>>> Start -> Control Panel -> Performance and Maintenance -> System ->
>>>>> Drive ->
>>>>> Settings
>>>>>
>>>>> It insructs me to set a usage slider.
>>>>>
>>>>> I have available:
>>>>>
>>>>> Start -> Settings -> Control Panel -> System
>>>>>
>>>>> I cannot find Performance & Maintenance, no Drive Settings, no
>>>>> slider anywhere. System searches don't help. I've found nothing
>>>>> Googling that tells me where Drive Settings are.
>> ...
>>
>> Good grief! You're sure getting a runaround from people, aren't you?
>
> Good grief! Maybe you should read the thread again, he was trying to set
> the System Restore disk space usage! He was simply misreading the
> instructions.

Nope. No misreading.

This thread was definitely POST SOLUTION of that issue. I was merely asking
why stuff seemed to be missing from my XP. Most responders wanted it to be
all about something else, apparently so they could complain that I didn't
ask the question right. One person simply told me why the stuff was
"missing," it having to do with display styles. I thanked him for that, but
if he missed it I'm thanking him again.
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"JimL" wrote in message
> "Twayne" wrote in message

>
>> Are you trying to get to Disk Management?
>
> I've already got to where I wanted to go and solved the problem, but
> that isn't the point.
>
> As I've tried to say, I couldn't find the specific features referred
> to in those instructions weeks ago and it seemed that there was
> something missing from my XP. I don't like having stuff missing. I
> didn't ask a techni cal question. I posted saying I couldn't find
> it. It seemed simple enough and innocent enough to me. But now I'm
> a troll!!!!
> The reason for the "missing stuff" has been explained by N. Miller.
>
> Thanks

Glad you got it worked out; that's the main thing. And don't worry
about "troll" and such bein mentioned. People don't think you are or
you'd have a lot more flames. Don't let the little things bug you and
go on about having a nice day.
I'm sure it was clear as a bell to you but it wasn't to some of the
folks who responded, including myself. I probably should have read your
post more closely, but I didn't and managed to miss the mark. At least
you now have what you need/needed. Norm is a pretty reliable poster and
does a pretty good job here.

Regards,

Twayne`
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"Twayne" wrote in message

> "JimL" wrote in message
> DEL @news.eternal-september.org
>> "Twayne" wrote in message
>
>>
>>> Are you trying to get to Disk Management?
>>
>> I've already got to where I wanted to go and solved the problem, but
>> that isn't the point.
>>
>> As I've tried to say, I couldn't find the specific features referred
>> to in those instructions weeks ago and it seemed that there was
>> something missing from my XP. I don't like having stuff missing. I
>> didn't ask a techni cal question. I posted saying I couldn't find
>> it. It seemed simple enough and innocent enough to me. But now I'm
>> a troll!!!!
>> The reason for the "missing stuff" has been explained by N. Miller.
>>
>> Thanks
>
> Glad you got it worked out; that's the main thing.

There is an excellent article on how to restore restore. But I don't even
know where I saves it now.

> I'm sure it was clear as a bell to you

Actualy yes:

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Subject: Missing Control Panel feature?

Body: I cannot find Performance & Maintenance, no Drive Settings, no
slider anywhere.
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That seems clear as bells and glass, plain as the nose on your face, etc.,
etc. I can only guess at why people were determined to think it was all
about something else. It moggles the bind.

Thanks
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"N. Miller" wrote in message


> I have two laptops available, right now. Newer HP Pavilion dv2210 has one
> Windows key on the same row as the [Space_Bar]. Older Toshiba Tecra has a
> Windows key on the top row, near the Pause/Break key. But I suppose a
> different brand might not have a Windows key at all.

I have a T42 ThinkPad, made to run business applications all day every day
until the cows come home and the Martians land. In that world Hot/New is a
foreign language and robust is taken for granted, which suits me just super
fine.
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