linda (spudagilty@aol.com) Subject: Re-inking part 2 User's IP Address: 206.152.180.114 March 15, 1998 (4:28 PM PDT) More questions - When you say I should soak the sponge first and THEN fill the reservoir, do you mean I SHOULD HAVE made the hole in the front? Is that the hole I should leave open - in which case, was I supposed to punch holes in the other two colors (there are already other vents I think)Right now while it is sitting, all the holes are taped, so of course ink is not dripping out as you mentioned (though it sure did the first time I TRIED to tape them )At present I have the holes I drilled (over the reservoirs) covered with electrical tape but I can use wax if the tape is too risky. Sorry if I seem overcautious, the story about all the ink in the printer made me a little nervous. Larry (Raptors2@thesocket.com) Subject: Refilling reservior type cartridges>Linda User's IP Address: 207.104.120.165 March 15, 1998 (5:13 PM PDT) Hi again Linda, Hmmm let’s see I think I am getting confused now. Let's look at the reservoir section. This section is where you should have originally drilled the hole, IMO. But your directions could be different so FOLLOW the directions you received with your ink kit. Taping over two of the other holes would only avoid accidental ink contamination by the other color inks. Did you only wish to refill only one color? You probably filled up the reservoir through the hole which you drilled, did you not? When the ink comes out the top -- the cartridge is full and you’re ready to fill the next color. This chamber is the one that must be resealed air tight. Your whole cartridge is just a reservoir and the sponge slowly allows the ink from gravity feeding through to the print-head. Hmmm, to make this even more simple “just tape the holes you made that were not there to begin with”. Let me know if I have answered your question as I tend, often times, to get more technical than some folks need/want. Don’t mean to confuse you. Larry linda (spudagilty@aol.com) Subject: Re-inking part3 User's IP Address: 206.152.180.91 March 15, 1998 (5:41 PM PDT) Ok Larry - I think I have the TOP hole part straightened out at least. The sponge is going to get saturated (hopefully) from the resevoirs that I filled ... While I am letting the cartridge sit, should I have the bottom holes open? I know I have to open them when I put the cartridge back in Who knows, I may get this yet! ; ) Larry (Raptors2@thesocket.com) Subject: We have arrived! Linda User's IP Address: 207.104.120.165 March 15, 1998 (5:54 PM PDT) Linda, Ok, now I think we are on the same page. As Michael so astutely put it, the sponge is designed to hold the ink in the sponge until needed by the print-heads. Of course after refilling gravity will cause some excess ink to drip and yes leave the bottom (EXIT) hole open. I had Jill put it in a paper cup to prevent a mess and let it sit overnight to equalize pressures. Did you reink all the colors already and plug the necessary holes? We are together when I say you need to still have the vent holes open, right? (at least when you are going to print with it.) :) Larry linda (spudagilty@aol.com) Subject: Everybody cross their fingers... User's IP Address: 207.41.147.7 March 15, 1998 (7:22 PM PDT) OK Larry - I'm going to unblock the exit holes and let the cartridge set until morning. Will let everyone who is in suspense know the results tomorrow. I better be careful about posting all this re-inking stuff ... I may get e-mail from the board 'censors' Jon Churchill (jchurchill@excel.net) Subject: PMP crashing - "auto notification" User's IP Address: 156.46.96.85 March 15, 1998 (7:38 PM PDT) Here are a few additional ideas on PM crashing while using the various graphic CD's. After installing PMP and starting to use the program I found that after I had loaded a graphic and then gotten the message to re-insert the "program CD" I would run into problems. It seemed that when I closed the CD drawer the computer would start the CD ROM drive and then either lock up the program or cause a general protection fault. On the few occasions when this didn't happen, I would get the initial PM screen asking if I wanted to install the program or run it. Of course, I didn't want to do either, I just wanted to get back into the project I was working on. To make a long story short, I realized that the "auto-run" feature was causing my problem. If anyone is having this problem and is using WIN 95, I would recommend that you disable the auto-notify feature. To do this, go to the start button on the task bar, select "control panel", then "system". Once in the system screen, click on the "device manager" tab. From here double click on the "CD ROM" item. This will open a heading for your CD ROM drive. Double click on this heading for your CD ROM drive which will open its' properties. From here click on the "settings" tab. Finally, under setting you should see a series of "options". Make sure the option labled "auto insert notification" is NOT checked. Next click on "OK" at the bottom of the window (and all other windows) as you back out of the control panel section. Since doing this I have not had a system lock-up or crash. I am also carefull not to have very many other programs running while using PMP as this certainly eats up the available system resources. If anyone wants further details please e-mail me. Jon C. Jackie (dreamseas@worldnet.att.net) Subject: Transfers User's IP Address: 12.64.161.122 March 17, 1998 (8:16 PM PDT) I'm sure most of you know this already, but just in case, here goes. If transferring to a previously washed garmet, make sure it doesn't have any fabric softener in it because the transfer fades out much faster. The same is pretty much true for fabrics with a lot of sizing in them, they should be washed first. The same goes for fabric paint. Jackie linda (Spudagilty@aol.com) Subject: More Success ... User's IP Address: 207.41.147.18 March 18, 1998 (8:27 AM PDT) Got my computer up and running the morning - myself!!!!! Managed to re-boot it in safe mode and discovered that it thought I had 3 CD-Rom drives (wish I did!) 2 floppy drives, 2 Com2 Ports and 3 mice... No wonder it was confused! Not sure how that happened, it was working fine the previous day. Computers are fun... Computers are fun... NOW I can make my T-shirts! To the person who asked about making T-shirts, (I can't go back and see who you are, I find that everything I've typed DISAPPEARS when I do that...) I would suggest 2 things. As you are supposed to trim most of the extra transfer paper around your design off, if you have xtra blank space, print a couple small practice graphics on it - try ironing them on either some s#$%! material or the INSIDE lower back of your blue shirt to see how it will work/look. I find the most common problem is the transfer DOESN'T WANT TO PEEL OFF - don't panic! and don't try to force it, if it doesn't want to come off EASILY, run your iron over it (in sections if need be)and try again. Good-luck. P.S. I usually use mens white T's, it is sometimes tough to find women's in white. Larry> thanks - guess I won't risk it. A friend of mine tried sky diving once. He said the scariest (and strangest) thing about it was that you're out on the wing, terrified that you are going to fall ... when what you are planning to do is JUMP!!!!! He said it was a tremendous 'rush' once he let go though ... of course he wasn't jumping into combat either! Have a good day! Lynn Campbell Behnke (Alambil@aol.com) Subject: T-shirt transfers User's IP Address: 152.163.194.219 March 18, 1998 (11:52 AM PDT) Dear Kristine, Some more suggestions for T-shirt transferring: when you cut close to the decoration, leave a corner sticking up. Don't iron over this corner. After ironing the transfer, use the corner to get a firm hold for peeling. If you are hesitant to waste transfer paper, here's a help: Call 1-800-849-4940 to order a package of 10 sheets for $15.95 plus shipping and get one free. (This is the Austin James/Hanes group.) This offer is good till March 27. It works out to be about $20 with s&h for twenty sheets. Also, if you order from Hanes/Austin James you can find plenty of great white products: T-shirts, ladies Tees, portfolios, director's chairs, teeny T-shirts on teddy bears--you name it. And they have a confidence booster program--if you ruin a Hanes T shirt, they'll replace it. (There's a limit on how many you can ruin per year.) One more tip, out of my store of low tec h solutions: You need to iron on a hard, heat resistant surface--not an ironing board. I use the bottom of a Corningware casserole with great results. And don't limit yourself to clothing. My next transfer project is a troop flag for our next jamboree. Lynn Lynn Campbell Behnke (Alambil@aol.com) Subject: T-shirt info User's IP Address: 152.163.194.219 March 18, 1998 (11:54 AM PDT) P.S. Here are a couple of great T-shirt web sites with lots of info from Hanes http://hanesprintables.com and http://www.hanes2u.com/ Lynn Larry (Raptors2@thesocket.com) Subject: Refilling is reinking >debe User's IP Address: 207.104.120.153 March 19, 1998 (10:12 PM PDT) Hi Debe… Yes refilling and reinking are one and the same. There are really three ways to go to save money. First is non OEM cartridges like Nu-Kote which has two components; the reservoir and casing. Second are recycled cartridges and third, and the most savings, is reinking yourself using a refill system. Office Depot, Egghead Software, Software Etc, computer shows, and the ‘net are places to get reinking supplies/cartridges. My favorite company has been Fillmore Refill Ink manufactured by the Fillmore Group located in Apple Valley, CA, and no I do not work for them. A few other sites are (http://www.repeatotype.com/refills), (html#hp8xx, http://www.nujet.com), (http://refillkits.com), (http://www.cfriends.com), (http://www.unirib.com), and (http://www.starink.com/index.htm). While I have not dealt with all these companies, the ink standards, I believe, would be comparable. Please remember to order the correct BRAND and SERIES # of your printer (due to differences in ink compositions). PS. Just highlight the site addresses in the above text and "copy and paste" to your browser's location bar to easily save typing it in. Have fun. Larry Maurice E.T. Swinnen (mswin@azstarnet.com) Subject: Copying the 2nd CD to the hard disk User's IP Address: 169.197.33.230 March 21, 1998 (3:25 PM PDT) Hi everybody, this is sort of a slow Saturday afternoon, so I thought it would be time to inject a bit of (practical) technical jargon. It deals with copying the Deluxe CD to the hard disk, and this way get rid of the annoying "change the CD" messages. This will work also for any other graphics CD, provided you find out the name of the large compressed file on the CD. (use Windows Explorer) the instructions are as follows: Copying the 2nd CD to the hard disk.-- You need a minimum of 640 MB free space on one of your hard disks or partitions. The easiest way is to simply copy the huge 640 MB ompressed picture file on the 2nd CD to the same directory the program itself is installed in. Put your computer in DOS mode, i.e. click on START and SHUT DOWN IN DOS MODE or click on the C:\ prompt.. For these instructions we will assume that you are going to place all the files from the second CD on the C: drive in the C:\PMW\CONTENTS directory. We will also assume that the CD drive is called D: and that the Deluxe CD is in that drive. If not,please substitute the correct drive letters. Type COPY D:\CONTENT\PM4XART.CDT C:\PMW\CONTENT and press the ENTER key. Give it about a half hour to copy this big file. It will depend somewhat on the speed of your computer. Now type the word EXIT and press the ENTER key. That brings you back to Windows. Open PMG and enjoy the new setting. Test it by clicking on the PICTURE GALLERY. Then leave all the window combo boxes with the word ALL, nothing in the search window, and DELUXE CD in the top combo window. Those thumbnails should be the ones pertaining only to the 2nd CD. Now select different categories and observe how easy it is to access them, without ever having to change a CD, even when you use the LARGE picture setting. Maurice.. Paul Pries (pries@ptdprolog.net) Subject: copy & Paste User's IP Address: 204.186.11.37 March 22, 1998 (6:19 AM PDT) Been out of the chat room for awhile and missed a lot of good stuff but now see quite a few messages on copy and paste. Thought the following may be of help to some. I use a small program called Yankee Clipper. It resides in your task bar and will hold up to 30 messages (only type, no pictures) You can copy up to 30 messages without losing any. When you are finished, just open Yankee Clippere and you can print them if you like without pasting into a word processor. Or you can paste into word processor to minimize amout of sheets. Not only that but it is FREEWARE. Can download from www.campaspe.net.au/nonags/textu32.html Let me know if you use it and how you like it. Marty (marty@csj.net) Subject: ClickArt $1.00 No Shipping User's IP Address: 208.138.185.210 March 22, 1998 (8:00 AM PDT) Not sure if this was posted here or not, but Broderbund is offering 20 different ClickArt Express Packs for $1.00 a piece with NO SHIPPING. This is March only I believe. I ordered 7 of them on Tuesday and to my surprise I received them on Thursday. Marty >ClickArt(R) Express Packs >20 different Express Pack combinations, each containing over 100 images.>>From ClickArt(R) Express Animals to ClickArt(r) Express Weddings. > >https://store1.broderbund.com/products/frames.html?section62 Lynn Campbell Behnke (Alambil@aol.com) Subject: one more postcard tip User's IP Address: 152.163.195.89 March 22, 1998 (11:14 PM PDT) One more postcard hint: I make a lot of postcards and when I started, they were never centered properly because I didn't allow for the margin along the inside edges that PrintMaster automatically gave me along the outside edges. Now I quickly make a rectangle the size of the side margin, duplicate it, group them and use the center button to make them hold space in the center. I do the same thing with a rectangle the size of the top or bottom margin. I then use View to zoom in on just the quarter of the page in which I wish to design. I group and duplicate as has been described. Last thing before printing I delete my placeholders. I keep meaning to save a blank poster with just the placeholders as a postcard template but I always forget until I've gotten too far into the design to want to bother. I am surprised that PM still hasn't created a postcard option. I have suggested they replace the notecard with postcard. Who needs the notecard template--it's a greeting card without a message. We could probably all figure out that one ourselves. Duh. (Oh, sorry, that didn't sound very noble.) Lynn Vicky (Wild4art@aol.com) Subject: laminator - Steve User's IP Address: 152.163.213.114 March 23, 1998 (7:40 PM PDT) Steve, if you don't want to spring for a laminator, just use an iron. Yep, the kind you iron clothes with. I did buy a large, glass, hot plate that heat won't break...from Wal-Mart..probably around $20 or less (it has been a while so I can't remember). All you have to do is buy the size of laminate that you need. You will have to experiment a little with the heat setting on your iron so you might want to try business card size first. This beats the heck out of a $200 or $300 machine and it works just fine. Hope this helps. Vicky~ http://www.cyberramp.net/~fulton/scans.html Donna (damcrow@tusco.net) Subject: Ed>laminating User's IP Address: 207.206.99.142 March 25, 1998 (9:35 AM PDT) Office Max has self adhesvie laminating sheets that work great. Just peel the backing off and stick your paper on, flip it over and do the same again. Sorry I don't remember the price, comes in a box of 50 sheets made by Avery. Donna Sunrise (sunrise@compucon-mi.com) Subject: clear static cling decals User's IP Address: 209.69.48.151 March 25, 1998 (10:16 AM PDT) I wanted to tell all users of PrintMaster about the clear static cling decals that I found yesterday at Staples store . I read the suggestions about the Xerox decals which are printed on white paper. The company that makes the clear ones is called Hammermill Papers. The package says, "invent it" on the front. A box of 10 sheets cost $12.99, which is the same cost for only 5 sheets of the Xerox type of decals. I tried them out this morning to make Easter themed decals for the windows, and they worked great. You need to remember that any white areas come out clear when printed. Sunrise Maurice E.T. Swinnen (mswin@azstarnet.com) Subject: Refunds > Kelly User's IP Address: 169.197.36.38 March 25, 1998 (4:52 PM PDT) Hi Kelly, call Continental Inc. In Arizona (my state) at 1-800-272-4274. They are the oens that take care of the refunds for Mindscape. Maurice. Vicky (Wild4art@aol.com) Subject: Laminating User's IP Address: 152.163.204.140 March 25, 1998 (5:51 PM PDT) Ed, yes, go not use steam. I have never seen a laminating machine in action but I imagine it to be slow. So I just slowly push the iron around, slowly with medium pressure. It works great. You might want to try something small and not important till you get the hang of it. The laminate comes with a little pouch so the iron doesn't touch your project. It is really easy! You should give it a try! Vicky Vicky (Wild4art@aol.com) Subject: laminating User's IP Address: 152.163.204.140 March 25, 1998 (5:54 PM PDT) Ed, oops...a typo...that is *do not use steam*. Plus, keep that iron moving, don't let it sit in one place. Yes, you need to experiment with the heat settings. Probably medium to med-hot. (My iron is old & has been dropped a few times). Vicky~ Jill (Uppsala1@aol.com) Subject: Danielle-refilling User's IP Address: 152.173.250.104 March 25, 1998 (8:03 PM PDT) Danielle....many of us have ordered from www.refillkits.com/ Make sure you order the appropriate kit for your Epson 600. There are several other companies that appear to also be good. Now that you know Epson 600's are harder to refill, you will be prepared. I find the color cartridges quite easy for some reason. It's odd because there are three holes to refill. For some reason, that one hole on the black cartridge makes things more difficult. It takes patience and determination to problem solve when things don't work out correctly. I've never experienced Willie's splattering problem. It's been just the opposite- nothing prints. There are good advisors on this chat line. With my willingness to explain in detail, Larry has been especially helpful to help problem solve. Glenn did untold research one day as we tried to figure out what exactly was going on. No one else in my nearby world reinks or even cares to. This chat line has been such an education. Let us know how it goes for you. Jill (Uppsala1@aol.com) Subject: Danielle User's IP Address: 152.173.250.104 March 25, 1998 (8:11 PM PDT) Danielle.....forgot to add....When your next cartridge runs out of ink and the light flashes, remove immediately. Blot the bottom hole with a paper towel until no ink is coming out and put scotch or adhesive tape over that hole. Put a moist paper towel (not soggy) into a baggy with the cartridge. Keep the bag up cartridge upright until you are ready to refill. It's best to refill the cartridge right away but since you do not have your ink yet, just save the cartridge. The moist towel should maintain it. You will find that typically the yellow color runs out first. I reink as soon as I begin to see horizonal streaks in something I've printed. It's a good idea to run the cleaning cycle before reinking just to make sure it's not a minor clog. The cleaning often takes care of the problem. Frank (bakerf@duluth.infi.net) Subject: laminating sheets User's IP Address: 208.131.249.26 March 26, 1998 (9:30 PM PDT) Stanee Rae, I also use JM's laminating sheets. I get mine @ OfficMax. I think they work great. Beats trying to use a roll of clear contact paper! I had occasion to make a sign for use outside. I laminated the back first, trimmed to fit the poster, then left the front full size, notched the corners, and folded the front edges over the back sheet. Completely weatherproof. It's been outside all winter, and no runs or streaks. Later, Frank Michelle (shelbird@hotmail.com) Subject: Free Web Pages>Nancee User's IP Address: 207.172.253.54 March 27, 1998 (4:39 AM PDT) Hi Nancee, The following URL addresses all offer free web pages with simple instructions. geocities.com angelfire.com xoom.com Good luck, Michelle debb (dblyle@sprintmail.com) Subject: craft idea User's IP Address: 206.133.25.32 March 27, 1998 (6:24 AM PDT) Hi, all. Havent had time to be on puter much. I had trouble getting on yesterday, but I didnt get the scroll bar. I use Ie4. Sam's club also has laminate sheets that you don't have to use heat with. 50 sheets for around $20.00. Any crafters out there? Here's another neat idea. Scan childrens pictures into poster size pmw project add clipart or decorate as you like. Keep individual projects small. about 2" x 2". Print on shrink-art plastic, previously sprayed with Krylon Matte. Spray again with Kyrlon Matte after printing. Cut out and punch small hole in top. Shrink in oven 225 -275 degrees. Takes 2 to 3 minutes. Add jump rings to top and place on chains, ear-rings ect. Neat mothers day gifts. debb debb (dblyle@sprintmail.com) Subject: shrinkart User's IP Address: 206.133.25.32 March 27, 1998 (7:46 AM PDT) Jill, I have Epson 600 printer, used opaque shrinkart (unshrunk). No problem at all going through printer. One sheet at time. I had seen this done to make pins for spririt items (football). Used only black and white for spirit it items and colored in with colored pencils. You may want to play with color resolution, for colors get more intense when shrinking. Leave ink dry then spray with Krylon. Shrink. Very easy. What else do you need to know? shrink art here is avaiable at local craft store for 44 cents. Michaels was much more expensive. $19.95 for 10 sheets, but already has finish on it, you don't need to spray with Krylon, if you buy the refill from the computer crafts that they sell. Hope this helps. debb debb (dblyle@sprintmail.com) Subject: shrinkart User's IP Address: 206.133.25.32 March 27, 1998 (8:55 AM PDT) Jill, Forgot to mention that the shrinkart shrinks approximately 60%. I also found an article in Creative Living Magazine on almost exact craft. Another idea is to iron muslin fabirc on to freezer paper, cut to paper size you printer will handle. Scan photo, that has been cropped to just face, import into postersize project. Print onto fabric. Use to make doll head from a fabic doll, little ones love having a doll that looks just like they do. I haven't tried this yet, but my friend did, she used and epson 500 to print this with. debb Larry (Raptors2@thesocket.com) Subject: Canon refilling >Sandi User's IP Address: 207.104.120.75 April 03, 1998 (5:07 PM PDT) Sandi, Congrats on refilling your Canon and I too mark my cartridges as to how many times I have refilled them. On printers which have the print-heads built into the printer you will often times have to run the purge cycle (clean) to get the air purged out and restart the flow of ink. On HP printers I do NOT recommend that folks use the cleaning cycle as it literally/physically, WIPES the printhead on the cartridge and prematurely wears it out which very much cuts down the amount of times you can refill. Instead I recommend the cartridge be removed and the print-head be dabbed with a moist towel and refilled and reinstalled at about 250 sheets of paper. There are no "indicator lights" on these printers so it is "best guess" as to when you are about to run out of ink and for me that is on the last page of a 12 foot banner. Larry Larry (Raptors2@thesocket.com) Subject: Refilling and your rights User's IP Address: 207.104.120.75 April 03, 1998 (5:20 PM PDT) Congrats debb, on successfully refilling your cartridges. FYI, folks are often told by printer dealers' sales or service personnel that competitive brands of ink cannot be used in the consumer's printer during the warranty period. The claim is made that use of competitive brand inks will "Void the Warranty", with the statement /implication that only the OEM (original equipment) brand of ink may be used. This is intended to cast doubt on the quality of the replacement ink. This claim is NOT true. Under the Magnuson-Moss Warranty act and general principles of the Federal Trade Commission Act, a manufacturer may not require the use of any brand of ink (or any other article) unless the manufacturer provides the item "free of charge" under the terms of the warranty. So, if you are told that only the original equipment ink will not void the warranty, you should request that the original equipment ink be supplied FREE of charge. If you have any type of warranty work done on your printer REMOVE any cartridges from your machine (refilled or not) as a lot of techs will look for ANY excuse to blame on a faulty printer or component. Larry Larry (Raptors2@thesocket.com) Subject: Refilling HP's > Gidget User's IP Address: 207.104.120.75 April 03, 1998 (6:23 PM PDT) Hello Gidget, Congrats on taking the plunge on refilling and yes, occasionally a seemingly good cartridge will go bad. If, during the refilling process, you think you may have touched the copper contacts just wipe clean with a little rubbing alcohol and that should remove any "oils" from your fingers and re-establish proper electrical contact between the cartridge and printer. As far as time in the baggie goes, I could not establish a definite time frame. I have used various methods including the "infamous boiling" method to "Lazarus" the HP cartridges back to a living/working state after several months hibernation. Often times the rubber "resting" area and "wiper" will have residue from use and slightly contaminate the print-head and create the "no-print" or streaking effect. I find it is easiest to remove the plastic case cover and clean these items about once a year or so. Keep us posted. Larry Gloria Rodriguez (marcus@coqui.net) Subject: Conference User's IP Address: 208.156.19.120 April 05, 1998 (6:33 PM PDT) Frank, did you click on the Mic when it was ringing? These url's will give you information on Conference: http://help.netscape.com/faqs/conference.html http://help.netscape.com/faqs/commctr4x.html If whoever is interested, you use your IP address (it changes each time you go online, but you can see yours each time you post here and another way(email) you will make a connection easier. I can't get over how much paper I waste when I want to do something new in PM. I want to send my kids a picture of their dog in a hald fold card. I'm making a hole in it so the dog will appear in the front page. I will send it in a 6 x9 envelope. I used the C5 envelope, but since it's not the same exact size, I had to move the envelope around a bit until I realized that printing it out in a paper and then placing the envelope on the paper would give me more or less the location where I need it. Whew! Creative me..... Take care! Phil (ciulla5@cathtel.com) Subject: new userooo file User's IP Address: 38.11.192.147 April 06, 1998 (7:26 PM PDT) Dear Glenn and fellow PM users; I e-mailed PM tech support on my problem with uthe mew user000 file when I started PM. This is what they said: - Exit PrintMaster - Click Start | Programs | Windows Explorer - Double click the PrintMaster folder (default is PMW) - Click Tools in the menu bar and select Find | File or Folders - Type the following: PMW.INI and click "Find Now" or press - Double click on the PMW.INI file found in the search results to modify its contents. - Add the following [Paths] statement to the INI file: (Note: Contents of PMW.INI file may vary. Also, pay attention to the PrintMaster directory name in the path statement.) [Workspace] Size=5000000 [Configuration] ReminderCount=6 [Paths] ProjectPath=C:\PMW\PROJECTS - Once changes are made, select File | Exit and say "Yes" to save changes. - Close the "Find" window. While still in the PrintMaster directory, select File | New | Folder from the menu bar. - Type: Projects for the new folder name and press - Locate the USER00? folder within the PrintMaster directory and double click on it. Double click on the Projects sub folder to reveal saved projects. - Highlight all contents (saved projects and USERPROJ files) and select Edit | Cut from the menu bar - Locate the PROJECTS folder within the PrintMaster directory and double click on it. - Select Edit | Paste from the menu bar to put items in the default destination folder. - Repeat the process for any other USER00? folder that appears within the PrintMaster directory. - Once all saved projects are now in the newly created Projects folder, click once on the PrintMaster directory (default is PMW) and click Tools in the menu bar and select Find | File or Folders. - Type the following: USERPROJ.* and click "Find Now" or press Delete all "USERPROJ" files that appear, exit the Windows Explorer, and launch PrintMaster. You'll be prompted to import saved projects. Follow screen prompts and everything should be fine once back in PrintMaster. I apologize for the long message but I've been fighting this for a long time. If you delete PM and reinstall it you loose your address book. My wife didn't think that was to funny, (42 names later). Thanks and God bless!! Jill (Mars Bound) Subject: Larry- Fiskers User's IP Address: 152.163.195.88 April 09, 1998 (5:21 PM PDT) Hi Larry....Fiskers, smishkers....I'm way ahead of you on this one. I keep every kind of crazy cutting scissors in my classroom. In fact, one could say I'm a collector. Scalloped, waved,electric edged, whatever the choice, they're sitting in the classroom box. COSTCO gets a lot of my money. They sell a great bright white computer paper for very little money. It's Georgia Pacific Papers "Advantage Desktop." 92 Bright, 24 lb. heavyweight. It compares to the HP Bright White I used to buy for a fraction of the price. Larry (R2) Subject: HP rejuvenation >Joy User's IP Address: 207.104.120.118 April 09, 1998 (6:09 PM PDT) Evening Joy, As to what to do with your "two old HP800 series color cartridges that have been re-inked, worked fine for a while, then seemed clogged". They are definitely worth trying to remove the dried (caked) ink in the nozzles. What happens is the 64 or 128 micro-nozzles makes them very susceptible to drying out and becoming clogged. (I have seen this in printers that have not been used for a while also (read: one month). It is possible to unclog a cartridge which is blocked up by soaking the printhead part of the cartridge in a saucer containing 50% simmering water and 50% bleach (about ¼" deep) for about three minutes. This should hydrate the dried ink to allow the ink to flow through the printhead and see what colors seep from the nozzles (cyan, magenta, yellow). It is preferable to do this when the cartridge is empty and then put a small volume of ink into the cartridge to test the print quality but go ahead the try your refilled ones, (just a bigger mess when finished ). This should be followed by inserting the cartridge into the printer and running the printer through its printhead cleaning cycle. Note that this procedure can only be performed a few times as the cartridge may be affected by the hot water. You should also be aware that cartridges do eventually wear out and when you get a SEVERE blockage that the above procedure does not cure, you will probably need to use your new cartridge. Keep us posted and PLEASE be careful with the hot water…..Larry Lynn Campbell Behnke (Alambil@aol.com) Subject: castles and other regal musings User's IP Address: 152.163.204.137 April 11, 1998 (8:38 PM PDT) Dear Debbie, PrintMaster has several castles that come up under "Castle," but you might want to try this site: http://www.delphi.com/dtp/clipart/photos/buildings/castles/castle004.html (We princesses have to know about these things.) By the way, don't you think the princess in the story of the Princess and the Pea would have appeared more noble if she'd thanked the Queen for a lovely night rather than griped about the lumps in free bed? HRH Lynn P.S. If you need something different, let me know. Frank (mapson) Subject: web cards > Brandy User's IP Address: 208.131.249.26 April 11, 1998 (9:18 PM PDT) Hi, Brandy. Point your browser at They're the only channel in town that offers on-line cards. They have about six catagories. Later, Frank Vicky (Wild4art@aol.com) Subject: laminating > Michael User's IP Address: 152.163.207.136 April 11, 1998 (9:46 PM PDT) Michael, are you talking about wrinkles or bubbles? I have gotten bubbles but never wrinkles. Plus, I have never had ink to run...hmmmm. Only thing I can figure out is maybe your iron is too hot! Try setting it somewhere between hot and medium...see if that works better. I have re-ironed some items to get the bubbles out. Instead of making the iron hotter...try moving it a little slower. I leave my project in the pouch until it cools. Hope this helps. (Can't remember who posted it...but a full sheet laminator for $80!) WOW! Excellent price. Hope every one has a Happy Easter! Vicky~