Previous Installs
https://thomsoneu.blogspot.com/2015/09/toshiba-z20-setup.html
TO DO
Brother P-TouchXAMPP
This PC
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 with Radon Graphics 2.10GHz
RAM 16GB
Windows 11 home v21H2
Hard Drive SSD 423GB
By good luck, the power connector is the same small round one used on my old Toshiba.
1 FREEWARE - NINITE.COM
Download and install
Firefox, Chrome, 7-Zip, Putty, Classic Start, WinSCP, Notepad++
Audacity, VLC, K-Lite Codecs, Thunderbird, Zoom, Foxit Reader, Gimp
Pen and touch support with 10 touch points
Came with a Pen which I have already misplaced.
2 FIREFOX
Made the mistake of importing stuff from edge which I had previously allowed to import from some kind of backup. Not sure if it was microsoft or google but none the less, I have not ended up with the same bookmarks.
Right click in the bookmarks toolbar.
Choose "Manage Bookmarks" > All Bookmarks > Bookmarks Toolbar
Observe my bookmarks did get imported but so many others like Lenovo and McAfee Stan 9Now 7plushave pushed them aside. Delete the unwanted ones.
Half way there - have some or maybe all but none of the icons.
Scroll Bars are too narrow.
Type About:Config in the address bar. Accept the warning.
I had some issues with the search bar.
Click Show All then
In the search bar type wiget.non
Select
widget.non-native-theme.scrollbar.size.override 20
widget.non-native-theme.scrollbar.style 3
Then in windows, click the windows start thingy, search for "Always show Scroll Bars" and turn it on
3 Reboot
Logitech mouse wanted "Logitech Options" so I have accepted that and it's downloading.
Set the Point & Scroll>Smooth Scrolling to "Disabled"
4 CLASSIC SHELL
I don't know if this woks for win 11. Come back to this
MCAFEE
This computer comes with McAfee.
Control Panel\Programs\Programs and Features.... Deleted
Turned on Windows defender and did a scan
Rebooted
J5-Create USB-HDMI Extended Monitor
Model JUA355 Plugged it in - nothing
https://en.j5create.com/pages/drivers/#jua355-show
Download the driver j5create-22.01.0602.3179
MAP NETWORK DRIVES
credential manager is handy for removing unwanted credentials.
BASCOM
From network V2.0.8.4
Restart
Seems to have linked the start menu to something called bascomp note the "p".
It seems that by ignoring the 'best match' and scrolling a bit and selecting bascom-avr has fixed it.
MICROCHIP STUDIO
https://www.microchip.com/en-us/tools-resources/develop/microchip-studio
This installed Visual Studio 2015 Shell *Isolated) whatever that is
REALTERM
https://sourceforge.net/projects/realterm/
Realterm_2.0.0.70_Signed_Wrapper_setup.exe
Failed to Register Realtermwrapper .Net framework not found. I just clicked OK and it all seemed to proceed.
SCREEN HUNTER
https://www.wisdom-soft.com
https://www.wisdom-soft.com/downloads/downloadfiles.htm
Free version but I paid $US19.95 for 5 licences
PYTHON
From Microsoft store Python 3.10 39.56MB
PRINTERS
Had a lok on OKI web site to see if the old drivers are compatable with WIN11 but there did not seem to be a simple answer. Decided to just give it a go.
OKI MC362W (work) - from work Z drive - setup.exe
Z:\Computers\CDs\OKI\MC563 Install Disc
PCL6 Driver
Scanner Driver
ACTKEY
FAQ
Printers> Clicked "Add device" and it found
HL-L2360D .... delay then installed
MFC-J6910DW
HL-2270DW
it's also offered to install the OKI scanner OKI-MC563-61D139which I accepted
Samsung (Home) TBA
CUTEPDF
https://www.cutepdf.com/products/cutepdf/writer.asp
EDRAWINGS
download edrawings viewer (only) from edrawings.com
Scroll through an insane amount of fineprint and accept.
When installing it asked for licence keys but I did not enter any.
It wanted name, email and then emailed me a verification code
WINDOWS BACKGROUND
Is very busy. I prefer something less distracting.
Right Click>Personalisation>Background
THUNDERBIRD
Previous detail here http://thomsoneu.blogspot.com/2012/08/thunderbird-install-configure.html
Version 102.3.1
Problem - It's downloading messages from 2006 and has not downloaded the folder structure
Account Settings - seems it has somehow become POP.
Deleted the old account and added a new one. Definately a IMAP one for both incomming and outgoing
This time it worked.
Added google calendar tab extension
25-07-2023 CONTACTS
It appears that gcontactsync nolonger works.
Deleted all old address list.
Add Cardbook? This extension will have unrestricted access....
Click Add
Get: "It seems that this is the first time CardBook has been run. CardBook
will attempt to collect contacts from Thunderbird’s standard address
books and remote address books."
Click Next.
It finds my gmail account. Enter password
Your new address books have been successfully configured.
Click "Create"
And it seems to have my address book.
5 SIGNATURE
Tools>Account Settings
in the signature text box in the middle of the window,
Tick "Use HTML"
Paste from onedrive>syndetic>Email Signature Block.html
Remove Threaded Display
View>Sort By>Unthreaded
Put signature below my reply
Tools>Account Settings>Composition and Addressing
🗸 Compose in HTML
🗸 Automaticallyu quote the original message when replying
when quoting, start my reply above the quote
and place my signature below my reply (avove the quote)
🗸 Include signature for replies
🗸 Include signature for forwards.
OUTLOOK
When first ran it asks for email address. I enter frank@gasbot & Click connect.
It says adding frank@gasbot...
I clicked "This app only"
OFFICE365
Has suddenly gotten it's self all excited and asked me to accept licence agreements and so on for frank.thomson@syndetic.com.au
ONEDRIVE
DRAW.IO
Get from the microsoft store
CLASSIC SHELL -
Does not work. Trying Open Shell
https://github.com/Open-Shell/Open-Shell-Menu/releases/tag/v4.4.170
Ran it and installed but then nothing seemed to happen
Ticked the box to say "Replace start Button"
Right click on task bar and set Widgets to off
9 IMAGE RESIZER
http://www.bricelam.net/ImageResizer/
Fix Windows11 File Explorer Right Click Show Full Menu
https://allthings.how/how-to-show-more-options-by-default-in-windows-11-file-explorer/
Or, press Win+R, enter ‘regedit’ in the Run command and hit Enter.
Once the registry editor opens, right-click on ‘Computer’ in the left panel and select ‘Export’
In the Registry Editor, navigate to the following folder:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\CLASSES\CLSID
Or you can simply copy and paste the above folder path in the address bar of the Registry Editor and press Enter.
Next, right-click the ‘CLSID’ folder, click ‘New’ and select ‘Key’.
Or with the ‘CLSID’ folder selected, right-click an empty space in the right pane and
select ‘New > Key’.
Now, rename the key to the following:
{86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2}
Next, right-click on the newly created key, again click ‘New’, and select ‘Key’ to create a sub-key.
Now, name this new subkey as InprocServer32.
Then, you’ll see a registry key named ‘Default’ inside the InprocServer32 key. Double-click on that ‘Default’ registry in the right pane to open it.
In the Edit String dialog box, make sure the ‘Value data’ field is blank and click ‘OK’ or press Enter. Remember the value field must be left empty not 0.
BROTHER P-TOUCH
"Z:\Computers\CDs\Brother\PT-9800PCN\Setup.exe"
Standard Installation -> This installed P-Touch Editor 5.0
It got stuck - The problem was a window opened behind the setup window that was asking some questions about word and excel addins. Once that was found it all proceeded smoothly.
EPIC PEN https://epicpen.com/
Paid version
SLACK
https://slack.com/intl/en-au Choose Download
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