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On my Windows system, I tried scanning some papers that are typed data in columns. There are also some blank gaps across the page. My scanner software seems to be based on ReadIRIS. I need to get it into an editable text file, as it appears on the paper. I tried scanning to a RTF but it gets the formatting wrong. I tried scanning to a text file (to WordPad) but it seems to think that each block (i.e. a column between the gaps) is a paragraph and interprets it that way. I want to read it to a text file and do OCR and not change the format in any way - do it "as is". There doesn't seem to be any option for that in my scanner software. Is there a way to do that? (If it could figure out where the columns are and put it in a spreadsheet, that would be OK too.) Bubba73 You talkin' to me? 00:53, 24 May 2013 (UTC)
Hi, I have a program that I need to run on an nt 4.0 server, when I try to run it I get the message "Can't find DLL entry point SHGetFolderPathA in shell32.dll " and it fails to start. From what I can tell the only way to fix this without getting bsod's is to install ie4 service pack 2. Currently I have ie 6; but some components from ie4.01 are still around (and my shell32.dll is version 4.72; which should work, but apparently it may need to be 4.71 for nt...) At any rate, is the only method of doing this to roll back ie to 4.01sp2? Given that nt doesn't have "sticky" service packs/hotfixes, can this mess the os up? What are my odds of not getting the error should I proceed? And, finally, any other suggestions that won't likely kill the machine (I have no discs to reinstall...)? Any help is much appreciated:-) PS: I absolutely have to use this computer and this version of windows, upgrading is not option; nor is using another program to do the task (I'd just do that if it were possible.).Phoenixia1177 (talk) 08:10, 24 May 2013 (UTC)
So, now I appear unable to pin things to the taskbar in my win7 any more. i used to be able to pin things on it as demonstrated by the things still pinned, but now when i drag an icon there i get the little slashed circle thing, and when i right click on a program in the start menu it doesn't have the pin to taskbar menu item any more. i'm trying with notepad, so it's not some esoteric program or something, but it seems to be true of every program i'm trying it with. this is just a home version, i'm the only user either on windows or in reality, it boots straight into my user, so if there's an administrator there somewhere i don't know how to get to it? any advice? thanks. Gzuckier (talk) 17:03, 24 May 2013 (UTC)