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An easy-to-use online instant messaging program developed by Mirabilis LTD.

Prounounced as separate letters, so that it sounds like "I-Seek-You," ICQ is similar to America OnLine's popular Buddy List and Instant Messenger programs.

It is used as a conferencing tool by individuals on the Net to chat, e-mail, perform file transfers, play computer games, and more.

Once you have downloaded and installed ICQ onto your PC, you can create a list of friends, family, business associates, etc. (who also have ICQ on their PC's). ICQ uses this list to find your friends for you, and notifies you once they have signed onto the Net. You can then send messages, chat in real time, play games, etc.

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TechWeb (May 9, 2001) - Microsoft Corporation said Wednesday it will launch the newest version of its Windows computer operating system Oct. 25, ending recent speculation that the software might be delayed past the crucial holiday shopping season.

Microsoft said it will back the product, called Windows XP, with a huge marketing campaign that will double the size of the launch of Windows 95 in the first four months alone.

Previously, Microsoft had said Windows XP would go on sale in the second half of the year. The software will be sold in a Home Edition for consumers and a Professional Edition for businesses, Microsoft said in a statement on its website.

Windows XP is based on the same programming technology that underpins Windows 2000, which is more stable and secure than the old DOS technology in consumer versions.

The Print Screen button was carried over from the early days of computers. Back then, pressing the button would send the lines of text displayed on your screen straight to your printer. This method worked nicely until the invention of the graphical user interface (Windows).

Using this key is great for copying error messages that appear on your screen. You can get help with solving your problem if you show or read the exact error message to your tech support person.

To make Print Screen work you must COPY an image of what's displayed on-screen to the clipboard and then PASTE it into a document where it can be printed.

2. To capture (copy) the entire screen, just press the Print Scrn key. This will copy the screen to your Windows Clipboard

3. Open the Windows PAINT program (START >> PROGRAMS >> ACCESSORIES >> PAINT) or any other graphic display program

4. Paste the screen shot by holding down CTRL and V at the same time (or got to EDIT >> PASTE).

5. SAVE and/or PRINT the results (exact duplicate of the screen that you were looking at).

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