date reminders ??

Is there something in Vista or a free program that I can use to remind me of
birthdays....

I

If you want to run windows calendar at startup, it would do the reminder
thing.

"dwolf" <> wrote in message
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> Is there something in Vista or a free program that I can use to remind me
> of birthdays....
>
> I

Yes, its called Windows Calendar.
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/pro.../calendar.mspx
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"dwolf" <> wrote in message
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> Is there something in Vista or a free program that I can use to remind me
> of birthdays....
>
> I

I'm pretty sure I'm *not* "running windows calendar" at startup, but I
receive my all my reminders, as set.

It's what I like best about Windows Calendar, as opposed to many third-party
calendars (even Works Calendar) that indeed had to be set to run at startup.

Maybe it's moot or just semantics, but can anyone set the record straight on
whether one has to "run windows calendar on startup" to receive reminders?

Brian

"LAB Enterprises" <> wrote in message
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> If you want to run windows calendar at startup, it would do the reminder
> thing.
>
> "dwolf" <> wrote in message
> news:#...
>> Is there something in Vista or a free program that I can use to remind me
>> of birthdays....
>>
>> I
>

How do I run calendar at startup? It works at my job, but not at home. I
want the reminders to pop up on my computer but they don't.
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Jackie


"LAB Enterprises" wrote:

> If you want to run windows calendar at startup, it would do the reminder
> thing.
>
> "dwolf" <> wrote in message
> news:#...
> > Is there something in Vista or a free program that I can use to remind me
> > of birthdays....
> >
> > I
>

Did you do the following, or similar?

To create an appointment
On the toolbar, click New Appointment.
In the New Appointment box, type a description of the appointment.
In the Location box on the Details pane, type the location of the
appointment.
In the Calendar list, click the calendar where you want the appointment to
appear.
To make an all-day appointment, select the All-day Appointment check box.
Enter start and end times.
To make the appointment recur, in the Recurrence list, click the type of
recurrence you want.
To set a reminder, in the Reminder list, click how long before the
appointment you want to be reminded.
To invite someone, in the Attendees list, type the e‑mail address of the
person you want to invite, press ENTER, click the e‑mail address in the
Invite list, and then click Invite.

(From Vista Help, "calendar" and "reminder")

"Jackie" <> wrote in message
news:A35412BC-A428-498B-8A71-...
> How do I run calendar at startup? It works at my job, but not at home. I
> want the reminders to pop up on my computer but they don't.
> --
> Jackie
>
>
> "LAB Enterprises" wrote:
>
>> If you want to run windows calendar at startup, it would do the reminder
>> thing.
>>
>> "dwolf" <> wrote in message
>> news:#...
>> > Is there something in Vista or a free program that I can use to remind
>> > me
>> > of birthdays....
>> >
>> > I
>>

Ihave windows vista and don't see a tab that says recurrence.
--
Jackie


"Brian Bradley" wrote:

> Did you do the following, or similar?
>
> To create an appointment
> On the toolbar, click New Appointment.
> In the New Appointment box, type a description of the appointment.
> In the Location box on the Details pane, type the location of the
> appointment.
> In the Calendar list, click the calendar where you want the appointment to
> appear.
> To make an all-day appointment, select the All-day Appointment check box.
> Enter start and end times.
> To make the appointment recur, in the Recurrence list, click the type of
> recurrence you want.
> To set a reminder, in the Reminder list, click how long before the
> appointment you want to be reminded.
> To invite someone, in the Attendees list, type the e‑mail address of the
> person you want to invite, press ENTER, click the e‑mail address in the
> Invite list, and then click Invite.
>
> (From Vista Help, "calendar" and "reminder")
>
> "Jackie" <> wrote in message
> news:A35412BC-A428-498B-8A71-...
> > How do I run calendar at startup? It works at my job, but not at home. I
> > want the reminders to pop up on my computer but they don't.
> > --
> > Jackie
> >
> >
> > "LAB Enterprises" wrote:
> >
> >> If you want to run windows calendar at startup, it would do the reminder
> >> thing.
> >>
> >> "dwolf" <> wrote in message
> >> news:#...
> >> > Is there something in Vista or a free program that I can use to remind
> >> > me
> >> > of birthdays....
> >> >
> >> > I
> >>
>
>

Jackie,

You said "my calendar." I presume you meant Windows Calendar. Are you
talking about Windows Calendar or some other calendar? Please be more
specific in your posts so we can help you.

To make reminders pop up, using Vista's Windows Calendar, open Windows
Calendar and follow the instructions I previously posted.

The Recurrence list is a drop-down list indentified by a button with a
down-arrow on it. It can be found in the Details Pane of Windows Calendar.
If you're not seeing the Details Pane, turn it on by clicking View, then
clicking Details Pane.

How are you coming so far?

Brian




"Jackie" <> wrote in message
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> Ihave windows vista and don't see a tab that says recurrence.
> --
> Jackie
>
>
> "Brian Bradley" wrote:
>
>> Did you do the following, or similar?
>>
>> To create an appointment
>> On the toolbar, click New Appointment.
>> In the New Appointment box, type a description of the appointment.
>> In the Location box on the Details pane, type the location of the
>> appointment.
>> In the Calendar list, click the calendar where you want the appointment
>> to
>> appear.
>> To make an all-day appointment, select the All-day Appointment check box.
>> Enter start and end times.
>> To make the appointment recur, in the Recurrence list, click the type of
>> recurrence you want.
>> To set a reminder, in the Reminder list, click how long before the
>> appointment you want to be reminded.
>> To invite someone, in the Attendees list, type the e‑mail address of the
>> person you want to invite, press ENTER, click the e‑mail address in the
>> Invite list, and then click Invite.
>>
>> (From Vista Help, "calendar" and "reminder")
>>
>> "Jackie" <> wrote in message
>> news:A35412BC-A428-498B-8A71-...
>> > How do I run calendar at startup? It works at my job, but not at home.
>> > I
>> > want the reminders to pop up on my computer but they don't.
>> > --
>> > Jackie
>> >
>> >
>> > "LAB Enterprises" wrote:
>> >
>> >> If you want to run windows calendar at startup, it would do the
>> >> reminder
>> >> thing.
>> >>
>> >> "dwolf" <> wrote in message
>> >> news:#...
>> >> > Is there something in Vista or a free program that I can use to
>> >> > remind
>> >> > me
>> >> > of birthdays....
>> >> >
>> >> > I
>> >>
>>
>>

Thanks so much. I FINALLY got it.
--
Jackie


"Brian Bradley" wrote:

> Jackie,
>
> You said "my calendar." I presume you meant Windows Calendar. Are you
> talking about Windows Calendar or some other calendar? Please be more
> specific in your posts so we can help you.
>
> To make reminders pop up, using Vista's Windows Calendar, open Windows
> Calendar and follow the instructions I previously posted.
>
> The Recurrence list is a drop-down list indentified by a button with a
> down-arrow on it. It can be found in the Details Pane of Windows Calendar.
> If you're not seeing the Details Pane, turn it on by clicking View, then
> clicking Details Pane.
>
> How are you coming so far?
>
> Brian
>
>
>
>
> "Jackie" <> wrote in message
> news:354D93B1-9211-4CEE-8F2D-...
> > Ihave windows vista and don't see a tab that says recurrence.
> > --
> > Jackie
> >
> >
> > "Brian Bradley" wrote:
> >
> >> Did you do the following, or similar?
> >>
> >> To create an appointment
> >> On the toolbar, click New Appointment.
> >> In the New Appointment box, type a description of the appointment.
> >> In the Location box on the Details pane, type the location of the
> >> appointment.
> >> In the Calendar list, click the calendar where you want the appointment
> >> to
> >> appear.
> >> To make an all-day appointment, select the All-day Appointment check box.
> >> Enter start and end times.
> >> To make the appointment recur, in the Recurrence list, click the type of
> >> recurrence you want.
> >> To set a reminder, in the Reminder list, click how long before the
> >> appointment you want to be reminded.
> >> To invite someone, in the Attendees list, type the e‑mail address of the
> >> person you want to invite, press ENTER, click the e‑mail address in the
> >> Invite list, and then click Invite.
> >>
> >> (From Vista Help, "calendar" and "reminder")
> >>
> >> "Jackie" <> wrote in message
> >> news:A35412BC-A428-498B-8A71-...
> >> > How do I run calendar at startup? It works at my job, but not at home.
> >> > I
> >> > want the reminders to pop up on my computer but they don't.
> >> > --
> >> > Jackie
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > "LAB Enterprises" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> If you want to run windows calendar at startup, it would do the
> >> >> reminder
> >> >> thing.
> >> >>
> >> >> "dwolf" <> wrote in message
> >> >> news:#...
> >> >> > Is there something in Vista or a free program that I can use to
> >> >> > remind
> >> >> > me
> >> >> > of birthdays....
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I
> >> >>
> >>
> >>
>