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 Windows 7 Clean Install Question.
I have two old Windows 7 Upgrade disks. Both were previously used to upgrade XP machines several years ago. Will I be able to use one of them to do a | Sid | Aug-14-16 12:21 AM
by Sid | 6 |
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Windows 10 updates
OS = Windows 10 Pro
It used to be when I turned my computer off.
If windows 10 needed to install some updates
I used to get a prompt that I shoul | TV Man 436 163 | Aug-07-16 11:11 PM
by Sid | 5 |
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New Router
OS = Windows 10 Pro
I have just installed a new Wi-Fi Verizon router.
It appears to be working normally.
My wireless printer works fine.
It work | TV Man 436 163 | Aug-06-16 02:14 AM
by Zeke36 | 6 |
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Hard-Drive-Failure- Statistics
Backblaze publishes quarterly hard drive failure statistics
http ://www.techspot.com/ news/65821-backblaze -publishes-quarterly -hard-drive-failure- s | jujet84 | Aug-04-16 12:01 AM
by Ttech | 1 |
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Windows Anniversary Update
It's running on my new laptop right now.
Apparently it breaks Classic Shell
I'm generally happy with Windows 10, but |  Paul D | Aug-03-16 10:13 PM
by uffbros | 1 |
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Mike Lin's Startup Control Panel. 2.8
Re the above. It seems to have little to no real use in Windows 10. Do you folks agree? Is a startup controller needed? | lenjack | Jul-31-16 12:56 AM
by Paul D | 5 |
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Don't Remember My Password for My Home Network.
How can it be retrieved? Thanx, in advance. | Sid | Jul-31-16 12:33 AM
by Sid | 10 |
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WPS Office
I've just bought a new ASUS laptop and it came with WPS Office (formerly Kingsoft, I believe) preinstalled.
My initial | Paul D | Jul-29-16 10:16 PM | 0 |
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New Laptop Suggestions
My previous post had to do with a Black Screen Acer. Poking around indicates the motherboard is toast. With that in mind, does anyone have a suggest | wings515 | Jul-29-16 12:56 AM
by uffbros | 4 |
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Windows 10 Edge "e" splash screen
Anyone know how to get rid of this annoying splash screen - short of going back to IE11?
Eric | AZEric | Jul-28-16 11:23 PM
by KJT | 2 |
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For your info
End of support refers to the date when Microsoft no longer provides automatic fixes, updates, or online technical assistance. This is the time to make | jujet84 | Jul-27-16 06:29 PM
by therube | 1 |
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Laptop Black screen
Just got this Acer Aspire 5542-5462 to upgrade from 7 to 10. Turned it on and did not see any Win boot screen. Listened for disk spin-up also nothin | wings515 | Jul-26-16 09:00 PM
by Shelly | 1 |
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Win 7 Update not working
Win update not working. Says searching but after a few hours, it is still searching. Downloaded KB 31689 (windows update standalone installer). Ran | billyeins | Jul-26-16 06:54 PM
by Acadia | 3 |
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WIN 10 UPGRADE SUCCESS
Thanks to all at pcqanda. Some months ago the upgrade to my wife's machine worked. Now mine worked. Solved the 'failure to connect to network' and mso | randybedore | Jul-23-16 12:44 PM | 0 |
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Can't get rid of Update to Windows 10 in Windows Update...
After reading the post "Windows Update in on it's 4th day" I took "therube's" suggestion and installed 3168965. Windows Update stopped hanging on "che | jea | Jul-22-16 08:49 AM
by jea | 1 |
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Windows update is on it's 4th day of updating
HP laptop with dual boot of windows 7&10. Windows 7 is the one that's taking forever. 8 updates. It's showing that it's downloading the updates, but s | Stevehiker | Jul-21-16 11:04 PM
by FrankST | 5 |
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My DSL Service Question.
Out here in the middle of the Texas prairie we are lucky to have Totelcom Flashpoint high-speed DSL internet service. I'm looking at stepping up my sp | Sid | Jul-21-16 03:21 PM
by Sid | 8 |
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? Browser Choices?
Ed's post, immediately under this, has me thinking, once again, about possible alternatives to Firefox, the CPU-hungry behemoth of browserdom. So, I f | Sid | Jul-19-16 09:43 PM
by Sid | 10 |
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Router Lifespan?
Since we cut the cord last year, our Time Warner Cable Internet service has gone downhill. Every call to TWC results in modem resets and claims of no |  jasonlevine | Jul-19-16 09:10 PM
by therube | 7 |
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How to play Blu-ray with Windows 10
My son has a new Surface Pro 4/Windows 10 & with that he has a portable Samsung Blu-ray that has always worked fine before but he can't get a Blu-ray | John M. | Jul-17-16 02:22 PM
by John M. | 2 |
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Windows 10 upgrade
What happens if you upgrade using the ISO after July 30?
I have a sister who is a total technological klutz and who liv | Paul D | Jul-16-16 11:25 PM
by Paul D | 5 |
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How can I make newspaper text darker and easier to read
I read the sports section of several newspapers every morning. They include the New York, Miami, Tampa, Chicago, and LA papers. In articles on most of | Ed | Jul-16-16 12:25 PM
by Ed | 6 |
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Every version of Windows hit by "critical" security fla...
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I just finished updating
An attacker can install malware on all affected systems.
Microsoft has patched a security vulnerability found in every | jujet84 | Jul-15-16 07:00 PM
by Sid | 6 |
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Error Code
I've been trying to install AVG, and after download and first install page I get the library error code 0xc007001d ... I have tried to install this an | gmsiler | Jul-15-16 06:48 AM
by Chickenman | 5 |
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Win 8.1 and 7 SP1 end of free upgrade offer notificatio...
https://support.micr osoft.com/en-us/kb/3 173040
http://w ww.pcqanda.com/dc/us er_files2/28037.jpg
| Pcqandaman | Jul-14-16 02:50 PM | 0 |
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Free space on hhd?
Hey guys, how much free space do you recommend be left on a 3TB hhd, being used for storage, so that performance isn't effected? | jazz4free | Jul-13-16 03:16 PM
by jazz4free | 4 |
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2nd "New W10 User" Questiion
All OK except the task bar is extremely dark and difficult to read, The active taskbar window is ok, while the others are a very, very dark blue, with | lenjack | Jul-12-16 03:50 PM
by lenjack | 2 |
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Alert Norton Products
High-severity bugs in 25 Symantec/Norton products imperil millions
http://a rstechnica.com/secur ity/2016/06/25-syman tec-products-open-to -wormable-at | jujet84 | Jul-10-16 07:36 PM
by Shelly | 7 |
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SafePad
This is a small portable notepad-like program that encrypts the file when saved.
I will continue to use AxCrypt for encrypting files but this is a si | Pcqandaman | Jul-10-16 07:15 PM
by Sid | 1 |
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New W10 user
So far, so good. Looks familiar, but lots to learn. You folks have been very helpful in my journey from W7 to W10. The upgrade install, keeping all my | lenjack | Jul-10-16 05:56 PM
by Paul D | 7 |
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