Teamviewer alternative [View all] I have been using Teamviewer to help out friends and family for a long time now and been very happy with it.
Sometimes there's a glitch on the other
Save/Open Dialog Box [View all] I was trying to help my sister with a problem she always has with opening .pdf files in Email. I just set up a new computer for she and her husband w
checkdisk issue [View all] W10 Pro, all updates. Just tried backing up with Macrium Reflect free. It would not run and gave error message, asking to run chkdsk r. Did so, but up
Windows 10 32 bit [View all] I'm building a new W10 system with an H370 mobo. I was hoping to restore from my 32 bit backup, but the board literature specifically mentions 64 bit
AHCI vs IDE [View all] This relates to my rebuild of my p67 mobo desktop, which was successful, with my ancient i5-2500k, oc'd to 4.0G, easily. I ran SSD Benchmark just to g
Resurrecting recent computer problem [View all] I am placing an updated atx Gigabyte mobo in an atx case, and am having one hell of a time, fitting the io shield. I just cannot get the 4th corner. Y
HP Pavilion running bad [View all]
Have not been here in a long time. Hope the smart people are still here.
Got an HP pavilion PC from a friend last fall.
Has been working gre
new computer problem [View all] Dell xps 8930. I've been through the bios and the boot menu, and maybe I'm missing something, but there appears to be no option for booting from cd or
Edge Extensions Disabled [View all] I just noticed that all my Win10 non-Microsoft Store extensions (i.e., Chrome Web store extensions) have been disabled - at least they weren't surrept
laptop question [View all] I need to find a new LT for my wife. It needs to have a 15" screen & an I5 processor.
The hard part is, it can't have any metal on either the KB or
Windows 10 apps [View all] I need some help with adding apps in my Windows 10. When I attempt to add an app it will not get to the point where I can install it. It just keeps
Windows 10 update version 2004 [View all] This up;date has been running most of the day. It is currently stalle3d at 85%. Should I let it keep running or try again at a later date?
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Post image as background...how to [View all] W10. I frequently find astronomy photos that I would like to use as my desktop background. I use Chrome exclusively, and cannot find this option. It w
Motherboard Drivers [View all] I just resurrected an old computer with a new power supply and an SSD. Asus P5Q pro. Presently I am running it on Ubuntu 20.04. Because of lack of kno
Switching between Networks [View all] My neighbor is a school teacher and during this COVID time has been working at home. I just installed a Moxee hot spot modem so he could upload and d
Dell ins.15 7548 SLOWER then slow [View all] I was given this as it runs so slow and I love to diagnose and fix. Well this thing Passes every test I can do, tweaked , cleaned, no malware,
Wireless not connected [View all] This morning I turned on my WIN10 PC to see there was no wireless connection. My WIN 7 PC had no problems connecting. The Verizon modem shows inter
Crome browser crash [View all] W10 ver 1909. Working flawlessly with Chrome for 3 years. For 2 days now, it has been randomly closing, without warning. All other computer functions
page file [View all] W10 pro 32 bit 4G ram, 2.9G cpu, 240 GB ssd. I have forgotten what the recommendation is for the page file with an ssd. Computer use is not intensive,
Is Dram necessary for SSD? [View all] Looking to buy SSD to replace HD in old computer. I plan to eventually install it in a new build. Would I be better off buying an SSD with DRAM?
Th
Outlook Problem [View all] I think my Facebook was hacked. Seems password was changed. I cannot get into my FB account. Asking for reset email does not work.
So I wanted to e
Cell Phone [View all] At age 82 I'm setting up a cell phone for the first time.
My question is when entering a local phone # into the cell phone memory:
1-716-xxx-x xxx
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