Friend with Vista Upgrade issue
I know nothing about Vista (thank heavens :)) but want to help a family member who is having a problem, and figured the gurus here might be able to help. He had a fully updated Vista (I think SP3?)...
View Article[WIN7] netsh advfirewall rule accepted but not honored
I have an old router and am trying to get it to limp along whilst awaiting a new one. The UPD DNS requests from browsers/web pages fill up the NAT table and each one has to wait for the inactivity...
View Article[WIN10] Where is Remote Desktop?
It has disappeared since I installed the update this week. It used to just be under Accessories. I can't find it anywhere.
View Article[WIN10] Reverting to win 7 from win 10 screwed up my PC
I went back to windows 7 from windows 10 today and it looks like my PC is hosed. Before I upgraded to win 10 I made a full backup of my system. One of several problems now is that the backup and...
View Article[WIN10] Upgrading to Win 10 from Win 7 - Toolbar
Are the toolbar and pinned programs in Win 7 preserved when upgrading to 10? I have several programs and different toolbars I would like they didn't disappear :-)
View Article[WIN10] Diagnostic Tracking Service renamed to 'Connected User Experience'
@ ghacksquote:If you check Services after the major update, you will notice that the Diagnostics Tracking Service is gone. It is unclear why Microsoft changed the name in the update. One explanation...
View ArticleThankful!
Just a note to say Thanks for all the folks in this forum who have reached out to respond to pleas for help with the never-ending challenges of Microsoft :). Your generous and thoughtful help has saved...
View ArticleUser.dat
Wow this file really contains alot of UN-NEEDED stuff!!! (In my opinion) There is a website I once went to stored there "Sendaprayertogod" as well as others.... HOW DO YOU GET RID OF IT???????? -- I...
View Article[Word] Office 2016: Session "EventLog-AirSpaceChannel"...
About a week ago now, I upgraded from Office 2013 to Office 2016. When I launch Word, I notice the following two events are logged. The first one is an error [attachment=1] The 2nd one is a warning...
View Article[WIN7] Configuring the OS to not use removable media as the boot loader?
On Windows 7 how can I configure the OS to not use removable media as the boot loader? Or, is this have to do something with the BIOS setting somewhere? If so, can you guys explain the BIOS setting for...
View Article[Other] Saving MS Technet Documents to .MHT?
I am trying to save the below Technet webpage that I can take it with me onto a USB stick and viewing it offline. If I save it as an .MHT file, will it open up WITHOUT an Internet connection? I just...
View Article[WIN10] Before you do a Windows 10 upgrade, LISTEN!
Make a image of your disk!! You can use seagate or WD free versions of Acronis. Back up your C: drive and the system partition if you have one....
View Article[WIN7] Installing Win7 from a BitLockered USB Stick?
I have a USB stick which was configured to install Windows 7 from it. Also on this USB stick, I have a my own personal files as well. What if I encrypt the whole USB stick with BitLocker, will the...
View Article[WIN7] disable or keep IPv6 in Network Properties ?
What do we lose if we disable IPv6 in Windows Network Properties? We've had some problems with lost internet connections from our ISP and slow downloads. The ISP has been unable to solve the problem....
View Article[Info] Microsoft's anti-virus protection now also blocks adware
***GOOGLE TRANSLATE*** quote:www.heise.de/ Windows with hidden adware killer The H Security 11/26/2015 14:10 clock Ronald Eikesberg Microsoft's anti-virus protection now also blocks adware. Actually,...
View ArticleSearch Indexer Failure
I'm now noticing odd errors in Event Viewer relating to Search Indexer (which is set in Services to Manual and which shows as "Running"), that indicate the database is corrupt. First, the message...
View ArticleDisk Clean, No Option To Remove Windows.Old Folder
I would like to remove the folder to gain back the hard drive space but, there is no option after I run disk clean. Any suggestions on how to remove the folder?
View Article[WIN10] Configure telemetry: Prevent Windows from sending data to Microsoft
The following TechNet article describes how to configure telemetry and other settings in Windows 10 Enterprise and Windows 10 Education, Version 1511, to minimize connections to Microsoft services or...
View ArticleHow do you change the font in Hotmail now that it is Outlook Mail?
It used to be that there were options to change the font and color in Hotmail. Now I'm no longer seeing that under the new regime of Outlook Mail options. I've looked, but can't find that option. Has...
View Article[IE] Stuck on a newegg page
This morning I clicked on a email add from newegg in my yahoo email as I have done many times. Since doing so I can not get to the home page no matter if I type in the address or use my link. Both IE...
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