[WIN7] Interrups using high CPU
Yesterday my laptop was gobbling up high CPU and I found the culprit to be the interrupts under system..........it was using 45-60 % so when I opened a browser it was like being on dial up. :( Googled...
View Article[WIN7] Updates taking forever
I don't check often but the last 2 times I have it's taken almost 3 hrs to check.........right now it's 2 hrs,ready to just cancel it. Is anyone else getting this BS...........used to a lot faster.
View Article[WIN10] Enabling the Secure Boot option?
I am thinking about upgrading to Win10 maybe in the Spring. So I checked my BIOS and its capable of handling Secure Boot. Do I need to enabled this BEFORE installing Win10? I am currently running Win7.
View Article[WIN7] update appeared this am. Is it necessary and/or safe?
Security Update for Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Service Pack 1 Redistributable Package (KB2538243) Download size: 4.3 MB You may need to restart your computer for this update to take effect. Update type:...
View ArticleOffice 2016
Today is supposedly the day Office 2016 is to be released. I can get beyond version 15.0.4753.1003. Has anyone out there been able to upgrade their Office 365 subscription to 2016? I am very much...
View Article[WIN10] Edge - Autoplay video/music files when clicked instead of saving
Is there anyway to make the behavior of clicking a video or music file link to automatically play in the respective default program, instead of saving it to downloads, then having to navigate and then...
View Article[WIN7] Intel Wifi Link 1000 wireless card and WIN7 Pro x64
I bought an Intel Wifi Link 1000 wireless "n" card for my Samsung NP-R522 laptop. My previous Atheros card is fine but only 801.11 a/b/g compliant. For whatever reason the card refuses to work on my...
View ArticleUpgraded from Win 7 to Win 10, everything looks like crap
Totally didn't expect this but my display looks all types of messed up, very fuzzy. It also looks stretched out to wide and squished in from top/bottom sides. My second monitor also stopped working....
View Article[WIN10] Windows 10 BSOD
30 minutes later it's still 10% complete. Power cycling brought it back to life. Bugcheck 0000 0124 I've never seen the BSOD on Windows 7. I got one less than a month running Windows 10. I guess it's...
View Article[WIN10] Windows 10 anti-spy program
This program looks better than the last one--it's from a reputable source (a Microsoft partner), doesn't appear to have any spyware and has a very simple interface. License is freeware. See:...
View ArticleWTF MS licensing change for 2016
http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/12/windows-server-2016-moving-to-per-core-not-per-socket-licensing/ So what does this mean for Volume Licensing customers with SA? Does a 2 CPU DC lic...
View Article[WIN8] Update that doesn't appear in History
Yesterday my Win10 laptop restarted itself and had the kind of on-screen messages that I might see when windows is applying updates. I don't know if it said "updating" on the screen but it was that...
View ArticleDoes Windows 10 make you want to leave Windows forever?
Over at NNTP -> news.grc.com -> grc.security. There is a thread with the above title. I am quoting part of it. To see the whole thing, see and follow https://www.grc.com/discussions.htmquote:I...
View Article[Outlook] Difference Between Uninstall and Remove ???
Background ... using a retail (single user) version of MS Office 2010 Pro Plus in my home, running on Windows 7 SP1. Both Windows and Office are 64-bit versions. Due to problems that I have NO WISH to...
View Article[IE] IE10 to IE11 update, Win7
I have a Win7 computer that still has IE10 on it (I normally use Firefox). With MS dropping IE10 support soon, I guess I should update it. Roughly, how many reboots will it take before it's all settled...
View ArticleStrange update....
Do I need this update KB2538243? It appeared in updates just a few days ago. It appears to be dated 2008??? What's up with this? Thanks, Butchie
View ArticleMicrosoft Office 2007 Professional
I can't set up Microsoft Office 2007 Professional. Can someone Help me Please I am using Windows 10 Pro.
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