[WIN10] brother mfc-9700 and windows 10
Old setup 1: Winxp on the Dell Box + brother mfc9700 on the USB port - worked fine Old Setup 2: Upgrade the same hardware to windows 8.1 - worked fine too Bought Brand new Lenovo Intel I3 with Windows...
View Articleis there any way to fake a drive (virtual?) with data?
I love using apps like http://www.splashsoft.de/Freeware/ridnacs-disk-space-usage-analyzer.html - screenshots bellow to analyze my drive the problem is that the drive must be attached :/ I have a bunch...
View Article[WIN10] Dell Inspiron 14 - format drive during install
I'm working on a lowly Dell Inspiron 14, the one with 2GB of RAM and a 32GB eMMC (embedded, how fun). Since this laptop is essentially useless and I can't even believe Dell would market such a hunk of...
View ArticleExcessive communications with 204.79.197.214
I've been having a lot of problems with my Internet speeds varying as well as variations in ping and jitter. I've chased around everything I could think of on my Internet feeds trying wired as well as...
View Article[WIN10] Sorting on start menu
I just got my first Win 10 box and am puzzled by two "features". I installed Firefox, which the installer dutifully put into the start menu with a name of "Mozilla Firefox" which obviously sorted under...
View ArticleWhat Would You Pay for a NON-SPYING Windows 10 ?
 There's been a lot of pushback here against Win 10 because it gathers information and 'CALLS HOME' aka 'SPIES' on us. How much would you see as a fair price, and be willing to pay, for a version of...
View ArticleSever 2012 R2 NIC teaming help needed
I have 2 dell servers running Hyper V with Server 2012 R2. I need some help doing NIC teaming, I did some research on google but don't understand it much. What is the best way to do NIC teaming and...
View Article[Excel] Bubble chart problem
As far as I knew, a bubble chart was like an XY Scatter chart, but with the volume of the point proportional to a third value. Mine's not working like that. This is my data; X Y Bubble 65.00 82.00...
View ArticleNetwork (Neighborhood) is back!!
With this week's cumulative update (Version 1511, Build 10586.122) the Network Window is now completely populated, including all other Windows machines, NAS devices, Smart TV, etc. This is the first...
View ArticleWindows and windows
I am using MS Office Pro Plus 2013 in a Win7 desktop environment. I work with two high-res monitors. Depending on what I am working on, I may have half a dozen (or more) applications open at the same...
View ArticleExcel icons jump around on Windows 7
When I save an Excel spreadsheet, the icon tends to jump around on my desktop. It will be in one spot, then when I save it, it jumps to another spot. Sometimes a separate issue occurs where it will...
View Article[Word] Word 2013 Slows down Freezes
This ugly issue has reared its head on my spouses PC. Windows 10 64bit, plenty of RAM, Intel I5 desktop. MS WORD 2013 32bit No addins/ons being used Hardware acceleration off Saving in background off...
View Article[WIN10] MS Edge Slows Things Down
My pages, no matter how much junk they have on them, usually load in about 3 or 4 seconds. If use Edge instead of IE11 then go back to IE11 they take closer to 10+ seconds. I know that doesn't seem...
View Article[WIN7] Power outage then computer turned back on win 7 pro freezes
I can get to the desktop and can click on something then my mouse just does a circle as if working on something but I can't open any program. I can get to safemode and everything works there fine. I...
View Article[WIN10] A request for the USB device descriptor failed
I own an XPS 8700 system running Windows 10. Just today, my mouse starting acting up in that I'd move the cursor across the screen but it would keep stalling intermittently whilst moving from left to...
View ArticleTeens react to Windows 95
Dude111, this is your OS man! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ucCxtgN6sc
View ArticleExcel 2007 Hyperlink
I'm updating a database that has a column of e-mail addresses. I do not want these e-mail addresses to be formatted with the Mailto: hyperlink. I have disabled auto hyperlink in the auto-correct...
View Article[WIN10] win10 fail, going back to win8.1 - restore partition
Remote friend, so can't actually see the laptop. Was doing the upgrade to win10 from win8.1. Left it to do it's thing. Seems screen was blank so one of the kids unplugged it to plug their stuff in....
View Article[WIN7] Definitive list of updates to avoid?
Do we have a final full list of updates NOT to install on Windows 7? I remember we had a list going but I was wondering since I had not seen any additions in a while whether it was done and pretty much...
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