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    Why I still like 1 Gb Ethernet over WiFi

    I like wire because its superfast to unplug if you spot something happenning not to happen.
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    Do you generally prefer smaller phones or larger phones?

    When you have a problem putting the phone away its probably too big, if you cannot read it its probably too small. My wife had long ago a really small Siemens phone, it was small, it had a menu running you in circles(Could do a lot of things but because of that the menu had no ends it seems, so...
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    YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki steps down after nine years at the helm

    Well the link format had suddenly changed, now include "Live" in link...? Correction...Just now=Thy seemed to corrected it back to how it was.
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    Update - Not Resolved - PC won't boot - sticks at "Preparing automatic Repair"

    1-Hi I have used this for similar problem, errors corrected and it worked again. One would thought the disc maybe a problem, but its still going strong. I have a feeling in this case it was with using a certain program, in meantime it was updated, and never experienced the problem again. I...
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    Update - Not Resolved - PC won't boot - sticks at "Preparing automatic Repair"

    If you remove the disc drive with OS from this PC and check it for errors from another PC with adaptor, what do you get-?
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    Which laptop brands are best?

    My choice from over years it would be Dell or HP, however a Late Dell I bought the battery did not last as long as I would liked, but otherwise good. I still has an HP with AMD its tuff and will not die, the disk showed signs(Bad block) but after "error-repared" it with Win 7 Laptop, its going...
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    Who come up with this: Shaving CD?

    Made me think long back in the day with dialup internet started, where I proved some modems perform way better than others on lines too premises(Chipsets were an indication). So one day I got a complaint of a complete small town with hardly internet possible suddenly, about 80% of customers. I...
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    Win 10 Security Severe thread=Win32/Hive.ZY

    On my laptop Win 10 Dell, it started with the only update of that day(04/09/22 I think)=KB2267602 ver 1.373.1514.0 >It was then resolved with a similar security update.
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    Win 10 Security Severe thread=Win32/Hive.ZY

    They fixed it with an update today-All ok..
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    Win 10 Security Severe thread=Win32/Hive.ZY

    Hi, noticed today that after KB2267602 ver 1.373.1514.0 was installed I get severe Virus threads detected=Win32/Hive.ZY I noticed if I click on Win 10 Settings I get it every time. On top of the page are two links maybe connected to it. -I do not get it if I click other option , like update...
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    HDD Bad Block.....I tried something

    Hi, this is a very old HP Laptop since XP, I am surprised at how long it last, I bought a I7 Win 7 Laptop which lasted only less than a year, 2 disk drive failures then the MB, scrapped. I also have an older DELL Laptop since XP, and it still works fine....No data on these, just on Internet. I...
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    HDD Bad Block.....I tried something

    I think i found something that might be related.......My RJ45 jack on laptop failed...On inspection the contacts 2 were just broken off, probably of old age...I installed a USB Network adapter and it work great. I only got this bad block if I copy a file that was downloaded, so I suspect the...
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    HDD Bad Block.....I tried something

    Hi, My HP Laptop HDD throw two HHD Bad Block errors recently. It only did this when I tried to copy a file over to an external HDD. -What happens is it copy it somewhere halfway, then explorer hangs, get error bad block for main drive. -If try to copy the file over to itself, same thing...
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    A Massive Intel Hardware Bug May Be on the Horizon

    My Win 10 PC pass on the test Intel provided-(2 files downloaded), is that ok enough then-?
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    Google Earth Pro free of charge & Win 10

    Just want to know if Google Earth Pro now free of charge is & how it goes with Win 10-?
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    External USB drive keeps connecting/disconnecting on Win10

    I have a similar problem with a Transcend Storejet 1gb bought a few years back, but only on one of the side ports, the lower one on the DELL XPS(Left). It works on the other one above that one. However recently I bought 4 x 1Gb external HDD's 1Gb, and they all work on this port...
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    Windows 10 pro 1703: Task Schedular involvements

    If I look at Windows 10 Task Schedular it seems much involved in a lot of things with lots of triggers about the system. Has anybody here looked into it, compared it to previous Windows etc. Example: Windows 10 update You can do a few things to Win 10 update in a few places, straight forwards...
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    Update Win 10 Pro from 1511 to 1703 Creators Update-Experience

    Update: Just remember I bought and used ths PC for photo-editing. Its most of its life not connected to the Internet. I am not that clued up on Windows 10, still use XP as my I7 Windows-7 Laptop motherboard packed up out of gurantee. I read about the other methods of installation, but at that...
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    Update Win 10 Pro from 1511 to 1703 Creators Update-Experience

    What surprised me, was that after I installed update assistant, & did a Fault diagnosis regarding Windows Update from the system itself, it was able to go straight from 1511 to 1703 Creator. Before that it kept on downloading & eating up my ADSL- cap to 1607 without getting to compete 1607...
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    Update Win 10 Pro from 1511 to 1703 Creators Update-Experience

    When I started the PC the updates for security, 1607 & 1703 was ready to update. Download speed 2Mb/s 1-it started the morning, later the afternoon it had installed the security updates, showed 1703 ready but it battled with 1603. I let it download the whole night, it got stuck it looks like, a...
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    problem with youtube

    Not sure if this may help: Some time ago I had a problem with Youtube over ADSL line to Win 7 Laptop. At 1st: 1-Watching a video became a pain, I cant remember the errors. 2-Otherwise I did not noticing a problem. 3-At this stage I suspected ADSL/ISP/Youtube problems. I then investigate. 1-No...
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    Nokia Lumina Windows 8 :How to download free PDF reader to PC

    Wife got Nokia Lumina 920 WIN-8 smartphone which she uses without internet connection, do not want internet connection. How can I download and install the free app to read PDF files . The store does not allow me to download it to my PC 1st. Thanks
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    Windows 10 Pro: New Upgrade(Not updates)

    Read about the upgrade uninstall some programs all by itself, something I do not want.
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    Windows 10 Pro: New Upgrade(Not updates)

    Theres a new UPGRADE for WIN 10 PRO, I had it set on DELAY. However it downloads and eats up my bandwith as well as downloading the normal updates. How can I stop WIN 10 Pro from downloading this new (NOV 2015 I think) Upgrade. I only want the normal updates downloaded like always.
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    Question about NVIDIA video card 4K Dell monitor

    DELL XPS 8900 & 4K monitor: Will this video card(A) have any problems with the Dell monitor(B)-? A-NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 960 2GB GDDR5 B-Monitor:(IPS)=Dell 27 Ultra HD 4K Monitor – P2715Q Other video card options I have: Intel® HD Graphics-? NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 730 2GB DDR3-...
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    DELL XPS 27 AIO TOUCH I7 PC

    Thankyou, I am still considering, what else can you suggest that will give me the same viewing or more experience and be reliable. Ihad no problems with olders DELLs but thats some time ago. I appreciate if you can point me a few directions to investigate. Was thinking...
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    DELL XPS 27 AIO TOUCH I7 PC

    I am on the verge of buying a DELL XPS 27 AIO TOUCH I7 PC. Anything I should be aware of or any suggestions welcome seeing its a lot of money.
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    Question about Windows 7 SP1 Pro file access

    The Amnistrator option versus the Standard option in User Accounts/Control Panel was correct up until I created the 2nd user(Me and my Wife). It worked when the Guest + Administrator(Hidden) and of course the 1st Account after installation. Everything is working well so far, but I keep a...
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    Question about Windows 7 SP1 Pro file access

    Found a way. If I remove "Everyone" I could access.
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    Question about Windows 7 SP1 Pro file access

    Maybe I understood it incorrectly because if you open user account to change, the Standard User is checked. If I now want to change this to Administrator, it just not let me save it, just go back to Standard user. When account was created, I had once the option to make it Administrator. Still...
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    Windows 7 Media Player AVI files question

    After a long investigation I found the following on my previous 32-Bit WIN 7 Pro system Laptop i7. 1-Open resource monitor, go to DISK and check on the Response times. I could see response times under SYSTEM for up to and over 8 seconds(8000ms+). 2-No defragging, no diskcheck/repair, no...
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    WIN 7 32BIT TO 64BIT:How to backup LIve mail settings

    I used - KLS mail backup - and it worked perfectly for all info except user account password. The export/import option from windows ended up a mess. KLS luckely override files, and left you with e-mail exactly as you had on previous installation.
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    Question about Windows 7 SP1 Pro file access

    I reinstalled WIN 7 SP1 on new disk for Laptop, no problems activated. User rights question.-? Administrotor options and Disk Folder access...-? After adding addional USER account for wife, I noticed that not my account neither her account can be changed to administrator rights via control...
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    WIN 7 32BIT TO 64BIT:How to backup LIve mail settings

    I want to buy another disc drive for my Laptop(i7) and install Win 7 64 bit on it to make use of 8G memory I bought. The laptop came with a 32+64-Bit CD installations I just discovered. All I want to retain and carry over is the WIN 7 LIve 32-bit E-Mail settings, like username & password...
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    Windows 7 Media Player AVI files question

    Thanks man, I think that make sense..
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    Windows 7 Media Player AVI files question

    Gents, I have the following problem on a Windows 7 laptop. It a relative new Laptop(4x processors(8x in Taskmanager). 1-I had a removable drive plugged into USB port and whatch movie .AVI file from it, no problem, runs perfectly smooth. 2-I then copy movie over to laptop disc and pay it...
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    NIS 2010 Question(XP-Pro)

    I am pretty sure it is Norton Internet security 2010 which cause the following:Both PC & Laptop. 1-Cannot perform System Restore. 2-Cannot use MSCONFIG. But I can use REGEDIT. I will contact Symantec for an answer, thanks.
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    NIS 2010 Question(XP-Pro)

    I can run MSCONFIG by START-RUN-MASCONFIG, but once opened, I cannot make changes to it. I get the following error if I uncheck a block in startup or any place: $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ System Configuration An Access Denied error was returned while attempting to change a service. You may need...
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    NIS 2010 Question(XP-Pro)

    Gents, Run a full scan=No viruses found. I installed NIS 2010 some time ago, no problems except:I just needed to run MSCONFIG and noted it throws a message about error denied access service. Then I have to exit without booting, and enter MSCONFIG again to choose Normal Startup. I also...
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    ADOBE-COM:Site not loading properly

    Going to: www.adobe.com The web page open like properly, but within seconds it causes IE to use 49% processor time. I let it go but it seems like a loop. I looked at firewall[Norton IS] & disable popup blocker, removed all Adobe entries from Firewall Program rules, rebooted, but no luck...
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