One of the first things I do when I set up a new computer (or even an old one) is change the Recycle Bin settings. One of the biggest concerns with the Recycle Bin is the hard drive space that it wastes. I also find …
Just had a call from a guy whose Aunt lost her desktop icons on a Windows 10 laptop. My first suggestion was just right-clicking on the desktop, clicking on View and then checking Show desktop icons. However, in this case, it didn’t seem to be …
Corrupted Facebook Page Just recently I had to help fix a Windows 8 laptop that had two problems. One; there was no wireless connections, I ended up having to reinstall the wireless drivers to get that issue fixed. In this case I just went to …
I’ve fixed a number of computers over the years using the following procedure. I first came across this when trying to fix a Windows XP computer, a long time ago, that wouldn’t boot. No amount of scanning, poking or prodding was able to clear it …
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I have decided not to upgrade to Windows 10 till Microsoft gives me control of the updates like in Windows 7. That said. My first experience with Windows 10, as I posted here, was fixing a problem where the user lost their sound. It was …
This problem is from my own computer a short while ago. I first noticed there was an issue when a little ! mark in a yellowish shield appeared on my Start Menu. When I put my mouse over the shutdown button it states Install updates …
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Deleting the Paging File Causes Slow Shutdown I’ve have had my share of problems with my computers over the years. I have had two problems recently. First, a minor one, my Windows 7 desktop would take a long time to shutdown. It turns out it’s …
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Too many times people have brought their computers to me after losing all their photos, documents, etc., due to a crashed hard drive.. You cannot have too many backups! The ultimate backup is creating full system images, for which I use Macrium Reflect: http://www.macrium.com/reflectfree.aspx. Or …
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Got up this morning to a discover a minor problem on my Windows 7 computer. I was trying to create a new text document by right-clicking on my desktop and choosing New and then Text Document, only the ‘New’ option was missing from my menu. …
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I like to optimize my system using tweaks and tips I find online. Sadly, most of these tweaks and tips either don’t work or if there are any benefits we are talking about fractions of a second that we cannot perceive one way or the …
To Page Or Not To Page? – No Paging File Brings Backup Programs To A Crawl Read More »
A guy brought me his Windows 7 laptop because it was displaying a message claiming that the Windows version was not genuine. It was the original version that came installed on the laptop. So I figured it would just be a matter of clicking on …
The first time I came across this issue was when a guy called me because, after re-installing WinXP on his computer, he kept receiving the following error message when trying to get online: the security certificate has expired or is not yet valid. Tried updating …
How To Fix: The security certificate has expired or is not yet valid Read More »
I had to recently uninstall the Ask toolbar from a Chrome browser but I didn’t have the option to uninstall it or even to disable it. Way to go Google! When I tried to uninstall or disable it I would get the message This extension …
How To Fix – Chrome: This extension is managed and cannot be removed or disabled Read More »
When you first start up your computer you go to the logon screen where you put in your password to start up Windows. If you’re tired of seeing the same old background image at that point, it’s possible to change that using a program called …
