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Forum: General Discussion 3 Weeks Ago
Replies: 13
Views: 340
Posted By Retiredbill
I have found the problem and it was apparently a...

I have found the problem and it was apparently a conflict with a recent update to Zone Alarm that included a security app. I uninstalled it everything appears to working properly. Thanks for the...
Forum: General Discussion 3 Weeks Ago
Replies: 13
Views: 340
Posted By Retiredbill
System freezes but works OK in safe mode with network

If I boot normally and try to open any app, I get the rotating green circle indicating the system is busy. This will continue for 2 hours that I know. I can't open Task Managerand I have to power...
Forum: Hardware & Devices 4 Weeks Ago
Replies: 4
Views: 222
Posted By Retiredbill
I happen to have CCleaner on my machine so I ran...

I happen to have CCleaner on my machine so I ran it. I also have ASC and ran that as well. he problem is fixed. Thank you very much. Incidentally, I also put the mouse receiver into another USB port...
Forum: Hardware & Devices 4 Weeks Ago
Replies: 4
Views: 222
Posted By Retiredbill
Optical mouse stops working

I have a Logitech optical, wireless mouse that ceases to work after 5 miutes or so after I boot the computer. Here is what I have tried. One: if I start if safe mode, the problem doesn't exist and...
Forum: General Discussion 4 Weeks Ago
Replies: 17
Views: 371
Posted By Retiredbill
Thanks to everyone that helped. I finally gave up...

Thanks to everyone that helped. I finally gave up and took the desktop into Staples and had their techs look at it. They got the system working and autoplay/autorun now works. Incidentally, the...
Forum: General Discussion 13 Apr 2013
Replies: 17
Views: 371
Posted By Retiredbill
Yes!

Yes!
Forum: General Discussion 13 Apr 2013
Replies: 17
Views: 371
Posted By Retiredbill
I'm using Firefox 20. I checked the ad-ons and...

I'm using Firefox 20. I checked the ad-ons and extensions and there is no download manager. I suppose that I have to add it to my add-ons. I tried using IE to see if it worked whne I downloaded an...
Forum: General Discussion 12 Apr 2013
Replies: 17
Views: 371
Posted By Retiredbill
I did look at the link and downloaded the app...

I did look at the link and downloaded the app that added the folder and key to the registry. It didn't fix the problem. I noticed and additional problem associated with the download. I don't get any...
Forum: General Discussion 12 Apr 2013
Replies: 17
Views: 371
Posted By Retiredbill
That is the problem. As I mentioned before, the...

That is the problem. As I mentioned before, the autoplay settings are already set in control panel and it still doesn't work. This is also a change in that it hs always worked but all of a sudden...
Forum: General Discussion 12 Apr 2013
Replies: 17
Views: 371
Posted By Retiredbill
I went to the local machine and "explorer" did...

I went to the local machine and "explorer" did exist under "policies". There are 4 keys but none of them ar "nodrivetypeautorun". I also added the "explorer" under "policies" in the current user...
Forum: General Discussion 12 Apr 2013
Replies: 17
Views: 371
Posted By Retiredbill
I went to where you suggestedbut there is no...

I went to where you suggestedbut there is no "explorer" as a sub folder under "policies", only an entry labeled REG_SZ. What should I do?
Forum: General Discussion 12 Apr 2013
Replies: 17
Views: 371
Posted By Retiredbill
Autoplay not working

Autoplay on my desktop has stopped working. I have to go to Windows Explorere and open the DVD drive to access the proper exe file. It does not work for software or for music or for my rescue disk or...
Forum: General Discussion 10 Apr 2013
Replies: 4
Views: 227
Posted By Retiredbill
First, Both anti-virus apps are not set to...

First, Both anti-virus apps are not set to monitoring at the same time. I ran the system file checker as you suggested and it came up clean. However, I am no longer having the problem. What happened,...
Forum: General Discussion 09 Apr 2013
Replies: 4
Views: 227
Posted By Retiredbill
Now my printer gave me the same message as not...

Now my printer gave me the same message as not responding.
Forum: General Discussion 09 Apr 2013
Replies: 4
Views: 227
Posted By Retiredbill
Aplication not responding

All of a sudden, my desktop applications stop working and I get a notice that it is not responding. This has occurred with Paint Shop Pro, Firefox, and Internet explorer. It may be occurring with...
Forum: Software 10 Mar 2013
Replies: 2
Views: 256
Posted By Retiredbill
HDD eraser software suggestion

I have an external drive that I no longer need and would like to comletely erase all the data. I could reformat but that dose not completely erase the data. The erase apps I've seen have all been...
Forum: General Discussion 19 Feb 2013
Replies: 5
Views: 320
Posted By Retiredbill
I went to "Selective Suspend" and it was enabled...

I went to "Selective Suspend" and it was enabled so I turned it off. Haven't had a problem since. Thank you very much!!!!!!.

Bill
Forum: General Discussion 18 Feb 2013
Replies: 5
Views: 320
Posted By Retiredbill
Keyboard failure

My USB keyboard on my desktop all of a sudden fails. By this I mean that typing won't work to display the typed information on the screen. I can recover it by disconnecting the USB cable and...
Forum: General Discussion 07 Dec 2012
Replies: 3
Views: 395
Posted By Retiredbill
Wow!!. Thanks very very much Shawn. I will do it....

Wow!!. Thanks very very much Shawn. I will do it. I never expected to get this valuable a response. You're a genius.

Bill
Forum: General Discussion 07 Dec 2012
Replies: 3
Views: 395
Posted By Retiredbill
How to create a repair disc

I recently purchased a used Toshiba laptop with Win 7 premium home edition. One of the first things I wanted to do is to create a repair disc. I clicked on start and typed in system repair. I got the...
Forum: General Discussion 20 Nov 2012
Replies: 7
Views: 441
Posted By Retiredbill
Drive erasing to DOD standards

I have 2 computers that I want to get rid of. One has win 7 and is a desktop and the other is an ols laptop with XP. What I would like to do is to wipe the data off the disk without killing the O/S....
Forum: General Discussion 06 Nov 2012
Replies: 3
Views: 371
Posted By Retiredbill
I used Windows associations. You did give me an...

I used Windows associations. You did give me an idea. I use Thunderbird as my email client. I looked in options and there is a tab for file associations. For pdf files it was listed as Adobe Reader...
Forum: General Discussion 06 Nov 2012
Replies: 3
Views: 371
Posted By Retiredbill
PDF association

I received a pdf file in email and tried to open it. The message I got said that there wasn't a program available to open it. I checked my associations and I have Adobe Reader as the association. I...
Forum: General Discussion 09 Oct 2012
Replies: 7
Views: 376
Posted By Retiredbill
I need a new can of spray but will do as you...

I need a new can of spray but will do as you suggested. For now, it is working good. Thanks so very much.
Forum: General Discussion 09 Oct 2012
Replies: 7
Views: 376
Posted By Retiredbill
First, it seems like it happens to random...

First, it seems like it happens to random characters, It has happened to letters as well as the hyphen. I just got thru using compressed air to clean the keyboard and so far it seems to be working...
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