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Forum: General Discussion 1 Week Ago
Replies: 11
Views: 287
Posted By dc2000
@gregrocker: Sorry. I thought that disk...

@gregrocker: Sorry. I thought that disk management thing was a part of the commercial that's inserted automatically by this site.

The screenshot is attached here.

As for ctrl+alt+del I tried it...
Forum: Browsers & Mail 1 Week Ago
Replies: 2
Views: 211
Posted By dc2000
@Dsprague: Well, that is an interesting solution....

@Dsprague: Well, that is an interesting solution. Thanks.
Forum: General Discussion 1 Week Ago
Replies: 11
Views: 287
Posted By dc2000
@Northernsoul55: Thanks. I installed the firmware...

@Northernsoul55: Thanks. I installed the firmware flash. I should admit -- scary stuff :) Hopefully that is it. If you don't hear from me then it probably means that it fixed the problem. (I hope...
Forum: General Discussion 1 Week Ago
Replies: 3
Views: 222
Posted By dc2000
Strength of Zip archive password

I like making backups of my files on cloud services, for instance SkyDrive and Dropbox. (I have their apps running on my Windows 7 machine that sync two of my local folders.) But the question that I...
Forum: General Discussion 1 Week Ago
Replies: 11
Views: 287
Posted By dc2000
@DeaconFrost: I get this when I bring up the...

@DeaconFrost: I get this when I bring up the device manager (see attached). The Canon is our printer, then "My passport" is an external hdd. This tower also comes with a regular hard drive as disc D:...
Forum: General Discussion 1 Week Ago
Replies: 11
Views: 287
Posted By dc2000
Thank you, guys. @Northernsoul55: I'm not...

Thank you, guys.

@Northernsoul55: I'm not even sure what SSD it came with. How do I find out?

@gregrocker: No, this mini-tower came pre-installed with this SSD. I uninstalled all their...
Forum: General Discussion 1 Week Ago
Replies: 11
Views: 287
Posted By dc2000
Dell's Optiplex 7010 mini tower SSD hang-up issue

Hi everyone:

I was curious if anyone else experienced this issue? I have a Dell OptiPlex 7010 desktop/mini tower that I bought off the official Dell site. I configured that mini tower to have an...
Forum: Browsers & Mail 1 Week Ago
Replies: 2
Views: 211
Posted By dc2000
How to prevent Outlook 2010 home & business from closing

Let me explain my situation. I help set up computers in a small business office. They use Outlook 2010 Home & Business on their Windows 7 machines to do their emails. What happens is that for some...
Forum: Browsers & Mail 1 Week Ago
Replies: 2
Views: 412
Posted By dc2000
I'm not using Win-7 zip. I always opened zip...

I'm not using Win-7 zip. I always opened zip files in Windows own Windows Explorer.


I can save it just fine. Note that if I double-click that saved zip file (on my desktop where I just saved it)...
Forum: Browsers & Mail 1 Week Ago
Replies: 2
Views: 412
Posted By dc2000
I can no longer open Zip files from IE on my Windows 7

I'm curious why can't I open Zip files from IE anymore? I haven't installed anything (except automatic updates), but what started to happen recently when, say, I need to download a Zip file (like...
Forum: General Discussion 2 Weeks Ago
Replies: 6
Views: 269
Posted By dc2000
OK. Good point. So at least my HDD files...

OK. Good point. So at least my HDD files encrypted with BitLocked will not be that easily accessible, right?
Forum: General Discussion 2 Weeks Ago
Replies: 6
Views: 269
Posted By dc2000
Well, I agree. But this one is not even 10% safe....

Well, I agree. But this one is not even 10% safe. I think even my mom can follow those instructions to reset my Windows 8 password :)
Forum: General Discussion 2 Weeks Ago
Replies: 6
Views: 269
Posted By dc2000
Is it true that Windows 7 or 8 user account password is a joke?

I was under impression that the user account password security in Windows 7 or Windows 8 has been improved by Microsoft since the old days of Windows XP, and that it is now virtually impossible to...
Forum: General Discussion 11 Apr 2013
Replies: 5
Views: 255
Posted By dc2000
Thanks. I did the Process Explorer trick and...

Thanks. I did the Process Explorer trick and here's what I found (see attached). Do you have any idea what that is? Disk reads constantly goes up for it.
Forum: General Discussion 09 Apr 2013
Replies: 5
Views: 255
Posted By dc2000
Program to tell HDD usage per process on Windows 7?

Task manager on Windows 8 has a very nice feature that shows hard drive usage per process. Is there a program that can do the same on Windows 7 and possibly Vista?

The reason I'm asking is...
Forum: Backup and Restore 07 Apr 2013
Replies: 1
Views: 328
Posted By dc2000
Ways to backup files from a Linux server on to Windows 7?

I have a web site that is hosted on a shared web hosting provider's site that runs on a Linux platform. Once in a while I'd like to log in via ftp and back up all the files to my computer. The issue...
Forum: Browsers & Mail 07 Apr 2013
Replies: 16
Views: 433
Posted By dc2000
Just to give everyone a quick update. I spent a...

Just to give everyone a quick update. I spent a lot of time dealing with this issue and would like to share my experience.

As I said earlier I signed up with DynECT and I like their support, they...
Forum: Software 31 Mar 2013
Replies: 5
Views: 604
Posted By dc2000
Thank you, for your suggestions!

Thank you, for your suggestions!
Forum: General Discussion 31 Mar 2013
Replies: 0
Views: 199
Posted By dc2000
Computers don't wake up from low power state

We have several types of desktops in our office. Some are older machines running Windows XP but most are running Windows 7. To save power we set up a script to put machines into low power state at...
Forum: Software 27 Mar 2013
Replies: 5
Views: 604
Posted By dc2000
Is there a third party replacement for Windows Live Messenger?

I know that Microsoft (in their infinite wisdom) will be phasing out their Windows Live Messenger. They want me to install Skype, but I do not want it.

I use WLM on my old XP machine simply as an...
Forum: Browsers & Mail 27 Mar 2013
Replies: 7
Views: 515
Posted By dc2000
@UsernameIssues. Yes. That was a different...

@UsernameIssues. Yes. That was a different computer though.

So, guess what, guys? I guess we'll never know... Windows update installed IE10 and that file is gone from its upload window. I have no...
Forum: Browsers & Mail 26 Mar 2013
Replies: 16
Views: 433
Posted By dc2000
Thanks for everything!

Thanks for everything!
Forum: Browsers & Mail 26 Mar 2013
Replies: 16
Views: 433
Posted By dc2000
I just signed up for the Dyn account as you...

I just signed up for the Dyn account as you suggested. Can I send you another email and have you look at the headers?
Forum: Browsers & Mail 26 Mar 2013
Replies: 7
Views: 515
Posted By dc2000
This happens in IE 9.0.8112.16421. It runs as a...

This happens in IE 9.0.8112.16421. It runs as a 32-bit process (more than one actually.) I use MS Security Essentials. UAC is on. I'm on a standard user account. "C:\Users\Public\Desktop" nor...
Forum: Browsers & Mail 24 Mar 2013
Replies: 7
Views: 515
Posted By dc2000
File can be seen only through the upload window in IE

I'm not sure how this could be possible, so I'd appreciate if someone suggested what's going on?

On my Windows 7 desktop when I open the "Choose File To Upload" dialog window from IE9 and navigate...
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