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LISTSERV 17.02024-03-28T21:30:15ZPeter Shkabara2018-06-04T07:00:11-07:002018-06-04T07:00:11-07:00Re: Hard Drive Questionhttp://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;78450e6c.1806AThank you Peter for clarifying the CS2 situation. Apparently I got caught by the sites that indicated that it was released for free distribution. I owned an earlier product and replaced it with CS2 "free download". Sorry for passing on apparently misleading information.<br><br>Incidentally, CS2 does seem to run with no problems on Windows 10 pro - at least on my system. I did stop using it in favor of the open license program GIMP which I seem to get along with better! [...]Peter Ekkerman2018-06-02T14:41:22-04:002018-06-02T14:41:22-04:00Re: Hard Drive Questionhttp://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;41369678.1806AHello Donald,<br><br>With regard to your questions posted On Fri, Jun 1, 2018 at 4:56 PM, by<br>Donald DeWitt<br><br>I will firstly address the part about the CS2 program, which I take it to<br>be from Adobe.<br>(which one , you didn't explain or is it the whole suite?)<br><br>Regardless., in general you can't transfer installed programs to another<br>drive,<br>especially one with a different OS. [...]Peter Shkabara2018-06-02T08:08:16-07:002018-06-02T08:08:16-07:00Re: Hard Drive Questionhttp://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;af8c56f3.1806AAdobe released CS2 version 9 to the public. Get a copy and install it.<br><br>Peter Shkabara<br>shkabara@freepctech.org<br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: Donald DeWitt [mailto:emldjdphotoplus@GMAIL.COM]<br>Sent: Friday, June 1, 2018 1:56 PM<br>Subject: Hard Drive Question<br><br>Dear Members<br><br>I have an old dell desktop XPS 8400, operating system Win 7, that is no<br>longer usable. I have replaced it with a new dell desktop XPS 8930,<br>operating system Win 10. I removed the hard drive from the old computer and<br>installed it in an external enclosure and was able to copy all my files via<br>the USB connection. What the problem is, [...]Felix Miata2018-06-01T21:09:12-04:002018-06-01T21:09:12-04:00Re: Hard Drive Questionhttp://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;f66a7f05.1806ADonald DeWitt composed on 2018-06-01 16:56 (UTC-0400):<br><br>> I have an old dell desktop XPS 8400, operating system Win 7, that is no<br>> longer usable.<br><br>What makes it "no longer usable"? Did its low-cost X300 video quit? If so,<br>equivalent used replacements are usually available from eBay. Any of X300, X600<br>or X800 should work using the already installed driver. I have several X600 in<br>use. Bad RAM can be replaced when RAM is the problem. Same for the power supply.<br>If the motherboard has bad caps, it can be refurbed either by a local<br>electronics expert, or by [...]Donald DeWitt2018-06-01T16:56:26-04:002018-06-01T16:56:26-04:00Hard Drive Questionhttp://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;b79cca46.1806ADear Members<br><br>I have an old dell desktop XPS 8400, operating system Win 7, that is no<br>longer usable. I have replaced it with a new dell desktop XPS 8930,<br>operating system Win 10. I removed the hard drive from the old computer and<br>installed it in an external enclosure and was able to copy all my files via<br>the USB connection. What the problem is, there is a graphics program, CS2,<br>on the old drive that will not open using this USB connection. I have the<br>original CD but cannot complete the installation because the company will<br>no longer [...]Stephen McManus2017-09-15T19:18:35+01:002017-09-15T19:18:35+01:00Re: Email links not workinghttp://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;85f498df.1709CExcellent reply. I've only one win pic left and find I'm left behind when people ask me to fix their windows problems.<br>Stephen<br><br>Sent from my iPad<br><br>> On 15 Sep 2017, at 16:10, Peter Ekkerman <pekrmn@GMAIL.COM> wrote:<br>><br>> Hi Dean,<br>><br>> Try this<br>><br>> https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/175775/nothing-happens-when-you-click-a-link-in-internet-explorer<br>><br>> Peter E.<br>><br>>> On Fri, Sep 15, 2017 at 10:50 AM, Dean Kukral wrote:<br>>><br>>> On my computer, when I click on a link in an email it opens Internet<br>>> Explorer and takes me to that site. On my wife's computer, nothing<br>>> happens when she [...] Bruce Boschek2017-09-15T17:32:54+02:002017-09-15T17:32:54+02:00Re: Email links not workinghttp://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;b1041343.1709CHello Dean,<br><br>You did not say which e-mail program you are using. Some e-mail programs have a setting for associating links with a specific browser.<br><br>or the browser on your wife's computer is not set as default program for Internet links.<br><br>From Microsoft help:<br><br>Open Default Programs by clicking the Start button<br>and then clicking Default Programs.<br>Click Associate a file type or protocol with a program.<br>Click the file type or protocol that you want the program to act as the default for.<br>Click Change program.<br>Click the program that you want to use as the default for the [...]Peter Ekkerman2017-09-15T11:10:38-04:002017-09-15T11:10:38-04:00Re: Email links not workinghttp://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;a1a90868.1709CHi Dean,<br><br>Try this<br><br>https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/175775/nothing-happens-when-you-click-a-link-in-internet-explorer<br><br>Peter E.<br><br>On Fri, Sep 15, 2017 at 10:50 AM, Dean Kukral wrote:<br><br>> On my computer, when I click on a link in an email it opens Internet<br>> Explorer and takes me to that site. On my wife's computer, nothing<br>> happens when she clicks on a link.<br>><br>> I have no idea what setting causes mine to respond and hers not to.<br>> Any help, please?<br>><br>> email - Mozella Thunderbird<br>><br>> browser - Internet Explorer<br>><br>> o.s. - Windows 7<br>><br>><br>> Dean Kukral<br>><br>> [...]Dean Kukral2017-09-15T09:50:45-05:002017-09-15T09:50:45-05:00Email links not workinghttp://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;cc04266f.1709COn my computer, when I click on a link in an email it opens Internet<br>Explorer and takes me to that site. On my wife's computer, nothing<br>happens when she clicks on a link.<br><br>I have no idea what setting causes mine to respond and hers not to.<br>Any help, please?<br><br>email - Mozella Thunderbird [...]cubbettee cubbettee2017-06-25T00:10:08+00:002017-06-25T00:10:08+00:00diagnose internet on windows xphttp://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;e6aa3925.1706DHi again,<br><br>A Dell computer running windows XP sp3-<br><br>IE 8 will on many web pages say diagnose internet connection.<br><br>I can do a web search and get to many sites, but most links as well as many sites throw up this message. This problem does not happen in firefox at all.<br><br>I have run Spybot Search and Destroy, combo Fix, released everything with ipconfig, used net sh int ip reset, used netsh winsock reset, re installed IE 8, made sure all the ssh and ftp and https were accepted by IE. Combofix scarily deleted from C:\windows\msi31uninstall_kn89380v2$\reg 00013 though 116 [...] Cubbettee Cubbettee2017-06-15T21:17:09-04:002017-06-15T21:17:09-04:00sse 2http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;e2ed2b9e.1706CThanks for the information--hmm two computers are just about Pentium 4 and the latest Avast anti-virus version which is supposed to be compatible with XP wigged out two machines bring them to a stand-still with the latest Avast version.<br>Funny thing, in the forums, there was not in the main page, but a side link saying if you have xp, win 7, win 8, etc--click the appropriate one to download the exe file. When I checked them, they all had the same version number as the one the main screen [...] Felix Miata2017-06-14T21:07:28-04:002017-06-14T21:07:28-04:00Re: CPU specshttp://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;ef59541b.1706Bcubbettee cubbettee composed on 2017-06-14 19:34 (UTC):<br><br>> How can I determine if my CPU has the SSE2 instruction set?<br>.<br>> I know that a Pentium 3 or less does not<br>.<br>Pentium 4 and P4-based Celeron and newer from Intel have it. Athlon and 32 bit<br>Sempron do not have it. Athlon64 and 64 bit Sempron and newer from AMD do have it. [...] cubbettee cubbettee2017-06-14T19:34:58+00:002017-06-14T19:34:58+00:00CPU specshttp://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;70bcec82.1706BHow can I determine if my CPU has the SSE2 instruction set?<br><br>I know that a Pentium 3 or less does not<br><br>PCSOFT's List Owners:<br>Bob Wright<NoSpin@nospin.com><br>Mark Rode<rode@nospin.us> Jacob Smith2017-05-11T16:32:42-05:002017-05-11T16:32:42-05:00Re: Acer laptop with SSDhttp://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;a797a2df.1705BI think it's just three screws, then pull back and up. Is it just a little<br>stiff or was it modified? I don't think this list allows URLs, but I've<br>included one below with teardown images and instructions.<br><br>"https://www.myfixguide.com/manual/acer-aspire-v3-571-v3-571g-disassembly/<br>"<br><br>--<br>Blessings,<br>Jacob Smith<br><br>PCSOFT's List Owners:<br>Bob Wright<NoSpin@nospin.com><br>Mark Rode<rode@nospin.us><>2017-05-11T11:28:00-07:002017-05-11T11:28:00-07:00Acer laptop with SSDhttp://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;a4585f66.1705BMy good friend has had an Acer V3 571G laptop on which the power connector has broken, so I'm giving her my used Acer V17. But I'm stuck at copying her files from the old computer to the new...<br><br>My plan was to pull the dive from the V3, plug it into a SATA/USB adapter, and plug that into a USB port on the V17. [...]Vincent Winterling2017-05-02T19:01:36-04:002017-05-02T19:01:36-04:00Re: Monitor which output is best?http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;51f25859.1705AI tend to run everything I can on HDMI if possible. I recently had occasion to look at the Display port option as it's required for running 3 monitors on AMD systems.<br><br>In terms of differences you can detect visually, with aging eyes, not much. A better monitor helps the most. [...]Russ Poffenberger2017-05-02T14:32:15-07:002017-05-02T14:32:15-07:00Re: Monitor which output is best?http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;bb20215c.1705AHi Brad,<br><br>They are all digital signals, so there isn't going to be much difference<br>if any. The main difference is that HDMI and DP can also carry audio.<br><br>Russ Poffenberger<br>PCBuild Senior Contributor<br><br>On 5/1/2017 6:01 PM, Brad Feuerhelm wrote:<br>> Hey all<br>><br>> I have a AOC 27" 144hz 1ms gaming monitor. It has Displayport, HDMI, and<br>> DVI (Dual-Link)<br>><br>> I was wondering if someone knows if there is any real difference which<br>> output I use?<br>><br>> Is one better than the others or are they pretty much the same?<br>><br>> Thanks<br> [...]Brad Feuerhelm2017-05-01T21:01:38-04:002017-05-01T21:01:38-04:00Monitor which output is best?http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;d03294cb.1705AHey all<br><br>I have a AOC 27" 144hz 1ms gaming monitor. It has Displayport, HDMI, and<br>DVI (Dual-Link)<br><br>I was wondering if someone knows if there is any real difference which<br>output I use?<br><br>Is one better than the others or are they pretty much the same?<br><br>Thanks<br><br>Brad Feuerhelm<br><br>--<br>Damn The Torpedoes! Full Speed Ahead!<br><br>PCSOFT's List Owners:<br>Bob Wright<NoSpin@nospin.com><br>Mark Rode<rode@nospin.us>Peter Shkabara2017-04-02T20:16:20-07:002017-04-02T20:16:20-07:00Re: NextViewhttp://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;8cfb11c9.1704AThank you Norwin for trying. I goofed! The program I am looking for is<br>actually named NextView, not Next Step. It is from the 1990s and is less<br>than a Megabyte in size. Unfortunately, there is another current program<br>named NextView that has nothing to do with the program I am looking for and<br>Google keeps homing in on that newer program. [...] Norwin Katzen2017-04-02T16:05:16-07:002017-04-02T16:05:16-07:00Re: Nextstep programhttp://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;d5cb1259.1704AI looked at Binsearch.info, a site notorious for contaminated and other<br>unfriendly software. There is a 2013 version of a program called Next_Step<br>posted in October of 2014. It is about 84 Mb. I scanned it with Defender<br>and received no warnings. It might be what you want. Please be careful.<br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: Personal Computer Hardware discussion List<br>[mailto:PCBUILD@LISTSERV.ICORS.ORG] On Behalf Of Peter Shkabara<br>Sent: Sunday, April 02, 2017 11:07 AM<br>To: PCBUILD@LISTSERV.ICORS.ORG<br>Subject: [PCBUILD] Nextstep program [...] Peter Shkabara2017-04-02T11:06:59-07:002017-04-02T11:06:59-07:00Nextstep programhttp://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;ff51e644.1704AMany years ago, there was a freeware program called NextStep - an<br>application launcher toolbar that looked like the one used by the Next OS. I<br>have a copy of the shareware version, but can't register it because the<br>author no longer accepts registration for this program.<br><br>Does anyone have a copy of the earlier, freeware version? Google search<br>resulted in nothing useful other than that the author replaced the simple<br>toolbar with a more elaborate desktop utility called HoverDesk, which I am<br>not interested in. [...] David Pray2016-10-26T10:23:19-04:002016-10-26T10:23:19-04:00Re: Laptop charge circuit?http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;b3502f90.1610DMake sur the jack isn't broken off the board. Sometimes you can move it and get a quick notice that is what it is. Place called laptop jacks has most of them.<br><br>Sent from my iPad<br><br>> On Oct 26, 2016, at 10:02 AM, Peter Shkabara <shkabara@freepctech.org> wrote:<br>><br>> Hi David,<br>><br>> Sorry to hear of your problems. In my experience, when you buy a replacement battery, it is already charged. If this is the case, it would seem that the power is not getting delivered to your laptop. There is a battery level detection mechanism in laptops [...] Peter Shkabara2016-10-26T07:02:11-07:002016-10-26T07:02:11-07:00Re: Laptop charge circuit?http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;d99bd7a8.1610DHi David,<br><br>Sorry to hear of your problems. In my experience, when you buy a replacement battery, it is already charged. If this is the case, it would seem that the power is not getting delivered to your laptop. There is a battery level detection mechanism in laptops that will shut it down when the battery gets too low. This system needs to be calibrated by letting the battery run down completely and then get recharged. It is possible that in your case the shutdown kicks in before the laptop even starts. Just a thought. Perhaps others might have more [...]Bruce Boschek2016-10-26T10:39:56+02:002016-10-26T10:39:56+02:00Re: Laptop charge circuit?http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;d8d840d0.1610DHello David,<br><br>If it is Dell, this may help:<br>Please remove the battery and ac adaptor. Then press and hold the power button for 15 seconds. Now wait for 2 minutes. Please reconnect the battery and ac adaptor and power on the system.<br><br>If that does not help and/or it is not a Dell, you might try this: [...]<>2016-10-24T11:35:14-07:002016-10-24T11:35:14-07:00Laptop charge circuit?http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;a8ab8674.1610DI usually use it plugged in, but it would sometimes be nice not to<br>have to. When the PC first arrived, positioning the cursor over the<br>battery icon in the system tray would produce the message "No battery<br>detected". Since it was a refurb, I was only a little disappointed to<br>think that it had come without a battery installed -- I hunted on eBay<br>and found an aftermarket battery for this model....<br>I was surprised to find, when I went to install my new battery, that<br>there was in fact something installed in the battery socket, something<br>labelled as [...]Peter Shkabara2016-10-01T14:40:31-07:002016-10-01T14:40:31-07:00Re: memory questionhttp://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;161c00c4.1610AIf the original RAM can be replaced with the new RAM, you might try doing so to check if the problem is with incompatible RAM or a problem of RAM addition configuration. If the computer does not boot with the RAM substitution, then look for some compatible RAM. If it does boot ok, then the problem must be with system configuration someplace. Be sure that the new RAM and old RAM have the same timing specs. [...]Dean Kukral2016-10-01T14:37:10-05:002016-10-01T14:37:10-05:00Re: memory questionhttp://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;2187fc6f.1610AAll transistor devices have what is known as "infant mortality," which<br>means they will probably fail early in life if there is a defect, but<br>then last a long time with clean power.<br><br>Often if you have more than one stick of memory (they frequently come in<br>fours), then you can remove one at a time and find the faulty one<br>through trial and error. [...]ceares2016-10-01T16:44:45+00:002016-10-01T16:44:45+00:00Re: memory questionhttp://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;3f81f029.1610AThanks, after multiple frustrated attempts I finally did remove it and the computer is working fine now. While I can install memory(or thought I could) I'm not really that familiar with it. Does this happen-working okay and then failing or does it usually fail right away if it is going to. I'm going to return the memory but I don't know if I should try exchanging it or just get a refund if for some reason the computer is just rejecting new memory. [...]Peter Shkabara2016-10-01T07:08:33-07:002016-10-01T07:08:33-07:00Re: memory questionhttp://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;47b39614.1610AI don't have an explanation for your failure, but if memory is suspected, remove the new memory and try booting with the original memory in place. That should answer the question as to whether the new RAM is the problem.<br><br>Good luck.<br><br>Peter Shkabara<br>shkabara@freepctech.org<br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: ceares [mailto:ceares@YAHOO.COM]<br>Sent: Friday, September 30, 2016 8:58 AM<br>Subject: memory question [...]ceares2016-09-30T15:58:05+00:002016-09-30T15:58:05+00:00memory questionhttp://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;5a4afb5.1609EI have an ASUS Essentio and I upgraded from 4GB to 8GB of memory a couple of days ago. The computer registered the memory no problem and seemed to be working fine.<br><br>Yesterday It shut down for an upgrade and now I'm getting a BSOD with different error messages each time I try and restart it. One of them said memory management error and that made me wonder is it possible that the memory is causing a problem after two days of working fine or is it just the upgrade? [...]Vincent Winterling2016-09-24T10:11:48-04:002016-09-24T10:11:48-04:00Re: Radeon or Geforcehttp://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;c74ccc2d.1609DI find Tom's hardware to have some of the most complete reviews of what is happening in the video card market.<br><br>Vincent Winterling<br>Vineland, NJ<br><br>> -----Original Message-----<br>> From: Personal Computer Hardware discussion List<br>> [mailto:PCBUILD@LISTSERV.ICORS.ORG] On Behalf Of Brad Feuerhelm<br>> Sent: Friday, September 23, 2016 11:07 PM<br>> To: PCBUILD@LISTSERV.ICORS.ORG<br>> Subject: Radeon or Geforce<br>><br>> Hey all,<br>><br>> I'm in the market to upgrade my video card.<br>><br>> Right now I have a Geforce 430 with 1gig mem..<br>><br>> I've been looking and can't decide if Radeon or Geforce is better at<br> [...]Brad Feuerhelm2016-09-23T23:07:07-04:002016-09-23T23:07:07-04:00Radeon or Geforcehttp://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;7d2182e8.1609DHey all,<br><br>I'm in the market to upgrade my video card.<br><br>Right now I have a Geforce 430 with 1gig mem..<br><br>I've been looking and can't decide if Radeon or Geforce is better at<br>rendering in Vegas Pro 12<br><br>I've been looking at the Radeon 480 with 4gig or the Geforce 1060 with<br>4gig. I might be able to go to the 8gig model if I can find a good price<br>for it. [...]<>2016-08-28T11:40:44-07:002016-08-28T11:40:44-07:00Re: Windows 10 upgrade taking timehttp://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;6fc0c3de.1608DMy thanks to all who responded; it appears that it was indeed the Winows Update service conflicting with the Win10 upgrade process after the download. Other notes: I did several of the regular free updates without incident or difficulty. I've now subscribed to the Info Packets newsletter. It proved useful on this, and is likely to again. Someone suggested that the laptop might be approaching the end of its hard drive's life. I didn't mention that after the OS upgrade, I plan to replace the 320GB hard drive with a 500GB SSD, son this shouldn't be a factor. David Gillett [...]Peter Shkabara2016-08-27T08:05:24-07:002016-08-27T08:05:24-07:00Re: Windows 10 upgrade taking timehttp://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;7cad4e5a.1608DWelcome to the Microsoft upgrade world David! I have done several Win 10 upgrades which took from about an hour to maybe 3 hours. Something went wrong in your upgrade. I too have had that happen. Trying it again would usually fix the problem. Unfortunately, I don’t have any fix for you to try. [...]1336don .2016-08-27T23:44:22+10:002016-08-27T23:44:22+10:00Re: Windows 10 upgrade taking timehttp://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;17d13563.1608DI wouldn't even try. A laptop with W7 is probably about 5 years old, well<br>beyond the average life of its hard drive. Unless that has already been<br>replaced, it probably has so many bad sectors that any such upgrade is<br>likely to be doomed to failure.<br><br>Upgrading from W8 isn't so bad, because the internal structure is not so<br>dissimilar, so less hassles in copying the settings over. [...]<>2016-08-27T16:20:17+12:002016-08-27T16:20:17+12:00Re: Windows 10 upgrade taking timehttp://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;10839f19.1608DDavid,<br>Try this link:<br><br>http://www.infopackets.com/lists/lt.php?id=Z0xdA1RKAQEFHVcPUFdUDg<br><br>Same symptoms as you have with a fix for it.<br>You might like to sign up<br>for his newsletter.<br><br>Regards<br>Terry Bartlett<br><br>On 27/08/2016 15:25,<br>gillett@FREEPCTECH.NET wrote:<br><br>> I have a laptop that came with Windows<br>7 Professional 64-bit, which I<br>> am trying to upgrade to Windows 10 via<br>he Accessability program (Thanks<br>> fr the tip, Russ!)...<br>> I had to<br>abort the first atempt after about 12 hours, apparently with<br>> no harm<br>done. My second attempt has been showing "99% complete" for<br>> about 72<br>hours so far. How much longer [...]<>2016-08-26T20:25:58-07:002016-08-26T20:25:58-07:00Windows 10 upgrade taking timehttp://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;b0285e9a.1608DI have a laptop that came with Windows 7 Professional 64-bit, which I am trying to upgrade to Windows 10 via he Accessability program (Thanks fr the tip, Russ!)... I had to abort the first atempt after about 12 hours, apparently with no harm done. My second attempt has been showing "99% complete" for about 72 hours so far. How much longer should I wait for it to complete? David Gillrtt [...]Vincent Winterling2016-08-06T18:43:59-04:002016-08-06T18:43:59-04:00Re: Windows 10 updatehttp://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;2a0f1e91.1608AGoing the download assistant route produced repeated installation errors for me. I did not lose programs or folders.<br><br>I next made the USB installer using the Microsoft Media Creation Tool. Using the USB installer has been successful in several installs. I don’t know if it’s a functional variable but I decline updates when asked during the early part of the upgrade. [...]Stephen McManus2016-08-06T22:30:06+01:002016-08-06T22:30:06+01:00Re: Windows 10 updatehttp://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;eb5a9702.1608AI've a win 10 PC which I use for online tv etc. My main laptop is win 7 ultimate only because of office for my committe's use. Only 2 win machines I have. Rest r Linux and I use the others for serious programs and gaming. Had to fix a win 8 laptop the other day. Awful os but u get what u buy unless it's Linux 👍👌 [...]Peter Shkabara2016-08-06T10:12:31-07:002016-08-06T10:12:31-07:00Re: Windows 10 updatehttp://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;fe5f9699.1608AI had no problems upgrading from Windows 7 to Windows 10 on my laptop. The problem I had with deleted files was when I "upgraded" my desktop from the original Windows 10 to the just released "Anniversary Edition" of Windows 10. Indeed, it deleted not only some files, but deleted an entire directory from my Program Files area. I had to roll back to the previous install, which fortunately went smoothly. I also found that some programs that I use will not run on the Anniversary edition. So user beware! [...]Jacob Smith2016-08-05T23:10:06-05:002016-08-05T23:10:06-05:00Re: HP laptop mystery button?http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;52ee4333.1608AI'm pretty sure that, as has been said, it would normally open the default<br>browser, however, I'm guessing that the driver/service that handles its<br>being pressed is either disabled, or not installed.<br><br>On Wednesday, August 3, 2016, <gillett@freepctech.net> wrote:<br><br>> I have recently purchased a refurbished HP ProBook laptop. (It came<br>> with 64-bit Win7 Pro, and I've missed the deadline for free upgrade to<br>> Win1o. Oh boo hoo...)<br>> Across the top of the keyboard are several special buttons. I can<br>> identify most of them -- one turns wifi on/off, and one turns the<br>> speakers on/off. [...]Vincent Winterling2016-08-04T18:53:54-04:002016-08-04T18:53:54-04:00Re: Windows 10 updatehttp://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;29930fbc.1608AIn my view it's one of Microsoft's best efforts. I'm running 10 on about 6<br>or so machines here, laptops, desktops, some new, some old by computer<br>standards. It runs fine.<br><br>Some folks wed themselves to various operating systems and resist upgrading.<br>So be it. Use what you like. Others of us are interested in innovation and<br>want the bleeding edge. Plus, Microsoft provided it for free. What's not to<br>like? [...] Brad Feuerhelm2016-08-04T16:56:06-04:002016-08-04T16:56:06-04:00Re: Windows 10 updatehttp://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;8d3cb602.1608AI too just a short time ago upgraded to Win 10. I didn't have any progs<br>disappear on me. They are all still there just Win 10 doesn't show them.<br>You have to go hunt for them as I did on a few progs. Then I just created<br>new shortcuts. I did run into about 4 progs I had to upgrade, for them to<br>run in Win 10 though. So far I haven't had too many SERIOUS problems. But<br>if things get much worse though I will be rolling back to Win 7. By the way<br>Win 7 has about [...]Derek Buchanan2016-08-04T15:15:40-04:002016-08-04T15:15:40-04:00Re: Windows 10 updatehttp://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;b1bc2e3e.1608AMichael,<br>This is merely my experience, so take it with a grain of salt.<br>Technically speaking, Windows 10 has been out for a year and the<br>release of the Anniversary Update was so supposed shore up some things<br>and add new features. To give a personal example, it appears to be<br>like when I ran Windows XP. It was fine when first released but<br>Service Pack 1 fixed some bugs added a few options to the management<br>side, that the average home user probably never touched. Windows 10<br>actually seems to be made for a PC desktop, unlike Windows 8 [...]DENISE ROCHE2016-08-04T13:39:15-04:002016-08-04T13:39:15-04:00Re: Windows 10 updatehttp://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;8b80358a.1608AI upgraded to see if I liked Windows 10. It turns out that I do. I still have my valid Windows 7 licenses. I can put Windows 7 back on my computers any time I like. Since the upgrade was free I saw no reason not to check it out. [...]Peter Shkabara2016-08-04T07:02:48-07:002016-08-04T07:02:48-07:00Re: windows 10 backuphttp://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;b81bca84.1608AWhen I installed Windows 10 as upgrade on my laptop, no programs were lost. The problem I reported here was on my Dell desktop that came with Windows 10. The programs were deleted when I "upgraded" to the anniversary edition of Windows 10 that just came out. In addition to deleting some programs, I also found that a number of programs that ran fine under original Win 10 would no longer work with the anniversary edition. I fixed my situation by rolling back the "upgrade" and it restored my previous Win 10 and my programs were back! At least that [...]Russ Poffenberger2016-08-03T18:52:03-07:002016-08-03T18:52:03-07:00Re: HP laptop mystery button?http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;d32eb448.1608AHi David,<br><br>Don't worry, if you really want to upgrade for free :-), there is a "secret" website where you can still get it on the MS assistive technologies page.<br><br>HTTPS://www.microsoft.com/en-us/accessibility/windows10upgrade<br><br>Russ Poffenberger<br><br>> On Aug 3, 2016, at 3:27 PM, gillett@FREEPCTECH.NET wrote:<br>><br>> I have recently purchased a refurbished HP ProBook laptop. (It came<br>> with 64-bit Win7 Pro, and I've missed the deadline for free upgrade to<br>> Win1o. Oh boo hoo...)<br>> Across the top of the keyboard are several special buttons. I can<br>> identify most of them -- one turns wifi on/off, and one [...] Michael Eisenstadt2016-08-03T20:50:21-05:002016-08-03T20:50:21-05:00Re: Windows 10 updatehttp://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;3c9a2795.1608AI am writing to ask the experts why they are upgrading to Win 10 at all.<br><br>I am running Win 7 32bit and it is very stable. Why move to a less mature<br>OS from a known reliable OS? I must be missing something here so that<br>is why I am asking.<br><br>Michael Eisenstadt [...] Dave Thompson2016-08-04T01:43:57+00:002016-08-04T01:43:57+00:00Re: HP laptop mystery button?http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;b41dbfcc.1608AProbably meant to be an Internet shortcut button. Has to be tied into your default browser.Dave<br><br>From: Vincent Winterling <vincewinterling@gmail.com><br>To: PCBUILD@LISTSERV.ICORS.ORG<br>Sent: Wednesday, August 3, 2016 5:51 PM<br>Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] HP laptop mystery button?<br><br>With your model number I would go to the HP Support area and download an owner's manual. Probably within the first couple of pages they will have a graphic identifying all keys and their functions. [...]Peter Shkabara2016-08-03T18:15:32-07:002016-08-03T18:15:32-07:00Windows 10 updatehttp://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;b7141e4f.1608AThis is an update to my Win 10 update disaster. I "fixed" my immediate<br>problem by rolling back to my previous version of Windows and all is running<br>ok now. Still, it raises the question of how to do an individual file<br>restore from a Windows backup in Win 10. Also note that some programs do not<br>run under the newly released version of Win 10 (Version 1601 I think). I am<br>now back to version 1511 and thing seem fine for now. [...] Vincent Winterling2016-08-03T20:30:18-04:002016-08-03T20:30:18-04:00Re: windows 10 backuphttp://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;a8eec194.1608AThat’s odd Peter that you lost programs. I’ve been an Insider and performed 25 upgrades during the beta period and not one altered the installed programs.<br><br>Where are the backups located? On an external?<br><br>Some backup programs can’t read from externals without additional components. I’ve learned this through experience with Acronis True Image. A recent upgrade to their rescue media now permits restoring from an external. Previously, Acronis could not see an image on an external. [...]Peter Shkabara2016-08-03T17:06:37-07:002016-08-03T17:06:37-07:00windows 10 backuphttp://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;fda539b8.1608AFirst a WARNING. Today I made the mistake of updating my Windows 10 to the<br>"new" Windows 10. In the "upgrade" it deleted many of my programs without<br>asking. It did report that it deleted CCleaner and another program because<br>they were "not compatible" - but it also deleted some of the programs that I<br>wrote myself and run just fine under win 10. [...] Vincent Winterling2016-08-03T18:51:57-04:002016-08-03T18:51:57-04:00Re: HP laptop mystery button?http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;b8bf6a47.1608AWith your model number I would go to the HP Support area and download an owner's manual. Probably within the first couple of pages they will have a graphic identifying all keys and their functions.<br><br>Vincent Winterling<br>Vineland, NJ<br><br>> -----Original Message-----<br>> From: Personal Computer Hardware discussion List<br>> [mailto:PCBUILD@LISTSERV.ICORS.ORG] On Behalf Of gillett@FREEPCTECH.NET<br>> Sent: Wednesday, August 3, 2016 6:28 PM<br>> To: PCBUILD@LISTSERV.ICORS.ORG<br>> Subject: HP laptop mystery button?<br>><br>><br>> I have recently purchased a refurbished HP ProBook laptop. (It came<br>> with 64-bit Win7 Pro, and I've missed the deadline for free upgrade to<br> [...]<>2016-08-03T15:27:37-07:002016-08-03T15:27:37-07:00HP laptop mystery button?http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;9c30d8f3.1608AI have recently purchased a refurbished HP ProBook laptop. (It came with 64-bit Win7 Pro, and I've missed the deadline for free upgrade to Win1o. Oh boo hoo...) Across the top of the keyboard are several special buttons. I can identify most of them -- one turns wifi on/off, and one turns the speakers on/off. But one is just labelled with a "globe" symbol, and I can't seem to find anything that will tell me what that button does. Anyone know? David Gillett CISSP CCNP [...]Vlade Ivanov2016-08-01T17:12:43-07:002016-08-01T17:12:43-07:00Re: Win 7 (64bit) & IE 11http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;e34248c9.1608AYou can install IE Tab 2 extension for Firefox <<br>https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ie-tab-2-ff-36/> which will<br>allow you to bypass IE<br>HTH<br><br>On Fri, Jul 29, 2016 at 8:21 AM, dear_john@yahoo.com <<br>000008a856b421cd-dmarc-request@listserv.icors.org> wrote:<br><br>> I use Firefox as my primary browser I also use chrome & opera. After many<br>> years of experimenting I have found Opera to be the most stable browser, I<br>> agree Firefox has a number of updates, and some Adons Stop working BRIEFLY.<br>> I only use IE for some Microsoft sights that will not open on other<br>> browsers. If I could I would uninstall IE [...]Vincent Winterling2016-07-31T11:25:43-04:002016-07-31T11:25:43-04:00Re: PC buildhttp://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;6ee79973.1607EI use these Arctic cpu coolers and I've been pleased with the quality, price, and overall effectiveness. They are super quiet and move a good volume of air.<br><br>Make sure the case you select has lots of ventilation. I'm running my 8350 in an Antec Sonata III case. Very good case cooling and together with the the Arctic cpu cooler and a fan on my video card, that works to keep the heat down but make no mistake, it's hot. [...]Jacob Smith2016-07-30T11:33:26-05:002016-07-30T11:33:26-05:00Re: PC buildhttp://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;eeaf95ef.1607EEither Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3<br> or<br>Asus M5A78L-M/USB3, sorry, it looks like I forgot to mention that in the<br>email. I'm favoring the latter, because it supports faster memory, but it<br>is also said to be worse for cooling.<br><br>On Sat, Jul 30, 2016 at 5:42 AM, Vincent Winterling <<br>vincentwinterling@outlook.com> wrote:<br><br>> I have the 8350. Good processor but does run warm.<br>><br>> I have it on a Gigabyte ultra-durable board. What motherboard were you<br>> considering?<br>><br>> Vincent Winterling<br>> Vineland, NJ<br>><br>> -----Original Message-----<br>> From: Personal Computer Hardware discussion List [mailto:<br>> PCBUILD@LISTSERV.ICORS.ORG] On [...]Vincent Winterling2016-07-30T06:42:55-04:002016-07-30T06:42:55-04:00Re: PC buildhttp://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;7ff372d5.1607EI have the 8350. Good processor but does run warm.<br><br>I have it on a Gigabyte ultra-durable board. What motherboard were you considering?<br><br>Vincent Winterling<br>Vineland, NJ<br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: Personal Computer Hardware discussion List [mailto:PCBUILD@LISTSERV.ICORS.ORG] On Behalf Of Jacob Smith<br>Sent: Friday, July 29, 2016 2:43 PM<br>To: PCBUILD@LISTSERV.ICORS.ORG<br>Subject: [PCBUILD] PC build<br><br>I want to build a computer and I'm thinking on buying the following<br>components:<br>AMD FX 8350<br>Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO<br>PNY Anarchy 8GB DDR3 1600MHz x2<br>Pioneer Blu-ray drive *<br>EVGA 500 W1 80+ Continuous Power<br>Kingston 250 GB SSD<br>WD 1TB HD *<br> [...]Jacob Smith2016-07-29T13:42:37-05:002016-07-29T13:42:37-05:00PC buildhttp://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;2b475ac0.1607EI want to build a computer and I'm thinking on buying the following<br>components:<br>AMD FX 8350<br>Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO<br>PNY Anarchy 8GB DDR3 1600MHz x2<br>Pioneer Blu-ray drive *<br>EVGA 500 W1 80+ Continuous Power<br>Kingston 250 GB SSD<br>WD 1TB HD *<br>EVGA GeForce 8400 GS *<br><br>The things with an asterisk are things I may omit for now to save money. My<br>main two concearns are: will the motherboard throttle the CPU? (and if so,<br>would I receive about the same performance from the FX 6300 and same<br>motherboard?), and will the CPU cooler be [...]dear_john@yahoo.com2016-07-29T22:21:48+07:002016-07-29T22:21:48+07:00Re: Win 7 (64bit) & IE 11http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;612dc5c8.1608AI use Firefox as my primary browser I also use chrome & opera. After many years of experimenting I have found Opera to be the most stable browser, I agree Firefox has a number of updates, and some Adons Stop working BRIEFLY. I only use IE for some Microsoft sights that will not open on other browsers. If I could I would uninstall IE completely. I like Firefox it is reliable as long as flash is kept current. Wanda Borup <wborup@COMCAST.NET> wrote: >I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO YOUR PROBLEM WITH YOUR START UP BUT GOOGLE CHROME IS GREAT!! TRY [...]Brad Feuerhelm2016-07-28T12:43:14-04:002016-07-28T12:43:14-04:00Re: Win 7 (64bit) & IE 11http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;290dc58f.1607DHey folks<br><br>Thanks for some of the suggestions.<br><br>Some ask what page IE would default to and that was MSN. I would reset it<br>to my normal start page (IGHome) but as soon as I refresh or restart it<br>would default back to MSN.<br><br>By the way I have anti-virus and anti-malware software running. I checked<br>it out and had no problems there. I also disabled all my add ons and<br>extensions. That didn't help either. [...]Dave Thompson2016-07-26T17:14:44+00:002016-07-26T17:14:44+00:00Re: Win 7 (64bit) & IE 11http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;d06990a9.1607DWhat is your Start Page resetting to? Is it a hijacker like About.com, or just Bing garbage? I set mine to 'about:blank'. If it is not a malware issue (run SAS and MAB in Safe Mode), then read on.<br><br>I have read nothing but horrors regarding Windows Updates out since February. The Update Agent has been updated numerous times and most of the last year's updates have been telemetry to report back to MS or patches to help fix Win 10 'upgrade' bugs. The Enterprise and Network folks on TechNet Forums are having nightmares over this. Many are foregoing Updates [...]Wanda Borup2016-07-26T11:09:09-05:002016-07-26T11:09:09-05:00Re: Win 7 (64bit) & IE 11http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;28e6ca80.1607DI DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO YOUR PROBLEM WITH YOUR START UP BUT GOOGLE CHROME IS GREAT!! TRY IT, I THINK YOU WILL LIKE IT MUCH BETTER THAN FIREFOX AND JUST AS WELL AS IE. WandaB<br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: Personal Computer Hardware discussion List [mailto:PCBUILD@LISTSERV.ICORS.ORG] On Behalf Of Brad Feuerhelm<br>Sent: Monday, July 25, 2016 11:12 AM<br>To: PCBUILD@LISTSERV.ICORS.ORG<br>Subject: [PCBUILD] Win 7 (64bit) & IE 11 [...]Peter Shkabara2016-07-26T06:55:48-07:002016-07-26T06:55:48-07:00Re: Win 7 (64bit) & IE 11http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;bf8e2ed8.1607DI don't have an explanation for the IE behavior, but give this a try. Start IE in Administrator mode to see if this lets the settings stick. You can do this by right clicking on IE icon and select run as administrator. Good luck.<br><br>Peter Shkabara<br>shkabara@freepctech.org<br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: Brad Feuerhelm [mailto:robdragon2010@GMAIL.COM]<br>Sent: Monday, July 25, 2016 9:12 AM<br>Subject: Win 7 (64bit) & IE 11 [...]Brad Feuerhelm2016-07-25T12:11:36-04:002016-07-25T12:11:36-04:00Win 7 (64bit) & IE 11http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;8618c5cc.1607DHey all<br><br>I did a Windows update the other day, about 40+ updates in all.<br>After the update IE !! won't retain any settings. Especially my start page.<br>It resets every time I start it up. I haven't a clue as to what update<br>might be at fault so I'm here to see if anyone has/had the same problem.<br>I've tried to go into internet options to set it there but no help there.<br>If I use Firefox everything works fine. But don't really like Firefox they<br>keep updating it constantly and my add-ons don't keep up. SO I end [...]Michael Eisenstadt2016-07-18T10:30:13-05:002016-07-18T10:30:13-05:00Re: HELP PLEASE!!!!http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;3584631b.1607CI once had computer seized by a fake FBI ransom page which<br>froze the system. I turned it off and booted up in Safe Mode,<br>did not see the ransom page and was able to run Malwarebytes<br>and Avast one or both of which apparently zapped the badware.<br><br>That occured running Windows XP some years ago. So is it<br>possible that going into Safe Mode is to be recommended? [...]Wanda Borup2016-07-17T11:24:36-05:002016-07-17T11:24:36-05:00Re: HELP PLEASE!!!!http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;eb24ca92.1607CThank you so much!! I will certainly do as you have said. If this doesn't work I guess it will be off to get it worked on somewhere. I really do appreciate the time you spent explaining this to me. :) WandaB<br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: Personal Computer Hardware discussion List [mailto:PCBUILD@LISTSERV.ICORS.ORG] On Behalf Of 1336don .<br>Sent: Friday, July 15, 2016 10:01 PM<br>To: PCBUILD@LISTSERV.ICORS.ORG<br>Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] HELP PLEASE!!!! [...]Wanda Borup2016-07-16T11:36:12-05:002016-07-16T11:36:12-05:00Re: HELP PLEASE!!!!http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;bce35284.1607CThank you for your time and effort. I have already run a few of these and they seem to help temporarily, then it's back to the same old story. I will try the ones you listed that I haven't tried before and see if they can solve the problem. I have no idea where I picked this up because I try to be very careful of the sites I visit. It may come do to reinstalling Windows which will be a big hassle. Again, thanks for your help! :) WandaB. [...]Vincent Winterling2016-07-16T07:10:02-04:002016-07-16T07:10:02-04:00Re: HELP PLEASE!!!!http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;dee1d250.1607CDownload and run AdwCleaner and Malwarebytes.<br><br>http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/adwcleaner/<br><br>Malwarebytes can be securely downloaded from ninite.com.<br><br>Vincent Winterling<br>Vineland, NJ<br><br>> -----Original Message-----<br>> From: Personal Computer Hardware discussion List<br>> [mailto:PCBUILD@LISTSERV.ICORS.ORG] On Behalf Of Wanda Borup<br>> Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2016 4:19 PM<br>> To: PCBUILD@LISTSERV.ICORS.ORG<br>> Subject: [PCBUILD] HELP PLEASE!!!!<br>> Importance: High<br>><br>> I have an HP desktop computer and have a huge problem. I have malware or<br>> something on my computer that is taking me to sites I didn't want to go<br>to.<br>> If I'm on a site, say Amazon, and I click on [...] 1336don .2016-07-16T13:01:27+10:002016-07-16T13:01:27+10:00Re: HELP PLEASE!!!!http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;9068d9fa.1607CYour browser has been hijacked. Malwarebytes or any of the malware removal<br>programs will not undo your browser settings, so the problem will most<br>likely remain, and the infections will probably return next time you use<br>your browser (which is accessing your internet via malicious or spyware<br>sites).<br><br>There are 3 steps you need to take to do a proper job of malware removal:<br>1. Run a scan with Malwarebytes (it's pretty much the industry standard<br>these days) or whatever alternative malware protection you might have.<br>Make sure it's fully updated first, as some of these malware may prevent<br>updating [...]Jacob Smith2016-07-15T13:15:15-05:002016-07-15T13:15:15-05:00Re: HELP PLEASE!!!!http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;d49ba30b.1607CTwo options with all malware problems: try to remove it, which can be<br>tedious and leave a damaged system, or reinstall Windows. If you prefer the<br>former, as most do, I recommend using Panda free, SuperAntiSpyware, Avira,<br>Malwarebytes, and Spybot serach and destroy (NOT 2). Try any or all of<br>these to remove the malware. [...]Hugh Vandervoort2016-07-15T13:42:35-04:002016-07-15T13:42:35-04:00Re: HELP PLEASE!!!!http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;eb706e2a.1607CInstall and run Malwarebytes:<br>https://www.malwarebytes.com/mwb-download/<br><br>On Thu, Jul 14, 2016 at 4:18 PM, Wanda Borup <wborup@comcast.net> wrote:<br>><br>> I have an HP desktop computer and have a huge problem. I have malware or<br>> something on my computer that is taking me to sites I didn't want to go to.<br>> If I'm on a site, say Amazon, and I click on something on Amazon it takes me<br>> to some random site. What should I be doing to fix this??? Any help will<br>> be greatly appreciated.<br>><br>><br>><br>> Sincerely,<br>><br>><br>><br>> Wanda B.<br> [...]Wanda Borup2016-07-14T15:18:46-05:002016-07-14T15:18:46-05:00HELP PLEASE!!!!http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;972ea8f8.1607CI have an HP desktop computer and have a huge problem. I have malware or<br>something on my computer that is taking me to sites I didn't want to go to.<br>If I'm on a site, say Amazon, and I click on something on Amazon it takes me<br>to some random site. What should I be doing to fix this??? Any help will<br>be greatly appreciated. [...] Peter Ekkerman2016-06-23T16:16:10-04:002016-06-23T16:16:10-04:00Re: adapter usb to ps/2 -Followuphttp://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;c23e57f4.1606DHi, this is in followup and clarification to my previous answer.<br><br>I wrote that it was not possible to connect a green USB to PS2 adapter to a<br>purple<br>keyboard connector and was based on my own experience, but may wel be<br>related<br>specific manufacturers..<br><br>Some had proprietary plugs with slightly offset keys.Others had pinsockets<br>blocked<br>to prevent insertion into the "wrong" socket. [...]Stephen McManus2016-06-22T17:11:54+01:002016-06-22T17:11:54+01:00Re: Windows 10 disasterhttp://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;252e55e9.1606DThanks Hugh, I'm afraid that it's longer than 30 days. I'd put in a new<br>hard drive 6 months ago after replacing the failed disk, Did a disk and<br>memory check; all ok. I've no real information and I work with Linux rather<br>than Windows so I'm completely lost. The laptop freezes on 1st boot so<br>using F11 i;m trying to get into the system to recover the files, but as I<br>said the only files on the system are the system files and the recyle bin<br>which has 9GB. I can't reset without losing the possible documents in the<br> [...]Dave Thompson2016-06-22T06:36:41+00:002016-06-22T06:36:41+00:00Re: Windows 10 disasterhttp://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;51a881b2.1606DIt deletes all of your System Restore points and each time one of my Clients has tried to roll back it has been a disaster. I have used a Dell recovery program to basically start over with Win7. Even had a packet to save all docs, pics, etc. Still took too much time.<br>If you want this tracking beta OS, download 10 from the MS website and save it to a flashdrive. Then just wait for 11.<br>Incidentally, Win7 works really well without Windows Update running. All you need is a secure browser, secure habits, and a good paid Internet [...]Jesse A. Hogan2016-06-21T23:03:58-04:002016-06-21T23:03:58-04:00Re: adapter usb to ps/2http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;8d3f945a.1606DYes you can<br>On Jun 21, 2016 20:36, "cubbettee cubbettee" <freebie123@hotmail.com> wrote:<br><br>> Hello listers,<br>><br>><br>> When you purchase a mouse, often they come with the usb to ps/2 adapter.<br>><br>> Can I use that same adapter on keyboards as well?<br>><br>> I do know there are splitters that use one usb and split into the<br>> keyboard and mouse.<br>><br>><br>> Thanks<br>><br>> Cub<br>><br>> PCSOFT's List Owners:<br>> Bob Wright<NoSpin@nospin.com><br>> Mark Rode<rode@nospin.us><br>> [...]Hugh Vandervoort2016-06-21T19:19:00-04:002016-06-21T19:19:00-04:00Re: Windows 10 disasterhttp://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;614562d2.1606CThe Win10 upgrade doesn't delete any files, in my experience. You can roll<br>back to Win7 any time in the first 30 days.<br>http://www.thewindowsclub.com/rollback-from-windows-10<br><br>On Tue, Jun 21, 2016 at 3:20 PM, Stephen McManus <stevemcster@gmail.com><br>wrote:<br><br>> Hi, my neighbour's friend's son got upgraded to Win 10 by error. Believe<br>> Win 10 was doing upgrades without asking. Anyway it's reset the system and<br>> deleted the Win 7 files. Used a Linux cd to open system and no files except<br>> 9GB in recycle bin, Can I recover this? Her tax files are in it and no<br>> backup. [...]cubbettee cubbettee2016-06-21T21:38:40+00:002016-06-21T21:38:40+00:00adapter usb to ps/2http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;178e2fcf.1606CHello listers,<br><br>When you purchase a mouse, often they come with the usb to ps/2 adapter.<br><br>Can I use that same adapter on keyboards as well?<br><br>I do know there are splitters that use one usb and split into the keyboard and mouse.<br><br>Thanks<br><br>Cub<br><br>PCSOFT's List Owners:<br>Bob Wright<NoSpin@nospin.com><br>Mark Rode<rode@nospin.us> Stephen McManus2016-06-21T20:20:11+01:002016-06-21T20:20:11+01:00Windows 10 disasterhttp://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;a36b7f62.1606CHi, my neighbour's friend's son got upgraded to Win 10 by error. Believe<br>Win 10 was doing upgrades without asking. Anyway it's reset the system and<br>deleted the Win 7 files. Used a Linux cd to open system and no files except<br>9GB in recycle bin, Can I recover this? Her tax files are in it and no<br>backup. First thing I say have you backed up? Any help is greatly<br>appreciated.<br>StephenVlade Ivanov2016-06-17T18:59:41-07:002016-06-17T18:59:41-07:00Fwd: Emailing: CyberheistInfographic-LG.jpghttp://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;a562d6f5.1606CYour message is ready to be sent with the following file or link<br>attachments:<br><br>CyberheistInfographic-LG.jpg<br><br>Note: To protect against computer viruses, e-mail programs may prevent<br>sending or receiving certain types of file attachments. Check your e-mail<br>security settings to determine how attachments are handled.<br><br>PCSOFT's List Owners:<br>Bob Wright<NoSpin@nospin.com><br>Mark Rode<rode@nospin.us>George Skokan2016-05-28T08:56:39-04:002016-05-28T08:56:39-04:00Re: Dell Laptop shuts off spuriously.http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;1fe43022.1605DI have replaced the system board and still have some confusing problems. The spurious shut down seems to be fixed, but I am still unable to power back on after shutdown without removing and replacing the battery. There is a big "if", though. If I press the power button within a couple of minutes, the laptop will power up. I can also sleep it and have it come back on sometimes when I press the power button, but not moving the mouse. Hibernate is the same as power-off symptom. I have tried different (new) battery and charger from Dell, but [...] Phillip Williams2016-05-21T16:20:51-05:002016-05-21T16:20:51-05:00task bar network icon gonehttp://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;3e63ef2b.1605DI'm on a desktop running xp pro 64bit and win7 64bit. With xp, I<br>connect to the internet using exede satellite with a wired network<br>connection due to problems setting up a secure password on my wireless<br>router. However, win 7 doesn't recognize my wired connection so I<br>temporarily use my wireless with a usb adapter to get online. When I<br>wish to disconnect, I right-click the network icon (two pcs talking)<br>and choose "disable". The last time I did so, I received this<br>notification: "It is not possible to disable the connection at this<br>time. This connection may be [...]George Skokan2016-05-21T15:54:01-04:002016-05-21T15:54:01-04:00Re: Dell Laptop shuts off spuriously.http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;377e13bf.1605CThanks for the suggestions. Upon re reading my post, I left out an important piece of info. When the screen goes black, that laptop is completely shut off. I have to remove the battery and hold the power switch for awhile, then replace the battery to get it to start back up. It then says "windows was shut down unexpectedly........." I am going to replace the system board this weekend since I had read on another forum that Dell had a run of bad ones that exhibited this. [...] Peter Shkabara2016-05-20T07:08:28-07:002016-05-20T07:08:28-07:00Re: Dell Laptop shuts off spuriously.http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;bf91d646.1605CWhen the display goes black, try looking at it at an angle to see if the<br>display is still functioning or not. I had a similar problem with an<br>Averatec laptop when the backlight would go off due to an intermittent<br>connection in the cable from display to body. Do try to determine if there<br>is any function in the display or not, even with the backlight off. [...] 1336don .2016-05-20T11:58:36+10:002016-05-20T11:58:36+10:00Re: Dell Laptop shuts off spuriously.http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;ae747e6d.1605CCheck Control Panel Power/Options.<br><br>Default settings for most laptops, even when plugged in, is to turn off<br>display and/or send the computer to sleep every 10 minutes or so---which is<br>rather stupid, at least when plugged in! Set it to "never".<br><br>Don Penlington.<br><br>On Sun, May 15, 2016 at 10:52 PM, GeorgeMary Skokan <skokans@gmail.com><br>wrote:<br><br>> I have a Dell 17R 5720 Laptop running Windows 7 pro, i7 Intel Mobile, 8<br>> GB Ram, 1TB hard drive, and integrated intel graphics. I bought it just<br>> this way about 4 yrs ago and it has been running good up until [...]Peter Shkabara2016-05-15T07:37:19-07:002016-05-15T07:37:19-07:00Re: computer hangs during updatehttp://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;e1410a94.1605CI don't have an explanation for your hang-up, but I have had the same thing happen to me. Never found the cause, but like you, all seemed to work fine after reboot. This happened quite a while ago; I have since moved on to Windows 10. My wife's computer still runs Windows 7, but her problem is that it says it is checking for updates but never completes! [...]timothy2016-05-15T08:56:51-04:002016-05-15T08:56:51-04:00Re: computer hangs during update - FOLLOW UPhttp://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;1be0b370.1605Cif you STILL think that memory is the problem,<br>then you could try booting to a Linux LiveCD, which has a different<br>memory test app on it.<br>LiveCD will not make any changes to your Windows system.<br>lots of flavors of linux will have it, but here is one:<br><br>http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop<br><br>http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/create-a-usb-stick-on-windows<br><br>Tim<br><br>On 05/14/2016 01:13 PM, Dean Kukral wrote:<br>> Well, I found the Windows Memory Diagnostic Tool under Administrative<br>> Tools in the Control Panel.<br>><br>> Took 5 minutes to run, and found no problems.<br>><br>> Dean<br>><br>> On 5/14/2016 11:55 AM, Dean Kukral wrote:<br>>> [...]GeorgeMary Skokan2016-05-15T07:52:15-05:002016-05-15T07:52:15-05:00Dell Laptop shuts off spuriously.http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;71d33cc4.1605CI have a Dell 17R 5720 Laptop running Windows 7 pro, i7 Intel Mobile, 8<br>GB Ram, 1TB hard drive, and integrated intel graphics. I bought it just<br>this way about 4 yrs ago and it has been running good up until the<br>current hiccup. What is does is just turn off to black screen while I'm<br>using it. Sometimes it clicks once (could be hard drive seating?), but<br>I am hard of hearing, so maybe clicks everytime. It doesn't seem to<br>happen consistenly doing any one thing like videos. If I play videos<br>consitently to check out if it [...] Robert Fernando2016-05-14T23:12:15+01:002016-05-14T23:12:15+01:00Re: computer hangs during updatehttp://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;26d06bcb.1605CHi Dean, create a nemtest86 bootable cd and use that to test the memory in your pc Robert Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone. -------- Original message -------- From: Dean Kukral <kukral@FREEPCTECH.NET> Date:14/05/2016 17:55 (GMT+00:00) To: PCBUILD@LISTSERV.ICORS.ORG Cc: Subject: [PCBUILD] computer hangs during update I had something happen to me that's never happened before. I was doing my weekly update of Windows 7, and I did the restart, and left. I came back in two hours and I was on the screen that said, "Updating Your Computer Do Not Turn Off Your Computer," or something like that. But, it was [...]Dean Kukral2016-05-14T12:13:26-05:002016-05-14T12:13:26-05:00Re: computer hangs during update - FOLLOW UPhttp://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;b5551175.1605BWell, I found the Windows Memory Diagnostic Tool under Administrative<br>Tools in the Control Panel.<br><br>Took 5 minutes to run, and found no problems.<br><br>Dean<br><br>On 5/14/2016 11:55 AM, Dean Kukral wrote:<br>> I had something happen to me that's never happened before. I was doing<br>> my weekly update of Windows 7, and I did the restart, and left. I came<br>> back in two hours and I was on the screen that said, "Updating Your<br>> Computer Do Not Turn Off Your Computer," or something like that. But,<br>> it was hung up at 30%. The three-fingered salute [...]Dean Kukral2016-05-14T11:55:06-05:002016-05-14T11:55:06-05:00computer hangs during updatehttp://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;58e15e59.1605BI had something happen to me that's never happened before. I was doing<br>my weekly update of Windows 7, and I did the restart, and left. I came<br>back in two hours and I was on the screen that said, "Updating Your<br>Computer Do Not Turn Off Your Computer," or something like that. But,<br>it was hung up at 30%. The three-fingered salute would not work, nor<br>pressing esc, del, and whatever else. I had to force a hard shut down<br>by holding the power key down for four seconds. [...]Peter Shkabara2016-05-02T06:59:07-07:002016-05-02T06:59:07-07:00Re: Help with New Laptophttp://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;35562888.1605ALaptops usually have a "restore" partition on the hard drive that allows you to restore the laptop to the original configuration as you bought it. Of course, this would mean that you lose all of your programs and data that were added since purchase, but this is what you seem to be wanting to preserve. To do the restore, you would need to press an appropriate key during the POST process before the OS starts to boot. I don’t know which key is needed to be pressed on your particular model, but you should find it in the documentation. [...]1336don .2016-05-02T18:29:21+10:002016-05-02T18:29:21+10:00Re: Help with New Laptophttp://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;1cde4ea1.1605AYes, and Yes.<br><br>First, the extra RAM. That's a very good idea and will lengthen the life of<br>your SSD drive as well as creating a faster operating environment. W10 is<br>very good at picking up new hardware additions, so just plug it in, you<br>should have no problems. Try to keep your fingers dry and away from the<br>electrical contacts when handling the RAM stick. [...]Hugh Vandervoort2016-05-02T02:57:53-04:002016-05-02T02:57:53-04:00Re: Help with New Laptophttp://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;578b75a9.1605AThe spec sheet says this laptop will handle 8GB DDR3l 1600 SDRAM. It should<br>be recognized automatically. Don't subject the RAM to shock or liquids and<br>it should be easy to install, but some machines make this harder than<br>others.<br>As for cloning, most computers come with a special partition (Usually D:)<br>that can be used to restore the drive to factory defaults. There's nothing<br>to stop you from cloning the bare drive, but I usually load my programs<br>first to save reinstalling in the event of a failure. [...]John Clemence2016-05-01T13:00:26+01:002016-05-01T13:00:26+01:00Help with New Laptophttp://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;8e79c1e3.1605AHello,<br><br>I have just bought an HP 250 G4 Laptop, Intel Core i5-6200U 2.3GHz, 4GB<br>RAM, 128GB SSD, 15.6 HD, DVDRW, Intel HD, WIFI, Bluetooth, Webcam,<br>Windows 10 Home 64 <http://www.ebuyer.com/product/735558>_._<br><br>I would like to know if it is possible to clone the hard drive before I<br>load any programs or applications. I just thought if I did this, it<br>would be easy to revert to the cloned drive, (or the original drive if I<br>replaced it with the cloned one), if I encountered any problems. [...]cubbettee cubbettee2016-03-29T23:05:24+00:002016-03-29T23:05:24+00:00dual boot and software updateshttp://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;c666fa6a.1603EHello Again listers,<br><br>I have a Dell Dimension xps T450 running windows 98se with KernelEX on my C:. On a second hard drive, I had installed successfully windows 2000 sp4 on a D: while 98 was still plugged in.<br><br>1.My question is that, when I installed some of the KB windows updates, I noticed that since you can not designate a drive, it goes to the C:drive. Then when I looked for those folders that are created with gobbly gook names, they are not there. Most software programs allow me to select D: to install them, and a few things [...] <>2016-03-19T14:11:59-07:002016-03-19T14:11:59-07:00Re: HP laptop issueshttp://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;446ee8dd.1603CF10 was a big help! I confirmed that CD-ROM boot is enabled, turned on "Legacy" support, moved the CD-ROM drive to the head of the Legacy boot order (It was already first on the default (UEFI) boot order.) -- and my desktop shortcut resumed working to enable WiFi! Still no boot from the CD-rOM, but at least the machine gets WiFi now... David Gillett -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] REHP laptop issues From: Vlade Ivanov <svg2005@GMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, March 15, 2016 11:01 am To: PCBUILD@LISTSERV.ICORS.ORG HP/Compaq - use F10 to get to CMOS On Thu, Mar 10, 2016 [...]Vlade Ivanov2016-03-15T11:01:50-07:002016-03-15T11:01:50-07:00Re: REHP laptop issueshttp://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;1e556141.1603CHP/Compaq - use F10 to get to CMOS<br><br>On Thu, Mar 10, 2016 at 4:24 PM, Stephen McManus <stevemcster@gmail.com><br>wrote:<br><br>> Hi I've a very old HP but doesn't one of the function keys give you a boot<br>> option. Mind you I've one win laptop and everything else is centos and<br>> kubuntu but HP used to be very static in boot options.<br>><br>> Sent from my iPhone<br>><br>> > On 10 Mar 2016, at 12:32, gillett@FREEPCTECH.NET wrote:<br>> ><br>> > I'm away from home at the moment, and having some problems with a<br>> > [...]Stephen McManus2016-03-11T00:24:15+00:002016-03-11T00:24:15+00:00Re: REHP laptop issueshttp://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=PCBUILD;53e9ab46.1603CHi I've a very old HP but doesn't one of the function keys give you a boot option. Mind you I've one win laptop and everything else is centos and kubuntu but HP used to be very static in boot options.<br><br>Sent from my iPhone<br><br>> On 10 Mar 2016, at 12:32, gillett@FREEPCTECH.NET wrote:<br>><br>> I'm away from home at the moment, and having some problems with a<br>> laptop. It's an HP Pavilion "Model 818", purchased from Best Buy in<br>> December.<br>> At the end of February, HP's "Support Assistant" program notified me<br>> to download and [...]