If you're going to open it up, the platter is what you need to destroy. Fire, acid, break into small bits - your choice. :D Neil.
Just got rid of 4 XP comps and CRT monitors to our local Salvation Army store. Less cost to me than disposing of environmentally. The trouble with...
Hi Spanner, Vista was quite a change from XP. Windows 7 was an improvement on Vista. Windows 8 was/is mind blowing - Metro interface and Tiles and...
Thanks Pete, I thought there must be a reason. I'm still learning my way round W8.1 and it's much quieter when you start up without the logon and...
MrBill, am I missing something with W8.1? It starts without any musical noises - a bit unusual for MS OS's. Do MS leave for user choice? Neil.
IE11 and W8.1 are working here without any hassle. ;)Neil.
Further use shows we're on IE 11 and my old Hotmail account shows in Mail. Neil.
Isn't it called Outlook.com now? My old Hotmail is now Outlook.com Neil.
Thanks James. ;) Neil.
I wonder whether the hackers will worry about XP at all. They'll be too busy trying to hack W7 & 8 & 8.1. You never seem to hear about users of...
What Internet Browser are you using? Neil.
My son was always into Google and he has the knack of using the right words to locate the info. Most of our Moderators here seem to advise Google...
Just a thought - have you used the "Restore Defaults" when in Taskbar > Properties > Customize ? Here's another link from Avast forum. Avast Icon...
I have just Downloaded and installed 8.1 from the Store. This included a local power outage which lasted for nearly 2 hours just 11% into the...
Keyboard does not work after sleep/hibernate Have a look at this Lugwalker. Let's know if it helps. Neil.
Why was the "Repair" necessary? A clean Install would have been less obtrusive. Neil.
My conclusion Bill is the same. Maybe those tales by unhappy users of Vista are true. As I said, I can live with it but will try to move into...
As they say Pete, go look in the orchard. Neil.
Hi Greg, can snipping tool be used to achieve the task? Neil.
Thanks Bill for your sympathy. I agree with regards to the quality of the HP printers. It just seems oddball that the printer assistant for both...
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