Reggie, Too bad about all the misery this sort of weather brings - but good news about the sense of "community" that develops. I noted...
There were no changes I could make in the setup. Since there is no floppy installed on the computer, there was nothing in the Bios for me to...
Pete, Thanks. I looked in the Bios on my Dell 8400 (which does have a floppy drive) and saw the list you referred to. I'll give it a try on...
I am helping a friend with a computer that takes a long time to boot up. When we press the power button (4-5 year old Dell), it acts as though it...
Neil, My thought is that he may have moved - hence no response to phone or US mail. You have probably already tried all these but if not I...
Thanks for the response HTH. I thought I was probably on the right track. I think I will probably go ahead and take care of the video stuff...
Just finished reading BillyBob's thread about System Restore problems which prompted me to look at an imaging application like Acronis. I don't...
I downloaded the free Open Office Suite a few months ago. Using their version of Powerpoint, I was able to create two separate presentations in...
Charles, Thanks for the software link. It is great - should take any uncertainty out of the mix. I will post back later to let you know...
Charles - Thanks for the input. I will certainly run the Upgrade Advisor first and that may be the decision maker. I looked for a software...
I helped a couple of people (inexperienced computer users) order new Dell computers prior to Vista release - November/December timeframe. They...
Seems as though the folks in the "Removing Spyware and Viruses" forum are being run ragged chasing this malware. Yet when I go to either McAfee...
Geri, Excellent work in this thread. Just in case some may have missed it, post #12 is one that we all should keep. I have printed it and...
Perhaps you could set up a Guest Account for your friend and password protect your own account and settings. That way he could set up some of his...
Reggie B, Thanks for the response. Your code worked great. Also, thanks for your suggestion: As you suggested, I made a copy - and later...
I have created a simple spreadsheet containing 75 numbers (Bingo) that I would like to use with a laptop and projector at a retirement center....
Honu1, Welcome to this board. You will find the experts on this board to be very forgiving and understanding of our misstatements, miscues,...
Ackerberg, I've never tried to run programs from a standard data flash drive so I can't help you there. However, I do use a U3 flash drive...
A friend wants to get a laptop computer and wants to be able to watch some TV. Specifically, when the network broadcast of golf ends, they often...
You might want to take a look at BAMNET for limited use dialup. I have been using it for several years and it works fine for me. It is prepaid...
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