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I was a few revisions behind on the style we used as the default for the site. Because of that it became bloated as I added new stuff for new features and never removed the old. I decided to install the newest version and scrap the old. For the most part it isn't much different. There is a new logo, but, colors are basically the same. It should load much faster because for 1 it isn't bloated and 2 it has less images and images that are used are compressed. Also you'll notice that there are no more banners for staff. Instead you see a shield next to the usernames. Another noticeable change is the way the posts look. The user info which used to be on the left is now o…

I have upgraded the site to the newest version of xenforo. In the process I had to shutoff a couple styles that weren't compatible. If you find any bugs let me know by posting in the Site Feedback / Bugs / Features forum and I will get the problems fixed.

As previously noted in another thread the move to the domain http://freepchelp.forum is complete. All previous links should re-direct properly. If you notice any broken links let me know so I can fix them. Also the new default style is turned on. The old styles will remain for a short time. The style change goes hand in hand along with re-branding the site. You may be logged out when you first visit on the new domain.

Free PC Help Forum is back. Well the name is anyway. I had several computer related sites and last year I imported them all into one database. I opened up Tech Help Forum with that data. Feeling nostalgic this weekend while celebrating the 4TH of July Holiday I decided to bring back Free PC Help Forum. The domain was not being used so I changed the name and re-activated the domain. Welcome to the rebirth of Free PC Help Forum.

DSTM (Dougie) is the newest member of the Free PC Help Forum administration team. Dougie has been a member since the site was first re-opened and had been a member of staff as a Super Moderator. He is also a good friend and great person to know. Congrats Dougie.

After sitting back and thinking about this for a few days I have decided that Free PC Help Forum can not nor ever will support any software when you explicitly have to opt out of an installation of any other software that is bundled with it. I understand that most software products do ask if you want to install other products. They get paid to bundle these products from the company that created the software. I do, however, have a problem when you have to opt-out of the install of these extras by checking/unchecking a box. A novice user could get unwanted software that could cause them problems. While I will not be taking part in any chat sessions on Paltalk and Free…

The forum and site will be down for maintenance. I'll post the date for this as soon as my upstream provider gets back to me with the new IP information. The downtime should be minimal. This will also affect the IRC server.

I have changed the look of the site. It makes the site more efficient and it looks much better. If you have any problems or find any bugs with the new skin please post them in the site suggestions forum. The old skin is still active and you can select it by using the drop down skin selector at the bottom left of the page.

If you are browsing the site and someone replies to one of your posts, post something in your profile or send you a private message you'll get a real time notice in the bottom left corner of your browser while on the site. So if you see this popup you'll know what it is for and what it does. It's one of the changes towards making the site more interactive.

I have upgraded the site to the newest version of software and along with changed the style the site uses. I purchased a branding free skin and installed it as the main forum style. It much faster loading and doesn't have any of the little bugs the old skin had. If you wish to use the old skin you can change to it by using the style dropdown at the bottom left of each page.

Congratulations, Dougie. I'm glad this has happened.

Use this thread to give me feedback, both good and bad, of Tech Support Forum. Your input will help make Tech Support Forum the best it can be.

With the release of Windows 2012 it was time to look to the future of this site. Staff and I discussed our options and it was decided that we should look to the future and also the past to support not only Windows 2008, but, also Windows 2012 and any previous or upcoming release of Windows Server software. What has changed? Nothing other than the name of the site and some slight re-alignment of the forums. Everything else is the same. All your bookmarks will work and all your information is still the same. The style has also changed. New domain means new style. The old style is still available for you to use, but, it is advised you use the new style since I will …

I'll be upgrading to vbulletin rc4 this weekend. I was going to wait until vb3 is final. I decided that it would be an easier upgrade to final from rc4. I'm not sure how the upgrade will affect the styles. If the styles work the upgrade should be smooth. If they don't the upgrade will take longer.

I have installed a new default theme for the site. If you wish to continue to use the old default style then use the style chooser at the bottom left of the page to change back to it. Thanks and enjoy the community.

I'm starting work on the news pages. If the colors or table alignment doesn't look right it's because I am making a style that is the same as what is used for the forum. Some things might look strange and change real fast. I have to test as I go.

Lighting strike put the site down for the last 20 hours. I had to move all the sites until my ISP can ship me new hardware which was hit with when the strike went through the lines.

I have changed the look of the site. Many thanks to VistaBoard for making this style available. Hope all of you like it.

Site search will be unavailable this afternoon for a short period of time while I upgrade the search service and rebuild the indexes.

Free PC Help Forum staff are trying to come up with a time for the chat session that will accommodate all users. Our members are scattered all across the globe so we are looking to set the time so the members that would normally be in bed can make it. As you know we will use TeamSpeak and have our own TeamSpeak server set up so we don't have to rely on an external provider. To prepare for the Free PC Help Forum official chat or if you want to try out TeamSpeak you can download the TeamSpeak client at: http://www.teamspeak.com/?page=downloads Select the correct version, 32bit or 64bit, for your operating system. There is also a version for IOS and Android if…

I have added chatroom to the site. It will show on the forum index as a small chatbox. You can also access the full chat by using the Chat link in the navigation bar or by clicking the title on the chatbox. If you would prefer not to view the chatbox above the forums on the index page then you can edit your preferences and set it to not display. Once you do that the chatbox will be hidden and only be accessible by using the Chat link. This is just one of the many improvements you will see over the course of the next few weeks. We are going to be making the site more social for our users. We want to be more than a tech help site. Also the site domain will be chang…

We are now on a brand new Windows 2008 R2 server. If by chance you are still hitting the site with the closed sign then flush your dns and you'll get to the new site. If you find any bugs let me know.

I have converted the site back to the software we originally used. The company that made the software we converted from is in shambles and I don't want to be running anything that could be obsolete and unsupported in a few months. There are a few things left to do and when they are done the community will be much better. Some new features are turned on and in the coming days I will be moving the tutorials into the new CMS. This will not happen overnite so please be patient and pardon the dust.