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Internet Explorer, Microsoft’s ubiquitous but infamous web browser, may be on its way out. According to a recent report, Microsoft may be preparing to say goodbye to Internet Explorer as part of its Windows 10 push, building a new browser that could compete with Chrome and Firefox. Such a development would not only see Microsoft building a lightweight alternative to Internet Explorer, but enable it to start over without the years of negative perceptions that the company’s traditional browser has as its legacy. ZDNet’s Mary Jo Foley reports that while there’s been word for some time now that Microsoft would make some big changes to Internet Explorer when it rolled o…

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Rich-M replied January 4, 201510 yr

I just did a Vista OS Recovery, IE won't upgrade to IE9, problem running Chrome, it crashes as soon as I open it and in Firefox, I am seeing youtube videos not showing properly, the graphics is good but the videos are showing choppy, pausing frequently and the audio not in time with the words. I looked in the DM, nothing is yellowed and the unit's DVD player is working fine, help please?

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mikehende replied January 1, 201510 yr

Hey guys, I just wanted to say THANK YOU to everyone here who have helped me last year, you guys will never know how much I appreciate your patience and help, may God bless everyone of you here and your loved ones and I wish absolute good health, happiness, success and prosperity to you all, again, THANK YOU!

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allheart55 Cindy E replied January 1, 201510 yr

Reports have been flowing in on Twitter today that Xbox Live and PlayStation Network — the online services connecting Microsoft's and Sony's game consoles — are experiencing outages. Occasional downtime is par for the course for both, but Christmas Day is a particularly bad time, just as hundreds of thousands of PlayStation 4s and Xbox Ones are unwrapped and set up. PlayStation✔@PlayStation Follow We're aware that some users are having issues logging into PSN - engineers are investigating 9:51 AM - 25 Dec 2014 12,876 Retweets 15,322 favorites Reply Sony's PlayStation Network currently remains offline, more than 12 hours after the first reports of outages b…

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allheart55 Cindy E replied December 29, 201410 yr

I am really getting annoyed that on most sites they load OK but the Tab hourglass often never stops spinning. I look down and the site is loading all the crap imagineable like Google analytics, connecting to facebook and the list goes on and on.This site is no exception. Loads quite fast though. Funny thing with IE 11 the hourglass stops in seconds. Work that one out. I need Firefox because I have 10 pages of Speed Dial links.:( I prefer IE to FF anyday.

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Rich-M replied December 28, 201410 yr

Hey guys, as I wake up this morning, fixing a person's laptop, I remember my tech support family here, no, I am not seeking help today, I am giving you guys the day off today :). I just would like to wish you all and your families a very Happy and safe Christmas day! Don't overindulge, oh what the heck, one day out of the year shouldn't be too bad right? Anyway guys, have fun and be safe, God Bless!

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Rich-M replied December 27, 201410 yr

Every so often I stop and think what things are like for the less fortunate and I was setting up a new client pc for a very unfortunate client's brother at his home when he asked me if I could update his old Windows XP Desktop for his sister. I have done some work for her before and she is in her mid fifties with about every conceivable medical issue. Wheel chair bound with Aids and all kinds of spine and back maladies she has a great spirit and I have always done what I can for her for very little money and even nothing at times so I was open to trying to get either her Vista Dell laptop or Dell Optiplex GX620 updated to at least Windows Vista. She has about every known …

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Rich-M replied December 26, 201410 yr

Windows: Program updates keep Windows computers safe and secure. If you aren't sure which programs need updating, Patch My PC checks your computer for you and runs just the updates you need. We've covered the paid Ninite Updater before for updates and its companion the free Ninite bulk installer. Patch My PC is a free program that combines both functions. The program has around 100 different applications it supports, and can install or update them automatically. Ninite Updater Keeps Windows Apps Up to Date with One Click Ninite Updater Keeps Windows Apps Up to Date with One Click Ninite Updater Keeps Windows Apps Up to Date with Windows only: Ninite, mak…

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DSTM replied December 22, 201410 yr

Following a major software glitch that allowed consumers to purchase hundreds of items on the Amazon UK marketplace for mere pennies, it appears that some retailers are trying to recoup their lost income from customers, even going as far as to threaten debt collection if purchasers don’t pay full price. Bitter Wallet reports that one third-party seller sent a message to customers early this week asking them to pay the difference between the bargain price and the regular retail cost of products purchased during the glitch. A reader says they received an email from the store that claims Amazon urged retailers affected by the pricing fiasco to contact customers for ful…

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Rich-M replied December 21, 201410 yr

Hp Compaq dx2000 MT business desktop, came with XP Pro, owner wants to run Vista, looking online I am seeing windows7 drivers for this unit here on HP's site: http://h20564.www2.hp.com/hpsc/swd/public/readIndex?sp4ts.oid=401821&swLangOid=8&swEnvOid=4051 I know normally you can use vista drivers to load win7 but this is the opposite, would this work problem free please?

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Rich-M replied December 21, 201410 yr

By Tommy Gimler Dec 16, 2014 This might be one of the funniest yet saddest things we have ever seen. According to Gawker, 30,000 people actually sent Cards Against Humanity six dollars for a box of "literal feces, from an actual bull" when they pulled their super popular card game from their webstore to protest Black Friday. In fact, so many people took them up on their "Bullshit" offer, that the company sold every box in just one hour. But if any of them were holding out hope that the box contained something other than poop, here's a video that will crush their souls. The website advised people who purchased the box to use its contents to "fertilize your g…

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N3 replied December 17, 201410 yr

Successor to the antiquated BIOS, the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) adds powerful security tools to post-XP systems. Ironically, UEFI can also block important repair, recovery, and backup tools that boot from DVDs, CDs, or USB drives. Windows 8′s tight integration with a PC’s UEFI can be especially problematic when you need to run bootable rescue media. This article will show how to fully master the UEFI boot system on Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8 systems. At the end, you’ll have the benefits of UEFI security but also know how to bypass its drawbacks. The many strengths — and weaknesses — of UEFI From the start, all PCs have contained low-lev…

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DSTM replied December 12, 201410 yr

I am looking for this driver but only finding the firmware, can't find it on the net, help?

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Rich-M replied December 11, 201410 yr

If you're brave or foolish enough to still be using the latest build of the Windows Technical Preview, you won't be surprised to hear that Microsoft plans yet another update fix, this one aimed at fixing a security problem. But there's also a twist: If you try to install this fix with Office 2013 installed, the install will fail. So you'll need to uninstall Office, install the fix, and then reinstall Office. Honestly, given what we've been going through with build 9879, this is a minor inconvenience. And Microsoft's Gabe Aul, who has become the congenial face of the Windows Technical Preview, recommends that everyone testing the build should install this fix. "It's a c…

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AWS replied December 9, 201410 yr

Hey guys, my machine running win7 is showing an error message on startup: There was a problem starting C:\Users\mike\AppData\local\Conduit\BackgroundContainer\BackgroundContainer.dll The specified module could not be found Help please?

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mikehende replied December 9, 201410 yr

Caution: Explicit language used. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLk-3HPS12Q View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLk-3HPS12Q

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Mykes-Bytes replied December 9, 201410 yr

If you cannot make money selling this one, there is something wrong with you. $149.99 with free freight + add Windows, Ram and a hard drive and an easy $500 retail gets you $200 + whatever you can get moving their files, and the components are decent! http://3btech.net/babocospinpe2.html

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IceMan37 replied December 9, 201410 yr

This one has me stumped. I cloned a faulty laptop hard drive (successfully) using the already installed Acronis program. When finished cloning, I replaced the hard drive with the newly imaged one. I then installed a new Eset Nod 32 as well as fifty some Windows updates. I opened Acronis to make a backup and it said my free trial had expired. (It's important to note that this was never a trial version of Acronis) I enter the key, it accepts it and becomes the full version. However, on every reboot it reverts back to a trial version. I finally uninstall Acronis and reinstall it only to have the exact same thing occur on boot. Has anyone else experienced this proble…

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IceMan37 replied December 8, 201410 yr

Talk about not having any Christmas spirit.... Last night while at Shop-Rite, someone keyed my husbands Chevy Tahoe, front, back and along both sides. He just got back from seeing Allstate's insurance adjustor. $4,038. worth of damage. Bah, Humbug! :real_anger:WTH is wrong with people? I don't get it!

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allheart55 Cindy E replied December 6, 201410 yr

Microsoft's Windows 10 is still in testing, but hardware makers can't wait for the day the OS replaces the controversial Windows 8. Millions of PCs are aging, and those who have resisted Windows 8 will likely upgrade to computers with Windows 10. The initial reception to a test version of Windows 10 has been positive, as it resolves many usability issues affecting Windows 8. There are about 600 million PCs that are four years or older, and those systems are ripe for upgrades, said Renee James, president at Intel, at the Credit Suisse Technology Conference on Tuesday. Surface Pro 3: An amazing tool for digital photographers "When we see a healthy macroeconomic …

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Rich-M replied December 6, 201410 yr

Another day, another password leak. This time it's PlayStation Network, 2K Game Studios, and Windows Live—three years after the last PSN compromise. CNET and Geek.com report that hacker group DerpTrolling claim to have 7 million logins and 500,000 credit card data—including Comcast, Twitter, Facebook, and other sites. According to reports on Nyleveia.com, Eurogamer, and NeoGAF, Sony's PlayStation Network…Read more kotaku.com. To prove they're serious, DerpTrolling leaked the usernames and passwords for 2,131 PSN users; 1,473 Windows Live users; and 2,000 2K Game Studios users on pastebin. http://lifehacker.com/psn-and-windows-live-allegedly-hacked-change-your…

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Rich-M replied December 6, 201410 yr

This week, Microsoft COO Kevin Turner provided a more detailed view of the schedule for Windows 10, reiterating that the firm planned to ship the final version of the OS sometime in late 2015. But Mr. Turner also provided a bit more information about interim milestones for Windows 10. Unfortunately, much of this contradicted the previously understood schedule. As you may recall, Microsoft revealed Windows 10 at a short press conference in San Francisco on September 30 and released the first pre-release milestone, the Windows Technical Preview, on October 1. During the Q&A after the announcement, Terry Myerson said that Microsoft would ship a consumer-oriented miles…

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Rich-M replied December 6, 201410 yr

Person brought this laptop to me saying his cousin had wiped the HDD clean and it needs an OS so I reinstalled installed win7 and all works fine in windows but whenever I power on the unit, I am getting "No bootable devices--Strike F1 to retry reboot, F2 for setup utility Press F5 to run onboard diagnostics The boot menu is set to Internal HDD first. In the Bios Boot Sequence, something looks weird, if you can look at the first image, you will notice that the Diskette drive is selected as 1 as the top most entry: http://i493.photobucket.com/albums/rr298/mikehende/20141204_124838_zps5ebc26ad.jpg but as shown in the 2nd image when I move the Internal HDD to th…

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allheart55 Cindy E replied December 4, 201410 yr

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Rich-M replied December 4, 201410 yr