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Forum: General XP issues or comments April 27th 21, 05:07 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.windows7.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 14
Views: 4,396
Posted By Andy Burns[_6_]
Do all remote-desktop utilities use/need a remote server?

J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:

Philip Herlihy wrote:

If you want to be able to connect to remote machines without user
intervention
at the far end (so you can't simply use Quick...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum September 27th 20, 10:16 AM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 0
Views: 6,020
Posted By Andy Burns[_6_]
Virtual machines under Win 10?

VanguardLH wrote:

You never mentioned your edition of Windows 10. To use Hyper-V requires
a license to the Pro or Enterprise edition.

But WSL2 is available for Win10 Home which then means you...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum September 19th 20, 03:29 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 7
Views: 6,911
Posted By Andy Burns[_6_]
Getting sound out off a Facebook Video Group meeting??

Daniel65 wrote:

My sister can see and hear the other participants, but I'll pass this on.

There's usually a mic test, where she can see on a meter whether her
sound is being picked up, and...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum September 19th 20, 09:06 AM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 7
Views: 6,911
Posted By Andy Burns[_6_]
Getting sound out off a Facebook Video Group meeting??

Daniel65 wrote:

Does anyone here have any suggestions as to what she could try, please??

I know zero about facebook, but all other video/chat systems seem to
have an option to check their own...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum September 18th 20, 08:24 AM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 95
Views: 26,611
Posted By Andy Burns[_6_]
How to clean up a white keyboard?

Rene Lamontagne wrote:

I once took a breath out of a bottle labelled paintÂ* thinners, Some
asshole in our cleaning staff had filled it with pure ammonia without
relabeling it, Well I nearly...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum September 15th 20, 08:50 AM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 95
Views: 26,611
Posted By Andy Burns[_6_]
How to clean up a white keyboard?

T wrote:

I wonder if retrobrite would work on my car's
headlight covers?

The only fix for cloudy lenses I see is progressively finer
sanding/polishing and then re-coating with a UV filter
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum September 15th 20, 07:30 AM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 95
Views: 26,611
Posted By Andy Burns[_6_]
How to clean up a white keyboard?

T wrote:

I have a old off white keyboard that adore in my shop.
The keys are starting to look a bit nasty.

Search youtube for "retrobrite".
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum September 13th 20, 10:19 AM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 22
Views: 11,820
Posted By Andy Burns[_6_]
An area where AMD server processors are more secure than Intel,that we pray never comes to desktop!

Corvid wrote:

Andy Burns wrote:

Yousuf Khan wrote:

If the CPU is locked, then you can't even run tools that can modify
the firmware.

Surely you can if you leave the original...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum September 12th 20, 07:38 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 3
Views: 829
Posted By Andy Burns[_6_]
Interesting icon behavior

MajorLanGod wrote:

I noticed today that most of the
icons on my desktop have the usual little up-arrow in the lower left
corner, but some of them have a check mark instead.

it lets you select...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum September 12th 20, 07:04 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 22
Views: 11,820
Posted By Andy Burns[_6_]
An area where AMD server processors are more secure than Intel,that we pray never comes to desktop!

Yousuf Khan wrote:

If the CPU is locked, then you can't even run tools that can modify the
firmware.

Surely you can if you leave the original cpu in the server, or how do
you ever upgrade the...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum September 12th 20, 05:42 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 22
Views: 11,820
Posted By Andy Burns[_6_]
An area where AMD server processors are more secure than Intel,that we pray never comes to desktop!

Yousuf Khan wrote:

It's mainly in the server market, where the customers have actually been
/asking/ for this feature! It prevents you from installing modified
firmware into a server

Why...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum September 12th 20, 08:57 AM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 22
Views: 11,820
Posted By Andy Burns[_6_]
An area where AMD server processors are more secure than Intel,that we pray never comes to desktop!

Yousuf Khan wrote:

If you install an Epyc processor into certain servers from vendors like
HP or Dell, that processor will lock itself into that vendor and never
work on any other...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum September 11th 20, 07:54 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 33
Views: 2,362
Posted By Andy Burns[_6_]
Disk Error on W10

pk121 wrote:

Any suggestions??

throw it away, buy a new one
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum September 5th 20, 10:10 AM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 23
Views: 1,534
Posted By Andy Burns[_6_]
To fit 3.5 HD as extra drive in new PC

Paul wrote:

The SSD casing is grounded, so *don't* lay it on any bare
conductors.

Some may be, most SSDs I've seen have plastic cases.
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum September 4th 20, 09:39 AM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 23
Views: 1,534
Posted By Andy Burns[_6_]
To fit 3.5 HD as extra drive in new PC

Dean Jackson wrote:

Andy Burns wrote:

If you want to fit another 2.5" drive you'd buy a mounting bracket to
fit it, as they say a 3.5" drive you'd just fit it with screws ...

I...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum September 4th 20, 08:56 AM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 7
Views: 907
Posted By Andy Burns[_6_]
MS Win 10 startup warning

occam wrote:

How can I make the system register - for all time - my new password?

Stop using an MS account and just use a local password?
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum September 4th 20, 08:26 AM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 23
Views: 1,534
Posted By Andy Burns[_6_]
To fit 3.5 HD as extra drive in new PC

Dean Jackson wrote:

It was made by Novatech in UK and what they had done was fit the 2.5"
disk into a 3.5" bay.
DVD drive, then the gap plus what turns out to be aÂ* 2.5" drive in the
3.5"...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum September 2nd 20, 08:15 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 23
Views: 1,534
Posted By Andy Burns[_6_]
To fit 3.5 HD as extra drive in new PC

Ed Cryer wrote:

for a HD you'll need a container bracket like this;
https://bit.ly/2DobB9Z

or maybe some drive rails, sometimes the spares are clipped into another
part of the case ready for...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum September 1st 20, 05:47 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 9
Views: 894
Posted By Andy Burns[_6_]
O.T. MBR Partition 2TB

Bill Bradshaw wrote:

I wanted MBR but I
could not make 1 of the partitions greater than 2 TB so for now it is GPT.
The interesting thing is the backup plus is MBR and has a partition of 2.32
...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum September 1st 20, 11:19 AM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 20
Views: 1,606
Posted By Andy Burns[_6_]
How to set Remote Desktop policies in Win10

Wolffan wrote:

he’s using Service Pack 3, which was released in 2008

Is there an issue with enabling/enforcing Network Level Authentication
between WinXP and Win10?

Is it even possible to...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum August 30th 20, 04:02 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 12
Views: 976
Posted By Andy Burns[_6_]
Remove unwanted new Dropbox context menu entries?

Terry Pinnell wrote:

can someone kindly check whether they already see the previous
version of this post please?

The previous posting from you to this group (that's visible on NIN) was
over 6...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum August 30th 20, 02:02 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 12
Views: 976
Posted By Andy Burns[_6_]
Remove unwanted new Dropbox context menu entries?

Terry Pinnell wrote:

My right click File Explorer context menu was already getting too long
so these recent changes in Dropbox has made it worse. Anyone found a
simple and safe way of culling...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum August 27th 20, 10:13 AM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 8
Views: 890
Posted By Andy Burns[_6_]
[OT] Where can one post a question about a TV serial?

Carlos E.R. wrote:

What nntp group could I use to post a question about a TV serial?
(If it matters, the serial is "Animal Kingdom")

Is the answer on...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum August 26th 20, 08:33 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 2
Views: 792
Posted By Andy Burns[_6_]
Windows Pro 10.0.19041.450 Iso

Bill Bradshaw wrote:

I need an iso I can use with DISM to restore health. How do I get an iso
for Windows Pro 10.0.19041.450 and know it is actually this version?

Download and run the media...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum August 22nd 20, 08:51 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 12
Views: 871
Posted By Andy Burns[_6_]
Strange Windows Behavior

MajorLanGod wrote:

what's with the 2004?

20 from the second 20 in 2020, and 04 from April being 4th month
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