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Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum September 4th 20, 08:57 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.comp.microsoft.windows,alt.comp.hardware
Replies: 8
Views: 6,123
Posted By John McGaw[_2_]
What PC hardware diagnostic stress-testing freeware can yourecommend?

On 9/4/2020 1:35 PM, Arlen Holder wrote:
What PC hardware diagnostic stress-testing freeware can you recommend?

o I have a random hardware related BSOD whose cause is unknown to me
...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum August 24th 20, 01:03 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.comp.microsoft.windows,alt.comp.hardware
Replies: 4
Views: 853
Posted By John McGaw[_2_]
Is there an option to completely shut off a Windows 10 desktop (not just go to sleep, hibernate, or fastboot)?

On 8/23/2020 4:20 PM, Arlen Holder wrote:
How can we set Windows to completely shut off after a period of inactivity?

Due to a longstanding unknown hardware problem, my desktop never wakes...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum July 12th 20, 12:10 AM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,comp.mobile.android,uk.d-i-y
Replies: 20
Views: 598
Posted By John McGaw[_2_]
Anyone using 'Your Phone' app in W10 to connect to an Androidphone?

On 7/8/2020 9:09 AM, Roger Mills wrote:
I've just acquired a bluetooth adapter for my W10 (1909) desktop PC and
have tried to set it up to provide hands-free control of my Moto G6+ phone
...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum July 1st 20, 08:08 PM Posted to comp.mobile.android,misc.phone.mobile.iphone,alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.comp.freeware
Replies: 129
Views: 1,880
Posted By John McGaw[_2_]
Google keeps a log of all digital receipts emailed to your GMailaccount.

On 7/1/2020 9:02 AM, Carlos E.R. wrote:
On 01/07/2020 06.25, micky wrote:
In comp.mobile.android, on Sat, 18 May 2019 08:37:02 -0000 (UTC), John
Doe wrote:

...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum July 1st 20, 12:02 PM Posted to comp.mobile.android,misc.phone.mobile.iphone,alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.comp.freeware
Replies: 129
Views: 1,880
Posted By John McGaw[_2_]
Google keeps a log of all digital receipts emailed to your GMailaccount.

On 7/1/2020 12:25 AM, micky wrote:
In comp.mobile.android, on Sat, 18 May 2019 08:37:02 -0000 (UTC), John
Doe wrote:

The Real Bev ...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum June 25th 20, 07:51 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware,alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 6
Views: 215
Posted By John McGaw[_2_]
On demand backup drive.

On 6/22/2020 3:46 PM, micky wrote:
I have to make my backing up more frequent.

Right now I use a double dock, with a 5 1/4" drive. I bought one whose
advertising said it turned off when it...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum January 10th 20, 08:29 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,comp.mobile.android
Replies: 35
Views: 391
Posted By John McGaw[_2_]
Is Java safe yet.

On 1/10/2020 4:54 AM, Chris wrote:
On 10/01/2020 01:28, micky wrote:
In alt.comp.os.windows-10, on Thu, 9 Jan 2020 18:21:56 -0500, John McGaw
wrote:

On 1/9/2020 2:33...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum January 9th 20, 11:21 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,comp.mobile.android
Replies: 35
Views: 391
Posted By John McGaw[_2_]
Is Java safe yet.

On 1/9/2020 2:33 PM, Andy Burns wrote:
Andy Burns wrote:

are you saying "fiddly" is another difference between UK/USA language?

Apparently so ...

To us "fiddly" means "complicated...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum May 19th 19, 08:35 PM Posted to comp.mobile.android,misc.phone.mobile.iphone,alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.comp.freeware
Replies: 129
Views: 1,880
Posted By John McGaw[_2_]
Google keeps a log of all digital receipts emailed to your GMailaccount.

On 5/19/2019 2:16 PM, Arlen G. Holder wrote:
Do others get completely different results when using these methods?
1. WEB BASED SEARCH QUERY label:^smartlabel_receipt
2....
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum August 3rd 17, 09:09 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,comp.mobile.android
Replies: 21
Views: 294
Posted By John McGaw[_2_]
How to get a Windows File Explorer Wi-Fi connection to Android toshow photo thumbnails?

On 8/2/2017 9:16 PM, Roy Tremblay wrote:
It may be impossible, but in case it's possible, does anyone here know how
to get a Windows File Explorer Wi-Fi connection to Android to show photo
...
Forum: General XP issues or comments June 25th 17, 07:05 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,alt.comp.hardware
Replies: 20
Views: 831
Posted By John McGaw[_2_]
usb- micro-b and his friends

On 6/25/2017 1:03 PM, Paul wrote:
Was this a camcorder perhaps ?

No, regular still cameras of the 'G' series ranging from G1 up to G11.
Canon's DSLR cameras use similar but not identical 7.4V...
Forum: General XP issues or comments June 25th 17, 04:30 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,alt.comp.hardware
Replies: 20
Views: 831
Posted By John McGaw[_2_]
usb- micro-b and his friends

On 6/24/2017 7:40 PM, Paul wrote:
Lithium camera batteries are nice, because there is just
the one cell, and you can "flatten" those without harm.

Maybe some are single cells but some others,...
Forum: General XP issues or comments June 25th 17, 12:22 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,alt.comp.hardware
Replies: 20
Views: 831
Posted By John McGaw[_2_]
usb- micro-b and his friends

On 6/24/2017 6:24 PM, micky wrote:
In microsoft.public.windowsxp.general, on Sat, 24 Jun 2017 09:44:32
-0400, John McGaw wrote:

On 6/23/2017 11:01 PM, micky wrote:
I...
Forum: General XP issues or comments June 24th 17, 02:44 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,alt.comp.hardware
Replies: 20
Views: 831
Posted By John McGaw[_2_]
usb- micro-b and his friends

On 6/23/2017 11:01 PM, micky wrote:
I don't understand USB-3, I think.

I want a USB 3.0 Cable - A-Male to Micro-B - 3 Feet, but I sure don't
think I can plug this one into my phone or...
Forum: General XP issues or comments March 23rd 17, 03:09 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,comp.mobile.android
Replies: 116
Views: 3,583
Posted By John McGaw[_2_]
What do you use to copy text files from Windows XP to Androidover WiFi?

On 3/21/2017 1:06 AM, Jonas Schneider wrote:
On Mon, 20 Mar 2017 23:01:56 +0000 (UTC), Jonas Schneider
wrote:

Thanks for that advice as I do have ES File...
Forum: General XP issues or comments March 20th 17, 11:12 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,comp.mobile.android
Replies: 116
Views: 3,583
Posted By John McGaw[_2_]
What do you use to copy text files from Windows XP to Androidover WiFi?

On 3/19/2017 11:18 PM, Jonas Schneider wrote:
What do you use to copy text files from WinXP over to Android over WiFi?

Not cloud. Not usb. Not email. Not SD card.
No registration or...
Forum: Windows 7 Forum March 4th 17, 10:27 PM Posted to comp.mobile.ipad,alt.os.linux,comp.mobile.android,alt.windows7.general
Replies: 86
Views: 1,862
Posted By John McGaw[_2_]
Is Barnes & Noble https site untrusted for you today?

On 3/4/2017 4:31 PM, Stijn De Jong wrote:
Just tried to claim a Nook book on Barnes & Noble on the iPad (which took
about two dozen steps, believe it or not, because that's how iOS works) but
...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum February 1st 17, 05:23 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.comp.hardware
Replies: 13
Views: 113
Posted By John McGaw[_2_]
wireless mouse not working

On 1/29/2017 2:53 PM, Norm X wrote:
This message is Xposted to relevant news groups

Hi,

I have a Nexxtech wireless mouse. It has stopped working on my Win10Pro
desktop PC even after...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum January 23rd 17, 03:20 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.comp.hardware
Replies: 59
Views: 181
Posted By John McGaw[_2_]
Does more memory require a more powerful fan?

On 1/22/2017 8:48 PM, micky wrote:
The t hread about free installation of 10 has piqued my interest.

Which is better, a small form factor PC running a 64bit version of 10
using 8Gigs RAM, or...
Forum: General XP issues or comments January 23rd 17, 03:08 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 17
Views: 1,320
Posted By John McGaw[_2_]
Damage a case fan by vacuuming air vents from the outside?

On 1/23/2017 4:37 AM, micky wrote:
Can you damage a case fan by vacuuming the air vents from the outside?

(I have a Dell Optiplex 775 with the original fan. )

It seems more than safe to me,...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum November 13th 16, 07:03 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware,alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 15
Views: 207
Posted By John McGaw[_2_]
How to enable a healthy RAID storage array on Win10?

On 11/13/2016 12:49 PM, Paul wrote:
John McGaw wrote:
Just for grins and completeness I just ran the same test on my K: drive
which is an external USBIII enclosure holding a salvaged 3tB WD...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum November 13th 16, 04:21 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware,alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 15
Views: 207
Posted By John McGaw[_2_]
How to enable a healthy RAID storage array on Win10?

Just for grins and completeness I just ran the same test on my K: drive
which is an external USBIII enclosure holding a salvaged 3tB WD 'Red'
drive. I really don't know what the relative...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum November 13th 16, 04:01 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware,alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 15
Views: 207
Posted By John McGaw[_2_]
How to enable a healthy RAID storage array on Win10?

On 11/13/2016 9:25 AM, Paul wrote:
Norm X wrote:
"Paul" wrote

In the INF files for these chipsets, they use Class Codes
to identify how the SATA ports are set.

CC0101 = IDE...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum November 10th 16, 12:27 AM Posted to alt.comp.hardware,alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 15
Views: 207
Posted By John McGaw[_2_]
How to enable a healthy RAID storage array on Win10?

On 11/9/2016 6:46 PM, Wolf K wrote:
On 2016-11-10 02:17, Norm X wrote:
Hello fellow enthusiasts,

I finally did the work of moving a 'system reserved' partition from a Win10
HDD to my...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum September 27th 16, 09:26 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.comp.hardware
Replies: 10
Views: 146
Posted By John McGaw[_2_]
can't connect connector, USB to 2.5

On 9/27/2016 4:13 PM, micky wrote:
The power connector fit, but when it was plugged in the USB/data
connector had no room. So maybe there is power in the data connector
too. But even when...
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