Forum: General XP issues or comments
January 2nd 18, 08:39 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 19
Views: 999
Slow XP?
On 2/1/2018 08:39, KenK wrote:
I have an old Compaq Presario 5000 running XP I got as a gift. It did not
include the XP install disk.
This system is extremely slow. I DLed and printed...
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Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum
December 10th 17, 07:52 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
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Replies: 35
Views: 311
How to be Suck Cessful with Windows 10
On 8/12/2017 17:43, wrote:
To be Suck Cessful with Windows 10 requires the following.
1. A computer with Windows 10 installed
2. An install CD or DVD for Windows XP...
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Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum
September 14th 17, 03:32 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
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Replies: 12
Views: 233
Failed Win 10 PC
On 13/9/2017 10:56, wrote:
I have a ~6 +year old HP desktop, that will no longer boot. It may be
as simple as a failed video card, but I have no interest in repairing
($$) this...
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Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum
August 23rd 17, 05:21 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
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Replies: 48
Views: 669
Defrag
On 22/8/2017 12:19, Rene Lamontagne wrote:
On 8/20/2017 1:45 PM, Stef wrote:
On 18/8/2017 09:20, Paul wrote:
[big, big snip]
Stef
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Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum
August 22nd 17, 08:01 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
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Replies: 48
Views: 669
Defrag
On 21/8/2017 10:13, Char Jackson wrote:
On Mon, 21 Aug 2017 15:25:44 +0000 (UTC), Stef
wrote:
But defragging is an inconvienence at the very least.
Fragmentation...
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Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum
August 22nd 17, 06:29 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
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Replies: 48
Views: 669
Defrag
On 21/8/2017 10:16, Paul wrote:
Stef wrote:
But defragging is an inconvienence at the very least. But with the
transition to SSDs I guess fragmentation no longer matters and
defragging...
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Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum
August 21st 17, 04:25 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
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Replies: 48
Views: 669
Defrag
On 20/8/2017 12:35, Paul wrote:
Stef wrote:
So, don't expect a full NTFS, no-defragging-needed, replacement file
system any time soon. When or if it happens, it will be a day late and...
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Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum
August 20th 17, 07:45 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
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Replies: 48
Views: 669
Defrag
On 18/8/2017 09:20, Paul wrote:
Stef wrote:
On 18/8/2017 01:25, Davidm wrote:
On Fri, 18 Aug 2017 07:13:26 -0000 (UTC), wg_2002
wrote:
On Fri, 18...
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Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum
August 18th 17, 04:12 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
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Replies: 48
Views: 669
Defrag
On 18/8/2017 01:25, Davidm wrote:
On Fri, 18 Aug 2017 07:13:26 -0000 (UTC), wg_2002
wrote:
On Fri, 18 Aug 2017 07:38:55 +0100, Martin Edwards wrote:
My...
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Forum: Windows 7 Forum
June 21st 17, 05:44 PM Posted to alt.windows7.general
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Replies: 55
Views: 1,425
Quick question: poor man's disk wipe?
On 20/6/2017 14:54, T wrote:
On 06/20/2017 02:13 PM, Yousuf Khan wrote:
Okay, let's say you got an external HDD formatted in FAT32, and you want
to make data unrecoverable on the drive. So...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
June 1st 17, 12:03 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,alt.comp.os.windows-xp,comp.os.ms-windows.networking.misc
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Replies: 24
Views: 1,825
Can't connect to Web
On 31/5/2017 10:51, Bert wrote:
In Stef wrote:
But even when I enter the server "name," I think my email and ftp
clients lookup the...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
May 29th 17, 08:05 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,alt.comp.os.windows-xp,comp.os.ms-windows.networking.misc
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Replies: 24
Views: 1,825
Can't connect to Web
On 28/5/2017 10:48, Bert wrote:
In Stef wrote:
but mail, ftp, etc work (they don't use DNS),
Unless the IP addresses for the...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
May 29th 17, 07:57 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,alt.comp.os.windows-xp,comp.os.ms-windows.networking.misc
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Replies: 24
Views: 1,825
Can't connect to Web
On 28/5/2017 13:11, VanguardLH wrote:
Stef wrote:
Steve Hayes wrote:
This morning I suddenly lost my connection to the web while I was
browsing.
...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
May 29th 17, 05:27 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,alt.comp.os.windows-xp,comp.os.ms-windows.networking.misc
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Replies: 24
Views: 1,825
Can't connect to Web
On 28/5/2017 18:53, Steve Hayes wrote:
On Sun, 28 May 2017 17:16:01 +0000 (UTC), Stef
wrote:
Google's web site is hardly ever down. It's a good place to test...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
May 28th 17, 06:16 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,alt.comp.os.windows-xp,comp.os.ms-windows.networking.misc
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Replies: 24
Views: 1,825
Can't connect to Web
On 26/5/2017 01:04, Steve Hayes wrote:
This morning I suddenly lost my connection to the web while I was
browsing.
Mail still worked, news still worked, but the web connection did not.
...
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Forum: Windows 7 Forum
April 24th 17, 04:20 PM Posted to alt.windows7.general
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Replies: 19
Views: 637
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Forum: Windows 7 Forum
April 24th 17, 07:55 AM Posted to alt.windows7.general
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Replies: 19
Views: 637
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Forum: Windows 7 Forum
April 22nd 17, 05:21 PM Posted to alt.windows7.general
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Replies: 19
Views: 637
Problem uninstalling Google Chrome
On 22/4/2017 04:56, J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:
In message , Wolf K
writes:
On 2017-04-20 10:36, Stef wrote:
On 19/4/2017 15:33, J....
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Forum: Windows 7 Forum
April 20th 17, 03:36 PM Posted to alt.windows7.general
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Replies: 19
Views: 637
Problem uninstalling Google Chrome
On 19/4/2017 15:33, J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:
In message , Stef
writes:
[]
Try Revo Uninstaller -- the free version. Really, truly...
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Forum: Windows 7 Forum
April 19th 17, 03:49 PM Posted to alt.windows7.general
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Replies: 19
Views: 637
Problem uninstalling Google Chrome
On 18/4/2017 12:54, chicagofan wrote:
After taking about 30 mins. for Chrome to uninstall, it failed to remove
the desktop icon for it. Now when I try to delete the icon, it says I
"need...
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Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum
April 12th 17, 05:32 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
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Replies: 15
Views: 170
Transferring contents to another computer.
On 11/4/2017 17:32, Peter Jason wrote:
Both Win10pro
I have a SurfacePro4 250GB with a legal Win10 installed.
I may want to dump my work computer contents 350GB on to this when I
...
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Forum: Windows 7 Forum
April 7th 17, 06:29 AM Posted to alt.windows7.general
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Replies: 19
Views: 696
change motherboard
On 6/4/2017 16:56, Wolf K wrote:
On 2017-04-06 19:41, Stef wrote:
On 6/4/2017 09:06, T wrote:
Hi All,
W7 pro
If I upgrade a motherboard and processor from
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Forum: Windows 7 Forum
April 7th 17, 12:41 AM Posted to alt.windows7.general
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Replies: 19
Views: 696
change motherboard
On 6/4/2017 09:06, T wrote:
Hi All,
W7 pro
If I upgrade a motherboard and processor from
something really old to modern units, am I
going to get a lot of grief over the registration
...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
April 3rd 17, 04:49 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 11
Views: 314
Acer netbook problem
On 1/4/2017 07:00, KenK wrote:
Stef wrote in :
On 28/3/2017 06:55, KenK wrote:
I'm having a problem with an Acer Aspire One...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
March 28th 17, 04:13 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 11
Views: 314
Acer netbook problem
On 28/3/2017 06:55, KenK wrote:
I'm having a problem with an Acer Aspire One running XP Home.
Keyboard takes VERY hard hits to work. Mouse (screen and two buttons below
keyboard)...
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