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Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum February 13th 16, 07:38 AM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 7
Views: 81
Posted By Rodney Pont[_4_]
Check for multiple video card drivers

On Fri, 12 Feb 2016 21:12:01 -0500, Paul wrote:

I had an engineer at work, pick up a *fully* heated soldering
iron by the wrong end. Um, don't try this at home...

I did similar once as a...
Forum: Windows 7 Forum February 8th 16, 09:15 PM Posted to alt.windows7.general
Replies: 21
Views: 1,246
Posted By Rodney Pont[_4_]
When a USB 3 Hub Isn't...

On Mon, 8 Feb 2016 15:50:59 -0500, Jason wrote:

I know use of USB hubs is frowned upon for lots of decent reasons, but I
have one anyway and it is showing behavior I don't understand.

Namely,...
Forum: Windows 7 Forum February 6th 16, 12:33 PM Posted to alt.windows7.general
Replies: 67
Views: 2,310
Posted By Rodney Pont[_4_]
BOO! HP Printers

On Sat, 6 Feb 2016 09:33:11 +0000, J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:

Hadn't heard of those. Have just looked; the bottles look rather tiny to
me, and EPSON themselves only claim 70% saving, which...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum December 25th 15, 06:56 AM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 10
Views: 214
Posted By Rodney Pont[_4_]
New law of gravity

On Fri, 25 Dec 2015 04:38:10 -0000, Jim Windson wrote:

Can't remember very well, but learned this formula about free fall:
(for starting falling speed = 0 m/s)
y=-1/2gt^2
this is independent...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum November 30th 15, 07:20 PM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 19
Views: 235
Posted By Rodney Pont[_4_]
Can't see Samba shares after build 10586

On Mon, 30 Nov 2015 13:47:56 -0500, Dick wrote:

Paul, thanks for responding. As I indicated in the original post, I
changed ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. Also, all my systems including the Samba...
Forum: Windows 7 Forum November 23rd 15, 05:58 AM Posted to alt.windows7.general
Replies: 152
Views: 8,514
Posted By Rodney Pont[_4_]
Malwarebytes warning

On Sun, 22 Nov 2015 21:41:46 -0700, Ken1943 wrote:

I don't see any option in MBAM about "registry repair".

It's on the Tools menu.

There is no registry repair or tools menu in...
Forum: Windows 7 Forum November 7th 15, 06:16 AM Posted to alt.windows7.general
Replies: 7
Views: 902
Posted By Rodney Pont[_4_]
OT A new motherboard for those of us how like ECC and Micro ATX

On Fri, 6 Nov 2015 13:52:42 -0800, T wrote:

Hi All,

This new motherboard from Supermicro seems sweet. Perfect
for those of us who like ECC memory and Micro ATX foot prints.
Even does RAID 5. ...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum November 7th 15, 06:02 AM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.windows7.general
Replies: 87
Views: 548
Posted By Rodney Pont[_4_]
Why not Widows 10?

On Sat, 07 Nov 2015 06:18:42 +0200, Steve Hayes wrote:

Also W10 won't run 16-bit programs, except under a VM with a separate
Windows licence. That's a pretty serious shortcoming for me.

Now...
Forum: Windows 7 Forum November 7th 15, 06:02 AM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.windows7.general
Replies: 77
Views: 6,165
Posted By Rodney Pont[_4_]
Why not Widows 10?

On Sat, 07 Nov 2015 06:18:42 +0200, Steve Hayes wrote:

Also W10 won't run 16-bit programs, except under a VM with a separate
Windows licence. That's a pretty serious shortcoming for me.

Now...
Forum: Windows 7 Forum September 19th 15, 08:15 AM Posted to alt.windows7.general
Replies: 73
Views: 2,821
Posted By Rodney Pont[_4_]
Is there a way to set Num Locks so that they are always on?

On Fri, 18 Sep 2015 23:49:30 -0700, T wrote:

I am not beyond a keyboard that does the same thing. hardware
or software, I don't care.

Thank you for helping me with this,

Remove the keycap and...
Forum: Windows 7 Forum September 2nd 15, 09:41 AM Posted to alt.windows7.general
Replies: 10
Views: 764
Posted By Rodney Pont[_4_]
USB drives, mains or not?

On Wed, 2 Sep 2015 09:23:57 +0100, Kenny wrote:

Looking at external HDD's don't know whether to go for USB or mains powered.
Have looked at sites debating the pros and cons of both. Tending to...
Forum: General XP issues or comments August 31st 15, 10:37 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 16
Views: 655
Posted By Rodney Pont[_4_]
How to shut off a frozen XP laptop

On Mon, 31 Aug 2015 04:09:49 -0500, wrote:

On a desktop computer, I'd just pull the plug, but on a laptop, shutting
off the power just makes the battery take over. I finally...
Forum: Windows 10 Help Forum August 29th 15, 09:46 AM Posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Replies: 23
Views: 264
Posted By Rodney Pont[_4_]
Copy win10 from ide to sata drive??

On Sat, 29 Aug 2015 00:51:59 -0700, mike wrote:

So, since it's drop dead simple to clone drives between different drive
interfaces...
What am I doing wrong?

You could try going into the BIOS...
Forum: General XP issues or comments August 18th 15, 10:38 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 13
Views: 499
Posted By Rodney Pont[_4_]
HP printer not seen

On Mon, 17 Aug 2015 21:41:21 -0400, Mayayana wrote:

HP OfficeJet 7210 all-in-one. It was working
fine and suddenly just stopped. I tried to
reinstall the drivers, but it's just not seen,
by...
Forum: Windows 7 Forum August 9th 15, 09:09 PM Posted to alt.windows7.general
Replies: 9
Views: 699
Posted By Rodney Pont[_4_]
Watch TV Remotely

On Sun, 09 Aug 2015 09:25:38 -0700, OldGuy wrote:

Home network LAN
Hauppauge HVR2255 in a Win 7 PC (1), hardwired to LAN.
PC(1) can run either Windows Media Center or Hauppauge Win TV.

A...
Forum: General XP issues or comments August 8th 15, 08:19 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 18
Views: 1,079
Posted By Rodney Pont[_4_]
Deleting Files: How To Return To Same Place In List?

On Sat, 08 Aug 2015 14:04:41 -0400, (PeteCresswell) wrote:

- Flagging files for deletion

Hold down control while selecting the file, it adds/removes the
selected file to/from the selection.

--...
Forum: Windows 7 Forum July 5th 15, 10:27 PM Posted to alt.windows7.general
Replies: 17
Views: 682
Posted By Rodney Pont[_4_]
printer problem

On Sun, 05 Jul 2015 15:14:23 -0500, Jo-Anne wrote:

Is there anything I can do to get my old LaserJet to work with Windows
7?

I have a laserjet 4100 driver on my Win7 64bit system. Go into...
Forum: General XP issues or comments June 28th 15, 09:34 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 12
Views: 598
Posted By Rodney Pont[_4_]
Erase files off CD-RW disk?

On Sat, 27 Jun 2015 14:05:19 -0700 (PDT), Mark Twain wrote:



I know I can erase a CD-RW disk but is it
possible to delete individual files from
a CD-RW disk?

Did you format it or write an...
Forum: Windows 7 Forum June 24th 15, 06:38 AM Posted to alt.windows7.general
Replies: 87
Views: 2,617
Posted By Rodney Pont[_4_]
2.5" SATA HD replacement options

On Tue, 23 Jun 2015 16:00:34 -0700, cameo wrote:

I already mentioned in an earlier post here that my BIOS has no options
regarding the drive except setting boot order and running diagnostics...
Forum: Windows 7 Forum June 23rd 15, 06:24 AM Posted to alt.windows7.general
Replies: 87
Views: 2,617
Posted By Rodney Pont[_4_]
2.5" SATA HD replacement options

On Mon, 22 Jun 2015 14:54:44 -0700, cameo wrote:

We are talking about the SATA controller configuration in the BIOS,
long before it gets to Windows Device Manager. Options may be RAID,
...
Forum: Windows 7 Forum June 22nd 15, 07:17 PM Posted to alt.windows7.general
Replies: 87
Views: 2,617
Posted By Rodney Pont[_4_]
2.5" SATA HD replacement options

On Mon, 22 Jun 2015 10:34:20 -0700, cameo wrote:

However, I don't find anything in my PC BIOS that allows configuring the
drive, except setting the boot order or running a diagnostics on...
Forum: Windows 7 Forum June 21st 15, 11:01 PM Posted to alt.windows7.general
Replies: 87
Views: 2,617
Posted By Rodney Pont[_4_]
2.5" SATA HD replacement options

On Sun, 21 Jun 2015 14:22:58 -0700, cameo wrote:

I think you are putting your finger in the right area because even the
Magician main screen is pointing it out, as seen...
Forum: Windows 7 Forum June 21st 15, 07:22 AM Posted to alt.windows7.general
Replies: 87
Views: 2,617
Posted By Rodney Pont[_4_]
2.5" SATA HD replacement options

On Sat, 20 Jun 2015 20:17:58 -0700, cameo wrote:

One thing though that annoys me is a warning msg from the Samsung
utility called Magician that pops up avery time I start up Windows.

This is...
Forum: Windows 7 Forum June 19th 15, 09:49 AM Posted to alt.windows7.general
Replies: 131
Views: 2,362
Posted By Rodney Pont[_4_]
Anyone have a favorite alternative to Picasa?

On Thu, 18 Jun 2015 14:28:55 -0700, T wrote:

So anyway, do any of you have an idiot proof way of printing
multiple picture on the same paper as does Picasa, without
Google style shenanigans?

I...
Forum: Windows 7 Forum June 16th 15, 08:32 AM Posted to alt.windows7.general
Replies: 15
Views: 1,130
Posted By Rodney Pont[_4_]
Transposition of speakers

On Mon, 15 Jun 2015 23:28:16 +0100, Dr J R Stockton wrote:

I intend to do a rearrangement of two computers, each of which has a
pair of small speakers. Their tower cases, with all contents, will...
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