Recent content by Bernardg

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    Bizarre internet download speed

    Jack, Thank you for your good material. I bought a SUS RT-N66U for $160 -- it is expensive but it works. No more repeaters or powerlines. Alleluia. Bernardg
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    Bizarre internet download speed

    You basically told me to forget about powerline transmission. I was not convinced that it was the problem because the upload speed was normal. After reviewing your comments, I moved the computer and connected it directly to the router. Well, well, as you expected, the problem was coming from...
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    Bizarre internet download speed

    I have a computer connected to the router by wire that downloads at 13 Mbps while it uploads at 3.4 Mbps. Another computer is connected to the router with an electric line connection Netgear XET101. That connection is rated up to 85 Mbps. The second computer connected with Netgear downloads at...
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    SSD not found by Windows 7

    I just installed my first SSD. Windows 7 does not see it. I bought the board in NOVEMBER 2009. Should i worry about the BIOS' or the drivers being out of date. If they are, how do I find out? If that is not the likely problem, where should I look? Thanks for your help Bernard
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    Installing SSD in existing Windows7 system

    Hello, I am sure that the info is somewhere in the forum. Could someone kindly help me find it? Thanks Bernardg
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    Installing a certificate class 1 for an excel macro

    I received a class 1 certificate from Startcom. I did the best I could to use it to sign a VBA macro (using MMC). Excel strips the macro of the signature because "There is a problem with the digital certificate". Can somebody in this forum give me a step-by-step procedure or direct me to a place...
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    PC with Windows 7 does not boot

    Thank you Corkyg and Denis280 for your help. I found a great tool in the Asus web site entitled "Guidelines to solve a PC start up problem" that guided me to determine that the RAM memory was bad. All the best Bernard
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    PC with Windows 7 does not boot

    Thanks Corkyg, I tried that already but the PC does not read the DVD. The issue started when I was turning the computer off. It remained at the stage "shutting down" for 10 minutes. There is power. The light of the DVD reader goes on. There is a hum from the fan, I believe. i do not...
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    PC with Windows 7 does not boot

    I just installed and updated the Microsoft Office 2010 software. The system told me that it needed to reboot. Then it was stuck in the closing mode for 5 minutes. I switched the system off and now it does not reboot. Where should I start looking? Benrardg
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    Excel user group

    Thanks Wildhorse. i tried the site and it is really good. Bernardg
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    Excel user group

    I need help with a spreadsheet that I want to distribute widely. I put the Introduction material and the instructions in 2 worksheets that do not look good. Since I do not want problems later, I do not want to reformat the text sheets with macros because my potential customers could get mad...
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    USB port issues

    Hi corkyg, Thank you for your advice. The 2.5" HDD drive is USB powered. I will look for a "Y" USB cable as you suggest. Thanks Bernardg
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    USB port issues

    I followed your advice and bought a powered USB hub. it work great the first time that I used it and I was impressed. However I plugged my backup drive this month in the USB hub and the system does not see it. I shut off and disconnected the PC power. It did not make any difference. What...
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    Creating a SSD system disk

    This is just what I need. Bernard
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    Creating a SSD system disk

    I have all my data and operting system in one partition on C:. I would like to separate the system software to put it on a SSD and improve overall speed. Short of reinstalling Windows 7, what Can I do? Bernard