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    Return email is not mine

    For the past several months I have gotten returned email in my junk mail folder that I never sent out. I open the returned mail and find that my return email address has been shown on the original message. One time I tried to change what I thought was the password on the "return" box in...
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    What email program do you use with W7 and why?

    I'm using the email program that came with W7 home and I don't like it much. I'm told some email programs dont work with W7. I have used the ones with XP and Vista and liked them better but don't remember the names. Searching the download sites isn't much help. Recommendations please? And why do...
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    I need to learn how to create a website. Please help.

    Begin by typing "HTML for beginners" in Google and start reading. Some of it will be repetitious. Then download a free HTML editor and begin practicing. Try out what you're reading and see what you run into. This is no easy task; be prepared to spend a LOT of time learning. Or maybe your local...
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    USB not recognized?

    I'm not sure this is the same thing but about six months ago I had a USB port that gave off the same message (USB port not recognized). It wasn't affecting anything so I ignored it and unplugged whatever I had plugged in that port. After a week or so I plugged the external disk back in and...
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    AAAARRRGGGHHHH! REady to ditch Win7

    OK, it's now 2 weeks since I posted that first message. Thanks for all the input, although I didn't need to be told I "shoulda, woulda, coulda." I had that figured out myself. Things are much better now. I called the printer mfg. and got help with the yellow screen (it went away after being...
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    AAAARRRGGGHHHH! REady to ditch Win7

    I'll keep that in mind spherrod. I'll wait for my Windows for Dummies book and see how far I get. Thanks.
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    AAAARRRGGGHHHH! REady to ditch Win7

    Obviously I should have consulted with this group before depending on the Geek Squad. But I didn't. This is a small town and there aren't that many people I trust. I figured these guys were trained and paid to know what they were doing. Maybe that WAS a mistake. I've ordered a copy of...
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    AAAARRRGGGHHHH! REady to ditch Win7

    That's encouraging, C1. Thanks for taking the time to answer. I've been working on this for a week and I expected more progress. But of course I had been using Vista for 3 years and it seemed normal to me.
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    AAAARRRGGGHHHH! REady to ditch Win7

    I can't believe I fell for it. Everybody said Win7 was easy to use, the best thing since sliced bread. Now I'm in a mess. Am I going to have to spend MORE money to get a working computer? 1. Since my motherboard died and I didn't have a suitable backup, the Geek Squad at Best Buy "transferred"...
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    System shut down and won't boot

    My HP Pavilion did the same thing and the Geek Squad at Best Buy checked it out. Said my motherboard was dead and it would cost almost as much to fix as a new computer. So I got one with Windows 7. Almost ready to go back to Vista. And I hated Vista.
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    Dead hdmi: lg tv, 3 yr old; other dead components

    Thanks to you guys who posted a reply to my thread. Now I must confess. I called a repairman and he found errors in my setup that the instruction book didn't cover. Now the dvd works fine. He also found a black line at the bottom of my screen, said to fix it would cost more than a new tv. It's...
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    Dead hdmi: lg tv, 3 yr old; other dead components

    I bought an LG BluRay DVD player and after hours and hours of frustration, found that one of the two HDMI ports on my LG plasma tv is dead. The other works fine and has been used for satellite reception. I could get the DVD hooked up but no picture or sound. Display window of dvd shows disc is...
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    Screen message: USB port malfunctioned

    I keep getting a message on my screen that a USB port has malfunctioned. A few minutes later there MIGHT be a message saying the malfunctioning USB port is now in operation -- or it might not. I click on the message and get a graphic showing the USB ports on my comptuer and that one of them is...
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    IE9

    AHA! I found a cure for IE9! I just do the restore/recovery thing for a date before the IE9 was installed!
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    Professional IT Forum

    That's my feeling too Jeff7181. Lots of professionals inhabit these forums to see if they can help someone else. Or people with a particular expertise want to help others. Good for them, I say. Many of us are just beginning or have found themselves on a level where they need help. There is help...
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    How about an HTML forum?

    My suggestion was met with a resounding NO. Upon clicking on the NO, I got a suggestion to search the forum for a topic before starting a new thread. So I searched for "html", "how to make web pages" and "making web pages." The closest I got to the subject was "What do I need to know to make web...
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    How about an HTML forum?

    I'd like to see an HTML forum. I'm a rank amateur when it comes to web pages. Don't have the patience to learn a tutorial from the beginning since I know about 50% of what I need for a simple web page. Recently I wanted to use includes and had to search and search for info, finally found it in a...
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    What do you think of IE9 beta?

    I said this in another forum but I hate IE9. I don't know why, I just hate it. I think it has something to do with its looks and a box that keeps coming up that asks do I want IE9 as my default browser. I click No but it keeps coming. Nothing is where i thought it should be. The older I get, the...
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    IE9

    I hate IE9 and want to go back to IE8. Yes, I know it's bloated and buggy but it works for me. How do I go back? It isn't listed in my Programs and Features file. Why do I hate IE9? I don't know, I just hate it. Guess it comes from my advanced age and a strong suspicion of all things new.
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    PC Health Advisor

    I forgot to mention I use Eusing Free Registry Cleaner which does a good job but could use a little help. I make a lot of web pages, which means a lot of mouse clicks and judging from my experience, the mouse clicks clog up the computer (okay, laugh, but that's what it seems like to me. I don't...
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    PC Health Advisor

    I bought it for $29.97 and they tried to add on XoftSpy for $9.97 but I wrote them back and said no deal. They refunded it. Then I used the app itself. Not good for what I wanted. It checks privacy files, startup apps and I forget what else. Look very carefully before you buy to see if it does...
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    Revert to XP from Vista?

    :shocked: Whoa! Stop! Cease and desist! I didn't mean to start a flame war! VLarry, my apologies for reading you wrong. It would help if you would reply in simpler terms. You too, Athena. Meghan54, I used to use Macs. Wouldn't have anything else. But Apple priced them right out of the...
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    Internet Explorer

    Nope. Doesn't work. Thanks anyway.
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    Revert to XP from Vista?

    Windows Vista Home Premium (x64) Service Pack 2 (build 6002) HP-Pavilion FK792AA-ABA a6600f This is what Belarc says. (PS: Larry, I don't much appreciate your condescension. Computers are supposed to be fun if you don't have to make your living with them. When you spend most of your time...
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    Internet Explorer

    What in the sam hill is going on with Internet Explorer? Every now and then I go to a page that I know perfectly well it works, and I get a message, "IE cannot display the webpage." Andthen it shows a box that says one thing you can try is "Diagnose connection problems." For instance, it came up...
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    Update refuses to install: Vista

    MS Update keeps trying to download and install an update for my 17" wide flat screen monitor. It is refused every time by whatever mechanism does that in my computer. I've tried making a hole for it in my firewall but that hasn't worked. This has been going on for about 3 months. Any ideas?
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    Revert to XP from Vista?

    Whew! I don't understand but about 2 words of what you said. Can I take the computer to Best Buy and have this done? Or is there some other way? I thought I was fairly knowledgeable but this is way beyond my understanding!
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    Revert to XP from Vista?

    I need someone with a fair degree of expertise to tell me if I can revert from Vista to XP. I had several computers before settling on this one, an HP Pavilion desktop, 4.8G HD, 2942M RAM, bought last Oct. I've been back and forth with whether to take it back and get an XP machine but I'm...
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    Questions about upgrading to Vista 64-bit

    Uluru, you don't really want to get involved with Vista, do you? That's the worse piece of crap I've ever had the displeasure of owning. Every time I turn around it's giving me a different problem. Right now I'm trying to upgrade some web pages and my web editor won't take what I've typed and...
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    Need a new AIO printer

    Oh, I forgot. Not sure about the wireless. But to make a PDF you need PDF Creator, free at any of the software download services. Choose one with toner, it's cheaper upkeep, won't make you go broke buying cartridges. I think my last cartridge was good for over 2,000 copies. I bought an Epson at...
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    Need a new AIO printer

    Brother calls them MFC printers (multifunction center) and their prices start at about $200 for a plain monochrome printer that will do all you mentioned in your letter. Go to their web site and start comparing prices and services. I have an MFC-8440 and I couldn't ask for more (except color)...
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    Where do you guys buy your ink?

    Do you use ink or toner? What kind of printer? I have a source in NC who might be able to mail you a cartridge, depending on your needs. He doesn't have a web site, he's an independent working for an office supply company but does the cartridges on his own. He supplies my Brother and I've always...
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    Is my computer dying?

    This is a desktop. I suppose that makes no difference?
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    Is my computer dying?

    I''m using a 7 year old Sony Vaio, WinXP and it's been a pretty good machine. Recently I got hints that it was about to crash (strange things on the screen, odd behavior, etc.) so I backed up everything important (except the one thing that I TRULY wanted to save) and did a re-install with my...