Video of what happens in Windows 10 when you start turning off privacy settings and removing default programs and apps
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8N72t7aScY
so maybe silly question but
In regards to Windows 10 and windows automatic updates. When / how does Windows restart your system after an update?
I mean, if you in the middle of working on a spreadsheet or in the middle of playing a game, does the system just restart or does Windows wait...
Currently have a MSI GTX780 OC Twinfrozer.
Was considering moving to a 980ti but so far cannot see if it would help much. Every time i l crunch the numbers and look at the cost i am not sure if a 980ti is worth the expense for (according to benchmarks) a 30% gain in something that i may not...
So for some unknown reason Win8.1 decides it wants to turn off my monitor at odd times.
Does it on both my computers every so often. I have screensavers turned off and energy saving turned off but still turns off monitor. I recheck settings to be sure incase windows turned the setting on. but...
Windows 8.1. Got a new Samsung Multifuncton printer (SCX3400) several months ago and all installed and running fine.
Followed all instructions and had it set up to run on wireless. Worked great for a while. could print over network and from both MacBook Air and Win8.1 machines.
Then i got...
So last night around 1730 the power went out for about 1 min. About 2h later decided to update the Apple TV. During the update the farging power goes out again same as above.
So i now have a dead A-TV ... power light rapid blinking. Gen 3 i believe.
checked online for solution and tried...
Just curious why the following works.
I have my home email set up on my laptop ( DSL - phone company )
When i take my laptop out of my home WIFI zone i can still get and send email as if i was at home.
for instance. At work the internet is thru a different company (Cable internet - Cable...
so for the longest time i had avoided Win 8 - I got a lap top with it installed last year and just hated it and removed it shortly after.
The last few weeks i been looking at Win 8.1 .. playing with it on demo machines in the big box stores. A few co-workers have it on lap tops now and they...
so last month i got a new video card. came with 3 free games.
(Batman-Arkham Origins. Assassins Creed 4 BlackFlag and Splinter Cell Blacklist)
Splinter Cell Blacklist - episode 6 of the Splinter Cell series.
Was a big mmog player for years and pretty much gave up on single player pc...
Early spring this year i jumped on the apple bandwagon and got myself a 32g iPad. Then a month or 2 later i got a 32g iPhone 5. Love the things. Then a month or 2 later and i have added an Apple TV. Been thinking about getting a macbook (air or pro) or even an iMac.
lol. not sure what i will...
so got a new laptop and am trying to install the latest Ubuntu version on my old laptop.
Dell Inspiron 1501 (old i know but system requirements for ubuntu says it ok)
CPU=AMD Athlon 64 X2 TK55 / 1.8 GHz
RAM = 2gig
HD=120gig
Graphics=ATI Radeon Xpress1150 - 256.0 MB (1280 x 800 max...
Just wondering if this is anything to be concerned about.
I have noticed a new 0.1g FAT32 partition. It has just recently showed up and this after my AV program blocked/removed a virus.
I do not see it from Windows 7 Manage drives but it shows up on my backup program, Acronis TrueImage...
most commercials are lame i know but some are funny. but there are 2 right now that come to mind that i just can not stand. instant /mute or channel change.
1) Nyquil - some (i guess famous) hockey player. at the end of it you see him sleeping/is snoring. just bugs the shit out of me
2)...
I have an Actiontec all in one (DSL modem-router) which is supplied by phone company
there are 4 ports of which one must go to the cis430 HD PVR (for IP tv)
so that leaves me 3 ports. i have 2 computers connected so that leaves me one
Currently have that last port connected to a WD Live...
greetings..
so i currently have one of the older WD TV Live players. It is connected (Cat5e) to a Win7 pc and a WD Elements USB external drive.
it works pretty well playing from pc to tv - i use the external drive as storage for movies i wish to keep. (backed up on 2 other element drives...
decided i am done with new games for a while.
Bored with all the new mmog. Star Wars TOR. WoW. Everquest
Sony (SOE) twisted my knickers with my game card FUBAR.
Briefly - game card defective. EB Games says cant do anything for you - too bad so sad
SOE says sorry about that - too bad so...
I bought 2 game cards on May 07 and used one that day.
It looks like the part that is scratched off to reveal the code is covered by
a thin sheet of plastic. so its the card with numbers>clear plastic cover>scratch part.
The first card was fine. but i tried to use the 2nd one yesterday...
Got one of these after xmas to replace an old 21in Dell
Very happy with the way this screen looks. Love that it is LED
back lit and only uses 29w while running. Liked it so much i went out
next day and got a 2nd one to replace a Sony 32xbr6(used a computer monitor)
The one thing that kind...
So i have had this cooler for about a month and i guess i thought it would be quieter than my other computer.
To preface.
Antec 1100 case.
200mm fan top rear
2x120mm fan bottom front blowing in across drive bays
1x120mm fan on back of case blowing in on rear of cpu/motherboard
Corsair...
ok. stupid question maybe. but someone that has an
Antec TriCool 120mm Red LED case fan confirm the air flow direction?
i got one to add a 2nd front fan to my Antec 1100 case.
but for the life of me i cant find any direction arrows one usually sees
on these types of fans. I think i have it...
so long story short. built new computer. was going to use old keyboard with new computer. but forgot old kb was ps/2 and no plug on new motherboard. So stold kb (newer usb) from 2nd computer.
so question. got new Logitech wireless kb/mouse combo today and put it on 2nd computer. love it. why...
hello. search keeps timing out and google tells me everything except what i want to know.
It is time to put together a new game machine. my present game machine becomes my "Work" machine (video.pix.internet.email) and consists of an Intel i5-750 in an Asus P7P55D pro running Windows 64bit with...
Hello
looking for an inexpensive easy to use picture editor. What i want to be able to do is fix shots i have taken that has bright light and dark areas. want to be able to brighten up the dark spots while leaving the light spots alone.
Yes i could learn how to take pictures but i use my...
so i see people recommending this game
A big plus for me and something i would lean me more toward getting the game
is
1) the player view point. are you always stuck in chase view or can you go first person?
2) can you control your character just by the mouse? as in Wow or Everquest i...
So am running Windows XP Professional SP2
I was sole (administrator) user of this computer until recently.
What i want to be able to do is set up a user account for me
and have a separate account for the others.
i set up a separate account but they can still see folders and files on...
First to all present serving armed forces thanks for what you do.
now to my question.
seen this in a few war films and googled it and thot i understood but....
First seen in Saving Private Ryan. Upham is a corporal with a "T" under the stripes.
When i looked it up it said Technical...
think of how different the world would be now.
no communist russia. and probably no communist china.
and all the deaths and unrest that they brought. (Cold War)
would there have been a war after ww1?
probably yes but against Japan. but would it have been a world war?
no nazi...
so recently built new system. Power supply was a modular..in that you can remove the power cables you are not using to save having to hide the extras...got me to wondering....
is there a totally modular design? .... to try to explain....
the above items in the title are totally...
so i have one of these with a WD 1T drive. only use it for back ups. was working fine.
plugged it into my new win7 machine. found new hardware and ready to use. but there is no drive icon. the drive shows up in device manager.
this morning i plugged it into my winxp sp3 computer. same...
recently built a new game rig so old game rig is my "work" computer
(work=surfing. email. pix. pron etc)
old rig is
Asus p5b
Intel E6300
2gig ram
Geforce 8800gts
reformatted and fresh install of XP home + all asus drivers + XP patches
i always turn the game rig off at nite as its only used in...
so the last few weeks i have been noticing a strange problem.
When it is time to go to sleep i put the computer to sleep and just
as the computer "shuts off" my cable box (motorola) turns off
the first few times i thot my cable box was broken and did not connect the cpu shutdown to it.
i...
why are oranges called oranges? is an orange an orange because its the color orange or is the color orange because it is named after the fruit?
did they run out of names on the fruit naming day? why isnt a banana called a yellow?
its like it was 358pm on a Friday and quitting time is at...
Greetings
where i work we have a common room with computers that folks can use.
they all have Suse linux installed. over the weekend a computer developed a problem and i want to figure out if the install is fargled or did someone some how put in a password.
this is the final text that...
Having a minor annoyance that i think is that my new vid card is too fast for the cpu
I have asus P5B mb
Intel E6300 oc to 2.2
2gig ram
i have a silverstone ps that has plenty of power on the rail for the card.
i HAD a Geforce 7950gt that i recently replaced with a geforce 8800gts...
Greetings
Put together a system about a year and a half ago.
Asus P5B
Intel E6300 (O/C to 2.2ish mhz)
arctic 7 freezer pro cooler
Mushkin ddr2-800
SilverStone ST50EF-Plus 500w powersupply
Winxp sp2
(recent upgrade - geForce 7950gt 512 to a GeForce 8800GTS KO 678MHZ 512MB)
looking...
As the title some what says...
Since new drives are relatively so darn cheap these days..
instead of getting external drives\case\Esata
i was thinking about putting in a 2nd sata drive to use for backups and only
backups. Would like to power the thing off when done.
Is there a way to...
greetings.
ok..first did a search and came up with a few ideas.
what i want to do is set up web cam and use it as a "nanny cam"
i want to be able to view live images from a remote computer-ie from work
got a Microsoft VX6000 USB cam. got the Webcam 2000 software.
set everything up...
Is it safe to assume that the drive inside this USB case(any brand) is just a standard drive?
would it be a SATA or IDE drive do you think?
if this is true then, one could open up the case and use this drive as any old regular
hard disk?
Greetings all.
did a search but nothing specific to this problem i found
Dim8400
2gig ram
Nvidia 6800GS
I have 2 new external USB hard drives. I barely use them ..just there for
backups ..One is a Comstar 250g and other is a Iomega 500g
I have things backed up on them now and...
recent build..running great other wise(been about 4months)
Asus p5b
E6300 oc 2.2
Silverstone 500+w power supply
here is what i have been noticing and i do not remember it doing this before..
I hit the button on the case and everything starts up...all lights come on and fans start...
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