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    That did it, MidKnyte. I've been good for the...

    That did it, MidKnyte. I've been good for the last few days. Thank you!
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    Yeah...I'd tried that MidKnyte. It disables okay,...

    Yeah...I'd tried that MidKnyte. It disables okay, but it always magically turns back on. Any other ideas?
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    [RESOLVED] Maintenance

    I'm looking for a way to turn off the Windows 8.1 maintenance. I've been into task scheduler, but nothing I disable stays disabled.

    Thanks in advance
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    Well, that didn't do it. Any other ideas?

    Well, that didn't do it. Any other ideas?
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    I think that might've been it. I unchecked it....

    I think that might've been it. I unchecked it. I'll post back if it sleeps by itself. Thanks!
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    Windows 7 Dell Won't Sleep

    Dell XPS 9100
    Intel i7 920 @ 2.67Ghz
    12GB RAM
    Windows 7 64 Bit, SP1

    Up until a few weeks ago, my computer was going to sleep by itself without any issues. Now, magically, it doesn't anymore. ...
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    Thanks for the input. I can always count on this...

    Thanks for the input. I can always count on this board! I'll recommend a new laptop.

    Cj
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    [RESOLVED] Old Toshiba Laptop OS Upgrade

    Computer: Toshiba Satellite M45-S355 1GB RAM

    I'm looking into seeing if I can upgrade a friend's laptop from Windows XP to Windows 7. There are a few issues in the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor...
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    MidKnyte: Neither of those solutions worked. ...

    MidKnyte: Neither of those solutions worked. The HP site didn't have anything useful either. I'll keep digging. It's got to be something simple.
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    MidKnyte: I'll give that a whirl today. Thanks....

    MidKnyte: I'll give that a whirl today. Thanks.

    Jim: I don't know that precisely. It's my wife's computer so I could've been anytime in the last few months.
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    Cannot Print in IE 11

    Windows 7 Home Premium SP1
    Internet Explorer 11 v11.0.9600.16518

    I am unable to print in IE11. All other applications and Chroms print fine. It doesn't matter what I'm trying to print - Nothing...
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    I think I'm going to leave it alone. The Toshiba...

    I think I'm going to leave it alone. The Toshiba site is a little clunky in the driver compatibility department. I've relegated this task to the way back burner. ;-)
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    Great idea. Duh. Thanks! :D

    Great idea. Duh. Thanks! :D
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    Laptop - Vista-to-Windows-# Upgrade

    Good morning:

    Computer: Four-year-old Toshiba Satellite M305
    OS: Vista Home Premium 64 Bit, SP2
    RAM: 4GB
    Proc: 2Ghz Intel Core2 Duo
    HD: 320GB

    I’m long behind the OS upgrade curve,...
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    Video Capture Card

    Good morning:

    I'm looking for recommendations on a good video capture/tv tuner card for my computer. I'm looking for something that has HDMI, S-Video and Component video input.

    Thanks in...
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    I'm not sure exactly, because I went out to run...

    I'm not sure exactly, because I went out to run errands for a few hours. When I came back, it was done.
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    Ended up using Google Drive. Worked like a champ.

    Ended up using Google Drive. Worked like a champ.
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    [RESOLVED] File Sharing Site

    A friend is trying to get a 3GB video file to me and we're having no luck. We tried a couple of sites (e.g. filedropper, etc.) but none seems to work.

    If anyone knows of a site that actually...
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    As an interim fix, until the technician gets out...

    As an interim fix, until the technician gets out here to check wires and replace equipment, I reduced my MTU size from 1492 to 1300 and the throughput has improved a good bit. The quality of the...
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    Steve: The ping isn’t the problem – the...

    Steve:
    The ping isn’t the problem – the connection is. I start an infinite ping (ping –t 8.8.8.8) and it runs fine as long as there’s no traffic flowing out of my router to the internet. The...
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    Yeah...I've tried all that. Power-cycling,...

    Yeah...I've tried all that. Power-cycling, bypassing the router, changing wires, etc. I thought it might be something with my router configuration, but it doesn't appear to be.

    I'm not much...
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    I've done that Google search. I was thinking a...

    I've done that Google search. I was thinking a non-traditional ISP. As I said, there are only two ISPs here (i.e., no cable).

    I'm figuring my alternatives are satellite and cellular, unless...
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    Alternative ISP

    I live in Castrovill, Texas, about 20 miles west of San Antonio, Texas (7th largest city in the country). Astonishingly, I have only two ISPs from which to choose.

    One is a local line of sight...
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    The router's set up for dynamic DNS servers. The...

    The router's set up for dynamic DNS servers. The ISP (small rural one) didn't indicate if their servers are static or not. I'll try plugging in their DNS serers as static and see what happens.
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    Musical DNS Servers

    Is it normarl for a computer (Wireless or wired) to change DNS servers?

    When I check ipconfig on either my laptop (wireless) or my desktop (wired) the DNS servers can be either my ISP's...
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