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    Since shutting down some of the chrome...

    Since shutting down some of the chrome extensions, the pc is running quite a bit faster. I still occasionally get a warning from chrome about opening a website they have a problem with, no matter...
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    I'm sorry. I don't know the answer to that. I...

    I'm sorry. I don't know the answer to that. I am using the modem/router provided to me by my internet provider. I spoke with me wife who rarely uses this PC but when I showed her what was...
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    I don't believe it is a internet provider issue. ...

    I don't believe it is a internet provider issue. I run speed tests occasionally and they're always OK. Today, using Fast.com, it's 85Mbps.This PC is wired directly to the modem. My laptop is not...
  4. Thread: Boot Issues

    by RonJohn
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    Just to wrap this up, at least for the time...

    Just to wrap this up, at least for the time being, the PC finally booted up on about the 8th try. I will look into the bootable DVD in case it happens again with the next update.
  5. Thread: Boot Issues

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    Boot Issues

    I have an ACER desktop that has been a very reliable computer until just recently. Yesterday, as I was shutting it down, the option was "Update and Restart," which I chose. When I tried to us it...
  6. Thread: Make it stop!

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    I figured out the problem. I clicked on the...

    I figured out the problem. I clicked on the "notifications" icon. It opened up a sidebar. At the top was and icon listed as "settings." I right clicked on it and a menu dropped down. The first...
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    I just noticed that all of these pop-ups...

    I just noticed that all of these pop-ups eventually end up in the "notifications" folder at the end of the toolbar. Might this be some sort of Chrome or Windows application?
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    Ran Malwarebytes. It found 6 potentially...

    Ran Malwarebytes. It found 6 potentially damaging items which I quarantined. Checked my Chrome extensions and removed two Chrome components I was unfamiliar with and an Avast component. I do use...
  9. Thread: Make it stop!

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    Make it stop!

    I have a laptop running Windows 10 and using Chrome as my browser. A couple of days ago, when I opened Chrome I started getting one pop up after another in the lower right corner, all seemingly...
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    Turns out I was incorrect about the Insignia. It...

    Turns out I was incorrect about the Insignia. It is a 26" screen and the model number is NS-ldvd-26Q-10A. The Panasonic is a TH-42PXG0510. It is a plasma TV. Could this be the issue? Mediacom is...
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    No picture, no sound, no good

    My son recently gave me a 42" Panasonic TV to replace the 32" Insignia that I had in my bedroom. The Insignia is hooked up directly to cable via coaxial (no box) and after doing a channel scan, I...
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    My new password was a combination of upper and...

    My new password was a combination of upper and lower case letter and numbers. No special characters. When I went to the list of available networks, the the newly named network was there, but when I...
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    It's a Nighthawk R6900. I chose a new name that...

    It's a Nighthawk R6900. I chose a new name that meant something to my family. Nothing like the Cisco. The password was the one that was given to me was I did the installation. It is composed of...
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    Changing Router Info

    I was having spotty internet service with my 5 year old Cisco router, so I bought a new Netgear AC-1900 Dual band router. After finally getting it installed, I decided that it appearing on the...
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    Yes, the CD's play just fine without any browser...

    Yes, the CD's play just fine without any browser open. The only problem is when I have Firefox open. Anyway, I appreciate all the responses. I just wondered if this was a known issue, or if I was...
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    I don't use the browser to listen to music. I...

    I don't use the browser to listen to music. I use it to access the internet while I'm listening to my CD's. I had zero problems until I switched from Chrome to Firefox. I guess I could just switch...
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    I just open the browser and put a CD in. It...

    I just open the browser and put a CD in. It usually automatically starts with WMP. When I switched to Firefox, the procedure is exactly the same, but as the CD plays, the volume fluctuates and at...
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    Odd Browser issue (?)

    Not sure if this is the correct forum for this question or not...I have a desktop PC (Windows 10) that I use for general internet browsing and playing my CD collection. I have been using Chrome for...
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    Opinions on Avast SafeZone browser

    I've used Firefox and Chrome (predominately) over the past ten years. For whatever reason, Firefox seems to have reset itself and lost all my bookmarks. Chrome has gotten maddingly slow over the...
  20. Thread: RunDLL error

    by RonJohn
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    I didn't install it intentionally. As I stated,...

    I didn't install it intentionally. As I stated, I use VLC as my media player. Thanks for the help once again, MidKnyte.
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    RunDLL error

    Several of my videos no longer have the little VLC (which I use as a media player) logo in front of them and instead have a blank box. When I try to open them, I get a RunDLL error that states:...
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    No Hard drive found

    My son purchased a cheap (HP Notebook 17-p120mw) laptop from his uncle. I worked fine until yesterday. Now it won't boot. The original message was:

    Hard Disk error
    Please run the Hard disk in...
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    Thanks guys. I keep forgetting that "Google is...

    Thanks guys. I keep forgetting that "Google is my friend." So it appears, given one video I watched, that replacing the battery is simply a disassemble, unplug, plug-in and reassemble operation. ...
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    It's a Samsung QX410-S02 with an Intel i5...

    It's a Samsung QX410-S02 with an Intel i5 processor. It had Windows 7 as the OS when I purchased it, but I upgraded to Windows 10 a year ago.

    It is not my only PC, but it is my only laptop and...
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    Samsung Laptop Battery

    I purchased a Samsung laptop several years ago and it has been an excellent PC for me. Unfortunately, I am evidently reaching the end of the battery's life. When I contacted the vendor about a...
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