Forum: Hardware
November 1st, 2021, 02:04 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,062
Inconsistent Fan Grinding/Buzzing
Hi
I've been getting a temporary grinding or buzzing noise for months--pretty sure it's from the fan. It normally commences on start, continues for a few minutes (2-5) then stops. Occasionally it...
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Forum: Applications
October 16th, 2020, 02:34 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 3,485
New Outlook Installation nightmare
Hi, Monkeylove
Thanks for getting back to me. After (much) repairing, I uninstalled Office 365 and Reinstalled. This solved most of my problems, but I'm still left with the original: None of my...
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Forum: Applications
October 12th, 2020, 09:56 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 3,485
New Outlook Installation Nightmare
'Morning all
I'm running a Dell Inspiron 7010 laptop, Windows 10 and have recently purchased and installed Office 365 Home. My Outlook is a nightmare--often stops responding and I have to close in...
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Forum: Applications
October 5th, 2020, 07:44 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 744
MS Outlook 2016 Not Responding
Hi
I'm running Windows 10 on a Dell Inspron 17 5000 series laptop.
A couple days ago, my Outlook hung up on an email I was trying to send to approx 60 contacts. It hasn't worked properly ever...
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Forum: Hardware
September 23rd, 2020, 03:08 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 518
CD/DVD Drive not recognized
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I'm running a Dell Inspiron 17 on Windows 10. CD/DVD drive used to work, but I haven't used it for a long time.
I wanted to view a DVD today--No Joy. The ODD is recognized on the BIOS Main...
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Forum: Windows 10
August 11th, 2020, 06:09 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,656
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Forum: Windows 10
August 8th, 2020, 03:03 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,656
Hi Digerati
Thanks for your reply I've...
Hi Digerati
Thanks for your reply I've answered in turn:
And when you run System Restore, how far back do you go every time? There don't seem to be many choices, but generally I go back to a...
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Forum: Windows 10
August 7th, 2020, 02:48 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,656
Periodic Slow Down and Solution
Hi
Every three or four months, my Dell Latitude laptop grinds to a virtual halt: Everything is slow--startup, search, connection and page loading all bgged down. Every time this happens, I go...
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Forum: Windows 10
June 28th, 2020, 02:00 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,346
MS Account sign in blocks access to Safe Boot
Hi Murf
Thanks for coming back to me--yes, that's where I was trying to sign in. Since I successfully changed my PW when this problem first surfaced I KNEW it was correct so I just kept plugging...
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Forum: Windows 10
June 19th, 2020, 02:39 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,346
MS Account sign in blocks access to Safe Boot
Hi
This one's driving me batty. I need to boot my Dell Inspiron to Safe Mode. I'm going through the troubleshoot sequence to Start Options but when I reach the dropdown and select 'start in safe...
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Forum: Windows 10
April 20th, 2020, 02:07 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 3,002
Windows 10 Update Nghtmare
Hi
Once again, I've allowed Microsoft to install a suite of updates and watched my Dell Inspron laptop PC slow to a crawl. I'm smarter than I used to be--saved a System Restore point before I let...
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Forum: Windows 10
November 28th, 2019, 06:09 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,235
Can't set HDD as priority boot mode
Hi Murf
I tried that as well with a rescue USB from my old (Windows 10) computer. Nothing doing--obviously incompatible.
Sooooooo...I surrendered and called my local guru--two minutes of...
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Forum: Windows 10
November 26th, 2019, 01:29 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,235
Hi Murf
No joy, I'm afraid. I managed to...
Hi Murf
No joy, I'm afraid. I managed to reset Setup defaults on the bottom of the Bios page, but I've tried the triple interruption routine a half dozen times and nothing happens.
Not sure...
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Forum: Windows 10
November 25th, 2019, 06:12 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,235
Thanks, Murph
When I tried to locate Power...
Thanks, Murph
When I tried to locate Power Management everything tumbled. I now can't boot the PC (no bootable media found) and one tried just about everything I can think of. Ran the diagnostics...
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Forum: Windows 10
November 24th, 2019, 02:58 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,235
Can't set HDD as priority boot mode
Hi
I've recently windows-repaired my Dell Latitude laptop and run the Dell Update program and she's running better than she has in years. One small annoyance--during the process, the Boot priorities...
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Forum: Windows 10
August 24th, 2018, 04:27 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,687
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Forum: Applications
August 21st, 2018, 12:37 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 656
Firefox is already Open..........
In the past few months, I'm getting this message almost every time I try to open Firefox and I'm fed up with it. Yes, I know how to go to Task Manager and shut it down, but I never used to have to do...
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Forum: Windows 10
August 19th, 2018, 12:12 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,687
Cloning SD Card
Hi
I want to clone my SD card to use in a backup phone. I'm running a Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge and the SD card is recognized on File Explorer and Device Manager, but not as a partition on Diskmanager....
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Forum: Windows 10
February 26th, 2018, 06:20 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,145
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Forum: Windows 10
February 26th, 2018, 02:17 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,145
Hi Murf and thanks for a very comprehensive...
Hi Murf and thanks for a very comprehensive explanation. I've gone through all the steps--didn't get any feedback from the CHKDSK process, so I don't know what, if anything was accomplished. Should...
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