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Question Why Build a New One?

I work on an I5 machine I built nearly 10 yrs ago, since upgraded with 16 gigs RAM and an SSD. I watch stock charts most of the day (on 42" and 21" screens), which run fine on a low end video card, and surf a lot to pass the time...no gaming at all. So while I'd like to build a current...
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- Jun 23, 2023
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Computer Building
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Question Windows Reset Lost Bookmarks

So when I reset Windows I checked that files should be saved. Now I can't find any bookmarks/favs anywhere. Are they gone or hiding somewhere? Thanks.
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- Nov 3, 2021
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Windows
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Question Speaker Static

Reset is a reinstall of Windows, used to be called Refresh I think. You access via Settings, Update and Security, Recovery, then click Reset. You can reset with or without saving your files and settings, but it wipes out all your apps. I chose to save my files but apparently lost my bookmarks...
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- Post #6
- Nov 2, 2021
- Forum: Peripherals & Components
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Question Speaker Static

My computer got really slow so I did a Windows reset, and the sound problem went away.
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- Post #4
- Nov 2, 2021
- Forum: Peripherals & Components
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Question Speaker Static

THanks. I just saw this and will try a new PSU. Sure hope that does the trick.
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- Post #3
- Oct 21, 2021
- Forum: Peripherals & Components
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Question Speaker Static

So my speakers began making a lot of static recently. I replaced them, no change, then plugged in a USB sound card and they still make static. The PC is about 8 years old so I'm thinking maybe to replace the MB. (It's still using a very useful I5 processor so building a new PC is kinda...
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- Oct 14, 2021
- Replies: 6
- Forum: Peripherals & Components
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Question Building Stock trading PC - What are the prerequisites?

Trading computers have been discussed a lot in the Tradestation forums, and you can research build to order trading computers at several websites to see how they build machines. Little known fact is that video cards may or may not matter much. Tradestation requires only the most basic 2D...
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- Post #8
- Jul 7, 2021
- Forum: Computer Building
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Question Can't find clock

Thanks, but my day job was safe.
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- Post #4
- May 5, 2021
- Forum: Windows
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Question Can't find clock

Found it.
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- Post #2
- May 5, 2021
- Forum: Windows
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Question Can't find clock

So, I use a little clock program called DSClock and usually have the clock locked to the bottom on the middle of three monitors. I changed my monitor configuration and have lost the clock and can't figure out how to make it visible again. It's just off the screen somewhere. Anybody have an...
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- May 5, 2021
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Windows
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Question Need to find MAPI provider

I had an IMAP account via ATT.NET and need a MAPI acct, which ATT does not provide. According to MS tech support the IMAP protocol does not store the calendar data with the email/contacts data so when you remove and recreate the data file the calendar info is lost because its only held locally...
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- Post #3
- Mar 7, 2021
- Forum: Windows
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Question Need to find MAPI provider

I've used Outlook and had an ATT.NET email account for a long time because it comes with my ATT internet service. It uses the IMAP/POP account types. This week I lost my ability to log on to the account, which ATT tech support said was due to some change they made to their security protocols...
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- Mar 7, 2021
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Windows
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Question Help with blank Print Preview

Several weeks ago after doing a re-install of Win10, printer(Brother MFC-J995DW) and drivers the print preview started showing blank pages from all apps. The printer will print fine, but the print preview only shows blank pages. Print previews show OK in the apps that have that feature, like...
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- May 28, 2020
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Peripherals & Components
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What software runs the forums?

I'm not in the web business but I know an administrator who's interested in new forum software. These forums work well so I thought I'd alert him. What's it called? Who to contact about it? Thanks. David
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- Jan 22, 2020
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Forum Issues and Feedback
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Question Dell website rant

From time to time I shop Dell's website for monitors and rely on the specifications page for lots of info. I just went there and found they've apparently removed the specs page from their monitor pages. All that's left is their marketing department's junk about how great the monitor is...
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- Sep 29, 2019
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Displays
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Monitor Life Span

I've got two Dell 2007FP's about 10 yrs old that still work perfectly but I'd like to know if anyone has any idea how long they might last. What makes a monitor "wear out" and stop working? I'm planning to upgrade a monitor array soon and it makes a difference what I buy if I can expect these...
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- Dec 10, 2018
- Replies: 18
- Forum: Displays
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Trump being racist again. Immigrants "infest" the country

Just stumbled on to this racism wagon train. This is currently popular to go on about without fair consideration for the results of the extremely idealistic notion that, well, let's just let everyone in. Anybody see what San Francisco is turning into? Or the growing problems in NY, LA, pretty...
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- Post #26
- Jun 21, 2018
- Forum: Politics and News
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WD WinBook filling too fast

I'm imaging the C: drive, OS and data, plus 350B of data on E:
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- Post #5
- Mar 5, 2017
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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WD WinBook filling too fast

I've already deleted the partial BU file and didn't look at Win before I did.
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- Post #3
- Mar 5, 2017
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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WD WinBook filling too fast

I'm trying to back up two drives to a 2TB WinBook. The two drives hold a total of about 450GB of data, (100+350). The capacity of the 2TB WinBook I saw somewhere is about 1.8TB, and I'm doing this with no compression, since I thought there was more than enough room. I got 2/3 of the way...
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- Mar 5, 2017
- Replies: 6
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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Best monitor for long term reading and web browsing, minmal gaming?

Ditto the suggestion about trying different colors for background/text. My windows screens default to a very light gray or blue with black text and it's easy on the eyes. Also, you didn't mention if you wear glasses, but if you do then buying a pair made specifically for computer use would...
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- Post #3
- May 16, 2016
- Forum: Displays
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Browser hangs with anti-virus

I've been using Firefox and Vipre anti-virus for years without problems. A month or two ago after the last Vipre major update Firefox started hanging randomly when accessing websites. Most often it would produce a new empty window/tab and do nothing more while the little whirly thing would spin...
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- Apr 28, 2016
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Windows
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Good DIY, woodworking, renovation forum?

woodnet.net woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/wnw.pl
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- Post #6
- Jan 23, 2016
- Forum: Ask a Technical Professional
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Computer will not scan USB device

Thanks. Did more searching and apparently it's a driver issue...8.1 lost compatability with the camera. Images are definitely on the camera so I ordered a card reader and will go that route.
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- Post #4
- Nov 14, 2015
- Forum: Computer Building
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Computer will not scan USB device

My Windows 8.1 computer will not scan my Nikon D90 camera. When I plug the camera in and turn it on a full screen pops up that says "D90 - scanning USB device" and hangs. When I manually exit that screen and open Windows Explorer it's blank, i.e. no folders or any drives, it starts a refresh...
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- Nov 13, 2015
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Computer Building
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Problem with PicPick - Anybody use it?

Tried that several times and it didn't help. The problem may be Skype....also having trouble with Skype volume that I can't fix. The Skype volume is much lower than system volume even though it's set to max. So I have to set system volume to max to hear Skype talk and then any other sound...
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- Post #3
- Oct 31, 2015
- Forum: Windows
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Problem with PicPick - Anybody use it?

This is a shot in the dark....this screen capture program is supposed to be able to send the images to your Skype contacts. Mine has stopped doing that. When I click on the Skype button, it pulls up the window in Skype that says "select contacts to send to" but the window is empty. I've...
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- Oct 29, 2015
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Windows
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Will an i3 be enough?

Just this weekend I replaced one of our computers that was 6-7 years old and used the i3 instead of the i5 to save the hundred bucks and it's working fine. It sits next to an i5 system and there's no noticeable difference at all in doing the routine tasks your talking about. The rated speed of...
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- Post #5
- Oct 27, 2015
- Forum: Computer Building
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Will mini-PCs take over desktop computing?

Would love to swap my goliath towers for really small boxes but they fit under the top of my desk out of the way so I hang on to them and upgrade the innards from time to time. The biggest problem is just pulling them out and lifting to a table when I want access. I mean the P180 weighs a ton.
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- Post #57
- Oct 27, 2015
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Suggestions for 2.1 computer speakers

With a back ported speaker like those at Monoprice how far away from the wall do they need to sit...could complicate things.
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- Post #5
- Oct 27, 2015
- Forum: Peripherals & Components
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Where are the System Build Guides???

One of the most helpful type of review AT has done over the years has been the system builder guides they've published from time to time. However, due to very inconsistent naming of these guides they are virtually impossible to find via any search terms I can think of, and there is no "Guides"...
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- Jul 30, 2015
- Replies: 6
- Forum: Computer Building
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UPDATE: Okay, going i7-4790K. Now, which MB???

Thanks. That's exactly the setup I've been eyeing. I've got two of the 2007FP's still going strong after maybe 8 years with a 24"er sitting between them and have long thought the 30" would be a perfect fit. Makes for a great extended desktop.
- DBissett
- Post #15
- Jun 22, 2015
- Forum: Motherboards
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Moving SSD/OS from one machine to another

I hadn't thought about licensing/re-activation issues. The existing SSD uses an OEM version of Wn8.1 so maybe that would be an obstacle. Would this work any better......to install the new SSD in the i5 machine, clone everything from the old SSD to the new one, remove the old one and put it in...
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- Post #4
- Jun 22, 2015
- Forum: Computer Building
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UPDATE: Okay, going i7-4790K. Now, which MB???

Which monitors are those in the pic? I've been looking for that same type of setup and haven't yet id'd monitors the right size to do that.
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- Post #13
- Jun 22, 2015
- Forum: Motherboards
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Moving SSD/OS from one machine to another

Can I do that without problems? We have an older computer I want to replace with a basic new build probably using an i3. We have a second computer, i5 based, with a good 128 gig SSD that holds the OS which I would like to use in the new computer and replace in the i5 with a larger one. So, can...
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- Jun 20, 2015
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Computer Building
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Help with slow connection speed please

Thanks Elixer. This morning as soon as I turned the machine on I ran speedtests in both Firefox and Explorer. Firefox showed 3 Mbps and Explorer showed 15. My Firefox has been automatically updating for a LONG time, so I did a fresh install of that and it seems to be behaving much...
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- Post #4
- May 9, 2015
- Forum: Networking
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Help with slow connection speed please

I just ran CCleaner and the problem seems to have gone away. But the speedtests are all over the place. I tried running the test in MSExplorer and the speed looked fine. Ran it in Firefox and it was down, then up. Ran a bunch of speedtests in both browsers and almost all of them were up to...
- DBissett
- Post #2
- May 8, 2015
- Forum: Networking
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Help with slow connection speed please

I'm having a problem with one computer. Uverse delivers 14 Mbps and all devices in the house except for one computer get that. This one computer (I'm on it now) gets about 3 Mbps. A UVerse technician came over today and installed a new gateway and narrowed the problem down to this computer...
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- May 8, 2015
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Networking
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Video card for trading computer

Thanks Elite. That's one I hadn't seen before.
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- Post #3
- May 3, 2015
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Video card for trading computer

I'm looking to expand my trading computer setup from 3 monitors to 5 or 6 and am uncertain what products to use to do this. Currently I'm using a HD 5750 card to run 3 monitors and my initial thought was that I'd add another mid tier card to run 3 more. Then I saw at AMD's website that half...
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- May 3, 2015
- Replies: 6
- Forum: Graphics Cards

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