Say Goodbye to Windows XP
It’s time to say goodbye to Windows XP. I wrote about the coming problem a couple weeks ago, but I may not have spoken clearly enough. Get rid of it. We loved it when it was released because it was so...
View ArticleFun Upgrading the Computers
The week has been "fun" — yes, that’s fun in quotes. All’s well that ends well, they say, but sometimes getting there isn’t much fun… Last year, my Father’s Day present was a homemade gift card...
View ArticleHow to Make Internet Explorer Show the Home Page in New Tabs
Long-time subscriber Mike G. wrote to ask about a frustrating issue that crept in with a new Internet Explorer version… Hi Terry, When I open Windows Internet Explorer the first tab opens the first tab...
View ArticleWindows XP Hard Drive with Windows 7
Long-time subscriber Gordon Shaw wrote from the U.K. to ask about using a Windows XP hard drive that was installed on his new system: Hi Terry, Re Dave Drake’s post in your latest Newsletter regarding...
View ArticleWindows 8.1 Update Deadline
If you’ve been running Windows 8, you’ve probably upgraded to Windows 8.1. This, strangely, required that you go to the Microsoft App Store to download and install the free upgrade. Newer notebooks,...
View ArticleOffice 2013 Crashes When Opening Files
I finally upgraded from Microsoft Office 2010 to Office 2013 — it would have been nice if it had worked. I stayed with 2010 for best compatibility with my office. However, after my wife started using...
View ArticleWindows 10 Free Upgrade Expiring
"The time has come," the Walrus said, "To talk of many things: Of shoes—and ships—and sealing-wax — Of cabbages—and kings— And why the sea is boiling hot— And whether pigs have wings" And whether to...
View ArticleUpgrading Hard Drive to Solid State Drive (HDD to SSD) Major Benefit
I mentioned in my newsletter last week that I planned to upgrade my notebook’s hard disk drive (HDD) to a solid state drive (SSD) after upgrading it from Windows 7 to Windows 10. That’s what I did....
View ArticleImminent End to Windows 10 Free Upgrade
The deadline is rapidly approaching — Friday, July 29, 2016. After that date, if you want Windows 10, you’ll have to buy a new computer with it or buy a copy. It will no longer be free. Note Only...
View ArticleWindows 7 – Windows Update Gets Stuck Checking For Updates
I’ve had this problem before, where Windows Update gets stuck "Checking for updates" forever, both on existing Windows 7 Home and Windows 7 Professional computers that had not been updated in a while....
View ArticleWindows 10 Creators Update – Back Up Now to Avoid Catastrophic Loss on Upgrading
Microsoft has started pushing the Windows 10 Creators Update (also known as version 1703) to individual PCs as an automatic update. That is dangerous for your data! I know — three of my computers...
View ArticleIs Windows 10 Being Pushed Automatically to Windows 7 Computers?
After my article Windows 10 Creators Update — Back Up Now to Avoid Catastrophic Loss on Upgrading, long-time reader Richard Fuller wrote with two unrelated questions. The first one was: Your recent...
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