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 | I downloaded AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition on a computer that runs Windows 98 and uses a slow dial-up connection. When I went to install AVG an "Expired Download" box appeared, advising me to download the latest version. I ignored this and installed my AVG download 7.5.503. Everything went fine. But …  |
| | I have really enjoyed watching and listening to videos on YouTube for many years. But today when I went to the web site I couldn't get any sound when I was trying to listen to Susan Boyle sing. I even tried a Walter Cronkite video and couldn't hear anything. I … |
| | I would like to copy (burn) photos stored in My Pictures folder onto blank CD-R discs but have never done this before and need a little advice. I have a CD-RW drive and I also have Nero StartSmart (Nero 7 Essentials) software installed which I understand is capable of copying … |
| | My Compaq computer with Windows Vista Home Premium crashed last week because a virus killed off my hard drive and I have had to purchase a new computer. It is the same model and includes a free "trial" McAfee antivirus program. But I've heard that two antivirus programs should not …  |
| | I would like to upgrade to a larger computer monitor but have no idea how to do this! I currently have a 17" ViewSonic Flat Panel Monitor (LCD Display), 1280x1024 Black, Model #VA712b, with 8ms Video Responce! Can anyone offer advice on what I should look for while shopping so … |
| | I run Windows XP Pro SP3 and have an Intel Pentium 3 computer with 27 gb hard drive, 384mb system RAM, video card ATI RADEON 7200 with 64MB RAM, Sound Blaster audio, DVD-ROM, CD burner, 10/100 network card, and US Robotics v90 56k modem. Yesterday I noticed that none of … |
| | Does anyone use Yahoo! Mail Classic as their email program? I find that this program blocks all those annoying ads that used to crowd the right-hand side of my screen and limit my space when writing my emails when I used the original Yahoo! Mail. Is it just me that's …  |
| | I have a new Windows Vista Home Premium Edition OS and have been using the Mozilla Firefox browser for my email. But lately my space is so limited where I'm typing that I can't even see what I'm writing. I know I've typed some other stuff, but I can't see … |
| | I suddenly am unable to receive email sent from my friend from her primary email address and when I try to send email to that address it bounces back. Yet when we both use her alternate email address the messages are received. It's as if something is suddenly blocking access …  |
| | Can someone please recommend a good, reliable FREE antivirus program?? Since AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 7.5 will no longer be supported by Windows as of Feb 25 I downloaded and installed AVG 8.0. But it does not update automatically and a "You may not be protected!" message appears onscreen whenever …  |
| | I have an Intel Pentium 3, 27 GB hard drive, 384 MB system RAM that uses Windows XP Pro SP2. I am looking for advice on the best and easiest way to "burn" data/music to a CD-R. I have too many files stored on my computer hard drive and loaded … |
| | I need some advice on firewalls. I have an Intel Pentium 3, 1000MHz computer with Windows XP Pro, SP2. I already have a built-in Windows XP firewall but until last week I also had ZoneAlarm installed. Due to a recent conflict with a critical Microsoft update, ZoneAlarm would not allow … |
| | Does anyone know how to make web pages print out in a larger text size? I have tried and tried and each printout is the same size. I change Text Size under View and the text does enlarge onscreen but when I print there is no change in text size. … |
| | Is there a way I can set Windows Media Player as my default music player? When I download a music file it opens in Real Player. I would like to use WMP instead. Thanks. janda5 |
| | Ten days ago I added a post that complained that my PC wouldn't boot and may be crashing. Last August I bought an emachines T3616 desktop PC w/AMD Sempron processor 3600+ and Windows Vista Home Basic OS. Well, I have been having on-again, off-again problems with booting. Today my PC … |
| | Can someone tell me if it sounds as if my computer has crashed?? For the past two days when I turn on my computer a STARTUP REPAIR box appears, saying "Your computer was unable to start. STARTUP REPAIR is checking your system for problems." Then the words "Searching for problems" …  |
| | I have a new Compaq Presario Desktop computer that uses the Windows Vista Home Premium OS. When I finish reading my email messages (in Earthlink WebMail) I would like to play a game offline but don't know how to disconnect from the Internet to do so. From the START menu, … |
| | I have a big problem that I hope someone can help me with. I recently purchased a Compaq Presario desktop with Windows Vista Home Premium pre-installed. All was working well until this morning. I turned on my computer to find only a white screen with a small wheel turning round … |
| | I would like to send electronic greeting cards (E-cards) to family and friends but have heard that many of these web sites are virus-prone. Can anyone offer advice on which e-greeting web sites are the safest to use? If you have personal experience with sending e-cards, which sites would you …  |
| | I have downloaded and installed Windows Internet Explorer 7 Beta 2 so that Web pages that I choose to print will be properly sized on the paper. I printed a couple of Web pages and though the print is indeed sized correctly, now the text size is too small. I …  |
| | I am a Windows 98 user and only go online to access my email via Netscape. Nothing more. Lately my dial-up connection has been shutting off before I can finish reading my emails and I am forced to connect again. Can anyone explain the reason for this? If I can't … |
| | I recently purchased a used 17" ViewSonic flat panel monitor. I've been swamped with different ideas on how best to keep it clean, everything from alcohol-free premoistened wipes to using a soft, damp cloth. There are some smudges on the monitor, possibly fingerprints, since a friend had used it for … |
| | I have an Intel Pentium 166MHz w/MMX computer that uses Windows 98SE. I've been using Outlook Express 6.0 as my email client without any problems. But yesterday when I opened OE to read my messages I noticed a yellow triangle at the lower right of the window that read "ERROR!" …  |
| | I have an Intel Pentium 166MHz w/ MMX computer and use Windows 98SE. Recently I installed Earthlink's WebMail for sending/receiving email after my Netscape 7 email program malfunctioned. However, I have not uninstalled Netscape and now I have two email programs that seem to be competing with one another. I … |
| | I have an Intel Pentium 166MHz w/MMX computer and I use Windows 98. I have installed AVG antivirus which I run daily. The only time I go online is to read my email. However, I do occasionally access Web sites of interest. Can anyone recommend a good antispyware program specifically … |
| | I have an Intel Pentium 166MHz w/MMX Computer and use Windows 98. A web site I was trying to access had this error message: "ERROR! JavaScript is required to use this site!" I then downloaded and installed JRE (Java Runtime Environment), Version 6, Update 1. I even customized my Security … |
| | I have an Intel Pentium 166MHz w/MMX computer with 64 MB RAM and I use Windows 98. While attempting to renew my Norton Antivirus subscription online, the following message appeared: "Your browser is not supported because it is not considered secure enough to conduct an online transaction. Please upgrade your …  |
| | I have an Intel Pentium 166MHz w/MMX that uses Windows 98, 2nd edition and has 64 MB RAM. To access my emails, I click a Connect To Internet desktop icon, then an Email icon. This takes me directly into Netscape (AOL?) and I can read my messages there. A friend … |
| | I have a computer that uses Windows 98 and whenever I try to forward an email I lose my dial-up connection and have to reconnect. Sometimes I'm unable to save the email. Any ideas on why I'm losing my connection while trying to forward emails? Thank you. janda5:!: |
| | I apologize if I'm not in the correct forum for this question, but here goes: can someone tell me how I can post to a blog? Do I need a URL in order to post? I started to register for one blog to post my comments but stopped when the … |
| | I am a Windows 98 user and recently installed Norton Antivirus 2005. Can anyone recommend a good anti-spam program that won't conflict with my Norton Antivirus? Thank you. janda5 :rolleyes:  |
| | I am a Windows 98 user and believe my Internet Explorer is outdated. I keep getting an error message stating that my browser cannot support certain actions because it is not considered secure. I am advised to upgrade my browser and then resume the session. My question is: How do … |
| | I use Windows 98 and have tried and tried to upgrade an old version of Internet Explorer 4 to version 6. I went to the Windows Update web page and discovered that I needed to download 24 critical updates. The download was going fine. considering my slow dial-up connection speed. … |
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