• DirtySox

    DirtySox

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    • in reply to: When software just won’t let go #1944872

      Instead of all that manual uninstalling, why not just use Revo Uninstaller?  It does all of that for you!  (Just remember not to “Restart” during the uninstall, even if asked.)  Remember to run the “Scan” so it can look into the Registry and on the hard disk.

    • in reply to: Better data and boot security for Windows PCs #1453103

      Greetings!

      ” (For complete security, be sure to empty the Windows trash.)” Unless sector data is overwritten, can’t it be recovered? Does “emptying the trash” overwrite the data?

    • in reply to: Better data and boot security for Windows PCs #1453102

      Greetings!

      Fred did then go on to say: “Your next step is to test the archive to make sure that encryption and compression worked properly. If it did — and that’s almost always the case — you can then delete the original files, so that only the encrypted archive remains.”

    • in reply to: Taking a new approach to old problems #1451032

      Thank you for your article.
      I am under the impression that AC-adapter “bricks” are power supplies that look like bricks, with a wire coming out of each end, and only take up one outlet.
      I believe that what you intended to say was “wall warts”.

    • Greetings!

      Maybe use the Task Scheduler, that invokes a batch file, that invokes the Excel spreadsheet with an Auto Open macro, which creates a file depending on the date criteria, which the batch file will check for its existence. Haven’t figured out how to get an email generated and sent.

    • in reply to: Filling the Wi-Fi holes once and for all #1399996

      Your comment was correct.
      My reply was to steve.ryder’s post on 2013-06-20 13:39.

    • in reply to: Filling the Wi-Fi holes once and for all #1398189

      Re: steve.ryder’s post on 2013-06-20 13:39

      1. I’ve found that almost all routers, when they come out of the box, do not have their DHCP range set to 192.168.x.100 – 192.168.x.199. The DHCP range, in the main router, should always be checked. You may not know who has been in there before you.

      2. The goal here it to pick an IP Address for the slave router that is OUTSIDE the DHCP range of the main router, so there will be no conflict if the main router’s DHCP assigns all the addresses, within its range, to other devices.

      3. I believe that the last IP Address you mention should have been “192.168.0.2”.

    • in reply to: Filling the Wi-Fi holes once and for all #1397801

      1. Since I don’t remember you mentioning what or how to access the “Web UI” of Router A, I suggest an alternative would be to enter “ipconfig” (“ifconfig” on non-Windows) in a Command Prompt and press Enter. You can usually use the “Default Gateway” IP address to access the router’s Web UI by entering this IP Address into your browser.

      2. In your third screen shot (of Router B) , you show “Default Gateway” being left all zeros (and that it is optional on your router). It might be safer to put the IP Address of Router A here.

      3. To access Router B after the reboot, use the new, static IP Address that you just assigned to it (“192.168.0.200” in your example).

    • in reply to: Incomplete uninstall? #1353049

      Greetings!
      I use Revo Uninstaller (free), which will usually clean up most, if not all, of the stuff left in the Registry and on the disk.

    • in reply to: DVD/CD cleaning #1330395

      Have you tried isopropyl alcohol to remove the marker?

    • in reply to: Extremely slow boot up #1816905

      Might check Right-click My Computer -> Properties -> Hardware -> Device Manager -> right-click IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers -> Properties -> Primary IDE channel -> Advanced Settings -> Current transfer Mode = “… DMA …”, not “PIO”.

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