Recent content by barleysinger

I found a repair method that doesn't require killing Chrome. Go into AppData and delete the data for C:\Users\THISUSERNAME\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome Then launch Chrome in safe mode and log into google. Your bookmarks and logins will be gone but you can run Chrome again without killing the...

Win 7 uses SMB 1. Win 11 doesn't come with SMB 1 turned on straight out of the box. You have to enable it in Win 11.

Win Pro 11 We have repeatedly found instances where using Properties->Compatibility to get an application to run, makes that user account have serious odd problems from that point onward. The most common being that Chrome no longer displays it's windows. The only functional repair appears to be...

I want an alternative to the standard Win 11 File Explorer that can search for files that are out on our network. I use the search feature in Explorer in Windows 7 all the time and it does this fine. I need it. I have brain injury (I was dead too long) and that makes it hard to find things on...

C and D are SSDs (2tb) and e and f are both 8TB SATA drives (WD 8TB Red Plus 256MB CMR 3.5" SATA HDD). Still freaky that Win 11 is treating an entire drive this way. || >The permissions thing is probably because you're trying to copy the whole Library? Documents/Music/etc... I think you are...

I'm currently copying everything on E: to F: so I can reformat the annoying HDD and see if that works. Sure there may be some other way to remove the 'stupid' from my E drive permissions without that step but I sure don't know what it is. If somebody tells me it would be great. At this point I...

I have no idea what to do next. I bought a new PC. A custom build from a well known company (supposedly good). Waited a few weeks for my monitor to show. I set it all up. It wouldn't boot properly (I have complained to the vendor). I got tired of having to boot to a WIN DVD to get past the...

I have an old external WD UDS HDD. It's a 4TB "My Passport". I am trying to recover files. I did find errors on a surface scan. I have Minitool Partition Manager Pro, and was going to use to to get back whichever files are retrevable but I've found a rather large issue with the software. I...

I did a few more tests, the last of which was to (regrettably) uninstall Opera. It is regretable not just becasue I like it, but because there is no way to export the bookmarks or history. They are gone forever. Yet another silly limitation of an app that could be so much better. As soon as...

I am trying to be very clear about the issue and what I have done to fix it. Pardon the length, but you can't describe a problem without using words. I want to be able to play my files in whatever app I chose at the moment. This used to be fine, Then I installed Opera. Since then I have lost...

Every so often I see odd changing lines of color on the upper area of the screen. After a full reboot It is usualy gone. If not, it is gone after I've logged in. ONCE the issue persisted for a few seconds (maybe 10 to 15 secs) after logging in. This is odd. I went to the dell site, &...

How far into the reboot process does it get? Also (as you seem to suspect) simplifying (removing things) is always helpful in a bad situation. Without them your mobo OUGHT to boot (get power, power light on board is "on", the thing 'beeps' or whatever that board does at 'boot') even with no...