Recent content by Bob F.

No I'm saying I'm a tech looking for a fun answer to get a client to give up on an old printer that he likes buyt won't work anymore

I'm just a novice here but when the computer is up you could read the reports windows prints in event viewer and windows health they log exactly when a problem happened and what it was or did you already do that?

Thats the spirit

ok but how do you explain this in a funny or humorus way using a comparision with something and old dyehard might except ?

As a computer tech how do you explain to a layman that the printer he is so attached to won't work with the windows system he is using if the layman is really stuborn This question at your leasure just for fun:rolleyes: \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\i should have explained I'm looking for humor or...

I don't understand what you want to achieve . I have a windows 98 and xp running games now You would want windows 98 to be on drive c and xp to be on drive d to dual boot properly Then of course you would custom install all the games in a directory folder you created in advance. I partitioned a...

I'm no expert but I repaired computers for a hobby along time ago . Go into safe mode press windows key and r key in the box type msconfig open the boot tab and make sure you have normal boot selected . If is is not this problem then listen to the other replys

the display is radeon 7000 its starting to sound like a major flaw in UDFI People will be stressed when they need to get to a recovery or safe mode state and the UDFI can't perform the improved safty blocks out the real user along with everone else . But thanks for your imput in an...

That might work but its more trouble then just connecting the monitor directly to the igpu port .

I attached a new graphic card to my computer and since then using f2, f12, f8 or any key to get into BIOS Setup nothing happens on my monitor. But if i attach the monitor to the iGPU port on the motherboard, everything works . The UEFI bios is dell a07. I couldn't see my recovery usb , enter...

Ok I like that idea it makes sense Thanks for your imput .

I don't plan to ask a lot I just want it used by someone who would enjoy all the old games . I not worried about what was on the machine confidentually I thought $ 75 canadian with lots of games . The games will come with the discs and manuals I don't want to reinstall widows too much work and...

I have a windows 98 xp dual boot computer working and lots of games installed I want to sell this locally my question is What should I turn off or uninstall from windows 98 that is no longer useable but was part of windows at the time ?