Recent content by chmcke01

Have you tried moving the computer closer to the wireless router to see if the issue persists? I have had issues where it shows 1-2 bars but it will not keep a stable connection. At least then you would be able to rule that out as the issue. I would also suggest trying front USB vs rear USB and...

I provide IT support for some local small businesses and one of them is in the process of expansion to their building that will require that I add a couple of access points to keep coverage throughout the building. Currently they have a Negear Nighthawk R7000 router that works great for their...

Long story short, I built myself a PC back in March 2011 to use for school...I won a $500 cash scholarship from a club I was in and used that as my base budget but went over a little. Since that was almost 7 years ago I am wanting to upgrade. My primary question is whether I would be better...

See the attached image. My mother-in-law got a new laptop for Christmas and when she was here I set it up for her and everything was working fine. She was on it today and she said she "did something" and this screen came up and she couldn't figure out how to get anywhere from there. After...

Not sure where this question should have been put because I didn't see a Windows Server forum so I put it here. I really hope someone here can help me, because otherwise I am screwed. I am in a very unusual situation....several local small organizations used the same "freelance" IT guy...

It doesn't make much sense to me that it would happen on several computers at once but it worked fine after recreating their profiles. Weird. Oh well, thanks for the suggestion....it was greatly appreciated!

I wasn't sure where the best place was to ask this. I work for the state and so it is very possible something is being pushed down from the capital to cause this but anyway here is the issue... Last Wednesday we upgraded several computers in one building from XP to Windows 7. We have had...

Anyone have any suggestions?

The CIO of our company (my bosses boss) has four Dell 23" monitors hooked up to his work computer. Recently he has been complaining that the left 2 monitors each reset to a brightness of 0 about once a day but not at the same time. This changes on the monitor itself and you actually have to go...

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I plan to do that too, but I am not at work right now and I am the type of person who likes to bark up multiple trees at a time so if one doesn't work I am prepared to try something else.