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    Question HELP with very slow printer..

    OP here: I’ll be darned, whatever I did i dont know, but the printer is back working ok now! I did fiddle around with device settings….something about automatic configuration or something And I printed a test page. After that, all was good. Thanks for all the input!
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    Question HELP with very slow printer..

    does it help to say ...printer was working fine...until I had to disconnect it ( to test another printer for someone ) and this problem only started after I re-connected it (again connected by USB) I wonder if something went screwy when my PC "installed"? the other printer???
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    Question HELP with very slow printer..

    It happens with the first page of every print job. very annoying!
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    Question HELP with very slow printer..

    Sorry, I dont have another system to try.
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    Question HELP with very slow printer..

    HP Deskjet 3634 printer. Windows 10. Printer worked fine until I had to unplug it a few days ago. Now, it takes about 30 seconds to start printing the first page! I didnt do anything. I’ve tried the suggestions about unplugging and re-plugging back in etc., and I tried the updating driver...
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    Question Help with HP printer error message?

    not sure about printer's history. it was given to me several months ago, anf eorked gine, ubtil this happened. yes, recycle bin, or course..
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    Question Help with HP printer error message?

    HP OfficeJet Pro 8610. Printer was working OK. Last time I turned it on, this "Printer Failure" message popped up on the printer screen & it stopped working: (see attached link) I did contact HP, it's out of support, but we tried a couple things - unplugging etc, cleaning heads - but no luck...
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    Question Facebook question

    Not sure where to ask this ..I'll try here. My facebook acct. has been disbled. i was trying to poat an ad in marketplace & because my acct. was inactive 9i dont use it much0 they asked for my mobile phone no. to send me a text to reactivateacct. . Problem is.. I've never owned a mobile phone...
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    Question BIOS Help???

    Not really sure where best place to ask this... I have a Lenovo thinkcenter desktop, running Windows 7. I was trying to get into Safe Mode using F8, but I ended up in the BIOS mode. I'm not sure what options i clicked to get out of there, but since then I've lost all my bookmarks in Google...
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    Question accidentally deleted administrator user account-Help?

    I somehow deleted my Admin User Account, which just leaves me with 1 Standard account, so this limits what I can do re changes etc.Can anyone explain how to enable ( or whatever the term is) the automatic admin. account thats apparently available in win 7, so I might be able to use that? I'll...
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    Question HELP? User Account Control Problem!

    I really screwed up this time. I'm not really sure what i did...I was tinkering around with the netplwiz tool, trying to figure out my administrator account. I created a new Administrator account, and then I deleted that account. Problem is, I must have been using another Admin account - to be...
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    Sony CFD-SO5 casstte/cd/radio-Help?

    not even sure where to post this..... I have the above macnine. here is a link https://www.sony.ca/en/electronics/s...series/cfd-s05 ahyway, had it for a few years now. no problem. yesterday, went to turn it up volume a bit and volume buttons "+" "-" style, not functioning. stuck on current...
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    Chrome spell check not working

    just installed the grammarly add-on, and it seems to be woiking! (I mean working) :) Thanks so much jr9 (& tom's) !!
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    Chrome spell check not working

    oops ....see above