Recent content by rvanover

My router qnd modem are not separate. I'm pretty certain at this juncture that Time Warner or as you suggest, possibly my ISP is blocking my access to their site.

I can also successfully ping mail.twc.com.

No, I can't access the site by using the IP address. However, I just determined I can access it by using the Tor browser which of course changes my IP address. Is it safe to assume that my IP address may be blocked by Time Warner?

I experienced a problem yesterday while working on a client's laptop that's perplexed me. My customer asked me to install an email client on his Windows 7 laptop so that he could avoid using Time Warner Webmail. I installed Windows Live Mail 2012 (WLM) and entered all Time Warner's recommended...

I selected the High Performance Power Plan per your suggestion and left the PC running normally (as in usual after bootup). I returned to check on it later 3-4 hours later and the fan was racing, the display was down and PC was no longer responsive. Thanks for the suggestion. I'd welcome...

Thanks for your suggestions. Dell's proprietary BIOS has no options for controlling the fan or monitoring heat unfortunately. The current power option is set to Balanced. I would add that the GX745 is a rather small desktop PC that is only used for email, web surfing and occasionally...

I'm working on a friend's Windows 7 Small Form Factor Dell GX745. The PC is usually quiet, but lately after running normally for several minutes or hours, the CPU fan starts running wildly, the video shuts down, and the PC locks up. Thinking heat to be a possible cause, I cleaned the CPU and...