Recent content by DaveBrock

Thanks Neemobeer, I would connect using normal Wifi at the end of every day or so to update Windows etc. The Firewall setting which I am trying to find out about, will only be used when I tether my laptop to my phone... while out and about during the day. Are you saying that I can't use...

Hi, I am running Windows 7 Professional 64 bit. Is there some way I can use Windows Firewall to only allow access to the internet for email (I use outlook 2013) and also say Chrome Browser? Occasionally I use my iPhone to tether my windows 7 laptop, but I have a very limited data plan. I...

Thanks Kemical, When you say you 'save' your backups to your second HDD... do you mean you simply 'copy' the files using Windows Explorer? Best Wishes, Dave

Hi, I want to create a Mirror Copy of my data disk (all files within their folder structures) to a USB external drive, to use this as a manual backup, that I can manually browse (using Windows Explorer) at a later date, and view files as needed, and simply copy individual files back if...

Hi BigBearJedi, Thank you for your suggestions! I have the latest BitDefender Total Security 2017 on all of my machines... 2 laptops, and 1 desktop. This is running all the time, so unlikely that any virus has come through. I am also very careful and don't install software or click on dodgy...

Hi, I have 2 laptops and a desktop in the office, all 3 of them running Windows 7. Printer has been running fine on all computers for years. Last week the printer stopped working on 1 laptop. When I print a document from MS Word, the queue says “Printing” but nothing happens. After approx...

Thanks Tbint, I searched using the term 'focus' and it looks like it may be a Chrome issue whereby updates they seem to make quite often re-introduces this problem whereby a new window opens behind the other windows... and without focus. Dave

Recently when I open a new Chrome browser window, the window opens as normal with the cursor blinking in the Address Bar. But when I type in a search term or URL……. the text does not appear in the Address Bar. I first need to click with the mouse on the address bar to make it active. This...

No problems since changhing back to IDE Dave

Thanks Alberto! Best Wishes, Dave

Alberto, Maybe i don't understand the event log very well...... when i go to Control Panel, Event Log, ViewEvent Logs there seems to be many event logs and not just 1 that i can view? Am i mis-understanding something? Is there 1 single overall Event Log that i can view that will show all...

It has not happened again since ;-) I looked in the Event Logs under Windows Logs, and Application and only informatioin messages today... no warnings or errors. I clicked on Applications & Services, and Microsoft, Windows...and there are many log files to choose from. Any suggestions? Dave

Hi Alberto, I tried your suggestion and opened task manager and when i clicked on the file... it opened straight away ;-) Funny .... but i will try this next time and see what shows up. Do you know which event log i should look at if/when the error occurs next? Thanks, Dave

Hi, I have a recent installation of Windows 7 Professional 3 weeks ago. The past 2 days, Word 2007 will not open when i double click a .docx document from Explorer. For a couple of seconds a 'spinning wheel' is displayed...and then nothing. I went to Control Panel, Defaults, and checked the...

Hi Saltgrass, Thank you for youir suggestions. In the meantime i may have found the solution. I had the SATA configured to AHCI. I changed this back to IDE and have not been able to get the disks to drop. Early days.... but possibly problem solved. Dave