Recent content by Patrick Ahern

I have a Roland CDR-II drive which was purchased several years ago as a stand alone device. I have been unable to locate the drivers required to make this device functional. This device uses a db25 to usb adaptor. It appears Win 7 is incapable of handling this situation. This cd drive was...

Tried that, don't work. Should be easy to get rid of this.

I am attempting to do what I thought should be a simple Windows & function: to display the size of a folder just as it does individual file size. Surely this is possible in Windows 7??? I have searched for an answer to no avail.:( The folder size should be able to be displayed before it is...

PLEASE tell me how to get rid of "only secure content is displayed". I have no need of more security. Windows help was futile. Set security to minimum. Still not rid of this nuisance. Please help. :frown::frown::frown:

There were 14 "critical updates. You are suggesting that I run System Restore 14 times to locate this problem? I am not a computer expert, only a home computer user. I should not be having these difficulties with this product I have paid for. Responses, although appreciated, have been rather...

I value this website for assistance with my myriad problems with Windows 7 operating System. :) However, I frequently find that my login name (also called "user name') and password are rejected. Sometimes, I can enter this information before my 5 attempts have expired. Sometimes, not.:frown: I...

"I would recommend to take the important ones, and look at the others before you install them." How would I know which MS updates ro install?? I paid for this Win 7 os assuming that Microsoft Operating System assuming that the friends of Bill Gates knew what they were doing. Apparently, this...

Thanx, but none of suggested solutions worked. I managed to get System Restore to go back to before Microsoft "Updates" were installed. All works normally now. Needless to say, I disabled "Automatic Updates". It stated "14 important updates are available", and "7 optional updates are...

Mr. S, Thanx for your prompt reply. Wil check this.

I am running HP Pavilion a4310f, 3.0GHz, 6GB RAM, 640GB hard drive. I am observing the following difficulties: :( 1. No Internet connection 2. No audio 3. No System Restore 4. Modem, router seem to be functioning normally. I am able to sign in using this Asus netbook computer 5. Ran Norton...

I am using NIS without any contamination to this point. I use Firefox only when there is a problem with IE8. Have to use inferior Internet service, as they have a monoply here. I suspect this is part of my problem.

Could not sign in to black viper, even using their 12 integer password. Might be easier to sign in to the US Mint. No selection to download their software on their webpage. Thanx anyway. :frown:

You are correct- I seem to have a hundred startup programs according to msconfig at command prompt. Problem I sometimes get message that removal of this program may cause other software to malfunction. I expect most can be deleted, but how to determine which? Don't want to make things worse...

Unfortunately: 1. I like to watch movies and tv series, especially old ones. Today's TV and movies are crappe. Since they are not showing these programs on the cable TV I am paying for, I download them from the Internet. 2. Who would do that? People like me, who are retired and spend our money...

I ran CCleaner. Noticeable improvement. Windows starts up ok, but is still slow to boot up, and shut down. If I were to run those Windows programs again, would there be an increase in start up/down speed? I have downloaded Autorun from Micrasoft; will try that next. I had a conflict between...