I answered a question on Quora about what are the first programs you install on a new computer.
I gave my basic list of utilities i.e. CCleaner, Agent Ransack, HWMonitor, Defraggler, Malwarebytes Pro, SuperAntiSpyware, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, etc.
Another computer geek posted back...
Hi I'm having a problem with emailing photos to friends when I right click on a photo in my pictures folder I open the option of sending an email. It appears to send then it I get an error saying there is no email program associated to perform this requested action. I have set google chrome as...
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I was checking my storage to find that I only have 734 MB left! And that’s out of 119 GB!! So of course I checked what exactly is taking up this much and found Apps and Games to take up 81.2 GB! Huh strange since I really don’t download any apps much less games and I sorted them by...
This started happening a few days ago. Whenever I close out the browser in Google Chrome, I'd get the BSOD. BUT every other browser such as Microsoft Edge and FireFox does not have that problem. I tried uninstalling Chrome, rebooting, and reinstalling Chrome but that doesn't fix the issue...
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Running Windows 10 and Google Chrome.
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Today I had a strange issue start in Google Chrome, whenever I type a search into the address bar, it takes me to a website for, ECS Tuning.com a automobile parts supplier.
I ran a search and did not find anyone else reporting this issue.
I ran...
Sorry I am sort of a newbie sorry if I forgot any thing, let me know if I need to add anything. Okay so I noticed when I started my computer today that the disk is at 100% more or less all the time right now. I cannot figure out why this is happening and it causes my machine to go really slow...
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After Windows updated today I decided to try running Chrome again, as I've posted in the past, after running it for years even on this computer, every time I install it my computer just slows to a crawl the second that I open it.
Well It is in and so far my computer seems to be running...
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I just booted up my computer and what do I see on my desktop?
An icon to open Google Chrome.
Why is this weird, because I haven't downloaded and and installed Google Chrome or anything else in a while.
I quite using chrome about a year ago because for some reason it didn't work with...
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A Google Chrome scam that could infect your computer with malware continues to pose a threat to users, according to cybersecurity experts. Last month security company Proofpoint warned that hackers can inject script into poorly-protected web pages. The script, which targets the...
OK, When using Google Chrome, Twitch or YouTube or pretty much anything, my computer will freeze for 40 seconds and then come back.
I have been using Microsoft Edge for 2 days and no freezes. (with a little waterfox)
SO, now, the only google browser I have installed is Google Chrome portable...
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Hey guys. Sorry if I am writing on wrong section. I have windows 8 64bit......!!!! My PC is laggy.. Don't know why.. I had formatted many times and I bought second Ram but the problem still remain.. I don't talking when I am playing games. I am talking when I browsing on the internet...
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I have an old (10 years) computer which I have had to reinstall Windows XP on.This was done using the original installation disc. To use this disc I had to reformat the hard drive. The computer is now running XP again. The original installation disc was of course also 10 years old so the...
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Ever since I got a new hard drive and installed a fresh copy of windows 8.1, I have been having issues with my pc's speed. Before both of my usable hard drives inconveniently broke within a week, my pc was just fine in terms of speed. I could run most games I had installed. Nowadays, after...
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My computer updated to Anniversary last night and there are some big changes right off the bat.
For one thing my computer is running really slow, and the taskbar keeps hiding itself and I can't find anyplace to turn it off.
When I right click in this window the drop down window does not...
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An elderly friend whose computer I generally look after, has a problem when accessing some websites and is very worried about it. She has Windows XP Pro installed - SP3 and fully patched (she cannot afford to upgrade) and when trying to access some websites, which display the 'HTTPS'...
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Yesterday on startup, the Edge icon was missing from the taskbar as well as all my apps. Several system restores didn't have any effect on this problem, so I'm at a loss as to both the cause & more importantly, a solution.
Oddly, Word also disappeared from my apps., but I've...
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I can't access the bodybuilding website for a long time now. I don't know why. I always get this "Service Unavailable" on white screen. Help me. Thank you.
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I just got a popup that said "Your Adobe Flash player needs to be updated".
I almost clicked on OK, (it had the Adobe logo on it) but my policy is to always go to the official site to get updates never from popups.
So I searched and picked a site that looked like the official Adobe site...
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Since its debut, Microsoft Edge has challenged users -- it's got a new user interface, it's not as chock-full of features as people would like, it's frustrating to people who had a thorough grasp on Internet Explorer or Google Chrome. Our writers have been grappling with Edge too. Here's how...
I am on a site Called New Direction IRA, I can open it and it responds with my name but it does not give me
the information in my account. I am able to get into every other site ie My Bank of America Account, My Stock
Account, everything but the above named account. I am using Laptop , Win 7...