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Microsoft has taken a further step in it's current campaign to force it's latest os on unsuspecting users: Reference

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I'm not interested in upgrading to windows 10 yet everything I check 'Window Update' I'm told I have 39 outstanding updates. When I start the update the window displays an 'Updating to Windows 10'. I just want the updates to 7 not an upgrade to 10! Is it really upgrading me to 10 or I'm I...

My Windows Vista won't go online unless it is connected to the router now like it used to, and I have no idea why, it didn't used to be like this, I don't remember when it started doing this but it was when I still lived with my parents, and the last time that I had to move both of my computers...

I know, very old technology (QIC) but please don't tell me to upgrade, this is a hobby of mine. My question, did any company ever make a QIC OR Travan Tape Library/Autoloader?

I have a problem with my Windows 7 computer. I installed a modified version of Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit called Tiny7 (search it on Google). which is basically a version of Windows stripped down of unnecessary features in order to keep it lightweight for older computers. I decided to install...

Windows has been around for a long time. Windows 2000 pro, Windows 7 pro, are the 2 best OS's Microsoft ever made. We are hoping that Windows 10 will equal the previous two.....

Okay, let me start off with a run down on the situation: At one point the security system in the building was connected to the Internet and able to be accessed remotely and now is not. The Tech, that still rules the network but never comes to the building, still has all the information for...

Original release date: October 17, 2014 Systems Affected All systems and applications utilizing the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) 3.0 with cipher-block chaining (CBC) mode ciphers may be vulnerable. However, the POODLE (Padding Oracle On Downgraded Legacy Encryption) attack demonstrates this...

I have a computer using XP, my wife had an older computer that had some hardware problems and we replaced it. The problem is, when I installed the drive into my computer, the icon shows it there but when I go to transfer files from my wife's drive it says the drive is not formatted. How do I...

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I have an issue with Windows Task Manager in an XP environment. Yeah, I know, upgrade or get a new PC. This machine is actually a cast-off, from someone else who got a new tower, but I was hoping to use it as a dual boot machine and make it last longer. Anyway, I have an image to share, it's...

Why continuing support for XP is bad math By Tony Bradley http://windowssecrets.com/top-story/why-continuing-support-for-xp-is-bad-math/

With the end of XP coming shortly is there a simple way to make XP connect with a home network but not have internet access? I meant like transfering files back and forth to use old software on XP that won't install on newer Windows. I think other people might be interested in this soon. I...

Will it be possible to do a XP installation after Microsoft withdraw their support. You normally have to verify online or over the telephone.

Here in Australia there are lots of people making panic visits to the computer shops.

It didn't occur to me while digging out my old MSI motherboard for use in my HTPC, but I just checked the download page at MSI for it, and not one of the drivers available are listed as being compatible with Windows 7. In fact, only a couple are listed as being for X64. I know that Windows 7...

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