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If your computer or phone is giving you issues:

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• Restart the computer. Hopefully this will take care of any issues
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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #2260 on: January 01, 2016, 11:28:30 AM »
I don't have kids home playing with the laptop,  I did a search,  I have windows 10 what is the best way to search for certain file and folders?
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10/getstarted-search-for-anything-cortana

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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #2261 on: January 01, 2016, 11:46:20 AM »
I don't have kids home playing with the laptop,  I did a search,  I have windows 10 what is the best way to search for certain file and folders?
If you know the filename you are looking for, this tool is amazing
http://voidtools.com/
Workflowy. You won't know what you're missing until you try it.

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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #2262 on: January 01, 2016, 12:03:11 PM »
If you know the filename you are looking for, this tool is amazing
http://voidtools.com/
yes , this tool is indeed amazing, and my files is indeed deleted :-(
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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #2263 on: January 01, 2016, 12:05:44 PM »
yes , this tool is indeed amazing, and my files is indeed deleted :-(
Recuva

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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #2264 on: January 01, 2016, 12:05:49 PM »
yes , this tool is indeed amazing, and my files is indeed deleted :-(
You can use recuva  https://www.piriform.com/recuva to try to recover them

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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #2265 on: January 01, 2016, 12:07:11 PM »

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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #2266 on: January 01, 2016, 12:08:30 PM »

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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #2267 on: January 02, 2016, 11:50:16 AM »
If you know the filename you are looking for, this tool is amazing
http://voidtools.com/
i like this program:
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/search_my_files.html
but its not offering the same exact as Everything
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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #2268 on: January 02, 2016, 08:06:15 PM »
i like this program:
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/search_my_files.html
but its not offering the same exact as Everything
Thanks for sharing! What about it do you like?
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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #2269 on: January 02, 2016, 11:53:11 PM »
Anyone know why I can have 2 laptops in same place and one shows a good few more wireless networks available than the other?  (Also, the one that shows more, also shows more bars by the networks that the other does show than the other one shows)

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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #2270 on: January 02, 2016, 11:54:29 PM »
Anyone know why I can have 2 laptops in same place and one shows a good few more wireless networks available than the other?  (Also, the one that shows more, also shows more bars by the networks that the other does show than the other one shows)
More powerfull NIC (network interface card)

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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #2271 on: January 02, 2016, 11:56:31 PM »
More powerfull NIC (network interface card)
Is it possible to upgrade?

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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #2272 on: January 02, 2016, 11:58:36 PM »
Is it possible to upgrade?
You can buy a USB wireless adapter

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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #2273 on: January 03, 2016, 12:02:14 AM »
You can buy a USB wireless adapter
Thank you.
What does it do? Just makes it able to pick up signal better?

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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #2274 on: January 03, 2016, 12:05:05 AM »
Thank you.
What does it do? Just makes it able to pick up signal better?
If you get a good one, it can be faster as well.

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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #2275 on: January 03, 2016, 12:07:28 AM »
If you get a good one, it can be faster as well.
Any recommendations?

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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #2276 on: January 03, 2016, 12:15:43 AM »
Any recommendations?
How old is your router?

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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #2277 on: January 03, 2016, 12:42:20 AM »
Is it possible to upgrade?
Yes, you can upgrade your internal card, however the antenna will always be the same. If you go to TAG they may give you a better one, they have hundreds of WiFi chips lying around.
You can also get a PCIe card (if your laptop has a slot) they are generally [insert comment here] better, and have a huge advantage that they don't stick out of the chassis so much.

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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #2278 on: January 03, 2016, 01:24:34 AM »
Yes, you can upgrade your internal card, however the antenna will always be the same. If you go to TAG they may give you a better one, they have hundreds of WiFi chips lying around.
You can also get a PCIe card (if your laptop has a slot) they are generally [insert comment here] better, and have a huge advantage that they don't stick out of the chassis so much.
Some manufacturers won't let you change the card (HP). It'll display an error when it boots, and won't let you override.

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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #2279 on: January 03, 2016, 01:37:48 AM »
Some manufacturers won't let you change the card (HP). It'll display an error when it boots, and won't let you override.
The old adage "You learn something new every day" seems to never fail.