Author Topic: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread (Read 991747 times)

avromie7 · « **Reply #1920 on:** November 18, 2015, 08:08:37 AM »

Quote from: tec on November 17, 2015, 11:30:04 PM

I just got an hp Pavilion and I find that sometimes that when I tap the wifi icon on the bottom right sometimes nothing happens, sometimes just the square comes up without any networks inside even though there are plenty of networks, and sometimes it's just very slow in displaying the networks.
If anyone can help me I would greatly appreciate it,
Thank you very much

Does turning on and then off airplane mode help?

Alexsei · « **Reply #1921 on:** November 18, 2015, 09:46:19 AM »

Quote from: Alexsei on November 12, 2015, 10:45:56 AM

I have a microsoft mouse, in microsoft mouse and keyboard center it allows me to reprogram the keys, i want to program the left side key to be used for mute/unmute sound but that's not an option there, is it possible?

BUMP

tec · « **Reply #1922 on:** November 18, 2015, 10:52:53 AM »

Quote from: David R on November 18, 2015, 02:08:53 AM

Can you eventually connect and get decent range? If not, check the antenna connection(s).

Quote from: avromie7 on November 18, 2015, 08:08:37 AM

Does turning on and then off airplane mode help?

Connections are good. Turning airplane mode on and off doesn't help.
Even when connected, sometimes it wouldn't show in the icon at the bottom. Seems very very slow at times. Sometimes clicking that icon or even the notifications icon doesn't even do anything

avromie7 · « **Reply #1923 on:** November 18, 2015, 11:08:37 AM »

Quote from: tec on November 18, 2015, 10:52:53 AM

Connections are good. Turning airplane mode on and off doesn't help.
Even when connected, sometimes it wouldn't show in the icon at the bottom. Seems very very slow at times. Sometimes clicking that icon or even the notifications icon doesn't even do anything

Run Windows update there may be an updated driver

Work-for-ur-muny · « **Reply #1924 on:** November 18, 2015, 01:49:58 PM »

Quote from: avromie7 on November 18, 2015, 11:08:37 AM

Run Windows update there may be an updated driver

Or uninstall and then reinstall the driver.

tec · « **Reply #1925 on:** November 18, 2015, 01:59:21 PM »

Quote from: avromie7 on November 18, 2015, 11:08:37 AM

Run Windows update there may be an updated driver

Quote from: Work-for-ur-muny on November 18, 2015, 01:49:58 PM

Or uninstall and then reinstall the driver.

Thank you very much!
I wasn't even able to run windows update so i went to hp's website and scanned to see if I need any drivers.
It gave me 3 things to download (one important and two recommended), and so far it seems like it's better. I guess time will tell.
Thank you!

Welder · « **Reply #1926 on:** November 23, 2015, 07:26:31 PM »

Does the new Windows Defender do an adequate job, or should I get an Anti Virus program (in the past I've used BitDefender)?

avromie7 · « **Reply #1927 on:** November 23, 2015, 07:30:27 PM »

Quote from: Welder on November 23, 2015, 07:26:31 PM

Does the new Windows Defender do an adequate job, or should I get an Anti Virus program (in the past I've used BitDefender)?

It's like microsoft security essentials in windows 7 it works but its not great

etech0 · « **Reply #1928 on:** November 23, 2015, 07:56:14 PM »

Lately I've had this problem where when I hover over the firefox icon in the taskbar, I see one little preview window for each open tab, instead of one preview for the whole firefox window.

I just upgraded to Win10, and the issue persists. I googled a bunch but didn't find anything. Any ideas?

Thanks

pcgeek · « **Reply #1929 on:** November 23, 2015, 08:00:55 PM »

Quote from: etech0 on November 23, 2015, 07:56:14 PM

Lately I've had this problem where when I hover over the firefox icon in the taskbar, I see one little preview window for each open tab, instead of one preview for the whole firefox window.

I just upgraded to Win10, and the issue persists. I googled a bunch but didn't find anything. Any ideas?

Thanks

Not sure if that's a bug or a feature.

etech0 · « **Reply #1930 on:** November 23, 2015, 08:02:24 PM »

Quote from: pcgeek on November 23, 2015, 08:00:55 PM

Not sure if that's a bug or a feature.

If I knew how to disable it it would be a feature

Very annoying when I have lots of tabs open and it takes an extra click to switch to FF from another app.

pcgeek · « **Reply #1931 on:** November 23, 2015, 08:08:38 PM »

Quote from: etech0 on November 23, 2015, 08:02:24 PM

If I knew how to disable it it would be a feature

Very annoying when I have lots of tabs open and it takes an extra click to switch to FF from another app.

Seems like it's a bug. Just tried it out on my FF and only one preview for all tabs. Try reinstalling?

etech0 · « **Reply #1932 on:** November 23, 2015, 08:13:10 PM »

Quote from: pcgeek on November 23, 2015, 08:08:38 PM

Seems like it's a bug. Just tried it out on my FF and only one preview for all tabs. Try reinstalling?

Will I lose my extensions and settings?

pcgeek · « **Reply #1933 on:** November 23, 2015, 08:15:21 PM »

Quote from: etech0 on November 23, 2015, 08:13:10 PM

Will I lose my extensions and settings?

Not sure.

Work-for-ur-muny · « **Reply #1934 on:** November 23, 2015, 09:20:50 PM »

Quote from: etech0 on November 23, 2015, 07:56:14 PM

Lately I've had this problem where when I hover over the firefox icon in the taskbar, I see one little preview window for each open tab, instead of one preview for the whole firefox window.

I just upgraded to Win10, and the issue persists. I googled a bunch but didn't find anything. Any ideas?

Thanks

1. Copy and paste the following into your address bar (in firefox) about:preferences#general.
2. In the "tabs" section, make sure the "Show tab previews in the Windows taskbar" is unchecked. (in the newest version of FF it's the last thing on the page)
3. Ta da

etech0 · « **Reply #1935 on:** November 23, 2015, 09:38:27 PM »

Quote from: Work-for-ur-muny on November 23, 2015, 09:20:50 PM

1. Copy and paste the following into your address bar (in firefox) about:preferences#general.
2. In the "tabs" section, make sure the "Show tab previews in the Windows taskbar" is unchecked. (in the newest version of FF it's the last thing on the page)
3. Ta da

Whew! What a difference!!

Alexsei · « **Reply #1936 on:** November 24, 2015, 10:31:14 AM »

Quote from: Alexsei on November 12, 2015, 10:45:56 AM

I have a microsoft mouse, in microsoft mouse and keyboard center it allows me to reprogram the keys, i want to program the left side key to be used for mute/unmute sound but that's not an option there, is it possible?

I used this: https://superuser.com/questions/174203/is-it-possible-to-toggle-mute-in-windows-xp-from-the-keyboard

Works awesome

pixi · « **Reply #1937 on:** November 24, 2015, 06:47:25 PM »

When i power on my computer, many time it gets stuck/freezes in middle of loading, I have to force restart the laptop, what can I do to prevent it.?

avromie7 · « **Reply #1938 on:** November 24, 2015, 06:48:18 PM »

Quote from: pixi on November 24, 2015, 06:47:25 PM

When o power on my computer, many time it gets stuck/freezes in middle of loading, I have to force restart the laptop, what can I do to prevent it.?

At what point does it freeze?

pixi · « **Reply #1939 on:** November 24, 2015, 06:48:43 PM »

Is a sandisk ultra 2 ssd 960 gb for $199 consider as a good deal?

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