Recent content by MisterEd

@Ghot. Which BIOS broke the Windows 11 activation. 5302 or 5401? Did you try using the Activation Troubleshooter? I don't have any BIOS updates (except beta) since the one I have 3636. Hopefully, I won't have any that cause activation problems.

Is there some reason you are using Asus AI Suite 3? Your motherboard, an ASUS TUF Gaming B650-E Wifi, does not support it. I have an ASUS ROG STRIX B550-F Gaming WIFI II motherboard. It doesn't support Asus AI Suite 3 either. The reason is that ASUS is phasing out AI Suite in favor of Armoury...

Ethernet Speeds using Speedtest app Internet Plan: Comcast Cable Xfinity Gigabit X2 (2100/300 Mbps) Note that the 20 year old laptop gets slower download speeds than the newer desktop computers.

An interesting project. I first downloaded the lite version and then the full one. Even using a torrent it took about 2-1/2 hours to download the full version on my laptop using Wi-Fi. I should have used my desktop to download it because it probably would have been faster. I may use the Virtual...

Microsoft might want you to believe that but I was just able to install it in Windows 7. All I needed was the setup program "setupconsumerc2rolw.exe". However, there is a gotcha. In order to get the setup to run you have to temporarily disable the IPV6 protocol. It will also install in...

If the Ethernet symbol ever comes back try resetting your network. Perform a Network Reset: Open Settings Go to Network & internet > Advanced network settings Click on Network reset, select Reset now, and confirm with Yes It is strange but to see what you see I have to both the Wi-Fi and...

I have made major hardware changes with several desktop computers and have always been able to reactivate Windows. Maybe the main thing I started with retails licenses for Windows. One computer started with Windows 7 Ultimate and did a free upgrade to Windows 10 Professional. After the major...

I have one license for Office 2003 Professional and one for Office 2003 Student and Teacher. You can install Office 2003 Pro on 2 computers (one being laptop). You can install Office 2003 S&T on 3 computers. I have plenty of licenses but I simply prefer the ribbon interface of Office 2007 and...

Did you see the options in the Control Panel? If so, could you enable them?

Do you have a spare cable that you can use to replace it? My computer was crashing when running GPU benchmarks or playing games. The problem went away when I temporally swapped the power supply with another one. The power supply was still under warranty so I got a replacement.

Newer versions of perpetual Office such as Office 2021 by default connect to the web so slows it down. You can tweak it so the web access is minimized. Examples are autosave and background syncs. I wish there was a way to minimize the web access without having to dig into the settings. Even...

Good call. I just happen to have Hard Disk Sentinel Professional Family. With it I can select each drive and select the Information tab for it. Here is Drive Recording Type information for my external HDDs I have. Note #1: No entry for The Drive Recording Type. Blocked by the drive firmware...

Open the Control Panel Go to Hardware and Sound > Power Options 1 Select Choose what the power buttons do 2 Select Change settings that are currently unavailable 3. You can now select/unselect Sleep and Hibernate Back to Hardware and Sound > Power Options 4. Select Change plan...

Do you actually need sleep? I had a computer that wouldn't wake from sleep. I disabled sleep and enabled hibernation instead. Not as good as sleep but better than removing the graphics card.

I don't know when the change was made. There is no way to know unless individuals with these drives compare info. I suspect all manufactures change what particular internal drives are. They could even change it in the middle of the year. They don't tell anyone they are doing it and won't...