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    Avast is still active and is regularly updated on...

    Avast is still active and is regularly updated on my Windows 2000 installation. I have seen no notifications or heard any rumors that this is expected to change in the foreseeable future. This is...
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    There is a very simple and inexpensive solution...

    There is a very simple and inexpensive solution to what you need to accomplish that is considerably more stable and reliable than any of the solutions offered here. Keep your old computer, just the...
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    Old versions continue to do just fine

    I have Office 2010 (professional version) on 4 of my computers. I am in the process of installing Office XP and Publisher 97 on these computers to replace 2010. I find that these "old" programs...
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    Sportman4, I think you may be missing some...

    Sportman4, I think you may be missing some necessary step to create your icon. I don't use Paint, so I will describe the steps I follow to create icons using Faststone Image Viewer (a free and...
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    Internet speed means nothing

    I remember a few years ago when dial-up was how we got on the internet I had a problem with "internet speed" and called Bell South to send a tech out to check on the problem. He connected his...
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    Sticky: This reply to johnhutchison is off topic but I...

    This reply to johnhutchison is off topic but I hope will be interesting to john and a few others. Couple of my non-computer toys.

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    This wiring job, aka cable management, is...

    This wiring job, aka cable management, is PROBABLY OK for a computer with sufficient airflow, but would fail inspection in a house wiring job. The neatly bundled wires and cables do not allow enough...
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    georgelee, I don't know if the 64 bit version of...

    georgelee, I don't know if the 64 bit version of Revo is any different or not, but with the free version, all you have to do is check the bold print items and delete them. Most applications, this is...
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    Classic Shell

    I am glad to see that Classic Shell is available for Windows 8. I would never have adopted Windows 7 without it. I most certainly would never adopt Windows 8 without Classic Shell or something...
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    Like Windows 7 ????

    I have Windows 8 developer preview and consumer preview downloaded but I have read so much bad stuff about it that I haven't installed it on anything yet. I see so many make comments about how they...
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    Just as a word of background, I stuck with Windows Millennium on my home computer until Windows XP was in SP2 because Windows XP was so unstable, would not run older applications, was so resource...
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    buttons are the answer

    Why can browser and OS authors and software developers not combine everything into a single toolbar and add buttons to that one toolbar as appropriate rather than filling half the screen with...
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    IE8 vs IE9

    I must warn you that my observations and preferences are often not mainstream. I am not a member of the world of "sheeple" and I make decisions based on merits of the case and not what is hot today. ...
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    I have a gateway MX-3416 with the exact same...

    I have a gateway MX-3416 with the exact same problem. It has always tended to run hot. Lately, it started to shut down about once a day. I have blown the dust bunnies out of it on a couple of...
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