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As extra info, the problem happens when I 'send' the new email to the Outbox, and before I make any online connection.
So it is not a Server connection issue, it happens before that within Outlook...

Hi Folks

I have a weird problem with Outlook 2010.

When I 'Reply-To-All' to emails, sometimes it refuses to send, and the email sits in the Outbox.

I have noticed that when it fails to send,...

Thanks, that's got it.

The switch to 'Reconnect to _HIDDEN_ networks' was....... hidden! ....on the 'Make New Connection' page, and not available on the 'Connect' page.

jpl : It's a curiosity...

My wife's Win7-64 laptop was quite happy until I set the SSID to 'Hidden'.

All other devices in the house are happy with the new setup, but each time my wife boots up her laptop she needs to...

Probably the most common email scam, the False Link one.

Always check the end of the domain, just before the forward-slash (in this case .biz/) for the true domain.
Having a '.com' in the...

Drew, what is the point of your thread?

You are obviously a W8 evangelist who thinks the sun shines out of it.
Thats fine, but why expound your glowing fanaticism on a new thread here?
Isn't...

This problem sounds exactly like one I have had happen twice with Win-XP.

PC boots, but instead of getting to the Login screen after the Windows splash, I just got a Black screen with Mouse...

Thanks Doc I'll try this today.

I have no idea why USB devices (which haven't changed) might be a problem, but anything is worth trying to resurrect an OS!

Thanks to the folks who have replied...

OK, using the /BASEVIDEO switch didn't work. Still boots to a black screen with mouse pointer.

I still somehow feel this is a Graphics issue, but obviously I could be wrong...

Tomorrow I'll try...

Thanks for the suggestions folks.

Last Known Good Configuration - just the pointer on black screen, no change
Adding /BASEVIEO - just the pointer on black screen, no change

So, presuming that...

XP-SP3 froze during a game.

Rebooted, and got as far as a mouse pointer on a blank screen.
No icons, nada. Random clicking on black space does nothing.
Ctr-Alt-Del does nothing.

Booting in...

This thread started with Drew stating his opinions, these then became a discussion and almost descended into a flame.

Why did Drew feel the need to 'enlighten' us with his (personal, one-sided)...

As somebody said "Its just a matter of time, but when it breaks, it's gonna break bigtime".

It's the "We don't need protection" statements that amaze me!

As the info says, the 'Q9xxx Y' chips are fine.

I think the caveat is for Q8xxx series chips, which use a FSB speed of 1333MHz, as opposed to Q9xxx, which use a 1066MHz FSB.
The faster 1333 bus...

Can you specifically block port 111 in your Router?

Hear hear gene, spot on!

My one problem with W8-CPR, is actually NOT "Why Metro?", as it is simply an added interface.
Yet most replies on here blare out "If you can't understand or get used to...

Oh don't worry - XP has lasted very well, and when things eventually come to a head I will be forced to move all the way to Win7.

As for the supposed 'memory management and speed benefits', this...

Having been hugely disappointed in Win7 - nice OS, shame a lot of my music programs don't work, and nor do my soundcard, scanner or printer), and after trying Win8-CPR(!), I thought "Has MS totally...

Thanks folks, looks like I have to face up to 'nursing' XP along for the future, and hope the hardware holds up!

Fortunately I'm an avid 'Acronis Disk Manager' user, and keep offline backups of...

Hopefully the actual harddisk isn't dying!

If he just wants to save his photos, pop out the harddisk, plug it into a 2nd PC, and copy them off.

If the files are inaccessible from 2nd PC...

Every couple of weeks MSE (MS Security Essentials) says XP isn't activated and wants to go online and resolve the issue.

This is a valid, bought, activated, never shared or in anyway tampered with...

A Microsoft "Workgroup" is a local collection of computers in the same group - it's a bit like a 'Lite' version of a Domain.
It allows local PC's to share folders and printers.
Without it, they...

I have had a Demon.co.uk email address for many years, since I originally had their dial-up (remember modems!!).
Obviously since then I have been hooked up to many different home ISP's.

I travel...

Ice Cream Sandwich is supposed to be the integration of both the Tablet and Smartphone sides of Android, so should work universally?
It makes sense to have just one OS to work on, instead of two...

It sounds like either Dropbox's default folder is the one with all the photo's, or you copied a whole folder instead of just a file.
Only a guess though!

Try moving the default folder location to...