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    That is correct. Firefox would show that the...

    That is correct. Firefox would show that the file had downloaded, but it would show in Explorer until I did a search of Downloads using *.iso. All I needed to do with the file was to burn it to a...
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    Thank you, Les. Just straight Win 10 Pro 64 on...

    Thank you, Les. Just straight Win 10 Pro 64 on Insider program. Generally just keep things in Downloads long enough to burn an iso start-up CD for a PC that is so old the BIOS won't recognize USB...
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    The files were "blocked" as they were downloaded...

    The files were "blocked" as they were downloaded from SourceForge. I right-clicked on one of the *.iso files found in the search, and looked at properties. They were blocked because they came from...
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    *.iso files not showing in Windows Explorer without doing search

    winver = 22H2 (OS Build 19045.3393)

    What do I need to do to make *.iso files show up in Windows Explorer without having to search for *.iso?

    Thank you,

    John
  5. Thread: installOPenFile.exe potentially unwanted app by smoketoxdoc
    Forum: AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security
    Replies 1 Views 1,480

    installOPenFile.exe potentially unwanted app

    Acpana Business Systems installOpenFile.exe is being called a potentially unwanted app by Windows Security. OS is Win 10 Pro, Version 22H2, build 19045.1949. Program has a digital signature with...
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    Acrobat PDFMaker was unable to produce the Adobe PDF

    Windows Version 21H2 (OS Build 19044.1620)
    Adobe Acrobat Pro DC Continuous Release | Version 2022.001.20085
    PowerPoint Version 2202 (Build 14931.20132 Click-to-Run)

    Earlier this week (ending 26...
  7. Your organization's administrator turned off the service required to

    PowerPoint Version 2202 (Build 14931.20132 Click-to-Run)
    Windows 10 Version 21H2 (OS Build 19044.1620)

    I posted the same question her sometime ago, and the answer I received won't work with...
  8. I finally tried your suggestion. In both areas,...

    I finally tried your suggestion. In both areas, I changed then to enabled for Outlook 365 and PowerPoint 36, andd it did not work. I probably don't know what I am doing. Some specific help would...
  9. Your organization's administrator turned off the service required to..

    "Your organization's administrator turned off the service required to use this feature"

    I am the owner and only person in my organization. The above message came when i was attempting to modify...
  10. Thread: Use of FAT32 for documents, photos, etc by smoketoxdoc
    Forum: Installation and Upgrade
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    I have been in chemistry R&D and testing since...

    I have been in chemistry R&D and testing since entering graduate school in June 1966. I am a firm believer in redundancy and off-site commercial backup. I have had my own business for more than 17...
  11. Thread: Use of FAT32 for documents, photos, etc by smoketoxdoc
    Forum: Installation and Upgrade
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    Yes Fat32 is for boot manager, however, I was...

    Yes Fat32 is for boot manager, however, I was adjusting another partition and win 10 boot filed. I used my win 10 recovery USB to get the system back running at IT INSTALLED A NEW partition for the...
  12. Thread: Use of FAT32 for documents, photos, etc by smoketoxdoc
    Forum: Installation and Upgrade
    Replies 10 Views 1,805

    Use of FAT32 for documents, photos, etc

    Win 10 Ver 21H2 OS Build19044.1348

    I much prefer working in Linux (Ubuntu 21.10) than Windows. However, some of my clients want my work done under WSin 10 using Office and MS Teams. I have done...
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    Thank you very much for your help. I have it...

    Thank you very much for your help. I have it working on my Dell laptop (Linux (Ubuntu 21.04)) and my hp laptop (Win 10) using external camera, monitor, microphone, and speaker. One of the...
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    How to check that MS Teams is set up correcthy?

    I have had limited experience with MS TEAMS. I had to do one meeting with my cellphone and a couple with my laptop that has Ubuntu 21.04 for OS. All those were hosted by the same US-based company. ...
  15. Thread: Locked out even as administrator by smoketoxdoc
    Forum: User Accounts and Family Safety
    Replies 6 Views 9,858

    Thank you Navy LCDR. No, I am not logged into...

    Thank you Navy LCDR. No, I am not logged into the built-in administrator's account. In the time I have had this particular PC as well as a half-dozen others I have with Win 10, it has not been...
  16. Thread: Locked out even as administrator by smoketoxdoc
    Forum: User Accounts and Family Safety
    Replies 6 Views 9,858

    Progress on admistrator lock out

    Thank you very much for your suggestion. I had forgotten about scannow, etc. Not the first time I have had to use it with that particular PC. SSD is Scandisk, not Intel.

    Scannow found errors....
  17. Thread: Locked out even as administrator by smoketoxdoc
    Forum: User Accounts and Family Safety
    Replies 6 Views 9,858

    Locked out as administrator

    Thank you for your reply.

    Is a total reinstall of Win 10 the only way to fix the problem? Yes, everything is backed up on a commercial offsite backup service, but reinstalling programs, etc.,...
  18. Thread: Locked out even as administrator by smoketoxdoc
    Forum: User Accounts and Family Safety
    Replies 6 Views 9,858

    Locked out even as administrator

    I fired up an infrequently used PC (Lenovo ThinkCentre M53) only to find that I am locked out of several functions such as device manager. A red banner comes up that says:
    This app has been blocked...
  19. Thread: Windows defender -- virus threat protection -- won't restart by smoketoxdoc
    Forum: AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security
    Replies 6 Views 10,896

    Sorry for the delay in replying. I hold all job...

    Sorry for the delay in replying. I hold all job titles in my LLC, and sometimes my duties as CIO have to take a back seat when I have 3 Win 10 systems along with my ancient DELL laptop that runs on...
  20. Thread: Windows defender -- virus threat protection -- won't restart by smoketoxdoc
    Forum: AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security
    Replies 6 Views 10,896

    Thank you for your suggestion. I had tried it...

    Thank you for your suggestion. I had tried it more than several times in the past. However, it never solved the problem. tried it again. Again, it did not fix the problem. John
  21. Thread: Windows defender -- virus threat protection -- won't restart by smoketoxdoc
    Forum: AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security
    Replies 6 Views 10,896

    Thank you for your suggestion. I shutoff PC for...

    Thank you for your suggestion. I shutoff PC for several hours, and then restarted it. I ran sfc /scannow,but it did not fix the problem.

    John
  22. Thread: Windows defender -- virus threat protection -- won't restart by smoketoxdoc
    Forum: AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security
    Replies 6 Views 10,896

    Windows defender -- virus threat protection -- won't restart

    How does one fix this problem? Windows security virus and threat protection says it needs to be restarted. However, when an attempt is made to restart it, it reports, "Unexpected error. Sorry we...
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    Thank you for your advice. Yes, all my Win 10...

    Thank you for your advice. Yes, all my Win 10 machines have legal software and it is activated. I have tried the tips on the page you suggested. Still no luck. Perhaps you could show pictures of...
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    Insider I followed the instructions to disable Windows...

    I followed the instructions to disable Windows search and deleted the files in the specified download directory. Everything worked. I am not at Version 1903 (OS Build 18875.1000). Thank you to all...
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    1809 Build 17763.437

    1809 Build 17763.437
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