To support computers without an ODD and to test those with an ODD but having issues I use an LG External USB 2 ODD that cost a whopping $26US at Wal*Mart back in February, no drivers needed beyond...

Just a thought:
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I download various versions of Linux for creating LiveUSB Thumb/flash drives to boot for checking hardware and run their included programs such as LibreOffice, Firefox and media player. They usually...

The mention of network begs the question of the connection such as via the Ethernet or USB or Wireless. I have a LaserJet M148 connected via cable to my Wireless Router and no issues adding it to...

My Microsoft Account uses the first 5 characters of the E-Mail Account I used when setting up the computer, not the display name I chose. When I later added a Local Account it assigned the User name...

I forgot to say that my Desktops are on UPS' so power bumps that cost me a motherboard over 20 years ago are not a thing.

I have Dell and HP computers, some Win10 and some Win11, running with the default settings [as when first set up] and not experiencing any issues.

Just a curiosity, Microsoft 365 has a new Font family of Aptos, shows in Word but not in Win11's Fonts.

The limit with FAT32 on Windows is 32GB and single-file size of 4GB. A lot depends upon the BIOS and whether booting MBR or GPT/UEFI. For cleaning up Win10 computers I use the MCT/Media Creation...

Since the portable versions don't install on the computer most of what I see in the Registry is the location of the downloaded file on different drives I've plugged into the computer and used File...

T-Mobile in my area is cellphone service and can provide a mobile hotspot [type of device], uses the cell service to get the Internet. It works good but the downside can be less speed and maybe data...

No, Wireless or Wi-Fi is usually the connection between the Wireless Router and devices on the LAN. Wired is the other connection to the Router.

I use Wireless DSL at 25Mbps through a PoE Modem...

I use only the Portable version of CCleaner [originally called CrapCleaner] but did see a new computer come with the antivirus that also included the installed CCleaner, uninstalled both as the...

There's 3 choices of formatting in Windows, NTFS for most drives, exFAT is good if sharing with Mac OS and lastly there is FAT32. All of my USB Thumb drives up to 256GB have come factory-formatted...

Part of the issue may be with the loading of the eSATA drivers as to when in the boot process the port becomes active and if syncing with OneDrive is involved there will be more delay. I'd...

Looking at the Web site d2 Quadra USB 3 | LaCie Support US doesn't show it uses an HDMI connection, maybe it's eSATA?

I have a 8TB NAS with RAID 1 [4TB storage] on my LAN instead of using the cloud.

I still have a Win10 Desktop with a 3.5" floppy drive that works but it mostly to fill the hole in the front of the case. And I still have the floppies for MS-DOS 6.2 and Win 3.11 along with a...

Same here, have LG and Lite-On External USB drives for use on Notebooks and Desktops without the internal ODD.

Agreed. Also, the last post for the question is over 4 years old.

Ditto RickC. Forum not allowing a Thank.

Since we only License the use of the software [per the license agreement everyone reads during install of Windows???] it has to be recognized that Version Upgrades and Build updates to those will...

My final thought on the Subject of RAM DDR2 vs RAM DDR3 is now two-fold, one is that new DDR2 modules are extremely hard to find with DDR3 becoming harder and the other is that a new motherboard that...

Only thing I speak to is the screen going black, when a computer crashes it usually will no longer send a signal to the monitor and many monitors will show a small message to the effect that it is no...

My experience with versions of Windows has been requiring a clean install when going from 32-bit/x86 to 64-bit/x64 and that the Product Keys did not interchange between the two and not between Home...