Have an interesting problem that just started to occur, and am wondering if this has something to do with recent Windows 10 updates. I am running Version 21H1 (OS Build 19043.1202). This problem...
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Have an interesting problem that just started to occur, and am wondering if this has something to do with recent Windows 10 updates. I am running Version 21H1 (OS Build 19043.1202). This problem...
Didn't even think of running Magician. We will do that and see what happens.
I know for my PC I have my websurfing cache on a separate hard drive (my old HD before I switched to a SSD myself)....
Appreciate the thoughts. So far this has been a fishing expedition. Initially we were receiving either the above error message "An operating system wasn't found", or one that stated the Boot Mgr...
Been searching for an answer for some time, but have an issue still not resolved.
My son's PC is a self built PC, upgraded to Windows 10 when Win 10 came out. No issues until recently, when the PC...
:shock: While my statement about Windows 10 was in jest, I never knew it actually had built in functionality that helped enable ransomware! This is something I will definitely investigate. Thank you!
Appreciate the replies! The comments I've seen on the Malwarebytes beta are a few months old, and then nothing. I agree that I will wait until it is ready for primetime.
Oh, I do have Malwarebytes...
Been visiting a website that discusses ransomware and all of the nasty things that can happen, starting to make me paranoid. Data files are backed up and stored offline, but still...So, I am looking...
TopGunDCP,
Thank you for that alternative. Used Macrium for my backup prior to going to Win 10, almost foolproof. I will test the "almost foolproof" part by doing this formatting conversion.
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Until I started this thread today, I was totally oblivious to options. After just a bit of education (a dangerous thing in itself), I am leaning toward purchasing a newer SSD and cloning to that...
Here is another option question. Can I "clone" a MBR drive as a GPT drive, making the format change during the cloning process? If so, that would be the absolute easiest way (for me).
Anon, while I appreciate your response, you need to use smaller words.:eek: "A bit complicated" is an understatement.
"It has worked most of the time." Now THAT is not a comforting statement...
Newbie to the Windows 10 world.
I just purchased a 6 TB drive, plugged it into my Windows 7 computer, and it worked fine for a system backup using Macrium prior to the Windows 10 conversion. Now...
DooGie, Thx. I probably will do a fresh install sometime soon, and may do it at the same time I purchase updates to my MS Office 2010 suite and migrate to a M.2 drive.
Lots of things to keep me busy...
Finally decided it was time to move from Windows 7 to the dark side...(my taxes are done and submitted, so I could lose my computer for awhile and not be critical...)
Made sure Windows 7 was 100%...
Yes, that is correct. I have Windows 7 Ultimate right now.
Thx again for all the suggestions and comments.
A consistent message from all, so will do it soon. Didn't know about Macrium, so that is a plus. I may purchase the Home version, as it does incremental changes and "item level recovery." Data is...
Bob,
Thx for the update. I have been looking at the M.2 SSDs, and just haven't pulled the trigger. That may be one I do after the Win 10 thing, as Win 10 is finicky about the MB but not...
Personally, just trying to avoid problems with the updates, particularly after hearing some of the issues encountered after reading through this section occasionally. I admit I am concerned with the...
I have held off going from Win 7 to Win 10 for a number of reasons, including several hardware upgrades over the last 6 months. (I actually have one more hardware upgrade I would like to do, going to...
As an FYI, I replaced my motherboard on Saturday. Was going to use a program to upload the proper drivers, but it appears Windows 7 was smarter than I realized, and it uploaded the necessary drivers,...
An Asus Z170 Deluxe, using the new Skylake CPU. Per some documentation, "by default the Z170 chipset and BIOS will not support full USB 2.0 enhanced host controller (EHCI) mode. That means for a...
If this was a new install of Windows 7 on a new machine, that would require USB 3 support (at least for keyboard and mouse, plus maybe Win 7 copy). The MB manual does discuss this in detail, and that...
I had just replaced the power supply this last year, so it was recently upgraded. I missed the last few years of Intel upgrades, so the USB 3 feature set that I want.
Am perplexed on this Saturday night, and looking for expert opinions. I have a single computer (Win 7) that I am going to be upgrading to a new motherboard, an Asus Z170. This move is prompted by...
Thx! I may end up doing a clean install after downloading everything, but that is a question for another day.