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    Default App Handling (Am I losing my mind??)

    Hey guys and gals...

    One little change that I have been making to just about every installation of 10 (and likely back all the way to 7 and before) is to change the default app for HTML (etc.)...
  2. Thread: Installation FAIL OOBE problem by SmartGuyDumbPC
    Forum: Installation and Upgrade
    Replies 2 Views 1,940

    Installation FAIL OOBE problem

    I've got an old but useable laptop, an Acer Aspire 5517-5086 with (I think) 4gb Ram. Have used it for a few years as my "experimental" device for testing any number of applications and OS. I've...
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    Cat5 Extended Run - Is it as EASY as THIS?

    Hey all...

    I recently moved into a new place--a "Granny Flat" behind my landlord's residence. Internet service is included (huge benefit) but it's included via her modem/router's WiFi. The...
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    I agree it should suit my needs/demands pretty...

    I agree it should suit my needs/demands pretty well (although the DSL 20/1.5 service has been pushed to the limits several times already with multi-user video conferencing, screens sharing and...
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    Internet Speed Question / Request for Opinions

    I'll try to keep this brief and fairly concise (contrary to most everything else I post!)...

    I just changed "real" jobs and am now working from home. My new employer requires a Broadband...
  6. Thread: Telemetry Issues....? by SmartGuyDumbPC
    Forum: Windows Insider
    Replies 2 Views 2,990

    Telemetry Issues....?

    I've been running Insider Builds virtually since the beginning of Windows 10 with few real issues (at least few that weren't easily fixed or worked around). Recently, though (within the last...
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    Dude, Where's Your Homegroup (Missing after updates)

    So my main PC is Windows 10 Home V1803, Build 17134.1 and the other (which is usually the same but hasn't caught up yet to the Insider Build) is currently at Windows 10 Home V1803, Build 17133.73.
    ...
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    Color of Drive Space Gauges on Tiled view of File Explorer

    Is there a way I can change the color of the "almost full" drive space gauges in tile view of File Explorer to be the same blue (or even a slightly different blue) when Windows decides my space is...
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    For lack of a better place to post this (which I...

    For lack of a better place to post this (which I still may do redundantly), I've got a question that sorta fits in here with the question about available space gauges with "Tiles" being the selected...
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    Run a start-up application "blind" or in the tray?

    I use and love Synergy--the digital KVM switching software that lets me use a single mouse and keyboard across 4 computers in this case-2 WindowsPC and 2 Linux.

    My only complaint is this--when it...
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    Well now that's just not possible....izzit?

    Two days ago I would have read this thread and thought to myself, naw, he's missing something, did something and forgot about it, installed double drivers, or any number of user-initiated faults. In...
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    I think I might love you! I can't say my...

    I think I might love you! I can't say my collection is as small (hehe) as yours but that's because for years I've had this obsessions with icons. Making my living as an artist probably has...
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    I'll send the SureJell and even a box of...

    I'll send the SureJell and even a box of Jars....if you'll return some preserves!!! <drools>
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    OMG!!! SO I'm 47 (or is it 48?) years old, was...

    OMG!!! SO I'm 47 (or is it 48?) years old, was TOTALLY STOKED with the release of MS-DOS 6, started my love of Windows in the 3.0 days (yes, even before 3.1) and my first modem was 300 baud. I met...
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    Manual "Escape" from MSCONFIG settings (i.e., Diagnostic Boot)

    Once again, I've proven my handle to be correct. Clearly the problem lies within the confines of the little plastic box and not the highly intelligent, devastatingly handsome tech sitting in front...
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    System HDD (Drive 0) Partitioned. Can I lock it??

    OK, my perfect little world is about to take shape I've got everything ready to fix my foul-ups from the past week and a half but one thing I hadn't really thought of. The physical drive that is my...
  18. Thread: Win10 PERFECT WORLD--Optimal Environment? by SmartGuyDumbPC
    Forum: Installation and Upgrade
    Replies 2 Views 2,727

    Win10 PERFECT WORLD--Optimal Environment?

    Ok, so I'm one of the lucky ones. Got the upgrade 12 hours early on the 28th, and unlike the last few Preview Builds, it installed without a hitch. So naturally I've spent the last week and a half...
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    Stardock already has a beta version of Start10...

    Stardock already has a beta version of Start10 and I've been really happy with it. Trouble is, I'm equally happy with the new Win10 version. Luckily the Win10 menu is still accessible from the...
  20. Thread: BCD / boot.ini Deleted HELP by SmartGuyDumbPC
    Forum: Installation and Upgrade
    Replies 8 Views 25,824

    Thanks guys--I had already tried the Macrium...

    Thanks guys--I had already tried the Macrium solution as well as the BCDBOOT command. What I ended up doing that finally worked was to use the files created by the BDCDOOT command as a 'template' on...
  21. Thread: BCD / boot.ini Deleted HELP by SmartGuyDumbPC
    Forum: Installation and Upgrade
    Replies 8 Views 25,824

    BCD / boot.ini Deleted HELP

    When I bumped up to build 10074 I had some issues (clean install) that ended up with me aborting and starting over. The second attempt worked fine except for one strange anomaly in which I ended up...
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