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  1. Thread: WiFi problems on my laptop by sam2fish
    Forum: Network and Sharing
    Replies 3 Views 935

    WiFi problems on my laptop [SOLVED]

    Thanks for the heads up on changing the Mode from 802.11g/n/ax. I went into device manager and saw only 802.11n. So the Box had the 802.11g/n/ax activated, which I changed to 802.11g/n.

    Just for...
  2. Thread: WiFi problems on my laptop by sam2fish
    Forum: Network and Sharing
    Replies 3 Views 935

    WiFi problems on my laptop

    I have this Toshiba Satellite Pro C870 laptop which is serving me well. Two years ago I upped the ram to 8-gigs, and installed a Samsung 1-terabyte ssd drive. So it doesn't lack speed.

    The...
  3. Replies 1,750 Views 158,844

    Saskatoon's weather

    Summer temps a bit early.
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    I have used Parted Magic 2015.08.12 to solve a...

    I have used Parted Magic 2015.08.12 to solve a problem very much the same.
  5. Thread: start menu in windows 10 by sam2fish
    Forum: Customization
    Replies 10 Views 4,679

    The 1703 build of Window-10 has more precise...

    The 1703 build of Window-10 has more precise colour control. That makes me happy.
  6. Thread: WinAMP, what the...... by sam2fish
    Forum: Chillout Room
    Replies 6 Views 1,471

    Guess I've been hanging onto it, because I've...

    Guess I've been hanging onto it, because I've known it for so long. VLC coughs up faster and gives better notification per song.
  7. Thread: Scaling desktop to fit the screen by sam2fish
    Forum: Graphic Cards
    Replies 10 Views 9,954

    Solved the problem by getting a used nVidia 8600...

    Solved the problem by getting a used nVidia 8600 GTS video-card. Windows 10 recognizes it, so I can scale the desktop to fit the two Panasonic 32-inch screens.
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    Actually people, Opera is really pretty good. ...

    Actually people, Opera is really pretty good. Just the browser, not that full suite called Neon.
  9. Thread: Windows 7 Support ends in three years by sam2fish
    Forum: Windows 10 News
    Replies 47 Views 8,441

    That's why it pays to hold onto older software. ...

    That's why it pays to hold onto older software. I still have a old tower with sdr ram & a floppy drive, that I plan to put Dos 7.1 unto, just for fun.
  10. Thread: Windows 7 Support ends in three years by sam2fish
    Forum: Windows 10 News
    Replies 47 Views 8,441

    Guess I did cheat a bit by buying win2000pro oem,...

    Guess I did cheat a bit by buying win2000pro oem, for 250.00.

    I liked the beta version of Windows7pro so much... that in the first month of it coming out I bought 3 copies. For me and my two sons,...
  11. Thread: Windows 7 Support ends in three years by sam2fish
    Forum: Windows 10 News
    Replies 47 Views 8,441

    The first really good Windows-OS was...

    The first really good Windows-OS was Windows-2000. Then Windows-7, now Windows-10.

    I have two towers. This one I run Windows-10 on two screens. The other older one I run Windows-7, which is...
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    I find Chrome loads faster on older machines, but...

    I find Chrome loads faster on older machines, but misses a feature that Firefox has. I like downloading pictures for backgrounds. Firefox let's me "save as background", to see if I like it,...
  13. Thread: Changed laptop's HDD to SSD, want to transfer windows 10 key by sam2fish
    Forum: Windows Updates and Activation
    Replies 24 Views 9,076

    I had three towers running Windows 10 at one...

    I had three towers running Windows 10 at one time, no problems. On all I was running the 1511 build, now the 1607 build.

    I have redone a number of computers for friends. Just used their Windows...
  14. Thread: Changed laptop's HDD to SSD, want to transfer windows 10 key by sam2fish
    Forum: Windows Updates and Activation
    Replies 24 Views 9,076

    You could be right. It was spelled unusual.

    You could be right. It was spelled unusual.
  15. Thread: Changed laptop's HDD to SSD, want to transfer windows 10 key by sam2fish
    Forum: Windows Updates and Activation
    Replies 24 Views 9,076

    Two possibilities. Put the old hard drive back...

    Two possibilities. Put the old hard drive back in and download and run pruductkey.exe, yes that is the correct spelling. ...Secondly. I have changed hard drives too with no problem. BUT with the...
  16. Thread: Winter in central Canada by sam2fish
    Forum: Chillout Room
    Replies 8 Views 1,217

    Up until last night the ground was adequately...

    Up until last night the ground was adequately covered with snow. It's coming down today and tomorrow. Snow-mobiler's paradise...!
  17. Thread: Scaling desktop to fit the screen by sam2fish
    Forum: Graphic Cards
    Replies 10 Views 9,954

    I've tried drivers for that card from Win7,...

    I've tried drivers for that card from Win7, vista, 8, 8.1. In device manager it sees it as a 4850 like it should. But Microsoft doesn't make a driver for it, nor through update-drivers option.
  18. Thread: Scaling desktop to fit the screen by sam2fish
    Forum: Graphic Cards
    Replies 10 Views 9,954

    I have tried compatibility mode and as as...

    I have tried compatibility mode and as as administrator, but no success.
  19. Thread: Scaling desktop to fit the screen by sam2fish
    Forum: Graphic Cards
    Replies 10 Views 9,954

    Yes it is. It's a 24" monitor, 16:9 ratio, set...

    Yes it is. It's a 24" monitor, 16:9 ratio, set at 1920 by 1080. AMD doesn't support this video-card in Win10...:-(
  20. Thread: Scaling desktop to fit the screen by sam2fish
    Forum: Graphic Cards
    Replies 10 Views 9,954

    Scaling desktop to fit the screen

    I'm running an older video-card (radeon 4850) in Windows 10. The card has support for Win7 & barely Win8.

    So, is there a small software program that could let me scale the desktop to fit the...
  21. Thread: Winter in central Canada by sam2fish
    Forum: Chillout Room
    Replies 8 Views 1,217

    Well, I grew up here. A low of -25 for the night...

    Well, I grew up here. A low of -25 for the night in the middle of winter is normal. One good thing is.. Air - spread germs die off.
  22. Thread: Winter in central Canada by sam2fish
    Forum: Chillout Room
    Replies 8 Views 1,217

    Winter in central Canada

    This morning we had a temp of -29, add on the windchill... it was -40 in Saskatoon. Can you imagine what it was up north...?
  23. Thread: WinAMP, what the...... by sam2fish
    Forum: Chillout Room
    Replies 6 Views 1,471

    The people there aren't giving up. Thank...

    The people there aren't giving up. Thank goodness....
  24. Thread: WinAMP, what the...... by sam2fish
    Forum: Chillout Room
    Replies 6 Views 1,471

    WinAMP, what the......

    Winamp is still alive and kicking. Running (winamp5666_full_all.exe), and the addon (WinAMP_Win7 Taskbar_v2.0).

    Works great even in Windows-10.
  25. Thread: Which age category do you fall in? by sam2fish
    Forum: Chillout Room
    Replies 564 Views 505,809

    Poll: Ok.. so I'm 62 years old. Still feel like I'm in...

    Ok.. so I'm 62 years old. Still feel like I'm in my early 50's.

    I was already building my own boxes in late 1986, when in was Dos-5, never-mind Windows-3.1.

    Used Windows 3.1, 95a, 95b, 98,...
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