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  1. Thread: Question about home wifi routers by sdtag
    Forum: Network and Sharing
    Replies 19 Views 1,992

    Thanks guys. In the back of my mind I always...

    Thanks guys.
    In the back of my mind I always thought the magic number was 256 so 40 didn't make sense to me. Or like you said 256 -2.
    I didn't realize that was kind of like a performance rating, I...
  2. Thread: Question about home wifi routers by sdtag
    Forum: Network and Sharing
    Replies 19 Views 1,992

    Question about home wifi routers

    I have a question or two about home wifi routers.

    I had an Asus router for about 5 years then last year I replaced it with a Netgear Orbi Pro wifi 6 mini router. SXR30. It came with vlan’s already...
  3. Thread: box of old ide drives by sdtag
    Forum: Drivers and Hardware
    Replies 14 Views 1,655

    I drilled one then popped the cover off to see...

    I drilled one then popped the cover off to see where my drill bit landed on the platter.
    I didn't realize they would shatter. That seems a little more thorough than my single hole. I'll have to try...
  4. Thread: box of old ide drives by sdtag
    Forum: Drivers and Hardware
    Replies 14 Views 1,655

    That was my original intent, to donate the drives...

    That was my original intent, to donate the drives to someone who can get some use out of them.
    But out of 22 old ide drives I could only get intro 2 or 3 of them and I know I didn't wipe these...
  5. Thread: box of old ide drives by sdtag
    Forum: Drivers and Hardware
    Replies 14 Views 1,655

    I was a bad boy in my younger days. I can't have...

    I was a bad boy in my younger days.
    I can't have guns anymore.
    But it sure sounds like fun.
    back to the (legal) drill press lol
    Or a sledge hammer and a vice might be a bit more satisfying. ...
  6. Thread: box of old ide drives by sdtag
    Forum: Drivers and Hardware
    Replies 14 Views 1,655

    box of old ide drives

    I have a box of old ide drives that I want to go through to make sure there is no sensitive data on them before I dispose of them. I have a couple of ide to usb converters and so far out of trying...
  7. Thread: Weird partition problem by sdtag
    Forum: Drivers and Hardware
    Replies 9 Views 1,252

    Thank you everybody, I will file these solutions...

    Thank you everybody, I will file these solutions away for next time.
    I know this is going to sound predetermined but I ended up pulling and wiping the drives then reinstalling Windows.
    I have...
  8. Thread: Weird partition problem by sdtag
    Forum: Drivers and Hardware
    Replies 9 Views 1,252

    This is a media server that I have on my home...

    This is a media server that I have on my home network.
    All my movies and stuff are backed up so I am not concerned with loosing any data.
    At this point I think it would be easier better faster to...
  9. Thread: Weird partition problem by sdtag
    Forum: Drivers and Hardware
    Replies 9 Views 1,252

    Weird partition problem

    My hidden EFI partition is on the wrong drive.
    There is a hidden partition on one of my data drives that I need to move to the drive that has has Windows 10 on it. I want to remove disk 0 (1TB e:\)...
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    I should have started a new thread for this but I...

    I should have started a new thread for this but I decided to hijack my old thread
    I don't know why. I'm traveling right now so I'm not in my right mind. lol
    I want to create a second network at...
  11. Thread: deleting Norton by sdtag
    Forum: AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security
    Replies 14 Views 2,407

    sorry for my delayed response. I am traveling...

    sorry for my delayed response.
    I am traveling right now and I forgot to check in lol

    just the ads from Norton. You have a weak network password, you need to buy THIS.
    You are on an unsecured...
  12. Replies 9 Views 797

    FINE! back to one cable and back up to speed....

    FINE!
    back to one cable and back up to speed.
    too much time on my hands this morning haha
  13. Replies 9 Views 797

    4 LAN ports

    4 LAN ports
  14. Replies 9 Views 797

    more than one cable between the router and switch

    I have a small home office network.
    I have one Ethernet cable running from my cable modem to my router, then one Ethernet cable from the router to my 16 port unmanaged switch.
    I tried running a...
  15. Thread: deleting Norton by sdtag
    Forum: AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security
    Replies 14 Views 2,407

    thanks again everybody. I uninstalled Norton on...

    thanks again everybody.
    I uninstalled Norton on 5 computers and got Windows defender going.
    Then I downloaded NRnR and ran that. Then I deleted the left over folders. I think I'm good.
    I got a...
  16. Thread: deleting Norton by sdtag
    Forum: AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security
    Replies 14 Views 2,407

    yeah uninstall not delete eh I kinda figured but...

    yeah uninstall not delete eh
    I kinda figured but I'm glad I asked
    I love this board.
    I mostly lurk and get a lot of answers that way but sometimes I just gotta ask haha
    thanks everybody
  17. Thread: deleting Norton by sdtag
    Forum: AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security
    Replies 14 Views 2,407

    deleting Norton

    Norton has been pissing me off lately with all their in my face pop ups. Even though I paid for the program I am getting pop ups and notifications about how I need to buy this or that. I've been a...
  18. Thread: Why does my computer start up like this? by sdtag
    Forum: Drivers and Hardware
    Replies 4 Views 587

    thanks guys.

    thanks guys.
  19. Thread: Why does my computer start up like this? by sdtag
    Forum: Drivers and Hardware
    Replies 4 Views 587

    Why does my computer start up like this?

    I realize this is a windows forum but I am having a hardware issue and I don't know where else to go so I came here.

    I hit the power button and all the fans light up for a split second then they...
  20. Thread: Have I been hacked? by sdtag
    Forum: AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security
    Replies 15 Views 1,992

    possibly just re-associating txt files with...

    possibly just re-associating txt files with notepad.
    The other things I tried were just scans
    That was really the only thing I did.
    I haven't seen the popup in over 12 hours now
    sorry if I was...
  21. Thread: Have I been hacked? by sdtag
    Forum: AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security
    Replies 15 Views 1,992

    Thank you everybody. I scanned my pc with...

    Thank you everybody.
    I scanned my pc with malwarebytes and eset and I think I'm ok.
    I re-associated txt files with notepad.
    I deleted my.txt
    I haven't run chkdsk yet but I will.
    I guess I am...
  22. Thread: Have I been hacked? by sdtag
    Forum: AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security
    Replies 15 Views 1,992

    Thanks guys. I can open other txt files no...

    Thanks guys.
    I can open other txt files no problem.
    And when I try to open this file, it does not exist so I created my.txt so at least I can click on something. But it is empty.
    If I delete...
  23. Thread: Have I been hacked? by sdtag
    Forum: AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security
    Replies 15 Views 1,992

    Have I been hacked?

    I have a few computers at home on a small home network. I built a media server pc.
    Its an Intel i5-4440 with 16gb of ram and 0.5TB SSD and a couple of 1TB HDD’s for media storage.
    Windows 10...
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    go to settings - personalization - taskbar...

    go to settings - personalization - taskbar
    scroll down until you see
    "Show taskbar on all displays"
    and turn it off.
    Not exactly auto hide but it gets rid of it.
    I have a similar setup.
  25. Thread: Explorer icon took over my files by sdtag
    Forum: General Support
    Replies 15 Views 2,627

    I have 2 Windows 10 computers, one is for work...

    I have 2 Windows 10 computers, one is for work and the other is my personal computer.
    On my work computer I have these strange little green circle things that added themselves to my icons. It...
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