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  1. Thread: Slow Laptop by cottonball
    Forum: Performance & Maintenance
    Replies 13 Views 1,627

    THANK YOU ALL!!! Used the Disk Cleanup...

    THANK YOU ALL!!!

    Used the Disk Cleanup option on this W10 Lenovo IdeaPad, and can tell the difference.

    Happy camper!!!

    Have a great week!!! ;)
  2. Thread: Slow Laptop by cottonball
    Forum: Performance & Maintenance
    Replies 13 Views 1,627

    My apology if I offended anyone. My sense of...

    My apology if I offended anyone. My sense of humor has always been rather sarcastic.

    What you are asking me to do is way beyond my capabilities. Strokes, heart attacks, and some other issues have...
  3. Thread: Slow Laptop by cottonball
    Forum: Performance & Maintenance
    Replies 13 Views 1,627

    Thanks. Used to work here, years ago. Now I'm 80...

    Thanks. Used to work here, years ago. Now I'm 80 years old, and the ol' brains are not the same.
    Neither is this forum. Brink and others were always so ready to help.

    Will go check out the "For...
  4. Thread: Slow Laptop by cottonball
    Forum: Performance & Maintenance
    Replies 13 Views 1,627

    Slow Laptop

    Hello folks!!
    This old hen needs some help! :-)

    Would appreciate some suggestions to perk up a W10 Lenovo laptop with a free program. Is CCleaner still an option, or is there something better?...
  5. Thread: eMail (live.com) issues... by cottonball
    Forum: Browsers and Email
    Replies 2 Views 734

    THANK YOU!!!! :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup: ...

    THANK YOU!!!! :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

    All is well now!

    Have a grrrreat day!!
  6. Thread: eMail (live.com) issues... by cottonball
    Forum: Browsers and Email
    Replies 2 Views 734

    eMail (live.com) issues...

    Hi folks!! Would appreciate your help, please.

    This morning I checked my live.com email, and there was a mess of emails vs the orderly, by date display. The first message was from 2019, the next...
  7. Thread: Want to shut down WU !!!! by cottonball
    Forum: Windows Updates and Activation
    Replies 21 Views 5,850

    For now, decided to use Option One: To Enable or...

    For now, decided to use Option One: To Enable or Disable Automatic Updates using Wu10Man

    We shall see how that goes. If it does not work, will go to Option Seven.

    Thank you ALL for the help!! ...
  8. Thread: Want to shut down WU !!!! by cottonball
    Forum: Windows Updates and Activation
    Replies 21 Views 5,850

    Matthew Wai, At this stage of my game, the...

    Matthew Wai,

    At this stage of my game, the brain is regressing. You have developed an outstanding method to defeat the WU issue, however, it is probably more than what I can handle.

    There used...
  9. Thread: Want to shut down WU !!!! by cottonball
    Forum: Windows Updates and Activation
    Replies 21 Views 5,850

    Thank you all for the replies!! Much appreciated....

    Thank you all for the replies!! Much appreciated.

    Would prefer to do something in W10 itself, rather than installing a third party program, or using an external hard drive, etc.

    Is this...
  10. Thread: Want to shut down WU !!!! by cottonball
    Forum: Windows Updates and Activation
    Replies 21 Views 5,850

    Want to shut down WU !!!!

    Hello, folks!! :-)

    Would appreciate some assistance...Have a 32 bit tablet/laptop, running W10 Home, with 32GB storage on the hard drive. All I do with it is some email, and some Googling for...
  11. Thread: Scam Control Software on Laptop by cottonball
    Forum: AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security
    Replies 8 Views 3,081

    Callender, Thanks for all the info! UVK was...

    Callender,

    Thanks for all the info!

    UVK was very helpful. Used the Registry Seeker, and found some 25+ entries dealing with Tech Ruhan - Supremo.

    Nuked them, and found the ,exe keeping the...
  12. Thread: Scam Control Software on Laptop by cottonball
    Forum: AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security
    Replies 8 Views 3,081

    clam1952 and Callender, Thank you very much...

    clam1952 and Callender,

    Thank you very much for your replies.

    Looked in Services, and found no reference to Supremo.

    Looking for Supremo.exe, but cannot find it. Any suggestions as to where...
  13. Thread: Scam Control Software on Laptop by cottonball
    Forum: AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security
    Replies 8 Views 3,081

    Scam Control Software on Laptop

    Hello folks!!

    It has been a while since I have been here. My days of providing advice are over, since a couple of strokes took care of them. This time would like to be at the recipient end, and...
  14. Thread: Forgotten Password!! by cottonball
    Forum: User Accounts and Family Safety
    Replies 21 Views 8,833

    All done!! :D Thank you very much for your...

    All done!! :D

    Thank you very much for your Expert help, Brink!!


    The laptop also has a scam program that got a hold of it, and it will not uninstall.
    For that I will request some help from...
  15. Thread: Forgotten Password!! by cottonball
    Forum: User Accounts and Family Safety
    Replies 21 Views 8,833

    Thanks, Brink! Was successful in changing the...

    Thanks, Brink!

    Was successful in changing the password on the person's local account. But leaving the 2 accounts showing on the login screen will be very confusing for the 82 yr old person owning...
  16. Thread: Forgotten Password!! by cottonball
    Forum: User Accounts and Family Safety
    Replies 21 Views 8,833

    Is there a way to have the laptop just show the...

    Is there a way to have the laptop just show the person's account, and not the Administrator Account used to get in the computer?

    At the login screen it shows the 2 accounts on the lower left.
  17. Thread: Forgotten Password!! by cottonball
    Forum: User Accounts and Family Safety
    Replies 21 Views 8,833

    WooHoo!!! Thank you, thank you, Brink!! Got...

    WooHoo!!! Thank you, thank you, Brink!!

    Got into a Windows screen that allows me to select the Administrator Account, and I am in it t!!

    There is another account choice, but the password does...
  18. Thread: Forgotten Password!! by cottonball
    Forum: User Accounts and Family Safety
    Replies 21 Views 8,833

    Yes, it allows the Load Hive, and a Load Hive...

    Yes, it allows the Load Hive, and a Load Hive prompt appears on the screen. It seems to want a file name!

    If you go back to the CMD prompt, it does not go to D:\Windows\System32\config or...
  19. Thread: Forgotten Password!! by cottonball
    Forum: User Accounts and Family Safety
    Replies 21 Views 8,833

    Well, got as far as the Command Prompt in the...

    Well, got as far as the Command Prompt in the Choose an option area, but get X:\Sources> vs X:|Windows


    ​What am I doing wrong??
  20. Thread: Forgotten Password!! by cottonball
    Forum: User Accounts and Family Safety
    Replies 21 Views 8,833

    Thanks for the reply, Brink! Presuming you...

    Thanks for the reply, Brink!

    Presuming you mean boot from a USB that contains Windows 10. Is that correct?
  21. Thread: Forgotten Password!! by cottonball
    Forum: User Accounts and Family Safety
    Replies 21 Views 8,833

    Thanks, Brink. Got to Recovery > See Advanced...

    Thanks, Brink.

    Got to Recovery > See Advanced Repair Options

    Got Choose an option > Troubleshoot > Advanced Options > Command Prompt

    Tells me to select an account, and enter its...
  22. Thread: Forgotten Password!! by cottonball
    Forum: User Accounts and Family Safety
    Replies 21 Views 8,833

    Giving up and returning laptop to owner. Nothing...

    Giving up and returning laptop to owner. Nothing works.

    Thanks for the help.
  23. Thread: Forgotten Password!! by cottonball
    Forum: User Accounts and Family Safety
    Replies 21 Views 8,833

    Thanks Brink!! Much appreciated.:-) Tried...

    Thanks Brink!!

    Much appreciated.:-)

    Tried the Microsoft Account route last night, and struck out. Will try Option 5 and see how it goes.

    Have no clue whether it is a Microsoft Account or a...
  24. Thread: Forgotten Password!! by cottonball
    Forum: User Accounts and Family Safety
    Replies 21 Views 8,833

    Forgotten Password!!

    Hello folks!!

    It has been a while since I have been here. My days of providing advice are over, since a couple of strokes took care of them. This time would like to be at the recipient end, and...
  25. Replies 2 Views 5,346

    PolarNettles, Thank you very much for your...

    PolarNettles,

    Thank you very much for your detailed response showing how to get the information needed.

    Will check the laptop when my friend is available, and see if a driver update fixes the...
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