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I remember in the early 2000s a friend of mine got me a dish and a reciever and i got every channel for free. Movie channels, adult channels, ppvs, sp...
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Comment by Bob K on Windows 10 Safe Mode: The Easy Way (November 17, 2018 08:36 PM)
Frank D: "If you should be able to get into Safe Mode, how then do you get out of it?" ------------------------------- Have you ever heard of Google...
Comment by sirpaul2 on Windows 10 Safe Mode: The Easy Way (November 17, 2018 07:41 PM)
You can also enable the F8 key with the following command... Open an elevated command prompt, or a command prompt at boot. Type "bcdedit /set {bootmgr...
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I agree with Don, how do you get into safe mode when you can't even start W10? After the last W10 update my hard drive is in constant state of operati...
Comment by David Scanland on Windows 10 Safe Mode: The Easy Way (November 17, 2018 01:02 PM)
How to turn on F8 Here is the caveat: You have to do this on a good system because you have to get to the system DOS prompt under administrator turn o...
Comment by Jene on Windows 10 Safe Mode: The Easy Way (November 17, 2018 02:23 AM)
Re: Fred's caution about clicking on a link: It has become relatively common for web sites and emails to be "spoofed". That is, the source of the ema...
Comment by Fred on Windows 10 Safe Mode: The Easy Way (November 17, 2018 12:38 AM)
I will never mess with "safe boot" again. Last time I did it I couldn't get out of it and had to do a complete re-install of windows. The only reason ...
Comment by Jay R on Windows 10 Safe Mode: The Easy Way (November 16, 2018 11:21 PM)
All this talk about Safe Mode. Does this mean that I am normally running in Unsafe Mode? Why would MS want me to do that?...
Viruses Articles
Is Your Flash Drive Infected?
Security research firm Sophos found malware on two-thirds of fifty USB flash drives that had been lost aboard Australian trains. That might suggest that you should avoid computing on Australian trains, but the broader lesson is that USB flash drives are highly vulnerable to malware infections. Here's what you need to know, and how to protect your computer from viruses that may lurk on flash drives...
...Where Do Viruses And Spyware Come From?
Several thousand new viruses and spyware programs are detected every day by security analysts. Have you ever wondered who creates these plagues, and why?
...Virus Alert - XP Total Security 2011
Somehow I got a virus called XP Total Security, and I can't get rid of it. It blocks my security software, and it won't let me download any new anti-virus tools. It's even asking me for money... how do I get rid of this thing?
...Should You Call The Geek Squad?
My computer is running really slow, and I think it might have a virus. There's also a ticking sound inside the computer. I'm not very technical, so I'm thinking about calling the Geek Squad. Do you think that's a good idea?
...How Does a Virus Spread?
I love your site and your Tourbus Newsletter! I would like to know how a virus propagates over a network? If you get a virus on one computer - do other users on the network have to do anything to get infected? Is there a good way to protect against this?
...Free Virus Scan
My computer has been acting strangely... at times it's very slow and I'm getting lots of popups. I'm afraid I have a virus, and the anti-virus software that came with my computer has expired. Can you recommend a good (and preferably free) virus scanner?
...How can I avoid computer viruses?
When I wrote in a previous article that You CANNOT get a virus just by opening or reading your email I fully expected it would unleash a torrent of emails in response. I knew this would happen, because Ask Bob Rankin readers are generally smarter and better-looking than the rest of the online population. Read on for Virus Prevention 102 -- even more information on virus prevention and the merits of anti-virus software.
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