November 2016
Wi-Fi Will Not Stay On
Dear Computer Lady, I can no longer connect to a Wi-Fi network. The problem seems to be that the toggle switch in setup for Wi-Fi will not stay in the On position. Click it and it goes from on right back to Off immediately. Any ideas? Thanks, Steve
What is Chrome
Dear Computer Lady, What is “Chrome,” and should I download it to my Windows 10 computer? If so, what benefits would it give me, and where do I go to get it? Thank you, Janice
How To Manage Backup Space
Dear Computer Lady, Is there any way of automatically having the computer add a new backup and delete the oldest one simultaneously? Usually I get a warning my backup external drive is almost full, and I have to manually delete older files. Thanks, Sam
How To Remove OptimizerPro
Dear Computer Lady, My computer has a program on it that I cannot delete. I hope you can help me. The program is OptimizerPro v3.2. Thank you, Yvonne
IE & Media Player in Windows 10
Dear Computer Lady, I have been putting off getting a new computer with Windows 10, but I will need to do it soon. I have heard that Windows 10 no longer has Internet Explorer or Windows Media Player. I would like to know what I can use to replace them. Thank you, Fran
YouTube Downloader Without Junk-Ware
Dear Computer Lady. First of all, I wish to thank you for all the help you have provided for everyone of your subscriber fans, including this 80 year old man trying to keep up with the world. I recently downloaded and installed a Firefox Add-on to be able to download You Tube files to my […]
How To Get Rid Of Cortana
Dear Computer Lady, Thank you for all the information, you help so many! My problem is Cortana, how can I get rid of it? I don’t use it and it takes up too much space to just have it hanging around.. I appreciate any information you can offer. Lynda
Where To Find Pictures for Petitions
Dear Computer Lady, I have placed a few online petitions on a couple of websites, unfortunately without success. With the petition on change.org, the website said that petitions with a picture are six times more likely to receive signatures than those without a picture. The problem is that my cellphone doesn’t have a built-in camera […]
Should I Update Java?
Dear Computer Lady, Every once in a while I get a popup about a Java upgrade. Should I do it? Thanks, Ann
Updating Windows 7
Dear Computer Lady, I can’t seem to get updates for Windows 7 for some reason. I have auto update checked but no updates,I check look for update but it keeps search to no avail. Is anybody else having difficulty as I am. Hoping for a resolution to my problem. Thank you. John