March 2017

How To Quickly Shut Down Facebook Imposters

Dear Computer Lady, Recently one of my Facebook friends contacted me and started to chat. It didn’t take me long to realize it really wasn’t my friend, but someone trying to make me think it was my friend and they wanted me to send them money. This doesn’t seem right, what can I do to […]

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Oriental Script on Facebook

Dear Computer Lady, I have acquired something new on Facebook this week! I have Windows 10 on all my computers etc. and I occasionally get on Facebook – mostly to see what friends are saying – and this past week there is a lot of Oriental type script on my Facebook entries. What is this […]

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Did Windows 10 Disable My DVD Player?

Dear Computer Lady, Last summer when I upgraded my computer from Windows 7 to Windows 10 my CD/DVD player stopped working and I sure would like to have it working again. I have a Dell desktop computer that is about 8 years old. Do you think the upgrade is preventing the player from working or […]

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How To Delete Duplicate Photos

Dear Computer Lady, Over the years, I have inadvertently downloaded many of the same photos several times into PhotoShop. I am looking for a method to delete these duplicate photos. I see software offered on the net that says it will do that. Do you have any recommendation for software or perhaps a suggestion how […]

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How To Increase Font in Outlook

Dear Computer Lady, My eyes are failing and I need the font at 16. Personal emails and business send me a very small font which I cannot read so what will I do? I am using Microsoft Office Outlook. Hope you can help me. I have followed your newsletter for years and it has helped […]

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Windows 10 Start Icon Not Working

Dear Computer Lady, Today when I turned on my computer I could not get anything when I hit the start up button, which on my computer is the windows icon on lower left side of screen. I have a Dell computer, windows 10. Also my Internet Explorer pin on tool bar is gone. I use […]

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Low Disk Space on Recovery D:

Dear Computer Lady, I Love your newsletter. I have a question, on something I have never run into before. I keep getting this message that says low disk space. This in referring to my D drive, I have restored the computer to factory, and it made no difference. Is there any way I can correct […]

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Is Registry Power Cleaner Safe?

Dear Computer Lady, I frequently see pop up on my screen the following block: “Registry Power Cleaner” by Winferno Software” IS THIS SAFE TO CLICK ON AND USE? WHAT IS IT’S PURPOSE? Thanks, Jean

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Backup Questions

Dear Computer Lady, I have never backed up my computer; what method do you recommend on how to do this? And once done, what is a good way (If hard drive crashes) to reinstate what has been backed up? Also, how often do you recommend backing up ones hard drive? Thanks for all you do […]

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How to Create A Windows 10 DVD

Dear Computer Lady, I Read your newsletter and love it, have learned much from it! I want to Know I was running windows 7 and upgraded to windows 10 free. Now I want to know . How Can I make DVD from installed windows 10 for fresh install windows 10 again. I try to make […]

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