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Chrome plugins - is this a real Facebook ban cause?

Assuming you were directing your post toward my posting: I don't know where you got those two plugins; FF came to me with only one plugin automatically attached: OpenH264 Video Codec provided by Cisco Systems, Inc. At any rate, I know nothing about Ghostery and Privacy Budger. I also run...
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- Post #24
- Aug 29, 2019
- Forum: Security Arena
Internet Privacy: Facebook, Google, Windows 10, Bing

It may be obvious to this thread’s readers, but Google has a deservedly bad reputation for merchandising/monetizing your activities within Chrome. Firefox is better on Windows (my choice) and DuckDuckGo’s anonymous searching and their so-called Privacy Browser are better choices on Android...
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- Post #3
- Aug 26, 2019
- Forum: Safety, Security and Privacy
Chrome plugins - is this a real Facebook ban cause?

This thread started with a comment about Chrome plugins. It may be obvious to this thread’s readers, but Google has a deservedly bad reputation for merchandising/monetizing your activities with Chrome. Firefox is better on Windows (my choice) and DuckDuckGo’s anonymous searching and their...
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- Post #22
- Aug 26, 2019
- Forum: Security Arena
Restoring a Backup of the COMPONENTS Hive - What are the issues?

(This quote is from the front of this thread.) I have an absolute “split disk” system where all the user profiles are on a non-booted HDD and a C: SSD contains only the OpSys and app-installation executables (C:\Program Files and C:\Program files (x86), etc.). There is a simple Registry patch...
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- Post #13
- Aug 24, 2019
- Forum: Windows 7 | Windows Vista
How Can I Reset the Network Adapter In My Windows 7 PRO SP1 System?

The role of 3rd parties in Windows software is a worthy subject of debate, but I don't feel this thread is the right place. I know that a lot of Sysnative staff do believe particular problem solving threads are a proper place to discuss broader issues and I respect that. I'll just say that IMO...
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- Post #6
- Jun 23, 2019
- Forum: Networking
How Can I Reset the Network Adapter In My Windows 7 PRO SP1 System?

I thank both Digerati and plodr for their useful information. I am going to change the Ethernet cable from my computer to the router. It’s 50ft but needs to be about 60ft to really relieve all the stress at the connector ends. The only readily available longer option is 100ft, or 50ft coupled...
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- Post #4
- Jun 23, 2019
- Forum: Networking
How Can I Reset the Network Adapter In My Windows 7 PRO SP1 System?

Recently my OEM desktop running Windows 7 Pro Sp1 would not connect to my LAN router via its hard wire (the box is not WiFi capable). It acted as if there was no connection to the Ethernet jack on the computer. However, the shop that fixed the problem said it was in software: the network...
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- Thread
- Jun 22, 2019
- Replies: 6
- Forum: Networking
Microsoft Windows 7 Software Recovery

If you don't know your Windows 7 Product Key required to build these recovery/reload bootable volumes, the Speccy app at Download Speccy | Find your computer specs, free!. will find it for you if anything can. The Free version is quite sufficient to tell you this and a whole lot more about your...
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- Post #6
- Jun 16, 2019
- Forum: Windows 7 | Windows Vista
Microsoft Windows 7 Software Recovery

I have used the instructions at Microsoft Software Recovery to build both a USB-bootable installation and a recovery memory stick that at least boot up and ask how to proceed with the advertised menus on my 10+ year old custom-built PC.
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- Post #5
- Jun 16, 2019
- Forum: Windows 7 | Windows Vista
Happy Birthday, jcgriff2!

I'm joining the increasing list wishing the founder of this website the best on his birthday. Sysnative.com is a wonderful resource for both the reasonably savvy PC - Windows user and a learning site for those who wish to become experts in the field and contribute to the community here and...
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- Post #12
- Jun 16, 2019
- Forum: The Lounge
Are My BIOS Settings At Risk When Changing My Motherboard Battry?

That's what the annual Darwin Awards are for: to "celebrate" people like that.
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- Post #19
- Jun 10, 2019
- Forum: Hardware
Are My BIOS Settings At Risk When Changing My Motherboard Battry?

Yes. I even changed the battery in a different room from where the box's power cord was. 😉 I actually saw a technician change a CMOS battery on a live box once and get away with it, but that was in my music synthesizer, not a computer, even though the two devices have a lot in common. In the...
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- Post #17
- Jun 10, 2019
- Forum: Hardware
Are My BIOS Settings At Risk When Changing My Motherboard Battry?

It was a plan, but it failed. After backing up the computer, I followed all the instructions I got on this thread and the very specific illustrated instructions I found on line at ASUS on how to change the motherboard battery as carefully as I could, carefully grounding myself and the small...
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- Post #15
- Jun 10, 2019
- Forum: Hardware
Are My BIOS Settings At Risk When Changing My Motherboard Battry?

I was able to save what the motherboard manual calls “the current BIOS file to the BIOS Flash” (there are 8 Profile slots from which one can choose and name), although the manual then says it saves “your current CMOS settings in the Save to sub-item.” I was able to restore the settings as well...
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- Post #13
- Jun 2, 2019
- Forum: Hardware
Are My BIOS Settings At Risk When Changing My Motherboard Battry?

Thanks again. I don't know how I missed that; I have the motherboard manual on my PC. I will run both forms of CMOS backup (BIOS Flash, external USB memory stick) to get at least one to complete successfully before I shutdown and change the battery. However, there's an old system admin's...
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- Post #11
- Jun 2, 2019
- Forum: Hardware

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