Ask DACS, December 2013
Q – I received a call the other night from a man with a deep Indian accent who claimed to be a technician from Microsoft. He said that my computer was “virus stricken” and was offering to help me fix...
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Q – I have several email accounts set up in Microsoft Outlook. Is it possible to copy all of this configuration information from one copy of Outlook to another of the same version? Office 2003 actually...
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Q – I noticed recently that FT Downloader is running on my WinXP machine. The search results on Google gave a mixed opinion on whether it is malware or something from Microsoft. A – Jay Ferron, our...
View ArticleAsk DACS, March 2014
This month I was away on vacation. Bruce moderated but is unable to write up the discussion. Q – The social networking site, Meetup.com, has been sporadically unavailable over the last few days. They...
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Q – After receiving and installing a software program, I can no longer get on the Internet. My system is running Vista. Other computers in the house have Internet access. Can I download a new update to...
View ArticleAsk DACS, May 2014
Q – My Windows 8.1 machine can’t get on the Internet. I have McAfee antivirus so the machine is safe. It flashes back a message to reinstall Windows which I would rather not do. What’s wrong? A –...
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Q – A friend has a Windows 8 machine where they are using an administrator account rather than a user account. When they clicked on a PDF they received the message, “The app cannot be launched, UAC is...
View ArticleAsk DACS, July 2014
Moderated and reported by Jim Scheef Q – I have a PowerPC Macintosh that is new to me but is obviously not a new machine. It boots and runs just fine on OS X 10.5. It also has Mac OS 9.2 installed in...
View ArticleAsk DACS, August, 2014
Moderated and reported by Jim Scheef. Q – Richard Corzo asked the first question, which we had discussed prior to the meeting: What causes attachments sent by Windows users, mostly using Microsoft...
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Moderated and reported by Jim Scheef Q – I have a new cable modem from Charter that I cannot install. The device is an Arris TM822. When connected to the incoming cable, the modem does not get an IP...
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Moderated and reported by Sean Henderson. Q – My Windows 7 laptop gets the “blue screen of death” if I walk away from it for 30-60 minutes, when I do not have USB audio interface attached. A – Initial...
View ArticleAsk DACS, November 2014
Moderated and reported by Jim Scheef Q – My wife and I are downsizing our home and I have some stuff I no longer have space to store. There are lots of old cables and some vintage MAC software. Is...
View ArticleAsk DACS, December 2014
AskDACS is a Question and Answer session before the main presentation at the monthly General Meeting. We solicit questions from the floor and then answers from other audience members. Q – Does anyone...
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