GeeBee Tech Support thread - pose questions, get answers

[anchoredinocean]

If being a bully means telling the truth, then you are just as fucking stupid.

No surprise there I guess.

 

[Super-Surprise]

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[lovetoread]

Alright so I just bought a Toshiba laptop ( 2016 New Edition Toshiba Satellite ) and it's running Windows 10. I got through the setup but went I boot it up it's so slow and clunky. So any suggestions as to what I can do?

And windows 10 tips in general I guess.

Eh, ignore most of what was said, the issue is that Toshibas take forever to boot. It doesnt seem to matter what OS is on it.

Combine that with 10 taking longer to boot than any other OS and it makes the machine boot slow. Win 10 is always looking to connect to the internet and sync everything with each boot, no matter if you use one drive or not.

But see, I do not think its a big deal on boot time. Since I encrypt every machine I use, it takes even longer to boot up, unless we are talking about my macs. And even they can be slow if the update Apple pushes out sucks.

I would be more concerned if once the Toshiba booted that it ran slow. If that is happening then I would be worried.

And do not try to run the Toshiba without the most of the Toshiba apps. As awful as they are, without them it runs even worse.

Run the Toshiba updater and make sure your drivers are up to date.

 

[yossi]

Eh, ignore most of what was said, the issue is that Toshibas take forever to boot. It doesnt seem to matter what OS is on it.

Combine that with 10 taking longer to boot than any other OS and it makes the machine boot slow. Win 10 is always looking to connect to the internet and sync everything with each boot, no matter if you use one drive or not.

But see, I do not think its a big deal on boot time. Since I encrypt every machine I use, it takes even longer to boot up, unless we are talking about my macs. And even they can be slow if the update Apple pushes out sucks.

I would be more concerned if once the Toshiba booted that it ran slow. If that is happening then I would be worried.

And do not try to run the Toshiba without the most of the Toshiba apps. As awful as they are, without them it runs even worse.

Run the Toshiba updater and make sure your drivers are up to date.

Thank you! I'm having no issues after the initial boot up - I guess I just assumed that 10 would be faster for whatever reason. I only worried because my old Toshiba running 8 seemed, to me, to boot up fairly quickly. I thought I might have screwed something up in the initial setup.

 

[Radiohead]

Thank you! I'm having no issues after the initial boot up - I guess I just assumed that 10 would be faster for whatever reason. I only worried because my old Toshiba running 8 seemed, to me, to boot up fairly quickly. I thought I might have screwed something up in the initial setup.

10's slower than 8 cause it has a bigger mama's fetish. If in doubt, MORE RAM.

10 doesnt like flicking across apps so much either.

Mine was/is a quad core cost 3 grand 4 years ago... and they have only gone more power efficient since.

The other thing could be your internet is slow (not likely stateside) and ET likes to phone home to windows first.

 

[Radiohead]

Also, now you have a 10 machine, get it installed on your old one/all. I did 4 computers and the only reason I bought a 10 machine was cause I killed part of the screen and my battery on the Toshi.

 

[JohnnySavage]

I heard Yossi needed tech help to find the tech help thread.

That made me chortle.

 

[yossi]

It goes with the territory of being pretty fucking stupid, I'm afraid.

 

[Radiohead]

It goes with the territory of being pretty fucking stupid, I'm afraid.

Live up to your handle, woman!

(I have a feeling they havent been called handles for a loooong time)

 

[pointless]

Eh, ignore most of what was said, the issue is that Toshibas take forever to boot. It doesnt seem to matter what OS is on it.

Combine that with 10 taking longer to boot than any other OS and it makes the machine boot slow. Win 10 is always looking to connect to the internet and sync everything with each boot, no matter if you use one drive or not.

But see, I do not think its a big deal on boot time. Since I encrypt every machine I use, it takes even longer to boot up, unless we are talking about my macs. And even they can be slow if the update Apple pushes out sucks.

I would be more concerned if once the Toshiba booted that it ran slow. If that is happening then I would be worried.

And do not try to run the Toshiba without the most of the Toshiba apps. As awful as they are, without them it runs even worse.

Run the Toshiba updater and make sure your drivers are up to date.

wow, my old computer must have really sucked then, because this new one with windows 10 loads up way fucking faster than either my pc or my laptop with 7. of course, i was well aware that laptop was terrible. that fucking thing couldn't even handle civilization 4.

 

[yossi]

Live up to your handle, woman!

(I have a feeling they havent been called handles for a loooong time)

I like handles better than usernames. Flows well when writing.

 

[Radiohead]

wow, my old computer must have really sucked then, because this new one with windows 10 loads up way fucking faster than either my pc or my laptop with 7. of course, i was well aware that laptop was terrible. that fucking thing couldn't even handle civilization 4.

Oh man. Civ 4 runs without thinking on all my computers.

You may not have fucked with windows VM and 10 did it better, but Civ 4 on my 06 Compac works ok.

 

[trysail]

Win10 and Excel 2013 do not like each other.

Excel blows up at least once a day.

The slash commands are a godsend.
/F[ile] S[ave] C[ontinue]
every time I make any change to a spreadsheet.


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[Mello_SixtyNine]

How do you create a poll thread?

I've noticed the dropdown at the bottom where you can have up to 10 things to poll from. How do you enter the choices?

 

[great lover]

Click the add a poll button. Thanks!

 

[great lover]

HP Ink - Office Depot Cartridges

A person I know has a HP Printer Envy 4500 series. She bought a cartridge from office depot, but the printer says "Need to replace cartridge" or some such stuff.

How can I enable SINGLE CARTRIDGE mode on her printer? I am afraid she has lost the user manual.

 

[Radiohead]

Win10 and Excel 2013 do not like each other.

Excel blows up at least once a day.

The slash commands are a godsend.
/F[ile] S[ave] C[ontinue]
every time I make any change to a spreadsheet.


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Yeah, but thats called deliberate manufacture fault.

How are you going to shell out for Office 10 if Excel 2013 works on your 10 machine?

I would suggest right clicking on the Excel icon, going into properties and setting the running back to whichever system you used to use beforehand and seeing whether that works.

As above, Microsoft, but worth a shot.

 

[about_average]

Run the Toshiba updater and make sure your drivers are up to date.

Be careful of vendor updaters, some are very vulnerable.

How the top 5 PC Makers Open Your Laptop to Hackers

On a side note, it's interesting that Wired now won't let you read articles unless you disable your ad-blocker (or subscribe). Funny seeing the notice in an article about security given that internet ads are a good source of malware.

 

[Sean]

Yeah, but thats called deliberate manufacture fault.

How are you going to shell out for Office 10 if Excel 2013 works on your 10 machine?

I would suggest right clicking on the Excel icon, going into properties and setting the running back to whichever system you used to use beforehand and seeing whether that works.

As above, Microsoft, but worth a shot.

Excel, and the rest of Office 2013, work perfectly for me on 10.

 

[Radiohead]

Excel, and the rest of Office 2013, work perfectly for me on 10.

Installed 10 on 3 machines, 2 fine, one fucked. My machines fine... my friend... oh I need AV, oh I need. Thats the fucked one. Microsoft assistance level 3.. just cause they couldnt believe what I said was wrong with the upgrade was. I never paid for Office... but you had the basic doc look at and save in 8.... 10 just says BUY ME NOW, there is nothing else.

 

[Radiohead]

Excel, and the rest of Office 2013, work perfectly for me on 10.

Also, after installing it on machines that were dead (one 3/4 screen, one move and the motherboard crack shuts it down) its hers that fails!

 

[Sean]

Installed 10 on 3 machines, 2 fine, one fucked. My machines fine... my friend... oh I need AV, oh I need. Thats the fucked one. Microsoft assistance level 3.. just cause they couldnt believe what I said was wrong with the upgrade was. I never paid for Office... but you had the basic doc look at and save in 8.... 10 just says BUY ME NOW, there is nothing else.

It's possible my copy of Office 2013 isn't strictly legit...

 

[lovetoread]

Just upgrade to 365 for gawds sake.

 

[Radiohead]

It's possible my copy of Office 2013 isn't strictly legit...

Yeah.

I bought her a cheap quad core in 12, let her do what she did with it. I kept an admin login just to save her from herself in emergencies. It is all her fault.

However... Microsoft deciding that they install 10 and not let you do anything with your DOCX resume because you should buy new OFFICE instead of view and basic change? At the moment, I'm willing to spend two hours to a computer and change a word rather than to buy shit I dont need.

 

[Sean]

Yeah.

I bought her a cheap quad core in 12, let her do what she did with it. I kept an admin login just to save her from herself in emergencies. It is all her fault.

However... Microsoft deciding that they install 10 and not let you do anything with your DOCX resume because you should buy new OFFICE instead of view and basic change? At the moment, I'm willing to spend two hours to a computer and change a word rather than to buy shit I dont need.

Meh, KMSPico still works so I have no intention of changing from 2013.