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Hardware / Dual Monitor issues

« Last post by Funky on February 12, 2024, 09:34:46 AM »

Hi folks
I have been trying to get two monitors to work at the same time I have tried a number of things. 
1. I tried a new GPU and moved that one from one slot to another.
2. I tried using the onboard GPU
3. Changed cables from HDMI to DP and mini HDMI
My machine is made up of :
Old case antec, Asus ROG STRIX 390 E GAMING MB, I7 8700 CPU.  S SEASONIC 620 PSU, 32 Gig of  Corsair Vengeance 3600 MHz RAM,  SAMSUNG 840 SSD 2 different ones on with Windows the other with Ubuntu 22.04.
2 Dell Monitors same  models. Any suggestions as what else to try would be greatly appreciated.

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Hardware / Repair information for older Canon Printer

« Last post by Janis on February 11, 2024, 06:17:04 PM »

I finally gave up and am saving money with a laser printer but it has limitations.   My Canon printer 5700   was great.  I could change sizes and other print choices.   Shipping that printer back to Canon is extremely expensive for shipping, and high cost of repairs.   Has anyone seen written instructions for removing covers?   The printer functions are fine,  but I suspect a paper jam that I can not see.

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Microsoft DOS / Re: %1 Quote Problems

« Last post by Sam_Weller on February 11, 2024, 01:32:53 PM »

It's also in the FOR help too:

%~I         - expands %I removing any surrounding quotes (")

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Hardware / Re: HD - Cloning

« Last post by Lisa_maree on February 09, 2024, 09:01:29 PM »

The third partition on the source is a partition created by windows to allow windows to reverse any problem updates. it is needed but with the latest update 2h22 it is to small in size needing to be about 1 Gb.
Instead of copying the partitions select copy disk this will resize the c drive to use the free space leaving  the first and third partitions the same size. After the drive is copied and the copy is tested booting. Then you can resize the 2 nd partition slightly smaller by 500 gbs and then resize the third partition out to 1 gb   

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Hardware / HD - Cloning

« Last post by bigal50 on February 09, 2024, 02:32:50 AM »

Has any one ever used Macrium Reflect to clone a hard drive ?  I am attempting the cloning process but need some help. See attached ?

The top portion is the existing HD 300GB. It shows with 3 partitions.
# 1 System Reserved - Active NTFS 
#2 (C:) Primary - NTFS
#3 (None) Primary NTFS

I understand that #1 is for the OS files and # 2 is the C: Drive   but what is #3??? When i  drag and drop the partitions below as directed I see a section to the right that is grayed out with 167 Gb. Is that extra storage on the destination drive which is 500Gb HD.
Do i need to make drive C: on the destination drive larger to utilize the extra space and if so how do I do that and do i need partition #3 on the destination drive

Thank You
AAO

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Computer software / Re: Hyperlinks won't open in MS Office 2016

« Last post by jeffk on February 06, 2024, 04:24:34 PM »

@BC_Programmer

Thanks for your offered help, I actually resolvedthe problem earlier today with the info here https://www.slipstick.com/problems/this-operation-has-been-cancelled-due-to-restrictions/#google_vignette, though I'm not sure why it wasn't working in the first place.

Anyway, it's working now! :-)

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Computer software / Re: Hyperlinks won't open in MS Office 2016

« Last post by BC_Programmer on February 06, 2024, 03:15:45 PM »

When I tried to find info on this previously all I found was this and while there's a lot of "solutions" provided supposedly none of them worked, so I didn't see the value in linking it. Also, that is Outlook 365 not 2016, so I decided it wasn't relevant enough to post.

Allegedly, this can have something to do with having the default browser set incorrectly, though it's not really clear why that would be the case. Unless you altered your install to remove IE components I suppose.

I also found this kind of spammy-looking article that seems like it was autogenerated but which somehow has what could be useful information with regards to resetting default browser settings.

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Computer software / Re: Hyperlinks won't open in MS Office 2016

« Last post by jeffk on February 06, 2024, 09:35:24 AM »

I'm very disappointed with the complete lack of response here, maybe I’ll find another site next time I have an IT problem

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Windows 10 and 11 / Duplicate Items on Navigation Pane

« Last post by Michael on February 04, 2024, 04:05:26 AM »

I have recently (and finally) switched to Windows 10 after my old motherboard caused issue to the RAM. In the past, I have limited experience with Windows 10 on other computers. Now that I have to use it on a daily basis, there are certainly things that I need to get use to.

Of all the new things, one bothers me the most, which is the inability to customise the Navigation Pane. Not only that, but all my HDDs, both internal and exteranal, as well as the partitions in them, show inside and outside of This PC. I wonder why there are the "duplicates" outside This PC. Is there anyway to remove them? As they are not listed by drive letters, I would prefer to keep those inside This PC and not those outside.

Thanks.

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Computer software / Re: Hyperlinks won't open in MS Office 2016

« Last post by jeffk on February 03, 2024, 03:49:59 PM »

I can't see an 'Edit' button so I'll add this as a reply to my own post:


I use Firefox as my default browser, but I get the same message if I change my default to Opera, IE, or Edge.

What I have found is that if I open *.doc or *.docx files in WordPad then the hyperlinks work - they open the linked web pages. One difference between WordPad & Word that I'm aware of is that WordPad comes bundled with the OS, whereas Word (& Excel, etc) are part of the Office 2016 suite. To me, this confirms that whatever the problem is, it's in Office, not W10 or my browser.

I guess that I need to change a setting somewhere, or maybe edit something in the registry, but I don't know where, what, or how.........

Surely someone here must know about this stuff...I'm sure it's pretty straightforward...please help!