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What to look for in a new computer

Dear Computer Lady, My computer is 10 years old and has been upgraded twice. I am thinking of buying a new desktop.Can you please tell me what to look for.I do not do any major work on the computer,just search,email,facebook,play games.. I thought I had an email that you had addressed this issue but I [...]

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F1 Prompt When Booting

Dear Computer Lady, Hello, when I turn on my computer a black screen appears and I have to press the F1 key to continue. I didn’t have that step before and was wondering how to eliminate it. Thanks, Priscilla

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How To Defrag

Dear Computer Lady, How do you defrag a computer? Does this get rid of a lot of junk on you computer? A computer is like a car- I know how to drive a car but I don’t know how to work on it. Thanks, Charlotte.

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Laptop Cursor Runs Amuck

Dear Computer Lady, The cursor on my lap top goes out of control. It repositions itself  when I’m in the middle of typing something for example… or it literally runs amuck on the screen. I know  that it’s a rather common problem from googling it, but no one seems to have a solution.  I hope you [...]

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Laptop Screen is Dark

Hello Computer Lady: I just found your site and it looks very helpful. Great. I hope you can answer my question. I have a older Dell Inspiron (model pp14l). When I run it on battery only the screen is noticeably dark, compared to when I plug it in. so I run it on juice almost [...]

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How to use USB Key

Dear Computer Lady, I purchased a USB 2.0 Metal Key Sharp 100% 4GB 4G USB Flash Stick Memory Pen Drive Disk New. I can not find a slot that it fits and I have no instructions and can not get instructions from the seller; thank you, Don

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Mouse Freezes

Dear Computer Lady, I’m having trouble with my mouse freezing up as I move the cursor and scroll up/down on web pages. I will get no response or the hour glass appears. Also, this happens with my keyboard when I type too. I purchased a new mouse, but it didn’t work at all since it [...]

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How To Run Scandisk

Dear Computer Lady, My computer told me to run scandisk.  I have  XP.  HOW DO I RUN THIS?  THANK YOU, Dpaul

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Studying Network Administration

Dear Computer Lady, I am 38 and enrolled in Florida Tech. I will be studying to be a Network Administrator /Computer security operator. Is there anything you would recommend i can do to make my experience more fulfilling. Thank You ,Mike

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Desktop off the screen

Dear Computer Lady, My desktop, etc. have moved so that the top and left side are almost off the screen, I haven’t a clue as to what to do to get them back where they should be! I will appreciate any help you can give me, thanks so much, Barbara in Arkansas.

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