Well to start with, I couldnt find a thread on this on my phone!
Seriously, I need advice. Being non-geek, and unlikely to risk screwing up my TV by becoming a Netflix USA user intentionally, it’s time to get a VPN.
Now I need a balance, we have a shit rural connection & poor WiFi. That may change if I can find a tech to sort it out but they dont do home call outs in Lockdown. So it cant be network heavy, yet is mainly for more secure streaming. My laptop was top of the range 3 years ago.
I also have limited funds until Tourism reboots, so I’m mindful of monthly subs vs bottles of Vodka calculations.
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Anyone know how to get rid of this pop-up, appears on start up.
I downloaded the “Free OCR to Word”.exe but abandoned the install it as it was apparent it came with several other unwanted add-ons like McAfee and a couple of other Virus protection apps.
I ran though everything I downloaded and deleted them but this fuckin banner appears on every start up. Where am I likely to find it on my PC…Windows 10…any ideas.
Yep I’ve been through all the programs this morning and there doesn’t appear to be anything recent. Deleted a few unwanted Apps but nothing related to the Update Banner.
I’ll run my Bitdefender Scan see if it comes up with anything and then download the free Malwarebytes as I didn’t download it when I set up this newish PC.
Ok I actually logged on to ask some IT support.
I’ve googled it and tried one option and nothing has changed.
I’m think I may just get a new laptop.
So my HP Pavillion notebook will no longer charge. It did the other day but now down to 9% (though this morning it was 6%).
I am not up to taking the back off and battery out which is suggested online.
How old is the laptop? Charging issues are most likely down to a few possibilities - battery knackered, charger knackered, charging socket knackered. Of these, I’d say the battery itself is the most likely, but on most laptops these days they’re not too easy to replace.
What model is it exactly? You may find that taking the back off and replacing the battery isn’t horribly difficult - it’s often just a few small screws that you need to remove/replace.
As @Fowllyd suggest it is probably the battery that is fubar, the older type of batteries do tend to do this.
I seem to remember that changing the battery is quite an easy procedure, however if you can supply the full model number a quick search will show yes o no and how much a new battery would cost.
My elderly laptop had the same problem.
I gambled and thought it was the charger. Searched the Internet for a compatible charger, paid ÂŁ18, arrived, and hey presto problem solved.
I figured I could resell the charger on ebay if it was not that. Good luck!
We think it’s 3 years old (cannot find receipt). I do use it a lot. It does make a weird noise at times and if I take out the charger stops. Some days it does it, some days not.
Managed to do a test and it says to get a battery but cannot seem to find one and all the instructions appear to be for a slightly different HP notebook. Not sure I can be arsed.
