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Another possibility: the reset may be set up in such a way that minimum partition sizes are larger than the 64GB total available on that SSD.

Apparently, the first major update for Windows 10 will add support for directly installing from a Windows 7+ product key using Windows 10 media. Which is how it should have worked all along.

Usually, when I see popups like that, they're infected Java craps. But it could be just about anything. Run adwcleaner and MBAM (in safe mode if posible) and I'd be willing to bet one or the other will take care of it. One crappy thing about malware is that there's always new malware. Your mom...

Teamviewer will work really well but it's technically not free and the commercial version is kind of expensive. You could also set up an UltraVNC 1 click Connect or the free version of Join.me. Another option would be to configure Hamachi and run Remote Assistance through that.

Is Java installed on her PC?

Believe it or not, they're just floating around on the internet. A couple minutes of looking also showed that some people have gotten 2.1 and 3 both to run in Virtualbox including SVGA and ISO image mounting for CD support. What do you want to bet we could con sedrosken into fussing with it...

I was tearing my hair out over this one. After getting a batch of new Gigabyte H81N-based PCs that would install 8.1 fine but not take a Windows 10 upgrade, failing with error code C1900101-20017. I thought it might've been some combination of UEFI/Legacy boot settings or just a shipment of bad...

I don't remember that feature being present in OS/2 2.1. I couldn't say if it was in 3.0 or not as I barely used it before moving on to FreeBSD.

You can also tag files and folders with colors in Finder as a way of grouping data. You can set up ad hoc libraries for projects. OSX does a great job of hiding where data actually is, but that's something every file management tool can use.

Something I will say is that El Capitan addressed one of my biggest complaints on OSX: a lot of system preferences used buttons that had no contrast against the background, so you could very easily miss that they were buttons at all (e.g. the + symbol on the new printers window). They've made...

I've found that I can't submit a form on SF using recent builds of Firefox or Palemoon for Android. I'm just checking on my phone and a couple tablets. I'm definitely logged in. It's just like the "submit reply" button doesn't do anything. Can anyone else replicate that?

One suspects the "Windows Button" is the button with the Windows symbol on it that Windows commonly links to the Windows keys on a 104 key keyboard. While right-clicking on it does helpful things, I like the very easy functionality available from Win-X instead, as all the keyboard shortcuts...

Here's where I'm at with any new install of Firefox: 1. Change default search to not-Yahoo. Google or DuckDuckGo. Fine. But not Yahoo. And then do the same for the homepage. 2. Remove the useless commercial third-party crap from the default toolbar. I'm convinced that no one in the history of...

I bought a couple Node 804s last time I was at a Microcenter. They were only $50 instead of whatever they normally are. I haven't done anything with them yet, but they're 10-bay cube shaped enclosures that I'll probably not have a problem using.

Apparently Netflix 4k streaming only works if you have a compatible SmartTV or either a Roku 4 or an nVidia Shield at the moment, and you need to be on the $8/month plan.

Netflix has some 4k content if you're on a streaming plan that says you're capable of using 4k, as do Youtube and Vimeo (if you pay for Vimeo). There's also a very small number of 2160p movie titles floating around pirate sites, though I don't know where those originate. Most humorously to me...

I sincerely doubt it. Your dad is probably used to hearing all that stuff in mono from an AM radio. Plus you're ripping to a lossy format in the first place. Why bother with a bit perfect copy if you're going to immediately toss 20% of the data?

The one knock I have with Windows 8.1 (and Server 2012r2) is that it still has the Charms bar. The Charms bar blows. Honestly, I think I'd take Windows 8.1 as a starting point, but at least complete the upgrade to 10 so you can have it in the future if you some day want it. From a...

Yup. They've been out since this spring. Of course that leads to the obvious question "Why 200GB and not 240?" and I don't have an answer for that.

That machine seems expensive for what you're getting. I understand why that is, but you're really paying a premium for what would easily be under $1000 otherwise.

I still haven't been able to buy a fully functional replacement screen for my G4. None of them have had a functional light sensor.

Unfortunately, that error can mean lots of things, like missing BCD data or a registry that won't load properly or because the installer is looking for some specific partition layout. Lenovo does usually install a bunch of its tools after the base system install with batch files. Sometimes...

Plenty of people won't use a touchpad. I think that's more than a little foolish, since having to carry and use a mouse is just one more thing to deal with and the touchpad is always available.

I've done Windows 8.1 on a T540, but that was off included DVDs. Where did you get this USB drive? Also, if you're doing Windows 8 or 8.1, you can install from any OEM disc without need of a product key. The OEM branding will just magically appear. I can make you the relevant media if you need it.

The only touchpad I've ever had difficulty with is Apple's. The T450's doesn't bother me a bit, though I do think it's bigger than it needs to be.

Are you sure you're a root user?

Just a tiny correction since I just noticed this: The full-on Txy0 or Txy0p models DO have two DIMM slots. The Txy0s models just have one slot. They're the slimmer/lighter guys and lack some of the modular characteristics anyway, so that's not wholly unexpected. I really don't like the...

Parts of HP's web site not being available is just business as usual, as far back as the mid-90s. Shitting in its computers probably should be as well.

Every time I try to do something with Veeam on ESXi, it either won't work or it's ridiculously slow. I've had better luck just directly enabling SCP and copying that way. Maybe it's better if you have licensed servers, but at that point you also have access to a better suite of tools in the...

There are M.2 to single port SAS adapters. I think you'd be losing out on the real whole "direct connection to PCIe" aspect of M.2 if you went that route. I don't know if you've noticed, but M.2 SSDs get really, really warm. I'm not sure I'd be too happy having to air cool a bunch of them.

I got to play with a Steam Controller and Steam Streaming tonight. I built a gaming rig for a friend and we downloaded and messed around with her game collection for a while. I was just curious as to whether streaming actually works and... it sure seems to, as long as you're plugged in with...

If we were given open access to our hardware, rooting wouldn't be necessary. This is the same problem OSX has with its current rootless UNIX and cheap Wintel machines have because of UEFI.

At times, fire is righteous. Thus is the whole of my word.

When I was looking in to Infiniband stuff, I saw a lot of guys ranting about how hot 10GbE kit was. I thought they might've been exaggerating, but that graph suggests otherwise. 5W/port is hotter than some x86 CPUs at this point. I did finally hook up my cables for long enough to verify...

Where is this? Is that an employer plan?

OSX is going through user space bullshit right now as well. They've disabled root access (without going in to single user mode to disable the package that keeps users out of it), so users with lots of shell mods and UI customizations are hosed. Many people think the ultimate goal is to move OSX...

Some people in my office are saying they upgraded their home computers over the weekend, but not voluntarily. They basically got a message that said "When you next restart, you're going to start installing Windows 10." These are Windows 7 Pro machines and I do believe the people using them are...

The people who created Battletech want a new Battletech strategy game, similar to Mech Commander but using the tabletop rules. Their kickstarter is at just about 10x its funding goal with 14 days remaining. It will use the same 3D models as MWO, but on an isometric map. Best part for me is that...

I've either been a contractor or worked places too small to offer plans. My current employer is exempt from subsidizing my coverage or offering a plan of its own and I make too much money to get a subsidy of my own. My $300 - $450/month plan choices under the ACA basically amount to either 40%...

I've not had a job that offered insurance since I was an intern with Honeywell in 1996. What are these companies that offer insurance? WRT Ears are a serious issue because hearing aids are astonishingly expensive in a way that's really unjustifiable given the underlying technology. I can see...

A fancy sort of person might have such a watch. A fancy sort of person who wouldn't be shopping at an Aldi's. We have those here in the US. My company actually does some training for their corporate offices. I had no idea it was international.

Even Valve thinks Steam customer service is an atrocity. I bought Prison Architect from GoG earlier in the week. It's a tiny install and it's fun in about the same way as the old Bullfrog titles like Theme Hospital. Also, Sentinels of the Multiverse, my favorite Android game but also a PC...

Fix? Not really. There are tools that concentrate controls for the obnoxious stuff in one place though.

So India is very much in the model of overly commercialized health policy, much like the USA. I'm somewhat surprised, given its close ties to Great Britain, though I suppose implementing an equivalent to the NHS would be problematic in a country where access to modern plumbing still can't be...

What's health care like in India, anyway?

For what it's worth, my ACA-approved plan added about $4000 to the cost of care for my eye issue last year and provided no benefit. I literally paid Blue Cross of Indiana $4000 because I wanted to see doctors. Turns out, I'm exempt from coverage. The second lowest-cost silver plan for a male my...

Unifi devices don't have any way to bridge, but AirMax devices can. You can set up a transparent AirMax bridge to a Unifi AP if you want.

Went to the dentist for the first time in 14 years and a month. Only need a deep cleaning. No other problems. Now I feel like maybe I didn't really need to go to the dentist.

1 hour of HD video takes 8GB on my phone's highest quality setting. Plenty of Android phones are sold with only 8GB of internal storage. Putting aside my preference to carry around a huge library of content and switch in other cards for days that I need the camera, remember that losing the card...

Acer tend to have decent hardware specs for the money but they are way too delicate, especially for travel. Acer also doesn't have a business-grade machine. It's strictly consumer products. Lenovo should be an option (X-series or maybe Txxx-s series), but Asus Ultrabooks are another choice to...