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New problem. After deleting IE 11 I can no longer move to a link from within a web page.?
I am sure that it is a setting that is causing it--but where do I look? My security is Norton 360.
1 AnswerProgramming & Design7 years agoWhat is the white gunk in my gasoline?
Gasoline that has been bought recently from a brand name gasoline station has white gunk precipitating out. This was bought for a lawn mower and oil was added. My small engine mechanic tells me that he has been seeing a lot of this and it is murder on a two stroke engine.
3 AnswersMaintenance & Repairs8 years agoUsing Windows 7 the photos in My Pictures have developed a green square with a white check on each thumbnail?
The check is only on photos that are stored individually (not in a folder). There are also a couple of blue squares with a >> in white. What are they and how do I get rid of them?
1 AnswerSoftware8 years agoback flushing toilet?
I am re-tiling a rent house. It has a back flushing toilet that is setting on vinyl tile. I want to put ceramic tile in the bathroom. Will the different thickness of the ceramic tile cause a fit problem?
1 AnswerDo It Yourself (DIY)9 years agoRepair a Templeton, Kenly & Co 85A rachet jack?
My jack raises correctly but has recently failed to be jacked down. Any help on what to look for as the culprit? Any schematics? Suggestions of where to look? By the way, if there is no load on the jack I can make it free fall to the down position.
1 AnswerMaintenance & Repairs9 years agotransfer music from my 8 track player to my computer?
My computer is a laptop that does not have audio in/out plugs. It has USB 2.0 and 2.3 and hdmi outlets also an out for headsets. I checked at a local electronics store and the salesman there tried to sell me a $50.00 gadget, but I find USB to RCA plugs for just a few dollars. Tell me what I need to accomplish this? By the way, I do have a working 8 track player with audio out plugs.
1 AnswerMusic & Music Players9 years agonew computer problems?
When I load photos from my camera and double click an image the link is to Windows Picture Viewer. I do not want that I want the link to be to Microsoft Office Picture Manager. How do I change that? Operating system -- Windows 7. Also, when I manually open Microsoft Office Picture Manager it opens my picture file without giving an option of what it opens. ??
2 AnswersOther - Computers10 years agoWhere can I find a "kidney" shaped top for a toilet tank?
This toilet was built in the late 1920's. The brand inside the top is TN. There is a rectangle with a diagonal slash with the T in one of the resulting triangles and the N in the other. ID is 20" wide,
6 1/2" front to back in the center, curving forward to 7 1/2" toward the ends. It is white porcelain
2 AnswersDo It Yourself (DIY)1 decade agoHow do you set the timing in a Lawn Boy model 7255?
The Lawn Boy has been an easy to start and good to run machine for years. (With occasional tune-ups) Recently mowing in hot humid weather and heavy grass it overheated and seized up. Now that it is cool it turns ok, but when trying to start I get a couple of firings then it quits. I suspect that the seizing caused the timing to go out.
1 AnswerMaintenance & Repairs1 decade agoWhere can I buy Weld-on #16 cement in austin texas?
This is an adhesive that has been thickened so a super tight fit between the two pieces is not required. It is used for gluing acrylic plastics together by actually melting the plastic and welding the pieces together as it re-hardens.
1 AnswerDo It Yourself (DIY)1 decade agoHow do I make a rescue disc for my laptop?
I have a Dell Inspiron 6000. Santa brought me an external hard drive for back ups. All went well until the end when I got the message that a rescue disc could not be created because I had no floppy disc. Surely there is a way. What is it?
1 AnswerLaptops & Notebooks1 decade agoWhy does my E-mail continually show 4 new E-mails?
It is possible for me to clear this (also in my Personal Assistant), but in just a few moments it returns. Evidently there is no mail, but the signal that there is is quite annoying.
2 AnswersNotices and Errors1 decade agoWhich gasoline powered string trimmer is quietest?
It's time for me to replace my Ryobi. My wife has complained about its noise level ever since I bought it.
2 AnswersGarden & Landscape1 decade agoIs it legal in the state of Texas?
May a city government make a loan to the city's economic development organization who will in turn loan the money to a private citizen? Please reference law if it exists.
3 AnswersLaw & Ethics1 decade agoCan anyone give me a link to volunteer organizations?
I am interested in finding sites of orgs that might be "Friends of"--a building, or a park or even a city. Volunteers for the care and maintenance of a public facility. I am interested in starting such an organization and am looking for structure, by-laws, etc.
1 AnswerCommunity Service1 decade agoIdentify the manufacturer of old plumbing fixtures?
I need to find repair parts for a toilet. It is stamped 1954 and has a logo SAG. Can anyone identify the manufacturer?
4 AnswersDo It Yourself (DIY)1 decade agoHow do I re-affix veneer coming off furniture?
I live in a humid area. My dining room tables are made with walnut veneer which is starting to come off. I have read that I might be able to re-activate the glue with heat. How do I do that? I have both an iron and a heat gun. How hot, etc?
7 AnswersMaintenance & Repairs1 decade agoWhen is the preferred time to prune bearing grapefruit trees?
2 AnswersGarden & Landscape1 decade agoHow do you "charge" a dust mop?
I remember my mother having a dust mop that had a groove around the top into which she poured a small amount of oil, it then dripped into the mop and made it slightly oily. What is the modern equivalent of that?
2 AnswersCleaning & Laundry1 decade ago