I bought a new 15 inch HP laptop last night.
The monitor went out on the old one.......18 months old.
I am trying to set up the new one.
I got rid of all the bloat ware and I am trying to reset it with new subscriptions to MSFT Office, Malware Bytes, Spybot, RegSeeker, Google Ghostery and AdblockPlus.
And lots of bookmarks.
It takes a long time to set up a new computer the way you want it.
A few questions.....
1. When I downloaded Google Chrome I also got Ghostery. I keep seeing a blue popup with the number of blocked sites. I went to settings and was able to reduce it to 3 seconds but I want to get rid of it. It was not on my old one. How do I do it....I could not find anything under settings to eliminate it.
2. Every time I type in a password Google asks me if I want to save it and I keep saying never. Their AI logarithm is not very bright because after 100x you would think it would learn. Is there any way I can permanently prevent Google from asking me...I will never want Google or anyone else to save my passwords. I searched but did not find the Wizard to tell me how to get rid of it.
3. My old computer is running but the monitor does not work. It's hard to transfer files if you can't see what you are doing. I tried hooking the laptop to my tv with a HDMI cable but it did not work. I was hoping to use it as a monitor. Best Buy said they would transfer the files for $80. Is there a way I can do it from laptop to laptop.......some way of importing files from the desktop automatically? I'd like to save $80 but it would be fun to learn something new and be able to overcome BB.
4. I tried importing my bookmarks but they were on Google and I was only able to import IE. So, none were imported because I don't use it. Is there a way I can do this without having to search and save every bookmark? I had about 50 of them.
5. How do I create a shortcut for My Computer? I had one in my Tiles on the last computer. I created one for This PC but but I can't find one for My Computer on this one. I could not find it under APPS or File Explorer or Settings.
6. How can I stop Google from creating a list of the last sites I have visited? I managed to do it with my last one but I can't figure it out this time. I don't want a bunch of tiles underneath the search bar. I want a clean page.
7. When I log on I get the typical MSFT picture.... Is there anyway I can customize it to have the time, date and temperature on the start page like we have with smartphones? It would be more practical. I have never tried this before. It can be Google, MSFT or Yahoo it doesn't matter.
I have never stored anything in the Cloud because I never wanted to worry about anybody hacking into my personal life, but I might have to reconsider...I keep my passwords in an email document that I email back and forth to myself whenever I add or change a password. That way it is always available to me in Google or Yahoo.
Maybe I should do that with the other files I have created.
The monitor went out on the old one.......18 months old.
I am trying to set up the new one.
I got rid of all the bloat ware and I am trying to reset it with new subscriptions to MSFT Office, Malware Bytes, Spybot, RegSeeker, Google Ghostery and AdblockPlus.
And lots of bookmarks.
It takes a long time to set up a new computer the way you want it.
A few questions.....
1. When I downloaded Google Chrome I also got Ghostery. I keep seeing a blue popup with the number of blocked sites. I went to settings and was able to reduce it to 3 seconds but I want to get rid of it. It was not on my old one. How do I do it....I could not find anything under settings to eliminate it.
2. Every time I type in a password Google asks me if I want to save it and I keep saying never. Their AI logarithm is not very bright because after 100x you would think it would learn. Is there any way I can permanently prevent Google from asking me...I will never want Google or anyone else to save my passwords. I searched but did not find the Wizard to tell me how to get rid of it.
3. My old computer is running but the monitor does not work. It's hard to transfer files if you can't see what you are doing. I tried hooking the laptop to my tv with a HDMI cable but it did not work. I was hoping to use it as a monitor. Best Buy said they would transfer the files for $80. Is there a way I can do it from laptop to laptop.......some way of importing files from the desktop automatically? I'd like to save $80 but it would be fun to learn something new and be able to overcome BB.
4. I tried importing my bookmarks but they were on Google and I was only able to import IE. So, none were imported because I don't use it. Is there a way I can do this without having to search and save every bookmark? I had about 50 of them.
5. How do I create a shortcut for My Computer? I had one in my Tiles on the last computer. I created one for This PC but but I can't find one for My Computer on this one. I could not find it under APPS or File Explorer or Settings.
6. How can I stop Google from creating a list of the last sites I have visited? I managed to do it with my last one but I can't figure it out this time. I don't want a bunch of tiles underneath the search bar. I want a clean page.
7. When I log on I get the typical MSFT picture.... Is there anyway I can customize it to have the time, date and temperature on the start page like we have with smartphones? It would be more practical. I have never tried this before. It can be Google, MSFT or Yahoo it doesn't matter.
I have never stored anything in the Cloud because I never wanted to worry about anybody hacking into my personal life, but I might have to reconsider...I keep my passwords in an email document that I email back and forth to myself whenever I add or change a password. That way it is always available to me in Google or Yahoo.
Maybe I should do that with the other files I have created.
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