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Question from Joseph: I have a 2009 era Dell desktop that’s running Windows 7. The hard drive began acting up a while back so I replaced it with a 128GB SSD.
I’d now like to replace the Windows 7 with Windows 10, but I’ve heard that a 128GB drive isn’t big enough to hold Windows 10.
Will I need to replace the existing SSD with a bigger one before installing Windows 10?
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]
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Question from Jamie: Hi, Rick. I have an old Dell Inspiron 1545 laptop that has several missing and broken keys (don’t ask lol).
The rest of the laptop works fine, but the keyboard is unusable.
Do you think it can be replaced? [Read more…]
This is your Rick’s Daily Tips Tech Update for Wednesday, September 8, 2021.
–Heads-Up: Big change coming to my Tech Tips Newsletter
–Why you should disable all unused browser extensions
–Warning: Disabling ‘Location Services’ won’t prevent your phone from revealing your location
–7 tips for selling obsolete computer gear on ebay
–Ten Questions with Jana Jae: Hee-Haw’s “Girl with the magic blue fiddle”
–Info about my photo / file recovery service
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Question from Terry: I bought an older Dell laptop after answering an ad on Craigslist. The guy I bought it from told me I’d be able to install a second hard drive in it if I wanted to.
I went to Best Buy and bought a 1TB laptop hard drive but when I went to install it I could only find a place for one hard drive (the drive that’s already in it).
There is only one plastic cover on the bottom for accessing a hard drive.
Could there maybe be a second drive bay somewhere else that isn’t accessible by simply removing a cover? [Read more…]
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Ransomware is a very dangerous type of malware, but luckily most new strains are quickly mitigated thanks to the extra resources the antivirus companies have dedicated to eradicating them.
But that being said, the WannaCry Ransomware cyberworm is still going strong years after it was first discovered.