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William W
Retired PC Specialist. Consulting on PC issues.
Anyone have aWin 7 or XP printer driver for Sharp AL1451?
Sharp no longer supports this unit. It's old but works great as a copier. I'd like to use it with my computer.
1 AnswerPrinters8 years agoDirect TV weather outages?
Does Direct TV still go out during bad weather in NJ. If so, do subscribers get a credit?
4 AnswersTVs8 years agoHow do II report a Facebook name?
A disgruntled relative is using an offensive name: Alexandra F***_ Yuh. (replace the *** with uck) I know how to report an offensive message, but how do I report this offensive name?
4 AnswersFacebook9 years agoWho else is sickened by the Apple love mania?
5 AnswersOther - Computers9 years agoChrome.exe unwanted loading?
I repeatedly find chrome.exe loading & hogging resources. I don't use or have it installed on my pc. It may be related to a Facebook app. such as Cafe World Anyone know how to prevent this? I'm running Win 7, and use the latest Avant browser, and connect through Verizon FIOS.. I can get rid of chrome.exe in the Task Manager (Ctrl Alt Del) for a while.
1 AnswerSoftware9 years agoMail SPAM from Provo, Utah?
Daily, I get mail advertising SPAM from a location in Provo Utah. Daily I opt to not receive more messages, but I simply get more from someone else. How can this be permanently stopped?
1 AnswerAbuse and Spam10 years agoIs this a good prayer for Obama?
Psalms 109:8
"Let his days be few and let another take his office"
5 AnswersElections1 decade agoSharp AL1451 Printer/Copier Win 7 driver needed?
I have an old Sharp AL1451 Printer/Copier and Windows 7. It, or its ilk, are not supported by Windows since XP. Sharp has no drivers for it, and doesn't plan to support it.
Does anyone have a solution? I'd like to use it for more than a copier.
1 AnswerPrinters1 decade agoText editor - Block editing?
Looking for an editor that allows editing of text blocks not aligned to left edge similar to the ancient DOS based IBM Personal Editor. Example of this capability:
Source text:
This is line one.
This is line two.
This is line three.
A possible result after block selection:
is line o
is line t
is line t
Any rectangular block of text on the screen can be selected and copied, moved, deleted, etc.
Is there such a product out there? I haven't found one yet.
2 AnswersProgramming & Design1 decade agoTask Manager Win XP problem?
My XP task manager shows only running tasks, but with no menu or options. I can only close it by exiting from it on the task bar. Yes, I've rebooted a number of times.
Any help or thoughts?
4 AnswersSoftware1 decade agoWhy are ghosts expected in cemeteries?
If departed spirits hang around, why wouldn't they be where the person lived, or where they died? Hanging around a decaying corpse makes no sense to me. Yet, many people are afraid of cemeteries, especially after dark.
14 AnswersReligion & Spirituality1 decade agoHere because of modern medicine?
How many of you are here only because of modern medical intervention?
Chemotherapy got me through 18 years ago and heart bypass did last year.
2 AnswersMedicine1 decade agoMS Office 2010 Beta Expiration?
I downloaded Office 2010 Beta from Microsoft's site. It looks good and works well so far. Will it expire when the release version comes out? Or can I go on using it forever? There is no indication of any expiration anywhere in the software. I will return to using my Office 2003 if the 2010 Beta becomes non functional some day.
1 AnswerSoftware1 decade agoHow to calculate your age?
Shouldn't we calculate our age from conception rather than birth? After all, that's when our life begins.
4 AnswersOther - Society & Culture1 decade agoReciprocity Failure in Digital Cameras?
Do digital camera sensors have reciprocity failure issues similar to film?
1 AnswerCameras1 decade ago