Computer Help and Support

Bayard

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10. I've been pulling my hair out lately!

Tue May 6, 2025, 12:28 AM

May 6

Trying to find someone decent to help me with software issues. The two guys I've used in the past, went out of business. I need someone who makes house calls. I'm in a small rural town in Kentucky.

I would classify as not even knowing enough to be dangerous. I have Windows 10 on my desktop, and I really don't like it being arbitrarily screwed up. My email has been wacky for months now (yeah, yeah--I thought I had a choice about upgrading Outlook), as well as, some other issues, (videos won't play, opening a page and it only shows computer language, etc.)

Any advice?

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Support for Windows 10 ends on October 14, 2025. Microsoft wants you to buy a new computer. 🐧 Supercharge it instead🐧 [View all] usonian May 5 OP

Still Timewas May 5 #1

Cross your fingers. usonian May 5 #2

Love Ubuntu! SheltieLover May 5 #3

thank you for a very informative and useful post stopdiggin May 5 #5

Over the years Timewas May 5 #7

A lot of windows apps run with WINE, games? hard to say. They make unusual demands and system calls, IIRC. usonian May 5 #8

Thank You Timewas May 6 #18

Which games are they? LPBBEAR Wednesday #21

The games are nnot the main reason Timewas Thursday #22

I noted LPBBEAR Thursday #23

Kick! flying rabbit May 5 #4

If you are low-income you can also buy a refurb computer with Windows 11 for right around $100 jmbar2 May 5 #6

Puppy Linux is easiest to use synni May 6 #9

I've been pulling my hair out lately! Bayard May 6 #10

Is there a community college or mnhtnbb May 6 #11

Nothing like that that's not 2+ hours away Bayard May 6 #19

That is seriously messed up. Some ideas. usonian May 6 #14

If you're close to Madisonville, SADAR May 6 #17

They're about an hour and a half west of me Bayard May 6 #20

Thank you!!! alwaysinasnit May 6 #12

My software engineer son mnhtnbb May 6 #13

That's pretty slick. but .... usonian May 6 #15

I have to use two TurboTax mnhtnbb May 6 #16