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Cloudeight InfoAve Premium Issue #805 Volume 16 Number 21 March 15, 2019 Dear Friends, Welcome to Cloudeight InfoAve Premium issue #805. Thank you very much for subscribing and for being a part of our Cloudeight family. We appreciate your friendship and support very much! Our Spring Pay What You Like Sale is Back!
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Get all the details here and get a great deal on a great product or service.Your purchase supports our small business and helps up keep on helping you. Thank you so much!A comment from Judy Darcy and TC , you guys have been the best thing that ever happened to me concerning my computer repairs. And thanks to you both my computer repairs have been few and far between because what you do, you do it so well. You are why I can even afford to have a computer. Because I could not afford to take it in for expensive fixes to my computer messes. The best part, I don’t even have to take it in. So convenient and you do amazing work. We love you, I cannot imagine computering without you. Please never grow old, because I need you! A comment from Frank We have an elderly neighbor who was just about to begin paying these scammers when he explained the problem to me. It was an easy fix–with Darcy’s usual helpfulness–and it just made me wish that they all read your newsletters. My Mom, who just turned 90, introduced me to Cloudeight many years ago and the best testimonial that I can give is that you have kept our computers problem free in all those years. Cloudeight would have new corporate headquarters, should we ever win the Lotto! Keep fighting the good fight. A comment from Brenda Hi TC... I think I have finally cleaned my computer up and have all my files. It took several tries but I was able to create a USB flash drive from your instructions and run it. I want to thank you for all your help. You didn't give up on me and that is why I am still a loyal follower. I've been with you since the early wallpaper days. A donation is also on its way to you. Have a great day. Brenda A comment from Don Recently I had a problem with my computer and after many years of following you and supporting you on your newsletter and all the other service that you provide for free decided to use the computer repair service. I am very pleased that everything went well and also pleased with the service you provide. Thanks again for all the wonderful service and I would be 12happy to recommend you. I look forward every week to your newsletter; it is truly a learning experience from the information you provide. Keep up the good work and if I every need any repair service I know how to contact you. Thanks again. Don A big Cloudeight "Thank you!" to Judy, Frank, Brenda, Don and everyone who took time out to write to us. We appreciate your kind words and your support very much! EB & TC. Our Spring Pay What You Like Sale is Back!Pick you own price on our most popular products and services. Save on Season Tickets, Cloudeight Direct Computer Care Repair Keys, Thunderbird installation, and Emsisoft with Installation.Get all the details here and get a great deal on a great product or service.Your purchase supports our small business and helps up keep on helping you. Thank you so much!Here are some important links for you:
Nadine is getting an "NSIS - Error launching Installer" error when she tries to download a game I am having a problem downloading a game. An error message keeps popping up which says: NSIS Error - Error Launching installer. It happens on every game site I try to download a game on. I got a new computer a couple of days ago and that is when the problem started. I appreciate all the help you have given me over the years and you are the only ones i trust with any computer issues. I hope you can help me with this problem. Thank you. Our answer Hi Nadine. It sounds like you have downloaded a corrupted installer. Delete whatever installer you downloaded, and then reset your browser. After resetting your browser, restart your computer. You should be able to download your files again. It's important that your restart your computer after deleting any installers and resetting the browsers, otherwise this fix won't work. Hope this helps you. ----------- Nadine wrote back: "Thank you so much for your help. The tip you gave me about a corrupted installer and how to fix it worked perfectly. I really appreciate your help. Thanks again! Nadine W." Roger is having with Google Chrome &
LastPass Our answer Hope this works for you, Roger. Elwood wants to know why he should keep using Emsisoft when TotalAV is free I have been running Emsisoft Anti0Malware for a few years now and have no problem with it. I've seen TotalAV™ software offered free on line for any device while on line to protect our devices. I would like to know what you think about TotalAV™ and if any good can this be run while using Emsisoft?' Our answer Hi Elwood. We found numerous problems with TotalAV. First it's not free - it's $39.95 ($19.95 for "entry level" protection) whatever that is - see this page. They do a good job making it look like TotalAV is free but it's not. You can download it free and try it for 30 days. Secondly, it's had 22 complaints filed against with the BBB which you can see here. So, it looks like customer service is poor or non-existent. Emsisoft customers rave about the great support they receive from Emsisoft. And finally, TotalAV is not ranked very highly by independent AV rating sites. Emsisoft is not only a great antivirus - always ranked in the top ten by the independent labs, it's the best antimalware you can have. Emsisoft protects you from the things you're most likely to encounter. It's very rare these days to encounter a virus on the web, but it's very likely you'll encounter malware like browser hijackers, ransomware, PUPs, exploits, bundled software and other malicious software. So, if you're looking to save money, TotalAv won't do that. If you're looking for better protection, TotalAv won't do that either. And if you're looking for great customer support forget it - TotalAv seems to have a poor reputation. Emsisoft is less expensive, offers better protection, and has great customer support. So, we don't see a single advantage in using TotalAV - all we see are negatives.
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How to Make a Diary Using Notepad Here's an easy Windows trick you can use to create a diary using nothing but Notepad. 1. Open Notepad (on Windows 10 type Notepad in taskbar search & press Enter) 2. On the very first line of your new Notepad type .LOG ... that right, a period first then LOG in uppercase letters. 3. Space down a line or two and type a description (optional). For mine I used "Today, March 12, 2019, I am starting a simple Notepad diary." 4. Save your new Notepad file with a name you'll recognize. Diary would me nice - or MyDiary. 5. Next time you open it the date and time will be automatically added. So all you have to do is type in whatever you want to that date and time. And then save your file. 6. When you open it the next time, the current date and time will be appended automatically so all you have do is add whatever you like to your simple Notepad diary.
Above: My simple Notepad diary complete with dates and times. How to Change Your Primary PayPal Email Address If you have an old email address on your PayPal account – one that you don’t use anymore or one you rarely check -you may be causing yourself problems. If you purchase something online using PayPal and your email address on your PayPal account is incorrect, the seller won’t be able to send you confirmations or if you ordered non-tangible items like software or service keys, the seller won’t be able to deliver those to you via email. Remember – the only address the seller may have for you is the email address that PayPal sends them when you order. Orders, confirmations and other correspondence are automatically sent to the address you have set up as your default email address with PayPal. Some folks get a new email address, and they go to PayPal and add the new email address but they forget to delete the old address and make the new one default. Merchants will send your default PayPal address. Since PayPal allows you to have more than one email address associated with your account, if you get a new email address and add it to PayPal, you need to delete the old email address and set the new on as default, otherwise email will be sent to the old address So, if you’re using an old, outdated email address on PayPal, right now is the time to change it and here’s how to do it. 1. Log in to you PayPal account
3. Scroll down until you see your primary PayPal email address.
Before you can change your primary PayPal address you’ll need to add a new email address. Click the plus + sign to add a new email address.
Type in your new email address and click “Add Email”. You’ll need to verify your new email address. PayPal will send you an email to the new address asking for you to confirm it. Once you’ve confirmed it, you’ll be able to make it your Primary PayPal address. This is the address you’ll use to correspond with PayPal, sign in to PayPal and the address to which sellers will send your orders or order confirmations.
After you’ve made your new address the Primary PayPal address, you can remove your old PayPal email address. And that’s all folks. That’s how you change your primary email address on
your PayPal account! Stop Using Disk Cleanup and Start Using Storage Sense Microsoft is deprecating Windows Disk Cleanup beginning with Windows 10 Version 1809 (October 2018 update). Microsoft said in an announcement on August 30, 2018:
Microsoft uses the word “deprecated” loosely. The
meaning of deprecate, according to Merriam-Webster is ” (to)…disapprove
of, deplore, abhor, find unacceptable, be against, frown on, take a dim
view of, look askance at, take exception to, detest, despise, execrate…”
A good synonym for the word deprecate in the sense that Microsoft uses
that word is “retire”. So, Microsoft is retiring the venerable, old
Windows Disk Cleanup in favor of Storage Sense. What does this really mean for you? It means Disk Cleanup may stop working correctly or it may start deleting things it shouldn’t … or it may stop working entirely. It’s time we let Disk Cleanup enjoy its retirement and start using Storage sense to clean up the clutter our on our computers. Using Storage sense Right-click on the Windows Start button, click “Settings”. In “Settings” > “System” click on “Storage”:
Use the switch to turn Windows 10 Storage sense ON.
Then click on “Change how we free up space automatically” to customize your Storage sense settings. You’ll see the Windows default Storage Sense settings. Windows will decide when to run Storage sense and will delete temporary files every 60 days. But you can customize these settings.
You can choose to run Storage sense, Every day; Every week; Every month; or let Windows decide for you.
When you turn Storage sense on, it will, by default be set to automatically delete your temporary files every 60 days, but you can change it to: Never; 1 day; 14 days; 30 days or leave it set to its default – 60 days.
You’ll also see an option to delete all files in your Downloads folder. By default this option is set to Never. When I download portable applications – applications that don’t need to be installed, I leave them in my Downloads folder and make a shortcut to them. I do not want Windows to delete anything in my Downloads folder. But if you don’t use portable apps, or you keep your portable apps in another location and all you have in your Downloads folder are program installers for programs you’ve already installed you might want to let Windows clean your Downloads folder.
I would suggest you leave it set to “Never” unless you’re sure you have nothing important in your Downloads folder. But if you want Windows to clean it up, you can choose to have Windows clean up your Downloads folder every: 1 day; 14 days, 30 days or 60 days.
The “Clean now” option You can also use Storage sense like you used to use Disk Cleanup – you can run it on demand, whenever you want . NOTE: If you select “Delete previous versions of Windows” you will not be able to roll back your Windows version to the previous version of Windows 10. If it’s been more than 10 days since you updated to a new version of Windows, the Windows.old file (the file that lets you roll back to a previous version) should be automatically deleted after 10 days. If you want to learn how to give yourself more than 10 days to go back to a previous version of Windows, read this. Once everything is set the way you want it, click on the “Clean now” button to clean up junk, temp, and other unnecessary files on your computer.
I have not used Storage sense or anything else to clean up this computer in a long time, so let’s see what happens when I click “Clean now”.
Windows Storage sense cleaned up my computer and freed up 4.46 gigabytes of disk space. Not bad! It’s time to stop using Windows Disk Cleanup and start using Storage
sense. As time goes by Disk Cleanup may tend to get more and more
unreliable. It’s time to move on. Why You Should Make a Windows 10 Installation DVD or USB Flash Drive If you’re using Windows 10, you should make a Windows 10 installation DVD or USB right now. It’s easy to do and there are many good reasons why you should. And Microsoft makes it easy to do – at least for now. Who knows what Microsoft will do tomorrow. Why do you need a Windows 10 installation DVD or USB? Here are 3 of the most important things you can do with Windows 10 installation USB or DVD:
First things first. You’ll need to go to this Microsoft page, scroll down past “Update now” and go to the section called “Create Windows 10 installation media”. See?
Next, click on the blue button labeled “Download tool now”. Then, after you’ve downloaded it, double-click on the application to run it. When you do that, you will see the following:
When it’s done loading, click “Next” and agree to Microsoft’s terms. Click Accept:
Now the important stuff. Since you want to make an installation USB or DVD, make sure the you tick the circle next to “Create installation media (USB flash drive, DVD, or ISO file) for another PC”. Then click “Next”.
If you’re creating installation media for the same PC you’re using now, leave the box ticked next to “Use the recommended options for this PC ” ticked. Most of you will want to leave this box ticked click “Next”. If you’re creating installation media for a different PC, untick the box next to “Use the recommended options for this PC “, then select the language, edition of Windows 10 (Windows 10, Windows 10 Pro, etc.) and the architecture (32-bit, 64-bit) of the PC for which you’re creating the installation media.
Next: Choose which type of installation media you want to create. Choose USB if you have an 8GB (or larger)USB Flash Drive. A new, never-used flash drive is best, but you can use one you’ve used before, but keep in mind whatever data is on the flash drive will be erased. Choose ISO if you want to create a Windows 10 installation DVD. You can burn the ISO file to DVD later. After you’ve made your choice, click “Next”.
After you click next, go make some coffee and relax. Windows 10 media file (ISO or USB) will take a while to download as it’s around 3.4 GB in size. For this article I chose to download the ISO file so I can burn a Windows 10 Installation DVD later. But either way you’re still going to be downloading over 3 GB of data.
If you choose the USB option follow the onscreen prompts. If you downloaded the ISO to create a Windows 10 installation DVD disk, follow this guide:
And whether you choose the Windows 10 USB flash drive installation
media or the Windows 10 ISO and made a Windows 10 installation disk,
make sure you label it so you know what it is – and keep it in a safe
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The Exploitation of Senior Citizens We’ve been doing computer repair work since 2011. In the past eight years, we have worked on thousands of computers and we’ve seen just about everything. All too frequently we’ve seen computer repair services taking advantage of senior citizens. Far too often we have learned of people paying hundreds of dollars for unnecessary computer work that didn’t repair anything. Far too many times we have helped people who were frightened by some computer repair crook who told them that their computer was corrupted, infected or “hacked”. We see now, more than ever, companies that most consider legitimate preying on and scaring folks with the “dark web” threat, knowing full well that most people don’t know much at all about the dark web. Nothing frightens people more than the unknown. We’ve watched dishonest companies prosper; we’ve seen crooks become wealthy. We’ve seen people scared into spending hundreds of dollars unnecessarily by one tech support scam or another. When we read a recent article in the “USAToday” newspaper, we were not shocked. Here’s part of that article – and it’s so disturbing to us because, in our work, we see this going on every day.
Read the entire USAToday article here. We see this kind of thing all the time. Just in the past week, we did computer repair work for several people who were told their computers were corrupted or infected. These folks were offered “repairs” costing hundreds of dollars. Many times the cost of the repair was more than the cost of a new computer – and sometimes much more than a new computer. We have been on the Web for twenty years and we thought we had seen it all...
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