Bluetooth dongle on win10 netbook PC?
chas045
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mikie_gw
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Comments (16)Pam, I am trying to remember my initial cleanup / setup procedure on the Asus because it was well over a year ago but it was along these lines (bear in mind that I delete files/programmes and edit the registry to eliminate as much rubbish as possible - which I don't recommend others to do!): Turn off Windows auto updates to stop it jumping online before you are ready. First priority - remove Norton before you go online otherwise it will auto-install. I definitely downloaded Norton's Uninstall programme from their site using my desktop computer and a usb stick. I can't remember the order in which I did the cleanup but it included run uninstaller; delete all Norton, Symantec and Liveupdate files, folders and registry entries. Normal Second priority (not sure if these were on the Asus) - remove trial versions of MS Office 2007 / Works. Turn on Asus Windows Firewall. Using desktop computer, get latest AVG onto usb stick and install on Asus. Asus will go online but will be protected. Install all your usual security programmes. Turn off Windows Firewall once your own is running. Turn on Windows updates and choose which ones to install (e.g not IE8???). Install Firefox, Thunderbird and anything else you want - there is plenty of room. (I use my Asus as a truly portable photo storage and video editing tool so I rapidly fill up my hard drive.) Emails on more than one computer always pose questions about which is the best way to do everything - security, synchronising, duplicates, which copy is in the master file, etc. The Asus, being small and very attractive to thieves when travelling, poses even more questions because email is a direct route to all your personal details. Even if you are exceptionally careful then e.g. your Bank's name together with the account number etc. that they sent you using their secure email when you signed up will probably still be in there. Possibly the simplest/safest??? way with the Asus would be to use your ISP's webmail and only download essential emails onto the Asus and continue to use your desktop computer to store all of your emails as you do at present. I had forgotten that there is a card slot on the Asus! Don't forget to use the "Safely Remove" feature to avoid destroying the card (been there, done that - 3 times!). I haven't looked at your Asus spec but mine came with Open Office installed but, having used MS Office 2000 (not Windows 2000) for so long, I much prefer it but I had to buy an external CD/DVD drive to install it. Colin...See MoreBluetooth dongle?
Comments (10)Snidely, It could be a cost savings, you just never know? I really didn't mean that statement in the context you took it to mean! Operating System Windows 8 Processor Core i5-4200U, 1.6 GHz dual core with max turbo boost of 2.6 ghz Memory 4 GB (Soldered in) with 1 free DIMM Slot that can take up to 8 GB support up to 12 GB Hard Drive Capacity 500 GB 5400rpm No Optical Drive Type Screen 15.6" FULL HD 1920x1080p In-plane Switching (IPS) LED Backlit Touchscreen Yes with 10 point Multitouch Graphics Card Intel HD4400 integrated graphics (shared) Network 802.11 a/b/g/n (supports 5 ghz), Gigabit Ethernet, Bluetooth 4.0 +HS Memory Card Reader Secure Digital (SD) Card Webcam Yes Microphone Yes HDMI Yes VGA Yes Total Number of USB Ports 3 (2 USB 2, 1 USB 3) Operating System Windows 8 64 Bit Battery Lithium Polymer (Li-Polymer) Battery Capacity 3560 mAh (the voltage and watt hours are not listed) Maximum Battery Run Time 6.50 Hour Maximum Power Supply Wattage 65 W Dimensions Height (Front) 0.79", Height (Rear) 0.90", Width 15.0", Depth 10.1" Weight (Approximate) 4.85 lb 1. All the Specs I've read show this Processor as a Dual Core, the Laptops themselves show up in the BIOS and in Windows as a Quad Core Processor. 2. The Specs also show it has a VGA Connection, these laptops don't. 3. It does have an mSATA Slot they didn't even mention in the Specifications anywhere I've looked, not even at the Acer Website. 4. I have upgraded these Laptop from 4gb to 12gb RAM. I've also upgraded them both with 256gb mSATA SSD Drives. Last but not least, they've been upgraded to Windows 10!...See MoreDevices and Printers won't load
Comments (12)Since "Restore" didn't work, you maybe will need to do a "Recovery". Does this PC have a recovery sector on the hard drive? Doing a recovery will wipe off all files on your hard drive (data files and programs alike) and will reset your PC to how it was when it left the factory. Be sure to make copies of any data or media files you want to keep beforehand. No matter what, I recommend going forward that you replace Microsoft Security Essentials with a better-rated protection program. There are many to choose from, some free and others moderately priced....See MoreStreaming Speed Degredation?
Comments (13)Coming back to update this thread. I did check with a couple neighbors and found that others were having problems as well. I called CenturyLink back a few times to keep them alert and bring techs out for potential diagnosis, repair AND to keep them driving 20-40 miles and their time=money so that centurylink would feel obliged to do something. The first tech out agreed with me that the system was over loaded but had the good news that a supervisor was going to be moving to a home just down the street and would likely see the problem for himself. Unfortunately for centurylink, they have some auto software that emails me to let me know that my problem has been fixed (since the tech has been here) rather than saying something reasonable like 'we are working on it'. That ticked me off so I called for more repair. The next tech agreed that there was a problem and upgraded the 'repair ticket' to a higher up department (who actually called me saying they were working on it and would get back to me; but they didn't). Last week (following me calling again after another 'all OK' when not OK, the pair of techs said there were 12 complaint calls and that they had found that the local distribution box had old 'slow cards' that they were now replacing. They said 6 lines per card, and I knew the system had approx. 270 homes so that's a lot of newer cards. I'll bet centurylink knew about it all the time but were waiting until enough folks whined about it. With card replacement, the speeds are almost always above 9mbits/sec even under evening load. Guess you were right Steve....See Morechas045
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7 years agoRight Click on Start Button, Choose Device Manager from the list. See if you have a Bluetooth Icon in the list. Do you have a Bluetooth Icon in the list? If there is a Bluetooth Icon do you see an Exclamation Points, Red X or anything else on top of the Bluetooth Icon? If you don't have a Bluetooth Icon, your Bluetooth Device is not correctly installed (drivers may be missing)! In this case you may need to see if you can find Drivers and the Bluetooth Dongle Manufacturers Website.
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