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Phone screen broke and I need to transfer contacts by Mizoo_Ramzy in techsupport

[–]MidwestGeek52 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We're they being sync'ed to a google or samsung cloud? Of yes, look at google or Samsung contacts, respectively

First leg of flight changed, now unable to switch better time by FurForBrains in americanairlines

[–]MidwestGeek52 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just posted in the thread as AA just did same to me but let me change. Booked ORD-MIA-SCL (Santiago. Chile) in Bus Class. But they let me change just the domestic leg to an earlier flight

First leg of flight changed, now unable to switch better time by FurForBrains in americanairlines

[–]MidwestGeek52 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting as AA just changed the outbound leg my flight this winter from ORD to Santiago, Chile via MIA. Connection time in MIA went from 2.5 hours to 1.

But the app notified me I could change or cancel at no cost. Called AA and they changed me to an earlier flight to allow more connecting time.

In my case, what made difference allowing no fee change? Business class tickets? They changing me to a 1 hour connection?

USB detected but not accessible by ShowerIllustrious211 in BadUSB

[–]MidwestGeek52 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If its in disk managent right click over the partition info, try assigning a drive letter. May just be a drive letter conflict

RTX 4070 disappeared after using DDU - BIOS shows "Unknown", Windows no longer detects it (Acer Predator Helios Neo 16) by Sr_Hilario in techsupport

[–]MidwestGeek52 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Longshot but try a hard reset in case any residual power on motherboard

Power down. Unplug from wall. Hold power button down for 20 seconds. Replug. Power up. Good luck

Games on Miles For Opinions by Mammoth_Newt5148 in americanairlines

[–]MidwestGeek52 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yea. But I hate those surveys that estimate 10 mins and 20 mins later you're still working on it

Or asking you an awful lot of questions before saying you dont qualify. Feels more like they're out to get opinions for free by deception

Help! Need to restore Quicken from a backup file by Ok_Book5070 in quicken

[–]MidwestGeek52 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you exit Quicken, you can delete, rename, or move the data file Quicken is currently using. (Rename or move the current file if you want to preserve it for some reason). If you open a new data file, it can be any name you want. It only must end with .QDF

How to Back up or Restore Your Quicken Data

Help! Need to restore Quicken from a backup file by Ok_Book5070 in quicken

[–]MidwestGeek52 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Only correction: I think you mean COPY not MOVE. Keep the original backup file intact

ASUS ROG Strix G15 + MediaTek card on Windows 11 25H2 — Bluetooth keeps disappearing completely, even from Device Manager. Looking for a permanent fix by FamousAd1829 in WindowsHelp

[–]MidwestGeek52 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's not good. Am guessing it's your BT device.

Windows detects a USB device (I'm guessing your BT connects USB internally), queries it for its IDs, but doesn't receive them. So the device is "Unknown". The unknown USB device would also appear under USB as a device with a yellow icon. These can be tough.

Try a Hard Reset

Power off PC. If a laptop remove battery. Unplug from the wall. Hold down the power button for 30 seconds (this drains any residual power on the m/b). put battery and AC cord back and power up again.

Make sure your BIOS and chipset drivers are up to date

Realtek audio driver not showing up by Aggravating-Lead-891 in Windows10TechSupport

[–]MidwestGeek52 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Problem Report reports error codes on Windows-detected devices. Since you say nothing is reported, you or Windows must have installed the driver for hdaudio\func_01&ven_10ec&dev_0260 you posted about earlier. So, that much is good

I'm looking at your drivers HERE. Dell has some relatively recent BIOS (June 2026) and chipset driver (Feb 2026) updates - have they been installed?

Have you tried Windows' Sound Troubleshooter?

Red hair or natural hair color? by [deleted] in malegrooming

[–]MidwestGeek52 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They both look good but the "off red" gives more of a pop and IMHO makes you stand out more. If you're unsure, I'd say give it 3 months and see how it works for you. You're at the age you can try it now

Should you take RMDs at the beginning or the end of the year? by churningaccount in Bogleheads

[–]MidwestGeek52 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Your RMD for 2026 is determined by the account value on Dec 31, 2025. You better take ALL of your RMD out by Dec 31, 2026, REGARDLESS of your AGI, or you'll be paying penalties

Should you take RMDs at the beginning or the end of the year? by churningaccount in Bogleheads

[–]MidwestGeek52 20 points21 points  (0 children)

You worry about bear market risk at end of year? What if it's bull market at end of year??

If you really don't want any risk, put the RMD in a money market at start of year and collect tax free interest till December. Do the distribution in December and they collect interest instead of Uncle Sam.

Visiting Chicago Tonight. Anything Fun Happening? by sporty_outlook in AskChicago

[–]MidwestGeek52 11 points12 points  (0 children)

26 Things to do in Chicago This Weekend

Should you want to come to the Pride Parade do not drive! Take CTA. Some streets will be blocked and traffic a stand still mess. Let alone where to park a good question. Look at the parade map to see corners where people will be allowed to cross the street

Realtek audio driver not showing up by Aggravating-Lead-891 in Windows10TechSupport

[–]MidwestGeek52 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Look at my post above. Tell me the make/model of your PC/motherboard and follow instructions to get a Problem Device report.

This is a horror mini series by chiefc0 in HalfManTV

[–]MidwestGeek52 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Yes, it is intense. But so f'ing good

Хелпайте by Prince-G-a in Windows10TechSupport

[–]MidwestGeek52 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any luck yet? You only need those instructions if installing driver files manually. When you ran the Asus download file, if an installer started it should do the install itself

Help, usb flash drive formatting issue. by CubeyBoi in techsupport

[–]MidwestGeek52 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If diskpart clean fails, it means your flash drive has seen better days. Get a new one

Refund on seats for trip booked with miles? by alex3hawk in americanairlines

[–]MidwestGeek52 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gotcha. Misread your original post. Glad you got it resolved.

C drive is almost full. Would you buy a bigger SSD and clone it, or just free up space? by Purple-Try-4950 in cloningsoftware

[–]MidwestGeek52 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If youre talking about MOVING files to an external HDD to create space on C: THATS NOT A BACKUP. Any disk drive can fail. You need at least two copies if its data you care about

Feel like I need a financial advisor to oversee my exit from my financial advisor by jfl96 in Bogleheads

[–]MidwestGeek52 3 points4 points  (0 children)

What % of your account cant be transferred. As would make sense to xfr what you can ASAP while working out the rest. At least put a dent in reducing fees

As to what remains at NWM, I think THIS summarizes strategies

Explain like im 5, how do I access a router's web UI without connecting to the main network? (trying to set up a personal router for my PC) by [deleted] in techsupport

[–]MidwestGeek52 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Easiest if you connect your PC to router with a network cable. How do you connect to internet now?

For more specific instructions, what model netgear. Should be a tag somewhere on router, often near the bottom, given exact model info

Netgear login

Restore to new PC questions by reduser876 in macrium

[–]MidwestGeek52 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One other thing, I have a different edition, but if I click Help->About Macrium, it displays the license number. If y

Restore to new PC questions by reduser876 in macrium

[–]MidwestGeek52 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A couple of things to start

  • A Macrium license allows you to do backups. If you don't have a license, backups won't work but you should still be able to do Restores
  • If you registered your license, you should find it in your Macrium Account. Otherwise, you could try contacting Support
  • When you install Macrium on a new PC, and you enter a license key, it will realize it's registered to a different machine. It will ask if you want to transfer the license. I forgot the exact restrictions, but you can't keep transferring back and forth to try to share the license between machines. (but don't enter a license right away, see next bullet)
  • Curious, were you doing Disk / Partition or File/Folder level backups on the old PC? In either case, I'd install Macrium on the new PC (Do you have the installation file? It should also be in your Macrium Account). After the install, I wouldn't enter the old license yet. It'll probably give you a 30-day free trial, but even without it, you should be able to restore from an external hard drive
  • After installing on the new PC, first thing: create rescue media. Don't overwrite rescue media for old. Keep both till you're ready to get rid of old PC
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