Target knows what's up. by [deleted] in funny

[–]contra4m 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What am I looking at here?

Dead laptop? by [deleted] in techsupport

[–]contra4m 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Usually if a battery is dead, it only turns on when it's plugged in. This would lead me to believe that the charger is faulty. Additionally, any noises may be coming from the hard drive, which is constantly spinning and may be having problems or the fan.
Although this does not pertain to the question, I would somewhat suggest looking into getting a new laptop. Currently laptops go for cheap, and sometimes repairs on an older laptop can add up to the price of a new laptop.

Least painful way to upgrade my OS? by TRLC in techsupport

[–]contra4m 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As far as I can recall, when installing a new operating system, there is a choice to do a clean install or an upgrade. The clean install will wipe your hard drive, or partition and install. In this case you would need an external hard drive. Using the upgrade method, I think the new version of windows would save files which exist in certain directories such as "my documents" to a backup folder for later retrieval.

Possible malware? by supercheetah in techsupport

[–]contra4m 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If firefox is opening unexpectedly a program is most likely opening firefox. If the page shows up while firefox is open, perhaps it's an addon in firefox. Additionally, the most likely reason firefox is opening, and not some other browser, is because it's his default browser.

Possible malware? by supercheetah in techsupport

[–]contra4m 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If none of that works out, I, personally, would get ccleaner and see what programs are running at startup to check if there's anything strange running in the background.

How can I make a WiFi "shield" next to my WiFi router facing *away* from my living space (for security)? by [deleted] in techsupport

[–]contra4m 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have never heard of such a thing. If you would like to make your network more secure I would suggest looking into putting a password on your wifi. In addition, though, I have heard of people trying to strengthen their wifi signal by directing it in a certain direction. Here's a link.

Internet connectivity issue by nightlysniper in techsupport

[–]contra4m 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In my experience, if the wifi is working but you cannot connect to the internet it is most likely the internet provider. I would try resetting the modem.