Computer problems and/or advice-2015 to 2017

[Palustris]

When in doubt do a System Restore to before the last update.

[Graeme]

When in doubt do a System Restore to before the last update.

depends how much you mess about with your machine- if you restore and it is a windows update it will just do it again - restore is its desperate and nothings working

if you want to try and set it manually put this in the command line

ftype jpgfile="C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" "%1"

replace the bit in red with the .exe location on your machine of the program you want that filetype to open with

[JohnLonsdale]

David, I suspect the change that has occurred was made to the default program selected when you connect your camera, not the default program for viewing images.  Device defaults and file-association defaults are two different things.  You need to change the setting that controls the program opened when you connect your camera.

[David Nicholson]

David, I suspect the change that has occurred was made to the default program selected when you connect your camera, not the default program for viewing images.  Device defaults and file-association defaults are two different things.  You need to change the setting that controls the program opened when you connect your camera.

Thanks for responding John. There was no software provided with my camera, when I plug it in to my computer it opens; I find the file that contains the date the pictures I want were taken; I open that file and all the pictures in it are displayed as thumbnails. But, I now find the following; If I choose to look at a picture in that file it displays in Windows Photo Viewer, however if I choose to transfer it to another file on my computer or to my desktop it displays in Irfanview. So, problem solved and David is a happy chappie again

[Palustris]

Found an email this morning purporting to be a Subpoena from the Crown Prosecution Service calling me as a witness to something or other in London.
Not sure what the normal procedure for a subpoena is, but hardly think they would send one electronically and to an email account rather than a named person.
Very nasty.
The Email contains a virus so be very careful if you get a similar one. It has been deleted without opening.

[SteveC2]

Do we even use the word subpoena in the UK?  Have mercifully managed to avoid any connection to any court so forgive my ignorance / innocence.

[Alan_b]

The Email ... has been deleted without opening.

It's probably about two decades since opening an email did any actual harm.  In the early days of email if you got an email with a file attached to it then the email program would try to be helpful and open the attachment automatically.  Virus writers quickly twigged that they could exploit this attempt at helpfulness to infect your computer so that feature was withdrawn.  It's perfectly safe to open any email you get.  What is unsafe is:

• Opening a file attached to an email
• Clicking on a link embedded in an email

   

[Palustris]

All right, nit picking it is. The attachment to the Email contains a virus. I deleted the whole thing without opening the attachment.
Happy now?

[Maggi Young]

Good to have reassurance for the nervous that there is little danger from the email itself, Alan.

Hovering one's mouse over a link in an email which you THINK may be okay will often show an adress or name that is NOT what you expect, so that'sanother way to carefully check the bona fides of an email.  Also emails without a full subject  headline can be suspicious - unless you've got a pal who never remembers to enter one!  (And even then it's as well to be cautious!)
 

[David Nicholson]

Anyone else having problems with BT emails over the past few days?

[ian mcdonald]

I have set my email system to delete all emails from senders not on the safe list automatically.

[Maggi Young]

Anyone else having problems with BT emails over the past few days?

They seem to be taking a long time to send for the most part. Not sure why but at least they're going eventually.

[Graeme]

Anyone else having problems with BT emails over the past few days?

Yes and I am paying them a shed load of money each month for a rubbish service - unfortunatly I have far too much linked to my account or I would be heading elsewhere

[David Nicholson]

They seem to be taking a long time to send for the most part. Not sure why but at least they're going eventually.

Yup, I've had a lot of that.

[Martinr]

Tempting fate I know but no problems here