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AskWoody Plusmy problem seems to be machine specific, the other PC running Windows 10 and patched to the same level has no issue opening Word 2013
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arfurdent
AskWoody PlusJuly 2, 2022 at 3:57 am in reply to: The operating system is not presently configured to run this application #2457773Have exactly this issue (see https://www.askwoody.com/forums/topic/word-2013-will-not-start-after-windows-update/)
Tried: Navigate to C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\ClentX86 or ClientX64\Root\Office15.
Right click on winword.exe and go to Properties.
Now go to Compatibility tab and uncheck all the options that are checked.However no Compatibility tab available
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AskWoody Plusgot an original iPhone SE and a 7, both upgraded to 15.4 without any increased battery drain issues. They do get used a lot
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AskWoody PlusFebruary 26, 2022 at 2:14 am in reply to: 5G vs. GPS and vs. aviation: C Band, L Band, Ligado and all that Jazz. #2427863I’ll hazard that those with the “wrong” kind of altimeter won’t risk their aircraft by attempting an instrument landing in low visibility. Any takers?
cheers, Paul
hope they have very large fuel tanks to wait for the fog to clear
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AskWoody Plusmust be because in the UK there is no way a phone company would give out replacement phones
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arfurdent
AskWoody Pluschecked on my NHS app logins and all data is still there. Ipad is on 14.4
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AskWoody PlusRSS feed in Outlook now working again
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arfurdent
AskWoody PlusRSS feed has stopped working.
When checking link I get “Anti-Crawler Protection is activated for your IP” page
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AskWoody Pluslocked down until late March
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AskWoody PlusJanuary 13, 2020 at 1:38 am in reply to: Retaining Win7 boot SSD for old files/programs – set inactive? #2080509or disconnect the SATA cable, airgap is best
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arfurdent
AskWoody PlusSaw that screen recently on a Zoostorm laptop still running Windows XP. The owner’s father asked if I could sort it out. Amazing, tons of malware, broken AVG AV and a corrupted CD drive.
It was fun
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AskWoody PlusMay 15, 2019 at 9:21 am in reply to: MS-DEFCON 3: Get Windows XP, Win7 and associated Servers patched #1628132 -
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AskWoody PlusMay 9, 2019 at 3:34 am in reply to: Even more evidence that there will never be a “real” Win10 version 1909 #1469352or is this the initial sign that Microsoft is pulling back from the consumer desktop market to go down the Chromebook / Cloud approach
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arfurdent
AskWoody Pluswould not updating to WinRAR v5.70 also sort the issue out?
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AskWoody PlusMarch 12, 2019 at 8:00 am in reply to: Microsoft announces auto-uninstall for bad Win10 patches #340523
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