I pay bills online, and hated that I had to switch browsers.I wish I understood things like this because some things make no sense, and I used to think I was fairly computer literate!
I opened INGO in an Incognito mode and am having no problems. Sure starting to look like a Google Chrome issue.
Really makes me sick that after all the years of using one system it suddenly and for no obvious reason screws up.
Thanks to all for the help and advice. Have no idea what I will do other than open INGO in an Incognito window or on my iPad.
Brave is good as it’s based on the Firefox codebase, but it’s also a bit slower and fails to work on some shopping and banking sites for me.I really like Brave as a browser. It's got a lot of privacy features built in and works well with Duck Duck Go (search engine).
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I was using Firefox before. Brave let me import all my bookmarks from Firefox, so it was pretty seamless.
In the event you do actually have faulty RAM, I’m sure they’d have no problem replacing it. To check this, you can download MemTest86. I’d let it run overnight. If everything checks out, it’s highly unlikely it’s a hardware error.Thanks MidwesternStructures! I am pretty close to the same situation with my iPad replacing my desktop. I give my daughter credit for dragging her daddy into the modern age!
Added - Yes I cleared the cache and cookies. My thought too that it was a cache issue. Since my desktop is fairly new I might just give the manufacturer a call.
I love Linux for my personal laptop, but it just doesn’t work well enough for gaming. It has come a LONG way, but it’s just not there for me yet. Every year or so, I give it another run to see how it is. I hardly play games anymore, but it’s nice to have everything ready to go whenever I get the urge.Brave is good as it’s based on the Firefox codebase, but it’s also a bit slower and fails to work on some shopping and banking sites for me.
Most antivirus programs nowadays are junk anyhow, windows defender, should be all you need. Stay away from questionable websites as well and you will be OK.
I have been running linux for 20+ years and the only things I have ever needed windows for run in a virtual machine inside of Linux. Unless you are a gamer or run specialized applications for business. windows is completely unnecessary nowdays. I won’t allow my windows to upgrade to 11 I’m sticking with 10. I have read far too many problems about Windows 11, and Microsoft has increased the number of telemetry channels and is even considering allowing ads within their OS. Advertisements have no business being in an operating system.
I had Linux on my previous laptop. I don't know if you remember pudly from INGO, but he graciously spent about an hour (or more) on the phone with me creating a thumb drive version of Linux Mint and walked me through how to change the BIOS to look for the thumb drive and boot from there if it was present. I loved Linux and wish I knew how to make this laptop a dual boot (partitioned?) machine to eliminate the need for a thumb drive. It was just so "clean" for lack of a better term. No bloatware, and it just seemed very slick.Brave is good as it’s based on the Firefox codebase, but it’s also a bit slower and fails to work on some shopping and banking sites for me.
Most antivirus programs nowadays are junk anyhow, windows defender, should be all you need. Stay away from questionable websites as well and you will be OK.
I have been running linux for 20+ years and the only things I have ever needed windows for run in a virtual machine inside of Linux. Unless you are a gamer or run specialized applications for business. windows is completely unnecessary nowdays. I won’t allow my windows to upgrade to 11 I’m sticking with 10. I have read far too many problems about Windows 11, and Microsoft has increased the number of telemetry channels and is even considering allowing ads within their OS. Advertisements have no business being in an operating system.
Sounds like they set you up with a live version of linux. If you run the installer and it sees a windows partition present it should offer you to install alongside and create a dual boot option for you. If you use a cloning application, like Clonezilla, you can take a backup image of your entire Windows PC drive as it currently is to another storage medium and will save a full image of it that you can restore your system back to the way it was any time before the Linux install attempt.I had Linux on my previous laptop. I don't know if you remember pudly from INGO, but he graciously spent about an hour (or more) on the phone with me creating a thumb drive version of Linux Mint and walked me through how to change the BIOS to look for the thumb drive and boot from there if it was present. I loved Linux and wish I knew how to make this laptop a dual boot (partitioned?) machine to eliminate the need for a thumb drive. It was just so "clean" for lack of a better term. No bloatware, and it just seemed very slick.
Sounds like they set you up with a live version of linux. If you run the installer and it sees a windows, partition present should offer you to install alongside and create a dual boot option for you. If you use a cloning application, like Clonezilla, you can take an image of your Windows PC as it currently is and will save a full image of it that you can restore your system back to the way it was any time before the Linux install attempt.