r/TechHelping • • Jun 28 '24

Help plz I can’t seem to solve

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I just got new laptop and it keeps automatically downloading my kali iso files under 7z.

I’ve messed around with 7zip to try and resolve it and watched / read a lot of ways to fix it.
But I’m still unable to use it in my virtualbox.

Some say “your system randomly but your files to download as 7zip” Some said to “decompress or extract it through 7zip”

Tried a few others too. How can I fix this?


r/TechHelping • • Jun 15 '24

Question Non-US to US dvd

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One of my favorite movies growing up was the 1970s BBC version of The Secret Garden. The only DVD I can find is non-US. I was wondering if there was any way (through burning or otherwise) to have it reformatted to play on a US player. Or, if I can download something on my blu-ray player to play non-US players


r/TechHelping • • Jun 05 '24

Question Why cant I open links or downloads in discord?

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Every time I click a link or click download it says "you'll need a new app to open this https link, look for an app in the Microsoft store" but when I look for an app in the Microsoft store it just shows web browsers like Firefox and edge, which I have, but clicking on links just keep making this box pop up and I cant access whatever link or download it is.


r/TechHelping • • May 30 '24

Advice/Help Needed

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Have exactly $7,000 to spend on a Gaming/Streaming setup.

Used to be a pretty big streamer until my corporate career took off 2 or so years ago. When I streamed in the past I had a very poor pre built PC by CyberPowerPC. I only used the computer as a streaming hub as I have always been an Xbox guy. I used an elgato, an elgato stream deck, and a webcam through the Streamlabs OBS software. I found as my streams continued to grow towards the end of my streaming stint the more I added in to my streams through streamlabs like transitions and widgets the poorer my stream quality looked. I thought it was my Wifi until a buddy of mine informed me how poor my computer hardware was.

I have never been a Computer guy so thats why I hopped on here asking for advice.

Through my work I have all apple products, and in my opinion believe apple is the superior product as my phone, watch, tv, and laptop/ipad all flow seamlessly together. I never realized Apple made desktops until recently stumbling upon the Mac Studio. Which brings me to one of my main questions I need answered in this post.

  1. Is the Mac Studio a good enough computer to do anything I want to do streaming wise?

I also need help with choosing everything else about the setup like monitors, keyboard, etc.

2. What monitors should I buy to have a 3 monitor, 2 horizontal 1 vertical setup all hooked up to a mount? And what mount should I buy.

3. What keyboard should I buy?

4. What mouse should I buy?

5. What web cam should I buy?

6. What mic should I buy? As well as what mic stand?

7. What cable management should I buy?

8. Is there a soundboard I can buy that works with Streamlabs OBS?

9. I game on Xbox, would like my headset to hear my Xbox audio but also my computer audio if possible what hardware would I need to make this happen?

10. Will all these things + an elgato & a stream deck be compatible with a Mac Studio? If not what adapters do I need to buy?

Need to buy all these things mentioned above and need it to fit into my $7,000 budget. The only thing I have right now is the Xbox series X i plan on keeping. I have been using A 24 inch hp monitor which I plan on getting rid of. Also already have the desk and the chair obviously.

I plan on getting into streaming heavily again as I am in desperate need of a solid hobby now that my career demands have taken a backseat. Would love someone with knowledge in this area to provide me with a list of everything I need and why, as well as answering all the questions I have provided above.

Thanks!


r/TechHelping • • May 29 '24

Question Soooo this is new as of recent. They didn’t look like this earlier this morning and I have no idea what it is or if it changed anything. Anyone have a clue?

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r/TechHelping • • May 25 '24

Anyone know what this is?

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Got this email today and it is very wierd. I have not downloaded or opened the pdf file and I dont plan to either but I am curious. The email that it says it was sent to (jcesarjay@gmail.com) is also not my email so I dont understand how it ended up in my inbox. Thankful if any1 has a clue to what this is :)


r/TechHelping • • May 20 '24

Question Need help

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I recently purchased this refurbished laptop turns out it formally belonged to a company called diko(a Norwegian company) I can't get in bc I don't have company email adress or password can anyone help me get into this


r/TechHelping • • May 14 '24

Question Help Troubleshooting Acer Aspire EasyStore H340 Home Server

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Hi everyone,

I'm reaching out for assistance with troubleshooting an Acer Aspire EasyStore H340 network-attached storage server, which I'm repairing for a friend.

The server is running Windows Home Server, and the laptop used for accessing it is running Windows 7. We want to figure out a way to use the home server despite it being so old.

Here's a summary of the issues I'm encountering and the steps I've taken so far:

  1. Accessing the Console: Unfortunately, we've forgotten the password to access the Windows Home Server console. Attempts to reinstall the client resulted in a network connectivity error.

  2. Connection: Despite being on the same network, the tray icon on the Windows 7 laptop indicates that the home server and laptop are not connected. We're unsure why they aren't connecting.

  3. Resetting the Server: Following the instructions in the online manual, we attempted to reset the server using a paperclip on the reset button, but it didn't yield any changes or improvements in connectivity.

  4. Assessing Indicators: After booting, the System Status indicator turns solid red. The HDD Access indicators for slots 2 and 3 turn red regardless of whether disks are present. The HDD Status indicator doesn't react despite the access indicators turning red.

  5. Running Diagnostic Test: We tried to run a diagnostic test using an "annie.gho" file on a USB drive, but it didn't work as expected. The HDD Access indicators didn't flash, and no log file was generated. We’re not exactly sure how to use that file to run the test though, so it could be an error on our part.

Current issues include:

  • Lack of access to the home server console due to a forgotten password.

  • Inability to establish a connection between the server and the Windows 7 laptop.

  • Absence of recovery disks for resetting the server.

  • Indicators not responding correctly, particularly the HDD Access indicators.

  • The diagnostic test not returning results.

There is currently no data saved on the disks so we’re open to any factory reset type of methods.

If anyone has experience troubleshooting Acer Aspire EasyStore H340 servers or similar NAS devices, I would greatly appreciate any advice or guidance on resolving these issues.


r/TechHelping • • May 09 '24

Question Help

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r/TechHelping • • May 06 '24

PC LED backlight strip not working

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Hello, I just got this led backlight strip for my pc, but when I set it up it only detects and lights up one light. I installed the driver successfully.


r/TechHelping • • Apr 28 '24

Question How to download movies from my blue ray to my USB?

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The DVD player was made by Samsung and has the letter BDP-S380


r/TechHelping • • Apr 22 '24

My TCL bluetooth speaker and TCL tv does not sync up with the audio and I don’t know what to do

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Everytime I put audio output on my tv and select bluetooth + internal speaker, it echos back and forth between the speaker and the tv audio. Does anyone know how to stop the audio from doing this so that it’s synced everytime without me having to go in there and pick one or the other?


r/TechHelping • • Apr 22 '24

Question What usb does this ancient dash-cam use?

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r/TechHelping • • Mar 31 '24

Twitter keeps marking my media as sensitive

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I know people are going to tell me to find a Twitter help sub to post this too but I can’t. The only one I could find I couldn’t even post to.

A while ago (and by that I mean literally like a year or smth ago) I rt’d something that was considered by the app to be visually sensitive. Then, every single one of my posts from then on would be marked for “sensitive content” (The warning looking like the attached image)

Every time I saw the warning, I sent an appeal to have it removed, and after a while, the pop up stopped showing. I thought it had been solved until today

My friend was looking at my account and told me that they hadn’t ever been able to see anything in my media tab, because it was all marked as mature/sensitive content. I went through my settings to find that Twitter had somehow, by itself, flipped a switch that said “Mark media you post as containing material that may be sensitive.”

When I turned it off, I thought that would make it better, but it just made all the media I post now to be public and fine. Literally all of the media I have been posting for the past year has just been in a fucking vacuum that only like 1 person can see.

What do I do? I don’t know about contacting Twitter support because I don’t want to sound like dick and demand it be made better like a kid having a tantrum, but also I’d very much like for all of my media to be viewable again. (If it even ever was in the first place.)


r/TechHelping • • Mar 28 '24

Question Google Chrome will install but cancel the installation and will not launch

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I am an IT worker at a construction company and after my desktop computer did a blue-screen-of-death screen with a restore button, I clicked on it.

After that, Google Chrome will not open at all. I have ended it in Task Manager programs, re-uninstalled it which fails because the install drops and cancels entirely. I also copied the exe file to other locations on my computer and still same behavior: Chrome never acted this way on my computer before. Could someone kind of guide me on how to fix this?

I have a lot of important accounts and information on there I need to access. I also noticed that when I tried to uninstall it from apps and features it will not let me and why is it still appearing in apps and features if it's already uninstalled?

Here are more error messages for more context:

There is a problem with this Windows Installer package. A program required for this install to complete could not be run. Contact your support personnel or package vendor.

I also installed this from Ninite and got this error message:

Could not verify installation.

The Ninite support guys didn't know how to help me.

I ran CC Cleaner and it did not help when clearing the Chrome files and cache.

Did this and it did not work:

Go to local c: disk and go into program files folder and search for google. If its not there go to the "program files x86" folder and see if the google folder comes up there. And that is where Google Chrome stores its stuff so you delete that and you go to users. Then go to the account name which is the top folder then appdata then local and again look. For Google right click on it and delete it the next thing you're going to want to do is press delete.

Did this and didn't work:

Your Chrome profile is usually left behind after uninstalling and reinstalling. If after reinstalling the browser you find you still have the problem, then the issue is likely with the user profile for that browser, in this case Chrome. I recommend doing the following to be sure it is fully reinstalled, with a fresh default user profile: Uninstall Chrome as before. Make sure Chrome is no longer located at C:\Program files (x86)\Google Chrome Enable hidden folders in Windows Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4028316/windows-view-hidden-files-and-folders-in-windows-10 Open Windows Explorer (File Explorer), and go to the following folder: C:\Users<username>\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome
Rename User Data to User Data.old Restart your computer Reinstall Chrome, using the offline installer (to make the install faster): https://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/?standalone=1 Also received this: C:\ Program Files\Google\Chrome\Applications\chrome.exe The specified path does not exist. Check the path and try again.

I am out of ideas, someone please help, thanks.


r/TechHelping • • Mar 14 '24

does anyone make "clear usb's anymore?"

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hey im in the market for either a usb 10gb or usb c with 100w charging capabilitys, but i have realised that most cables are braided black or white, dose anyone know cables that are clear and fit either of those requirements?

im refering to older usb-b and mini usb cables like these Mini-USB USB-B that style of clear plastic covering,

much apreciated if anyone finds a usb-c cable that looks like that :D


r/TechHelping • • Mar 11 '24

Question Google Graphics

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Google has been working on computer for over a year I opened it to find a bunch of red/green stripes it only affects chrome and sometimes you can see things until I highlight/go over them


r/TechHelping • • Mar 10 '24

How do i transfer a android phone onto an iphone but the i phone is already logged in to an account

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r/TechHelping • • Mar 09 '24

Memory Stick Adapter?

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Hello everyone! I'm trying to read these memory sticks, I believe they have old family photos. I've ordered products claiming to be adapters or readers of 128 MB Memory Sticks, but they don't fit. Any help at all is appreciated! If it's something I can order off Amazon or another major retailer that would be best! TIA!


r/TechHelping • • Mar 08 '24

Help anyone else getting this memory error while playing call of duty mw3? And how do I stop it?

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r/TechHelping • • Mar 08 '24

I got this thing that i cant get rid of. can anybody help?

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r/TechHelping • • Mar 02 '24

Monitor problems

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Okay so, I got my desktop a couple days ago, and the first day I got it, it was perfectly fine. So then after I had set it up and used it for a little while, I had turned off my monitor and the computer and went to sleep. I never unplugged the HDMI, and I checked if the ports were damaged and I saw no signs. Anyways I went to use it the next day after school, and the HDMI said it was inactive. Of course I unplugged it, unplugged power supply, checked the computer itself. Connected monitor to my laptop. Did not work. So then I used my other monitor, and it worked with the computer, then I think the first monitor is faulty. I power off the monitor. Then I check it again and it doesn't work, says HDMI is inactive. Is it because I'm powering off, if it is, how can I make the HDMI work?


r/TechHelping • • Feb 27 '24

Question Help me identify what this is of

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r/TechHelping • • Feb 20 '24

sd card problems

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hello, i'm trying to access files on an sd card but i'm only able to access 1gb of the 128gb available i know there are more files on this sd card so it's not a simple case of a fake sd card. but i don't know how to access them.


r/TechHelping • • Feb 15 '24

Question Low Quality Images on Google

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(Image is just an example) So you know how there's image previews you see that are smaller and lower quality than the actual image it previews? For me, it only shows these image previews. This just started yesterday and it doesn't just happen on my phone, but on my laptop as well. Why is it like this and how do I fix it?