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steve2470

(37,457 posts)
Sun Jul 19, 2015, 12:54 PM Jul 2015

When you ask for help, please post your Operating System and details....

Operating System (OS) = Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Vista, Windows XP, OsX, Linux distro, etc.

Application and its version number = Firefox 39, Adobe Flash 18.0.0.160, etc. If you don't know the version, we can tell you how to find it.

Details = As much as you can, describe what's wrong. We need to know details to help you quickly.

The OS does matter, because different flavors of Windows do things a bit differently. Thanks.

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When you ask for help, please post your Operating System and details.... (Original Post) steve2470 Jul 2015 OP
And the software version of the application at issue. Make7 Jul 2015 #1
yes! nt steve2470 Jul 2015 #2
and (unless you run them under details) w0nderer Oct 2015 #3
good addition! nt steve2470 Dec 2015 #5
Yes, you're right gadzxcv Nov 2015 #4

Make7

(8,543 posts)
1. And the software version of the application at issue.
Sun Jul 19, 2015, 02:14 PM
Jul 2015
e.g. Firefox 37.0.1, Opera 30.0.1835.125, Adobe Flash 18.0.0.160, etc.

w0nderer

(1,937 posts)
3. and (unless you run them under details)
Tue Oct 13, 2015, 06:49 PM
Oct 2015

Did anything change in hardware lately (affected period)? added or removed a printer or similar

Did anything change in software lately (affected period)? added or uninstalled a program, system update, 'clicked a cool link in an email from someone you didn't know' (which btw is a horrible idea)

What are you doing/trying to do when the issue occurs (detail)?


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Nightmare Operating System: Windows 3.11 emulated on OS4/Warp under Bochs on Slackware linux under a Freebsd jail :-P
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