More computer frustration (updated)

/ Re-Farmer

But first, the pleasant stuff.  Like this adorable beast.

No name here just can’t get enough attention!

This morning, I counted only 20 yard cats while I was feeding them. 

This coukd have something to do with it.

The high forecast for today actually changed, increasing from 1C to 2C, within an hour.  The forecasts are all over the place!  It’s already 1C as I write this, but -10C tomorrow, followed by 4C the day after?

Well, we’ll see what we actually get.

Meanwhile, I’m struggling with my computer again.  At first, while trying to upload the trail cam files, it seemed to be the same problem.  This time, I just left Windows Explorer to do its thing, and moved onto something else for a minute or so, and UT would work itself through.  It was just being incredibly slow.  I checked my RAM and CPU status, but there wasn’t anything taking up massive resources to explain it.  Eventually, though, it sorted itself out and everything worked fine again.  I was even able to go through the back up data on the external hard drive and continue setting the new computer up with it. 

It wasn’t Windows Explorer I was having troubles with.  I’ve been using Firefox as my browser, but today, it simply stopped loading pages.  I checked around and discovered my computer was unloading a couple of gigs to One Drive!  All the changes I’d just made were being uploaded.  I thought I’d turned off permissions for that.

So I spent some time shutting that, and other things I found, off.

Firefox still wouldn’t load anything.

Looking around some more, I saw it had an update.  So I updated it and tried again.

It still won’t load.

The problem isn’t the internet connection, as other things connected are working fine.  It’s just Firefox.  In fact, I’m using my phone to make this post, while trying to get something – anything! – to load.

At this point, I think I’ll have to try MS Edge and maybe use it to download another browser.   Assuming Edge works at all.

What a pain.

The Re-Farmer

Update: Well, it worked. I was able to us MS Edge and ended up downloading Opera. It works fine. I still have no idea why Firefox just stopped working!

Now I have to input all my passwords and bookmarks again. *sigh*

11 thoughts on “More computer frustration (updated)”

  2. Firefox has been VERY hit and miss for me the last year or two, and every time it turns out to be security settings or plug-ins, esp Privacy Badger. I barely use it anymore.

    Two more things I could think to try; download MalwareBytes and do a deep scan of the system while you’re still in the free trial period. Also hit Ctrl+Alt+Del and use Task Manager to check bandwidth usage as opposed to CPU or Memory usage. 

    Barring that, back decades ago when I lived near several local PC parts shops, I tried off-brand Chinese parts when I was short on funds and had all manner of issues like this with them.

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    • I actually do have antimalware software running. Unfortunately, it came with Windows 11 and I am not sure how it would react to having another antimalware installation. I recall having issues with that in the past.

      One thing I do like about Windows 11 is the task manager. It is much easier and user friendly to find and look through everything.

      While I can’t say for sure about individual parts and pieces, Skytech Gaming is a US company, and makes it a point of pride that all their computers are built in the US. They’re based in California.

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      • Take it from somebody who lived in NorCal, shopped at the Fry’s Electronics store in Silicon Valley and whose brother used to work for Sun Microsystems… Almost nothing is truly made in the USA anymore. Assembled maybe, but that’s it. WalMart and garment companies bribing Congress even made it so that all one has to do is sew the tag on the collar of a shirt to be able to claim “Made in America”.

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