This issue could be seen on other versions of Windows but in this case it was Windows 10. The wireless connection icon in the system tray has a yellow exclamation and says no internet. But! Google Chrome and Internet Explorer both work and you can browse the web. Only Microsoft Edge is unable to browse […]
Posts by David Blizzard
HP Officejet 4500 – G510g Drivers Fail on Windows 7
Mar 16, 2016So you have tried everything you can think of and you just can’t get the HP Officejet 4500 All-in-One Printer G510g-m to install. You have 2 or 3 references listed in device manager as other devices. You have tried the full driver package and the basic driver package and they just don’t work. I had […]
Backup and Restore For Windows
Feb 27, 2016My favorite backup solution for home and home office computers. Acronis True Image Home can restore your operating system, software, data, and settings, after disaster strikes your PC.
Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Fails Login
Feb 25, 2016So you are trying to access the Dell Open Manage Server Administrator from the desktop shortcut and it won’t accept your administrator login? You already know that the Dell Open Manage secure web app requires your server admin name and password but it just refuses to accept it when you try to login. If you […]
What Antivirus Should I Use?
Jan 04, 2016What antivirus does Blizzard Computers recommend? Get ESET NOD32 for protection from drive by injections and unwanted re-packaged downloads.
Hard Drive Data Recovery Best Practice
Jun 27, 2015What to do if you experience hard drive failure. What you should not do when your hard drive crashes.
DHCP Server With Wrong Name and Cannot Delete or Authorize
Feb 28, 2015Symptoms: DHCP Server is listed with the wrong name DHCP server is listed with a red – It won’t authorize Choose “All Tasks” and all options are grayed out You can delete it using the red X on the toolbar but it just comes back when you add your server to DHCP I feel your […]
Battery Backup – UPS
Feb 26, 2015People often ask if they need a UPS or battery backup for their computers. My first response is a question, “do you have a lot of power problems or just 1 or 2 times per year?” If your power goes out often, or the brown-outs go low enough to cause a computer restart then yes, […]
HP Scan Application Cannot Find an Email Application Installed
Feb 24, 2015In this example I fixed the problem when trying to scan to email and you expect your email program to open with the attached PDF ready to send. Unfortunately your HP scanner or multifunction printer pops up, almost immediately, yelling “The HP scan application cannot find an email application installed on the computer. Please ensure […]