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This channel is about almost anything technical. I started it more than 12 years ago for Microsoft Windows help, but I've slowly expanded it to more and more areas.

Back in late 60's I was almost fortunate enough to get drafted. But instead I entered the Air Force and ended up in an intensive training program that lasted several months. It covered electronics, mechanics, hydraulics, engines (gasoline and jet) and even air conditioning. So I ended up with a broad knowledge of how things worked. Over the last 50+ years, I've expanded that knowledge so I can repair just about anything. In addition, I've added 30 years working with computers. So instead of just giving people help about computers, software or games, I've branched out to give that same free advice to anyone who needs it about anything technical.

By the way, I'm not going to bad mouth other computer Operating Systems or certain tech. You won't find any opinion posts, visits to tech conferences and such. Just help.
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@pastorlexaennis9001
@pastorlexaennis9001 4 часа назад
Perfect fix! Thank you!!
@Oldguygeek
@Oldguygeek 3 часа назад
Great news. Glad to see it helped!
@fortnitefan58th
@fortnitefan58th 5 часов назад
wow dude your amazing, i just bought the trilogy of the games yesterday and i didnt know my game had a problem until i noticed the game had no sounds other than shooting and walking, and maybe some cutscenes had music, thank you for helping!
@Oldguygeek
@Oldguygeek 3 часа назад
I would like to take credit for the actual patch, but it was another guy. I just put it out there so it was easier to find and install it. Enjoy Max the way he was intended to be played!
@GraceRaisedMeUp
@GraceRaisedMeUp 19 часов назад
thank you so much sir, loved the Reason as to why we do the steps you suggested. God BLess
@Oldguygeek
@Oldguygeek 8 часов назад
Glad you found it. Best to you too!
@Nick41622
@Nick41622 2 дня назад
Thanks. I have been trying to change it to Google in the new tab for a long time. Worked just as you said.👍
@Oldguygeek
@Oldguygeek 2 дня назад
Glad it helped.
@fahimmuchivocalstudio
@fahimmuchivocalstudio 3 дня назад
hey! Thanks for this wonderful tutorial. I followed all the steps and was able to play the game but whenn I switched off my PC and turned it back onn it won't open. Can you tell me what could be causing this and how I could fix this bug? thanks in advance
@Oldguygeek
@Oldguygeek 2 дня назад
Tough to diagnose with this kind of problem. Did you try to reinstall it yet? I would uninstall and try it again.
@fahimmuchivocalstudio
@fahimmuchivocalstudio 2 дня назад
@@Oldguygeek so I can play it but sometimes it crashes when I open it still. What I had to do is change the screen resolution to 1920x1980 like my desktop. That prevents less crashes everytime I open the game. Thanks for replying!
@Oldguygeek
@Oldguygeek 19 часов назад
Good troubleshooting. Enjoy!
@tumcmv1232
@tumcmv1232 5 дней назад
still helpful after 8 years, thank you very much!
@Oldguygeek
@Oldguygeek 5 дней назад
Wow! Even I'm impressed. BTW, there are many free editors that are now available. I used Microsoft's Clipchamp to produce several videos. Even had one that was over an hour long. It takes some getting used to, but it may be worth your time to investigate. You don't have to opt for their paid version. It basically gets you the ability to save your work online and a way to save some things in a 'brand' account. But, in any case, glad you found what you needed. Have fun.
@MaloIsTheGoat
@MaloIsTheGoat 5 дней назад
Ur my tool bar doesn’t work when I do it
@Oldguygeek
@Oldguygeek 5 дней назад
I just checked with two different aircraft and the tool bar still appears near the top. Are you using a custom aircraft? Saves sometimes have problems with certain aircraft. Also, you might have accidentally turned off the tool bar. Check your settings.
@VinedictCanda
@VinedictCanda 10 дней назад
[partially lost] Its a old zombie game on a Windows 8 phone, ZOMBIE DOOM. Found When i was young my friend gave me his old phone which had a few games on it, for example it had swamp attack, hill climb racing, and the third one was called Zombie DOOM. The only existance i found on this game is a 10 year old video on youtube, nothing else. I probably did not look deep into it but thats all i found. I lost the phone the game was on, so i have no clue if anybody else has it anymore. by;kenzopb
@michaeldejesus7576
@michaeldejesus7576 12 дней назад
Thank you for your time to explain how to fix fast boot I have had no problems for the last 2 years by doing this!! Wanted to wait to post a reply to see if it really works long term instead of the usual works great then something else breaks by doing those things people post on RU-vid!!! Good info an easy to follow you in the video! Again thanks for your time and works great!
@Oldguygeek
@Oldguygeek 12 дней назад
Glad it helped. Since this video, I've turned off Fast Boot completely. Sure, it takes my system 1-2 minutes to boot in the morning, but it prevents this problem. Also, since reboot doesn't use it, if I have to reboot during the day, it's the same as it's always been.
@mateiasxdps4213
@mateiasxdps4213 17 дней назад
Thank you so much after 3 years this video is still helpful!
@Oldguygeek
@Oldguygeek 16 дней назад
You're welcome! Enjoy your extra space on your OS drive!
@firstlady11able
@firstlady11able 19 дней назад
Thanks a lot. You are the best. I refreshed share attachment and now it works
@Oldguygeek
@Oldguygeek 18 дней назад
Glad it helped.
@emeraldeyes9246
@emeraldeyes9246 19 дней назад
is there any way to only do this for one monitor and not both?
@Oldguygeek
@Oldguygeek 18 дней назад
Nah, either your taskbars are shown on multiple windows or not. So when you do, the attributes are applied the same. I like your idea though
@emeraldeyes9246
@emeraldeyes9246 18 дней назад
@@Oldguygeek that's so strange, in that case my computer has been bugged for nearly 4 years
@MaxXam-ki1bk
@MaxXam-ki1bk 22 дня назад
With the release of Windows 8.1 a couple of new Bing apps have been released. That dont work.
@Oldguygeek
@Oldguygeek 22 дня назад
Of course. Especially since support for older OS version has run out. This one was released in 2013.
@obadiah1045
@obadiah1045 24 дня назад
Can you put an external view on a second monitor?
@Oldguygeek
@Oldguygeek 24 дня назад
Not really. But you can setup your second monitor so that it shows an alternate synchronized view. I'm working on the video and it should be ready in a couple of days.
@crafterrium8724
@crafterrium8724 Месяц назад
thanks
@Oldguygeek
@Oldguygeek Месяц назад
No problem! Enjoy a cleaner desktop.
@simpitacademy
@simpitacademy Месяц назад
I did this pop out for several aircrafts with right Alt key and moved the displays to second monitor. they work in 2D mode but freeze up in VR.
@Oldguygeek
@Oldguygeek Месяц назад
I'm not surprised. Plus, would it be helpful in VR???
@simpitacademy
@simpitacademy Месяц назад
@@Oldguygeek It will be if your VR headset can do passthrough like the Quest and give you mixed reality. Maybe xplane doesn't have this issue. will have to try out xplane
@Oldguygeek
@Oldguygeek Месяц назад
I have a Quest so I think I'll try this. Thanks.
@JollyOli
@JollyOli Месяц назад
Very helpful, thank you
@Oldguygeek
@Oldguygeek Месяц назад
Glad to be of help. Enjoy.
@paulaarmas1257
@paulaarmas1257 Месяц назад
This guy is so underrated
@Oldguygeek
@Oldguygeek Месяц назад
Thanks. I've been away for a bit due to 'stuff'. I plan on doing some more videos soon, so stay tuned!
@keidytanner
@keidytanner Месяц назад
Hi! Thank you so much for your video! you know from what link can I download this days? I didn´t find the one you said available, but I know you recorded this video many years ago, so I understand if there´s no place to download it now. Thank you!
@Oldguygeek
@Oldguygeek Месяц назад
There is an update2 in the video's comments. It's for the Internet Archive. That is the correct one to use.
@keidytanner
@keidytanner Месяц назад
@@Oldguygeek thank you so much! I will look for it!
@VladySidorov
@VladySidorov Месяц назад
It works! Thank you!
@Oldguygeek
@Oldguygeek Месяц назад
You're welcome. Enjoy Max the way he was meant to be played!
@GHGamer_
@GHGamer_ Месяц назад
I did but it dose not work sadly cause I did it but it still just go’s in the oc drive 😢
@Oldguygeek
@Oldguygeek Месяц назад
There are some programs that have their own settings for default storage. Some just remember the last place you saved to and send you back there. This is especially true of browsers. But setting your default directory will apply to most other programs. If you're still short on C: drive space, you may want to watch this video as well: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-IRZJFBp61cE.html It will help you move Windows Store apps and Windows Store games.
@avrahamstern4550
@avrahamstern4550 Месяц назад
Hi, I'm here thanks to your tutorial on Reddit. I have had the exact same problem for years and was looking forward to a solution. Unfortunately it doesn't work for me. MB wakes up based on mouse or keyboard clicks but that's all. Graphics, mouse and keyboard are off. :-( Some ideas?
@Oldguygeek
@Oldguygeek Месяц назад
Well, because of other problems, I've turned off Fast Boot. Because I rarely shutdown and restart during the day, it only was saving me time first thing in the morning. Then I discovered that since all the settings are stored in the fast boot file, it sometimes through things off after some drivers were updated. It would try and load settings that were no longer correct. Turning off Fast Boot fixes that problem because the settings are reloaded at startup. I even did a video so people could see if they experienced the same problem. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-0sTT2S5ttmI.html
@JarateMaster
@JarateMaster Месяц назад
really helpful thanks dude, keep up the good work
@Oldguygeek
@Oldguygeek Месяц назад
Glad to hear that this still works!
@escaton74
@escaton74 Месяц назад
thanks, the problem won't be fixed though ! 2:20 in the very small window of the tool list the thumbnail will actually change - but if I edit the feedback preview window, it just won't take the new pic, even after save / refresh.
@DR3RB
@DR3RB Месяц назад
I needed this
@Oldguygeek
@Oldguygeek Месяц назад
If you're still short on C: drive space, you may want to watch this video as well: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-IRZJFBp61cE.html It will help you move Windows Store apps and Windows Store games.
@InMy20sRightNow
@InMy20sRightNow Месяц назад
Update 2024 still working. You just saved everyone's childhood. Thanks a lot!
@Oldguygeek
@Oldguygeek Месяц назад
Yep! I also saved my... Well not my childhood but my indulgent early 50's. But glad it helped!
@philipbilstein8859
@philipbilstein8859 Месяц назад
die seite geht nicht mehr
@Oldguygeek
@Oldguygeek Месяц назад
Check my description again. I explained that it's no longer on that site. But it's available from the Internet archive. But if you want to get it from one of the gaming sites, you can get it from: store.steampowered.com/app/904540/Indiana_Jones_and_the_Infernal_Machine/ www.gog.com/game/indiana_jones_and_the_infernal_machine
@philipbilstein8859
@philipbilstein8859 Месяц назад
habe ich gesehen und auch gefunden
@Oldguygeek
@Oldguygeek Месяц назад
Freut mich, das zu hören. Viel Spass!
@NossyDrelich
@NossyDrelich Месяц назад
I do not want to create a shortcut every time, is there a way to add the compatilbity property sheeet in the exe directly
@Oldguygeek
@Oldguygeek Месяц назад
There is no procedure for modifying an .exe. One of the main purposes of shortcuts is to add configuration strings if an exe allows parameters to be passed to it.
@NossyDrelich
@NossyDrelich Месяц назад
@@Oldguygeek Is there a way to program such a procedure?
@Oldguygeek
@Oldguygeek Месяц назад
Probably not. The standards for creating a shortcut are used when programming each individual .exe. And, of course, each .exe has its own source code unless it's public domain. Could be one of many programming languages. You're really chasing after something that has a more elegant solution with shortcuts.
@cosmegarcons5142
@cosmegarcons5142 Месяц назад
i liked the old version
@Oldguygeek
@Oldguygeek Месяц назад
Me too. But like most things, everything changes. Not always for the better.
@user-sy9cy4ym5v
@user-sy9cy4ym5v Месяц назад
Thank you. I recently made a personal page and business page. I use the personal page to share my business link because most other pages don't allow business pages to join. When I post a link to my FB business page, the thumbnail disappears as soon as I publish. Often, the link won't even be hot once it publishes. I cannot figure out how to fix this. These posts can't be accessed through the business suite, I don't think.
@Oldguygeek
@Oldguygeek Месяц назад
Did you try and go to the Meta business page and switch profiles? You should be able to manage either one depending on how you set them up.
@user-sy9cy4ym5v
@user-sy9cy4ym5v Месяц назад
@@Oldguygeek Thank you. I can't access my personal profile from the Meta business page. I did do a post from my business page since watching your video, but when I click "edit," everything is blank and it indicates that it's an IG post instead of FB. I don't understand.
@Oldguygeek
@Oldguygeek Месяц назад
Because I handle my OGG Facebook page as part of my business portfolio, I can use the Meta Business Suite. Here's their article about it. Hope it helps. business.facebook.com/business/help/486932075688253
@user-sy9cy4ym5v
@user-sy9cy4ym5v Месяц назад
@@Oldguygeek I appreciate your help and will look at this. The Instagram post thing is weird--I don't use IG at all so don't know how that happened.
@karenstocks2623
@karenstocks2623 Месяц назад
Hi i have a cannon pixma 4250 im trying to find the part that says blabk ? I have gone to settings i can only see greyscale ? Is that the box that needs ticking ? Please ? Because my colour cartridge has run out it's showing me a box of replacement colour. But I don't want to do this I've followed the instructions on here as well ?
@Oldguygeek
@Oldguygeek Месяц назад
Canon is a little different than HP. Try this video instead. It shows how to get to the 'printer settings'. It's for a different model of Canon, but hopefully it should be similar to your situation. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-I6fYghktUCg.html
@XxXLOLMarioXxX
@XxXLOLMarioXxX 2 месяца назад
Loaded, but with engines shut down and most of the switches in cockpit not working :(
@Oldguygeek
@Oldguygeek Месяц назад
Hmmm. Are you using a standard aircraft or a third party one?
@ANCspottor907
@ANCspottor907 2 месяца назад
Will this work during long hauls?
@Oldguygeek
@Oldguygeek Месяц назад
It should. Just be aware that there are problems with flight plans.
@msrphillips5
@msrphillips5 2 месяца назад
This must be old because it made no difference in my start up menu
@Oldguygeek
@Oldguygeek Месяц назад
This still works on my laptop with Windows 10. Are you using 11?
@townbert7049
@townbert7049 2 месяца назад
Thank you!
@Oldguygeek
@Oldguygeek 2 месяца назад
You're welcome, but be aware that it doesn't do well with flight plans. You may restore your location and stuff, but lose your flight plan.
@Harsha00199
@Harsha00199 2 месяца назад
thanku for this video it was really helpful 👏
@Oldguygeek
@Oldguygeek 2 месяца назад
If you're still short on C: drive space, you may want to watch this video as well: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-IRZJFBp61cE.html It will help you move Windows Store apps and Windows Store games.
@whomsky12
@whomsky12 2 месяца назад
GREATT!! THANK YOU THIS HELPED ME A LOT MAN I WAS LOOKING FOR THIS FIX FOR A WEEK :))
@Oldguygeek
@Oldguygeek 2 месяца назад
Glad I could help
@aldepeche
@aldepeche 2 месяца назад
Cool. Thanx bro
@Oldguygeek
@Oldguygeek 2 месяца назад
Enjoy your flight!
@RyanRibeiro-te3ns
@RyanRibeiro-te3ns 2 месяца назад
Hello there! I know it's been a long time but I have a trouble finding any solution so i had to resort to this. At 8:48 you show your Enhancements tab with the Environment setting. I just recently got a new computer and can't figure why i don't have this option in windows 11. You think you could help me?
@Oldguygeek
@Oldguygeek 2 месяца назад
It's probably because your audio chip manufacturer didn't create those options in the driver.
@Kobietnhe123
@Kobietnhe123 2 месяца назад
it don works
@Oldguygeek
@Oldguygeek 2 месяца назад
Make sure your default document library is set to the same directory as Max. It uses that to store and retrieve saved games. Just check Libraries settings for docs.
@Stylgbee
@Stylgbee 2 месяца назад
good job sir! keep it up!
@Oldguygeek
@Oldguygeek 2 месяца назад
Thanks. More to come later this year
@user-uh4md2or2n
@user-uh4md2or2n 2 месяца назад
Watching in 2024
@Oldguygeek
@Oldguygeek 2 месяца назад
Thanks. More to come later this year
@samanthadrennan
@samanthadrennan 2 месяца назад
But how do you do this with SCHEDULED posts? Those used to show previews, but recently stopped. Is there a way?
@Oldguygeek
@Oldguygeek 2 месяца назад
There isn't any other method that I know of. I would let it get published and try this again. BTW, it should show okay to others. It's usually just your publish list that doesn't get updated right.
@TSTQuez
@TSTQuez 2 месяца назад
Having this problem even in 2024 and this video still helps thank you so much
@Oldguygeek
@Oldguygeek 2 месяца назад
Great news. It still can be a problem. Glad you found the video.
@NecessaryAdornments
@NecessaryAdornments 2 месяца назад
I'm so bummed that this app has been discontinued. It was such an awesome lock screen on my PC.
@Oldguygeek
@Oldguygeek 2 месяца назад
Yeah, this one was one of the best. But so long Windows Phone.
@claizii
@claizii 2 месяца назад
i love you thank you so much
@Oldguygeek
@Oldguygeek 2 месяца назад
Glad it helped! You might want to try this video as well. It changes your default pics, docs, etc. location. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-T5EXPG8QVnw.html
@tushant90
@tushant90 2 месяца назад
Sadly, they discontinued the app.
@roberts698
@roberts698 2 месяца назад
Well, it has been 6 years!
@paulb.982
@paulb.982 3 месяца назад
It's not working here.
@Oldguygeek
@Oldguygeek 3 месяца назад
Go to Business.facebook.com, not the www. The business suite is a free tool to manage your posts. Then follow the instructions in the video and you should be good to go.
@p3drozroom
@p3drozroom 3 месяца назад
Thank you! I just added a bunch of mod files for a game into the directory and it stopped the game from working. Ctrl Z thankfully reversed ALL those file additions, probably hundreds haha
@Oldguygeek
@Oldguygeek 3 месяца назад
Great news! The reason I did this video is I had just done something very similar and tried the usual undo. Thank god for Windows and it's ability to handle the reversing of my stupidity! Have fun with your game!
@KATLACORP
@KATLACORP 3 месяца назад
why the fuck are you whispering
@Oldguygeek
@Oldguygeek 3 месяца назад
I guess you didn't see 13 seconds in where I said I lost my voice. Thought it was better to get the video out than wait until I got better. Over the years, many people had said the video helped them. Did it help you?
@KATLACORP
@KATLACORP 3 месяца назад
@@Oldguygeek oh i just skipped to the middle of the video, i just switched cables but feel better my guy
@Oldguygeek
@Oldguygeek 3 месяца назад
LOL. That was six years ago. Almost died. But a great doc cured me. I'm doing a lot better now.
@KATLACORP
@KATLACORP 3 месяца назад
@@Oldguygeek glad to hear it man, stay strong