Recent content by Crunchyhippo

So, if I install, say, Malwarebytes Antimalware, it would automatically disable Windows Security/Virus protection? Are you sure? Otherwise, I would have two battling security programs to deal with.

I want to get rid of Windows Security/Virus protection, but every method I try fails. I have a file that it sees as a "threat" (it's not). Every time I try and open it, I get a popup telling me "Operation did not complete successfully because the file contains a virus or potentially unwanted...

I was trying to copy the main folder, which has three main sub-folders. After some experimentation, I could copy two of the sub-folders into a folder I created on the C: drive, but the third sub-folder wouldn't copy. Weird.

It's odd - I can copy and paste to my C: drive a sub-folder from the main folder from this external HD that I can't copy. Just not the main folder.

I just tried that. No success there, either. I went to copy the folder I need off the external HD onto the C: drive, and I got a quick pop-up saying "Preparing to copy folder," a quick progress bar that lasted about one second, then it all disappeared with nothing copied. The same thing that...

I need to copy the contents of a folder on my external HD to the C: drive on my new HP laptop. But every time I try, nothing happens. I've checked permissions, went into properties/security/advanced and tried to make some changes there - all to no avail. Someone suggested I make an...