Recent content by studmoose

I have an XP system here that uses CCleaner, Malwarebytes (after a week it goes to a free manual mode), Advanced SystemCare, and the Chinese IOBit Suite (which I'm not keen on from a Nation State security product aspect). The last one burns a lot of CPU at times. I get them from CNET Downloads...

Which defragger did you use? I had to reinstall my OS once because I downloaded a low download, average user scored defragger from CNET. I now only choose products that have a high download number and a 'User Score' greater than 4 stars. If you create a boot disk, can you boot to it?

Did your laptop just get the recent keylogger update? If so, see if you can back it off. https://liliputing.com/2017/12/hp-provides-update-hundreds-laptop-models-hidden-keylogger.html

Is this a USB headset or does it have one or two jacks?

Okay.

Is your current CPU cooling fan not working? Often, they get clogged with dust and hair, and just need a good cleaning. You can hold up a vacuum to the exhaust port and try sucking out the dirt, then blowing into it firmly a few times -or- open the case and manually inspect its cleanliness and...

Sorry, ignore this post. I misread your OP. This sounds awfully similar to my son's Thinkpad. The headset's jack is a standard plug, and the audio jack on the sound card requires a special dual plug to be used. If you don't have that special plug on your headset, you have to buy some type of...

My next PC build will run Qubes OS or Purism's OS, any Internet browsing will occur in an untrusted window that completely goes away when it is closed out. I do not trust Russian and Chinese products, even though I am running I/O Bit right now on one of my machines. It drives too much I/O when...

To paraphrase Danny Vermin, from the movie Johnny Dangerously, "I bought a Behringer amp once... Just once!" It failed, after a couple of years of light use. It only left the house a few times, for rehearsal, but mostly stayed in the bedroom. Most of the time, it was just connected to a Korg...