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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Saturday, January 20, 2018 - 2:52 pm 
They may not be legit though I don't know for sure.
The safest thing to do is go directly to the website of the manufacturer of your mouse to look for an updated driver.
You can set how fast the mouse responds and how quickly it moves. etc.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Saturday, January 20, 2018 - 8:47 pm
Dipo, to change your mouse settings, just hit your Start button and type in mouse settings, and you should get a link to go directly to mouse settings.
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Saturday, January 20, 2018 - 9:05 pm
Yeah, windows has mouse settings built in. You don't have to install drivers unless you want some kind of special features offered by a specialty mouse.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Sunday, January 21, 2018 - 12:17 pm
Yes it will work fine and do regular mouse stuff but since she asked I figured Dipo was trying to do something more.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Sunday, January 21, 2018 - 1:19 pm
LOL, thanks....when I plugged it in, it went right to work. I don't really want to do anything special I just wondered if the company that seems to be stalking me to get me to click on things was legit, LOL.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Monday, February 05, 2018 - 1:06 pm
HOLY CRAP! Can my laptop listen in on me? I just called my dental hygienist to ask for a referral for a dentist, and I just went to check my email and I have one from 1800Dentist!!!!!
I already have my camera's blocked but is there a microphone somewhere that I need to turn off?
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Monday, February 05, 2018 - 7:25 pm
If your laptop is linked to a phone, then I would say yes. It is probably through the number that was dialed, though, rather than through listening to your call.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Monday, February 05, 2018 - 8:03 pm
Heh, and I just filled out changes of address preparatory to returning from winter in Texas back to WA State. Now, when I read news, I am seeing Ads for Upack cubes that I will fill to ship my belongings. Actually not such a bad idea if I were moving a household.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Monday, February 05, 2018 - 8:06 pm
Well my laptop isn't linked to a phone and I used my landline to make the call, so maybe it is just coincidence.
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Karuuna
Board Administrator
08-30-2000
| Monday, February 05, 2018 - 9:16 pm
did you look up your dentist's phone number on your computer? My computer does have a microphone, but I don't think it's randomly recording.... 
Or... (play Twilight Zone music), is your smart phone on your home wireless network along with your laptop??
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Heckagirl631
Member
09-08-2010
| Monday, February 05, 2018 - 9:32 pm
It's funny, they were talking about this on the local news earlier today. How if you ask something and then it shows up on your facebook.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Monday, February 05, 2018 - 9:51 pm
LOL, Karuuna, no I didn't look up the phone number on my computer, I had to call my hygienist on the landline to get the name of the dentist. And nope, I don't think my cell is on the home wireless network, it's a Tracfone. Does it use my wireless?
Heckagirl I have read stuff about that, I don't have any of those things so I thought maybe it was my laptop.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Tuesday, February 06, 2018 - 7:31 am
Likely a coincidence.
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Karuuna
Board Administrator
08-30-2000
| Tuesday, February 06, 2018 - 9:29 am
Who is your landline with?
I know it seems unlikely, but I've had this happen often enough and usually I can trace the connection. Then again, I have a Google Home Mini who is *always* eavesdropping.... 
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Tuesday, February 06, 2018 - 11:29 am
Landline is ATT, internet, etc is Comcast.
Yep that is why I don't have one of those "listeners", LOL.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Tuesday, February 06, 2018 - 7:33 pm
Some smartphones have the ability to make calls on Wi-Fi rather than use the TracFone 4G network, so yes, your router may very well be the spy. Maybe? Where is Landileigh? She would know. SpongeBob?
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Dogdoc
Member
09-29-2001
| Wednesday, February 21, 2018 - 1:55 pm
Has anybody else have to put in a new password for Outlook.
I am on a Dell. When I went to Outlook I got the message that my password is wrong. I had to make a new password. I had to do that stupid thing where you have to identify the crooked letters. Then I had to put in my phone number. I got a phone call giving me a series of number. I have to put that number in and pick my password.
Why is this password not sticking. I had the same problem the other day with Skype.
How can I get the password to stay?
I have had to do this once a day for the last three days.
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Dogdoc
Member
09-29-2001
| Thursday, February 22, 2018 - 8:49 am
I had to make a new Outlook password again today and Skype needs one again.  for the first person to solve my problem.
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Kitkat
Member
08-23-2008
| Thursday, February 22, 2018 - 10:30 am
Doc, have you scanned for a virus? What is happening to you doesn't sound right. I have Outlook and have no password and no problems with it.
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Mack
Member
07-22-2002
| Thursday, February 22, 2018 - 10:34 am
I was wondering the same thing. I don’t have an Outlook password per se. Outlook is hooked to my Internet provider and the password is for the email account established through my provider.
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Karuuna
Board Administrator
08-30-2000
| Thursday, February 22, 2018 - 10:49 am
Sometimes the Outlook registry gets corrupted and can't/won't save your password. This might be a more benign explanation of your problem.
This happened for me when my hosting provider changed DNS servers. I was able to fix it only by deleting the password and choosing not to save it, and then rebooting, adding the password and then saving it.
But you may need to delete your entire profile to fix this one, since it's forcing you to make a new one.
You can go to Microsoft and file a support request and they will help you.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/assistedsupportproducts
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Dogdoc
Member
09-29-2001
| Thursday, February 22, 2018 - 12:48 pm
I just called Guruaid and the man was very helpful.
He has my passwords locked in.
The poor guy tried to explain copy and paste to me. lol
I think he probably on a break right now.
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Karuuna
Board Administrator
08-30-2000
| Thursday, February 22, 2018 - 12:58 pm
LOL, Dogdoc. I am glad he was able to help you!
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Dogdoc
Member
09-29-2001
| Thursday, February 22, 2018 - 1:17 pm
Thank you Kar.
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Jmm
Moderator
08-15-2002
| Thursday, February 22, 2018 - 6:27 pm
I just read Dogdoc's post and literally laughed out loud.
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