Q&A

If you have a computer question or issue you would like me to address in a future article, please post it here. Due to time constraints, I may not be able to answer all questions and I cannot provide detailed troubleshooting advice, but your questions can help me identify areas I need to focus on in future posts. I will try to choose at least one question to answer every two weeks and will do so more often as time and energy allow.

Please keep in mind that this is computer basics, not advanced and that I don’t do Macs… except for an occasional Big Mac. This blog is for general computing questions primarily for Windows-based PC users. I also cover Internet topics, including Web browsers, email, blogging, and that sort of stuff.

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Jacquelyn Kittredge December 3, 2009 at 9:45 am

Hi Joe-
Thanks so much for your post about static home page on Wordpress Thesis – so clear and simple to follow!
Can you write a post about transferring a Wordpress Thesis site to a new domain (with a different host)?
Or even a post about how programmers/designers create a new website in a test environment and then tranfer it over to the live domain?
Thank you!
Jacquelyn

Joe Kraynak December 3, 2009 at 4:42 pm

Hi, Jacquelyn–

That’s not something I do very often. I do almost all of my website development online with WordPress using the Thesis Theme. I recently moved a blog from one directory to another on the same server, which was pretty easy. WordPress provides instructions on moving a WordPress blog on the same server or to a different server. See “Moving WordPress.”

One thing I did find confusing is the WordPress Address (URL) and Blog Address (URL) settings in WordPress. If you mess up the WordPress Address (URL), you end up in all sorts of trouble, because you can’t even log in to change it back. I found some instructions for running a PHP script to change it back, but there’s a much easier way on BlueHost using phpMyAdmin. I’ll probably write about this sometime in the near future.

Catalina February 27, 2011 at 7:40 pm

Gey error Message Microsoft JScript compilation Error on Windows Vista.

diana majors May 10, 2011 at 11:24 am

I have Windows 7 and am getting the “expected” error. what can i do?

ding October 14, 2011 at 8:10 am

when i type some letters on my desktop computer’s keyboard it also includes numbers.. like 7 for letter ‘O’, 1 for ‘L’,( vice versa)and ¥ for the spacebar.. that is if the numlock is on.. if its off, after typing each letter, it would go back to the first line and i have to place back the cursor to the end to continue typing.

jeff November 21, 2011 at 2:04 am

How do I install a downloaded patch onto a game software on my PC. The patch is downloaded onto a file on my PC but I don’t know how to transfer it onto the software that it is needed on. The software in question is Slots featuring WMS gaming 2.

Jean Peters February 19, 2012 at 10:49 pm

I am one of the seniors that are trying to become comp literate. I have a problem which my comp man just shrugs his shoulders at. I keep getting”Windows Internet Explorer” A script on this page is causing your web browser to run slowly. If it continues to run your computer might become unresponsive. It slows down and freezes my comp. I have noticed that it happens on Facebook and Pogo. My comp man suggest that Google Chrome and Firefox are not as good as Windows,….Help what to do?????

Anonymous April 23, 2012 at 2:59 pm

my HP LagerJet P3005 printer can’t print. need to setup the printer with a new IP address. how can I do that?

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