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Generally the same applies as with any other problem, you ask a good question that includes:

• What are you trying to do?
• What have you tried in order to make it happen?
• What results did you expect?
• What actually happened?

Where in step 2 you add something along the lines :

I found [link to this old Q&A] that describes a similar problem but that solution there is not applicable (anymore) because of [reasons].

That generally prevents people from closing your question as a duplicate and shows that you're a professional that has done some research and/or tried a solution before asking the internet for help.

Adding the link to the old Q&A in your own question has the added benefit that your question will (usually) also appear in the "Linked" column of that old Q&A , directing people that found the old Q&A to your newer question. A good title for your own new question helps in that regard.

An example of this in practice is this Q&A about the reliability of SSD drives (from 2009) where the top Linked Q&A is Are SSD drives as reliable as mechanical drives (2013)?

Generally the same applies as with any other problem, you ask a good question that includes:

• What are you trying to do?
• What have you tried in order to make it happen?
• What results did you expect?
• What actually happened?

Where in step 2 you add something along the lines :

I found [link to this old Q&A] that describes a similar problem but that solution there is not applicable (anymore) because of [reasons].

That generally prevents people from closing your question as a duplicate and shows that you're a professional that has done some research and/or tried a solution before asking the internet for help.

Adding the link to the old Q&A in your own question has the added benefit that your question will (usually) also appear reciprocally in the "Linked" column of that old Q&A , directing people that found the old Q&A to your newer question. A good title for your own new question helps in that regard.

An example of this in practice is this Q&A about the reliability of SSD drives (from 2009) where the top Linked Q&A is Are SSD drives as reliable as mechanical drives (2013)?

Generally the same applies as with any other problem, you ask a good question that includes:

• What are you trying to do?
• What have you tried in order to make it happen?
• What results did you expect?
• What actually happened?

Where in step 2 you add something along the lines :

I found [link to this old Q&A] that describes a similar problem but that solution there is not applicable (anymore) because of [reasons].

That generally prevents people from closing your question as a duplicate and shows that you're a professional that has done some research and/or tried a solution before asking the internet for help.

Generally the same applies as with any other problem, you ask a good question that includes:

• What are you trying to do?
• What have you tried in order to make it happen?
• What results did you expect?
• What actually happened?

Where in step 2 you add something along the lines :

I found [link to this old Q&A] that describes a similar problem but that solution there is not applicable (anymore) because of [reasons].

That generally prevents people from closing your question as a duplicate and shows that you're a professional that has done some research and/or tried a solution before asking the internet for help.

Adding the link to the old Q&A in your own question has the added benefit that your question will (usually) also appear in the "Linked" column of that old Q&A , directing people that found the old Q&A to your newer question. A good title for your own new question helps in that regard.

An example of this in practice is this Q&A about the reliability of SSD drives (from 2009) where the top Linked Q&A is Are SSD drives as reliable as mechanical drives (2013)?

Generally the same applies as with any other problem, you ask a good question that includes:

• What are you trying to do?
• What have you tried in order to make it happen?
• What results did you expect?
• What actually happened?

Where in step 2 you add something along the lines :

I found [link to this old Q&A] that describes a similar problem but that solution there is not applicable (anymore) because of [reasons].

That generally prevents people from closing your question as a duplicate or be annoyed that you find it easier to post a question than using a search engine.

Generally the same applies as with any other problem, you ask a good question that includes:

• What are you trying to do?
• What have you tried in order to make it happen?
• What results did you expect?
• What actually happened?

Where in step 2 you add something along the lines :

I found [link to this old Q&A] that describes a similar problem but that solution there is not applicable (anymore) because of [reasons].

That generally prevents people from closing your question as a duplicate and shows that you're a professional that has done some research and/or tried a solution before asking the internet for help.