Win7 to Win10 free upgrade question
a friend in california asked me if he takes advantage of the free upgrade when windows 10 comes out, what would happen to all his installed programs he uses all the time. mid december he bought a new...
View ArticleMigrating from old Win7 laptop to new Win7 laptop
Have not touched a Win7 setup/migration in about 4 years so I'm really rusty. Have an old Win7 i5 laptop (fully patched) with about 400Gb of apps, both paid & free but none from anything like an...
View Article[WIN7] Stay away from update KB3033929
Released last Tuesday 3/10, many are experiencing endless reboot loops after this update. Was ok for me but I still uninstalled it. Best to do that or hide it for the time being. See:...
View Article[WIN8] Email Program for Wiin 8
I have avoided Win8 until just now. Am wondering if anyone can tell me where the email program is. Surely the sorry Live Mail app on the Start screen isn't the only option. -- Woe unto them that call...
View Article[WIN8] windows 8,1 network defaults and settings
We installed windows 8.1 on computer and noticed mine was running real slow. Looking, I found the network was sending my connection thru a question mark then thru the newly installed 8.1 computer then...
View Article[WIN8] Safe Mode doesn't work, results in nothing but a black screen
For whatever reason, Safe Mode on my machine doesn't want to work. When I boot into Safe Mode and login screen doesn't at all show up. All I get is a black screen with a cursor only if I move the...
View Article[WIN8] recover files from w7 backup to windows 8.1
Wow. You can not use a windows 7 backup to restore files to a windows 8.1 system? Is this the case? Do you really have to use 7 up and search for each file. Can someone tell me a easier way? M$ really...
View ArticleWindows Live Essentials Mail.
Using the latest 2012 iteration on a new puter. Transferred the windows live mail folder as per guidance on the net. All seemed to work fine. All emails transferred and all the folders and sub folders...
View ArticleHulu Desktop integration and Media Center
So I'm exploring the possibility of going all Internet-enabled TV. I've ran a Windows Media Center 7 computer attached to my TV for some time using it as a cable box with CableCARD. This setup works...
View Article[WIN8] Installing Windows 8.1 on Lenovo G770
I have a Lenovo G770 laptop that I would like to reinstall with Windows 8.1. Originally, it came preinstalled with Windows 7 Home (still has the sticker with the registration number under the laptop),...
View ArticleGitHub and IE
Can you open github.com in IE 8? I'm asking because my IE refuses to open that site (or any other host within that domain), while other browsers do it without any problem. https://github.com/Internet...
View Article[WIN10] Microsoft to deliver Windows 10 updates using peer-to-peer technolog
quote:Microsoft is planning to distribute future Windows 10 updates using a peer-to-peer (P2P) protocol. http://www.theverge.com/2015/3/15/8218215/microsoft-windows-10-updates-p2p I wonder how long...
View Article[Other] HP Sprout: any good?
In my web travels looking for a new computer, I ran across the HP Sprout. It's a desktop PC running Windows 8.1 with multiple cameras and a touch pad that can do some pretty impressive graphics work....
View ArticleRecommended way to learn Server 2012 R2?
I purchased an older HP Z600 with 24gb of ram, dual processor Xeon X5570. It will be here in about a week. I also have a second system, a Core 2 with 2gb of ram, as a possible client system. I'm hoping...
View ArticleEnhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET) 5.2
EMET 5.2 is available 12 Mar 2015 5:29 PM quote:Today, we're releasing the Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET) 5.2, which includes increased security protections to improve your security...
View ArticleWindows update broke my keyboard
Running Windows 8.1 with four users and last Friday there was a windows update completed after which the keyboard would not respond either after the computer went to sleep or one user signed out and...
View Article[WIN7] Power option or screensaver?
I use 3 monitors and I also am using a 4 monitor that is a television "via VGA". Seems like when I wake up in the morning the television turns off. I assume that is just my television doing that. But...
View Article[WIN10] Windows 10 to launch this summer in 190 countries
quote:Microsoft is planning to release its Windows 10 operating system in the summer. While the software maker isnt naming an exact date, Windows chief Terry Myerson is committing the company to a...
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