July 29th, 2015--Win 10 Released
I just saw a video released by Microsoft that announced that Win 10 will be released on July 29th. I think that's a lot sooner than people expected. You can reserve your free upgrade by clicking here....
View Article[WIN10] Better pile up on your video ram
Leaked add for Windows 10 says only 1 to 2 Gigs of RAM required but requires 16 Gigs of RAM on your video card! Better start piling up--only have 512 Megs of video ram at this point, but the preview...
View Article[WIN8] 8.1 fresh install sfc /scannow corruption?
Don't see how this was even possible. Never would have even known since its been running great if I did not run this particular command I am going to mention. I am hearing the latest Windows Updates....
View Article[WIN10] It appears that Microsoft is blocking the installation on windows 10
this is one of the problem i was having It appears that Microsoft is blocking the installation of the app due to the aforementioned compatibility issues read here,...
View ArticleWin10 on older laptop?
About a year ago, I was given a never-used, still in the box laptop that was a few years old but had not even been opened by the neighbor who ordered it and then died. Her daughter, knowing I was (to...
View ArticleMicrosoft updates ?
What were the 3 updates for that were released today ? Did I just install some more Win 10 nagware ?
View ArticleWin 10 Users Won't Get to Decide What Updates They Install and When
http://techpp.com/2015/06/03/windows-10-update/ "Those planning to upgrade their system to Windows 10 Home edition, you should know that Microsoft isn't going to let you decide which updates to...
View Article[WIN10] System Doesn't Support NX
I have a pretty ancient (11 years old as of June 4th) Dell XPS laptop that is currently running Windows 7 with all of the latest updates. In software update I have the option to upgrade to Windows 10,...
View ArticleOld update suddenly offered and won't install
Did a WU today on my 8.1 production desktop because I realized I hadn't done last month's except for the Flash update, and one update seemed to take forever to download and then failed to install....
View ArticleSharepoint question
We may start a "buy back" program here at my job to allow employees to purchase equipment no longer useful for company workload but has plenty of life in it for personal use. And then we'd like to...
View Article[WIN8] New desktop - MS licensing question
I will be picking up my new desktop from a local PC repair/retailer tomorrow. It came with Windows8 preinstalled. However, for various personal reasons I asked them to install a full retail version of...
View ArticleOutlook, fonts microscopic
1. Windows 8.1 2. Microsoft Outlook 7 3. Compose new message 4. Default font is Calibri 11 5. Font in message is unreadable because it is microscopic, smaller than Calibri 1 6. No amount of fiddling...
View Article[WIN7] anyone here do a 4 HDD software RAID10?
so i know windows 7 ult can make a raid0 or raid1 or jbob, but i want to do a raid1+0 or a raid10 basically you take 2 drives stripped together and mirror them with another 2 drive stripped volume...
View ArticleWin8.1 Wireless Issues
In my Win8.1 Pro it shows no connections available if I click Connect/Disconnect in Control Panel/Network and Sharing under Change Adapter Settings after I install wireless PCIE adapters. Driver...
View ArticleWin10 Clean Install
I've just reserved our upgrade copies. Does anyone have a better understanding than I have after Googling (confused!) re: clean installs after the fact (on the same machine)? Or is that all still up in...
View Article[WIN7] 169 IP address retry
I'm curious so let's just say a system gets an IP via DHCP and then the DHCP server isn't available and the system tries to get IP but gets a 169.x.x.x IP address will the system keep retrying to get...
View ArticleSkype versions
With the recent issue with certain text causing Skype to crash, I forced an update on my computers. What's weird is that they are not quite the same. Win7 Home, 32-bit updated to 7.5.0.102 and says it...
View ArticleLooking for an old Microsoft security product...
But can't remember its name. It was for XP. Likely around 2004-2006. What it did was cause windows to boot into a virtual session in which nothing could be done by the user to permanently harm the...
View ArticleWindows Tablets
Looking for input looking for a cheaper tablet for travel, Microcenter has TW 800 and 801 tablets running windows 8.1 has any used these? or suggestions on a 8" windows tablet. HD IPS LCD 8" 1280x800...
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