[WIN7] BSOD - I wonder what caused this
Hi I had a BSOD today (REGISTRY ERROR) while online, and a black screen the other day - I had to use the tower button to shut down. I used the BlueScreenView and have a ss of that. I also noticed that...
View Article[WIN7] Internet Explorer wants to download my homepage instead o
When I try to open IE 9 on Win 7, The internet explorer window comes up but then closes right away and gives me the download box asking where I want to save the homepage to. Save and open is grayed...
View Article[WIN8] Windows 8 Pro Install
I have a Lenovo G580. It came pre-installed with Windows 8. I have a Windows 8 Pro upgrade CD that I picked up for $39.95 when it was first released. I couldn't figure out how to do an in place...
View Article[WIN7] x64 - anyone solved bluetooth file transfer to PC yet?
Ever since an update to Win7x64 sometime last year, I've not been able to transfer files via bluetooth to my PC. Prior to said update, there was NO issue. It's an older phone (Samsung M370), no SD card...
View Article[Word] Dynamic lettered bullets complication
Maybe a simple question, but I am editing a very large technical directive (150 pages) with a long list of references. Of course, I want to make the list dynamic so that I don't have to re-letter them...
View Articleflash player working in ff but not ie 9
Flash player stopped working in ie 9 but it works in FF. I've tried reinstalling flash but it still doesn't work. I see a blank box. When I left click on it, it shows the flash player options. I try to...
View Article[WIN8] Brand New Lenovo G580 hanging on restart?
We increased the display resolution and thought we were hitting restart system after *that* change... but alas it was a MS *update* message and it proceeded to install 37 system updates. After that,...
View Article[WIN8] Windows 8.1 Preview June 26th
I've been running Windows 8 for a while now and liking it (and I don't have a start bar installed), but 8.1 looks even better and the preview will be available on June 26th....
View Article[Other] Never done this before (Win server 2008)
We currently share files to our users through our network from a server where they reside. But we would also like to share those same files via a webpage so that mobile users don't have to use a VPN to...
View ArticleServer 2008 Files still "Open" After user closes them.
I just upgraded one of our file server to 2008. Moved all of the important stuff over and the users are working of shared folders. My issues is the following. 1. User will change something in the...
View Article[WIN8] Windows Explorer and PhotoViewer
...seem to automatically correct the orientation of my photos - which is very nice - except... When I move the SD card to my photo frame, the incorrect orientation is displayed! Since there are over...
View ArticleIs Windows 8 the new "New Coke"?
http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Franl-Shaw-Windows-8-New-Coke-Classic-Coke-Richard-Doherty,22538.html It seems to me they doth protest too much. BTW, I still use Windows 8 for work with Start 8 and it...
View Article[WIN7] Outlook.com question.......
I do not have a down arrow next to the outlook logo. Any ideas? Thanks ............Butchie
View Article[WIN7] Slow for no reason
My work laptop has been driving me a little crazy of late. It's a dual core i7-2620M with 8 GB of ram, Win7 x64. It has been running slow for no reason I can tell. It gets into moods where every click...
View Article[WIN7] Emptying the recycle bin not really emptying the recycle
I just had 2 external HDs plugged in via USB at the same time that I use for back up. I make sure that both have exactly the same stuff on them so they are redundant and I store them in different...
View ArticleCan anyone confirm that MSFN.ORG is down/dead?
While there seems to be a server still responding at www.msfn.org (and hence the simple "downorjustforme.com" test will give a false-postive result), can others confirm that msfn.org is down - and...
View Article[IE] IE 10 update?
I have windows 7 with ie 8. Will i find the update to ie 10 to be problem?
View ArticleMicrosoft Touts IE10 as Most Energy-Efficient Browser
Microsoft has a solution to help manage your power bills: Use Internet Explorer http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2420123,00.asp IE as a green browser? I do not think so :p
View ArticleLatest study finds IE10 is better at blocking malware
Is Microsofts Internet Explorer the most secure browser available? It depends who you ask. The latest study published by security research firm NSS Labs says that indeed Microsoft bests Google,...
View Article[win 7] Hard drive not found?
So I have 2 computers, both win 7 64 bit pro. Both are AMD. Computer A: Has a 64 gig SSD main drive, 1TB secondary drive. Computer B: Has 2 80 gig drives striped. I had filled up my 1TB drive and...
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