[WIN7] Network discovery wn't stay on, DNS service won't start
I did some fooling around this weekend with AHCI to IDE and back. Now however DNS cache service won't start. It can't find the path to the files, error 3. Which means I can't start Network discovery....
View Article[WIN8] Kindle connects to internet; Laptop doesn't
My daughter is running Win8 and connects to a wireless router. She previously has not had problems, but today she can connect to the router, but not the internet. However, on her Kindle, connecting to...
View Article[WIN7] Combinging task bar icons behavior
At work, I use a form of Win7 that is customized for my company. On the task bar, Chrome (for example) shows the icon (with the slightly hidden icon indicating that there is more than one window). When...
View Article[Exchange] Powershell script help
am trying to extract the following from Exchange 2010 in our environment into an Excel file with headings at the top for the data: Mailbox Display Name Primary Email Address Last User Account to Access...
View Article[WIN7] Startup Issue
After the Welcome screen I get a black background and a CMD window with the following: "C\users\Don\AppData\Local\Temp\ipoajfxquuqwsurhp" is not recognized as a operable program or batch file". The...
View ArticleSony Vaio 2012 model SVZ131
It is one of those rather smaller notebooks but not the smallest ones that have size of a paperback book, It is one like here. http://www.mobiletechreview.com/notebooks/Sony-Vaio-Z-2012.htm Problems...
View Article19,000+ Delta flight attendants get Windows Phones
quote:Windows Phone is about to rack up some serious frequent flier miles. Delta Air Lines today said that itÂ’s equipped 19,000 flight attendants with Windows Phone 8-powered Nokia Lumia 820...
View Article[Outlook] Email Message
I'm trying to send an email and got this: The STAT command did not succeed. Error getting message number and sizes. Mail server pop3.live.com responded: Exceeded the login limit for a 5 minute period....
View ArticleSurface RT: educational price drop
quote: Microsoft is reducing the price of its ARM-based Surface RT tablet for schools and universities during a two-month, limited-time offer. "It's important Microsoft does its part to help get...
View Article[WIN7] Pinning Programs to Start Menu Win 7
I've recently build a new computer and moved from XP to Win 7. I recently installed the "Classic Shell" which makes Win 7 look like and behave like XP. I've been using the Classic Shell for a while,...
View ArticleBallmar announces retirement; stock surges
Within 12 months, there may be hope for MS. Here's hoping they remove anyone that pushed for the ribbon too. -- ~ Project Hope ~
View Article[Excel] Question on OLE Linking and MS Equation Editor
1. I have a number of Word docs that "talk" to Excel spreadsheets. Too frequently, I have to make changes to the Excel sheets (adding or removing rows) which causes the OLE links to break. For example,...
View Article[WIN7] security essentials
i just downloaded and installed it and i unticked the scan after getting the latest updates...it actually scanned after downloading the updates....or maybe my short term memory is fooling me. this...
View Article[WIN8] Win7 32-bit versus RAM?
I want to purchase a Lenovo notebook with 16GB of RAM in it. If I install Win7 32-bit on it, will it have the same 16GB of RAM or will it show up as being max. 4GB? This notebook is preinstalled with...
View ArticleNokia's Windows RT tablet
http://www.wpcentral.com/nokia-sirius-windows-rt-tablet-giant-lumia Isn't this already dead even before the launch? Time to learn from ASUS.
View Article[WIN7] Blu-Ray Burning & Lightscribe
I've had this BR burner installed in my PC for at least 8 months or so. It replaced a typical DVD/CD burner. At this point, I've only used it to burn DVD/CD's not BR discs yet. Lately, I'm starting to...
View Article[WIN8] Security Essentials...yes or no?
I thought about asking what A/V software is best recommended these days, but what I'm really wanting to know, is if MS's Security Essentials is worth using on a daily use Win8Pro install. Thoughts?...
View ArticleMS Releases Windows 8.1 to Manufacturers Ahead of Oct 18
quote:We caught the first Windows 8.1 (aka Blue) news back in March, and after several betas and a preview, it's been bundled off to manufacturers. That's a mere five months from alpha code to gold...
View ArticleMicrosoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2 (SP2)
Service Pack 2 (SP2) for Microsoft Office 2010 contains new updates which improve security, performance, and stability. Additionally, the SP is a roll-up of all previously released updates. Release...
View Article[WIN7] installer question
i downloaded open office 3.4.1 and when opening the main installation file i saw a quick progress bar saying "verifying file integrity" or something like that....i had to redownload it because of a...
View Article