[WIN7] desk top gadgets safe to use?
A couple I quit using Win7 desktop gadgets after reading that they were unsafe to use and I have not noticed anything about their safety since. Are they OK to use now?
View Article[XPPro] HP Desktop: POST but will not boot
Had a perfectly good working PC with one SATA Drive. Added a second SATA drive to attempt data retrieval. From that point on, all I get is the option to see BIOS setup screens. Have removed the 2nd...
View ArticleSurface: conception to product
This may shed some light on how Surface came about, and to some extent, what can be expected. http://www.theverge.com/2013/3/12/4086434/microsoft-surface-concepts-prototypes-photos -- Wacky Races 2012!
View Article[WIN8] Just how much do people hate Windows 8
The verdict? Summary: Some of you dont like Windows 8. And thanks to Internet comments and social media, you have lots of ways to express your loathing. But a closer look at one well-known real-world...
View Article[Exchange] Exchange 2010 The WinRM client can not process the re
Im playing around with Server 2012 Datacenter and Exchange 2010 for personal use. Ran thru the exchange setup and prerequisites and it installed correctly. Ran updates to rollup 5 for exchange. When I...
View ArticleNew Forum Name
It looks like Karl or someone is having a little April Fools fun with the forum names. Microsoft: All Things Microsoft *nix: All Things Eunichs Macintosh: Macintosh Help
View Article[WIN7] Upgrade from XP using Vista
I would like to upgrade my XP box to Win7 but I don't want to reinstall all of my apps from scratch. There's a lot of them and I would have to find all of the old installation media. Can I upgrade XP...
View Articlegoogle copies microsoft, gmail blue
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zr4JwPb99qU http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2013/03/introducing-gmail-blue.html
View Article[XPHome] hotmail account
For the past 3 days, outlook program is part of hotmail accounts. How can the outlook option be disabled as it was previously only hotmail?
View Article[poll] Which windows 8 start menu replacement do you use?
[poll]Which Start Menu replacement do you use in windows 8?,Bring Back,Classic Shell,Handy Start Menu,Pokki,Power8,RetroUI,Start is Back!,Start8,Start Menu 8,StartMenuPlus8,StartMenuX...
View Article[RESOLVED] Windows Update Code 8024800A
The screen picture is from a friends laptop. Its running Windows 7 Enterprise. As you can see, Windows Update is not able to search for new updates, and the error code that comes back is 8024800A. I...
View ArticleWindows 7 screen issue
The wife just called me to her PC and the screen image has rotated 90 degrees! I am doing a full pc scan to look for a virus. Meantime is there a quick fix anyone knows?
View ArticleXBox sign on issue
Seems to be my afternoon for issues... Fired up the XBox360 this afternoon and instead of signing on automatically for me it has asked for me to verrify both my email and PW. This I have done and it...
View Article[Excel] What amount to tell the customer to get the amount I wan
I'm hopelessly stuck on this. I need to calculate the amount I need to get from the customer, so that after deducting transport charges, commission on the final sale value and bank charges on the final...
View Article[poll] What will happen with Win8?
Based on the usage numbers (i.e.: http://www.zdnet.com/five-reasons-why-windows-8-has-failed-7000012104/ ) Win8 is a colossal failure so far. What will, if anything, MS do to remedy this? [poll] ,1 -...
View Article[XPPro] Outlook Express 6
I have Outlook Express 6 on an old piece of crap PC and when I open an e-mail it opens up minimized(see attached image). Where do I find the setting to have it opened maximized?
View Articlehow to initialize a new drive - gui or not?
When we install a new hard drive on a Windows 7 or Windows 8 computer Disk Management often says the drive must first be initialized and then offers two choices. One of the two choices is "gui". The...
View ArticleWin 8 back to Win 7
While discussing partitions, there is something I've noticed and wondered if it was worth the discussion and if anyone has come across it or had issues? Win 8 uses GPT, Win 7 uses MBR partitions....
View ArticleWhat are the substantive reasons to reject Windows 8?
Several of our more expert Windows members have indicated that they don't use or run Windows 8. Several say they never will. At least one knowledgeable member here is still on XP rather than upgrading...
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