[WIN8] W8 says it can't format drive while it does so anyway
What's that message in Windows 8 Disk Management? W8 says it can't format the drive while it is actually formatting the drive. The message pops up almost every time. [I tried to capture and post the...
View ArticleHelp-Windows 7 PC fails to use DHCPv6
I have a notebook PC that uses auto configuration instead of DHPv6. The problem with this is it doesnt get the IPv6 name servers. Other Windows 7 PCs on the same subnet use DHCPv6 so I believe the...
View Article[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 ArticleWhat are the substantive reasons to upgrade to Windows 8?
Let's approach it with a positive presumption.
View ArticleMicrosoft is forcing Messenger users over to Skype April 8th
Microsoft is planning to force existing Windows Live Messengers users to upgrade to Skype from April 8th. In an effort to phase out its Messenger service, Windows Live Messenger clients will be...
View ArticleHas Anyone Dual Booted Windows 7 on a New Windows 8 Machine
I have a new Sony Vaio Touchscreen laptop and am just wondering if anyone has successfully dual booted Windows 7 on a native Windows 8 UEFI computer and if so, how did you go about doing it? I see a...
View Article[Exchange] Exchange and DNS
I have an exchange server 2010 on top of server 2012 and need some guidance on the dns records needed for exchange. the local domain name is domain.lcl and the public domain name will be i.e....
View Article[WIN7] Windows Base Filtering Engine Missing
Hi All, I recently had an issue that was dealt with through the Security Cleanup Forum. After making sure my computer was "clean", I uninstalled the Comcast Constant Guard and only installed the Norton...
View ArticleBluescreen View question
The last time I used Bluescreen View the items in the bottom pane changed to alphabetical - I don't know what I clicked on to make this change. Bluescreen view says this: "For each crash displayed in...
View Article[Excel] Excel on Mobile Office Help
I did this little spreadsheet long ago on Excel 2003. I saved it with Excel 2010 as xlsx to put it on my Win8 phone. It displays OK on the desktop but not on the phone with Mobile Office. It still...
View Article[WIN8] Task bar / QuickLaunch persistence...
I am having a problem with my QuickLaunch in Win8. Yes, I understand it is not a standard release with Win8, but it can be recreated. The problem I have is that the Taskbar settings do not seem to...
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[WIN7] ntoskrnl.exe, PAGE-FAULT-IN-NONPAGE-AREA, stop 000000050
I WAS VISITING A WEBSITE AND CLICKED ON A VIDEO LINK THAT MY COMPUTER RESTARTED AND WENT TO BLUE SCREEN SHOWING ntoskrnl.exe, PAGE-FAULT-IN-NONPAGE-AREA, stop 000000050 , I TRIED TO GO TO SAFE MODE BUT...
View Articleeasy way to easily transfer from PC A to PC B...
I have a 24/7 home server with a ton of media... pictures... videos... files... I am traveling ... occasionally I need to download a few files from it... I think FTP server would give me the best...
View Article[WIN7] Time and Date format settings?
HI, is there any way I can set the following date/time format as to the one from the pic? The format from the print screen is called the DTG (Date Time Group). Is there any way to have the date/time...
View Article[WIN8] Lack of Clipboard persistence btwn programs...
Is any one else frustrated by Win8's lack of Clipboard persistence??? Ugh. I drives me crazy. I cut and paste ALL the time between programs, but Win8's security is somehow repetitively interfering with...
View ArticleTwo USB External Drives - No Drive Letter
I have two Seagate Go Flex drives which are recognized in Computer Management and Device Manager but neither will assign a drive letter. Also, in Computer Management if I right click the Disk 1...
View Article[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[WIN7] Windows 7 RTM(no SP 1)End Support April 9, 2013
Windows 7 SP1 was released almost two years ago. As a result of that release, Windows 7 RTM (with no service pack) will no longer be supported as of April 9th, 2013, following the standard Windows...
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