[WIN8] Looking to submit a proposal to Microsoft
I have a friend who's looking to submit some UI feedback to Microsoft directly. She does a lot of Tech support, and she's pieced a proposal for Windows 9 UI tweaks. What are where are the right places...
View Article[WIN8] Windows 8.1 Update Woes....
Well I tried to update Windows 8.1 and I downloaded from the store. As it was downloading, I let it download and I came back later. When I turn my monitor on, I got a black screen with my mouse only...
View ArticleWill my computer be able to run Windows 9???
Will my computer be able to run Windows 9: 1) LG EW224 22" 1080p/60Hz 2) AMD FX-8120 3) Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3 4) 16 Gigabytes DDR3 5) AMD 1GB GDDR5 Radeon HD 6870 6) Internal HDD 2 Terabyte SATA III 7)...
View Article[Other] The August Desktop Thread
You got 'em now share 'em! It's always a bonus when you mention what additional software / widgets / etc you're using! -- ♬ Dragon of good fortune struggles with the trickster Fox ♬
View Article[WIN7] YouTube, WiFi and connection freezes
Hi all, A few months ago I finally entered the smartphone realm and discovered that my computer has a hotspot program to allow my cable connection to be shared wirelesly. Since my mobile data usage is...
View Article[IE] MS dropping support for older versions IE
Stay up-to-date with Internet Explorer quote:After January 12, 2016, only the most recent version of Internet Explorer available for a supported operating system will receive technical support and...
View Article[WIN7] Downgrading From Windows 8 to Windows 7
I downloaded the ISO version of Windows 7 Home Premium 64 and installed it on to a flash drive drive, bought the OEM version of this OS for a valid product key and called up Dell (I have a Dell...
View Article[News] Process Explorer 16.03 & AutoRuns 12.01
Updated Aug 5/14 http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963902 http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896653 Also Sysinternals...
View Article[IE] Sun Java Console
I've had that item showing in my IE7 Tools since the latest Java update. Do I really need it there? I can disable it in the Add-on section. If not proper Forum, please move to proper Forum. Thank you....
View ArticleWin7pro-x64 fails Update code 80072f8f
I have no idea why Update chokes. Is this how they, er ah cleverly suggest the wisdom of v.8? Any recommendations on a fix please? Thanks for helping this n00b :) -- Oh, I love the smell of fish. Guts,...
View Article[WIN8] Win 8.2
Hi, Has 8.2 been released yet??? It was supposed to have been released this month. I have not heard anymore about it. All I have heard is blurbs leaked about win 9.0 -- No one is listening until you...
View Article[IE] Is IE 11 better??
Running Win7 and was just wondering if IE 11 was any better than IE10 Noticed that IE10 is very slow especially its download manager which crashes now and then. I want to stick with Win7. So anyone...
View Article[WIN7] Flash game plays once....IE11 64 Bit
My grndtr enjoys playing Flash games on Fisher Price's web site. They are flash based. See link. However if she plays them once they will not play a second time unless I use something like CCleaner and...
View Article[WIN7] Riddle me this -Windows Updates
About 2 months I took a corporate image, installed it on a new series of PC's we bought, patched it up then re-created the image using sysprep and ghost. So yesterday I had to build out two more PC's...
View ArticleQuestion about local vrs Microsoft account login in win 8.1
I have been using a local login on my win 8.1 laptop and a few days ago I bought Microsoft Office 365. Now when I want to use Onedrive it says I must change the login to a Microsoft login. (I do have a...
View ArticleWidows 8.1 Update 2 Release Date
quote:Metro could soon be retro; Windows 8.1's final patch Windows 8 and 8.1, non-update 1 version, are already essentially EoL with only limited support offered those rare businesses which deployed...
View Article[WIN8] Confirmation of Win 8 Update 1
How do I confirm that this computer has Update 1? Thanks Joe P
View Articlehelp - symbolic link / mirror files? (dropbox - sync folders outside
dropbox - sync folders outside .. but what about files? so I want to sync files outside of c:\Dropbox here http://lifehacker.com/5154698/sync-files-and-folders-outside-your-my-dropbox-folder we can do...
View Article[WIN8] Can't update from 8.0 to 8.1
Go to MS Store, click on update to 8.1. Tell me to complete Windows update first. Go there & find 1 important update ( & 1 optional). The Important one is for Win 8 64 bit based os. mentions...
View Article[WIN7] BSOD, believe card i dead -mini dump inside-
Hello, recently (a few weeks ago) my card had tons of artifacts and device manager was stating the card was stopped because windows encountered a issue. A day or so later, BSOD and artifacts were gone...
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