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Microsoft Windows 8 board.
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i acccidentally deleted my Farmville II farm. How can I get it back?
by Guest DianneTornes- 0 replies
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I can get Farmville II up, but as soon as I try playing the game disappears. How can I recover and play it again? Continue reading...
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Diagnostic for laptop problems
by Guest Pidgx- 0 replies
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I have a 5 years old 1st gen Lenovo Yoga with Windows 8 64-bit. These last days, I started experiencing problems such as: - Keyboard and power button did not allow to get the computer out of sleep - Laptop shuts off randomly and/or right after unplugging power cable - Keyboard, trackpad, power button and closing the laptop become inactive and I have to force stop - Sometimes, the keyboard becomes inactive and 2 seconds later, the computer turns itself off, but not always - Surprisingly enough, if I use a wireless USB keyboard, I don't encounter the problem, but if I start using the laptop keyboard, the problem of inactive keyboard/trackpad/power button comes aft…
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Office Home and Business 2013 Microsoft Corporation
by Guest DanielTurgeon1- 0 replies
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I had a problem with my HP ENVY TouchSmart m7-j120dx Notebook PC (ENERGY STAR) after restore Office Home and Business 2013 Microsoft Corporation missing. how to restore Continue reading...
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Windows 8 Pro to Windows 8.1 or greater
by Guest LeonardLangston- 0 replies
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I recently moved to Mexico, and bought a Canon TS3100 printer which requires 8.1 or greater. Will not load Canin drivers for Windows 8 pro (also updated to today!), also 64 bit. How do you change from 8 pro to Windows 8.1 or greater? Continue reading...
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Large Program ribbons
by Guest RCP716- 0 replies
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After watching a training video from CreativeLive (no virus) in Windows Media Player, and having Photoshop running, I closed down graciously. Subsequently, all Ribbons and fonts are HUGE. This includes the fonts beneath my desktop icons and tabs on Windows Internet explorer. In Outlook, for example, the list of individual e-mail items is normal, but the Ribbon and Folder List is very large: ie, the font is very large. I my Open window in any program, the font of items to be opened is also very large. When I go to the display settings, the slider bar is greyed out and unavailable. Where and how can I fix this? Continue reading...
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How to install/check on which version of Java updates on Windows 8 laptop pc?
by Guest MaryKrause- 0 replies
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First I got a notice from Java to update, then message that it hasn't been used for 6 mos. Sometimes the icon is missing from bottom navigation line, but I haven't deleted it. I tried to check on which version of Java is installed on my pc: Control Panel >Java Control Panel, then directed to hp Help, but no information available there. Is there any other way to check on whether Java is installed & updated & available for use on the pc? Previously, messages indicated Java was required for many graphics on websites. Is this true currently? Continue reading...
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Download files from external drive
by Guest Wattsburguser- 0 replies
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I have a new Lenovo computer and a lot of information on a portable storage that I want to download onto the new computer. I cannot figure out how to do this. There is no icon on the desktop to help me. I hope you can help me. Continue reading...
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Unable to find some of hidden files (purposely hidden using a .bat file). The .bat file is missing now.
by Guest kashyap_nish- 0 replies
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i had used a .bat file to hide some of my files but now I can not locate that .bat file using which I used to open my hidden directory. How can I get my files back? The files were in C drive. I have used below codes in .bat file: cls @ECHO OFF title Folder Private if EXIST "HTG Locker" goto UNLOCK if NOT EXIST Private goto MDLOCKER :CONFIRM echo Are you sure you want to lock the folder(Y/N) set/p "cho=>" if %cho%==Y goto LOCK if %cho%==y goto LOCK if %cho%==n goto END if %cho%==N goto END echo Invalid choice. goto CONFIRM :LOCK ren Private "HTG Locker" attrib +h +s "HTG Locker" echo Folder locked goto End …
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ASpire ZS600 will not update windows WHY??
by Guest GeorgeFlanagan- 0 replies
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WIndows 8 will not update, I have a new version of quickbooks and this requires and updated version of windows but as I have stated the ZS600 will not update. The screen goes white while in settings..Please asssit Continue reading...
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scam-phishing
by Guest AlanRaistrick- 0 replies
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think somone is using my email address to look at web sites on microsoft,help,dont want to change my email address,what can i do? Continue reading...
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product key for windows 8 not working
by Guest HeatherHosier- 0 replies
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Hi, I had to have my computer worked on bc when it went to upgrade to windows 10 it got stuck on the upgrade. When I got it back it no longer had word and now it wont take my product key from Windows 8 to get reinstall word Continue reading...
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My printer keeps going off line so I took printer off and put back on. It said drivers not available
by Guest TanyaBumgarner- 0 replies
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Split from this thread. My printer keeps going off line so I took printer off and put back on. It said drivers not available Continue reading...
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Having to log people out is annoying!
by Guest MarkLuke9808- 0 replies
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How do i set my computer to log people out of their accounts automatically ( such as Youtube & Google) when they are finished using windows/tabs ? Please help would be very much appreciated! Continue reading...
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Choosing an OS
by Guest Mycomputerisjustatool- 0 replies
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Microsoft is doing its best to sell me a new P.C. that runs Windows 10. This one does just fine, thanks. It is a Gateway Desktop, no touchscreen, and runs an older version of Windows 8. Should I upgrade to 8.1, or go to 10? Is there a cost? Their sales screen is no help at all and is ticking me off. Continue reading...
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language problem
by Guest pixels88- 0 replies
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hi guys i have made restore system for my windows but after this restore finish the language of my windows is damage it show me Arabic language inverse i have make restore again but still problem windows 8 arabic langauge desktop look at image Continue reading...
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My windows 8 Toshiba Lap top screen Won"t come on. My lights , fan motor runs but my screen stays Black.
by Guest paulanorman- 0 replies
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I have a Toshiba windows 8 lap top. I turned it off after being turned off for 5 months. It came on. Some lights came on and I can hear the Fan OR, motor sound. BUT, the touch screen WILL NOT come on. Please help. I still want to use this lap top. My Father gave it to me as a gift shortly before he passed away.. Please help. What can I do ? Continue reading...
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What is the list of all NGen artifacts that we should add to our UWF write filter exceptions list?
by Guest Tommy Duchesne- 0 replies
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Hi, we are developing an application on Windows 8 x64 embedded and we are having issues making the UWF write filter and Ngen coexist. I know that Ngen places its assemblies in C:\windows\assembly\NativesImages_* and we excluded that folder, and there's also the registry for which we added exceptions: uwfmgr registry add-exclusion "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\.NETFramework" uwfmgr registry add-exclusion "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOTWARE\Microsoft\Net Framework Setup" Without it, we got errors with "Ngen error because Mscorlib.dll does not have a native image" for each assembly being optimized. With them, sometimes we still get this error, but n…
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Windows 8 or 10
by Guest Mr Owusu- 0 replies
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I have had a problem with my hard disk and wanted to reinstall windows as cannot get it to work or install it onto a new hard disk. However, I need the an operating boot. how do I get this? Can I find it in the bios? I forgot to mention I am outside warranty and cannot get assistance from the laptop manufacturer. Continue reading...
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camera app not working
by Guest ANNEPRINGLE1- 0 replies
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when I try to access the camera app on my surface I get a permissions message I have set all the allow access howerver the camera is not responding and the message is persistant Continue reading...
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Regarding Windows OS Upgradation
by Guest Arun Chandrasekharn- 0 replies
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How to Upgrade from Windows 8 to windows 10 without losing data? Tech Continue reading...
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Why does this **** keep popping up?
by Guest MichaelWGooch- 0 replies
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I click okay on the Goddamned thing and it comes right back Continue reading...
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start icon
by Guest Dov Field- 0 replies
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I use windows 8 & allways had the start icon in the corner at the taskbar & suddenlly it disappeared, maybe I played arround I just dont know? now when I press the start button on the keyboard it sends me strait to the start page on full screen instead of a small page. Continue reading...
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Window Live Mail keeps downloading ALL my old emails from 4 years ago up to day - Help
by Guest DavidBrown_724- 0 replies
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I am using window Live Mail 2012 on a laptop running Windows 8. Live Mail keeps downloading all my old emails that i have received since 2015 up an til today. If i go through (as i have twice now) and delete all the old emails, Live Mail just starts sending them again. At present i have Live Mail open (on line) and it states in the bottom right hand corner "receiving mail" and on the bottom left hand corner i have a 7166 (and increasing) messages. This is not right. Please can someone advise on how i can stop this. Thank you Continue reading...
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which windows should i install on dell venue 11pro 7130?
by Guest ChuksEzeaka- 0 replies
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after installing win 8pro 32bite on the system the screen touch did not work again; what will i do? Continue reading...
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Hulu DJ1 Error Message
by Guest Gcer98- 0 replies
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I downloaded Hulu, but anytime I attempt to Open it I receive an error message (DJ1) Im running build 9600 .. Assistance Please .. Ive also uninstalled an reinstalled multiple times with no resolution. Continue reading...