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We got the Windows 8 trial version/ beta version for free. when it expired tho, we have trouble reverting to Windows 7. How do we revert to windows 7? View this thread

My new computer came loaded with Windows 8. (no previous program there) I HATE Windows 8. Can I get Windows Vista off my laptop and move it to this computer? View this thread

Original title : My administrator account is not functioning. I set up a new administrator account and set my account (which was the administrator account) to a user account. The administrator account did not get set up properly and now when I need to add the administrator password I get the following message: Logon failure: the user has not been granted the requested logon type at this computer. Is there a way to access the administrator account? View the thread

Hello, I have tried every possible solution to this problem to no avail. I have run SFC, readiness tool, tools specific to 80070490 ERRORS, an 11 step manual process on the Microsoft support website, and any other possible solution I can find. I have a PC that did not come with a Windows 7 Home Premium recovery disc but instead a protected recovery partition. Before I purchased the PC the store upgraded the OS to Windows 7 Pro 64bit using Windows Anytime Upgrade. IMMEDIATELY upon getting the PC home before doing ANYTHING else I created a set of recovery discs. All was fine and good until recently when I began having the 80070490 errors. The recommendation at this point is to reinstall the OS!! This is like replacing the engine, electrical, and all other systems in a car because the odometer does not work. Since the error is alleged to be caused by a corrupt file which keeps record of windows updates doesn't Microsoft have a tool that can detect updates correctly installed and "wipe out" those incorrectly installed, performing a reset of that database (or whatever type of file it is) file and allow us to re-perform corrupt updates? Even if it meant having to reinstall every single update it would be far easier than having to perform a system recovery (which I do not know would work because of the change in the OS from Win 7 HP to Pro (both 64bit)), then another "anytime upgrade," then reinstall and re-update every single app installed on my PC and perform all patches and updates to those as well? Isn't there even a default system upate tracking file that would assume NO updates had been performed and simply perform all Win 7 updates again, correcting registry errors, overwriting potentially corrupt files, etc.? Finally, is it a coincidence that this error is rampant while Windows 8 is being offered for 39.99? I have tried the new OS and it is counter intuitive to me as it is to many others. Some of the major PC magazines are recommending against the update even at the 39.99 price. My partner purchased a new PC with it preinstalled and he and I both do not like it. I was the N.A. at my last business and have always performed OS upgrades as they were released and participated in some betas for MS and other companies so I am not a newbie. This is the first OS that I can honestly say I will resist until it is absolutely necessary to upgrade or a new OS is released that gets rid of the things I consider counter intuitive about Win 8. So, is MS not correcting this security error update to the print spooler because it is hoping to "encourage" people to upgrade to Win 8? I know it may sound paranoid but I would not put anything past any large multi-national corporation at this point. The last thing is why can I not perform a REPAIR INSTALL using my Windows 7 Pro 64bit anytime upgrade? I already purchased the Win 7 Home Premium k64 bit OS and the upgrade to the Pro version. The only difference is it has been discless. Other than that I have paid for functional versions of both OS's and why is someone who purchases DVD versions of the OS be able to perform a repair install but those of us who have purchased electronic versions be prohibited from the same rights? This hardly seems fair or ethical and places a significant burden on those of us who will have to spend days reconstucting our PC's rather than simply performing a repair install. So, please help us ALL. Thank you. Sincerely, Ed S. View this thread

Hello all. I really hope someone can help me with this, since I can't use my computer at all, and I have to use a different laptop to write this post.The Problem: Windows Vista will not start with normal settings or in Safe Mode. To be more precise, after Vista boots, there is only a black screen and limited mouse functionality.The Background &amp Cause of Problem: I use Windows Vista Home Premium SP 2. I disabled the DCOMLauncher Service using Sysinternal's Autoruns program. What I've attempted: I have attempted to start Vista in Safe Mode with no results. Thank you to all who try to help me. View this thread

On starting up my computer Isoon get the above message. My computer starts up but then I cannot run Disc Defragmenter View this thread

My computer is giving problems installing the software programme 'myitlab' it gives me an error code 2356. am using windows 7. View the thread

Hello people, the sad thing about this story is that i only have this laptop 3 days and its already giving me a problem/headache. I cannot believe a newly configured laptop is like this. I have the new IdeaPad from Lenovo running on an i7 quad core and a 650M nvidia and 8 GB of Ram. 2 things I noticed is the fluctuation the RAM to 40% when clearly I am not even using 2. My CPU never clocks more than 40%..stable at 1-3%. Looking at my screenshots below, u can see that 3.2GB are in use....clearly they arent in the next screenshot. So i figured there is a Memory leakage. A heavy one. So please explain to me how I can solve this problem. I have run a registry optimization program 2 times (clean registry), updated every driver, uninstalled McAffee completely (guess that wasnt the problem) and virus scanned many times. Nothing. Then I look onto my UNINSTALL programs and I see that my newly installed Battlefield 3 is taking up 3.99 TB of space (???? impossible cuz my C drive doesnt testify that at all) could it be my BF3 game? Furthermore as notes to be considered. Initially I was running League Of Legends at a steady 60FPS but ever since the Memory leak (2 days later) I cant go higher than 30FPS. So I thought it was a video card problem but it clearly isnt. ( nvidia updated today) https://skydrive.live.com/redir?resid=AE0B51E0489F984!214&ampauthkey=!AAcg_VcH9WK02Pc https://skydrive.live.com/redir?resid=AE0B51E0489F984!213&ampauthkey=!AKMo_NsC-W0loWE https://skydrive.live.com/redir?resid=AE0B51E0489F984!215&ampauthkey=!AFBqF94wcCevE2E Can someone please tell me wat the hell is going on based on the poolmon screenshots??? I noticed one of the tags are extremely high. Never heard of this tag though. View the full article

How can I set a picture as Background for Folder in win8? What is the code??????? Please View the full article

Is there anybody out there that can help me with this issue? I need someone to verify my account so that I can post the link to my dump file in the c:LocalDumps folder. Any help with this issue would be greatly appreciated. Thank you! View the full article

II paid for windows 8 but it did not install. In doing so I lost Microsoft essentials as security. How do I recover it aqnd why could I not have Windows 8 View this thread

I ordered this Dell d620 and it said it had Windows XP. It came with Windows 7 Ultimate. I don't want Windows 7 Ultimate. Can I change this 7 Ultimate to Windows XP? Do I have to download an XP program? Thank you for reading my question. Curt (Xener3) View the thread

The first download never got past the blue screen download 0%. I have tried to start download again just get a message did not download..If i go to Microsoft site and try to download with the product key get the same blue screen come up windows did not download before it even starts to download. weekend wasted. any one any ideas View this thread

I am running Windows 7 Pro. On my last machine, I was able to right click on a file or folder, go down to &quotSend to&quot, and among the options was &quotSend to folder&quot. Now this option is not available. Is there any way I can get that option back in the options for places I can send a file or folder, or is it just not an option in this version of Windows? I am pretty sure that I still had that option when I upgraded my old laptop to Windows 7 Pro. View the thread

My computer is operating with 32 bit windows vista. I have not been able to check for windows updates since June 2006. In my system tray I get the message that windows can't check for updates. I have placed all update urls on the exceptions list in firewall. When trying to manually check for updates I get this error code: Code 80072EF This is really becoming very frustrating Please help!!! View this thread

bonsoir. je viens d'acquérir un ordinateur tout neuf qui tourne sous windows 8 , je n'arrive pas à installer mon imprimante epson stylus sx 610 fw qui fontionnait très bien sous windows 7 . quelqu'un peut il voler à mon secours ? merci d'avance. View the thread

Need to download Windows Media Player for Viliv S5 running Windows 7 somehow. View the thread

I've spent hours trying to bluetooth my contacts numbers to my hp notebook which I've finally done but now the file in my docs is unopenable cos it's a file extension .pbo (phone book)? I'm using windows 7 anybody know how to or what to do before I try to update to a HTC phone please Guys ever so please. Del....cockrobin HP notebook g6 Thanks View this thread

I took an image with backup, W 7, and it took 18 hours! To an external HD. First time. Second time it took 8 hours. Is this normal? Then the HP sec **** says last security backup was stopped. What is wrong? 18 hours !! Sven-Ake Svensson. View the thread

How I can install Security for WindowXP2481109 View this thread

I tried to update my Nokia Lumia 900 using the latest version of Zuno. It goes through the entire installation, and at the end I am informed that 'Update Failed, error code 801812C0'. sometime in the update (step 7), the arrow signifying download mode is in a red circle and crossed over. I tried restoring my phone to a previous version. Sometime during the restoration the red circle appears again. If the phone is disconnected from the computer it shows, on the screen of the phone, a laptop and a phone connected by a cable, but without the arrow (Download mode?). Resetting the phone does not work. Restoring again does not work. View this thread

My computer keeps tryin to do updates,and can't it says windows update components need to be fixed View this thread

I was trying to fix the windvd.exe from crashing than I find out that I can not continue downloading the windows xp updates, the explorer could not open the web. I got error 0x80240036. When I try to turn off the computer the option, turn off without loading is not avilable, or better , it will not allow updating the windows XP. So: 1. I can not download the updates for Windows XP. 2. The windvd.exe VER 5.0 crashes. 3. May be that is why the InterVideo DVD does not recognise some DVD's. 4. The CD drive no matter how many CD' I try, it prompts me " Insert a CD". I an older Sony Vaio desktop, and I just installed the manufacturers software. I created all these problems. I purcesed the PowerSuite 2012 Golden Edition by Spotmau to fix the Registery. After I run the software all the SystemRestore points where gone, and the Recicle bin was empty. The DVD RW and CD RW drivers where gone but the report was perfect. I think that this softwre is a time bomb for an ignorant like me. Please help. Thank you, Best regards Val View this thread

I am running XP Professional on my laptop. I keep getting Security Update for Windows XP KB2779030 failed. Does anyone have any solutions? Thks, Len View this thread

After i reset my laptop for a windows system update i noticed that a white non-interactive rectangular area appeared on my desktop background, top left of the screen near my program shortcuts. The white area is only there on the desktop, when i have a browser window, video, program or game open (anything really), the white area isn't there. The area can't be right clicked and no shortcuts can be dragged over it or placed where the rectangle is. I may not be explaining this very well and this may not be the best place to ask this, but does anybody know why? It isn't the display or the screen as far as i can tell since it is only present on the desktop, it isn't a real problem, just a strange bug i have never seen or heard of before. I am using a samsung series 7 gamer laptop with windows 7 (64-bit), the problem has only been present since today. I have tried changing the desktop background image (incase it was just something to do with that) and that did nothing, the white area didn't move or change at all. I tried to google this, but all of the searches came up as problems with the monitor or display, which doesn't apply to this as far as i can tell. Any help would be appreciated, i'd also to be curious to know why this happened if anybody knows. Thanks View this thread