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Hello, Windows updates continues to download and install this update succesfully" for the past three months. My update history shows this has been installed at least 20 times already yet windows update continues to download and install this update. I already downlaoded and ran tdsskiller succesfully and it didn't fix the problem. How do I stop windows update from continuing to do this? Thanks! View this thread

Laptop unit purchased on 3 Jun 2012 and received on 11 Jun 2012 Unit is a Dell XPS 15 (L502x) Tag:CC2BDT1 Current OS: Windows 7 Seeking upgrade to Windows 8 Pro Can you assist? Thank you! E-mail: *** Email address is removed for privacy *** View this thread

if i format and it deletes my files of windows,can i just put in my windows install cd to start over?i'm just trying to nurse out my old laptop for a couple more weeks. View this thread

the 2 finger gesture that scrolls to right used to work on the start screen. It works everywhere else but has quit working only on the start screen. View the full article

security upsate for windows vista KB2727528 View this thread

I keep getting prompted that Windows needs to install updates. I restart and update and I get the following messages: "Configuring Windows Update" which gets to 100% "Failure configuring Windows Updates Reverting changes..." (it does this twice) So I uninstalled my Trend Micro Titanium virus program and turned on Windows Defender and tried again, the results were exactly the same. I ran the Windows Update Troubleshooter, it reported the following: Detecting problems... "Problems found: Potential Windows Update Database error detected 0x800700D Fixed Windows Update compnents must be repaired Fixed" I then ran Windows Update, it states the following: Most recent check for updates: Never Updates were installed: Never You receive updates: For Windows and other products from Microsoft Updae "Windows could not search for new updates There was a problem checking for updates. Error(s) found: Code 8024A000 Windows Update ran into a problem." The computer is about 5 months old. It came pre-installed with Windows 7. I upgraded about 10 days ago to Windows 8. I'm not sure if I've ever successfully updated since that time and it was shortly after that I started having these issues. Here is my system information: Internet Exlorer 10, Version: 10.0.9200.16466, Update Versions: 10.0.1 (KB2761465) Windows 8 Pro, 64-bit Operating System, x64 based processor Windows is activated When I view my Installed Updates, I see 18 updates. All installed two days after I upgraded to Windows 8. They are: KB2771431 KB2785605 KB2780541 KB2779562 KB2779030 KB2777294 KB2770660 KB2769166 KB2769165 KB2769034 KB2768703 KB2761465 KB2753842 KB2751352 KB2737084 KB2729462 KB2727528 Microsoft Camera Codec Pack View this thread

my computer won't shut down so I have to do a forced shut down, Task Host window is apparently the program that is still running. Are there any fixes??? View this thread

How do I expand my folders in hotmail to show all information in the folder and not just the last 2 weeks? Also how can I delete folders I no longer want? View this thread

When I try to update windows 8, I get error message 80072EFE. I tried the fixes with troubleshooter, no help. What can I do to resolve this problem? View this thread

I have ran windows 8 since feb of last year and really tried to like it. I hacked around most things I didnt like (ie metro). However windows 8 rtm proved very unstable for me. At first I thought it was my overclock, but went back to stock and still the same unstablility. Updated drivers, downgraded drivers, tried it all. Here is the kicker, CP an RP on my hardware was rock solid but on rtm, unstable. So over the weekend i went back to win7 sp1 x64 and immediately was able to go back to my 4GHz overclock. Not a single problem since. So you cannot tell my i didnt give it a fair shot because i ran it almost a year. My question, what changed between rp and rtm? RP was rock solid and rtm was a pita. While i hated metro, I was able to live without it, win8 has some features i really miss like pausing file copies for one example. Media Center is much better on windows 7 than 8 also. But it wasnt enough to make me switch. It took constant lockups and a few reboots to convince me to do something different. I dont think it was drivers, the problem didnt get worse (could it?) or better regardless of the drivers. Gaming was a dicey proposition. I guess I will have to wait until sp1 to try again. Any insights would be appreciated. Again, hardware has no issues under windows 7. View the full article

For this update, how do i know which are the right files to download? Update for Windows 8 for x64-based Systems (KB2756872) File name Size delmigprov.exe 24 KB Windows8-RT-KB2756872-x64.msu 162.8 MB Windows8-RT-KB2761094-x64.msu 6.9 MB Windows8-RT-KB2764870-x64.msu 430 KB View this thread

File History also stopped for me after only 5% progress reporting &quotUnusual conditions...&quot I don't believe its related to NAS or other networked storage issues as in my case I was storing to a second disk within the PC. By the was the application found this itself and recommended it. This is meant to be a simple proposition that any user with/without experience should be able to use. But it is not doing that. You are meant to have confidence in any backup software...that its purpose Backup and Restore in W7 worked perfectly for years for me and seems to be more reliable. My situation is a windows 8 factory delivered proposal on a brand new HP pavilion PC. so no bad installation or user contamination is involved  View the full article

Hi all, I've problem with getting a program to start automatically with windows 8. I've added it a shortcut to it in &quotstartup&quot buried deep in appdataroaming\MicrosoftWindowsStart MenuPrograms folder. But it refuses to start automatically. On my test rig, it worked (works) fine but on my main box, installed and setup the same way it doesn't. The program is called 'strategic setup' it controls my ancient but wonderful strategic commander game controller. I am admin and the only user and at a bit of a loss as to why it stubbornly won't play nice. I have removed the shortcut, rebooted, reapplied it and still it won't start, I also tried to get CPU-Z to start in the same way (just to see if it would work) and that also refuses to start automatically. Any ideas welcome, thanks. View the full article

I have an HP Pavillion PC running Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 2 installed and all important updates also installed. When I connect my Kindle Fire HD to my PC via USB, I see the pop-up saying that Windows found new hardware and must install new driver software for my MTP. I allow it to try and locate a driver and it fails. I've tried to skip the install and have it ask again later but either way, my Kindle does not show up on my PC. If I view Device Manager, it shows a new group of "Other devices" with an MTP error in the yellow triangle. When I view the driver, it shows: This device is not configured correctly. (Code 1) There is no driver selected for the device information set or element. The Kindle is not asleep and I've tried powering up while connected and disconnected both with the same results. Any ideas? I connected the Kindle to a laptop with Windows 7 and it works fine. View this thread

Hi, I am running Windows 8 Pro and i have an issue when i use Windows Search: When i search for a file on windows explorer it crasch When i use the control panel search it crasch When i search an app on the Metro menu it crasch and restart Sometimes, when i search mail on Outlook (Office 2013), the application crasch. It is a clean Win 8 Pro setup on a Sony Vaio VPCF23 (i7 2670 QM, 6GB). I tryed: checked for files system error (no errors found) rebuild the index change the location of the index run sfc / scannow (for 4 times) and it found 4 errors that sfc was not able to repair: 2012-12-28 12:43:10, Info CSI 000003a7 [sR] Cannot repair member file [l:36{18}]&quotAmd64CNBJ2530.DPB&quot of prncacla.inf, Version = 6.2.9200.16430, pA = PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE_AMD64 (9), Culture neutral, VersionScope = 1 nonSxS, PublicKeyToken = {l:8 b:31bf3856ad364e35}, Type = [l:24{12}]&quotdriverUpdate&quot, TypeName neutral, PublicKey neutral in the store, hash mismatch 2012-12-28 12:43:13, Info CSI 000003ab [sR] Cannot repair member file [l:36{18}]&quotAmd64CNBJ2530.DPB&quot of prncacla.inf, Version = 6.2.9200.16430, pA = PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE_AMD64 (9), Culture neutral, VersionScope = 1 nonSxS, PublicKeyToken = {l:8 b:31bf3856ad364e35}, Type = [l:24{12}]&quotdriverUpdate&quot, TypeName neutral, PublicKey neutral in the store, hash mismatch 2012-12-28 12:49:25, Info CSI 00000629 [sR] Cannot repair member file [l:36{18}]&quotAmd64CNBJ2530.DPB&quot of prncacla.inf, Version = 6.2.9200.16430, pA = PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE_AMD64 (9), Culture neutral, VersionScope = 1 nonSxS, PublicKeyToken = {l:8 b:31bf3856ad364e35}, Type = [l:24{12}]&quotdriverUpdate&quot, TypeName neutral, PublicKey neutral in the store, hash mismatch 2012-12-28 12:49:25, Info CSI 0000062b [sR] Cannot repair member file [l:36{18}]&quotAmd64CNBJ2530.DPB&quot of prncacla.inf, Version = 6.2.9200.16430, pA = PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE_AMD64 (9), Culture neutral, VersionScope = 1 nonSxS, PublicKeyToken = {l:8 b:31bf3856ad364e35}, Type = [l:24{12}]&quotdriverUpdate&quot, TypeName neutral, PublicKey neutral in the store, hash mismatch tryed the Win Search Fixit (http://support.microsoft.com/mats/windows_search/en-us) with thes results: Issues found - Windows Search is crashing or failing - [b]Not fixed[/b] Windows Search crashes or fails after it has started. Additionally, an event ID 7042, 100, or 1000 is logged in the Windows event log, or the Windows Search service is not running. Reset Windows Search - [b]Completed[/b] This resolver will reset the search database and restart the Windows Search service. This enables Windows to re-index all files and resolve this problem. - Windows Search does not start and gives an error message - [b]Not fixed[/b] Windows Search does not show any search results and there is an error message on startup. An Event ID 1006 or 3024 is logged in the Windows event log, or Windows Search service is not running. Reset Windows Search - [b]Completed[/b] This resolver will reset the search database and restart the Windows Search service. This enables Windows to re-index all files and resolve this problem. - Windows Search does not show any results - [b]Not fixed[/b] Windows Search does not show any results. Additioanlly, an event ID 7040 is logged in the Windows event log, or Windows Search service is not running. Reset Windows Search - [b]Completed[/b] This resolver will reset the search database and restart the Windows Search service. This enables Windows to re-index all files and resolve this problem. - Microsoft Fix it Solution - MoreOption - [b]Fixed[/b] Microsoft Fix it automated solution Microsoft Fix it Solution - MoreOption - [b]Completed[/b] Microsoft Fix it automated solution On the windows logs i have these errors: ========================= Event log errors: =============================== Application errors: ================== Error: (12/21/2012 02:21:05 PM) (Source: Application Error) (User: ) Description: Faulting application name: explorer.exe, version: 6.2.9200.16433, time stamp: 0x50763312 Faulting module name: StructuredQuery.dll, version: 7.0.9200.16433, time stamp: 0x507647fe Exception code: 0xc0000005 Fault offset: 0x000000000005fa3d Faulting process id: 0x110 Faulting application start time: 0xexplorer.exe0 Faulting application path: explorer.exe1 Faulting module path: explorer.exe2 Report Id: explorer.exe3 Faulting package full name: explorer.exe4 Faulting package-relative application ID: explorer.exe5 Error: (12/21/2012 02:20:43 PM) (Source: MsiInstaller) (User: NT AUTHORITY) Description: Failed to end a Windows Installer transaction {90150000-0051-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}. Error 1622 occurred while ending the transaction. Error: (12/21/2012 01:50:53 PM) (Source: System Restore) (User: ) Description: Failed to create restore point (Process = C:Windowssystem32wbemwmiprvse.exe Description = Installed Microsoft Fix it Solution - a8486717-3d05-43e3-bd94-1f1a75d74fc3 Error = 0x8007043c). Error: (12/21/2012 01:41:45 PM) (Source: Application Error) (User: ) Description: Faulting application name: explorer.exe, version: 6.2.9200.16433, time stamp: 0x50763312 Faulting module name: ntdll.dll, version: 6.2.9200.16420, time stamp: 0x505ab405 Exception code: 0xc0000005 Fault offset: 0x00000000000055b9 Faulting process id: 0x16c4 Faulting application start time: 0xexplorer.exe0 Faulting application path: explorer.exe1 Faulting module path: explorer.exe2 Report Id: explorer.exe3 Faulting package full name: explorer.exe4 Faulting package-relative application ID: explorer.exe5 Error: (12/21/2012 00:10:11 PM) (Source: Application Error) (User: ) Description: Faulting application name: explorer.exe, version: 6.2.9200.16433, time stamp: 0x50763312 Faulting module name: ntdll.dll, version: 6.2.9200.16420, time stamp: 0x505ab405 Exception code: 0xc0000005 Fault offset: 0x00000000000055b9 Faulting process id: 0x1460 Faulting application start time: 0xexplorer.exe0 Faulting application path: explorer.exe1 Faulting module path: explorer.exe2 Report Id: explorer.exe3 Faulting package full name: explorer.exe4 Faulting package-relative application ID: explorer.exe5 Error: (12/21/2012 00:10:01 PM) (Source: Application Error) (User: ) Description: Faulting application name: explorer.exe, version: 6.2.9200.16433, time stamp: 0x50763312 Faulting module name: StructuredQuery.dll, version: 7.0.9200.16433, time stamp: 0x507647fe Exception code: 0xc0000005 Fault offset: 0x00000000000336e3 Faulting process id: 0x15f4 Faulting application start time: 0xexplorer.exe0 Faulting application path: explorer.exe1 Faulting module path: explorer.exe2 Report Id: explorer.exe3 Faulting package full name: explorer.exe4 Faulting package-relative application ID: explorer.exe5 Error: (12/21/2012 11:53:12 AM) (Source: Application Error) (User: ) Description: Faulting application name: OUTLOOK.EXE, version: 15.0.4420.1017, time stamp: 0x506742d6 Faulting module name: EMSMDB32.DLL, version: 15.0.4420.1017, time stamp: 0x50674125 Exception code: 0xc0000005 Fault offset: 0x00000000000ab915 Faulting process id: 0xe8 Faulting application start time: 0xOUTLOOK.EXE0 Faulting application path: OUTLOOK.EXE1 Faulting module path: OUTLOOK.EXE2 Report Id: OUTLOOK.EXE3 Faulting package full name: OUTLOOK.EXE4 Faulting package-relative application ID: OUTLOOK.EXE5 Error: (12/21/2012 11:09:31 AM) (Source: Application Error) (User: ) Description: Faulting application name: explorer.exe, version: 6.2.9200.16433, time stamp: 0x50763312 Faulting module name: ntdll.dll, version: 6.2.9200.16420, time stamp: 0x505ab405 Exception code: 0xc0000005 Fault offset: 0x00000000000055b9 Faulting process id: 0x53c Faulting application start time: 0xexplorer.exe0 Faulting application path: explorer.exe1 Faulting module path: explorer.exe2 Report Id: explorer.exe3 Faulting package full name: explorer.exe4 Faulting package-relative application ID: explorer.exe5 Error: (12/21/2012 11:06:41 AM) (Source: Application Error) (User: ) Description: Faulting application name: explorer.exe, version: 6.2.9200.16433, time stamp: 0x50763312 Faulting module name: StructuredQuery.dll, version: 7.0.9200.16433, time stamp: 0x507647fe Exception code: 0xc0000005 Fault offset: 0x00000000000336e3 Faulting process id: 0x15fc Faulting application start time: 0xexplorer.exe0 Faulting application path: explorer.exe1 Faulting module path: explorer.exe2 Report Id: explorer.exe3 Faulting package full name: explorer.exe4 Faulting package-relative application ID: explorer.exe5 Error: (12/21/2012 10:36:39 AM) (Source: Application Error) (User: ) Description: Faulting application name: explorer.exe, version: 6.2.9200.16433, time stamp: 0x50763312 Faulting module name: StructuredQuery.dll, version: 7.0.9200.16433, time stamp: 0x507647fe Exception code: 0xc0000005 Fault offset: 0x000000000005fa3d Faulting process id: 0x5c8 Faulting application start time: 0xexplorer.exe0 Faulting application path: explorer.exe1 Faulting module path: explorer.exe2 Report Id: explorer.exe3 Faulting package full name: explorer.exe4 Faulting package-relative application ID: explorer.exe5 System errors: ============= Error: (12/21/2012 01:53:20 PM) (Source: DCOM) (User: Polaris) Description: application-specificLocalLaunch{7022A3B3-D004-4F52-AF11-E9E987FEE25F}{ADA41B3C-C6FD-4A08-8CC1-D6EFDE67BE7D}PolarisGiovanniS-1-5-21-3273875342-1633958546-3271420611-1001LocalHost (Using LRPC)UnavailableUnavailable Error: (12/21/2012 01:53:20 PM) (Source: DCOM) (User: Polaris) Description: application-specificLocalLaunch{7022A3B3-D004-4F52-AF11-E9E987FEE25F}{ADA41B3C-C6FD-4A08-8CC1-D6EFDE67BE7D}PolarisGiovanniS-1-5-21-3273875342-1633958546-3271420611-1001LocalHost (Using LRPC)UnavailableUnavailable Error: (12/21/2012 01:53:20 PM) (Source: DCOM) (User: Polaris) Description: application-specificLocalLaunch{7022A3B3-D004-4F52-AF11-E9E987FEE25F}{ADA41B3C-C6FD-4A08-8CC1-D6EFDE67BE7D}PolarisGiovanniS-1-5-21-3273875342-1633958546-3271420611-1001LocalHost (Using LRPC)UnavailableUnavailable Error: (12/21/2012 01:53:19 PM) (Source: DCOM) (User: Polaris) Description: application-specificLocalLaunch{7022A3B3-D004-4F52-AF11-E9E987FEE25F}{ADA41B3C-C6FD-4A08-8CC1-D6EFDE67BE7D}PolarisGiovanniS-1-5-21-3273875342-1633958546-3271420611-1001LocalHost (Using LRPC)UnavailableUnavailable Error: (12/21/2012 01:53:19 PM) (Source: DCOM) (User: Polaris) Description: application-specificLocalLaunch{7022A3B3-D004-4F52-AF11-E9E987FEE25F}{ADA41B3C-C6FD-4A08-8CC1-D6EFDE67BE7D}PolarisGiovanniS-1-5-21-3273875342-1633958546-3271420611-1001LocalHost (Using LRPC)UnavailableUnavailable Error: (12/21/2012 01:53:19 PM) (Source: DCOM) (User: Polaris) Description: application-specificLocalLaunch{7022A3B3-D004-4F52-AF11-E9E987FEE25F}{ADA41B3C-C6FD-4A08-8CC1-D6EFDE67BE7D}PolarisGiovanniS-1-5-21-3273875342-1633958546-3271420611-1001LocalHost (Using LRPC)UnavailableUnavailable Error: (12/21/2012 01:53:19 PM) (Source: DCOM) (User: Polaris) Description: application-specificLocalLaunch{7022A3B3-D004-4F52-AF11-E9E987FEE25F}{ADA41B3C-C6FD-4A08-8CC1-D6EFDE67BE7D}PolarisGiovanniS-1-5-21-3273875342-1633958546-3271420611-1001LocalHost (Using LRPC)UnavailableUnavailable Error: (12/21/2012 01:53:19 PM) (Source: DCOM) (User: Polaris) Description: application-specificLocalLaunch{7022A3B3-D004-4F52-AF11-E9E987FEE25F}{ADA41B3C-C6FD-4A08-8CC1-D6EFDE67BE7D}PolarisGiovanniS-1-5-21-3273875342-1633958546-3271420611-1001LocalHost (Using LRPC)UnavailableUnavailable Error: (12/21/2012 01:53:19 PM) (Source: DCOM) (User: Polaris) Description: application-specificLocalLaunch{7022A3B3-D004-4F52-AF11-E9E987FEE25F}{ADA41B3C-C6FD-4A08-8CC1-D6EFDE67BE7D}PolarisGiovanniS-1-5-21-3273875342-1633958546-3271420611-1001LocalHost (Using LRPC)UnavailableUnavailable Error: (12/21/2012 01:53:18 PM) (Source: DCOM) (User: Polaris) Description: application-specificLocalLaunch{7022A3B3-D004-4F52-AF11-E9E987FEE25F}{ADA41B3C-C6FD-4A08-8CC1-D6EFDE67BE7D}PolarisGiovanniS-1-5-21-3273875342-1633958546-3271420611-1001LocalHost (Using LRPC)UnavailableUnavailable Microsoft Office Sessions: ========================= Error: (12/21/2012 02:21:05 PM) (Source: Application Error)(User: ) Description: explorer.exe6.2.9200.1643350763312StructuredQuery.dll7.0.9200.16433507647fec0000005000000000005fa3d11001cddf7debeff71dC:Windowsexplorer.exeC:WindowsSystem32StructuredQuery.dll45b86b4d-4b71-11e2-be84-ccaf78d9ff74 Error: (12/21/2012 02:20:43 PM) (Source: MsiInstaller)(User: NT AUTHORITY) Description: {90150000-0051-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}1622(NULL)(NULL)(NULL)(NULL) Error: (12/21/2012 01:50:53 PM) (Source: System Restore)(User: ) Description: C:Windowssystem32wbemwmiprvse.exeInstalled Microsoft Fix it Solution - a8486717-3d05-43e3-bd94-1f1a75d74fc30x8007043c Error: (12/21/2012 01:41:45 PM) (Source: Application Error)(User: ) Description: explorer.exe6.2.9200.1643350763312ntdll.dll6.2.9200.16420505ab405c000000500000000000055b916c401cddf721ebfc51cC:Windowsexplorer.exeC:WindowsSYSTEM32ntdll.dllc70ee1e8-4b6b-11e2-be82-ccaf78d9ff74 Error: (12/21/2012 00:10:11 PM) (Source: Application Error)(User: ) Description: explorer.exe6.2.9200.1643350763312ntdll.dll6.2.9200.16420505ab405c000000500000000000055b9146001cddf6bbb063564C:Windowsexplorer.exeC:WindowsSYSTEM32ntdll.dllfc730640-4b5e-11e2-be82-ccaf78d9ff74 Error: (12/21/2012 00:10:01 PM) (Source: Application Error)(User: ) Description: explorer.exe6.2.9200.1643350763312StructuredQuery.dll7.0.9200.16433507647fec000000500000000000336e315f401cddf6345e9a52cC:Windowsexplorer.exeC:WindowsSystem32StructuredQuery.dllf66d4225-4b5e-11e2-be82-ccaf78d9ff74 Error: (12/21/2012 11:53:12 AM) (Source: Application Error)(User: ) Description: OUTLOOK.EXE15.0.4420.1017506742d6EMSMDB32.DLL15.0.4420.101750674125c000000500000000000ab915e801cddf61ea11c3a4C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeOffice15OUTLOOK.EXEC:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeOffice15EMSMDB32.DLL9ce1b858-4b5c-11e2-be82-ccaf78d9ff74 Error: (12/21/2012 11:09:31 AM) (Source: Application Error)(User: ) Description: explorer.exe6.2.9200.1643350763312ntdll.dll6.2.9200.16420505ab405c000000500000000000055b953c01cddf62e0a4a158C:Windowsexplorer.exeC:WindowsSYSTEM32ntdll.dll82e5c08d-4b56-11e2-be82-ccaf78d9ff74 Error: (12/21/2012 11:06:41 AM) (Source: Application Error)(User: ) Description: explorer.exe6.2.9200.1643350763312StructuredQuery.dll7.0.9200.16433507647fec000000500000000000336e315fc01cddf6262508d82C:Windowsexplorer.exeC:WindowsSystem32StructuredQuery.dll1cff799c-4b56-11e2-be82-ccaf78d9ff74 Error: (12/21/2012 10:36:39 AM) (Source: Application Error)(User: ) Description: explorer.exe6.2.9200.1643350763312StructuredQuery.dll7.0.9200.16433507647fec0000005000000000005fa3d5c801cddf5e497b836bC:Windowsexplorer.exeC:WindowsSystem32StructuredQuery.dlleb4af2f0-4b51-11e2-be82-ccaf78d9ff74 **** End of log **** Do you have any idea where the problem could be? Thanks a lot. Giovanni View the full article

After starting pc, desktop icons will shift position? Is there a software program that will remember the position of each icon? Thanks View this thread

I recently upgraded to BT Infinity broadband. Now, when I try to print anything, &quotPrint to One Note&quot no longer appears in my list of printer options. My wife's laptop is linked to the BT network and she is not having the same problem and our wireless printer is functioning OK, so I'm reluctant to think it's related to the broadband upgrade. Any suggestions? View this thread

I cannot get BB Desktop to install on my new Windows 8 lap file unzipped itself asked for the preferred language Install shield Wizard starts to run. Then I get the below message in a box called &quotWindows Installer&quot. I click OK and the whole process has come to an end with nothing being installed and the win zip window slowly closing down. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks Message Received: Windows ® Installer. V 5.0.9200.16384 msiexec /Option &ltRequired Parameter&gt [Optional Parameter] Install Options &lt/package | /i&gt &ltProduct.msi&gt Installs or configures a product /a &ltProduct.msi&gt Administrative install - Installs a product on the network /j&ltu|m&gt &ltProduct.msi&gt [/t &ltTransform List&gt] [/g &ltLanguage ID&gt] Advertises a product - m to all users, u to current user &lt/uninstall | /x&gt &ltProduct.msi | ProductCode&gt Uninstalls the product Display Options /quiet Quiet mode, no user interaction /passive Unattended mode - progress bar only /q[n|b|r|f] Sets user interface level n - No UI b - Basic UI r - Reduced UI f - Full UI (default) /help Help information Restart Options /norestart Do not restart after the installation is complete /promptrestart Prompts the user for restart if necessary /forcerestart Always restart the computer after installation Logging Options /l[i|w|e|a|r|u|c|m|o|p|v|x|+|!|*] &ltLogFile&gt i - Status messages w - Nonfatal warnings e - All error messages a - Start up of actions r - Action-specific records u - User requests c - Initial UI parameters m - Out-of-memory or fatal exit information o - Out-of-disk-space messages p - Terminal properties v - Verbose output x - Extra debugging information + - Append to existing log file ! - Flush each line to the log * - Log all information, except for v and x options /log &ltLogFile&gt Equivalent of /l* &ltLogFile&gt Update Options /update &ltUpdate1.msp&gt[update2.msp] Applies update(s) /uninstall &ltPatchCodeGuid&gt[update2.msp] /package &ltProduct.msi | ProductCode&gt Remove update(s) for a product Repair Options /f[p|e|c|m|s|o|d|a|u|v] &ltProduct.msi | ProductCode&gt Repairs a product p - only if file is missing o - if file is missing or an older version is installed (default) e - if file is missing or an equal or older version is installed d - if file is missing or a different version is installed c - if file is missing or checksum does not match the calculated value a - forces all files to be reinstalled u - all required user-specific registry entries (default) m - all required computer-specific registry entries (default) s - all existing shortcuts (default) v - runs from source and recaches local package Setting Public Properties [PROPERTY=PropertyValue] Consult the Windows ® Installer SDK for additional documentation on the command line syntax. Copyright © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Portions of this software are based in part on the work of the Independent JPEG Group. View the full article

Hello, I have an issue where I have pinned Google Chrome and Outlook to my task bar but when opening these programs from my task-bar it opens it separately from the pinned item and I know it sounds petty but it really is bugging me! The first icon is Google Chrome which Windows 8 seems to have lost the icon for and then found it later down the chain... and then office you can see as well... Is there anything I can do to fix this? PC is kept up to date Have fun sfc /scannow Have gone through all of the settings to no avail Have checked shortcuts and ensured they are linked up correctly Have completely removed everything and re-added and problem still persists... View the full article

I am unable to burn CDR or DVD+R discs from Explorer. After inserting a blank disc and clicking Burn to disc, a dialog pops up - &quotWindows can't read the disc in drive X: Make sure that the disc uses a format that Windows recognizes. If the disc is unformatted you need to format it before using it.&quot There is no option to format a non-RW disc. Uninstalling and reinstalling the drive from Device Manager does not help. I tried installing PowerISO, and it burns discs OK using the same drive. This PC used to have Windows 7, and there were no burning problems. Does anyone know what is going on here? View the full article

Hello I am using Windows 8 Enterprise evaluation version. But I got one serious error that is Windows 8 shut down unexpectedly. Suppose if I play music file , during playing music file , it automatically shut down. Another scenario is that suppose I am browsing internet , it automatically shut down or sometimes I do not do anything around few minutes then it automatically shut down. I tried many solutions from forums but problem not solved. Is there any solution for shut down problem ? View the full article

System restore will not restore to an earlier time! No matter what date I use, restore always restores to current time and date! HELP please. View this thread

First of all I was getting bad pool caller error That stopped and the pc (HP Pavillion DM! Windows 8 64 bit) then started to restart itself in the start-up sequence every time and come up with a 'I had to restart so I want to send Microsoft a message' strip across the middle of the screen every time Now it just doesn't start - goes to black screen - so I re-start it using the on/off button and it seems to be OK Please can you help? Many thanks View the full article

I have windows vista and am trying to type on legal 28 numbered paper. I can't keep my lines of type on the same line as the number. It stays on for a few lines and then begins to creep down so that after a few lines on a page I am no longer able to keep the sentence and the number on the side of the page on the same line. Thanks. View this thread

I have moved to Windows 8 from XP where &quoton startup&quot tasks worked fine. In Windows 8 I can't for the life of me get one to run. I add it through the UI and have Enable Tasks History set, but it never runs and there are no errors in the Event Log. The task is (for now) just to run a test .bat script, and is defined as: &lt?xml version=&quot1.0&quot encoding=&quotUTF-16&quot?&gt &ltTask version=&quot1.4&quot xmlns=&quothttp://schemas.microsoft.com/windows/2004/02/mit/task&quot&gt &ltRegistrationInfo&gt &ltDate&gt2013-01-05T11:04:13.4996188&lt/Date&gt &ltAuthor&gtJCPR-Dell-3peter&lt/Author&gt &lt/RegistrationInfo&gt &ltTriggers&gt &ltBootTrigger&gt &ltEnabled&gttrue&lt/Enabled&gt &ltDelay&gtPT10S&lt/Delay&gt &lt/BootTrigger&gt &lt/Triggers&gt &ltPrincipals&gt &ltPrincipal id=&quotAuthor&quot&gt &ltRunLevel&gtHighestAvailable&lt/RunLevel&gt &ltUserId&gtS-1-5-18&lt/UserId&gt &lt/Principal&gt &lt/Principals&gt &ltSettings&gt &ltMultipleInstancesPolicy&gtIgnoreNew&lt/MultipleInstancesPolicy&gt &ltDisallowStartIfOnBatteries&gttrue&lt/DisallowStartIfOnBatteries&gt &ltStopIfGoingOnBatteries&gttrue&lt/StopIfGoingOnBatteries&gt &ltAllowHardTerminate&gttrue&lt/AllowHardTerminate&gt &ltStartWhenAvailable&gtfalse&lt/StartWhenAvailable&gt &ltRunOnlyIfNetworkAvailable&gtfalse&lt/RunOnlyIfNetworkAvailable&gt &ltIdleSettings&gt &ltStopOnIdleEnd&gttrue&lt/StopOnIdleEnd&gt &ltRestartOnIdle&gtfalse&lt/RestartOnIdle&gt &lt/IdleSettings&gt &ltAllowStartOnDemand&gttrue&lt/AllowStartOnDemand&gt &ltEnabled&gttrue&lt/Enabled&gt &ltHidden&gtfalse&lt/Hidden&gt &ltRunOnlyIfIdle&gtfalse&lt/RunOnlyIfIdle&gt &ltDisallowStartOnRemoteAppSession&gtfalse&lt/DisallowStartOnRemoteAppSession&gt &ltUseUnifiedSchedulingEngine&gtfalse&lt/UseUnifiedSchedulingEngine&gt &ltWakeToRun&gtfalse&lt/WakeToRun&gt &ltExecutionTimeLimit&gtP3D&lt/ExecutionTimeLimit&gt &ltPriority&gt7&lt/Priority&gt &lt/Settings&gt &ltActions Context=&quotAuthor&quot&gt &ltExec&gt &ltCommand&gtcmd&lt/Command&gt &ltArguments&gt/c E:utilscy-test.bat arg1 arg2&lt/Arguments&gt &lt/Exec&gt &lt/Actions&gt &lt/Task&gt The scheduler task is running (other tasks run and show history). I have tried without and with the &quot&ltDelay&gtPT10S&lt/Delay&gt&quot. What on earth is (not) going on? View the full article