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8 - 8.1 UGH!! by Alek Trishan[_2_]
I just upgraded (hah!) my stepson's new Dell laptop from Win 8 to Win 8.1. I had set up a local account for him under 8, but the upgrade seems to have been...
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April 8th 14 05:16 PM
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Clean Boot Disables Network Connections by Alek Trishan[_2_]
One of the suggestions on an MS support site to people having trouble download and installing 8.1 was to do a Clean Boot. Well, that disables connection to...
April 10th 14 11:03 PM
by Alek Trishan[_2_] Go to last post
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Can't Get to MS Store! by Alek Trishan[_2_]
I have Win 8 on a laptop with Classic Menu (and some other tricks -- eliminate the lock screen, boot to desktop, etc.) I went to Metro and clicked Store. The...
April 11th 14 07:28 PM
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SFC error messages by Alek Trishan[_2_]
These were in CBS.log. A LOT of these: 2014-04-09 17:16:33, Info CSI 00000400 Beginning Verify and Repair transaction 2014-04-09...
April 10th 14 07:19 PM
by Gene E. Bloch[_2_] Go to last post
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Resetting My PC by Alek Trishan[_2_]
Since everything else failed in my attempts to upgrade to 8.1 including attempts to repair and to refresh 8.0, I decided to "reset". Since it does not...
April 12th 14 08:57 AM
by Snuffin Go to last post
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Taskbar icon behavior by Alek Trishan[_3_]
I just installed 8.1 on my wife's computer and she reports a new behavior. Previously, when she right-clicked the word processor icon in the task bar, she...
April 25th 14 05:28 AM
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Confused by Alek Trishan[_3_]
Is there an update available for 8.1? If so, is it called 8.1 Update, or 8.1.1? Thanks.
May 4th 14 11:55 AM
by Paul Go to last post
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8.1 update problem by Alek Trishan[_3_]
I just noticed this, only because I have Classic Shell installed and we do not use any Metro apps. That said, I decided to try a Metro app because I saw that...
May 7th 14 11:54 PM
by Alek Trishan[_3_] Go to last post
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Sharing Questions by Alek Trishan[_3_]
I have a LAN with 2 Win 8 and 1 Win 7y computers. My wife and I each have accounts on all three. I would like to set up sharing so that I could, for example,...
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June 19th 14 06:37 PM
by Gene E. Bloch[_2_] Go to last post
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HP Wireless Mouse Does Not Appear in Device Manager by Alek Trishan[_4_]
The mouse works, but I di not see it in Device Manager. How do I know that it is using the drivers I just installed???
November 21st 14 05:02 AM
by VanguardLH[_2_] Go to last post
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Where is Admin account? by Alek Trishan[_4_]
I would ike the login screen to display the hidden admin account. How do I make it visible? Thanks.
November 18th 14 02:55 AM
by Gene E. Bloch[_2_] Go to last post
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Recovery Media For Dell XPS 8700 by [email protected]
Anyone familiar with Dell Backup and Restore? I'd like to be able to make a set of recovery DVDs so that in case, some day, I cannot boot from my HD, I can...
November 14th 14 06:27 PM
by [email protected] Go to last post
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Adding Win 8 Computer to Win 7 LAN by [email protected]
I'm missing something. I have a LAN with a couple of Win 7 computers on it and I would like to add my new Win 8 computer. I would like each computer to be...
November 17th 14 09:17 PM
by David Go to last post
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Read-only Folders by Alex Shaw
The read-only attribute cannot be removed from folders. I have consulted the Microsoft site but to no avail. Has anyone cracked this one? -- Best wishes,...
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August 30th 14 10:24 AM
by mechanic Go to last post
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Ping Dan C by Alias[_43_]
Choke on it, sucker. Four more years! -- Alias
November 7th 12 06:27 PM
by Auric__ Go to last post
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Windows 8 uptake: More like Vista than Windows 7 by Alias[_43_]
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9234216/Windows_8_uptake_More_like_Vista_than_Windows_7 -- Alias
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December 4th 12 07:58 PM
by Clogwog Go to last post
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Windows 8 is a Flop, just as I predicted by Alias[_52_]
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9249971/Microsoft_wants_you_to_forget_Windows_8 Even Vista did better. Of course, this is in line with MS' good/bad,...
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August 5th 14 08:33 PM
by DevilsPGD[_4_] Go to last post
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Redmond won't fix IE 8 zero day, says 'harden up' instead by Alias[_73_]
wrote: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/05/22/ie_8_zero_day_dumped_after_7_months_redmond_says_harden_up/ Phishers get fresh code...
May 23rd 14 05:14 AM
by ...winston[_2_] Go to last post
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Did Tuesday optional update by Alvino Guedes
Things keep quite the same. Wish to be in Bronx with my tablet. Still the login keyboard filter problem .
May 29th 14 10:22 PM
by Alvino Guedes Go to last post
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Rich children from China can't use Windows 8.1 by Alvino Guedes
They work building chipsets but can't have fun because their text keyboards are complicated.
May 30th 14 11:21 PM
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