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New laptop w/windows 8 by R.H. Breener[_2_]
I just bought a new laptop with W 8 and have a few questions. How do I get rid of having to constantly put in a password to use it? It's frigging annoying...
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March 4th 15 07:47 AM
by DevilsPGD[_4_] Go to last post
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Windows Mail curiosities by Neil Gould[_2_]
I have had very inconsistent results receiving mail in Windows Mail accounts (8.1, but perhaps that doesn't matter). Accounts from IP addresses that...
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March 11th 15 07:41 PM
by ...winston‫ Go to last post
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Help. CD/DVD drive not found after using most recent Windows Update by Yes[_2_]
I used Windows Update today. Afterwards, I wanted to play a game that uses the CD/DVD. Windows could not find the CD/DVD Rom device. Windows 64-bit Pro 8.1....
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June 12th 15 02:18 PM
by Yes[_2_] Go to last post
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Windows 8's classic interface? by Yousuf Khan[_2_]
I'm now starting to feel like one of those old men who got totally confused when Microsoft slightly changed the start menu between Windows XP and Vista or 7,...
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May 1st 13 08:22 PM
by Gene E. Bloch[_2_] Go to last post
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MS Office box copy? by Gordon
I just updated my HP Pavilion to Windows 8.1 and like it very much. I would like to update my MS Office Home and Business to the latest version but I want a...
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November 19th 13 09:45 PM
by Paul Go to last post
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PS Windows 8.1 by Keith Nuttle
Just a note. I have posted several articles in support of Windows 8.1 especially about how to make it a usable system. I want you all to known that I have...
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February 12th 14 11:26 AM
by BillW50 Go to last post
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Vista vs Win 8 by Graham Harrison
I have an old PC running Vista. I ran the Microsoft Win8 upgrade advisor expecting it to say "no can do" and it came back with a list of things that might...
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July 11th 13 01:04 AM
by Ken Blake[_4_] Go to last post
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Toshiba Laptop Keyboard and Bios by The Razor's Edge[_2_]
I had the strangest thing happen. My wife's Toshiba laptop had a disk issue and required a reformat, after which I installed an old copy of windows XP just to...
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June 28th 14 11:43 PM
by BillW50 Go to last post
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Windows 10 latest preview by Roderick Stewart
I can't see anywhere else to discuss Windows 10, so here will have to do for now (unless somebody can redirect me). It's actually not bad at all, is it?...
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February 3rd 15 07:58 PM
by Gene E. Bloch[_2_] Go to last post
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Appolgy & question by [email protected]
First, my apologies to the group for being such a nuisance. I've always (literally always in terms of PCs) had good access to the computer. Directories,...
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Thread Rating: 2 votes, 5.00 average.
September 8th 13 05:05 PM
by Ron Go to last post
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How to change IDE to AHCI with my SSD after installation? by JiiPee
As I said here before, my Windows installation failed until I changed SATA to IDE after which everything now works. But IDE is slower than AHCI so does...
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March 27th 15 07:05 PM
by ...winston‫ Go to last post
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Disk Cleanup by Ed Cryer
Why does Win8 take so long to handle my 35GB? Ed
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May 2nd 14 11:45 PM
by Gene E. Bloch[_2_] Go to last post
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Desktop calculator bug by Blue Citizen
Hello you, today I was trying unit conversion with Windows Calculator and now it looks different. Can't find Newton unit, plus it shows new units I've never...
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May 1st 16 02:28 PM
by Pfsszxt Go to last post
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dual boot by Stewart[_6_]
I have a new desktop running windows 7 64 bit with plenty spare capacity in the hard drive. Would it be possible for me to create a dual boot pc with Windows...
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December 23rd 12 07:22 PM
by BillW50 Go to last post
52 1,305
Uninstalled McAfee and Windows 8 can't handle it by chicagofan
Uninstalled McAfee trial program from program list and Win8 reboots to give password screen. Enter password and get a blank screen. Now what? Any advice...
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October 18th 13 02:40 AM
by Char Jackson Go to last post
52 1,447
Unable to download and install W8.1 from MS App Store to upgrade W8.0 machines. by Ant[_2_]
Hello. I am having problems downloading and installing W8.1 update from MS App Store due to these error: http://i.imgur.com/joyNfqZ.gif ... This was also a...
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January 10th 14 09:03 AM
by ...winston[_2_] Go to last post
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Where are these in W 8? by R.H. Breener[_2_]
From the site someone recommended: "Start Menu == All Programs == Accessories Right click on Command Prompt MenuPick "Run as administrator..." from the...
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March 1st 15 07:36 PM
by mechanic Go to last post
52 1,846
Increase the performance and lifespan of your SSD by John Doe
Anybody else consider the possibility that periodically moving the swap file on an SSD might help prolong its life while reaping the benefit of an SSD...
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January 24th 13 05:45 PM
by John Doe Go to last post
51 1,375
Windows 8 Update 2 by Joe Arnaldo
Say cheese. The experts said we would have Update 2 during this summer. I've installed alternative start button just to be cool. For the moment I'm very...
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August 7th 14 03:16 PM
by Ken Blake, MVP[_4_] Go to last post
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November 2014 Windows 8.1 Update Rollup by ...winston‫
November 2014 update rollup for Windows RT 8.1, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2: https://support2.microsoft.com/kb/3000850 See the article for new...
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November 26th 14 07:00 PM
by Caver1 Go to last post
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