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windows 8 and app store by Peter Roe[_2_]
The forums are full of app store "you are not connected to the internet " failures. And not a single sensible reply from MS. I've gone back to 7 until they...
November 14th 12 07:39 PM
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Upgrading from win 7 64bit by LocalHero
Greetings - current system is 64 bit Win 7. I've downloaded the Win 8 upgrade and burned a DVD with it. I aim to do an upgrade rather than fresh install -...
November 12th 12 06:02 AM
by ..winston Go to last post
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Windows Speech Recognition Macros? by John Doe
Anybody use them?
November 11th 12 09:57 PM
by BillW50 Go to last post
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RANT Microsoft is so incredibly retarded... by John Doe
Microsoft's websites are the only websites that don't interpret my scroll wheel one page at a time setting. And then there's the fact that Windows Update is...
November 11th 12 09:38 PM
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List of start folder locations by JR
Hia folks Another problem my IT dep is trying to fix is login scripts under Win 8. We have some that, on login, move/copy files to the user's PC, so we need...
November 11th 12 05:19 PM
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Upgrade to Windows 8 Pro for $39.99 by John Doe
"BillW50" BillW50 aol.kom wrote: XP still works well for being 11 years old. I have/had some technical problems with Windows XP. For example... X- Plane...
November 11th 12 02:37 PM
by BillW50 Go to last post
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Group Names by Marv
I am still trying to feel around this new OS. I have searched repeatedly for a means to name thee groups on the Metro screen. All the instructions I find say...
November 10th 12 08:54 PM
by Marv Go to last post
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Win8 licence key by Ed Cryer
I'm thinking of buying a copy of Win8 while it's still cheap. I won't use it until necessary as I like Win7. How long will the key last for an install? Ed
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November 9th 12 11:07 PM
by Gene E. Bloch[_5_] Go to last post
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Moving windows 8 to another drive by Peter Roe[_2_]
I have windows 7 on a sata drive, dual booting with windows 8 on a spare ide drive while I tried it out. Now I want to move windows 8 to the faster sata...
November 9th 12 12:33 AM
by Gadfly[_2_] Go to last post
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What will Microsoft think of next... by John Doe
A decade after Windows 3.1, the scroll bar works properely. I guess it was Windows 95 when Microsoft messed up the full screen scroll bar, so that you could...
November 8th 12 10:07 PM
by John Doe Go to last post
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Dual Boot with Windows 7 by Grey Lensman
Ok so I have downloaded the Windows 8 upgrade from Microsoft and burnt the ISO to CD. I have also bought my key and am ready to install it, however I want to...
November 8th 12 09:31 PM
by Gadfly[_2_] Go to last post
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Xnews folder no longer copies properly by John Doe
In Windows XP, I could simply copy the Program Files Xnews folder to my backup data drive. In Windows 8, something strange happens. The copied files end up...
November 8th 12 07:14 PM
by Barking[_4_] Go to last post
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Flash Player 11.5 - Win8 by ..winston
Fyi....for Windows 8 The update is available via Windows Update. - If WU is set to automatic it will be installed Optionally: WU can be run manually and the...
November 8th 12 02:03 AM
by ..winston 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 05:27 PM
by Auric__ Go to last post
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Windows 7 explorer for Windows 8? by John Doe
This was mentioned in a prior thread by Dave-UK. Something about using Windows 7 Explorer in Windows 8. I read the Web forum pages. Has anybody tried it? I...
November 7th 12 08:33 AM
by Dave-UK Go to last post
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Window 8 Tils by Marv
A couple of days ago I downloaded Windows 8 Pro and installed it on a test computer. Works OK. Based on what I have been able to read I should been able to...
November 6th 12 09:05 PM
by Ken Blake[_4_] Go to last post
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Windows 8 and Acronis by Peter Roe
This is annoying...paid good money earlier this year to upgrade to Acronis TrueImage 2012 - and the windows 8 setup wizard now tells me I have to uninstall...
November 6th 12 05:37 PM
by VanguardLH[_2_] Go to last post
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32-bit, 2 GB of memory is "Hardware reserved" by John Doe
Windows 8 Pro 32-bit motherboard, GA-EP45-UD3L CPU, Intel Q9550 Core2Quad graphics, GeForce 9800GT ZT-98GES3G Of 4 GB of system memory (RAM), Windows 8 Pro...
November 6th 12 11:06 AM
by charlie[_2_] Go to last post
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Win8 Upgrade problem by Mellowed[_2_]
Upgrading my Toshiba L775 Laptop with Win8 Pro. Everything seemed OK. Have had at least 2 restarts. But now seems to be hung up. The screen has been blank...
(Multi-page thread 1 2)
November 6th 12 01:35 AM
by Dominique Go to last post
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Microsoft admits Windows 8 redesign a ‘bet on the future of computing’ by Canuck57[_5_]
On 23/05/2012 10:55 AM, Nil wrote: Is there an actual reply among that mess below?? That crap is unintelligible. PLEASE PLEASE get rid of Windows Live...
November 5th 12 12:15 PM
by Mr Simon Go to last post
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