I hope it isn't bad manners to ask a Vista question here, but I can't find a working Vista newsgroup, and folk here are very well-informed! I've had to...

I have Firefox 14.0.1 and I notice that on certain websites like huffingtonpost.com, obnoxious advertising videos immediately start playing when I go there. ...

Is there any truth that Windows 8 will be released on 26th October 2012? I have received an e-mail from Microsoft saying that I will be able to place an...

Face it, movie fans: the DVD is destined to be dead as a doornail. Only a few Blockbuster stores are still open. Netflix's CEO says, “We expect DVD...

I'm increasingly convinced that my computer has a memory problem. It will stall out and I see the little icon going around in circles for several seconds or...

whether you ask for it or not.

I have a folder full of old Outlook Express 6 files and I want to open them in Outlook10. Where do I find the Outlook10 program? Peter

Hey All, I ain't liking the new Windows Live, and instantly downgraded back to 2009 back when they made me install it last year. The whole experiance just...

When I run the Driver Detective installation program (and some other programs), I get the following error: The installation package could not be opened. ...

I want to monitor the temperature of my laptop. Does anyone have any experience with a program of this type (preferably free) and can you recommend it? Thanks

Why is WU telling me that Skype 5.10 is an "Important Update" for Windows 7? I thought that MS had done this earlier in the year after they acquired...

In an earlier thread up-group I mentioned that when I tried to select 'sleep' or 'hibernate' in my brand-new installation of Win7U, the system would sleep or...

On my new W 7 laptops I find several Adobe programs: Adobe Reader Adobe Air Adobe Flash Player (Active-X) Adobe Flash Player (NPAPI) I uninstalled Adobe...

I have been using Windows Essentials 2012 which includes WLM 2012 and that is giving me problems. It frequently shuts down indicating an error and then...

I have a Samsung NC110 netbook running Windows 7 starter. Anyone know how to check if the drive's partition table is the old BIOS form or the new UEFI 'GPT'...

(forgot to x-post) Is anyone using Win 8 on a production machine yet? I just got it going and so far I'm more impressed than I thought. You can skip all the...

I have a Microsoft Ergonomic 4000 keyboard. I am unable to type ANY upper case letter, nor the "special" characters above the Upper Row numerics. I used...

Why is connecting to the internet with this OS so damn difficult! I have 2 windows 7 pcs, 1 home the other pro, neither will connect thought the XP machine...

Hello: for mysterious reasons, the quicklunch toolbar on the taskbar has disappeared, how to get it back?? thank you

Is there any way to tell Windows Update to COOL IT and WAIT until I (the user, on slow dial-up) am finished downloading what I consider to be more urgent?