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Email question for W-8 by R. H. Breener[_2_]
I'm hoping I can get some information for a friend who just bought a desktop with W-8. He wants to do as I did with the email program and that is run...
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December 15th 12 02:11 PM
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shortcut on desktop by C@limero
Is there someone who can tell me how I can make a shortcut of an installed program (found on the startmenu) to the desktop?
December 15th 12 05:28 PM
by C@limero Go to last post
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Dell E6500 with Win8 Hybrid shutdown by Andy Burns
Ùpgraded my Dell Latitude E6500 to Win8 a few weeks ago, generally good, only hardware not properly detected was bluetooth which I manually found a driver...
December 15th 12 05:34 PM
by Joe Morris Go to last post
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Updating Windows 7 with Classic Shell already installed by Dave \Crash\ Dummy
I know that Classic Shell works with Windows 8, but I want to know what will happen if I install Windows 8 as an update to Windows 7 that already has Classic...
December 15th 12 07:29 PM
by XS11E Go to last post
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Logitech Setpoint software scroll wheel problems by John Doe
Before installing their software, the scroll wheel worked fine in Firefox. Now, the scroll wheel does nothing the window does not scroll unless it is...
December 16th 12 03:54 AM
by John Doe Go to last post
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Did Windows 8 Eat My Cameras? by BillW50
Maybe just a coincidence. But I purchased two Dell Latitude ST tablets. They came with Windows 7 Pro SP1. The original plan was to run Windows 7 on one and...
December 16th 12 03:58 PM
by BillW50 Go to last post
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No secpol.msc or gpedit.msc ? by Will[_8_]
There are no policy editors installed on this W8 laptop (Samsung) - assumed 8 basic then. Is this correct ? Are they really removed - can they be installed...
December 17th 12 04:16 PM
by Will[_8_] Go to last post
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Return to factory settings by apuzzler
This is probably a dumb question, but I really haven't been able to get a good answer from my research. I installed Windows 8 on an older laptop that came...
December 18th 12 10:21 PM
by BillW50 Go to last post
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Update by C@limero
When I try to update Windows 8, it takes ages to download the updates no matter how much or big they are. What could be going wrong?
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December 19th 12 12:12 PM
by Rob Go to last post
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Has Microsoft lost its star ? "Sinofsky lands Harvard teaching gig" by McGonigle[_2_]
Former Windows boss Sinofsky lands Harvard teaching gig After Microsoft, time for a 'sabbatical' By Neil McAllister in San Francisco • Get more from this...
December 20th 12 11:34 AM
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Windows 8: Death by a Thousand Cuts? by Cathcart
"I think it’s relevant too that Apple has, to date, not tried to merge its iOS and OS X products into a single product line. Instead, Apple has evolved its...
December 20th 12 11:38 AM
by McGonigle[_2_] Go to last post
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File associations, advanced open/play settings? by John Doe
I copied Windows XP Sound Recorder for when I just want an instantaneous hearing of the sound. Associated WAV files with it. But how do you set it to...
December 20th 12 01:14 PM
by Dave \Crash\ Dummy Go to last post
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Command line arguments for (sndrec32.exe)? by John Doe
Is there a command line argument for (sndrec32.exe) to keep the program window from showing when the sound file is played? Currently, the command looks like...
December 21st 12 07:43 PM
by John Doe Go to last post
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Is there a retail version of 64-bit Windows 8 Pro? by Yes
Does Microsoft offer a RETAIL version of the 64-bit version of Windows 8 Pro? I do not want an OEM (System Builder) version. Retail licenses allowed you to...
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December 22nd 12 10:24 AM
by BillW50 Go to last post
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Windows 8 Updates by SC Tom[_3_]
I have Win8 Pro 64-bit (updated from Win7 HP 64-bit) on my Acer Aspire V3-731, and have my Windows Update set to notify me of available updates, not to...
December 22nd 12 01:42 PM
by SC Tom[_3_] Go to last post
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Flip3D in group policy by Roland Schweiger[_3_]
Knowing that this has been discussed many times, i wonder if someone has some details. In my particular case (visually handicaped user) i enjoyed 'Flip 3D' in...
December 22nd 12 01:44 PM
by Roland Schweiger[_3_] 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...
(Multi-page thread 1 2 3 4)
December 23rd 12 07:22 PM
by BillW50 Go to last post
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how to set a repeating task in WIN 8 by housetrained
Is it possible how set a repeating task in WIN 8? housetrained
December 24th 12 12:18 PM
by housetrained Go to last post
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media centre by Peter Roe[_2_]
Out of interest - does anybody here actually use Media Center? (Or centre) :-) What advantage does it have over VLC or similar?
December 24th 12 10:26 PM
by Paul Go to last post
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Installing Windows Mail in Windows 8 by Walt[_2_]
I know this has been discussed here before. I've been trying to install said program in Win8 for two weeks now without success. I have followed the...
December 26th 12 01:40 PM
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