"Your PC is offline"
I tried to login to my Windows 8 Acer Ultrabook this morning but was not allowed with a "Your PC is offline. Please sign in with the last password used on this PC." message. My PC does login using my...
View ArticleSolved: Installing ver 8 without internet access
Would like to upgrade from XP to Ver 8 on an older Dell laptop. Has the minimum requirements. Can I install Ver 8 without having internet access to verify that the old version is the latest old version...
View ArticleHow to Change the System Restore location
Hi, I can't seem to figure out WHERE W8 stores the System Restore Points that I create so I created a 500GB Partition on an External HDD that I would like to use to save System Restore files and my...
View ArticleWin8 unusable, hangs 10-20 minutes, 'critical_process_died' & boot error...
HI everyone, Having a major issue since installing win 8 pro on my main desktop as an upgrade from win 7 home premium (i chose keep files and settings options) The computer is unstable to the point of...
View ArticleCD/DVD player Sony Laptop VGN Z820G
Tech Support Guy System Info Utility version 1.0.0.2 OS Version: Microsoft Windows 8 Pro, 64 bit Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU P8700 @ 2.53GHz, Intel64 Family 6 Model 23 Stepping 10 Processor...
View ArticleBSOD on Windows 8 due to igdkmd32.sys
I have a Benq Joybook Lite U121 Eco netbook with the GMA500 graphics chip and a 1366x768 display. When I installed Win 8 it defaulted to the Microsoft Graphics Driver with 1024x768 resolution. I...
View ArticleSolved: Booting from USB Flash drive
I installed Easeus ToDo Backup on my Dell 17R laptop running Win 8 and created a bootable Flash drive. When I tried booting to it, the device was not listed in the boot menu because it was set to UEFI...
View ArticleSolved: This device cannot start. (Code 10) Prolific 2303 USB to SERIAL Adapter
After upgrading from Windows 7 x64 to Windows 8 my barcode scanner stopped working in my cataloging program. I downloaded and tried the latest Prolific drivers and when the error did not go away I read...
View ArticleMessed up by win8
Win8 installed on my netbook - activated on 09/11/2012 Initial check said my netbook was compatible. Win8 installed well, and worked smooth and fast. 2 days later, win8 did the first update, then wow...
View ArticleSolved: Windows Update
Hi again from a new win 8 user. Treat me gently, please... I'm used to doing Windows Updates manually by downloading the executable files fro the Windows Update Catalog site and I would prefer to...
View ArticleSleep time
If I go away from my computer for about three minutes, the system goes to sleep. I have the system set up for the hard drive never to be turned off and the monitor never to be turned off. But with...
View ArticleTriple boot XP W7 W8
I installed W8 Pro alongside XP-SP2 and W7. No problem booting under W7 and W8 in triple boot mode. I used EasyBCD to get everything to work nicely. However, cannot complete launch of XP. When I select...
View ArticleSolved: Attempting to reformat Vaio for Windows 8 broke everyting
I decided to reformat my Vaio and install windows 8 due to increcingly frustrating problems however upon running the installation and formatting my primary patrition windows refuses to launch saying it...
View ArticleCan't see SSD after attempting to upgrade to Windows 8
Hey all. I'll run through everything that's happened in order but I'm relying on memory for some bits so they may be a little vague. My computer. Asus main board with 8gb of ram and an Intel i3 CPU....
View ArticleNew Windows 8 Laptop is blocking 2 sites
So I'm really enjoying my new Windows 8 laptop...except when it blocks 2 websites that I can still get onto with Windows XP. The first issue occurs when I try to log into my account at...
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Admin account problem :/
I got a new Toshiba laptop with widows 8 a few days ago. I didn't like the whole signing in process when u turn on the computer... so I looked up how to change that and I typed in "netplwiz" to open up...
View ArticleSolved: Internet Problems with new Win 8 laptop
I just bought an Asus X45A laptop with Windows 8. It connected to the internet without any problems but the websites take forever to load most of the time. Also, I can't play any videos online. I...
View ArticleWindows 8 Drivers for Dell v310 Wireless Printer
I just bought an ASUS Ultrabook with Windows 8 64bit OS and cannot find a driver for my Dell v310 Wireless All-in-One printer that is compatible with Win 8. Does anyone know where I can find a driver...
View ArticleBuying Help Windows 8
Hello, Its been a while since I have been here. Question is, I have a HP2133 netbook running vista. I also have a desktop running 'something.' I want to take advantage of the Win 8 offer. Is there any...
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Constant BSOD (please help)
Hi all, I have recently built my own rig with these components MSI GeForce GTX 660 OC Twin Frozr 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Asus P8Z77-V LX Motherboard (Socket 1155, 32GB DDR3 Support, ATX, Intel Z77...
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