Cant open any files
Hi, This problem occurred after I installed Win 8. So I cant open files in programs. Some programs open files (paint), but programs that I use (photoshop, hl2 spray editor etc.) doesnt open files. I...
View Articlecomputer restarted and is asking to select what to boot from
i was almost done backing up my entire 700GB system to my new western digital mybook 4tb external, stepped into the bathroom for a few minutes, came back to the computer seemingly having had restarted...
View ArticleWhat's up with the Win 8.1 Help
I have some Help text that is more comfortable to review on paper than screen. From Help, Select Print, and choose Topic and all SubTopics. An html help version is created and printing begins. Choose...
View Articleunable to factory reset The Specified image file did not contain a resource.
Hi --- I have a similar issue on my Windows 8. My Acer laptop drive crashed. I got a new one. Got recovery bootable USB from ACER. In fact got two. When I ran thru the boot process from the USB,...
View Articlestartup program(s) not running at startup
how do i make them run at startup, specifically microsoft outlook 2010? a shortcut to it is in the startup folder C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup i tried to...
View ArticleSolved: Cant restore system to default setting
I keep getting a pop up when I turn on my system that says I am logged into a Temp Profile. I tried a restore to earlier point but that didn't work. So tried to set it back to default condition and it...
View ArticleNo HDMI playback device listed after a Windows Update
Relevant Computer Specs: This is a PC not a Laptop, and I always have my HDMI connection connected Processor - AMD A8-5500 Graphics - Amd Radeon hd 5700 Series OS - Windows 8.1 64 bit After a windows...
View Articlegroup policy client service failed at logon win 8,1
Help....as admin I can sign on but local user get this error message instead. Also now, every program I try to launch google.com, yahoo.com, amazon.com, windows explorer.com.....ALL say "is not...
View Articlepower driver state failure error message
Hi, whenever I try to shut down or restart my computer, I will encounter the blue screen of death with the error message: power_driver_state_failure and it will automatically restart. After restarting,...
View ArticleBoot Question
Greetings all - it has been awhile since I've been here. I'll need to help more in the future. I have a Dell XPS 8500 with an i7 processor and 24GB of Ram. It came with a 2TB hard drive and a 256 SSD...
View ArticlePrinter Set Up
I have a new laptop with win 8.1,a desktop with win 7 and a HP printer..Desktop and printer are downstairs and Laptop is upstairs.How do I set it up to print something from the laptop to printer which...
View ArticleSolved: Windows Updates Won't Start
Hi, I'm trying to use the Windows Remote Desktop Connection and it won't connect. I suspect it has something to do with the fact that I'm missing some Windows updates since I have that set on "manual"...
View ArticleSolved: cannot change icon font in windows 8.1
On January 18, 2014 (under the same heading), TechGuy gave instructions on how to get rid of the shadow in the icon font: Computer -> Properties -> Advanced System Settings -> Performance >...
View ArticleDownloaded program not in add/remove or google.history
I downloaded an alarm clock program, and it's pretty cool, so I kept it. I wanted to keep it on top so I right clicked it and clicked a word I can no longer remember, but it wasn't "keep on top". Now...
View Articlewindows 8.1 not saving folders' "View" settings
i notice windows 8.1 (or just mine?) doesn't save my "View" settings for folders, or doesn't save some folders' View settings, or decides to delete the View settings sometimes, sometimes not, despite...
View ArticleWindows Resource Protection
I did a sfc /scannow and it found some corrupt files but was unable to fix some of them. I have the CBS log with the details but I need some help understanding what it couldn't fix. If someone can help...
View ArticleRandomly lose all audio
Hi, The past month my laptop developed a very strange problem that has me baffled. Randomly I lose all audio and to restore it I either have to restart the windows audio service or restart the system....
View ArticleCan't connect to internet
I turned my computer and got on the internet. I left for a minute and came back and it said it needed to update. So I clicked update now and it started updating. Then after I restart it and try to get...
View ArticleMarch 2015 Patch Tuesday
Busy week for sys-admins this week with the MS March updates. Depending on what is installed on the system, this morning I have noted the number of patches varying from 31 for the least to 53 for the...
View ArticleSolved: ripping cd
My cd plays all the tracks correctly in my cd player,but when in Windows media player the tracks are not the same Anyone know why?
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