Devising a plan to upgrade an old XP machine to Win8 on a new SSD
Hi, I have an old desktop with an ASUS P5W DH motherboard, a E6600 Core 2 Duo processor, and 4GB of RAM running 32-bit Windows XP. Currently, there are two hard drives: one 640GB HDD with an OS...
View ArticleSolved: PROTEST! They deserve bad press!
I "upgraded" to Windows 8! As an early adopter, I thought I was pretty savvy to jump on the bandwagon, HOWEVER, I find that Windows 8 is not exactly an advancement, nor a better choice! Beware, if you...
View ArticleConversion Win7 pro to Win8 pro Lost Programs
I upgraded from Win7 to Win8 and did not select personal files and settings, Now I can't find my programs. How can I get them back. Thanks
View Articlewindows 8 on acer aspire e1-571
i have recently bought the above laptop, when i turn on the laptop it loads for a few sceconds then i get the following msg "Windows could not complete the installation. To install Windows on this...
View ArticleSolved: W8 windows explorer menu bar issue (there ain't one)
Just setting up a new HP W8 desktop. I use the menu bar a lot and I can't find it. Really, I've spent hours Googling and searching for it. Tons of stuff for Internet Explorer but NOTHING for Windows...
View ArticleHow to stop music W8 Xbox music app
First looks at W8 and having difficulty with user interface (non touch computer) I started the music app and cannot see how to stop the app it self, play music consantly, has forward pause and reverse...
View ArticleWindows 8 Flaw? Slow Web Browsing Chrome, Firefox, IE, Internet Problem?
A couple of weeks ago I installed Windows 8 (fresh install from scratch, not an update) on my computer. I do a lot of web browsing and over the last couple of weeks I've been using Windows 8, I could...
View ArticleWindows cannot access the specified device, path, or file
Ever since upgrading to Windows 8 I get the "Windows cannot access the specified device, path, or file" message when trying to open a file. Most of the time if I try again it opens right up. However...
View ArticleAccessing apps on other drives?
so i've just upgraded from w7 to w8 (please hold you judgements, i like it :p ) I have 4 hard drives, 2 of them still have my applications from w7. i had to do a fresh install, had some errors, but i...
View ArticleForgotten Sign in password
hi Guys n Gals. Just bought a Samsung 350V5C 15.6-inch Laptop (Silver) - (Intel Core i3 3110M 2.4GHz Processor, 6GB RAM, 500GB HDD, DVDSM DL, LAN, WLAN, BT, Webcam, Integrated GrapSad When I start it...
View ArticleError Message is irritating
Got a new PC this week running under Windows 8. Everything seemed to be working well until today when an Error message popped-up on the desktop screen after booting up, which read: "Unable to find the...
View ArticleCanon printer MP495 PROBLEM.
Hi hope your all well on here. I have a Printer problem. It's always easy when you know what your doing. Printer Canon MP495 My problem is when turned on the C & B orange light is constantly...
View ArticleHelp, upgrading, email question, thanks
Some time in the next 60 days, (or shortly after the new year), I have to switch 2 computer systems over to the same operating system. We will be going from XP pro, to windows 7 or 8. One system is...
View Articlecan't load windows8 on Averatec allinone
I have an averatec all in one computer that is about 5 years old. when i try to load the OS on the machine it give me a error message after nearly completing the installation. I was told by Microsoft...
View ArticleSolved: Internet Is Very Slow at 0.3 Mb/s
My Internet is very slow with a Ethernet cable but is Fast with Wifi I built a custom computer and i bought Windows 7 but after i upgraded to Windows 8 and my internet went down to 0.3 Mb/s. My is...
View Articlerestore point in windows 8
I have successfully installed Windows 8 on my desktop PC, but I have tried to install Windows media centre and I keep getting an error message cannot find a restore point. I am fairly new to working...
View ArticleWill Windows9 be worth it?
Hey guys, To all the devoted Windows users, let me tell you very good news! Tech firm Microsoft may reveal its all-new Windows9 OS by 2013. The latest OS is more or less likely to be named as ‘Windows...
View ArticleWindows 8 AMD Radeon compatibility
I recently installed Windows 8 on my HP dv6t-6100 Quad- Edition and noticed last night that my AMD Radeon HD 6700M Series isn't working properly. I opened device manager and it reads "Windows has...
View ArticleWindows 8 anf Flash?
I bought my grandson a new laptop running Windows 8 and have noticed that web pages (using IE 10) do not show Flash content. Do I have to install a Flash App or should Flash already be working and...
View ArticleNeed to ask question on what is compatible with Windows 8
Hi all I just got an early Christmas present and now I get to figure out how it all works. I am not sure where to post this question. What is compatible with Windows 8 64 bit. Like which zip file is...
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