WIN 7 to WIN 8
I've researched my WIN 7 SP1 issue for months now and tried 'all' the fixes without any result....still no SP1. My question now is....if I simply run the upgrade to WIN 8 will I get away with it? :) or...
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I have tried everything to load Java on my new HP vision laptop, windows 8. I think it may be downloaded, but can't figure out how to get into the tools bar to check internet options and able Java as...
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Bsod (dpc_watchdog violation)
Hey guys. Have been getting these errors once in a while for quite long, thought they would go away with time. Please help me out with this. Thanks :) Attached Files Minidump.zip (234.1 KB)
View ArticleWindows 8 connection problems
I have recently installed Windows 8 on a dual booted Windows 7 comoputer and I need some help because down is 1 Mbps and up is 3.7 Mbps and normally its 25 dl and 3.6 up. My computer is a Lenovo...
View ArticleDowngrade Win 8 Laptop to Vista??
Okay, firstly apologize for my ignorance I really do try to learn. My mother's laptop just died, and there's 2 programs that she uses that Vista was the last OS they run properly on, and basically...
View ArticleProblem transferring files to Win8 from XP
I'm having a problem transferring some Excel files from my old XP laptop to the new Win8 laptop I just got. I installed my old copy of Microsoft Office XP Small Business, genuine original not a pirated...
View ArticleSleep often crashes laptop
So, I have the first gen HP envy 14 laptop, and - when I was running stock windows (win 7 home premium x64), every once in a while, when I put the computer to sleep, it would show a black screen and...
View Articlefront USB 2.0 ports suddenly stop working
Hi guys, My NEW PC's two front USB 2.0 ports suddenly don't work. It was OK when i first installed Win 8 on it, but since window update, the front ones just don't work anymore. I couldn't charge my...
View ArticleMail app frustrations
I have just bought a new PC with windows 8. I have gone my email accounts one is a live account and the other is my original email account which has been set up with IMAP. My frustration is that there...
View ArticleEnabling Defender WIN 8
I am new to WIN 8 & just purchased a new HP with win 8. Everything appears except the security defaults to Norton. I do not want Norton I would like to use defender but when I click the defender...
View ArticleConsole lock display off timeout not working
So I used this walkthrough to set a setting for the lock display timeout, http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials...ndows-8-a.html This used to work fine, but now it doesn't work at all. I recently...
View ArticleSystem Service Exception
I'm not sure if this is the right forum so sorry. I keep getting system service exceptions, and it seems kinda random, like I had two today so far, but none yesterday. I have no idea how to fix it.
View ArticleUsing Easy Transfer
I have all my data on a portable hard drive awaiting Easy Transfer to a new laptop this weekend. Any do's and don'ts advice ! Not used this tool before to transfer :cool:
View ArticleSolved: How to turn numlock on at boot
Have a friend who just got a Windows 8 Toshiba laptop. The numlock is off by default, and there is no setting for it in the BIOS or any other Windows setting I can find. I've seen forums that say you...
View ArticleComputer Hangs on Shutdown/Hibernate/Sleep
I have an HP 2000-2b22DX Notebook PC running Windows 8 64-bit. When I set my computer to sleep, shutdown, or hibernate, it won't actually do so. Programs close (if I'm shutting down), the screen goes...
View ArticleWindows 8 problems
I have inspiron 14Z, that came with windows 8 preinstalled. I have posted before that sometimes wifi connection is lost, and the system is able to resolve the problem. I had carried out the...
View ArticleSolved: Downgrade Win 8 Laptop to Vista??
Okay, firstly apologize for my ignorance I really do try to learn. My mother's laptop just died, and there's 2 programs that she uses that Vista was the last OS they run properly on, and basically...
View Articlewhat is SMft?
when windows starts up I get a message saying error C:\users\minidump\030613-11578-01.dmp, C:\users\tonipennington\appdata\local\temp\WER-49359-0.sysdate.xm, C:\window\MEMORY.DFMP when I look up SMft...
View ArticleHelp !!! Lost a bunch of my files !!!
Hello. Someone please kindly help me and I will be so very appreciative. I have a pretty new computer and Windows 8. (I am not skilled in Windows 8 fyi.) This morning I rebooted my computer. I noticed...
View ArticleLive Photos tile
On the live photos tile on the start screen. How can I determine which pictures it shows and which not to? Can anyone please tell me how to customise this tile? Of the hundred of photos in the My...
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