W8 Accounts
I will shortly be purchaseing a new PC with Windows 8 pre-installed. Could you please tell me how it will be set up as far as User Accounts are concerned and what I need to do to access all the...
View ArticleWindows libraries problem
Someone posted the following problem and the discussion was closed but I never saw an answer: so i downloaded windows 8 and all was well. after about 3 weeks, i cant access any of my documents, photos,...
View ArticleDual Boot Windows 8 with 7
Hello: I'm trying to dual boot Windows 8 with Windows 7 on a new machine. I have both operating systems installed, but the computer never shows the boot manager. It just boots right into Windows 8....
View ArticleWindows 8 problem
I can see my Bluetooth speaker and phone in devices and printers but they don't seem to connect at all. I am running Windows 8 on a new Samsung laptop. Does anybody have any ideas? I have removed and...
View ArticleGateway computer won't conntect to WiFi...
My step mom got a brand spanking new gateway computer on Friday.. Except, it wont connect to our router. All other computers and wifi using technology connect perfectly, but this computer, for whatever...
View Articlemissing operating system
hi all, I had asus p5kpl-am/ps mother board with windows 7 installed in it. I tried to install windows 8 using an USB. The installation is almost over. at that time there was power cut which...
View ArticleSolved: Need 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...
View ArticleBig Brother
A friend recently bought a new 17" Dell and asked me to help him set it up and transfer some files. This was my first experience with Win 8, so I did a little reading first, to have some idea what to...
View ArticleSolved: Recycle Bin
Just downloaded some really nice desktop theme pics that play like a slideshow and being a fan of a clean desktop, would like to get the Recycle Bin off the desktop. I was able to do it very easily...
View ArticleThis installation package could not be opened
Hi all, this is my first post on here and I am a complete spoon when it comes to computers. I have just today bought a brand new laptop, it has Windows 8 (which so far I am not getting along with!) and...
View Article"Refresh" sounded innocuous (like "repair") but ...
Despite Win8's report indicating all my programs and hardware would be compatible with the new OS, Outlook stopped sending mail, and Acrobat Distiller would not spool to the printer after my "upgrade"...
View ArticleBrand new computer with Windows 8 ?
If you did the Windows 8 upgrade, this question most likely doesn't pertain to you, as your Windows 7 probably already had it on it. This is for people who have purcahsed a NEW laptop or desktop...
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Solved: Recovery image partition
Messing around with the partitions on my external back drive, I accidentally deleted 3 of the Dell partitions including the image partition. I succeeded in recovering them using Easeus Partition...
View Articleslow new computer after connecting new ATT-DSL router
I have a brand new Toshiba S855-S5378 with windows 8 , 8GB ram , i7 intel 3.4 GHZ. 750 hard drive. I connected a new ATT-DSL N router and the computer is now running a lot slower than with the old G...
View ArticleWindows 8 mail and Gmail
I use windows 8 (64 bit) and I have a gmail account. I haven't been able to get my account set up at all using the google or outlook accounts you can add via Mail. I just turned off my google+ account...
View ArticleNew Dell laptop won't stay connected to internet
I just bought a brand new Dell laptop (Inspiron 3520) with Windows 8 and it won't stay connected to the internet. It will be fine, but then after a while it will stop connecting and I have to...
View ArticleOutlook Express
Can you run Outlook Express on Windows 8? On my old XP system I have a huge address book and hundreds of e-mails I want to bring onto my new Windows 8 system. I like Outlook Express but don't know if...
View ArticleWin updates and google earth
Ran windows update today and one or all of them killed my Google Earth functionality. Just get a black screen. Google diagnostics process fixed it once, but closing and launching again gave me the same...
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Network firewall, spyware and unwanted software protection is turned off!!?
Well, I dont know if this will harm me or not, but last week, I started to notice that Window Action Center told me that my network firewall and all the protections are turned off. I tried to turn it...
View ArticleSolved: Outlook Express
Can you run Outlook Express on Windows 8? On my old XP system I have a huge address book and hundreds of e-mails I want to bring onto my new Windows 8 system. I like Outlook Express but don't know if...
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