Product key
I have upgraded to windows 8.1 no problem. I am now trying to upgrade to Windows 8.1 .1. All goes ok until it asks for my product key. This machine came with the OS installed so I had no clue. However...
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Hi guys, When ever I log into windows 8 my screen goes purple and says start. However, none of my apps appear and then my desktop randomly opens. When ever i open the search bar by moving the cursor to...
View Articlewindows drive protected after clean install
so my windows install got borked so i formatted drive and did a clean win 8 install (not win 8.1). everything seems to be happy except the entire c: is "protected." can't even make a new folder without...
View ArticleProblem with Chrome browser in Win 8 mode
I have a new Lenovo ThinkPad computer and have installed Chrome. The computer has a 1920x1080 display and for some programs such as Chrome the type is not crisp and sharp. Chrome gives me the option to...
View ArticleUninstaller Not Showing All Programs
I'm using windows 8.1 and for some reason add/remove programs is only displaying about 18 programs. This is a new laptop, and it wasn't doing this a few days ago. I've downloaded a couple other...
View ArticleBlack Screen of Death
Hi, bare with me here as I try to explain this as clearly as possible. So yesterday I tried to boot my laptop only to get a black screen, no bios/post, nothing. Power lights come on, fans spin, but...
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icons disappear on the right side of desktop
Dear Sir, I am using Windows 8.1 on my desktop. Normally when I point the cursor to the right hand top corner of the screen, there will be a vertical row of icon show up, including "Search" etc. But...
View Articlevideo question
Is there a free dvd/video site that a person can use copy a video and import it to facebook or to copy videos to a disk,
View ArticleHow to search installed updates for a KB number
Totally annoying little quirk of Windows 8/7: I can't search within installed updates for the KB number (or anything else for that matter.) Is there a way to turn this on? Perhaps a particular folder...
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Can't set metered connection
I am new in Windows 8.1 I wanted to set my network connection as metered (to save bandwidth). I did as it was suggested in various websites- PC Settigns -> Network -> Connection -> My...
View Articlequestions about updating to windows 8.1
I hope you can help me decide what to do concerning updating to Windows 8.1. I have a fairly new HP notebook came loaded with Windows 8, prof. 64 bit. HP Pavilion G7-2233cl. Bought at Walmart. I ran...
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BSOD Driver_Power_state_failure
Hi everyone. I left my laptop to render some stuff in 3ds max overnight (like I did a night before with no problem) and got this BSOD 041314-36625-01.dmp 13/04/2014 12:06:23 DRIVER_POWER_STATE_FAILURE...
View Articlenew hp laptop
bought a new hp laptop running windows 8 and I cant download or install anything all other areas of the internet work great also I bought it at Walmart if that helps
View ArticleAdvice with Windows 8.1 apps that wont install or udpate
So i struggled for about two days to finally solve this problem. I could not update or install windows 8 apps via the store. I got error code 0x80246007 For anyone else with this, the solution was that...
View Articleinstalling custom themes
Hi, I have a windows 8.1 laptop and I'm trying to install this theme to it right now. I'm new to custom themes but I've already used UxStyle to patch and ran the RIbbon Disabler as per the...
View ArticleDuel Boot Problem
i have installed windows xp pro on a separate partition on my hard drive , i am already running windows 8.1 on my c drive the problem is when i boot up i only get the option to boot into windows 8.1,...
View Articledarn windows 8
I installed windows 8 & it's telling me I have no sound device which I did have when using windows xp. any help will be greatly appreciated.
View ArticleSound not working Windows 8 Asus laptop
Hi. I have an Asus laptop with Windows 8. I got it last August and until last week I haven't had any problems with it. Last week, my sound stopped working. It shows that the sound is up all the way on...
View ArticleUninstall/Reinstall IE 11
Internet Explorer 11 keeps crashing in Windows 8.1 HP laptop. Would like to uninstall/reinstall IE 11 but having trouble doing so. Help!!
View Articleautomatic repair loop and try various ways to fix . need help
I have a window 8 cpu I bought over a year ago from Bestbuy . I ran into an "preparing automatic repair" and "your pc ran into a problem..." loop . I don't have a recovery drive made from this computer...
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