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Task bar disappeared

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Help! My task bar has disappeared, but only when I use Chrome....it is still there in IE etc This happened after installing updates

Shrinking Websites

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I have a new HP laptop that worked fine using wifi. Then I pluged it into an old dial-up connection and a strange problem developed. Websites began shrinking in size until they were so small they could not be read. I ran AVG antivirus and IObit Malware, but they detect no problems. Does anyone know what is going on?

Win8PEx86 to Win8x86_UEFI boot

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I know that Win8PEx86 can support UEFI boot , how to make it

Solved Windows 8 price.

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Wasnt sure where to post this so i just put it here. When i go to windows website it says i can buy windows 8 for 120 usd but when i download windows upgrade assistant it wants to charge 120 euro which is nearly 160 usd, does anybody know what this is about? Thanks in advance JayJay

Microsoft Office 2010?

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I just got a new desktop computer that is running Windows 8. My old computer, which was hit by lightning and made inoperable, had Microsoft Office 2010 on it. I bought the new computer, which has no Microsoft Office on it, other than an offer to buy Office 2013. This may be a dumb question but can I download Office 2010 since I had it before or will I need to buy it again or buy a newer...

Strange Error Message

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Windows 8 Pro, latest updates. Strange error message in last couple days on startup, sometimes at other times. Explorer.exe (in title bar of message) In message section-yellow triangle with exclamation point, followed by "Windows can't find the target". What target?

It's officially CONFIRMED?Default boot directly to desktop

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I see various articles saying many different things but can someone direct me to the "horses mouth" where officials from MicroSoft confirm that the option to default boot direct to the desktop is in fact a reality in Windows 8.1? Thanks!

Problems with the button icons

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So basically since I got my computer 2 weeks ago the button icons for just about everything are off. When I press ctrl+alt+del, all the button icons are just squares. Same with the search button. I also noticed I couldn't open any apps besides the desktop. Is this something I have to do a factory reset for or is there another way. I would prefer NOT to do a factory reset. Thanks! Attachment...

Using Windows Easy Transfer

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Hi All, I'm new to this but have a problem. I was using Vista with Windows Live mail and when my hard drive started to get full I decided it was time to upgrade to Windows 8. I used the Windows Easy Transfer program and downloaded it onto my old PC and saved all my data to an external drive. So far so good. I then booted up my new PC and used Windows Easy Transfer to complete the operation....

Duel Boot Windows 8 and Windows 8

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I have read many duel boot posts around the net, the problem is no-one is doing this. They are all using a different OS as the second option. I have installed two windows 8 on two separate hard drives. (Both are fully activated and legal). I can choose what OS to boot to if I press F8 and bring up the BIOS boot option. I would like the new windows 8 GUI boot selector. I've tried many things to...

I have trouble seeing the faint colours

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With Win 8, here are two things that I have trouble seeing (XP was fine). (a) Scrollbars. I have to move my head around to see the scrollbar - especially if it's small (as in a large Word doc). The dark grey that appears on mouseover would be fine if it was permanent. (b) If a child window is active, I can see it OK. If it's inactive, it blends into the parent so that there is actually...

Solved Open Charms / Start Screen from an Icon?

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Hello, Is it possible to open the Start Screen (Metro) and / or the charms bar from Icons? We have lots of servers running Server 2012 and when in a Remote Desktop Window its a real pain to try and move the cursor in the 1 pixel corner that brings up the Start Charm... And Pressing the "Windows" key doesn't get translated so no Win+C ... So I we could create an icon on the desktop to...

Administrator account mysteriously lost

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I set up a new machine for a friend who is not at all technical. So as simply as possible for her: crucially, I didn't use any password during setup. Then ran Classic Shell to bypass hideous Metro interface. Installed various programs. All working okay. But on trying to use photo apps already on the machine, was startled to get message that I had to stop being an Administrator and open a User...

Is 8.1 replacing 8?

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I run Win 8 on 2 desktops and I like 8 exactly as it is right now. I don't miss the Start Orb at all, and the Metro screen doesn't bother me. (One click and I'm on the desktop...not that difficult.) Nuff said. Now, it may be too early to ask this question, but does anyone here know if the upgrade to 8.1 is necessary, or for lack of a better word, mandatory? Will the same support (security...

Iphone photo importing

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So I am having troubles importing my photos from my iphone. The error I'm getting says, "Something went wrong, and the folder couldn't be created. Try again." What is going on? How can I import my photos?

Is there a way to always have dialogue boxes on top?

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For some reason they kind of pop-under when i want them to be on top [like in previous versions of windows]. if for example i am coping a file in a location where it already exists I dont realize that its telling me its there. i never notice there is info or something else to do i assumed the file transfered only to find out later it didnt and i didnt know there was a dialogue box open. ...

C drive read only after software install fails

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installing a reputable software app failed and now my c drive is read only and although i can use most of my original programs, i cannot change anything, cannot choose a restore point as it say the administrator (me!) has stopped me doing this. I cannot start my acronis to get my latest backup (on external drive), yet i can access my email and other programs. The windows system is actually...

Problems with dxdiag in windows 8 and theme color.

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Hi, I don't know if there's another thread regarding this problem but every time I run dxdiag, It asks me to bypass Direct3D. If I don't, dxdiag crashes and if I do, there's a lot of missing information in it. Here's a screenhot.Attachment 22607 (http://www.eightforums.com/attachments/f1/f2/22607-problems-dxdiag-windows-8-theme-color-screenshot-2.png) I also have this problem with the colors in windows 8. I don't really know how to...

User Name not correct.

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Hey, When I created my User Account I named my Self Jack B..... (end of last name) It showed as JackB_000 for some reason, I thought it was because my Account name was to long. So I changed my full name into just my first name, the user account stayed the same, only changing to what I set in Metro and Start8 (Start8 is an alternative to Metro bringing back the start bar). If you know how to...

Windows 2012 server to get update or not - anybody

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Hi there Will the W2012 Server get the 8.1 type of update --anybody know. There seems to be a deafening silence on W2012 server which IMO is strange as it is STREETS ahead of the really horrible W2008 server. W2012 server has options though already to avoid the whole metro stuff but it would be nice to add some of the proposed customisation features to it. I'm also not hearing anything...
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