Not sure I like the new interface. Any way to get rid of it?
For those of you that have used the Windows 8 RC for a while, what do you think of it? I've heard of many referring to it along the lines of Windows Vista 2. How do most of you feel about the new OS....
View Articlewindows 8 dream spark question
will the dream spark and the retail version be the same.
View ArticleHow to Log in to windows 8 without your password
I brought an Acer Revo Nettop PC on Ebay , the PC is running Windows 8 but the seller didnt restore the PC so i have his log on appear at the Windows log on screen. He wont provide me his password so i...
View Articletrying to cut space should I get rid of win. old
my Presario V2000 is as old as dirt I think I got it in 2005 maybe late 2004 brand new with XP, but with each up grade I loose size and that is one thing that I can't afford I only had "out of the...
View ArticleMake Folder Difficult to Delete
Hi guys, I want to make a folder (and anything inside of it) difficult to delete. Can I create a new owner for it so that I would have to take the steps to change that in order to delete it ? I'm not...
View ArticleDisable "permissions" in rtm...???
Just installed rtm, after running rp since June. Now, I can a lot of pop ups concerning permissions. Pretty damn stupid of microturd to tell me I don't have permission to do something on my own damn...
View ArticleInteresting bit of consumer reaction to Windows 8.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?nomobile=1&v=3qTD0YmEIcM Self explanatory. If I should say so, it seems like apple people tend to like the metro form interestingly enough. I've read a few conversion...
View ArticleSearch Crashing in Windows 8?
Hi, Recently I noticed when I go to use the search in Windows 8 it crashes after a few letters are typed and goes back to the start screen. Does anybody have any idea how I can fix this?
View ArticleResume does not retry on windows 8 RTM Enterprise
When resume fails (for instance at a power failure) on previous versions of windows 8 (before RTM), it would ask and retry again. This does not work anymore (although it allowed me to temporarily boot...
View ArticleHalf of my Start screen is suddenly off the bottom of the screen!
I have no idea why, but this just randomly happened today while I was moving around files on an external drive. This is what the first few rows of icons should look like, but it's like everything under...
View ArticleOn-screen volume control/notification
Previously I was able to pull up the on-screen media display when I press the volume button and previous/next tracks button on my keyboard but now the on-screen notification has disappeared and the...
View ArticleWindows 8 Search within Libraries
Hi all I'm currently running my Win8 system from a 125GB SSD with all my music, movies etc. on a 1TB partitioned SATA drive. My libraries are all set up to point to the different partitions and they...
View ArticleW8 Pro
I just registered for the W8 Pro to be released 26 Oct. I got this offer of $14.99 because I just bought a new HP P2-1117BC desktop with W7 Home x64 4GB 1TB Hard Drive so I thought I would give it a...
View ArticleSolved Grouping Apps in Metro
Okay, so I have been around the internets trying to find out how you group up apps and give those groups headings, and all of them have been wrong. One refers to a icon in the bottom right of the metro...
View ArticleSystem Boot problem
I am unable to boot my system as it is not moving forward after the windows start up screen. Not even that i am unable to repair or reinstall windows. Even the recovery DVD is not working. I have no...
View ArticleWindows 8 Gets "Overwhelmingly Negative" Response from Vendors, Expect
Can't say I am surprised with this. Timing can't be good for MS but hey they have no one other than themselves to blame. Windows 8 Gets "Overwhelmingly Negative" Response from Vendors, Expectations...
View ArticleSeriously, who is Windows RT for?
I am well aware that there are many people whom own laptops as nothing more than 'email/fb/youtube and watching media machines'. I have 7 of them in my family alone (2 parents, 3 brothers, 1 sister and...
View ArticleSolved Dual boot trick
If I had known this, I would have done it sooner. I have been running Windows Vista Business for quite some time and wanted to try the Windows 8 preview release without ruining my Vista install. So, I...
View ArticleHow to prevent auto locking in windows 8?
A lot of the time i like to just put on a youtube playlist and just lay in bed and watch it. Idk if this only happens with the youtube app that i am using or if its with jsut being inactive for...
View ArticleWindows 8 Start Screen - Can the icons be locked?
I am getting quite used to the *start screen* on Windows 8 (as opposed to a start menu (?) - this change in nomenclature is sure to confuse users...) I followed the tip on organizing into groups -...
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