Solved Compatibility tab missing
Hello, I have recently bought an new laptop with Windows 8. But I am having some problems with the compatibility settings. For example, I can access those features for Foobar (right mouse button on...
View ArticleAuto close program when quitting another program with CMD
Hi, I want to have a program (B) close automatically when I quit another program (A). I have created a .bat file, and it looks like this: ---Quote--- start "" steam://run/220260 start /min ""...
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I recently asked a question about my printer not printing...I reinstalled drivers for my HP4000 series and I was able to print until I turned my printer off and when I turned it back on my printer only...
View ArticlePlease Help with this Error Code
*Your computer was not assigned an address from the network (from the DHCP server) for the network card. The following error occurred 0x79. Your computer will continue to try to obtain an address on...
View ArticleWin 8 undelete problem
I've used XP undelete programs for years but I'm not having much luck with Win 8. I tried EaseUS and another undelete program (both in another directory). I see thousands of deleted files but none of...
View ArticleSolved Can Not Untick Show File Name Extensions/hidden
Can Not Untick Show File Name Extensions in windows file explorer view options neither hidden items pls help! I cant deselect them D:
View ArticleCannot find files using enclosure; please help
Hi everyone, im new here and in need of help. I recently purchased a new laptop (Windows 8), we put the hard disk from my old slow laptop (win XP) that stopped working into a "sata enclosure". When I...
View ArticleScreen turns off, will come back on
My friend's Dell Inspiron laptop is set to turn off the monitor after 10 minutes. Once that happens, we cannot get the screen to come back on again, hitting any keys or mouse buttons, or even tapping...
View ArticleHelp with this?
Attachment 21551 (http://www.eightforums.com/attachments/f1/f2/21551-help-untitled.png) When ever I left click the menu is blank. But when I roll my mouse over it, you can see the options. Here's the...
View ArticlePC tweak up suggestions before creating backup image.
I just performed a painful full system recovery and I am setting up my PC the way I want it before creating a backup image. I already have all my preferred programs installed. Does anyone have any...
View ArticleSolved make "wheel push" close windows on taskbar?
is there a way to make this happen? i mean when i push the wheel of my mouse when i put my mouse on the window on the taskbar the windows closes. is there a way to make this happen? jut like closing...
View ArticleNeed Larger Size of Icons In Explorer
Hello, First post. I'm trying to find a way to make icons of images in Explorer larger than the "extra large" option. I don't see the slider in Win 8 Explorer to do that. Is there something else that...
View ArticleWindows 8 language setting error
Hi ! I just installed windows 8 on a single partition, and when i installed i did click on spanish. I trying to install english language but i get an error. Any help
View ArticleWindows 8 affecting facebook chat
When I send a long message on facebook, it sometimes sends the whole thing, then little sections of it separately, this has only happened since I've had windows 8. Also when I use windows 8 built in...
View ArticleCan't "Trust" my PC
I'm attempting to use the "Trust my PC" feature between my laptop and my Microsoft account but it will not work. The message does not disappear asking me to do so on the taskbar at the bottom. When I...
View ArticleIs there a very light Desktop Window Manager?
My backup laptop has only 1 Gig of memory and It is going to be better if I can disable (or run a very lite WDM) WDM to get more memory. I also can disable "explorer" (Windows) to get more memory but I...
View ArticleSolved The desktop button on the Start screen
Is there a way to make the desktop button/tile/link to the desktop on the start screen to be a different image besides what is really on your desktop screen? For example, lets say I want a photo of...
View ArticleAdministrator account UAC problem.
Hi, I have a weird problem which started a while ago where it will not let me change any setting that has the little blue/yellow shield uac sheild next to it(clicking it does nothing)example would be...
View ArticleI can't remove ENG US Keyboard from language bar
I have some weird problem in Windows 8. For some reason i can't remove ENG US Keyboard from language bar. Image: http://imageshack.us/a/img7/8223/pic3wr.jpg When i click 'Language preferences' i get...
View ArticleStop Windows 8 from logging out?
I have a program I need to run over night, however it pauses when windows 8 logs out. I have my screen saver disabled, all of my power settings are set to off. I have no idea how to stop this from...
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