Win8 File Association Type
Everytime I install Win8 , the default file association all goes to Metro UI associated. I won't use Metro UI at all , instead use the Desktop. So everytime I've go to the [Control Panel] ......
View ArticleOpening CDs on windows 8
Hi, after solving yesterday's problem, here's today's one. Actually a day hasn't passed since having my new PC when I haven't discovered sthg I can't do that I could do on windows 7. i have a cd-rom in...
View ArticleApps - What do you make of Apps as a whole?
Hi, *I like to make a thread here for people to discuss Apps. To be honest i am not really a big fan of them but i do think they have their place on a mobile phone or tablet and not on a powerful...
View ArticlePartitions - How many can you have and how safe are they?
Hi, I have quite a few partitions drives on my laptop one for xp, another for Win 7, Win 8 and Ubuntu, So i can choose which one i want to boot into and use. All seem to work fine but i was wondering,...
View ArticleHave later versions of Windows got clearer?
Hi, I was wondering as i have installed onto my Acer laptop (5750g, 8gb ram, i5 core) Windows xp on a dual boot with Win 7, 8 and Ubuntu. I noticed with xp that the graphics most noticeable text is not...
View Articlehow to eliminate logging in with password
:think: I am the only user of my computer, therefore I cannot change my account to standard instead of administrator, and therefore, I am stuck with the log in screen every time I restart. I would like...
View Articlehow to bring windows 8 full touch keypad
Hi friends, I am using Windows 8 Professional edition build 9200. I found the operating system to be more stable and having more features than Windows 7 although i dislike the Metro interface due to...
View ArticleHow do I get rid of this?
Hello. How do I get rid of this thing saying "SWE" as shown in the image below: Attachment 22499 (http://www.eightforums.com/attachments/f1/f2/22499-how-do-i-get-rid-iccunos.jpg) Thanks in advance.
View ArticleDownloading photos
Hello Thanks to those that have been helping me so far with my Windows 8 problems. But unfortunately they still go on...... Can anyone please tell me how to easily and quickly download selected photos...
View ArticleWindows Button
I have yet another quick question. Often when I search for how to do something, I read in the instructions about pressing the WINDOWS button plus some other keystroke. This is going to sound stupid,...
View ArticleWindows 8 bootloader problem
Hi Friends, I have a problem with windows 8 bootloader. It sometimes shows the gui bootloader and sometimes it shows the text based bootloader. I used *Easybcd* to add an entry for my linux OS.I just...
View ArticleWhy cant i have windows phone apps on laptop app store
Hi . i have a windows 8 laptop and was woundering why i cant use a app like Pandora for my laptop . its in your windows phone app sotre but not for the laptop store?? . i don't understand why. both are...
View ArticleAutorun on Sandisk flash drive
I inserted a SanDisk Cruzer 16 GB flash drive in my Win 8 laptop, and a window opened that had the Sandisk logo and it said installing Sandisk files or something like that, with a progress bar that...
View Article32 bit apps slow under Windows 8 64 bit
Hi all, I've been having some trouble lately with certain applications that I now realize are all 32-bit applications. When launching the applications (iTunes, windows media player and games) it can...
View ArticleSolved Short Sighted
Hello Every one. I have Windows 8 with a touch screen. My Office program is Windows 2007. Now the old fella is getting on in years and the ribbons on these programs, mainly Outlook, Word, Excel are a...
View ArticleNo album art in music library or Xbox Music!
Hi, I recently migrated to Windows 8. My music collection stumbled along the way and I had to re-fetch artwork for a few albums in WMP. I also set it up in iTunes. My default app for MP3s is WMP. As...
View ArticleWindows 8 Pro. x64 Built-In Administrator Account Picture?
Just performed a clean install of Windows 8 Pro. x64 on a new system. As soon as Windows finished installing, I opened secpol.msc, enabled the built-in administrator account, rebooted and deleted the...
View ArticleWindows 8 To Go dual boot
Hi, I have windows 8 to go on my 320 GB USB harddrive and I would like to be able to boot from the disk a choose if I waht to boot from windows 8 to go or another partition where I have my ghost. I'm...
View ArticleInternet Explorer 10
Whenever I open Internet Explorer 10 app from the start page it opens the browser version of IE instead of the new version of IE. Does anyone know how I can get back to using the new IE?
View Articleadministrator permissions problem
My account type is administrator but still at times when I try to save downloaded items or install software a message comes up saying I need administrator permissions to do that. Any idea what the...
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