Task bar disappeared
Help! My task bar has disappeared, but only when I use Chrome....it is still there in IE etc This happened after installing updates
View ArticleShrinking Websites
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...
View ArticleWin8PEx86 to Win8x86_UEFI boot
I know that Win8PEx86 can support UEFI boot , how to make it
View ArticleSolved Windows 8 price.
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...
View ArticleMicrosoft Office 2010?
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...
View ArticleStrange Error Message
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...
View ArticleIt's officially CONFIRMED?Default boot directly to desktop
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...
View ArticleProblems with the button icons
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...
View ArticleUsing Windows Easy Transfer
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...
View ArticleDuel Boot Windows 8 and Windows 8
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....
View ArticleI have trouble seeing the faint colours
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...
View ArticleSolved Open Charms / Start Screen from an Icon?
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...
View ArticleAdministrator account mysteriously lost
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...
View ArticleIs 8.1 replacing 8?
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.)...
View ArticleIphone photo importing
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?
View ArticleIs there a way to always have dialogue boxes on top?
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...
View ArticleC drive read only after software install fails
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...
View ArticleProblems with dxdiag in windows 8 and theme color.
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...
View ArticleUser Name not correct.
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...
View ArticleWindows 2012 server to get update or not - anybody
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...
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