Messed up unnamed partitions on new Dell computer
I recently purchased a Dell Inspiron 17R SE. The first thing I wanted to do to it was transfer the OS to an SSD, and use the 1TB drive that came with the computer as a data drive. I wanted to shrink...
View ArticleWindows 8.1 Preview for Enterprise
Hi does anyone know when Windows 8.1 Preview for Enterprise will be available ?
View ArticleWindows 8 Start Up locks
Windows 8 Start Up locks. When Voice recognition Tab appears at top of start screen then goes to "sleeping" system does not respond to any key stokes or mouse clicks. If I rush I can get into control...
View ArticleSolved Boot Order UEFI ASUS P8 Z77-V How to change?
When I access my UEFI during startup, the Boot Priority section is either empty or shows unrelated drives attached. I can select the drive from which to boot by clicking on the Boot Menu, then clicking...
View ArticleProblem with custom installation Wim file
Problem with custom installation Wim file Hello friends I'm writing from Mexico First of all sorry for the spelling not much English I need your help I am installing Windows 8 enterprise 9470 HP Folio...
View ArticleI,ve lost four thousand pictures
Hi there, I,ve just lost nearly four thousand pictures... I thought I had duplication in my computer as I saw Pictures/My pictures and Pictures/My pictures, so I deleted the first one, and I couldn't...
View ArticleDual Boot Win7/8 - Win8 Goes To Black After Install
Original Post: I've recently installed a dual boot, Windows 7 and Windows 8. The installation went fine but then after a very short time my Windows 8 Screen goes black. I had to press the power button...
View ArticleW8.1 Ent iso download needs 3rd party downloader !!!!
Hi there I like to avoid installing ANYTHING unless I know wxactly what it's doing However when downloading the W8.1 Enterprise software from Ms you need some stupid "net downloader". Why can't I just...
View ArticleSolved Cannot access Win 8 Store or my Account
HI, Today i reinstalled Win 8 after trying out win 8.1 The install went fine but i cannot open the Win 8 store Also i cannot change my account settings and i have no pic on my account and cannot change...
View ArticleWindows busy circle
I get the 'windows busy circle' in some cases, as of earlier today. I'm running Windows 8 on an HP P2-1310. Examples where I see the windows busy circle: 1. I right-click on the recycle bin icon2. If I...
View ArticleScheduled task didn't run
I should have had an automatic system restore backup today (It's been 7 days since the last system backup). It didn't happen, so I checked the Task Scheduler, and I see that System Restore task last...
View ArticleCannot open 'run' prompt as administrator Windows 8
When I right click on run and select open as administrator, I get the following error: file:////C:/users/pc/appdata/roaming/microsoft/windows/start menu/programs/system tools/run.lnk The parameter is...
View ArticleReparing Disk Errors
Hi, I'm running Windows 8. 3 days ago my computer crashed coming up with a message that it needed to restart. It then came up with a meesage "Repairing disk errors. This may take over an hour", and...
View ArticleSolved Cannot create New Folder using File Explorer
Since 2 days ago I've noticed that I cannot create a new folder with File Explorer by any way possible. Using the taskbar or the SHIFT + Ctrl + N. Even when saving projects with Save File as... and...
View Articlewindows 8.1 - applications screen crazy navigation
Hi there The Navigation system on 8.1 (if you haven't set to boot direct to desktop) is a bit STOOOOOOPID imo. The Start screen shows a few standard pre-installed Metro apps -- going to get rid of...
View ArticleWindows 8 apps gone after update/can't restore!
Hi, My brother installed an update on his windows 8 laptop this morning. After doing so, all his apps/programs and everything were gone. It was just a blank start up page and blank desktop (except...
View ArticleIs there free solution to convert Word documents into PDFs
I'm so fed up with Adobe Acrobat -- why do I need to install 2GB of software to do simple .doc to .pdf conversions. So I'm curious, is there a free, or relatively inexpensive solution to do the...
View ArticleW8.1 (Enterprise) andf IE11 -- jerky scroll on websites.
Hi there strange behaviour on IE11 with Win 8.1 (Enterprise preview). On scrolling where there is a right scroll bar - i.e up and down on websites I get a jerky movement with a scrolling mouse. Other...
View ArticleThread for fixes / problems for Windows 8.1 please
Hi there Just a suggestion -- reckon it would be good to separate a "What do you think of Windows 8.1" and a "Errors / Bugs" found in Windows 8.1 I've found a few and reckon it would be fine to have...
View ArticleW8.1 Bugs / Quirks found (Enterprise)
Hi there. So far this is what I've found in testing W8.1 X-64 ENTERPRISE version -- so some of these might not be applicable to the 8.1 CONSUMER or PRO Version. The hardware I'm using is a 15.5 inch a...
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