Windows Media Center not playing any DVDs?
Every time I try to play any DVD in Windows Media Center, I get this error: "CANNOT PLAY DVD The DVD may be in use by another application. If all other applications are closed, the video resolution may...
View ArticleSolved WIN 8 System Check Repair - Now Black Screen
HELP! Wife's computer upon reboot went into System Repair mode and said it might take more than an hour to complete. Now its hanging endless on a black screen. WIN 8 only 3 month only Sony VAIO...
View ArticleWindows 8 is Awful
Windows 8 is the worst OS it has ever been my misfortune to be forced to use. First, I keep getting these inane popups asking me to install all kinds of programs I don't want or need. Second, there...
View ArticlePinned apps in taskbar - Keep to the left of open windows?
Is there any way to keep all pinned apps. on the taskbar, to the left of all open windows (like in Windows 7 and earlier?
View ArticleCant make Administrative Choices/Click them
hey guys i recently upgraded to windows 8, and for some reason within the control panel, i click any options that have the admin shield icon next to them, when i click them, absolutely nothing happens...
View ArticleRecovery disc solve blocked activation ?
My attempts at activating my Product Key have been blocked. My laptop manufacturer says that a Windows recovery disc they are sending me should solve the problem. Will it? What else does a recovery...
View ArticleHow to browse autoplay/autorun settings in Windows 8?
I have Windows 8 pro with media center and everytime I insert a DVD, I want to play it with Windows Media Player, NOT Media Center. But it doesn't even provide me with the option to open it with media...
View ArticleFile renaming issues, please help
I've recently got a new laptop with windows 8. I am in the process of trying to upload my cd collection to my computer. Some of my cds are old mix disks that when ripped by windows media player do not...
View ArticleOpening Folders
Since installing Win.8 I've had problems opening folders with a "double click" of the mouse, also having this same problem in some of my programs and have the latest updates. When I double click on...
View ArticleAccess Denied in accessing folders/files on external hdd
Hi guys, I have this annoying problem that just showed up recently since I've changed/upgraded laptops the past week. I can't seem to access or rather run the files on certain folders for my portable...
View ArticleFrequent Explorer.exe crash
Explorer.exe crashes on me a few times a week after startup when I try to search for something in the Start Menu. This is the error report: Attachment 27479...
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on my main desktop ill move my icons around the screen and when I turn my laptop off and back on they all seem to have been put in order again on the left hand side also im sure one disappeared from...
View ArticleSolved I could use a hand please. Can't access PC Settings !!!
Hi, whenever i go to the Start page and i press Change account picture in the right corner nothing happens, and i can't find any other way to access my PC Settings.
View ArticleSolved Program in start-up folder doesn't start..
Hi, This is my first post on this forum. I've been searching for a solution for my problem for a couple of days and found nothing, so I hope I can find some answers here. I'm trying to make a certain...
View ArticleI have a strange problem.
on my widnows 8 laptop, i have a weird problem. i recently got a HDMI screed that i am using for a second screen. I set it up (top right hand corner of screen > devices > second screen >...
View ArticleSchedule task to run when a document is modified
Hi :) I'd like to schedule a task each time there's some modification in a directory. (Typically when a new Office document is created/saved in this directory). Is it possible? Surely I have to use...
View ArticleSolved Can't delete empty folder on my desktop.
Yesterday I was making a bunch of videos for Youtube and my editor throws each video into a diferent folder, after that I just move all the videos into the same folder and delete the empty folder, but,...
View ArticleHow to get rid of this view
Hello When i open my computer always shows this view.How to change it. any help would be appreciated. Sorry for my bad English....... Edit : wait just found Tutorial by Brink....
View ArticleSolved Windows 8.1 Navigation Pane "Folders" This PC
Just installed 8.1 and the "This PC" section of the navigation pane in file explorer has changed. In addition to listing the disk drives, it now lists six folders. Attachment 27555...
View ArticleCan't View Properties of a File
Hi... I can't view the properties of my files, when I right click on a file and choose its properties... I could see the properties of a folder though... Why so.. So strange... Help... :(
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