PC not waking up with task scheduler
Can anyone help troubleshoot why the pc isn't waking when a task is scheduled to wake it? It sleeps, S3, I can wake with the power button, and can WOL, but a task set to wake it is not working. Allow...
View ArticleMoved from Win 7 to Win 8, and may have SSD problems?
Hi....hoping you can advise me here. System is: ASUS P8Z68-VLX, Intel i3-2120, GeForce GT-430...+8GB Was originally running Win 7 (Ultimate 64), with the OS on SSD (Adata 120gb) I used a setup guide...
View ArticleHow to load into the BIOS
Hi, I dual boot Windows 8.1 and linux, and I was wondering how to boot into the windows BIOS. I would like to enable virtualization so that I can run 64 bit virtual machines, but it does not give me...
View ArticleWindows 8.1 | Start-up problem | Black screen
Hello, the other day I installed a SkinPack for Windows 8.1, using SkinPacks.com. However, when I uninstalled the skinpack, I was greeted with a completely black screen. My computer starts up, I get...
View ArticleWin 8.1 VS preview VS 8.1 Release.
I have 2 desktops that were running Win8.1 preview. The one was automatically updated to Win8.1 release. The 8.1 Realease has destroyed my confidence in Microsoft. Everything worked in 8.1 Preview. Now...
View ArticleLogonUI.exe appcrash after update to Win8.1
After I updated to Windows 8.1 the computer does not seem to be able to start up correct. Just before the logon screen should appear, the screen goes Black, goes to blue again and to on. I can start up...
View ArticleWindows 8 Mail changes screen color.color profile problem?
Hello, I'm updating a friend's computer. It already came with Windows 8.1. It's an Asus Transformer T100. I have this strange problem. Normally, the screen has the correct color and brightness....
View ArticlePortrait and Landscape Button
I have accidentally hit the Landscape mode button. Now the screen is running parallel to the keyboard rather than vertical like normal. How do I change it back?
View ArticleGraphical tile glitch on Windows 8.1 (tiles get cropped)
Hello, I'm new to the forums, I post this because I get a glitch where tiles get cropped whenever I resize or move one. I've left an image of the problem as an attachment. This only happens with tiles...
View ArticleShould "Recovery Drive" ever be updated?
When I received my desktop with Win8, I went through the Set-Up steps....one of which was to create a Recovery Drive on D: (I also created a Win8 Recovery flash drive at that time) Is this where the...
View ArticleWorkstation with Windows 8 Freezes.
Hi All! We have some HP laptops at work running at Windows 8. The laptop is connected to the domain and works perfectly fine. It has some Group Policies applied on it and some network drives. As soon...
View ArticleSolved How can I find out why I have Python?
I ran a Secunia check to see if any of my applications needed updating, and it said that Python did. Since I'd never heard of it, I've been trying to research it. I know it was not deliberately...
View ArticlePES 2012 R6002 floating point support
I have a problem in PES 2012 it only arises in this game as far as I know , but it doesn't show up when I open the game but in a certain option of the game , let's say there are 10 playing modes , 1 of...
View ArticleCan't access Safe Mode or run chkdsk
[TR] [TD="class: dclite"] [/TD] [TD="class: dclite, width: 100%"]Win 8 Pro..I am trying to fix an error that is causing my desktop to randomlly reboot. I wanted to run chkdsk from safe mode, however,...
View ArticleCan not burn CD+G
My friend has a new laptop running MS 8. He can burn dvd's and cd's but when he tries to burn a cd+g it will not do it. The file that he is burning is a .bin file extension.also tried with a mpg3...
View Articleis there something i need to worry about
Hi in Event Viewer lots of Errors & Warnings showing.these are in Windows 7..plz tell me is there something i need to worry about ? i ran event viewer cleaner 4-5 times that is Win7 Viewer in...
View ArticleSetting default library for attachments
I use snip a lot to use as post attachments and they are saved by default to Pictures. When I am attaching any pics to posts when I go to Manage attachments it always defaults to Desktop. Is there a...
View ArticleNeed to retrieve Program Files (x86) after system restore.
Hello. I'm in quite a conundrum. After my computer started acting screwy, the OS asked if I'd like to restore my computer to a previous state. It said I would lose my apps but keep my personal files. I...
View ArticleError 0x80070522 persists after format - I'm stumped
So yesterday I installed the GOG release of Wing Commander Prophecy. My system is Win 8.1 Pro x64. During the install it failed because Bitdefender (AV software) flagged the EXE as a Trojan. False...
View ArticleBlack login screen
Hello everybody, I just had a problem with shutting down my windows 8.1 pc, it didn't wanna shut down at all and yeah i just shut it down using the button of the power supply. But now i'm having a...
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