VLC player
Hi, i was on windows 7 and using vlc player but now i upgraded to windows 8.1 pro it dosnt seem to play dvd's. Any idea which is the best player for windows 8? Thanks
View ArticleMy tv screen has shifted my screen to the right
I wanted to hook up my TV to my PC so I could run an Xbox on it too, the Xbox resolution is fine but when I switch to my pc the whole screen has moved to the right, meaning I cannot access several...
View ArticleSolved Unable to save in Program Files
Hi, I just tried downloading an exe file to the "Program Files" folder & was not able to in Win 8.1 pro. I get the attached message. I believe I was able to save files in this folder in win 7. I am...
View ArticleShould I wait for windows 8.2
Should I wait for windows 8.2 I have a new laptop with windows 8 do I need to upgrade to 8.1 before 8.2 when it is available? Also if I make the restore disc with 8 do I have to make new ones if I do...
View ArticleShellNew Excel 12 File
Hi, I accidentally deleted the EXCEL12 file in my ShellNew folder (C:\Windows\ShellNew). This file allows you to Right Click -> Create new Excel document on your desktop. I created a replacement...
View ArticleHow to create "Send To" option that creates folder of same
How can I create an option in "Send To" when I right-click a file and will send the file to a subfolder of the same name? So if I have a file called Test.txt I want to right click it and "Send...
View Article"Metro" photos
I recently purchased a new Dell laptop that, unfortunately, came with Windows 8. I immediately installed Classic Shell to make the system minimally useable. I uploaded some photos from my camera and...
View ArticleWin 8 64bit apps wont run because the screen res is low
I have a msi u270 with an amd e-450 but the res is only 1024*600. I saw about the changing of the value for an index file called "Display1_DownScalingSupported" but i cannot seem to find it. I tried...
View ArticleSolved reps
i get this message when i click on someones name to give then thums up You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to brummyfan again. how to i add reputation?:think:
View ArticleError in Services setting up recovery option error: INVA..
The error is "An internal error occurred (INVALID_HANDLE).". This happens on another computer we have too. Is it a system wide error with Microsoft or is it something to do with our computers? both...
View Articleblack screen on win 7 - dual hard drives win 8.1 on other
Hey; When I try to boot to Win 7, I get the logo and then a black screen. I have tried all the repairs and nothing works. Win 8.1 is fine. Help and thank you.
View ArticleSloooooow since 8.1 upgrade
OK ... I'll admit I am one of those people who are not particularly ... fond ... of windows 8 but it worked alright and I ignored a lot of its annoying foibles. For the last month or so I kept getting...
View ArticleHelp with languages pack on windows 8.1
I downloaded the Swedish language pack on my Windows 8.1. But previously it was Italian. So when i downloaded it was 90% swedish the general things like desktop, control panel..... and 10% was italian...
View ArticleWindows 8 crashed
I had Win 7 before Win 8. I did the $40 upgrade to Win 8 so I dont have a CD/DVD. My computer crashed and I need to disk to repair. What can I do?
View ArticleLinux and windows 8
I'm so fed up with windows 8 that I want to install Kubuntu linux. I'm a long time linux user. Has anybody ever tried this?
View ArticleStock in bios, please help
Hi. I don't know what to do, already asked for help on bunch of forums, but nobody was able to help. I cleaned my hard drive in command prompt and now I'm stock in bios. Can't do anything, not even...
View ArticleStuck in bios, please help
Hi. I don't know what to do, already asked for help on bunch of forums, but nobody was able to help. I cleaned my hard drive in command prompt and now I'm stuck in bios. Can't do anything, not even...
View ArticleFunction keys and F1, F2, F3, etc.
Not sure how to explain this abstractly, so I will give an example. If I press the F12 key by itself, it turns off the wireless connection. If I want to actually input "F12," I have to enter fn-F12....
View ArticleWindows 8 hangs up on boot after installing updates
About couple hours ago I decided to install updates on my Windows 8 desktop. I had about 12 or so. Can't remember which ones now. My update settings are to notify me of the updates but not to install...
View ArticleBluetooth audio device cannot start
The device is manufactures by Quallcom Atheros and the device manager has a yellow sign with the following message: device cannot start (code 10) object path component was not a directory Tried to...
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