How I crash my 8.1 - restore point did NOT worked.
Hi, I refresh my first 8.1 because Kaspersky gave me troubles updating: blocking keyboard and mouse from use. Then after refresh, everything went nice. Then booting from my old win 7, I copied a file...
View ArticleSolved windows 8 app gmail calendar
hi all , sorry to be here yet again but i do learn from it, i had to re install my windows 8.1 pro last night and today i got my gmail calendar but i get this message and im not to sure about it........
View ArticleCould a video driver update cause boot issues?
Hi there everyone, This morning, I got an update notification from nVidia Experience that a new driver was available, so I installed and rebooted. On reboot, It flashed the MOBO splashscreen, then...
View ArticleShut down, restart and sleep don't work
Hello guys, I bought a new Dell XPS 15 l521x and replaced the HDD with an SSD. When I did the upgrade and installed windows 8 everything was fine, but since the laptop has a 32gb mSATA card I decided...
View ArticleTaskbar shortcuts appearing on wrong screen
Hi all I'm new to the forum and looking for some help with a strange problem I am having with my windows 8. I have an ASUS laptop running 8.0 which I am running with a second screen (dell monitor)...
View ArticleWindows 8.1 Start Page tiles disappearing frequently
I have been helping my parents with setting up their new computer. It had Windows 8 installed and I ran the Windows 8.1 update on it. I worked with them to pin all of their favorites to the start page....
View ArticleProblems after changing video card - can't use safe mode
Hi, My win 8.1 pc died after the fan control was accidentally disengaged. I replaced the cpu and the video card while I was at it, going from nvidea to amd. The pc booted up ok, I installed the amd...
View ArticleWindows 8.1 network printer regularly can't connect
I've got a friend with a home network, two computers; one desktop running Windows 7 x674 and one notebook running Windows 8.1. There's a Cannon printer attached to the desktop (by USB) and the computer...
View ArticleToday Advised by Lenovo 'not' to upgrade to 8.1 because...
Called Lenovo Software support division today (1/9/14) - advised by more than one tech there not to do the free 8.1 upgrade at present time -they've been getting 'distress' calls by those who have done...
View ArticleVoIP with 8.1
With my Android tablet I can make free calls in North America and from Europe to North America using the GrooveIP application. And that works very well. E.g. if I call a number within my Florida area...
View ArticleSolved Disk Management - EFI System and Recovery Partition.
Can I delete / merge the Recovery Partition into the EFI System Partition? Attachment 34912...
View ArticleHOW TO USE CLSID WITH FILES EXTENSION [desktop.ini]
Code: --------- [.ShellClassInfo] CLSID={20d04fe0-3aea-1069-a2d8-08002b30309d} --------- I USE THIS CODE IN DESKTOP.INI TO CHAGE FOLDER TYPE TO "MY COMPUTER" I LIKE THIS FEATURE IT I WANT DO THIS IN...
View ArticleWeird Display Setting Bug
I had recently just got a BenQ XL2420TE for Christmas and I have been loving the monitor especially using my old monitor as a second monitor and having 2 1080p displays. One bug that I have experienced...
View ArticleSolved Folder Problem
I had created a folder in my external hard drive. The problem is that i am not able to delete or move it.It throws me an error telling "This file is no longer located here.Verify items location and try...
View ArticleSolved Samsung Series 3 Laptop Problem.
Hi Guys, thanks for accepting me on this forum. I bought a Samsung Series 3 notebook from a notorious (rip off) high st retailer 6 months ago. Its been unopened in its box until yesterday when I gave...
View ArticleHelp: Data Corruption, Re-opening of Random Windows
Hello, Having strange troubles with Windows 8. Did a re-installation about a month back and its been a bit rocky since. Fast forward to this week and I was working on an app with Ruby on Rails....
View ArticleCannot set UEFI boot order to CD Windows 8.1 HP Pavilion
Windows 8.1: HP Pavilion 2475ea Desktop PC. I have Secure Boot turned off. I have Legacy Boot turned on, but do not think that is needed. This link gives me instructions to boot from CD but they seem...
View ArticleProblems with Windows to go on certain drives
Hi I've been trying to figure the problem for some time now yet ive tried everything. Basically it wont boot when using a USB 3.0 flash drive (which is faster than the external usb 3 hard drive am...
View ArticleSaving photo
For some reason every time I save a photo say from the internet it is saving it as a Coraldraw file, how can I stop this...
View ArticleCopying files from CD with Windows 8
Can someone help me? I finally got a CD to work in my new Dell computer. The files on the CD that I want to copy onto my computer are shown listed on the Windows 8 desktop or rather whatever the page...
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