Solved How to get administrative rights for ProgramData?
Hello, I have a lot of problems with installing different application like Adobe Reader, Microsoft Mathmatics, it keeps saying I don't have permission to write to ProgramData. I have tried giving...
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For some reason when i click on the windows store icon (on the start tiles screen or from the start 8 menu) the green screen comes up like it is loading but then it disappears back to the desktop! I...
View ArticleWhere oh where has my metro gone?
Hi I hope this is the appropriate forum to get my problem solved----I have the latest Windows 8.1 PRO installed. I know I must have done something, but I don't know what---I cannot access anything...
View ArticleSolved Change default documents location
Hello everyone, Always when i install a new version of windows i change the default location of music, documents, downloads etc. Accidentally i change the documents folder to D:Documents without the \...
View ArticleStart PXE over Ipv4
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View ArticleWindows 8.1 Problems. 'Windows has ran out of memory'
Hi. I have recently upgraded my windows 8 laptop to windows 8.1. It has 4gb of memory. Before i upgraded, my computer worked great. Now, every once in a while, my computer displays an error message...
View ArticleWin8.1 after update will not find USB drive
Hi All, I have a USB-1TB drive for backup. It is encrypted with Truecrypt and until this latest update all worked well. Now win8.1 will not show it anywhere. Because of the encryption making it...
View Article[BUG] Very Strange Issue with the Pagefile
Dear Forum, *Summary:* I deleted system's pagefile because I want to run the system fully on ram (32gb), but dxdiag still reports that 21gb is occupied by the deleted pagefile. I cannot find the file....
View ArticleSystem time incorrect when Fast Startup turned 'on'
Have a real stumper for the Windows 8.1 experts out there. *THE ISSUE:* Noticed shortly after upgrading the Asus VivoTab Smart to Windows 8.1 (from Windows 8) -- that sometimes the system's date and...
View ArticleIs there a log of what wakes my computer?
Hello everyone, I am trying to trace down my computer waking up unexpectedly at random intervals. I am hoping that there is log that I can look into or turn on that will tell me what is waking or how...
View ArticleBlack screen in boot for long time, how to solve?
Greetings. When I boot or reboot my PC, it is a slow process, the time with the blue window and the spinning circle is only about 5 seconds, but then there is a pause of 30-35 seconds where absolutely...
View Article8.1 preview has expired
I was never given the option to upgrade to 8.1 official from the preview. Now the preview has just told me it expired and will reboot itself every couple hours. I'm in the middle of a huge project...
View ArticleHelp with Windows.old folder
Ok so stupidly I put a few personal type files in the Windows.old folder when I was running Windows 8. I just upgraded from 8 to 8.1 and completely forgot about the personal files I placed in the...
View ArticleFake PFC coil in PSU
It was until i uploaded my rig in another forum,where a member of it noticed my Hantol PSU that triggered a discussion about that specific brand.To make a long conversation short... Attachment 35262...
View Article8.1 Desktop Icons Reset Randomly
My icons on 8.1 keep resetting randomly, causing me to have to move my icons back into the positions I like them in. I have them separated across two monitors and in various sections according to what...
View ArticleWin 8 compatibility with my old Asus motherboard ?
Hi According to this link my old Asus P5K-E Wifi Delux board should be compatible: Windows 8 compatibility for ASUS P5K Deluxe/WiFi-AP AiLifestyle Series ATX - iP35 Motherboard model P5K DELUXE WIFI-AP...
View ArticleDefault to details view for all folders, even after change
Hello! I'd prefer to have details for all folders. It looks like I found a solution for the annoying auto changing of folder types: Code: --------- Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 ;This registry...
View ArticleStrange Recovery Partition
Hello everyone, I am using Windows 8.1 x64 and using Paragon Partition Manager I am seeing a strange partition just after my ESP called Microsoft reserved partition. I had modified my Windows...
View ArticleWindows 8 Stuck at "Please Wait", will not boot in Safe Mo
Hello, a co-worker of mine has a computer that is stuck on the "Please Wait" when trying to boot in Windows 8. I have managed to get into command prompt by using Shift+F8 (after 3 tries), and ran...
View ArticleMetro app switcher stuck
Been running 8.1 since it was released, and everything seems fine, except for one recurring bug that I'm having. My metro app switcher bar (the one on the left hand side of the screen) gets "stuck" and...
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