Skydrive retain files when OS is deleted?
I've looked through the Skydrive FAQ, I cannot seem to verify if I wipe my drive, the files synched will remain on Skydrive. I have ran the beta W8 since release, subsequently lost my job and cannot...
View ArticleWebCache .log file
I am noob and have a question. I have noticed that a random .log file will appear in my C:\Users\"username"\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WebCache folder. The file usually has a name similar to...
View ArticleClassic Shell Does Not Skp Metro Screen.
I have Classic Shell set up on two Window 8 machines, a desktop and an ASUS Q200e laptop. And it is thing of beauty on one machine but less so on the other. The desktop works just fine but on the ASUS...
View ArticleHey Dude, Where is my Surface RT?
I live in Ireland! I have tried to purchase a MS Surface RT. I have tried every possibility! :cry: The only possible way that I can buy one legally, is to buy it in the UK & have to shipped to...
View Articlereturn to 7
Well no matter how much I try to trick, tweak, update drivers, use alternative drivers my current system hardware just doesn't like windows 8. So I'm sadly reporting that I've returned to windows 7...
View ArticleRandom Explorer.exe APPCRASH??
Hey all, Since the beginning of january I've been experiencing an occasional explorer.exe crash every once in a while. It has happened 3 times now and I have no idea what causes it. It occurs only when...
View ArticleAfter I choose Windows 8 it goes to blue recovery screen.
Dual booting Win 7 and Win 8. Win 7 is C: Primary installed first, Win 8 is installed to a primary partition (25GB). I get the blue recovery screen after starting Win 8 from bootloader menu. Win 7...
View ArticleWindows 8 startup issues
Hello, to be honest I hate windows 8 right now. When I start my computer startup is slow and then when I get to desktop all the programs that are set to start at startup don't start. I try to launch...
View ArticleCannot boot Dvd on Startup
I am in the process of applying for a work from home job. I had to burn an Iso Image onto a DVD so that I can see if my computer meet the system requirements for the job. The DVD is burned successfully...
View ArticleA folder that you can't put anywhere!
The "Generated Desktop" folder has a bizarre peculiarity. To see it, open any folder and then go all the way to the top of the "tree" of folders in the navigation pane. The folder is called "Desktop,"...
View ArticleRecovery screen when boot to Win 8 in Dual Boot.
Dual booting Win 7 and Win 8. Win 7 is C: Primary installed first, Win 8 is installed to a primary partition (25GB). I get the blue recovery screen after starting Win 8 from bootloader menu. Win 7...
View ArticleNeed help disabling Automatic Driver Installation in Win8
Okay, so here is an issue I have never ran into before with any Windows Operating system, including Windows 7. I am doing some testing on my computer, and I'm trying to do a *CLEAN* install of my video...
View ArticleWow! From 6 years of XP to Windows 8. OS Shock. Metro Tile
:cry: Where do I start? I still love XP but I guess since I've been purchasing computers since 1988 I should have learned nothing is static about computers. Somehow I uninstalled the MAIL tile from the...
View ArticleSolved Does powering down your computer wear it down?
This is back to the old argument do I shut down or leave it run...form your own opinion Personally...I think heat is your enemy...abs HowStuffWorks "Does powering down your computer wear it down?"...
View ArticleWindowsApps folder permissions
Hi, I was playing with that folder in order to change the icons, so I changed the permissions so it could let me in... now I want to change it as it was before! How do I do it? I saw my name twice as...
View ArticleCapturing and Deploying Windows 8: Issues
So I am having many issues with windows 8. First of all, when I sysprep it does not do what I want it to do (like windows 7) so I am not syspreping. Now, when I capture my image using WinPE v.3.0m it...
View ArticleHelp, I have to double boot every time!
I have had this problem ever since installing Windows 8, I have even done a complete clean re-install but no change. Whenever I boot up it will just hang forever on the loading screen, I then have to...
View ArticleExplorer issues and empty folders
Opening a folder in file explorer often shows it empty when I know it isn't! Also if I try to delete the "empty" folder, explorer reports it has found x number of files and is preparing to delete! If I...
View ArticleHow do we send feedback to MS?
What is the best way (forum somewhere?) that we can use to provide feedback to MS about Win8? A Google search sent me to connect.microsoft.com, but that isn't helpful. Nor are any of the other search...
View ArticleDefault files search
On the search function is it possible for the default search to be for files? It seems apps is the standard default but if I could change this default to files, it would be great. Is this possible? Thanks
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