Deleted Library Keeps re-appearing
Hi, so i always delete the music and the pictures library but when i restart my computer they are reappearing! please help :( thank you..
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View ArticleAttempting to repair
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View ArticleShare Win8 Tutorial-Related Improvements for Mutal Benefit
The tutorials here are great. Thank you Shawn and all others that have contributed. Anyway, I am going to list some of the things covered in the tutorials that I am I using and that have helped me to...
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Morning every one. We are talking about Windows 8 touch screen. When I first start the computer a picture/photo appears with the time of the day, the day of the week and the month. I then have to slide...
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View ArticleUpgarding Windows 8 Home to Windows 8 Pro
I currently have a HP laptop that has Windows 7 Pro on it. I am due to take delivery a New Dell laptop which has Windows 8 Home. I have just discovered that this version will not allow me to remote...
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I have a 200 gig partition on 1 drive that I have dedicated for games. But now it is filled, and even after shrinking my C drive to make space, I find that I still cannot extend my games partition....
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Hi guys, I hope this is the right place to post this. I Just got a new toshiba laptop last night. It came with Windows 8 (64 bit), not sure of any more details than that. I am having several issues...
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