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Solved Microsoft Universal Server

I just got off the phone from someone who claimed to be from Microsoft telling me that I was going to be disconnected from the Microsoft Universal Server within the next day or two. He want to have...

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Solved Weird Issue With Switching Out of My Apps

Sorry for the strange post, but I can't think of a great way to pithily describe what's happening. I'll preface this by saying that I absolutely despise Windows 8 so far and have been trying to figure...

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Just installed Windows 8 Pro 64-bit

Install went smoothly(I did it before with the consumer preview.) There are some issues however: 1. .net framework is not installed? I tried to install .net framework 3.5 and it could not be completed...

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How can I change the user-name in the folder-display ?

(The following terms are translated from German, but perhaps not correctly) At present I try to familiarize with W8 with a new Toshiba Laptop. There exists only one user with the name Helmut. I created...

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Solved This is probably silly, but....

Some time ago, I changed this forum's display font to Arial. Now, with an image restore, it has reverted to the default font, and I'll be blowed if I can recall where I changed it. Any suggestions? Wenda.

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Can't access windows 8

Okay so I have a major problem. I have a ASUS K55VD laptop running windows 8 preinstalled when I bought it. Two days ago I decided it was time to move my steam folder from the C drive to the D drive as...

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Solved Pirated disk info needed:

Can anyone tell me if there is a way to tell if a Microsoft dvd is fake? I bought office 2010 pro early last year, installed it the three allowed times. Wife got new puter today, I uninstalled the...

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Slow Windows 7/8 Dual Boot

I set up a dual boot with Windows 7 and 8 and it is extremely slow up until the Windows 7 and 8 appear. From that point on both load quickly. Also under the Windows 7 icon it says "recovered"....

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Windows Help.

After installing Windows 8 some months ago, I had a need to consult the built-in Help. After seeing what came up when I pressed F1, I was amazed! *Why doesn't this appear the first time a user logs on?...

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After HP Update, Norton and Chrome disabled

Hello, our HP laptop just ran a HP update last night, and now the system will not open Norton or any sites in Google Chrome. If, for example, I open google chrome, it posts a Sending Request. . ....

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Photo gallery running out of memory?

Attempting to print from photo gallery, it complains that I am out of memory, nothing else is open and I have 1.5G RAM let to utilise. Please see screenshot attached of the error. It also has an issue...

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Start Menu (Or Whatever It's Now Called) Gone From Taskbar

My Start Menu or whatever it's now called on the bottom left corner of the desktop disappeared. I'm not sure if it was accidentally unpinned but I've tried and can't seem to find a way to add it back...

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Solved Tom70

*I have a relatively new desktop pc with a factory installed windows 7. I have upgraded to windows 8 pro and want to get a response to a question that I am puzzled with. If ever the need for me to...

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Is there a way to install Vista, over W8?

I am fairly disgusted with Windows 8. Unfortunately, someone installed it on my computer and uninstalled Vista. With W8, I am unable to use some of the programmes which I like and have used regularly....

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How do I move an app to the desktop (Mail)

I have a friend that has a new laptop and is used to win 7 but the computer has windows 8 on it. She wants the Mail app to show on the desktop. Is there a way to create an icon on the desktop that will...

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restore using toshiba 3.0 port, can't find documents

So my brand new computer had to be completely replaced by Dell. In the process, the dell dude and my husband backed up all my files (pictures and office documents) to a toshiba 3.0 port. I figured out...

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How to boot to a secondary partition?

I have a second partition that I would like to install windoiws 7 pro on, but am not sure how to go about it, and once I do install it, how do I boot to it? So, my questions are- How do I install...

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Doom3 bfg.exe has stopped working 'helpppppppppppppppppp'

I DOWNLOADED A GAME [DOOM3 BFG EDITION BLACK BOX FULL RIP] I INSTALLED IT (INSTALLED COMPLETELY)THEN CLICK ON DOOM3 BFG.EXE AND THEN WINDOW PROMPTED BLACK AS LIKE GAME IS STARTED BUT THEN IT GOES IN...

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Windows 8 Fonts Have Spontaneously Changed

Hello, First-time poster. I've had a Dell XPS One 27 for about two months now. The fonts in a couple of specific places have changed. They've changed from the standard Windows font to a different font...

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Does win 8 write to the bios? Is there a fix?

I installed XP on C: then Win 8 on D: All went fine until Win 8 startup said it would do repairs. This ran on forever so I booted up on active boot disc and corrected XP configuration. Deleted all D:...

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