Cannot add favorites to existing folders on toolbar.
Hi. I have a number of folders on mytoolbar. Each have 3 to 5 favorites I useregularly. Recently I tried to add a new favorite toan existing folder on a toolbar and nothing happen. That is I click done...
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I have been so stuck on my iPad / iPhone and when I got my laptop with Win 8 it was a bit overwhelming. I've been able to ask lame ass questions, and gotten very real, educational answers. Especially...
View ArticleWindows 8 recent email/calender update
Earlier this week W8 email/calendar were updated. My email is a gmail IMAP account - since the update every time I send an email it is appearing in my W8 inbox? How do I stop this?? I had my calendar...
View Articletouch pad problem
Hi, I have just brought a new laptop with windows 8 on it, but if I tap the touch pad more than twice it locks and a small box appears in the right hand corner with a red cross in it,does anybody know...
View ArticleSlow Logon for New User
I have a 2 day old Win 8 laptop. The first account I set up works just fine. However, I added a second account for my wife using her Hotmail account and ran into some issues. First: it takes about 5...
View ArticleCan I give my copy of W8 to someone else?
I bought 8 on the $40 deal, burned it to dvd. I don't use it anymore at all. I have gone to Linux 100% now. My friend wants it to go along with his new surface pro, but doesn't want to dish out another...
View ArticleCannot boot from DVD
I was working on a friend's new Lenovo all-in-one yesterday, and I was unable to boot it from a dvd. I pressed F12 upon reboot and got to the boot order menu, and the DVD drive was not in the list. I...
View ArticleHelp! Mouse opens everything without clicking in w8
Bought windows 8, and everything immidietly opens if my mouse is over. I don't click, it is just over a link, or an app, and it is opens. And YESS, I did not chose at mouse setup, the function. Please,...
View ArticleCan't shut down or restart
When attempting a shut down, the process "Windows Logon Application" uses 100% of one CPU core, and the computer does not shut down. When I try to end the task, it asks if I want to abandon unsaved...
View ArticleClipboard (Copy and Paste) when remoting from Win 7
Hello all, I searched the threads and could not find a related question. When remoting from a Windows 7 machine to a Windows 8 machine copy and paste do not function. I restarted the RDPClip service on...
View ArticleEncrypting File System Problem
I have an external drive which was used with a Vista PC, and which contains some folders encrypted using the Encrypting File System feature. My Vista PC crashed, so I bought a Win 8 PC. This PC doesn't...
View ArticleLost track of Start page and Charm Bar?
I just got a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 and I've lost track of the Start page (I guess they call it Metro), the one with Start up on the left and all the tiles, including the one for Desktop...gone. Also I...
View Article[concept] SnapSearch
Pressing WinKey + S will open this immediately, as shown. maybe even swipe from the bottom-right corner List would show a mixture of recently used apps, apps most commonly launched this way, and newly...
View ArticleInstall windows 7 on my windows 8/ dual boot my windows 8
Someone can help me? have windows 8 RTM installed in my HP Pavilion G4 but after trying it for a month, i get bored with it and missed my windows 7 interface so anyone can tell me: how to* dual boot my...
View ArticleWindows 8 does not allow wake timers?
Got my first Windows 8 convertible tablet, running an Intel Clover Trail processor. Now in Windows 7, I've previously used a simple task ("Morning Alarm") wake me up in the mornings. At 6:50AM daily,...
View ArticleVideo wont play
I have a collection of Digital Photographer tutorials on DVDs from about 2006. They used to play fine on Windows 7 but on Windows 8 although the DVDs load they will not play the enclosed video content....
View ArticleWindows 8 Plays Tune and Freezes
I have a hardware system that is running Windows Pro 7 successfully. When I replace the HD with one that has Windows 8 Pro it will not run properly. Windows 8 boots but as soon as I log on there is a...
View ArticlePlease help!!
:( Ok..just got this laptop a few weeks ago..windows 8 takes some getting used to..but I figured everything out and I love it except for ONE thing..the stupid mouse! The mouse pad on the laptop..:mad:...
View Articlecant find old files after upgrading from 7 to 8
Hi my dad upgraded from windows 7 to 8 a few months ago and selected to keep his old files (i.e. pictures, vids, so on) now we cant find his old files. I have gone to the windows.old file and there are...
View Articlemust wake from sleep twice after win 8 upgrade from win 7
Hi, I have a rather weird problem since installing win 8. When the computer goes to sleep, my normal practice is to hit the esc key to wake it. Worked fine on win 7. Now, when the computer goes to...
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