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The following report was generated by HDDScan (ver 3.3): http://sdrv.ms/Y4KYpv (S.M.A.R.T result) My laptop (Windows 8) encounters* slow boot-up and shutdown time* yesterday suddenly. The boot-up time...
View ArticleWindows shutting down when no user input for an hour
Hi all, firstly let me say hello to everyone, this is my first time here and my first post :) As to my problem, Windows seems to keep shutting itself down after about 1-2 hours of no user input. By...
View ArticleThe playlist cannot be opened because it is stored in
I listen to streaming radio from this site. Recently when I try to listen I get this error. "The playlist cannot be opened because it is stored in a shared folder on another computer. If possible, move...
View ArticleSolved Gray X on some desktop files?
I have started seeing gray x's covering a corner of some but not all desktop file icons. The files seem to operate. Is this a problem or identifying something about these files?
View ArticleUploading photos to walgreens
I am experiencing issues with trying to upload photos to walgreens website for printing. for some reason it is telling me i have no acces to those files, and that the folders are empty when trying to...
View ArticleLose my wireless connection each time my laptop turns off
I'm an old Windows XP guy on my desktop who is struggling with Windows 8 on a new laptop. My current issue is the fact that each time I turn on my laptop I have to reconnect to my wireless network. I...
View ArticleAutoPlay Ask Me Window
I've set the AutoPlay option for some devices to "Ask me every time". When AutoPlay is activated on those devices, I get kind of a notification box at the upper right of the screen (that fades away)...
View ArticleCustom Stationary-the picture won't stay at the top
After saving a custom Stationary as HTMl, with my company Logo at the top (JPEG), When I go to use it. the picture isn't at the top anymore, is down 1 or 2 paragraphs . Can't get the position to stay...
View ArticleSolved Need keyboard help
I have Win 8 and tonight i discovered an issue with 2 keys being reversed. I am hoping someone here can help me resolve this. This system is only about 2 months old. When i try to use shift +2 for the...
View ArticleChange "Save As" directories for Libraries.
Hi all; Need help on how to change the "Save As" directories in Libraries. Basically, i have 2 drives running on my laptop being - C Drive: SSD ~ i want this to store all my system information + very...
View Articledisplay colours, text, buttons foreground, background etc
Hi Friends, Can anyone enlighten me ref the following, I changed colours for the above and they are awful to the point that I cannot read options in programs,and I can't seem to alter it....Is there a...
View ArticleThree minor issues w/ Windows 8
Besides the problems with not getting multiple system images, as reported elsewhere on this forum and the issue with Task Manager not showing changing CPU frequency when Hyper-V is enabled, I have 3...
View ArticleRepairing a Hosed Windows 8 Boot
I'm going to post in here what I did to get my OS booting again, hope it's helpful to most people I was watching movies while I slept. At about 6:00 this am, my VLC media player locked up and the whole...
View Articledoes Windows 8 save when apps are opened or downloaded
I went into the event viewer, I can see when the lid is opened aka the computer is turned on and off; is their a log of what apps were used by day or what apps have been downloaded. i can not go to the...
View Articleunable to see partition
I recently shrank my had drive and made a data partition. I then did a factory restore and installed windows on the c partition. Everything seemed to go well. I now can not see the D partition. It only...
View Articlepop up window on internet 10,windows 8
I get a pop up window that says A problem caused the program to stop working correctly windows will close the program and notify you if solution available. please help,dont' know what the problem is...
View ArticleBeen having problems.
Hey there im swizzled. Ok so here it goes so recently I built my own computer first time and it works and everything but there are some problems I have been having lately and cant solve them. My first...
View ArticleSolved Hard drive activity
The hard drive light on my laptop is showing continuous activity and is not going out,even if the computer is left idle. How can I find out what is happening?
View ArticleSolved Broken Icon In Windows Games Folder
Hi, I've been having an issue trying to delete a broken icon from an uninstalled game of mines in the Games folder. Whenever I open up the folder it gives me an option to uninstall it and takes me to...
View ArticleProblem when downloading
hi thanks for trying to help me. iv been trying to download .mp3 and they just download into a UTF - 8 i dont have a clue what it means. here is a screen shot to help u understand more Attachment 19779...
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