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have win 8.1, and windows defender as security. i restored my

computer to factory, did all the updates about 4 weeks ago do

to DIFFERENT problems.
   my problem is windows keeps loosing its ability to

FIND my casting devices such as google chromecast and my

STEREO. i didn't have this problem after restoring and updating

my computer but 3 weeks in i STARTED having this problem. the

devices show up on my network on my other computers but not

this one. i like to use it every night to stream movies to my

chromecast from either vlc media player or microsoft edge but 

they wont show my divices when i want to cast.
   i did a restore point back a week or so and REGAINED

casting, but lost it the next day, so ive been going back to

that point every day, and have noticed in just a couple hours

after going back to Whear it works, it all of a sudden stops

showing up when i want to cast.
   when i try to cast i am online and on my network, but

shows no divices to cast to. would appreciate any help on this

issue as i cant figure it out. fred

A friend has asked me to install The Sims 4 for them via CD, but I'm experiencing major problems. I created an account and attempted to SAVE and download before STARTING Origin, but nothing appeared or happened. As a result, I experimented with more abstract methods of obtaining Origin. When I tried to open it, it would show that it was loading next to the mouse arrow, but then halt. This would occur on a regular basis. So I realised it was definitely designed for Windows 10, but this LAPTOP isn't capable of running it. So I figured that if I got an OLDER version of Windows 8, it might work. I'm not sure whose software version that is, though.Origin is a game client like steam and should be able to download the installer from Origin and install it clean. Then log into an existing account or register and create one. Once the origin client is running you can then go to library to see games you have as well as you may be able to apply the Sims 4 game key to that account to register it with the account if it has not already been registered with another account. Then be able to download and install the Sims 4 game through Origin and play it if the system meets the minimum system requirements.

As far as Origin's compatibility with older operating systems I know that it runs fine with Windows 7 64-bit and newer. So Windows 8 should be fine assuming plenty of space on the hard drive or SSD to install it.

A friend of mine plays Sims 4 on a computer running Windows 7 64-bit with 4GB DDR2 RAM and a 2.6Ghz Quadcore CPU with nVidia GeForce GT730 video card and it runs fine. So as long as you have 4GB RAM or more, Quadcore CPU, and a GPU that meets the requirements for SIMS 4 you should be all set.

Hi my laptop keeps crashing causing windows to blue screen each time showing a new error. I did a clean REINSTALL and the problem still persists but no problems when booting in safe mode.That sounds like a driver issue, did you install the drivers after reinstalling your OS?
Download BlueScreenView:
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/blue_screen_view.html
unzip downloaded file and double click on BlueScreenView.exe to run the program.
when scanning is done, go to EDIT - SELECT All
Go to FILE - SAVE Selected Items, and save the report as BSOD.txt
Open BSOD.txt in Notepad, copy all of the content, and paste it into your NEXT replyi've installed windows 10 and everytime i install amd graphics driver it blue screens. Wrong driver...laptop drivers should only come from laptop manuf. site...there are no drivers for windows 10 from hp for my laptop so i had to download it from amd and also when i let windows 10 automatically download and install the amd graphics drivers the problem persists.Without drivers you will continue to have issues running Win 10...that is the problem i cant install the drivers it crashes during the installation.You are MISSING my point...if the laptop has no Win 10 drivers you shouldnt be running Win 10...

i have a new user account (That I did not create and it has all permissions ticked ) when i right click PROGRAM icons ,and LOOK at properties and then go to security tab  there is a new user account that i did not add or create
The account say`s UNKNOWN (s-1-5-21-1408106514**** and so on and more numbers *******
Windows POWERSHELL see`s the account with this pasted into powershell (wmic useraccount list full) and it has full access
but i don`t see the account in the user account section of the Control Panel
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/account-unknown-s-1-5-21-cannot-delete-because-it/e5cc93f0-8691-453f-be4f-e991bc001190

Hello friends,
I am trying to fix somebody's LAPTOP Acer ES1-331 N15W3. Probably operating on Windows 8.1, it only shows Acer logo before restarting and its stuck on loop. It was given to me with being able to see Windows login screen - password always failed and after my first try to Reset Windows, it crashed because charger stopped working during the process [it is a European charger with sparky adapter for UK plugs, since then I found replacement charger that works but I never seen Windows login again]

I have tried System restore, Reset Windows with keeping the files and factory reset - all gets interrupted with a problem during the process.
Im locked out of other options as it doesnt accept user password anymore [definitely correct one] and there is no other account to choose from.

It was bought in Croatia, its in her language so I decided to download Win 8.1 x32 Croatian version, create bootable USB with rufus and set Boot load order to USB HDD at the first place, Secure boot disabled but that didnt work. I also switched from UEFI to legacy with F12 boot menu enabled, but the menu only shows Windows boot manager. Setting BIOS into default did nothing.

All solutions I found contain USB usage and since I cant get the laptop to recognise mine, Im stuck here. And Im sure its bootable USB, used it handful times on various laptops for the same purpose.

I will much appreciate any SUGGESTIONS, thanksWhen all you have done doesn't get the laptop to work it is looking like a Hard drive or memory Fault.

If you are able to boot the recovery media the memory is likely ok.

Leaving the hard drive faulty, if you have any diagnostic's tools you can boot from USB like for example PARTED Magic you could try running a diagnostic on the drive. 

If you don't have diagnostic tools available but have some way to attach the drive to another computer, usb to sata adapter or attach it direct you will need to remove the drive.
This video shows how to remove the drive  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OowstDvLDFY
If the hard drive is failing you will need to replace it. This program will show the HEALTH of the drive, HD SENTINEL  https://www.hdsentinel.com/

Thank you so much for replying! I will surely keep you posted about the progress

Dear Brothers....My windows screen and apps emitting light...PLEASE give me a solution to fix this PROBLEM...Eagerly waiting for your reply
Dear Brothers....My windows screen and apps emitting light...please give me a solution to fix this problem...Eagerly waiting for your reply
did you try a new monitor?... my thoughts are that we cant SEE the ISSUE because the monitor is damaged maybe causing the light to shine thru on what should be a black background etc.Dear Brothers thanks for your kind co-operation. Finally my problem solved..... a friend of mine suggested to reinsert the Monitor Cables....After doing that my Monitior problem gone and it is working perfectly without any light emitting...

Hey! Sorry for my bad English in advance.
So, I have a laptop. It had win 8.1 for years, it was stable and fast, everything fine. Then my dad decided that we should upgrade it to win 10. Problem is, my laptop can't handle win 10 very well. As I see it, 4 GB RAM is not enough. So I decided to install Win 8.1 back. The smartass I am, I've thought: "yes, I can do it myself, no matter that I have never done it before. YouTube tutorials will help."
So I bought a win 8.1 online with key (reliable source, my win 10 is from here too), downloaded the file (4 GB), and watched a Ton of YouTube tutorials. I followed one step by step, and it went like this: burn the files for another virtual drive, run the setup file, go through the steps (agreements, language choice, etc), then wait and its done! Yeah, no. I've got this "compatibility report" message. For... 5 times?
I TRIED to search for YouTube tutorials for this one specific problem, and one of them said that I should change the setup file's compatibility to win 8, and try to run it like that. I did, and to my surprise, it worked! Well, not so much, but my computer STARTED to count the percentage of the installation process, it switched off and back a few times, I was so proud of myself, but then... Nothing. The computer started on win10, nothing has changed.
So, I tried the USB solution. I formated an USB to NTFL, copied the files on it, restarted the computer, went to the console PANEL, hit the "install from USB drive" button (or something like this, I don't know the exact words in English, as you  may have noticed, I'm trying to explain everything),  installation window pops up, agreements, language, key, installation mode, everything went just fine. Then I got the "installation media" message. It said that I should remove the USB, restart the computer. Nothing has changed. I tried again, with the other installation option (clearing off everything from the computer), but it didn't work as well. Again, just the "installation media" message.
I'm a Little desperate right know, I've tried everything as I found on YouTube and various IT forums, but nothing has worked so far. I don't mind if my whole computer resets itself, I just want to finish the installation. Any suggestions? I don't know, what can be the problem, but I can provide every little detail if needed. Thanks
(And sorry for my bad English again. I've tried my best.)Likely the best method would be wiping the HDD and doing a clean install from the USB...

Best Tutorials Out There... Quote from: Trains on April 09, 2020, 08:32:53 AM

Hey! Sorry for my bad English in advance.
So, I have a laptop. It had win 8.1 for years, it was stable and fast, everything fine. Then my dad decided that we should upgrade it to win 10. Problem is, my laptop can't handle win 10 very well. As I see it, 4 GB RAM is not enough. So I decided to install Win 8.1 back. The smartass I am, I've thought: "yes, I can do it myself, no matter that I have never done it before. YouTube tutorials will help."
So I bought a win 8.1 online with key (reliable source, my win 10 is from here too), downloaded the file (4 GB), and watched a Ton of YouTube tutorials. I followed one step by step, and it went like this: burn the files for another virtual drive, run the setup file, go through the steps (agreements, language choice, etc), then wait and its done! Yeah, no. I've got this "compatibility report" message. For... 5 times?
I tried to search for YouTube tutorials for this one specific problem, and one of them said that I should change the setup file's compatibility to win 8, and try to run it like that. I did, and to my surprise, it worked! Well, not so much, but my computer started to count the percentage of the installation process, it switched off and back a few times, I was so proud of myself, but then... Nothing. The computer started on win10, nothing has changed.
So, I tried the USB solution. I formated an USB to NTFL, copied the files on it, restarted the computer, went to the console panel, hit the "install from USB drive" button (or something like this, I don't know the exact words in English, as you  may have noticed, I'm trying to explain everything),  installation window pops up, agreements, language, key, installation mode, everything went just fine. Then I got the "installation media" message. It said that I should remove the USB, restart the computer. Nothing has changed. I tried again, with the other installation option (clearing off everything from the computer), but it didn't work as well. Again, just the "installation media" message.
I'm a Little desperate right know, I've tried everything as I found on YouTube and various IT forums, but nothing has worked so far. I don't mind if my whole computer resets itself, I just want to finish the installation. Any suggestions? I don't know, what can be the problem, but I can provide every little detail if needed. Thanks
(And sorry for my bad English again. I've tried my best.)

Which format did you use previously UEFI or MBR?
Have you any windows 8.1 option in your BIOS?

What are you talking about?

You cannot roll back to 8.1 from Win 10 any longer...he needs to see my Link above.

I bought Win 8 pro a few years ago from PC-World now CURRY's PC-World and have only used it once, preferring WINDOWS 7. Yesterday I reinstalled Win 8. Twice I've had a message asking me to ACTIVATE Win 8. I typed in the Product Key from the card, which came with the discs, only to be told I'd entered the wrong product key or words to that effect. I took great care to type in the five parts of the Product key.

How can this be when I correctly entered the Product Key on the card I was able to proceed with the installation process.

I SUGGEST you call Microsoft's activation number - they are generally pretty easy to deal with: (888) 352 7140 Quote from: Allan on October 11, 2019, 06:40:47 AM

I suggest you call Microsoft's activation number - they are generally pretty easy to deal with: (888) 352 7140

There's a U.K. #...

Hello,
I don't know a lot about computers, so please, bear with me. I'll try to describe everything below.

PC info:
Windows edition: Windows 8.1
System type: 64-bit OPERATING system, x64-based processor
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4210U CPU 1.70GHz 2.40 GHz
PC model: Lenovo G50-70


The problems I NOTICED:
My taskbar went white, alt-tab isn't functioning (it doesn't appear when pressed), I can't right-click on the desktop, the power-off button is gone almost everywhere, and the whole Windows 8 doesn't even look like windows 8 anymore. When opening a desktop folder, it doesn't open right away and the space is blank before displaying the also blank folder after a long time (3 minutes-ish), it displays the contents. Also, when clicking a folder, the whole rectangle around it isn't highlighted, just the icon and the folder's name (pictures attached where I could take them).

What I was/wasn't doing:
I was surfing the INTERNET. The computer was slow and I noticed that explorer.exe froze on task manager. I'm assuming it wanted to restart (because the taskbar disappeared before reappearing white) and something went wrong. I haven't visited any SITES I usually don't and I wasn't downloading anything, so I don't think it's a virus.

What I tried:
Turning off the computer, restarting the computer (the power-off/restart button only appears on my lock screen), restoring to a restore point before the PROBLEM, manually restarting explorer.exe on task manager. I have also tried browsing the internet for solutions, but most answers say that the toolbar problem's a cosmetic thing and that it can be fixed by right-clicking on the desktop, which I can't.

Pictures:
Picture 1: The white taskbar
Picture 2: Example of opening a folder. The window differs from the state before the problem.
Picture 3: Another example of the file explorer looking different
If you want any before-the-problem pictures, or pictures of the things I wasn't able to capture (folder highlight, the disappearance of the power off button) I can attempt to upload them, but they are/will be taken with a phone camera, so the quality may not be the best.

If there's any important information I forgot, I'll add it.
Thank you for your time and willingness to help!

Since the leap day, my computer is showing the WRONG day of the week for the given date. No doubt there's a WINDOWS UPDATE to correct this, but I don't connect this computer to the internet. Is there a way to adjust this manually? Or a specific update that I can download with a different computer (Linux)?Are you sure?
What happens if you FIX the date by hand?
Right now it is March 1,2020 here in California. This is a leap year.
Where are you? What is your time zone? In what country do you live?
Would your time zone happen to be GMT-4:30?OK, never mind... it was my watch that was wrong, not the computer. Sorry QUOTE from: One Sock on March 02, 2020, 08:27:57 AM

OK, never mind... it was my watch that was wrong, not the computer. Sorry

On my Windows 8.1 Tablet I have the Sleep power option which I use a lot. I have just installed a power gadget which provides easy access buttons for turning the PC off in different ways. It does not have Sleep but it does have Standby instead.
But they are not the same thing. With Sleep I can turn the PC on rapidly with the Enter or other keys and it takes me back directly to where I was. In Standby this does not work. To turn back on I have to press the power on button. The computer is again back in action quite quickly, but does briefly go through some start up stages, showing the splash screen / manufacturer's name (Quantum) and logo for example.

I would like to know more about these two options, especially how they DIFFER in the effect they have on the computer. Can someone explain to me what the essential differences between Sleep and Standby are? Is one for some reason better than the other?

Clayto2The following terms have technical meanings
Hibernate
Hybrid
Stand By
Sleep
Power Off

The last one provides only aery small bit of power to an Ethernet device that can allow the network to turn on computer.

Hybrid is now the preferred method on modern computers.

The Windows Knowledge Base has been updated to explain in more detail the power options.
Here three of the terms are explained:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/how-shut-down-turn-off-pc
The "allow hybrid sleep" is covered here:
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-performance/what-does-the-allow-hybrid-sleep-option-in-power/bc7e46c5-b6a5-47e0-afe1-12e15b8078e6
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Sleep-and-hibernation-frequently-asked-questions

The objectives can be:
1. Lowest power consumption.
2. Quickest reboot time.
3. Easy configuration.
In general, you can have any two of the three. Pay special attention the "hybrid" option. It claims to be the best of all. You decide.

It is hard for me to make a concise answer. Maybe somebody else can pick this up with a simple answer.


Thanks for that reply and the links, which I will follow up in due course.

I have not come across the 'Hybrid' mode before but have now read a bit about it. It is not available on my quite new Tablet ---- I have done a search for it. I find Sleep and Standby is often conflated (I think it is the first time I have used that word), including in Help articles in Hope, eg. 'referred to as sleep mode, Standby or Stand by', or 'Standby Alternatively referred to as sleep mode', etc.

And there is the statement in a well known textbook: 'To resume, wake, or wake up a computer in Standby mode move the mouse, press a key on the keyboard, or press the power button on the computer without holding it down for more than a few seconds.' With my computer the first part does not work from Standby, you have to HOLD the on/off button, but the first part does apply to Sleep --- so the behaviour is significantly different for the two MODES. When I first used Standby I was alarmed as I thought startup had failed, because the Tablet would not wake up by pressing Enter. In 'the missing manual' for W8.1 there is some good explanation on pages 30-32, including detail about why Standby was not so good as it continued to use a trickle of power, resulting eventually in exhausted batteries and loss of data. It is more than a question of different terminology.

clayto
Quote from: Clayto2 on March 22, 2015, 03:52:21 PM

On my Windows 8.1 Tablet I have the Sleep power option which I use a lot. I have just installed a power gadget which provides easy access buttons for turning the PC off in different ways. It does not have Sleep but it does have Standby instead.
But they are not the same thing.

With Sleep I can turn the PC on rapidly with the Enter or other keys and it takes me back directly to where I was. In Standby this does not work. To turn back on I have to press the power on button.

I have a Win8 OEM disc, and want to install it from a USB DRIVE as my laptop has got no DVD drive. For that reason I'm USING WinToFlash application, but when the system boots from that USB drive, I'm getting something like "NTLDR missing ...". I tryed another application too (This is the link of it http://getintopc.com/tutorials/windows-7-usb-installation/) with exactly same outcome.
I wander how is Win 8 different from Win 7 as using the same WinToFlash I can successfully do the same for Windwos 7 OEM.
I mean in general, maybe I'm missing something, how do I make a bootable USB drive from a Win 8 OEM DISK?

RegardsOnly thing i can think is you may have missed a step or two in creating the USB tool...
Win8 is no different for doing this than other Win versions...

See Here...

Also you need to check if the laptop supports booting to USB devices...if it does you need to change that setting in the BIOS...Thanks Patio,
Let's drop the BIOS settings for sure, as I installed Win7 on that vary same laptop. BIOS doesn't matter for sure. As for missing a step, I don't know, I just did both Win7 and Win8 2 times exact same way. Can't blame on DVD either, as my desktop, that has a DVD drive, successfully booted from it.
What else?No idea...if you are gonna rule out your BIOS settings as they may have changed...oh well...
If you dont think you did anything wrong building the bootable USB ...again oh well.

There is Zero difference in doing it between 7 ...and 8.

So if 7 worked...and 8 doesn't i don't know what to say except double-check things as i suggested.

BTW which PC is this Win8 OEM disc for ? ?Microsoft provides a tool for creating alternative install media from the Installation DVD here.

One issue is that it may not work for OEM Windows copies. OEM Windows copies are designed and EXPLICITLY state within the OEM System Builders License agreement that they are only to be used for the creation of preinstallation packages using the OEM Preinstallation Kit (From Windows Vista onwards). It is against the EULA to purchase a OEM copy of Windows Vista, 7, or 8 and then install and use that copy yourself, but many people do not realize this. You can see this in the License here. XP and earlier OEM copies included a clause that effectively stated that if you were building a system for yourself, you could consider yourself the "Customer" as detailed in the rest of the License, whereas Vista and Later changed this.

Patio,
It is for HP 8470P laptop.
OEM WIn8 that I received from HP is for this machine. OEM Win7 I have is for another Samsung laptop. But that doesn't matter, it still works for HP except for key, that I don't care, for testing purposes it's OK, anyways I'm not going to use it on HP.BC-Programmer,
Thanks for that link.
Actually I know about it, but the thing is that as you said that's not an option for me, as my target is to do it with OEM Windows not Retail.
As for EULA, rules ..., long message short, I'm telling you exact same thing works OK for this Win7 OEM and if for this HP it installs without key, on it's right match Samsung it installs perfect.I think BC is right.
MS has taken steps to curb even small scale OS piracy. An individual can not get a low-cost version of Windows and run it on two machines unless MS wants it to.
This article was published two YEARS ago.
Microsoft to start a campaign against pirated versions of its operating systems
Quote

To curb the use of unlicensed XP, Microsoft has already come up with a plan to shut down XP systems after April 2014. It has already announced on an official note that all XP users (whether licensed or not) must upgrade their PC’s to Windows 7 by April 2014. Any system working on XP OS will be remotely shut down after the said period. So, all those who will be using this 2001 released OS after the said date, will not be entertained by the company.

Hey guys so I have been trying to UPDATE my custom built PC from Windows 8 to Windows 8.1. I been trying and failing for over 2 years now. I haven't tried updating my PC to Windows 8.1 for more than a year. The old thread I started is here.

I recently decided to give it a go again and the Windows 8.1 update downloads, installs, and gets up to the "Getting Devices Ready" part and fails when it reaches around 75-80% with a BSOD.

The hardware specs of my PC is located here.

My PC had originally Windows 7 but I upgraded it to Windows 8.

This time around these were the steps I FOLLOWED to update to Windows 8.1.

• Used the Windows 8.1 Update Guide from Microsoft as my reference
• Ran Windows Update to make sure I had the latest updates.
• Ran PatchMyPC to update all my apps and install and Windows updates that I missed.
• Ran DriverPackSolution to update all of my drivers.
• Ran Windows 8.1 Upgrade Assistant and removed and incompatible programs or hardware
• Ran both CCleaner and Defraggler to free up disc space
• Disabled my Antivirus software
• Booted Windows in "Clean Boot" mode
• Disconnected all peripheral devices (except mouse, keyboard, and used only 1 of three monitors connected to PC).
• Attempted to update to Windows 8.1

I have an icon on the taskbar for Microsoft Word 2010 and would like to KNOW, PLEASE, how to transfer it as a desktop icon to sit amongst the other desktop icons.

I use Windows 8.1

A step-by-step METHOD would HELP me a great deal as I am a senior citizen, retired civil servant, and am much more comfortable with printed instructions.

Many thanks.

JoeTry holding it down with the left mouse button and dragging it to the Desktop...Many thks for your prompt reply. SORRY to say that it did not work; don't know why !

I now have an icon on my desktop for WORD but it refuses to budge. It is a duplicate icon that cannot be dragged or deleted, unlike all the other icons on my dekstop.

With renewed thanks,

JoeRight clik it and select Delete...

I bought a new Lenovo computer, which, unfortunately, has win 8 installed, recently updated to 8.1
I am being bombarded with pop-up ads and new windows opening up.
Please help.
Supersaint, DublinIt's not from the 8.1 update...your likely infected...
Dload and RUN ADWCLEANER for now...if that doesn't clear it up visit our Malware section and POST your info....I had the same problem with my new Tablet. It felt like a plague. Worst of all was the way ad highjacked the page at the very moment I was trying to SIGN in to a Forum, including this ONE. Now it has all virtually gone as a result of using AdW Cleaner which is free, and Malwarebytes which is paid for (well worth it). I also used Junk Removal Tool, recommended on this Forum.

Clayto2 We have never recommended Junk Removal Tool to my knowledge...JRT is recommended in the malware forum.Thanx for the heads up Dave...

I have been waiting so long to downgrade to Windows 7 64-bit, I really want to use an ISO file but the last time I tried to, it messed up a lot of drivers and Aero wasn't working on my dad's LAPTOP. Is it possible to downgrade and still use the same LICENCE key as the OS I use now? Also, can I have the official WIndows 7 Home Premium 64-bit ISO?The downgrade path from 8 to Win7 is only if your ver. of Win 8 is Ultimate...
Otherwise you will have to purchase Win7...Downgrade rights for Windows 8 Pro require that the Windows 8 version be a preinstalled version. Retail Windows 8 Pro copies do not get downgrade rights.

Unfortunately "downgrade rights" are BASICALLY just what you tell the MS rep on the phone. As described here; basically, it means you are "allowed" to install a previous version of Windows from the original media and using the original product key. The downgrade rights merely mean that when activation fails (if that copy of Windows was installed elsewhere) you can call Microsoft and EXPLAIN that you are exercising downgrade rights and get an activation code.

Basically, you'd do exactly what you already did.
None of this will solve the issue you mentioned- you would have to find and download the drivers for the laptop. I'd do that first, and PLACE them on a thumb drive or burn a disc with them on it before reinstalling Windows. That is assuming Windows 7 Drivers are available for the laptop. You'd have to look on the laptop manufacturer's support pages.Quote from: BC_Programmer on March 22, 2015, 12:06:02 PM

Downgrade rights for Windows 8 Pro require that the Windows 8 version be a preinstalled version. Retail Windows 8 Pro copies do not get downgrade rights.

Unfortunately "downgrade rights" are basically just what you tell the MS rep on the phone. As described here; basically, it means you are "allowed" to install a previous version of Windows from the original media and using the original product key. The downgrade rights merely mean that when activation fails (if that copy of Windows was installed elsewhere) you can call Microsoft and explain that you are exercising downgrade rights and get an activation code.

Basically, you'd do exactly what you already did.
None of this will solve the issue you mentioned- you would have to find and download the drivers for the laptop. I'd do that first, and place them on a thumb drive or burn a disc with them on it before reinstalling Windows. That is assuming Windows 7 Drivers are available for the laptop. You'd have to look on the laptop manufacturer's support pages.

hi
i`m using windows 8.1 on my hp laptop with auto updates enabled
when i used it after a LONG gap of 2-3 months, a lot of updates (probably 11-12 updates) gathered.
then i installed them all but 3.
No matter how many times i restart and manually try to install these 3 updates they don`t install and say "3 updates failed"
updates are :
1.Update for Windows 8.1 for x64-based Systems (KB2955164)
Download size: 97.3 MB
2.Update for Windows 8.1 for x64-based Systems (KB2975719)
Download size: 170.0 MB
3.Windows 8.1 Update for x64-based Systems (KB2919355)
Download size: 129.0 MB

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[attachment deleted by admin to conserve space]Clik where it SAYS get help with this error and MS Fixit will run...

If that does not work call MS....Update Support is Free.All three updates are for 64 bit systems. Is it possible your system is 32 bit?I suggest you try downloading the updates directly from Microsoft's download page for each of the updates. For example, one of your updates can be DOWNLOADED from http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=42761 I recently encountered the same problem as you with one update and managed to get it installed by doing just as I have stated.

Otherwise, do as patio suggested.

Go to this folder:
\Windows\Software Distribution\Downloads
Delete all files & folders.

Try update again.thanks everyone
the issue was solved
the updates took over AUTOMATICALLY after i clicked on GET HELP WITH THIS ERROR
although i`d 2 b more than patient as the size of update was very large...Quote from: tousif786 on November 19, 2014, 06:10:40 AM

hi
i`m using windows 8.1 on my hp laptop with auto updates enabled
when i used it after a long gap of 2-3 months, a lot of updates (probably 11-12 updates) gathered.
then i installed them all but 3.
No matter how many times i restart and manually try to install these 3 updates they don`t install and say "3 updates failed"
updates are :
1.Update for Windows 8.1 for x64-based Systems (KB2955164)
Download size: 97.3 MB
2.Update for Windows 8.1 for x64-based Systems (KB2975719)
Download size: 170.0 MB
3.Windows 8.1 Update for x64-based Systems (KB2919355)
Download size: 129.0 MB

Alright, so this had always happened since i've upgraded from 32-bit win7 ultimate to 64-bit WIN8.1 Pro. I'm a gamer and it gets extremely frustrating when EVERY TIME i join a server my ping goes to 1000 and I have to wait almost 2 mins for it to go away. I've run multiple scans and no threats detected. No matter what multiplayer game i play from Steam or Origin, it always has the same lag spike. I had trouble with it before so i uninstalled the card drivers and reinstalled and it fixed the random disconnecting problem, but still had the lag spike.Welcome Back...
What card is this ? ?...Did you DLoad and install the 64 bit drivers for it and re-boot ? ?
The card is a DWA-552. The problem was that windows 8.1 picked the driver for the chipset integrated into the card itself (the NIC (Network Interface Card) would just randomly stop running with this basic driver). So I installed the LATEST drivers for the card (Windows 7 Driver ). And it worked flawlessly for awhile, until I figured out that every online multiplayer match I joined caused me to lag to the point where I couldn't even move in the game. Sometimes it completely stops, but that is a lot rarer than the lag issue. The issue is not fixed with the newest drivers for this card.I'd REPLACE the card then...make sure the new 1 has Win8 proper drivers...Could you like me a decent card that is either full length PCI or PCIe x4? One that works with Win 8.1 and has 8.1 drivers.Quote from: datguy on March 19, 2015, 12:28:01 PM

Could you like me a decent card that is either full length PCI or PCIe x4? One that works with Win 8.1 and has 8.1 drivers.

Hello,
Im having trouble with sound whenever I WANT to watch something on my laptop. I have CHECKED sound settings and everything seems okay
I have NORMAL sound with general things such as notifications but when I watch something the sound just goes. I have used VLC and Windows Media Player and both are doing the same thing.
There is sound but it's extremely quiet and I can only pick up loud noises, the talking is barely audible
If anyone can help me I'd really appreciate it! thank youHave you gone to advanced audio properties and made sure that the levels are set correctly. Last time I saw a similar problem to this it was a level that was set low in the advanced sound properties.There area number of things that might go wrong. More details about your system are needed. Has this been a recent change? Was it always this way?

What make is the laptop? Does it work alright on headphone?
Microsoft has many articles about rep[ported sound problems.

Tips for fixing common sound problems

Does that help any?
Thanks so much to the both of you, I have a HP laptop with beats audio and some of the levels on the beats audio settings were low, no idea how it happened since it had been FINE previously, but all is fixed now
thanks for the help!Cool to 'hear' its fixed. Quote from: HayleyR on March 14, 2015, 04:59:30 PM

Thanks so much to the both of you, I have a HP laptop with beats audio and some of the levels on the beats audio settings were low, no idea how it happened since it had been fine previously, but all is fixed now
thanks for the help!

My Windows 8 LAPTOP is stuck in 'repairing disk errors. This might take over an hour to complete'
After leaving it for over 20 hours there still hasn't been any improvement!
NOTHING has happened to it.

I have tried pressing f12 and looking through the options there, but it wouldn't allow me to system restore or refresh.

help! I'm actually having the same issue with my laptop, it's been like this for like 8 hours now. I'm scared to manually turn it off in case anything goes wrong. Does ANYBODY have a suggestion?No easy solution. Anytime windows takes over TWENTY minutes to finish an operation, it MAY be a case of error that cannot be resolved. Turning off the computer is the only way out.

So, I own a Windows 8 HP Envy dv6 Notebook PC (I think?). HONESTLY, I don't know much about computers so that may not be the correct information. However, today when I was Skyping my boyfriend, my video decided to stop working. A message popped up that read something about not being able to read or recognize the USB I had tried to plug in. At the time, nothing was plugged into the USB port. I restarted my laptop and Skype a few times, and it worked after a while only to go out an hour or so later. I've tried EVERYTHING I can think of (which isn't much, admittedly) and don't know what to do. HELP WOULD be APPRECIATED!Quote from: Desideratum on March 07, 2015, 09:49:31 PM

A message popped up that read something about not being able to read or recognize the USB I had tried to plug in. At the time, nothing was plugged into the USB port.

I would like to change the Power Settings on a Windows 8.1 computer. But When I GO into the control panel for the power settings, I get a BLANK screen as shown here:



Then when I click the link "Change when the computer sleeps" I get this screen:



When I click "Why can't Windows retrieve this INFORMATION?" I get this screen:



How do I configure my hardware to allow me to change the power settings? I have changed the settings before, but CURRENTLY the computer will not allow me to change the power settings.

Any information would be helpful. Thanks.

Is there a way to limit my roommates bandwidth usage on my router? Hes the kind of guy that likes to play online MMO's all day, while SKYPE chatting with his clan mates. The problem is it takes up what i assume is most of the bandwidth so when I try watching videos it pauses the video to buffer every few seconds. It also causes the games I want to play online to lag. I know how to get into my router menu, but i don't understand what any of the lingo means, so IM stopped dead in my tracks. My quick fix idea, since i'm not that savvy with computers, is to run some CAT-5 to my ROOM from my router, and just go wired. However, that's tricky business for my apartment so if i can just click a few buttons and be done with it that would be NICE. Thanks for helping. Just lock down your wireless...unless he's paying you for access...Here is a MANUAL:
http://www.homedepot.com/catalog/pdfImages/03/03b97504-d08c-45e6-bde2-88361df9eb63.pdf
Many routers in this class have a "guest" option. The guest account has a different SSID and may limit the bandwidth used. If the option is present, it limits s the amount of data that can go to the wireless SSID guest account.

Hi All,
My new Win. 8 laptop has about 18 small icons on the desktop and there are 10 spaced about 25mm apart on bottom row with another row about 25mm above that with the same spacing.
This spacing is far too large and results the two rows taking up about 30% of the desktop area.
I can position my icons in Win.7 on my PC but not with Win. 8 on my Samsung laptop.
Anyone know a solution?From Personilasition in Control Panel there are many settings you can change...including icon size screen resolution, layout etc etc etc
Thanks for reply. Yes that would be the obvious place to look, but after an hour of searching I can find nothing on spacing of icons or where to find a smaller grid to place them in.There is third-party tool for Icon spacing. But it is LIMITED to just the desktop icon spacing.
http://www.downloadinformer.com/2012/08/desktop-icons-spacing-controller.htmlIf you want the icons smaller, you can change your SYSTEM DPI. You can change this by right-clicking the desktop, SELECTING "Screen Resolution" and then clicking the "Make text and other items larger or smaller". You can adjust the slider as desired.

You can also change the text size for icons in this same dialog.

If you want to change the spacing, you can follow these instructions from MS:

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2805467

I'm at my wits' end with this problem. I've searched all over, but can't find a solution. I'm fairly new to Linux, pretty comfortable fixing most windows problems. I've been messing around A LOT with installing linux distros recently I feel somewhat familiar with BIOS and bootloaders and EFI, at least on the linux end, but now this problem is mostly to do with windows booting, which I'm not too familiar with.

I'll try to be brief. I have a quadruple boot EFI system: Windows 8.1, Linux Mint (debian), OpenSUSE, and Fedora.
Before the troubles, sdb was like this:
sdb1 : fat32 300MB EFI boot
sdb2 : 900MB recovery
sdb3 : 128MB Microsoft reserved
sdb4 : 187GB Windows 8.1
sdb5 : XXXXX (this was the 20GB recovery partition that I moved to another HD, but it got wiped)
sdb6 : Suse
sdb7 : Mint
sdb8 : Fedora

I was on kind of a high having successfully installed and got on my way to customizing 3 linuxes. I had already deleted that large recovery partition, so while i was in the process of adding space to and moving the linux partitions, I decided to delete the other small microsoft reserved partitions (NOT the EFI partition). I'm almost certain that at this point I successfully booted into all 4 systems to see if anything broke. Then when it seemed like everything was okay, I decided to move the Windows partition to the left, planning to allocate that space somewhere. In Gparted (standard linux partitioning program), it warned me that moving a windows partition was a bad idea, but I figured I'd be able to deal with it. It successfully moved the partition but now Windows fails to boot.

The EFI partition is there and I can get into all the linux bootloaders. The Windows partition seems completely intact. After trying to boot into windows it will give an error message when I mount it in linux, but after doing startup repair from a windows USB I can mount it (startup repair fails no matter how many times I try it though).

My understanding of the problem now is that the bootmgr.efi file is pointing to a physical location on the disk to find the system but it's not there. I guess Linux partitions don't mind being moved around but Windows does. Is this the case? If so, how do I fix it?

Additional information, attempted fixes, etc:

1) I've tried booting from every single .efi file on sdb1. In fact, at one point I had 12 boot entries in the BIOS, and I think it fried the BIOS. I couldn't get past POST, freaked out, and needed to physically tear the thing apart, pop out the CMOS battery to reset it, and after that it came back (still with all the boot entries though). Has anyone ever encountered this? It's fine now.

2) I've tried ubuntu's boot-repair, but that seems to just find the windows .efi files so it doesn't help.

3) Windows startup repair doesn't work. I've tried it 4 times in a row several times.

4) Searching for phrases like "moved windows partition, won't boot", or "create new bootmgr.efi" usually result in pages on how to repair or create the BCD file. I've tried several of these solutions with no luck, and I don't think this is the problem anyway. Originally Windows 8 had no boot manager screen. When I was installing the first linux distro I used EasyBCD, which created a Windows boot manager screen, but no linux. Since that Grub would boot to the windows boot manager. After upgrading to Windows 8.1 the windows boot manager screen disappeared, but Grub still worked fine booting into all systems. When attempting the fix at:

http://www.fixedbyvonnie.com/2013/12/how-to-repair-the-efi-bootloader-in-windows-8/
and following up with this page which someone in the comments sugggested:
http://www.techspot.com/guides/630-windows-8-boot-fix/

I found that "bootrec /scanos" yields 0 windows installations.

5) I tried changing the boot flags for sdb4 to all kinds of combinations before RUNNING startup repair with no luck.

6) The only other solution I can think of at this point to try is creating two "dummy" partitions to the left of sdb4. I have no record of the exact sizes of the original ones, and I'm reluctant to mess around with moving the windows partition again. Is that a crazy idea?

7) It's probably clear I'd really rather not re-install windows. I don't have the original install disc.

If anyone can offer any help I'd really appreciate it. Solutions, other posts that cover the same area, or corrections if there seems to be something that I've misunderstood... ANYTHING, please!

Thanks.In what order were these OS's installed ? ?Try repairing with EasyBCD.
https://neosmart.net/EasyBCD/Buy another hared drive and start over. Use to old disk as you backup.
Your understanding of how partitions are named and used is not good enough.
Never delete a partition n in Linux named 5. Unless you KNOW what that means.
GParted is very useful, but can really ruing things if you let it.

GParted -- Documentation
Also:
http://www.gnu.org/software/parted/manual/parted.html

EFI system. Much of Linux was built before EFI.
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The EFI System partition (ESP) is a partition on a data storage device that is used by computers adhering to the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI). When a COMPUTER is powered up and booted, UEFI firmware loads files stored on the ESP to start installed operating systems and various utilities.

In what order were these OS's installed ? ?

Buy another hared drive and start over. Use to old disk as you backup.
Your understanding of how partitions are named and used is not good enough.
Never delete a partition n in Linux named 5. Unless you know what that means.
GParted is very useful, but can really ruing things if you let it.

GParted -- Documentation
Also:
http://www.gnu.org/software/parted/manual/parted.html

EFI system. Much of Linux was built before EFI.But rather than go into that now, I think you should just start over again. One method that works well is to use one drive for windows systems, and other drive for Linux systems. You can can the boot order in the BIOS to boot up the other drive. Having two desperate drives makes troubleshooting easier.

Primaries being 4, the first logical partition is always 5. So any partition with number of five and up is a logical one

This is from a Linux documentation and it is wrong.
Deleting partition 5 will cause unpredictable problems.

Try repairing with EasyBCD.
https://neosmart.net/EasyBCD/

This drive is GPT.

Try repairing with EasyBCD.
https://neosmart.net/EasyBCD/

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WARNING TO ANY FUTURE READER: When a partitioning program informs you that moving the windows partition may cause problems, it is NOT joking. There MIGHT be a simple solution, but then again there might NOT BE.
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I have an ASUS K55N that is about a year and a half old. I use it heavily for gaming.

I have been having a problem where my programs become unresponsive. Here is what typically happens, I am playing a game for about 30 minutes smoothly then all of a sudden it will freeze for a second then unfreeze for a second repeatedly. Often at this POINT I open task manager and restart the program and it runs fine for another 30 minutes, sometimes I leave the program running and after about 10 minutes of this annoying FREEZING and unfreezing it will run smoothly again but it is more likely to freeze completely and force me to end the task. When I have my web browser open at the same time as the game, the web browser will also become unresponsive. The web browser won't become unresponsive on its own though. When the web browser is unresponsive it behaves similarly to the game, acting sluggish then freezing and needing to be restarted. I usually have teamspeak 3 running at the same time and it will occasionally become unresponsive when the game does but it clears up rather quickly.

Here some events that happened at the same time I started noticing the problem.... I installed BF4 and PLAYED that (this game is too much for my computer specs) and it had the problem said above. This is understandable, but what bothers me is that now most of my games do it. Other events are, my Hard drive became full, I installed a mod for a game, and there was a windows update which may or may not have been interrupted (I don't remember). This all happened 3 months ago.

Right now I have just Firefox open and 23% memory is being used with firefox using the most. If I recall correctly, when I looked at memory when the problem started, when running the game normally total memory use was around 25% and when I was having the problem it was around 50%. It was 3 months ago and I may be wrong, I will try to check again.

Here are the games I play: DayZ (has the most problems but is an alpha test and isn't optimized), BF4 (dont play anymore), Mount and Blade (runs w/o much issue), CSGO (I get 60 fps but it has the problem said above), Skyrim, Minecraft, Total War, Civ 5

Thank you for your help.UPDATE: UPON further investigation, when running normal .1% disk is used but when the problem occurs it is at 100%
Ignore the part I said about 50% memory in the original post

Hey, I've had this problem for a while that when a play a game or watch a video in any quality my computer can randomly freeze and cause a buzzing noise in my head phnes. The computer shows no indication to when this will happen and when the buzzing starts it's over.

The buzzing lasts for about 3 second and then stops making the fan inside the pc the only noise. When it freezes it has no response at all and I cannot do anything but forcefully turn off or "choke" the computer. I'm writing this now after it happened twice in 15 minutes which is a new record THEREFORE i fear it is getting worse. I got the computer for Christmas and I've had the problem since like 10 of January or so. It is no bad PROGRAM that i've downloaded and i have tried to "restore" the computer from the windows 8 settings.

I have the 'Hewlett Packard Envy 15 notebook' laptop with:

- AMD A10-5750M APU processor
- Radeon HD Graphics 2.50GHz
- 800 GB RAM
- 64 bit
- Windows 8.1

I restored the laptop for 3 days ago and it hasn't helped, I'm really in distress and i have yeat to try (and will soon) take my computer to Elkjøp (Electronics store) to have them take a look at it.

I appreciate any information on the subject even a, "YEAH i have the same problem" and help will be extremly loved. I'll check on this post from time to time and if you NEED any more of my PC info i'll do my best to find it.

Thanks That's a lot of RAM for a laptop or even any computer. It could be an over-heating issue but usually the computer would shut down if that were the case.
Try using something like http://www.almico.com/speedfan.php speed fan just to make sure that it's not a temp issue. RUN the program in the background and do whatever it is that makes the computer crash and note the temperatures.

If not then come back to us with as much information you can give. he doesn't have 800G of RAM...just sayin.Quote from: Mulreay on February 16, 2015, 02:39:03 PM

Try using something like http://www.almico.com/speedfan.php speed fan just to make sure that it's not a temp issue. Run the program in the background and do whatever it is that makes the computer crash and note the temperatures.

my flash drive keeps saying write protected, but its not what can I do?FIRST things first.

Is it full?
Have you scanned it for viruses?
Is it just one file or the whole drive that is protected?
Is it PERSISTENT?

If this as on going problem try formatting the drive but only if there is NOTHING on there you need to keep. Formatting the drive will delete EVERYTHING


And how do you know it's not write protected? Does it work on other systems? There may be a small, physical switch on the drive that TOGGLES write protection on and off.I'm afraid, it may be due to a DAMAGE of the flash drive

Hi,
Was using the internet fine as I only got my LAPTOP the 23/1/2015 and by the 16/2/15 the internet BROKE. When I PUT my mouse in the internet bars it says my network then underneath that no internet access. When I click on internet explorer it loads for a while and then says cannot display the web PAGE and then fix connection problems. I click it wait five minutes and then it says fixed. It WORKS fine for about two minutes and then the same thing happens. Do you know how I can fix this? thanks Are you using a wireless connection? Are you using a wireless router that you bought or one provided by your ISP (Internet Service Provider)? Brand and model? How old is it?

Hi there,
A friend of mine gave me his Sony Vaio, to see if i can get it working. Model No: SVF152C29M. All i know is that it's got Windows 8 already on it when he bought it. He tried 2 down grade to Windows 7. Now, when you turn it on there's nothing happening at all.
You can see very faintly that something's working but the screen is so very, very dark to make out what. Will it be anything to do with graphics. The sound's there.
I'm afraid i don't know anything about the laptop. Just it's Windows 8.

Any suggestions?

NitaIt sounds like there may be a problem with the MONITOR screen or the video graphics. Did you try connecting another monitor to the laptop?How did he "try" to downgrade to Win7 ? ?
Has he installed DRIVERS for Win7 ? ?

There is likely a restore partition on there to take it back to Day 1 status if that's an option...the instructions are at the Sony site.Hi there,
OK, i'll try that. I think my friend just downloaded free off some site. Doubt if he got drivers as he's not very clued up. I'm not either but i wouldn't have tried to get Windows 7 in the 1st PLACE. Thank-you for ur quick reply.

Nita.Be forewarned that a Factory Restore wipes everything...so ask him 1st...looks like the downgrade process was not completed properly.

He may have removed the CD and did not COMPLETE the installation.

On your side do you get any errors while starting? if not how much time have you waited for the OS to start?

Query with him and keep us posted.

So, I was testing out my new batch file that hides files, and then requires a password to un hide it, all from the file. The problem was that anybody could right click it, hit edit, then change the password to get to it(assuming they have basic computer knowledge). So I had made an .exe file that required a password to open, which all it did was open that file. Then I noticed, it wouldn't hide the specified folder because the .bat file that the .exe opened was in a different directory. So I made a shortcut to the folder, then I put the folder in the same directory. Sadly, then when I un-hid the .bat, the directory was gone, and it took the folder with it, as far as I know. The major problem is that the folder that was taked was my whole desktop. I had put everything into that folder to save space. Now I cannot FIND it. That folder is hidden, and it is nowhere to be found. I went to my control panel and clicked 'show hidden files and folders,' and I still can't find it. I went into cmd to locate the file using 'dir' commands, and come couldn't even find it. All of the files i the folder are hidden too, sadly. Please help ASAP, because I have important things in that folder that I need back. Thanks!This general rule applies to current Windows versions:
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Show or Hide Hidden Files and Folders
1. In the desktop, click or tap the File Explorer button on the taskbar.
2. Select the files or folders you want to hide or unhide.
3. Click or tap the Hide selected items button on the View tab.
4. Select the Hidden items check box on the View tab to show hidden files or folders.

batch file that hides files

How does it accomplish this task?

If a folder has the System and hidden attributes, it will not be visible in Windows Explorer. You can see system files using the /a switch on dir:

Code: [Select]dir /as
trying to search the whole drive would probably not be very useful, as a lot of files will have that attribute. You'd have to narrow it down. exe batch compilers typically just extract a batch file to a temporary location, then run the batch file. Usually, in the temp directory, so a good start would be to start in the %temp% folder.

I have an ACER TravelMate P253-E laptop & its KEYBOARD not responding. all the KEYS are not working. How to resolve this?

Hope this is the right FORUM for my prob. My p.c. is barely a year OLD, but seems to be a bit slow lately. I'm wondering about these items :
30 BEGINNING processes
4 startups-high impact..6 medium impact
SERVICES.. not sure if they need tweaking
apps & history.. need tweaking ?
Is there a forum here with SOLUTIONS ?

Windows 8 64 bit
RAM 4.00 GB
Please define "a bit slow". EXACTLY what is the problem? I did some updates & other stuff ; seems ok now. What about the startups & all that? I like to keep things neat &
organized. Discard the junk & all that. Where in the forums can I go for assist ?
Thanks ! If the system is running okay I'd leave it alone. DO NOT tweak services - it serves on purpose on modern systems.

Greetings Everyone,

I recently had a mechanical hard drive from another computer begin failing on me - lots of read errors, sometimes it doesn't come online, the usual. I was able to get a great deal of data off of it, so I'm safe there.

Now, I want to make sure the thing is ERASED so I can get rid of it, or at least erased as much as POSSIBLE. My computer has a SATA docking station in the case, so I figure this will be a great way to interface with the drive.

The problem is, right when I plug in it, Windows falls over its self loading the drive up, scanning it, open folders, ETC. My issue is that I don't want my computer touching the darned thing, because then if I try to get any program to interact with it - e.g, a drive erasing program, things start freezing up while Windows tries to figure out why the drive isn't responding (failing). Of course, if I try get several programs working away at it - the erasing program, windows explorer that opened automatically when it detected a new filesystem (which consequently freezes usually while it tries to read it), device manager while I try to disable the drive and get Windows to unfreeze again - I'll get a massive amount of notification sounds when I YANK the drive as windows suddenly realizes that it's gone and can move on.

Sorry for the long winded post, everyone - my ultimate question is, how can I mount this drive in my machine such that Windows (and any other process) will ignore it, so I can set one program to work on it exclusively for erasing purposes?

Thanks!If the drive is that far gone, I don't think you need worry about any data that may have been on it before. If you are concerned, physically destroy the drive. (Wreck it with a hammer)

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(Wreck it with a hammer)

I suppose most recycling centers will take them whether or not they're scrap I would imagine? Sounds like fun

Maybe you need to replace new hard drive or you need a software that will fix all you error files.

I am experiencing a minor irritation with my Windows 8.1 TABLET. I KEEP getting a window POPPING up to say that Windows cannot find the file 'C:Program'. It usually happens just after I have started the computer up. I have done nothing to ASK the computer to find the file. It is a simple MATTER to close the window but it is an irritant I would rather be without. Can anyone advise me how to stop it, please?

Clayto2 Take a look at your 'startup' programs and see if there is a program in there that you don't either need or want. Choose to disable any programs you don't need on startup. Never worked with an 8.1 tablet before but if you can get up task manager it should have a tab for 'start up programs'.

Seems like there is a program set to run on start that has an error. Thanks, I will give that a try.

Clayto2

Guys, may I REQUEST that if you want to CONTINUE the side CONVERSATION you start a new thread? Thanks MUCH.

My friend gave me his LENOVO Ideapad S4oo to turn his OS into win7 from win8. with making some changes in UEFI settings, I got In track. I deleted all existing partitions except One as need the documents in it! But when I select the partition or try to make a new partition.....It does not work. It shows "the selected partition is GPT type" message!

Then I tried to look for solutions over internet! But all it offered me was Solution by command prompt or third party software!
But the problem is I don't have any OS in the system. So I cannot GO Through those process. Now what can I do???

Help me!!You need to reformat the drive for UEFI mode. You don't need an OS INSTALLED to fix it...a 3rd party app such as Easus Partition Manager will do it...
Follow their guide to create a boot CD...
REMEMBER to set CD as 1st boot DEVICE in BIOS...

So I have Lenovo Thinkpad s230u. Is been having some problems one in a while when I SHUTDOWN the screen it takes like 5 mins for the screen to come on again. But it DOSENT go thru the process of restarting the screen just turns on again. Then it says, "Your PC RAN into a problem this cause your pc to restart. So I want to know what is making the screen shutdown for some minutes when I turn it on and how can I fix it? Thanks for your help.It could be an issue with your power SETTINGS or even a heat problem, can you give us more INFORMATION as the information you have given is vague at best.

Describe exactly what happens when your computer has been off for one hour and then you start it. Be as detailed as POSSIBLE.

a couple weeks AGO we took his laptop in to replace the hard drive and when we got it back it was working for that whole DAY but after that it wont turn on at all. no beeping no nothing. the only thing that happends is when we plug in the charger the light in the front turnes on. we really cant affrd to take it in again so hiw can we DIAGNOSE this problem and FIX it ourselves?If you took it to a SHOP return it there and tell them it is not fixed...

after a windows 8.1 update within hours I was in a "repairing" loop. f2''d it into BIOS, let it do its THING a and then it GAVE me a save/ restart option, restart then loop again.. I am now in BIOS and need to know how to recover, BUT I have a cracked 8.1 and no DISK however I do have a usb cable and a friends laptop im using now...this acer 5420 came with vista or 7 and I did recently (prior to the 8.1 install)install a new hard drive. can I recover the os that came with my laptop when I baught it or can I recover the 8.1 with this cable? thank you and Im new to this computer stuffWe don't assist with cracked SOFTWARE...Sorry.

Topic Closed.

Hello, I have a Lenovo Ideapad 410p and I have been having some problems. Whenever I want to open a folder or really ANYTHING that involves the File Explorer, it doesn't come up. I know for a fact it's open because it's on the TASK bar and the Task Manager. Plus, i can see the thumbnail. I would really like some help with this please!When you see it on the taskbar right-click on it and select "Maximize". What happens?I don't see the "Maximize" option. go to task manager FIRST.. ( use ctrl+shift+esc), then go for File->RUN New Task-> in that window type "explorer" (WITHOUT inverted commas),, explorer opensQuote from: C11Beatz on January 23, 2015, 09:16:30 PM

I don't see the "Maximize" option.

I run a Lenovo H520E computer BOUGHT on 8 December 2014, my anti virus ware is Norton.

I am being plagued by the following;
Windows BAD Image
Exception Processing Msg 0xc000007b.
This Msg has now started Explorer-exe Bad image c:\program Data

What can I do to stop these annoying messages?

Cheers
Syd
When do you receive those messages and what OS are you running?Many thanks for your reply.

I am running windows 8.1 and the windows msg is appearing every one/two minutes. even as I write , up comes Windows -Bad Image
Cheers SydWindows 8.1 comes with its own AV called Windows Defender. If you're running another AV make sure that WD is disabled.

To Run the SFC /SCANNOW Command in Windows 7
1. Open an elevated command prompt.

2. To Scan and Repair System Files
NOTE: Scans the integrity of all protected system files and repairs the system files if needed.
A) In the elevated command prompt, type sfc /scannow and PRESS Enter. (see screenshot below)
NOTE: This may take some time to finish.



B) Go to step 4.

3. To Only Verify if the System Files are Corrupted
NOTE: Scans and only verifies the integrity of all proteced system files only.
A) In the elevated command prompt, type sfc /verifyonly and press Enter.

4. When the scan is complete, hopefully you will see all is ok like the screenshot below.
NOTE: If not, then you can attempt to run a System Restore using a restore point DATED before the bad file occured to fix it. You may NEED to repeat doing a System Restore until you find a older restore point that may work.



5. When done, close the elevated command prompt.

my COMPUTER SCREEN flashes and is WHITE in a certain spot and it's windows 8
and it has a scrolling down image thing of the screen please helpDesktop, Laptop, or Tablet?

What is make/model ALSO?laptop

dont knowBeing vague isn't going to make people want to help you... Why not look for the make and model? It'll be fairly OBVIOUSLY labelled on the machine.If you want help you need to provide as much information as possible. Please tell us everything you can about your computer and the nature of the problem.

Hi there,

I used Glary Utilities and was able to remove some unnecessary apps. However, after I removed Amazon 1Button App its icon still appears in 'Programs and Feature' but uninstall option is not available, only change or repair. When I try to change or repair, its not ALLOWING saying the source .msi file is not available.

Any suggestions appreciated as to how to remove this amazon feature completely.

Also, any suggestions as how to correctly clean all the 'junk' from Windows 8 would be appreciated too.sorry...can you give me the link...I mean specifically?Please ignore the post that was there, it was spam and has been removed.

When you say you used Glary Utilities, did you use that to uninstall the Amazon app? If so, sounds LIKE it wasn't removed properly, try installing it again and then running the proper uninstaller though the Programs and Features applet.
If you COULD clarify what junk you're trying to remove, I'm sure someone will be able to assist.

( HOW TO CHECK IF YOUR COMPUTER GOT HACKED )
(1) go to ( CMD right click run as ( ADMINISTRATOR ) type in--- system.ini ( click enter )
(2) if under ( drivers ) it says ( user=user.drv ) your computer WAS attacked.
(3) if under ( drivers ) it says ( timer=timer.drv ) then your computer is ( safe )

[attachment deleted by admin to CONSERVE space]-System.ini has not been USED actively by windows since Windows 3.1 and has only been present since for backwards compatibility for programs that expect it.
-the user= line is invalid and doesn't do anything.
All I found in searching online for that is links to articles by morons.This has to be the BIGGEST nonsense I have seen in a long time. Define "hacked", why would those files represent anything?

If you want to even have a chance at being taken seriously, link to where you saw this.I think BC said it all...

My computer skills are just average. I got this HUGE problem, I don't KNOW how to fix it.
First of all I deleted all restore points just yesterday and created a new one. Iam sure restore wont solve anything.
I had downloaded a backup program. This program used about 3/4 of my disc space. I freaked out when I seen this. I uninstalled this program. But it still shows about 3/4 disc USAGE of 320 gig disc. Before that program, I had real close to a full FREE disc. This computer is 8 months old, windows 8.1
Thanks Chuck

Take in consideration my lack of computer skills.
Any good ideas? The program is the problem. Can you name it so we can warn others from using it? Do a fresh re-install of the OS is the solution. Also uninstalling the program is not neccessarily going to remove any backups created...as said...what app is this ? ?Quote from: Chuck racer on December 23, 2014, 05:23:54 PM

This program used about 3/4 of my disc space.