Microsoft Support & Discussions

original title : sad at start up my computer goes beep beep beep pause over and over again and does not start up then sometimes it starts up View this thread

I had two calls frorm someone that indicated they were from Microsoft, they wanted to access my computer due to a problem. They indicated their Microsoft Helpdesk was in California but the tl: number was from NY ((917) 512 2926. They indicated my IP address was sending errors to Microsoft and my computer would crash soon if I didn't get help. They ask to look at my computer: Click, Start,, right click Computer, click Manager, click Event viewer, Custom Views, Adminstrative Events: then I see 505 events Errors & Warnings. Are these crash problems and does Microsoft make these calls? Thank you View the thread

Running: Vista Home Premuim 32bit Recently upgraded to SP2 Log Name: Application Source: SideBySide Date: 6/2/2012 1:29:45 PM Event ID: 59 Task Category: None Level: Error Keywords: Classic User: N/A Computer: ****-PC Description: Activation context generation failed for "C:WindowsWinSxSx86_microsoft.vc90.mfc_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_9.0.30729.6161_none_4bf7e3e2bf9ada4cmfc90u.dll".Error in manifest or policy file "C:WindowsWinSxSmanifestsx86_policy.9.0.microsoft.vc90.mfcloc_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_9.0.30729.6161_none_f0bf52b884e4a7f2.manifest" on line 0. Invalid Xml syntax. Event Xml: Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event" System Provider Name="SideBySide" /…

Why does Norton 360 say that Microsoft Security Essentials not compatable with Noton 360? View this thread

Will Windows 7 continue run with Windows 8?? If so, for how long? Like the other poster, I like this OS a lot and until Windows 8 ticks all my boxes, I am loath to switch. If I could get an answer to that question, then I could make my mind up one way or the other. Many thanks in advance Charles Stewart UK View the thread

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From Help it looks like it saves the library location to a location within the library which in turn is saved in the library and so on and so on. For instance, the "Documents" library contains (among others) "My Documents" which I've chosen as the default save location, therefore, the library, "Documents" is saved in "My Documents". Just silly. After reading some of the questions on this subject, it looks like it does something else. So what does this default save location actually do? Please be detailed as it makes no sense to me yet. P.S. Okay to have a good laugh at my expense on this one. Or.... (I did some more research) ... does this allow m…

I am new to Windows 7, having problem uploading photos to Walmart. This was very easy with XP. Window I am sent to from Walmart site, I cannot select photos. Please help, Jim View the thread

>I want to change the import settings for my Canon camera when importing photos using Windows 7. my computer automatically starts loading pictures and does not allow access to the import settings section I had already managed to do this once but want to adjust the settings again. when I connect my camera to my PC, it automatically starts importing photos based on current settings with no option to change. Please help - its driving me nuts! View the thread

Auf der Seite > Systemsteuerung > Hardwäre und Sound > Geräte und Drucker werden Drucker, Faxgeräte und Geräte angzeigt. Unter Geräte wird mein Sony-Notebook mit einer gelben Warntafel angzeigt mit Status "Problembehandlung erforderlich". Nach dem Starten und Durchführen der Problembehandlung besteht der Fehler weiterhin mit der gelben Warntafel (auch nach einem Neustart). Bei Durchsuchen weiterer Probembehandlungen erhalte ich 2 Infos: 1) Deskjet Drucker verfügt über keinen Treiber (er funktioniert auch ohne Treiber einwandfrei und 2) Hardwareänderungen wurden möglicherweise nicht erkannt. Wie kan ich den Fehler beheben, so dass die gelbe Warntafel mit dem H…

In running Fix-it I got this error:Microsoft 6to4 Adapter #2 has a driver problemThere is a problem with the driver for Microsoft 6to4 Adapter #2. The driver needs to be reinstalledI went thru my whole Device Manager list item by item and could not find anything even similar to the adapter. HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!! View this thread

Using Windows Vista and my C drive is nearly out of capacity. There is plenty of space in my D Drive. Can I move any or all of my Users folders across? View this thread

I thought my hard drive crashed so i replaced it with one from another computer. it brings up this version of windows is not genuine. View this thread

is they anyway i can find my serail number i have a windows vista home basic laptop View this thread

Security Update for Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Service Pack 1 Redistributable Package (KB2538242) : How can I stop the update? Cannot remove above Service pack from control pannel add/remove programs. Thanks View this thread

I'm trying to install Retrospect Express 1.1 (I know its an old version but I like it a whole lot better than the version 7.7 that they are marketing now). The install stops with a DemoShield Player error, the details of which are as follows: Event Type: In Page Error P1: 000009c P2: D00000005 c:Docume~1OwnerLOCALS~1TempWER4175.dir00DEMO32.exe c:Docume~1OwnerLOCALS~1TempWER4175.dir00appcompat.txt View this thread

Windows XP professional SP3, VB6 Application using WinInet FTP, Window 7 remoting to XP pro. I have been having problems with one of my VB jobs. It has been running fine for years and now it is failing because it is downloading only partial files FTP. It appears to have begun failing after May 22, 2012. One symptom that I can duplicate is that when the FTP job is trying to run it knocks me off my remote desktop connection. Sometimes the FTP download works, sometimes the files are truncated. View this thread

PACOTE OFFICE WINDOWS 7 AO TENTAR ATIVAR O PACOTE OFFICE RECEBO UMA MENSAGEM DE ERRO DIZENDO QUE A CHAVE DE PRODUTO KEY É INAVLIDA,O QUE DEVO FAZER? View the thread

I have tried the fix it tool that tells me windows update components need to be prepared and it tells me that it fixed it each time I have used it. This does not fix the problem. I also chose the repair option for the .net V4 client but this did not fix the issue either. I am running vista home premium 32 bit os. Thank you in advance for any assistance. 4 View this thread

There is no error code and the fallowing statement "The fallowing updates were not installed" View this thread

I have an XP Pro SP3 system where the KB2676562 update fails to install. Here's some of the KB2676562.log: 1.563: ================================================================================ 1.563: 2012/06/01 14:48:10.109 (local) 1.563: C:WINDOWSSoftwareDistributionDownload5c8e9e17998db0bdd75732d7c2f21e47updateupdate.exe (version 6.3.13.0) 1.610: DoInstallation: GetProcAddress(InitializeCustomizationDLL) Returned: 0x7f 1.625: Hotfix started with following command line: /si /ParentInfo:b048f44098f9cf49a0b55113c69dbeb4 1.625: In Function GetReleaseSet, line 1240, RegQueryValueEx failed with error 0x2 1.657: Return Value From MpSysCheck = 1 1.657: MpSysChec…

I bought a desktop from Walmart, a few days later I get "This copy of Windows is not genuine" error. I realize I'm new, but would appreciate any help! Thanks in advance!! Diagnostic Report (1.9.0027.0): ----------------------------------------- Windows Validation Data--> Validation Code: 50 Cached Online Validation Code: N/A, hr = 0xc004f012 Windows Product Key: *****-*****-T7WC8-4M2PP-2VFTM Windows Product Key Hash: 6mAMI3zfzVsFp8hy1MUn9Lu39vA= Windows Product ID: 00359-OEM-9820603-62562 Windows Product ID Type: 8 Windows License Type: COA SLP Windows OS version: 6.1.7601.2.00010300.1.0.003 ID: {500C6CB3-F128-4EF6-8B55-9CBBACC9923D}(1) Is Admin: Yes Tes…

Microsoft’s new three-pane Bing design highlights inputs from users’ social networks, and adds a more Metro-inspired design. Source: All About Microsoft

I want to alert you that i have been receiving at least 15 phone calls a week from someone posing as a tech from your technical dept. trying to tell me that i have serious problems on my computer and i need to give him access to my computer so he can resolve the issues on my computer so i won't lose all the data on my computer. No matter how many times i've told him i don't want him calling me anymore he still call s 2 and 3 times a day. I know this is a scam and would never give out any information on the phone unless i called the person or company myself. But i can't help but think there are alot of people that would fall for a scam like that and believe that the c…

We built a new browsing experience in lockstep with Windows 8 to give you all the advantages that Metro style apps offer. We built that experience by extending IE’s underlying architecture to provide a fast, fully hardware-accelerated browsing engine with strong security and support for HTML5 and other web standards. Internet Explorer 10 is designed to make website interaction fast and fluid for touch as well as for heavy mouse and keyboard use. With IE10, websites participate in the Metro style experience in Windows 8, including the Start screen, charms, snap, and more. IE10 also provides the best protection from malicious software on the web while providing convenient …