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I bought a refurbished computer from a school auction complete with Windows Vista Business installed on it and working. After 2 months it started to give me an error msg. stating the volume had expired or something like that. Now Windows will not work and all my attempts to reactivate it have failed. The product key on the unit only gives me a a new error code 0x8007267C and tells me I need a business key to activate it. I'm using another laptop to convey this as the new one is unuseable. Any suggestions? View this thread

In my previous post (Introduction[/size] Background task triggers are designed for varied scenarios and applications, and so have different requirements and resource management constraints. Some background task triggers are designed for apps that always need to stay up to date (e.g. email, VOIP) while others are designed for more opportunistic scenarios (e.g. running a maintenance task on AC or when certain system conditions change). The apps that always need to stay up to date need to be on the lock screen, this is limited to 7 apps more on this later in the post. In contrast, if you want to do opportunistic work, any app can use the maintenance trigger which runs on AC…

I have an HP Smartmedia 487 server. I am getting errors that one of my drives is starting to fail. So I backed up all of my files, and am trying to add another drive. I purchased a 1 TB WD Caviar Black Drive that has 32 MB of Cache. Per everything I have read, I placed a jumper on pins 7&8. I have placed the drive into an open slot on my server. The system recognizes it, but when I go to the console and add it, it goes through the formatting process fine, then when it says "Adding Hard Drive" it locks up my server. I can no longer connect to it, the only way I can get a response is to power it down and power it back up. Now I am getting a message that…

what update would turn off the ability to recarge the battery or to allow the laptop to not work on 110 power? Vista View this thread

The first version of Microsoft’s Visual Studio LightSwitch dev tool has achieved only modest traction in the market. Here’s a set of recommendations from an ardent supporter of the product. Source: All About Microsoft

I have an HP 1100 LaserJet and I have bougt the printer cable USB/Minicent and reconnected the PC in a Windows 7 (64) operating system, Theplug and play did not recognize the PC and try to install it the way is suggested in HP site but all I got was going in circles throuught the pahges without succes. Finally I found a diver and it installled it but I hav an issue: In the Pinters loaded appears and HP 950 IEEE1284 Controller and the HP Laserjet 1100 I tried to remove that HP 950aand can't be done I looked at the HP1100 printer installed and I saw all my documents in the Que...I removed most of ten except one a test page and cant be move and does not alow the printer t…

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I cant get thes updates to install. I have used the fixit tool. It said it repared the problem and everything is ok. I have also tryed to install them one by one manualy with no sucess. View the thread

Recently, I got an email from the Hotmail Support Staff.and they said this (down below) --> So should I actually send them my password or is this fake?It appears as though your account has undergone numerous password change as well as a security answer change attempts in the last 24-72 hours . As a precautionary procedure, we would like you to change your password and reply to this email with your old and new password like the example below:Old Password:New Password: This will help verify that you are the correct user of this account. If the information provided does not match our system or if this email is not replied to then we will be forced to close this account fo…

buenas tardes deseo asesoria para activar mi licencia de windows 7 home premium , por k ya lo instale y me manda una leyenda de que no esta activa, ya use el 01800-527-2000, no hubo contestacion por parte de microsoft, por lo que si instalo de nuevo me va seguir mandando la leyenda de activar windows. Atte: Alfredo Perez Velazquez View the thread

JUST WANTED TO KNOW IS ADDING ANOTHER SECURITY PROGRAM WILL INTERFERE WITH SECURITY ESSENTIALS, DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS FOR A GOOD PROGRAM THAT DOES NOT COST A LOT, I AM A SENIOR CITIZEN WITH VERY LITTLE FUNDS, ANY HELP WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANKS RON ANDERSON View this thread

Win7-64bit SP1 i5-2500, 16MB RAM IE9 and Firefox12 Windows activation OK. Have been running another computer for the past 28 days and this computer has been off line for that time. Went back online with this computer and now: Been running this for 6 months and no problem updating, Action center/maintenance says update does not require any action. In Task Mgr. under services tab: wuauserv 536 Windows update running netsvcs. Under Process: svchost.exe SYSTEM 00 17,212k Host process for Win Services highlighted. Back to services and click on services button: go to windows update: Status=Started, Startup Type=Automatic (delayed start), Log on As=Local System. Go to Start …

Tenho um vaio com windows 7, e o bluetooth não é compatível, mas veio de fábrica, como faço para ativar o bluetooth? View the thread

i need a secrity thats best for removing anti virus. whuch is better. windows defender, or mirosoft security essentail View this thread

When I open an email, it fills the monitor's screen and I can't make it smaller. When I click on the maximize/restore down button, nothing changes. When I go to the edges of my screen, I can't get the horizontal arrows in order to make it smaller. When I first open my email, the screen with the list of emails is fine and responds to the maximize button, but upon opening any email, it fills the screen! View the thread

Hello, I keep trying to install .net Framework 4 and it keeps coming up with the following message: .NET Framework 4 has not been installed because: HRESULT 0xc8000247 I have tried numerous times with the same result. I also am unable to get windows update to update my machine at all. I ran the Microsoft Genuine Advantage Diagnostic Tool and came up with the following result: Diagnostic Report (1.9.0027.0): ----------------------------------------- Windows Validation Data--> Validation Code: 0 Cached Online Validation Code: N/A, hr = 0xc004f012 Windows Product Key: *****-*****-HFPYD-TP34V-8B9XJ Windows Product Key Hash: vgPvnP5nDzfzIrOpi8Xg2HMw3oc=…

Hello, I keep trying to install .net Framework 4 and it keeps coming up with the following message: .NET Framework 4 has not been installed because: HRESULT 0xc8000247 I have tried numerous times with the same result. I also am unable to get windows update to update my machine at all. I ran the Microsoft Genuine Advantage Diagnostic Tool and came up with the following result: Diagnostic Report (1.9.0027.0): ----------------------------------------- Windows Validation Data--> Validation Code: 0 Cached Online Validation Code: N/A, hr = 0xc004f012 Windows Product Key: *****-*****-HFPYD-TP34V-8B9XJ Windows Product Key Hash: vgPvnP5nDzfzIrOpi8Xg2HMw3oc=…

Guy called me and said he was tech support for MS Windows. Said to open run and type something in or my operating system or it would crash. I said no I don't trust him then he said f^%$ you so I hung up. Never had that happen before. Guess my computer is going to explode now from what he said. Anyone else have this happen? View the thread

Unstalling programsam trying to uninstall RegCleanPro....just wont do it... View this thread

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A former Microsoft Windows Azure evangelist offers some advice for what to move to the cloud and when. Source: All About Microsoft

Posted on Personal[/b] computer era may be over. As I’ve mentioned in another post, ([url=http://www.everything-microsoft.com/2012/05/20/windows-8-prognosis-sales/">Windows8 Prognosis for Sales), what consumers want of their PC, and businesses want, are different. The PC at the private consumer level is about communication, and entertainment. And guess what, that is what tablets, and laptops can provide. And as proof of this, just look at the tens of thousands of apps that are available for tablets. Where are they for the PC? Some are available…but the PC functions in an entirely different environment. Which brings us back to Dell, one of the biggest PC makers in the …

I received a call from someone claiming to be from windows support. they wanted to make changes to my computer. is 1 866 844 8352 a windows support Number. Thanks in advance. George View the thread

Doing a windows update. Computer shows hourglass and "configuring a restore point..." Should I turn the pc off? It's been about 45 minutes now. View the thread

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