Microsoft Support & Discussions

By Paul Thurrott Microsoft’s official Office Blogs has an interesting post about the creation of its Windows Phone app, called Office Blogs, of course. In the post, Craig Kerwien, the Director of Site Management in the Office Division Product Management Group describes how he went from idea to working app in just a few hours on a Saturday. Continue reading...

was told to check "events" do not know how to do this, could someone access illegal sites using my IP addresas Continue reading...

By Paul Thurrott A decade ago, PC makers and server software makers like Oracle tried to push a concept called thin client computing on unwilling customers. But this week, the first truly brilliant thin client computing solution appeared courtesy of OnLive, which now offers free and subscription versions of a service that streams the Windows desktop--at blazing speeds--to iPad users. Continue reading...

In spite of repeated updating my computer status reads Potentially Unprotected. How do i fix the problem so my computer is always protected? This problem has come up only now. Continue reading...

i am tryting to use a javascript file that is located on my localhost. the file url is https://127.0.0.1:2974/static/hookbox.js when i try i get the "There is a problem with this website's security certificate" ok , so i click on the "Continue to this website (not recommended)" you would think that IE9 will then do what i want , but no it not enough to say once what you want. so then i get another message at the bottom that say - "do you want to open or save hookbox.js from 127.0.0.1" i choose open. again it is not enough i get another question - "the publisher of hookbox.js couldnt be verifeid.Are you sure you want to run the program?" i click open (for the th…

HP Color Laserjet CM2320 MPF - scanner installati​on error. Hello, i have big problem with this pritner named "HP Color Laserjet CM2320 MPF" P/N: CC436A 1. i need scanning to the local PC, so i downloaded this drivers (full sollution) CZ and EN. 2. I installed it on the pc1, but in firsth time it was write an error ( with both drivers): Picture1. 3. So i try restart pc an i tried it second one. I succeeded. 4. So i tried it on the pc2. It was same eror as on the picture 1. So i click on the details after automatic uninstallation, picture here: Picture2. 5. So i try it on the pc3 - same error. 6. Our printer is connected to corporate LAN, so i di…

If memory serves, I uninstalled MSE in the last half of 2011 because it was adversely affecting the performance of my computer system. Indeed, the Windows 7 (64-bit) diagnostic fingered MSE as doing that. So I uninstalled it and began using Windows Defender, which has its own deficiencies. MSE is currently offered as "optional" by Windows Update, but it doesn't disclose the version or the date that it was released. As far as I can determine, Microsoft has not updated MSE since July 2011. When does Microsoft expect to release a new version in which the performance issues have been rectified? Maybe I should install Panda antimalware instead. Continue readi…

This person has rung me three times in two insiting he is from Microsoft and they have had a lot of error messages coming from my computer and needs to talk to me about it! I have on each occasion ask his full name and more details but he insits he works for Microsoft.but he did spell out his surname. I assume this is a scam! Continue reading...

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Whenever users post a really long message to the form, it fails to submit. I test the form using half the content and it submits fine, is there any character limitation for text areas???? is there any other reasons to fail? Continue reading...

Where should I report an unidentified virus? While browsing the web yesterday, a blank IE window popped up on top of everything else. I identified the Window as an IE9 one, cause when I switched off the internet connection, there was the usual « page cannot be found » screen. This “ghost” window has an icon in the task bar: an old fashioned floppy diskette. The window puts itself in full screen at Windows startup, has no button or title, always stays on top of everything else, including the task manger and start menu, does not react to ALT+TAB, WIN+TAB or ALT+F4, this makes it impossible to operate Windows. CTRL+ALT+DEL would still allow me to shut down or reboot. The Wi…

how to cannect iphone whith pc useing wifi ? Continue reading...

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I purchased your DRW-22B2S from Tiger Direct. I found it would not play DVD's using my Windows Media player. I bought a plug-in from Corel (DVDX pack), it reads the DVD for about 10 seconds then the system freezes. I am using a Dell 3000 with Windows XP. I have Windows service pack 3, Pentium 4 CPU 280 GHz. I have an upgraded memorey of 2G and a NVIDIA video card 8400GS. Is there a product that will allow me to use my Windows Media player?Do I need a new video player? What do you suggest that is compatable with the ASUS DVD Player(DRW-22B2S) and my PC? Are the Nero products able to solve this problem? Do you have a solution that will remedy this problem?Thank You . …

Hi, I have internet Explorer 9 and I used to be able to type Arabic letters on my browser using my keyboard but recently I have not been able to do so unless through the on-screen keyboard? At the same time, I have no problem using my keyboard in typing Arabic letters into a word document. So, it seems to me like there's some issue with the browser and not the operating system. Please advise. Thanks Continue reading...

Is it legal to use the license for Windows XP that I have installed on my desktop in a virtual machine on that desktop? I checked the EULA for XP, and it doesn't mention Virtual Machines. That's to be expected because VM's weren't as common when XP was released. The very next version of Windows is Vista, and it's EULA specifically says it is okay to use the OS in a virtual environment on the computer it's installed on. "You may use the software installed on the licensed device within a virtual (or otherwise emulated) hardware system." Continue reading...

In the last few days Security Essentials has been turning itself off while doing a full scan and then becomes unresponsive - this has happened several times and has persisted after uninstalling and re-installing Security Essentials Continue reading...

My Windows Defender will not open and says error OX 80070424 has occured and the specified service does not exist as an installed service. I need to be able to open it to stop programs from running in my start-up.......Windows Defender was installed on my computer as part of my Visa program. Can anyone help? Continue reading...

'm connected to a linksys 2 but my security type is unsecured and I have no idea how to secure it. What can I do? Continue reading...

My security program warned me that Internet Explorer is taking high CPU and Memory Usage. This is a new Dell Inspiron One2320, I have used it just one week. A support person from Norton tried to correct the problem by accessing my computer and going through all the steps he could think of for well over an hour. It didn't work, but he says he suspects that there are some errors in the Internet explorer 9. I don't know what to do. I just bought this computer and now I'm afraid that all the memory is going to get eaten up. Please help me. I have windows 7 Home Premium. Continue reading...

I have kind of a strange one. I've seen several of forums similar but not exact to the issue i'm having. let me give you a little background on the issue. Original Setup: 3 Windows XP Pro computers and 1 Win 7 Pro 64 bit in a small office. one of the XP pro computers was setup as a file share host where the others all mapped to it. there was an application that was installed on that computer that was run from the file share. all other hosts had mapped a drive to the file share computer and ran the application through the file share. all computers could access the program on the file share fine and there was no problems. Network layout: 1 network using DHCP, nothing fa…

I had previously installed and activated Project 2007 with my Office 2007 setup & install. I now have a new pc with Office 2010 and I need to instll Project 2007, but it has been a number of years since I installed the original and I the Product key is not being recognized. I have an product activiation and product code - how can I generate a new Product key? Thank you Continue reading...

Every time I shut my computer down I receive a message saying that it can not shut down because it is waiting on SynTPENh.exe to close. Is this malware or a virus? Continue reading...

While running the utorrent setup guide, I get a msg: Results: Speed test failed. Data Send error: A local networking problem closed the connection. (10053) This happens in all versions of utorrent I have ever used. Running xp sp3. I've been all over the place and have yet to find a solution plus the solutions all seem to point to different things (caused by winsock, caused by my router, caused by firewall, etc....) Any help would be greatly appreciated! Continue reading...

When I used XP, I was able to use my Texas Instrument Microlaser Pro 600 because the OS contained the TI printer entry when I used the Add a Printer utility. When I used the utility to add a printer, the OS gave you two choices--Have Disc or choose the Model and Manufacturer from a list. TI was there. Now, with Windows 7, they removed the TI entry and I do not the the driver disc. I hate to buy another printer. Is there any workaround? If we know the location where all the drivers were stored in XP, we can copy the drivers and paste them to the corresponding location in Windows 7. It could work, but I do know the location where all the model information and driver…