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TwoDots: Top 10 tips, hints, and cheats you need to know!
by Guest Allyson Kazmucha- 0 replies
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TwoDots is the sequel to the hugely popular game Dots. While the original Dots game is based on free play, in TwoDots you'll need to do a lot more than just match colors. There are actual levels to clear this time that come complete with obstacles and objectives that must be met. You'll also be limited on the amount of moves you can make in each level. Anyone who fancies a good game of Candy Crush Saga will most likely find TwoDots immensely enjoyable. But just like Candy Crush, there are lots of little tips, hints, and cheats you can remember to help you blaze through levels, restart whenever you need to without using your lives, and much more! 1. How to restart the g…
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Deal of the Day: Griffin Technology Reveal Case for iPhone 5/5S
by Guest Brent Zaniewski- 0 replies
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For today only, buy the Griffin Technology Reveal Case for iPhone 5/5S and save 40% off the list price! The back of this case is made of a thin polycarbonate that's completely transparent, so it's almost as if you don't even have a case around your iPhone. The edges are made of a slim rubber, making it easy to install and remove when necessary. Even the side buttons are raised for easy access! Continue reading...
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Media picks of the week: Ed Sheeran, I Am Divine, Console Wars and more!
by Guest Peter Cohen- 0 replies
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Every week Apple adds tons of new media content on iTunes — music, books, movies and more. It's impossible to keep up with all of it, but it's not impossible to pick out the very best. Here they are! This week we've got folk/soul x (Deluxe Edition) - Ed Sheeran x — pronounced multiply — is Ed Sheeran's new album. You might remember Sheeran from his electric performances on Saturday Night Live this past season, when he debuted the hip hop-inflected Don't and his foot-tapping single Sing. Sheeran's combination of folk, soul and pop is something special. $12.99 - Download now while(1<2) - deadmau5 If you like electronic or dance music, deadmau5 nev…
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Best apps of the week: PSTMRK, Godfire, Photoshop Mix and more
by Guest Simon Sage- 0 replies
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Once again we've gathered together the best iPhone apps and best iPad apps and games released this week! We'll regularly dig up the best, freshest social, music, photography and productivity apps for iOS, not to mention action games, shooter games, puzzle games, and anything in between. Come on and dig in to see our favorite releases over the last seven days! Are You A Dodo? Are You A Dodo? is a fun little collection of minigames that tests your mental faculties and ranks you somewhere on the food chain. As you might expect, the dodo isn't exactly high up. There are nine games all told which will test your memory, reaction time, and problem-solving skills. Of cour…
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Register now: Unity game developer porting lab for Windows and Windows Phone
by Guest Windows Apps Team- 0 replies
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This blog was written by Sonal Pardeshi, senior program manager for Windows marketing Calling all Unity developers – whether you are coming to Seattle for Unite 2014, the annual event for Unity developers, or have a Unity game and need some hands-on porting support, we hope you will join us for our pre-Unite event, Unity game porting lab! The lab will be Aug. 19, 2014 8:30am- 8:00pm, at the Westin Seattle. A team of Microsoft experts will be available to help you quickly get started with porting your Unity games to Windows and Windows Phone. The lab will include the following, plus much more: Discussion of why Unity developers who have not already, should publis…
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Announced today: Nokia Imaging SDK 1.2 and Lumia SensorCore SDK
by Guest Windows Apps Team- 0 replies
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Announced today – Nokia Imaging SDK 1.2 officially released today, and it’s ready for the converged Windows platform. With new APIs including an Animated GIF Renderer, Image Aligner and Local Blending, it’s now easier than ever to create the next generation of imaging apps for Windows and Windows Phone 8.1. Also announced today is the public beta of Lumia SensorCore SDK. Develop power-efficient life-logging apps using the sensor hardware now available in some Lumia smartphones, taking advantage of new APIs such as Step Counter, Activity Monitor, Place Monitor and Track Point Monitor. Visit the Nokia developer blog to learn more about today’s announcements. …
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I was advised a week ago to slipstream XP's service pack 3 into an XP installation disk. I did so and I still get a failure that indicates the same issue about the hard drive: Stop: 0x0000007B (0Xf78da63c, 0XC000034, 0x00000000, 0x0000000) [Note: that C in the second error field may be an artifact of my lousy handwriting, maybe it was a zero] I used Seven forum's tutorial to do the slipstream of the service pack, it seemed to work. I still suspect the SATA driver is the problem. However, the tutorial which used adding SATA drivers as the example indicates an .INF file is necessary. I went to the Intel website and downloaded "STOR_allOS_8[1].7.0.1007_PV", which is a…
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Program Unistalling after abrupt power shut dowm: Windows Embedded XP
by Guest Amit Agrahari- 0 replies
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Hi, We are using Embedded XP in one of our product. We have developed the programs in cpp and compiled for x86 Windows Embedded XP. When the programs are running, if there is abrupt restart or we forcefully power OFF the mains and restart, then after the restart the programs no longer exist. They appear in the folders where they were installed. But, their registry entry are missing, and the MSI which installed these programs are missing from the "ADD-Remove program LIST". This behavior is very consistent and can be easily reproduced. Other application/ program start after the this abrupt start. Can anyone please help us to understand the actual issue here.…
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Nothing is responding
by Guest Jep3tO- 0 replies
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Hello guys , I have a problem with my windows , everything was working perfect and one day when i opened my pc * operating system windows 7 * i got a black screen. I was waiting and nothing happened , then i format and downgraded to windows xp . Now it opens and i can see my desktop . The proble is that my pc oos very slow and i cant install anything because when i try , nothing is responding and the pc freezes . System Specs: Windows XP 32-bit 2GB RAM CPU : Intel Core Duo 1.86 Ghz My system temperatures are ok and i can surf to the internet but when i try to surf and install something together it doesnt respond ( that wasnt happening before th…
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Increased size of everything on my computer-screen,sites,etc.
by Guest ChristopherMillersofi- 0 replies
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Everything has gone large on my computer and I don't know how to restore things to normality Continue reading...
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Windows tablet Failure configuring Windows updates, reverting changes
by Guest Russ Michaels- 0 replies
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I have a new tablet, the first time I did an update it failed, and after reboot all I get is a screen with "windows tablet Failure configuring Windows updates, reverting changes". I have left it running for a day and nothing happened, so it is obviously screwed. If this was a PC I would know what to do, but as it is a tablet I have no keyboard, so no way to go into any boot menu or press any keys, I have no CD ROM to boot from etc.. What can I do to fix this ? Continue reading...
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loading script "D:\bin.doc" failed (The device is not ready)
by Guest hapaa- 0 replies
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Hello everybody, Every startup of my windows 8 toshiba satellite C850D-11C, I get a poppup saying : Windows script host: loading script "D:\bin.doc" failed (The device is not ready) By the way, the D drive in my computer is the cd/dvd player. it doesn't work fine, when I insert some Dvds, it shows empty while not. I can turn off this tab from showing up everytime but I want to fix this problem. Please help. Thanks in advance. Continue reading...
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Keyboard light but screen is black on Aspire V5
by Guest reverandjohn- 0 replies
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Original Title: aspire v5. keyboard lights up but screen is black Hi , as above the screen on my sons aspire v5 . the keyboard lights up but the screen is dead ( black) There is nothing happening on the screen , no touch availability .... Is it the machine or a virus ... What can you recommend ( bar sticking it in the bin ) Regards Continue reading...
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MediaGo won't start error "The application has failed to start because its side-by-side...
by Guest Sandra_H- 0 replies
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Original Title: WINDOWS 8 - Application suddenly won't open at all. I have MediaGo installed on my VAIO, and I use it quite frequently, however in the past week, it's consistently refused to open, displaying the error: "The application has failed to start because its side-by-side configuration is incorrect. Please see the application event-log or use the command-line sxstrace.exe tool for more detail." I have, since the app stopped working, used Command Prompt to detect and remove corrupt files from my computer, using the commands sfc/scannow and dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth, yet the problem still persists. I have tried looking at the eve…
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Forgot my Microsoft Password
by Guest quicksun- 0 replies
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Hi, I have two computers, one I can access Microsoft.com home page and it recognizes who I am. I am trying to install Win8 on my other computer and it ask for my MS password and I don't know what it is, and there isn't a "I Forgot My Password" link that will allow me to reset it. When I go over to my computer that MS recognizes, I can't find anyway to determine or reset my password on MS home page. I looked at the FAQ list, but didn't find what I needed. If I could determine or reset my password I could install Win8 on my other computer. Thanks, Continue reading...
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factory reset and windows7
by Guest mistyashford- 0 replies
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i am currently trying to do a factory reset on my moms notebook but im not sure how and the windows she had installed expired and i cant seem to find where to buy another product key number on the website so she said she wants windows 8 and the laptop is compatible but i guess is missing some components so if i could possibly get some assistance that would be awesome. -Misty Continue reading...
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I need to repair the shortcut arrow overlay image, which is corrupted. Why is this so...
by Guest AntigravityMints- 0 replies
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I've been researching how to resolve this for almost 30 minutes now and I'm becoming irritated by the complete lack of usable responses from a variety of Win7 help sites. There are a handful of registry editing solutions but I've yet to find one I'm willing to trust. Typical responses are: - Use a third party program to modify the registry [ultimate Tweaker, Vista Shortcut Manager, both of which are dangerously out of date] - Rebuild the icon database [This is obviously not going to resolve the overlay problem] - Don't do this because ______ and you may be too irresponsible to manage that risk Can a community member offer a definitive resolution to this i…
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Toshiba 1tb External Hard Drive Crashing my Laptop
by Guest michael_albi- 0 replies
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Please Help! I have a toshiba 1TB external hard drive that was working perfectly fine for about a month until suddenly my computer read the device as a dick, then a few days later this blue screen overrides the computer and I can't read it because my laptop dumps the memory files too quickly, and then shuts down the computer. I have tried to start it in safe mode and I've done a clean boot but both haven't worked. My laptop is a Dell 64-bit Windows 7 with 4gb of Ram. I've also tried this process in an ASUS with windows 7. The only registration I've had from any device is my ASUS TF700T transformer which is tablet, not a laptop. Any assistance would be …
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possibly not relavent but still microsoft related
by Guest Andswitch- 0 replies
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i am trying to monitor my computer and gain some experience with my computers on my home network and i was wondering if there is a safe, non-infected keylogger that will email the logs to a specified email address but will not install malware and other viruses on any of my computers..? Any info would be great. Thanks in advance. Continue reading...
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I ran an sfc scan the other day and was informed after the 100% scan that Windows resource protection " found corrupt files but was not able to repair some of them. Details are included in the CBS.Logwindir\Logs\CBS\CBS.log eg C\windows\Logs\CBS\CBS.log. Since receiving this, there have been unexpected windows shutdowns even though windows restarts later after a blue screen blinking " looking for information for crash dump" I have windows 7 Home premium desk computer which has Mcafee, Reimage and Speedy PC, the last having been installed about 2 weeks ago. Can any body help me out of my predicament?? Siisi Continue reading...
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How to remove omiga.com from IE
by Guest Rao Ratan Singh- 0 replies
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when i start IE Omiga.com search starts automatically. I had tried lot of but it could not remove. Please help. Continue reading...
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Why do I have to keep running Security Essentials scan manually?
by Guest dhinged- 0 replies
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I have auto-scan set up to run every week on a certain day and time but my computer may not be on and idle at the time so I may not be aware that it missed a scan for days or weeks because I received no notification and the orange castle in the notification bar is hidden by default. I'm seeing no way to fix the program's automation. I'm reading that this is how Microsoft intended it but that is asinine and I need it to start whenever it can (say as soon as the computer becomes on and idle) and continue running when it can (when the computer is on and idle) but it seems Microsoft has coded inherent contradictions in their software in regards to their own security. I am…
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Removed McAfee which broke my computer, I think theres a virus
by Guest Jsoccerboy- 0 replies
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Hi, I recently had McAfee Internet Security installed provided by Bell. I uninstalled that recently and then a day later the laptop looks messed up. Services like Security Center have been disabled and it wont start, I have no restore points available for system restore, the internet (wifi) doesnt work, and the original windows theme disappeared and the classic theme appeared changing everything to white. Please help me out! Continue reading...
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Someone claim to be from Microsoft accessed my PC
by Guest audrey whitman- 0 replies
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I stupidly allowed (team receiver " accessto my computer ( they were from Microsoft??) when I realized that it was a scam - when they asked for money, my computer was frozen and I have no access.... help? [Original Title: scams] Continue reading...
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I Can't Remove Snap.Do Add-Ons From Internet Explorer 11
by Guest StephenPlunkett- 0 replies
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Snap.Do hijacked my browser yesterday. It caused my keyboard and mouse to intermittently stop working and execute different commands from what I entered. I removed it with Revo Uninstaller Pro and Windows Explorer. My Tools icon Manage add-ons droplt says two of it's add ons, (Snap.Do and SmartBar Internet Explorer BHOE) are still there. Can I get rid of them!!??? <moved from https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/ie/forum/ie11-iewindows8_1/i-cant-remove-snapdo-add-ons-from-internet/cec19af7-31b2-4dd0-b235-d86b3f39b1b2> Continue reading...