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Hi , my VAIO SVF14416SGW operating system is Windows 8 . i've tried to run windows update bu it ends up with statement "failure configuring windows update reverting changes.do not turn off your computer" and it stuck there. What's happening and what am I supposed to do?" Continue reading...

HELP!!! Yesterday I was typing on my computer when I accidentally held down the shift key with my palm. A pop up came up which I misunderstood and now I can no longer type at all on my keyboard. I've searched every Microsoft help question, Googled, Facebooked and YouTubed for answers. I've tried rebooting the computer, holding down the shift for 8-15 seconds, striking the shift rapidly five times, holding the shift down five times, refreshing the PC, turning the Sticky Keys on and off and NOTHING ha worked! Will someone please help a poor college kid out. I'm operating on Windows 8 if that helps. I don't have additional software so please don't recommend anythin…

Hello, I am the owner of an Asus U43f laptop, which I got brand new around the time Windows 8 came out. I was promised that the laptop would have full functionality with Windows 8, and therefore purchased it over several other laptop brands. However, come to find out, for the last year or so, I have been unable to update my laptop to Windows 8.1 due to some sort of driver incompatibility, one that Asus and/or Microsoft could and should have likely fixed by now. Every time I upgrade from an older os to 8.1, it reverts, and every time I install a fresh copy, my laptop emits a screeching sound and I have to wipe the drive and reinstall Windows 7 or 8. Contacting both of…

After login to my Dell Laptop with Wndows 7 Professional, I am getting the following error message: "There was a problem that caused parts of Windows Live ID Sign-in Assistant to be disabled. You might not be able to sign in to Windows Live in some programs. For more information, please go to: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId = 144689." Going to the link is of not much help. Could you please let me know how to get rid of this error? Thank you Continue reading...

I no longer can copy, paste etc on a new to me computer with windows 7. Any help appreciated Continue reading...

i don't know if anyone else has noticed this but when I change my power setting from balanced to high performance on my laptop and when i start on battery and not connected to the AC adapter, i notice a far longer connection speed to my wireless router when i log into the desktop. I got curious because sometimes it wouldn't connect and come up with the star thingy and i would have to connect again but when i go into balance or start on battery, the connection speed is almost instantaneous. I have tried uninstalling my wireless driver and let the computer reinstall the driver itself and that fixed it a bit, i could connect automatically, faster but still not as fast as on …

I'm going on an airplane later on today and I need to use my laptop to type up some work. My laptop is Toshiba and is Windows 7, I can't seem to figure out how to turn on Flight mode. Can anyone help me out? Cheers Continue reading...

Hi, I have a windows 7 (64 bit) with AMD A4-3305M APU with Radeon HD graphics 1.90 Ghz. Media players that i have- VLC portable, windows media player 11. recently, 3 weeks ago. I have been experiencing troubles with video play back and as well my Hp-101 webcam built in. After I upgraded skype, it all went down hill. The webcam started giving me a black screen, and the videos as well ( however the other person can see me, and the audio works). I deleted that copy of skype, and downloaded an older version. Still, no solution. i bought an external webcam to pass that hurdle, and it works. However, having deleted all media players and reinstalling them as well…

I have windows 7 and have microsoft security essentials installed. Can I install windows defender? Continue reading...

Can any one tell me if windows defender and windows fire wall will protect my computer from gameover zose and the other one that locks up your computer for 72 hours and if you don't pay the ransom it destroys all what you have on your computer I think it is called coinit or cornbit Continue reading...

I keep getting a specific malware problem psw:win32/zbotgen!plock. Can anyone help me with this? I am using windows defender. It zaps. I restart but it keep Continue reading...

I downloaded a free video and pdf converter and it looks like I also got Linkey by Aztec also. Now my internet (google) searches are all errors and redirect me to "Linkey." I looked up how to remove Linkey, but a group of finds require for me to download their stuff to remove Linkey... those seem strange because they are similar to Linkey with third party and access and tracking my searches. So how can I get rid of Linkey? Oh and I already did control panel Programs to delete and Chrome to remove. It doesn't show on my control panel not even Aztec for me to delete. Chrome will disable it but won't even allow me to delete or remove it. But Linkey appears at the top of…

Please help. I installed Poki by clicking on accept without reading what a certain app i was downloading said it would install and this i believe is a fishing virus which I cant get rid of no matter how hard and how many of the files named Poki I delete. It has changed some of the settings on my PC and hijacks my commands to investigate. I have tried Malware bites and Norton and 10bit uninstaller and it says no threads are left but it is lying. Help please if anyone knows what I should do. Kind regards Justine Continue reading...

This site file4.mirror4.net keeps popping up demanding I upgrade flash from them. I just x out of it, but how do I stop it from appearing? Continue reading...

I have started getting messages about needing new drivers for 1.) Miscrsoft usb mouse 2.) my HP all-in-one 3. generally messed up on bluetooth devises. Shortly thereafter these hardware units stop working. Every track I take leads me to a 'service' for ab out $29-$35. This is even if I start on Microsoft.com to get a single driver. I sure as whatever getting this BS runaround. They (are differend companys). What's the deal? I thought when I paid big bucks at the time to upgrade to Windows 7 that there will be support since Windows 8 is so screwed up, no one wants it. Where is my support? If it is a scam, you'd better track it down. Peter Eckelkamp *** Email…

how do I remove PWS.Win32/Zbotgen!AP I've run a full scan and it comes back saying to remove manually Continue reading...

How can i restore from a Code: backup.tgz file created from another red hat linux server on my own server. I tried the command the following command: Code: tar xvpfz backup.tgz -C / The above command worked, but it replaced the existing system files which made my linux server not to work properly. please how can i restore so that services and installed files on the other server will be available on my server. i use redhat5. Continue reading...

Back then, gtkpod is able to run as a normal user and now, it would crash with the following messages Code: (gtkpod:7305): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: <data>:2:10: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'. Segmentation fault I'd assume it has something to do with the gtk theme. I changed the windows theme and contrast but to no effect. I'm able run the software properly with root permission, I check with gdb: Code: gdb gtkpod core GNU gdb (GDB) 7.4.1-debian Copyright © 2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html> This is free software: you are free to change and redi…

Hello. I have a weird temporary tasks/processes in the taskbar after running an application (e.g. Dolphin, VLC, Chrome). It takes a sec for Doplhin and Chrome but for VLC it takes several seconds and can be quite annoying as there could be many of them when I click (and therefore play) on the .mp3 file few times. I enclose a screenshot of the taskbar after clicking twice on the .mp3 file. reffefghrtr.jpg reffefghrtr.jpg How to get rid of these unnecessary tasks? Attached Images reffefghrtr.jpg (3.2 KB) reffefghrtr.jpg (4.1 KB) Continue reading...

Hi, I have these 2 NFS mount points exported from a NAS filer nfsserver.domain.com:/store/backup/data mount point: /backup/backup_data nfsserver.domain.com:/store/backup/log mount point: /backup/backup_data/log My issue is when I have created the dirs on my SUSE Linux NFS Client host and mount them I cannot unmount /backup/backup_data without needing to first unmout /backup/backup_data/log How can I isolate both these mount points as they can be mounted\unmounted independently. I should be able to unmount /backup/backup_data without needing to unmount /backup/backup_data/log Thanks Continue reading...

I am trying to mount a windows share over two computers directly connected with static IP addresses. Now I can mount the share with EVERYONE permissions via command line with: mount -t cifs -o username=mylogin,password=mypassword //169.254.0.3/myshare /tsda1s But I want persistance, so, I tried this in /etc/fstab //169.254.0.3/myshare /tsda1s cifs _netdev,username=mylogin,password=mypassword 0 0 But get the error on boot. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Also I noted this morning an another error msg with connection socket could not be reached VFS code -101 error just before the Remote File Systems dependency error Continue reading...

Every day dozens and dozens of new and updated apps and games hit the iOS and Mac App Stores. It's impossible to keep up with them all, but it's not impossible to pick out the very best. Here they are! Today we've got games, social networking tools, a beautiful postcard maker and more. New and updated iOS apps PhotoCard by Bill Atkinson 9.0: Legendary Apple developer Bill Atkinson's custom-designed postcard making app adds new stickers, the ability to reuse custom photos, scrolling choosers, bug fixes and more. Free - Download now Twitter 6.7: The official app to the popular social network sports "minor improvements" in this new release. Free - Download no…

It appears as though Apple is removing apps that support the downloading of music from its App Store. It's an interesting move for the company, going as far as implementing a iTunes Radio banner, which is displayed when a search for 'music download' is carried out on the store. Removing said apps, including those that tap into third-party file sharing website, will surely pave the way for Apple to push through its iTunes music services. This removal of apps covers those also connecting to the likes of YouTube and Soundcloud. Some developers have stated that Apple notified them to remove audio download functionality from their published apps. With iOS 8, Apple is set …

Apple has begun cracking down on apps that offer incentives to users for watching videos or sharing on social networks. The move is said to be a broader push to change how content discovery is handled in the App Store in iOS 8. Apple has outlined the following policy changes to reject several apps: 2.25: Apps that display Apps other than your own for purchase or promotion in a manner similar to or confusing with the App Store will be rejected, unless designed for a specific approved need (e.g. health management, aviation, accessibility, etc.) or to provide significant added value for a targeted group of customers. 3.10: Developers who attempt to manipulate or che…

[/url] EA's press conference at E3 provided word on when Mac gamers will see The Sims 4 and it's good news. The game will see simultaneous launch on Mac and Windows on September 2. OK, so it's still a few months away but getting it the same time as our Windows gaming buddies is great news. Having originally been slated for launch in late 2013 the delay sees it coming out almost a year after its original target. It's available to pre-order now, though it looks to be a Windows only affair at the moment. Pricing is set at $59.99 and $69.99 for different versions and hopefully the Mac version won't be far off this. So come on, own up. Who's excited? via Windows …