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new laptop failure configuring windows update
by Guest James-972- 0 replies
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Hi everyone My girlfriends Dad just got a new laptop its an asus and on Windows 8. Last night it installed 20 updates which was lwft to do over night. The next morning the screen said "Failure configuring Windows updates.... Reverting changes.... Do not turn off your computer." It has been stuck on this screen for a long time, so I tried booting I safe mode but ot simply returned to this screen. As far as I can see there is no CD to boot from so I am a bit stuck as what to try next, literally cant log on or get past this message. Any help would be really appreciat Thanks in advance! Continue reading...
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Camera app screen stuck and camera is not enabled.
by Guest MalkyG1126- 0 replies
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Original title: using the camera app in windows 8 I took a video of 4 seconds with the camera app video and now the screen is stuck at 4 seconds at the bottom of the screen and the camera is not enabled. there is no arrow at the left or right hand side of the screen to access the video either. please tell me how to clear this and start over. thanks so much. Continue reading...
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Folders gets closed automatically and goes to desktop, error " explorer.exe carshes".
by Guest Ashish Masih- 0 replies
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Original Title: Problem Event Name: BEX Application Name: explorer.exe WINDOWS 8 Source Windows Explorer Summary Stopped working Date 26-May-14 1:46 PM Status Report sent Description Faulting Application Path: C:\Windows\explorer.exe Problem signature Problem Event Name: BEX Application Name: explorer.exe Application Version: 6.2.9200.16384 Application Timestamp: 50107d1c Fault Module Name: StackHash_8f57 Fault Module Version: 0.0.0.0 Fault Module Timestamp: 00000000 Exception Offset: PCH_CA_FROM_ntdll+0x00017174 Exception Code: c0000005 Exception Data: 00000008 OS Version: 6.2.9200.2.0.0.256.48 Locale ID: 1033 Additional Informati…
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Blank screen after boot
by Guest EBUKACHUKWU- 0 replies
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Hi, i installed 'UxStyle' to use a third party theme, then after some days i uninstalled it shut down my pc and after booting it displayed a blank screen( some kind of blinking after 2-3secs). Please can someone help me. Continue reading...
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Windows 7 COA/Key code failed on a new motherboard&CPU
by Guest escapedaweb- 0 replies
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Hi all, I bought a retail copy of Windows 7 Upgrade few years ago. Since then my old PC broke down, and recently, I built a new PC--new motherboard, CPU, etc. I used the retail copy of Windows 7 Upgrade DVD to full install of the OS on a blank hard drive. Everything runs great until I punched in my key code to activate my PC. I got a message which informed me that the key code is not valid. Am I getting this invalid key code message because I used my Upgrade Windows 7 DVD? If this were to be true, should I buy a FULL version Windows 7 DVD and use its Key code to activate my PC? Thanks for any help on this. Continue reading...
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Flight Simulator X Acceleration Expansion Pack will not start
by Guest o_Mordac_o- 0 replies
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Currently running Windows 7 SP1 64-bit I have recently purchased MS Flight Simulator X Gold Edition. Flight Simulator Deluxe Edition installs and starts without issue. When I install the Acceleration Expansion pack, Flight stops working. When I try and start it Windows gives the error "A fatal error has occurred", and then simply says it has stopped working. Removing the Acceleration pack gets MS Flight working again, but obviously this is not a fix. I have tried installing to different locations of different hard drives, but no luck. Any suggestions? Continue reading...
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in opening application get error say "out of memory"
by Guest imuart- 0 replies
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I have win7 x64 ultimate 1 sp1, 8gb ram, but still out of memory ? after installing digital goldsmith v4.0( for 95, 98, NT) successfully, but when I open it say "out of memory" please help me this problem ,, I don't understand with this thanks Continue reading...
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Sound Card Set Up
by Guest butch9494- 0 replies
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On my old Dell computer, using Windows 7, I had the sound card set up so I could play music through the sound card to music rooms. When it crashed I got a new Dell, but I cant remember how I set the sound card up. I have searched the net and YouTube, but most sites make reference to right clicking on the speaker icon on my tray and selecting an option that isn't shown on mine. When I right click on the icon only "open volume mixer", "playback devices", "recording devices", "sounds" and "volume control options" are all that are shown. Can anyone help me? Continue reading...
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parental control for Games for Windows - LIVE account
by Guest Dio4- 0 replies
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Is there a way to remove parental control on my Games for Windows - LIVE account without having to use an XBOX 360? as it seems to be the only solution I can find on other websites. I have a Games for Windows - LIVE account which I currently would like to use for playing games with my friends but I cannot because I cannot add people without my parents permission apparently even though I am eighteen. I am using a hotmail account I setup years ago for my Games for Windows - LIVE account. I had linked the accounts together a couple of years ago for some games and since I was not eighteen yet Microsoft forced me to link a parent account to it, I was ok with the parental …
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My DELL Laptop (which just upgraded itself to Windows 8.1) will Not let me.............
by Guest lisslepenn- 0 replies
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UPGRADE my Windows Protector, I now have McAfee back....which sucks, and a lot of things are different and/or missing and/or gone. WHY DOES THIS HAPPEN EVERYTIME IT UPGRADES TO 8.1? AND NOW EXPLORER DOESN'T WORK CORRECTLY, OR MY GOOGLE! IS IT POSSIBLE TO HAVE A HUMAN CONTACT ME??????????? SICK AND TIRED OF ROBOTS AND PEOPLE "YELLING" AT ME ON FORUMS AND DISCUSSIONS. Sorry for the big bold caps, but you have no idea how frustrating this is.......because VERIZON performed AUTOMATIC UPGRADES to my Cell as well and that's screwed up too! So BOTH my laptop and cell are messed up and cannot reach a HUMAN! GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR Continue reading...
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Unable to Remove Monkeytize
by Guest CatrionaDodd- 0 replies
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My laptop currently has monkeytize sapping the life out of the browser. It only appears to be affecting Google Chrome, not internet explorer, but as far as I can see it is advertising in both computer accounts, but Chrome is having a hard time even launching since then. I have scanned the computer with Defender and Sophos ad am now trying Avast, but they have all found nothing. Incidentally a file named END has appeared under Windows (C:) around the time the problem started. It is only 2 bites big and claims to be published by Microsoft but I found a piece of malware also claiming that yesterday. I am cautious to permanently remove END and so it is currently just sat in t…
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Intermittent Internet Connectivity + Supra Savings Adware Virus
by Guest nnamde- 0 replies
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Hi, I’m having a lot of trouble with connecting to the internet on my desktop. Everything was working fine until last Thursday May 15, 2014. I noticed the internet would cut out intermittently, I thought it was my modem or router, I carried out comprehensive trouble shooting with the router company and I know the router works. My cable company retraced all my external connections changed all adapters and even gave me a brand new modem. The problem persists. I know the connection, modem and router work because I can always connect to my Wi-Fi network with my phone and laptop. I thought maybe there was an issue with the wired Ethernet connection so…
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Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks in advance for any suggestions :> Continue reading...
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History files do not show history, only STS...files
by Guest OTTO2- 0 replies
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If I save a file to "Favorites", I can retrieve it. But to go to "Favorites History" I find a folder titled "Computer" and it is full of nothing but "STS...." type files, and that is all. No files of sites actually visited . I update MS Security Essentials regularly, run frequent Quick Scans, and usually late night full scans periodicaly. Nothing shows up as "detected", yet this has been going on for about 2-3 weeks now. Continue reading...
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Hi am using ubuntu and have a question?
by Guest andreadixon825- 0 replies
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Where in ubuntu is the files i can edit , I want to change some stuff, Im not new to programming been using ubuntu for sometime now.Just want to get more familiar with it and Is there away that I can make my own themes or replace or make a new one. Like replacement shell. Can you guys give me info on where to find this and some stuff like that, I just want to get deep in to it more. Thanks.:) Continue reading...
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Introducing myself to the community.
by Guest set- 0 replies
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Good morning/afternoon/evening/night. On joining, I received an invite to come here to introduce myself, so here I am. This is my second post (after asking a question about a really troubling KMS-related graphics problem). I'm not all that knowledgeable about GNU/Linux, but I'm not that bad neither. Perhaps I know more about 8-bit and 16-bit home computer systems than anything since the 21st century. I'm determined to get Arch Linux set up as my main workhorse distribution, and going through all the guides. Just recently learned a lot about LVM. Enjoying doing things the hard way. I have used Linux here and there since Slackware 3.4 ELF... can't remember the y…
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A friend has asked me to get Fedora 20 (3.14.2-200.fc20.x86_64) onto his Samsung nc110 netbook which has a GMA500 graphics chip. The problem is that as soon as Kernel Mode Setting begins, there's no video thereafter until reboot. Nothing, just a dim backlight behind a black LCD screen. Access via SSH always works. I strongly suspect it's got something to do with KMS (though I might be wrong) because when booting from Arch 201405 install media (3.14.1-1-ARCH), display works fine every time, whereas the Fedora screen goes black at around the same point of kernel booting. With Fedora (disabling the Plymouth splash), the kernel dmesg output disappears right after the po…
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Memorial Day
by Guest SkittleLinux18- 0 replies
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What's everybody doing for Memorial Day? Continue reading...
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Monitor Filesystem
by Guest diama13- 0 replies
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I use a disk drive formatted with xfs. I would like to know if there is any tool or something else that will help me to see all xfs filesystem operations that derive from application sytem calls. Thanks Continue reading...
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Apple no longer allowing app downloads or updates following refund requests
by Guest Chris Parsons- 0 replies
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If you've ever bought an app through the App Store and, for whatever reason, decided you needed to request a refund from Apple, then kept on using it and even updated it, bad news for you — it looks like Apple has begun blocking that practice. If you legitimately had an issue and didn't want the app, you won't be affected. If you were taking advantage, those days are done.Fantastical developer Michael Simmons posted the new App Store behavior on Twitter: The App Store no longer allows people who received a refund to reinstall or update the app with a clear message: pic.twitter.com/zR5drjVCke — Michael Simmons (@macguitar) May 24, 2014 That's great for develope…
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Bubble Witch Saga: Top 10 tips, hints, and cheats you need to know!
by Guest Allyson Kazmucha- 0 replies
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Bubble Witch Saga strategy guide: How to get unlimited free lives, wish of precision, and more! Bubble Witch Saga is a popular match three puzzle game by King, the same makers of the wildly popular Candy Crush Saga franchise. If you're looking for the best tips, hints, and cheats, you've come to the right place! In Bubble Witch Saga you are tasked with helping the witches ward off dark spirits that are trying to take over the land by popping your way through more than 500 levels. Use potions and spells along the way to help you pass harder levels before you run out of lives. Here's our top ten tips, hints, and cheats to getting your highest Bubble Witch Saga score yet!…
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iOS 8 wants: Comic book reading mode for iBooks
by Guest Rene Ritchie- 0 replies
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Okay, technically this is an iBooks wish rather than an iOS 8 wish but what better time to ask for something as amazing demonstrable as a comic book reading mode than when Apple's about to kick off their first Keynote of the year? And given the recent sale of comiXology to Amazon and the subsequent removal of IAP from the Comics app, when better for Apple to give their own comic book reading experience some attention? Right now you can buy comic books and collected editions right inside iBooks, right from the iBook Store. That's something you could never do from Amazon's Kindle app, and something you can no longer do from comiXology. It's a huge advantage for Apple a…
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Best apps of the week: Globosome, SXPD, Elevate, Notifyr, 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! Globosome: Path of the Swarm Globosome is a beautiful tilt-based platforming game. Players have to guide tiny, intelligent glowing spheres through rich forests, treacherous cliff sides, foreboding caves, and other striking settings to find and connect with fellow globos that follow you around. The game is bas…
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Review 12: Arrow
by Guest Rene Ritchie- 0 replies
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Review is our movie, television, and general geekery podcast where we talk about everything from 80s flicks to the latest blockbusters to classic and modern shows. On this week's episode Serenity, Guy, Dan, Rene, and Dave get all up into the CW's Arrow. Based on DC Comics' Green Arrow, we discuss the first 2 seasons of Oliver Queen lost on the island of Purgatory and the city of Starling, the characters, arcs, and themes. Subscribe and listen along! Support Review: Got to Slingshot for your free trial. It's the best way to share your Windows, Mac, Android, or iOS desktop over the internet! Subscribe via RSS Subscribe via iTunes Download Directly Follow on Twitte…
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Network Setup Wizard Won't Work
by Guest Stephen E Hill- 0 replies
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I am trying to setup a Home Network of three computers two running Xp, one running Vista. Because the Work Group is the same on all three they appear to see one another. On the Vista machine (desktop), when I click Network, I see both Xp machines, one a Dell D600 Laptop, the other a Dell Optiplex 760 Desktop. The Vista machine can only share files with the Xp desktop. It sees the laptop but can not access it's files. Also the Xp desktop sees Vista desktop and the Xp laptop, but can not access files of the Xp laptop. So, neither Desktop can access the laptops files. However the Xp laptop can access files of both the Vista and Xp desktops. Her…