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Microsoft's Surface Pro 3 switches targets from iPad to MacBook
by Guest Rene Ritchie- 0 replies
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There's an old cliche that it takes Microsoft three tries to really nail a product. Like most cliches it's as true as it is untrue, but with the just announced Surface Pro 3 it really does look like Microsoft finally understands their product and its position in the mobile device spectrum. Because of that, it also looks like Microsoft is changing targets from the iPad to the MacBook Air. So what does that mean? It can take a while to really understand a new product category. Arguably it took Apple until the iPad 2 and their "we believe" campaign to really "get" their own tablet. Microsoft's early mistake was the split their focus and make the untenable claim that …
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iOS 8 wants: Interactive notifications and push interface redux
by Guest Rene Ritchie- 0 replies
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Another of my longstanding desires for iOS is interactive (what some call actionable) notifications, which takes interface from being pull — I have to go find what I want to do — to push —the system brings what I want to do right to me. Home screens, widgets, apps are all pull interface. I have to go to switch out of what I'm doing in order to go do something else. Interactive notifications are push interface. No matter what I'm doing, they come right to me. Depending on implementation and settings, that can be convenient or annoying, but it's inarguably powerful. OS X Mavericks got it last year. It'd be great of iOS 8 got interactive notifications this year. Back be…
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and 3 finally shooting things up on Mac
by Guest Richard Devine- 0 replies
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Neither is exactly the latest and greatest, but classic first-person shooters Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and 3 are now finally available for Mac. Both titles have been available on consoles and Windows for some years now, so it's definitely a case of better late than never. But both titles plus all downloadable content are available via Steam and other online game stores. No Mac App Store this time out. Modern Warfare 2 picks up after the end of the original Modern Warfare title, with the story rounded out in the third game. The fate of the world is in your hands in the story mode, while the online multiplayer aspects were definitely a hit first time around. It's…
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Can't START the WINDOWS7 Upgrade Advisor Setup.exe to convert XP computer to Windows 7-help...
by Guest LNJ363- 0 replies
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Have 32bit system operating WindowsXP. Have downloaded Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor Setup. When I double-click it takes me again to the Wizard and I can either repair or remove. I have done both. Either way, once I have the upgrade.exe on the desktop, right click and "run as..." the following error pops up, "Extracting file failed. It is most likely caused by low memory (low disk space for swapping files) or correpted Cabinet file." For the fun of it, I removed everythign again with Windows 7 upgrade and downloaded from the start. Same thing. What am I doing wrong or what do I try to get this puppy upgraded to Windows 7? Thank you in advance. Continue reading..…
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RoboformII
by Guest JeffThoele- 0 replies
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With Roboform you better have your passwords wrote down somewhere. They would be easy to forget. Is LastPass the same way? Continue reading...
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Internet wont work after system recovery. windows xp
by Guest Heatherj_980- 0 replies
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My brother has an old hp Pavillion computer with windows xp operating system hes been using as a back up he recently system recovered it as it had accumulated years worth of data and was running really slow so he wanted to wipe everything off and start with a fresh pc. however, ever since he has restored it his wireless mifi device will not work anymore, you can turn it on and the timer comes on to show its connected but when you load up an internet page its saying their is no connection available. at a guess we think there is a problem with the network connecter, but the problem is i cant access or update anything as i need to connect to the internet. (frustrating…
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YOUR PC RAN INTO A PROBLEM AND IS RESTARTING OFTEN DUE TO ERROR CODE (system_service_exception)
by Guest UNYIME BASSEY- 0 replies
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please guys i need your help. my PC is a new one, not up to a year yet since i bought it, but often times it keeps on restarting telling me that my PC ran into a small problem and needs restarting with the error (system_service_exception). i don't know what to do please i need your help. thanks i am using HP 655-AMD prosesor Continue reading...
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A Upgrade HDD to SSD - Windows 8 OEM Laptop
by Guest Peter863- 0 replies
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My Sony laptop originally had a OEM version of Windows 8. It has since been upgraded to Windows 8.1. I would like to replace the hdd with a ssd. How do I go about this without having a physical key - ie Windows 7 sticker with key code? I wish to avoid going through cloning and want to install a fresh copy of Windows 8. So far Sony have been unhelpful in their response to my querey and Ive found nothing on the windows/microsoft websites.......I dont want to fork out £100 for a software licence I have already paid for! Thanks, Peter Continue reading...
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Laptop Internal hard drive turned external hard drive not showing data, can't access data
by Guest CAseekinghelp- 0 replies
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I've encased my dead laptop hard drive that was used on a Windows 7 system, and made it an external hard drive, but once I plug it into my new Windows 8 computer using a USB 3.0 cable, I get two drives showing up, but can't access data from either. The first drive that appears is labeled System Reserved that shows 59MB of 99MB free, while the second drive is listed as a lettered drive, but no label or details-like size or available space are listed. When I click on it nothing happens, and the computer window/folder's address bar just grows/progresses right in green, while the led on the hard drive case flashes red and green, though nothing ever happens. Any suggesti…
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Slow Performance
by Guest Tajemnica- 0 replies
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I've had this laptop for about half a year now. It used to have good performance, but now it's strangely slow. I don't know about any of this technical stuff, but the laptop has; AMD Quad Core Processor A4 5000, 15.6" HD LED LCD, AMD Radeon HD 8330, 6GB DDR3 L Memory, 750 GB HDD, 802.11b/g/n + BT, 4 cell Li-ion battery, DVD Super Multi DL drive, and the make is Packard Bell if that's any help. If you can help, please try, and many thanks in advance. Continue reading...
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Annoying phone calls.
by Guest tmliz- 0 replies
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I keep getting phone calls from someone saying they are calling from Windows. The call has a bad connection and is from a foreign country. They keep telling me that they are getting error messages from my computer. They claim they will help me fix the problem. I have never believed this was real and today I pretended I was going along with them and asked if they were going to access my computer to fix it and they said yes. I then got mad and told them what I thought of them. They have called me in the past and I tell them not to call but they continue to do so. Is there anything that Windows can do about this? Continue reading...
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Windows Live Movie Maker - Corrupt File Help
by Guest NicciBrown- 0 replies
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Hi, I am trying to put the finishing touches on my .wlmp file for a graduation video for my commencement ceremony tomorrow. The program abruptly closed and now I cannot open the file - the error message says that it is corrupt. It is error 80004003. I would really appreciate it if a support employee could fix the file as soon as possible so I don't have to start over - it took me about 8 hours to create. I uploaded it to OneDrive. Here is the public link to the file: https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=55388328A18F3A79!107&authkey=!AOSWMLAYy0x6K08&ithint=file%2c.wlmp Thank you! Nicci Continue reading...
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Concurrent windows 7 sessions?
by Guest Ehlerzz- 0 replies
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Hello all, I work at a High School and have teachers that float from class room to class room. I am being told that it takes at least 5 minutes to login to our windows environment. Server 2008 R2 Domain. I have "heard" that MS allows concurrent windows 7 sessions? But the only things I have found online have been hacks. Is this an actual option to enable through either a computer option or a GP? I will not allow the hacked method on our network. So any advice or options would be helpful. I have double checked the Group Policies that are currently in place and there are only a couple so I do not see this being the reason for the so called slowness. We us…
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2 vhd files with the same name - How does this happen? Can you access files in either?
by Guest MarkJSeymour- 0 replies
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I have a windows backup which I want to restore from. However when you drill into the Backup folder there are 2 vhd file. One is small 32MB file name begins 92603918 and one is large 432GB file name begins 92603919. Otherwise the filenames are the same. I'm expecting to access the latter but from backup and restore, but I can only access the former. Has anyone any advice on how to access the larger file? Continue reading...
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Acrobat X Pro compatibility
by Guest Oussetia- 0 replies
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Until a day or two ago my Acrobat X Pro was working fine. I now refuses to open and I receive an error message advising me that it is not compatible with the version of Windows I'm running. It advises me to check to see whether I need a 32 bit or 64 bit version of the program. Why has this suddenly occurred? Continue reading...
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Media Center Update
by Guest phydeau(2)- 0 replies
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In the middle of the night, from sleep mode, my computer woke itself up. I used Command Prompt and found out that it was Microsoft Media Center Update that did this. However, I further researched and found that it was supposed to update at about 3:45 PM. Why did it wake up at 3:45 AM, then? The computer's clock is fine. Do Microsoft Media Center Updates originate from the other side of the world? Why was it 12 hours off? I have now changed it so that the computer won't wake up from sleep for updates of any kind (supposedly), but will just do the update the next time it is "awake". However, I want to know why Media Center woke up my computer exactly 12 hours after …
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Virus on my surface RT
by Guest MichelleCa- 0 replies
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the virus is fw-dnslink In this website it explains what is it about and how it works: www.safebro.com/fw-dnslink-com.virus-remove I'm really worried because it has also disabled the surface store so i can't download anything... besides i can't find any antivirus because everyone says the OS is a closed system so it's supossed not to get viruses... but ib got this one...i'm supossed to get into the REGEDIT but i don't know if i can do that on Surface and how to do it, besides i know it' s dangerous to mess with hat if you don't know how to... i really need an antivirus... help please... thanks, michelle PS: I would like to add I've already tried window…
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PWS:Win32/Zbot
by Guest EdwinDiazTO- 0 replies
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Microsoft Security Essentials continues to pop up with "Detected Threats are being clean, No action required. A few minutes later "To complete the cleanup, you'll need to restart you Pc". After I restart my PC, it loops again with ""Detected Threats are being clean, No action required. A few minutes later "To complete the cleanup, you'll need to restart you Pc". After I restart my PC, it loops again with ""Detected Threats are being clean, No action required. A few minutes later "To complete the cleanup, you'll need to restart you Pc". Apparently, Microsoft Security Essentials is not working properly How do I get rid of this program PWS:Win32/Zbot…
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Reading Fanatic and YAC
by Guest ASEPOST- 0 replies
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Hello, I have the Reading Fanatic malware in my laptop. I uninstalled it, but it is still in my Program Files(x86). Impossible to delete. In my Taskmanager> processes I have found the 6xbrmon64.exe. When I say " end process" and go back to my Program Files and click on Reading Fanatic my laptop gets stuck and does not do a thing. How do I delete the files? When I want to delete the files I get the notice that they are open in another file. I cannot find that file though. Furtherrmore I have the YAC. How do I remove/uninstall this one? When I do uninstall it goes till 30% and stops. I really have a problem here. Who can help me? thank you! Continue reading...
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SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH MY SURFACE RT
by Guest Mya Richardson- 0 replies
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hello I received my Surface Rt for Xmas. Despite not being able to do a few things work wise it has been an ok lappy. a few months ago I noticed some minor changes on my lappy and paid no attention to it. I have been using one of two desk tops along with my lappy and really started noticing some issues. I thought I had called AOL because it was with that account that I noticed some really strange behaviors with AOL that morning. So after calling the number that was being given now that I think back it wasn't really AOL well the person on the other end of the line wanted to do a remote access to my computer, ( My surface would not allow the program to run) so I ran…
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Pop-up like Malware
by Guest BK44_936- 0 replies
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Hi, I have this foreign language malware that pops up pretty much every time I open a new page or go to a new page via link, etc. It happens both on IE and Chrome. It is a foreign language ad/pop-up. It has a clickable close this ad part (in a foreign language), after which it closes when you click on it. I ran Microsoft Security Essentials Scan and nothing is caught. It is bothersome and I'm worried it is a tracking software that records bank username and passwords. How can I catch and delete it? Sincerely, Bel Continue reading...
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Suggestion, pls enable right click to scan file/removable drive for Windows Defender.
by Guest TAN CHEE PING- 0 replies
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If Microsoft could enable right click to scan file/removable drive for Windows Defender, that would be great. I also hoping to see more features to be available in Windows Defender, like option to shut down the laptop after scan. And also ability to continue even screen is off but not sleep. Continue reading...
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RHEL 6 live san migration
by Guest terrywhitejr2000- 0 replies
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Hello all, hopefully this find you all well.... I have a cool project that I am undertaking and I wanted to know if anyone else has undergown something similar. So here we go I have a RHEL 6 instance on a physical machine and for hardware failure concerns we dont use local disk.. That being said we use san for all storage. Well now the san we are on is EOL and we have to move all systems off. Have anyone done a live migration from one san to another while the system was online? Continue reading...
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Linux app installer (Ubuntu / Debian)
by Guest cesar-rgon- 0 replies
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Menu to install applications from default repositories, third-party ones or external sources on any Ubuntu 14.04 or Debian 7 system (desktop or server). There are a lot of applications included in the default list, but this list can be modified by the user by just editing a single text file. Furthermore, users can add subscripts to extend main menu functionality, for example, add new repositories, setup applications, etc. In addition, exist one separate script for each application as an alternative way to do the installation proccess without the main menu. Valid for: Ubuntu v14.04 and Debian 7 (for all desktops or server). With some changes in config files, it …
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getting wrong prompt when trying to switch to user root
by Guest fcbman- 0 replies
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Hi, I have a strange server which is prompting "Passord" when I'm trying to switch to user root (instead of "Password"). Thats causing all the scripts we have to fail... any idea how I can change theis prompt to "Password"? Thanks, fcbman Continue reading...