Microsoft Support & Discussions

Hi, I am a beginner to linux. I would like to understand the following. a) If I take the following linux distros as examples Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, and Centos - -what are the differences between these 4 from an underlying code standpoint. Reason for the question: To understand whether testing a virtual appliance (targeted for one linux version) will work on the other. b) Any good internet resource you can point me to understand how these versions are different would be very helpful Thank You Ami.. Continue reading...

Photo Stream, which is part of iCloud, not only backs up your your photos to the cloud, but gives you an easy way to share your photos with friends and family who also use iPhones and iPads. Shared Photo Streams let you share as many photos as you want at once, which is a lot more convenient than emailing or texting tons of pictures. Not only that, your friends and family can also add their own photos and comment on yours. If you aren't sure how to start using shared Photo Streams, follow along and we'll get you started! How to enable Photo Stream How to create a new shared Photo Stream How to delete a Photo Stream How to add or remove people from a shared Photo St…

As we head towards WWDC 2014 we thought it would be fun to look back at Apple World Wide Developer Conferences past, what they introduced, and what impact they made. Today let's take a look at WWDC 2010, the first post-iPad WWDC, and the last WWDC to feature the introduction of an iPhone... Apple's dominance as a mobile developer was on display in 2010. While in previous years WWDC tickets were available for weeks or even months prior to the date (with early bird discounts available, too), WWDC 2010 sold out in eight days — and every ticket was full price. The iPad made its debut in April of that year; by late May, Apple announced it had already sold 2 million of th…

Use BBM regularly? Then you're going to be pretty stoked to know that version 2.2 of BBM is coming soon to Android and iOS. This release will focus on streamlining the BBM experience. The goal of the update is to make it easier for new users to join the BBM community and make it faster and easter to add contacts. Details and more after the break. Here's what you get to look forward to with version 2.2 of BBM for Android and iOS: Easier sign up Easier friending New emoticons & more BlackBerry has cut down the number of fields it takes to sign up. You only need your name, email and password to get started with version 2.2 of BBM. To make becoming friends…

Bank of America has had a pretty tired-looking (albeit functional) app for some time, and with today's update it's getting an interface refresh. No portion of the UI was left untouched, with a new main account screen that's simpler and more finger-friendly. You can quickly toggle between Bill Pay, Transfers and Deposit Checks along the top, or tap into your different accounts listed. A new slide-in panel gives you access to alerts, deals, settings, contact information and BofA locations. The app is still a tad less responsive loading than we'd like (we're assuming it's downloading the data as it goes to cut down on caching), but scrolling and selecting have picked up t…

Details of the Apple acquisition of Beats are shedding a bit more light on where the value is coming from, indicating that the streaming music portion of the company is worth just shy of $500 million. That places the value of the Beats Electronics business at $2.5 billion, which in itself had nearly $1.5 billion in revenue in 2013. Saying that the Beats streaming service is worth even $500 million is a bit ambitious, though, as it was revealed during the acquisition that it has only 250,000 subscribers, making each customer worth a whopping $2000. By contrast, Spotify has 10 million subscribers paying roughly the same $10 per month subscription fee and is valued at $4 …

Hi there I have been trying for a while now to get Windows XP reinstalled on an old laptop, simply to get it working again but the license key on the certificate is not working. This is very frustrating as I know that the key is valid and that it is legal. The sticker is still stuck to the bottom of the laptop and is still legible so I have been taking it from the source it was provided, but still is does not work. I am trying to install Windows XP Home on to an Acer laptop. The key is D22HK-4KP96-BYPB8-YYGQY-4VDHW. Please can someone confirm whether this code is still good to use and if it is not, please explain why.... Regards J Brewer C…

Well, I use a driver that has: SPOIF in and out, Headphones jack (I used this for audio) Mic in, And lastly MIDI in and out, Now i tired going to the back of the desktop and pluging in the jack into the back of it, still no sound. Here are my sound divers Audio Codecs Creative EMU10K1 Audio Processor (WDM) Creative SBLive! gamport Legacy Audio Drivers Legacy Video Capture Devices Media Control Devices SoundMAX Intergrated Digital audio Standard game port Video codecs. I use Windows XP (I know i need to update) But anyways Please help me, im a big gamer that likes to have sound for once :p Thanks Thomas Continue reading...

I was using Windows XP Pro and I've just purchased over the Internet the Product Key for Windows 7, I do have the Product Key but I am finding it difficult to change the Product key even if I am using the instructions given to me by Microsoft, can anyone help me please? Thanks Continue reading...

Desktop / OS Windows XP re-installation is stuck in setup mode, but cannot complete because it's stuck in Safe Mode. Not able to use F8 key or F10. Getting setup window has started, then goes straight to Safe Mode Screen, with error: "not able to complete setup in Safe Mode." Please restart your system. I've tried recovery disk, new XP cd, and F8 keys. No success. Can need help. Thanks, Steven Continue reading...

I have been deflecting calls from people who say there is a problem with my computer, claiming they are from "Windows Tech Department." A woman just called. She said her name was Fiona and her ID number was 1104. Her call back phone number is 1-866-539-8674. She was very nice, but persistent. I got her information to call her back. She said that every time we get on the Internet, some virus or damage of some sort is entering our computer. She wanted me to get on the computer right then, and she would show me all the error messages or some such thing. I said my husband was using the computer and that I was right in the middle of something, which was true. I d…

I have an asus ultra book. Model S500C. Recently, my laptop crashed in the middle of browsing the internet. Gave me the "there was a problem with your PC and needs to reset." It moved too fast before I could read it. Every time I start up, it goes through an automatic repair loop, to diagnosing your PC, then back to automatic repair. After a while of this, it goes to a blue screen that says "automatic repair could not repair your PC" I. Have tried refreshing my PC, factory reset (both just keep files and fully clean drive resets) and only getting the same error of "your PC failed to reset. No changes were made" I have tried resetting the uefi firmware settings to default …

When I try to download bamboo Splash (For my bamboo obviously) It says "The program can't start because IML32.dll is missing from your computer. Try reinstalling the program to fix this problem." I have no clue how to fix this error. Can someone please help me? Continue reading...

* Original Title: Windows8 internet connection I went on my computer today and when I go online, very web page I try tells me that it's unavailable. I tried shutting it off and on again. I have done scans. Then I tried to update my computer but the last step for it to update is to connect to the internet. Since It doesn't work, I can't finish my updates and it all the we pages say they're unavailable. What do I do? I use google chrome and I always have so I'm not sure what is happening. Continue reading...

hi when i log in to windows my desktop background is black and in personalise i see that it is an image so i have to choose another theme and undo to be able to see my background on desktop i`m using bing images Continue reading...

As per the topic title is this an intended "feature" or a bug / oversight in Windows 8? Joining or starting a call using any major voice application (Skype Desktop, Steam, Google Hangouts via the Chrome browser) will cause windows to vastly decrease the volume of Metro Apps. Ending the call causes the apps to return to there original volumes Things I have tried: Right-click on the Speaker icon located in the notification tray (located at the end of your taskbar) Select Playback devices Select the Communications tab Select Do nothing Select Apply Select OK Result: Works perfectly for desktop apps as it did in Windows 7. Completely Ignored for Me…

All of a sudden, when I am trying to open an attachment, it acts like I want to save it instead of opening it. Instead of the document opening, it takes me to my various drives....as though I wanted to "save" it instead of open it. What could be the problem? Continue reading...

i have used the same emails from my contact list for the last year but suddenly when i send messages i received the following message in my junk mail this is driving me crazy as i need to send messages The following message to <************************> was undeliverable. The reason for the problem: 5.1.0 - Unknown address error 550-'Requested action not taken: mailbox unavailable' i am not very computer literate but i know that i havent altered anything but would appreciate any help Continue reading...

I have a Raspberry Pi with a 1TB hard drive that is used for data logging and I need to be able to access the log files from a program running on Windows 7. The easiest way to do this would be to map the log files directory as a local Windows drive. I have samba installed and running on the Pi and everything appears to be running correctly as I can mount the directory as a remote drive on a Windows XP system with no problems. Using Windows 7, however, I always get the message "The specified network password is not correct". Searching for information on this typically leads me to the Local Security Policy settings for Network Security. Based on the information I've fo…

Hi all, Is it possible to have a batch file check the status (Enabled/Disabled) of a wireless adapter and as an outcome have it change the adapters setting to the opposite of it's current setting? i.e. If set as ENABLED, it will disable it as an outcome. If set as DISABLED, it will enable it as an outcome. Thanks as this would be extremely useful to overcome a recent problem with Windows 7 not recognising my dads laptop FN key (aeroplane mode). Continue reading...

I can't install Security Update for windows 7 for x64- base systems (KB2871997) windows update error FFFFFFFF comes up I have did everything that Microsoft has told me to do, but still this update keeps failing. What do I do? Other updates are successful Thank you Julie Thomas Continue reading...

I just got a surface pro 2. We are not Microsoft smart and don't know if we need to add a virus protection or is there one on the pro and how do I activate it? Continue reading...

MSE repeatedly instructed to restart in order to clean up, without success. Defender Offline was also unsuccessful. I think that this was a Fake Alert. The final outcome is that I cannot even turn on my laptop. Lenovo with Windows 7 - Home Edition. Turning on the laptop ir displays the Lenovo logo, a black screen and repeats this cycle continuously. I tried pressing F8 but to no avail. Any suggestions????? Continue reading...

Is Kimomu.exe a virus and if so, how do I delet it? Continue reading...

This application (sp-latest.exe) has requested to run every day for the last several weeks on my Surface Pro running Windows 8.1. It is located in C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Temp. I have declined to run it each time and have deleted it multiple times but it keeps coming back. It is unsigned and lists no author. I've run the Windows Defender Scanner and the Microsoft Safety Tool and neither detects it as a threat. I've only found one reference to it using both Bing and Google here http://www.herdprotect.com/sp-latest.exe-14612f7a36ebcdbde194f749ce23ce6513bf9e13.aspx. It only occurs on my Surface, none of my other computers are affected. Can anyone tell m…