Microsoft Support & Discussions

I can't access anything on the desktop or retrieve anything using the start button because it's not there. I can access the internet only because there's a box that comes up that says there's are problem with Internet Explorer. I don't know if it's Malware or not. I contacted Microsoft and they couldn't help me due to me having Windows XP but referred me to this site. Please help me...because I can't afford a new computer right now and I really need this one. Continue reading...

* Original Title: Freegate for Surface RT I just bought SurfaceRT last month. And I've to go to China for two months and I would like to use the facebook and youtube during the time I'm there. The problem is I cannot find the freegate app in window store. So is there anyway to help me figure out how to have the freegate or other apps to use to anti-censorship software for secure and fast Internet access. Thank you. Continue reading...

How do I rip music onto Windows 8? I did it before, but I can't remeber how to. And not just on the 'Music App'. I need it on the desktop too, but I can't remeber how to do it (for easier access). Continue reading...

So I've been looking everywhere for answers and I simply can't find one.. When I save pictures from Twitter, in specific, it doesn't show my thumbnails and I really need them. All that appear is a blue landscape icon but it has little blue edges on them, so perhaps it's locked? I tried unticking the box "show icons only, not thumbnails" but it only changes the thumbnails without the blue edges. This is what the ones I can't open looks like apposed to what the others look like I really need help because I can't get work done without seeing the thumbnails. Continue reading...

New PC, old PC backround. Out of the box, it's a Gateway, the old and the new. I gave Microsoft my email account. The new PC fired up with my old PC's backround pic. How? Continue reading...

In Solitaire, there is a "Star Club", which provides for more of the solitaire hands, although in a slightly different format than the Daily Challenges. Does such a feature exist for Mahjong? Continue reading...

I have videos on my computer that are larger than the 4.3Gb DVDs. Is there a burner out there that can scale down my videos (similar to my VHS-DVD player/burner where I can change the record time from 1 hour up to six hours). I use a burner called Magic DVD Copier and Ripper, it works great, but will not adjust the size/time as I need. I have Windows 8 (came with the machine), otherwise I would not have this silly op. sys. Thanks for any suggestions that you might have. David Continue reading...

My resource monitor is indicating that my Physical memory is allocated poorly. Hardware Reserved 4097Mb In Use 943 Mb Modified 1Mb Standby 63 Mb Free 16Mb It is a HP Proliant ML100 G6 server running Windows 7Pro 32 bit. 5GB RAM installed - yes I know it can only utilize 4GB. Bios has not been updated since 2010. I think some RAM is set aside for the integrated Graphics. I tried to install a graphics card on one of the available PCI slots, but it just wouldnt work, so I gave up on that idea. Is there any way to free up some of that reserved memory, or is this just because the motherboard/bios/OS are possibly not completely compatible? Contin…

The issue occurs when have either text or a picture occupying your clipboard (ctrl-c or copy on text or picture). If I were to select and drag something afterwords, the program would crash (Outlook, Powerpoint, etc). However if I were to manually clear the clipboard using a script provided by a friend, the problem no longer arises until I were to copy something into the clipboard again. I have tried reinstalling Microsoft Office, Windows 7 (updated to latest version) and updating Video Drivers. I am stumped as to what is causing this. Continue reading...

This is probably an oddball situation. I have a HP Proliant ML100 g6 server, but I uninstalled Server 2003, and the machine is now running Windows 7 Pro 32bit. It works, but I I want to update the bios to a newer version. Hp's website has newer bios versions available, but none listed for Windows 7. It' sall for Windows Server OS, linux. QUESTION: Can I download a bios version specified for something like Windows Server 2008 and expect Windows 7 to work? Continue reading...

I tried all sorts of things to fix it but it still failed. Does anyone have any idea how to fix this or what's the problem I'm having. Continue reading...

When connected to the internet the standard toolbar does not appear. How do I fix this? Continue reading...

I clicked on a free dictionary download, and it turned out to be adware which embedded itself in my browsers (Internet Explorer 8 and Mozilla Firefox 29.1). Now every time I open a browser window, I see a search page that looks something like Google, but with no logo, just a graphic (today it's Stevie Wonder, because it's his 64th birthday), a search box and, at the bottom of the screen, a small square display ad urging me to download various programs, supposedly to make my computer run better. Importantly, in the search bar in the upper right-hand corner of the screen, to the right of the address bar, I see "default-search.net", and in the address bar, I see "http://www.…

Received emails to my Live emails saying accounts had been blocked & requesting I log in with my Password to review my recent activities from that email. It sounds very suspect.. anyone else had this email sent to them. Continue reading...

What is the following .exe? ejysvpjb.exe*32 Can' find anything on google & it seems to be using alot of CPU. Cheers /** moderator note: moved from Windows 7 **/ Continue reading...

After updating Internet Explorer 5/1, we logged in and a pop-up window appeared, purportedly from Microsoft, saying "Update Drivers". We searched through our Control Panel and Computer , OS:C, but found no evidence of drivers needing updating. Did a thorough security scan, with nothing appearing to be wrong. But are still afraid to click on this pop-up, with all the news about being hacked. Another pop-up appeared, saying "Errors: Window 7) also appearing to be from Microsoft. How can we tell if these are legitimate messages? I could not find an answer from Microsoft. And how can we eliminate these small windows without the possibility of getting a virus…

diahs.exe is it a virus? <Moved> Continue reading...

Hi guys! I am writing an a elaboration for Unix subject on my university. The title is "Solaris 11 virtualization and cloud computing solutions". I want to deeply understand what I am writing and i got stuck today at a resource classification. I dont know why - wheter im stupid, or foreigner and cant understand the english there (or both). Here is the part I cant undertand: d o c s.o r a c l e.c o m /cd/E26502_01/html/E29024/rmintro-21.html#scrolltoc (sry for spaces, not enough posts...) and there is the subtopic of "Resource Classification". I cant understand difference between explicit request for resource and implicit request for resource. Why askin…

Hi all, I am currently running ubuntu 12.04 via crouton on a chromebook 14. The chromebook does not have a port for ethernet hook up so I bought a rocketfish usb ethernet adapter. I have installed the drivers via wine on the ubuntu side. Is there any way to get ethernet to work on the chrome OS side, now that I have installed the drivers on ubuntu? I am assuming not, since everything on chrome has to go through the chrome store, but I am just wondering. I had originally thought that the ubuntu ethernet might work on it's own but now I realize that the internet has to first work on chrome os and then it follows through onto the ubuntu side so if it does not work on chro…

I was doing some work with files (just picture files in PCmanFM) and when I was finished my desktop Icons became very large and I haven't been able to reduce them. I tried Monitor and desktop settings but see no options. My screen resolution hasn't changed either. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. -Computer- Processor : 2x Intel® Pentium® 4 CPU 3.00GHz Memory : 2575MB (445MB used) Operating System : Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Date/Time : Wed 14 May 2014 07:22:21 AM MDT -Display- Resolution : 1366x768 pixels OpenGL Renderer : Unknown X11 Vendor : The X.Org Foundation Continue reading...

Hello, on server i have config server firewall and iptables. I would like server to be safe from basic UDP flood and any port attack flood. http://img703.imageshack.us/img703/3935/35039950.png https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rDgZndKmy...s1600/ddos.png So i want to ask if you can advice on which setting to lookup or which software to use? Example CSF mentioned above has this option: Quote: 16. Port Flood Protection ######################### This option configures iptables to offer protection from DOS attacks against specific ports. This option limits the number of connections per time interval that new connections can be made to specific ports. I have port 2…

I had grub-0.97 installed in my pc, which runs ubuntu 12.04. I was trying to install tinycore in a compact-flash (256MB) following this tutorial: (Ihave a problem posting my url) (parkytowers.me.uk/thin/Linux/TinycoreCF.shtml) Everything was going fine, till I get to step5 and I tried to do: Code: grub --device-map=grub-device.map In this moment I get the following message: Code: "grub" is not installed Now I'm trying to sudo apt-get install grub, but I'm in a go-around all the time: If i try sudo apt-get install grub, linux tells me that it is uninstalling grub-pc, but there are dependencies not solved: grub-gfxpayload-lists grub2-common I try to run…

Sonos has released a new Controller app for iOS that brings a new design as well as a bevy of new features. The app has been available for beta testing on Android since March. The app features an entirely new design that is split into three menus: music currently playing, what room it's playing in and music discovery for upcoming songs. The new version of the app allows you to easily create playlists from different streaming services, set multiple alarms and control the music playing in each room of your house from a single location. Also available is the ability to change surround sound settings for music playback. Another major feature is universal search across…

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Announced back at CES 2014, the LG Lifeband Touch fitness band and LG Heart Rate Earphones are due to go on sale this month. The Lifeband Touch, with its curved OLED display and motion-tracking sensors is due to hit shelves on May 18th, as are the heart-rate-tracking Bluetooth-connected Heart Rate Earphones (such an inspired name there). Both will connect to your Android or iOS device through LG's own fitness app, as well as MyFitnessPal or Runkeeper. The Lifeband Touch is a fairly standard approach to the fitness band, offering notifications and music control in addition to motion tracking via a tri-axis accelerometer and altimeter. The Heart Rate Earphones, howe…