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my dell pc came with ubuntu but i installed w8. now when i'm trying to update it i ain't getting an option in store. what should i do? Continue reading...

I made a change to a file, then clicked on "run now", but when I did a restore of that file, the recent change did not happen? Continue reading...

My hard drive is using 8gb for "push button reset" and has more that 7gb free space, can I resize the partition without causing problems? I have a USB recovery drive, can that be "copied" back to the hard drive? Continue reading...

Hello, I'm facing problem with Realtek PCIE card reader that is SDHC (SD-MMC) slot . When I enter a SD-MMC card, a window appears and it says G:\ application not found. I'm using windows 7 professional. My PC has 3 USB slots. All the slots works for Pendrive but for microSD USB card reader only 1 slot works and the other two says " F:\ or G:\ application not found ". To correct this problem I read somewhere that going to Autoplay > Mixed content > Take no action > Save will work and I did the same and now all the three slots work (openable) for the card reader. Now my problem is that the SD-MMC slot is showing up G:\ application not found. So I cannot open the …

I clicked on the dbf file, then "Open with", then "Choose default program" and Excel is not listed. It is also not listed in the "Other programs". I clicked the browse button to try to navigate to the Office folder, but there is no "Excel" file to choose from. Continue reading...

Hey there, I have looked all over the internet for a solution to this strange problem,but it seems as if I am the only one facing it. I used to play mulyiplayer games on my pc using 2 xbox 360 wired controllers which worked fine. Due to some reason i had to change my hardrive and start all over with installing the windows,and so on.On my pc with the new hardrive,I only installed one of my controllers to play single player ganes and later on,when i got the need to play a multiplayer game, I found out that connecting the second controller was just impossible . The second controller is detected on my pc and also blinks its 4 LED's but it wont work. Updating the …

Hi all, First I'm not a computer whizz so I'll need help with this. For some reason my computer randomly crashes with a blue screen, almost always like this: Problem signature: Problem Event Name: BlueScreen OS Version: 6.1.7601.2.1.0.768.3 Locale ID: 2057 Additional information about the problem: BCCode: 1a BCP1: 0000000000041790 BCP2: FFFFFA80065946C0 BCP3: 000000000000FFFF BCP4: 0000000000000000 OS Version: 6_1_7601 Service Pack: 1_0 Product: 768_1 I have a system running on 8GB RAM so I wouldn't expect it to be a lack of it. Any help would be much appreciated! Continue reading...

i keep getting thie error when i do my updates Continue reading...

My dad downloaded a virus today and so I've been trying to delete every file I can find of it but something deleted a lot of my files including Windows Defender and now I have new files like Windows Fire Wall with Advanced Security and I'm not sure if that's a legitimate Windows file. But I want to know how I can get back Windows Defender. Also could someone tell me how I can make sure the virus is gone? Continue reading...

I'm running Windows 8.1 with Defender as my anti-virus protection on a new Surface Pro and a Toshiba laptop. When I look in the History I never find anything that has been detected or quarantined. I also don't see anything that I have allowed, though I have installed apps on both computers. The Surface Pro is only a few weeks old but the Toshiba has been in use for several years. Is this normal behavior? Continue reading...

The scan time for Security Essentials on my windows vista is about 3hrs and 30 min for a full scan. Malware bytes can do a full scan in 23 minutes now. Is there a download or fix to speed up the Full Scan Time on Security Essentials. Thanks, Idahosteve Continue reading...

My dad downloaded a virus today and so I've been trying to delete every file I can find of it but something deleted a lot of my files including Windows Defender and now I have new files like Windows Fire Wall with Advanced Security and I'm not sure if that's a legitimate Windows file. But I want to know how I can get back Windows Defender. Also could someone tell me how I can make sure the virus is gone? Continue reading...

I'm running Windows 8.1 with Defender as my anti-virus protection on a new Surface Pro and a Toshiba laptop. When I look in the History I never find anything that has been detected or quarantined. I also don't see anything that I have allowed, though I have installed apps on both computers. The Surface Pro is only a few weeks old but the Toshiba has been in use for several years. Is this normal behavior? Continue reading...

I think I may have installed a virus It might not be I don't know. I don't know what to do!! when I try to uninstall this program it says, 'Do you want this program to make the following changes to your computer?' it is also really bugging me because it always pops up saying do you want to make changes to your computer and I do not trust this website... here are some details Verified Publisher: Software agility limited Publisher: ABILITY Windows: Windows 8 If you need more information to help me out!!! Just ask!!! I really need help, Thanks!!! Continue reading...

I was hacked then i was mobbed. My pockets are empty after avg took my 2 benjamins and then I get speed my pc, they charge me twice and then try to tell me not to navigate the operations of my computer and fix all the over thousands of "viruses" for another 169.00 for one year of protection and includes online assistance 24-7. I am just learning short cuts and such, who do I listen to? I paid AVG in february and now i need to spend more? Is this normal. Do new computer owners spring for all this and their phones ipods etc in this economy? I know about cchanging internet address. What else? Continue reading...

Is there a way to redirect a set of lines for a given time period? For example, I want to pull some lines from a log file from 12:00 - 1:00 into a new file Continue reading...

Hey linuxers!! I am wondering how to add a user to redhat and give him ftp right for a folder in /var/www/html ? I already created a new user and when i log into ftp with this new user, i only see the home dir of that user. How can i make it possible to give this new user also acces to /var/www/html Thanks in advance! Continue reading...

Hello there everybody. My name is Daniel and I'm a newbie to this world of open source operating systems. In the company that I work for I started a project to migrate workstations from Windows XP to Linux. The distribution that we chose was Oracle Linux. Thus far we have been observing the usage of the system with 3 final users and the feedback has been awesome. I haven't received slowness complaints since we replaced Windows for Linux and the only questions we get is how to do this or how to do that, but never the system has frozen and I can't work. The difference is brutal and this is why I am posting this thread, because I would like to hear the experiences from ot…

how do I get my wifi working after install? someone told me how to do this but I forgot a long time ago. I have a laptop. Continue reading...

I am very new... sorry for any problems. I searched google for hours and found nothing. I am on linux, and I need a Live usb creator (like LILI) which someone told me is very bad. yet I need it for linux. (most of these live usb creators only seem to work for windows) so technically I need a linux live usb creator, that works to begin with on linux, to make a live usb for debian. secondly, and just as important, yet somewhat different of a question is how do I get my wifi working after install? someone i i have a laptop..... :? Continue reading...

Facebook has announced an interesting new feature called Nearby Friends which does pretty much exactly what you think it does. User can optionally turn on broad proximity notifications, so you and your friends can get a notice when your friends are nearby. You can set specific friends and friends lists to get these notifications, and it only works if both parties have it enabled. The new system also allows you to share specific GPS coordinates for a limited amount of time with selected contacts. Continue reading...

Belkin has updated their WeMo home automation apps for iOS and Android with a few new features. Chief among them is a long-press option for their Light Switch, which is recognizable through the popular IFTTT service. There are also new controls to recognize sunrise and sunset, and an away mode which flips the lights on and off randomly to make it look like someone’s home. Continue reading...

Once the scrappy upstart, InDesign is now the dominant page layout app. Is there any alternative that comes close? Adobe's switch to software as a service has sent budget-minded creative professionals looking for alternatives to the Creative Cloud apps that don't cost them a monthly fee. As the Mac App Store has grown in popularity, alternatives have cropped up. Pixelmator serves many users' needs for a Photoshop replacement. Sketch 3 is an excellent alternative to Illustrator. But where's a solid alternative to InDesign? I've checked around; I've even polled some of you on Twitter to find out what you like. And my results have come up a bit short. Maybe I'm missing…

Loom, the cloud storage and organization service and app for photos and videos, has been bought by Dropbox. Loom allowed you to quickly and easily share photos from your iPhone and Mac through the cloud, and was about to face some tough competition from Dropbox and their recently-announced Carousel app. Carousel integrates with Dropbox's cloud storage and can automatically upload and organize your photos. While the terms of the deal weren't disclosed, Loom did announce that they are no longer accepting new users and will be shutting down their service in one month. Continue reading...

Angela Ahrendts, incoming SVP of Retail at Apple, seems to be taking her time leaving her current post as CEO of Burberry, and the company has yet to announce her departure date. Ahrendts is supposed to start this spring, and is available to leave Burberry starting this month, having finished her six-month notice term. But it appears that she will stay with the company a little longer, helping to ease the transition to her successor. She may also be staying while negotiating the terms of a possible £8 million in share bonuses from Burberry, according to The Guardian: Continue reading...