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My computer won't boot, not even into safe mode, and I've misplaced by Windows XP CD. Is there a free program or operating system that you folks know of that I can boot from a CD (without having to reformat or partition anything) so I can recover my personal data? At this point, recovering my data is all that I'm interested in. View this thread

I have tried automatically and downloading and installing each individually. I keep getting the same error either way, and have tried numerous fixes, someone please advise what to do. I had one update recently that kept erroring out, only to find out it was a SURFACE Update only. View this thread

I bought a laptop from HP and I have on it windows 7 home premium installed with no CD/DVD .... then the windows and recovery system crashed ... I have a product key sticker at the bottom of my laptop ... could I activate any windows 7 version (Ultimate-Home Premium) with it or no ? if yes how? View the thread

Windows Updates KB2656351 and KB2600217 have been (at first unknowingly) repeatedly installed, but the Update icon and the program itself keep telling me to install them. I ran the self diagnostic and it says default locations have changed, but it does not say how to fix this. If this is the problem, how is it repaired? View this thread

Okay so there were the updates on the 9th and 10th of April. On the 10th, the following were installed: KB915597, KB2813170, KB2799926, KB2817183, KB2760406, KB982726, KB2823324, KB2808735, KB890830, KB2813347. I've heard in my morning's searching that the one in bold has been causing issues and am looking to install that today if I need to. The updates for the ninth, titled "Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 7 for x64bit systems", was for whatever reason only installed last night (17th). That apparently included all the ones listed for the ninth, and, according to Installed Updates: Microsoft Windows English Hyphenation Package, Microsoft Windows English Spelling Package, Windows Internet Explorer 10, and security updates KB2586448, KB2559049 and KB2530548. After this update, the computer was turned on again for use. I've just been told that directly after, it did what happened below IN ADDITION to icons flickering upon logging into user accounts. The following happened last night right after the update to someone else (it was described to me), but what I wrote below is what I experienced this morning. It booted as normal, but when on the user login screen (the blue one with icons), well the login screen itself took far longer to show up than normal. Upon logging into a user account, that also takes much longer than usual (30 seconds up to 2 minutes by estimate) to finish. The 'Welcome' transition with the loading icon will stay there for longer than normal, and then at the point it would give way to the regular desktop, the screen remained black. The only visible thing was the cursor. The screen remained black until I pressed Esc, at which point all resumed as normal. From this point it operated normally. It's still operating normally, as if nothing's amiss. My computer is Windows 7 64 bit. It's new -- custom built by a computer store in February 2012, and so 14 months old. With 8 gigs of Ram any slowdown is very noticeable. I figured before I went uninstalling any updates (I haven't uninstalled any before, and this computer isn't fully backed up yet because we can't yet afford the storage media OR cloud storage), I would ask what may be causing this issue, or which update specifically. I need help quickly, because I'm worried about what might happen next time I log off. I think I may go ahead and uninstall KB2823324 immediately, come to think of it. Please, I need some answers. View the thread

Okay so there were the updates on the 9th and 10th of April. On the 10th, the following were installed: KB915597, KB2813170, KB2799926, KB2817183, KB2760406, KB982726, KB2823324, KB2808735, KB890830, KB2813347. I've heard in my morning's searching that the one in bold has been causing issues and am looking to install that today if I need to. The updates for the ninth, titled "Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 7 for x64bit systems", was for whatever reason only installed last night (17th). That apparently included all the ones listed for the ninth, and, according to Installed Updates: Microsoft Windows English Hyphenation Package, Microsoft Windows English Spelling Package, Windows Internet Explorer 10, and security updates KB2586448, KB2559049 and KB2530548. After this update, the computer was turned on again for use. I've just been told that directly after, it did what happened below IN ADDITION to icons flickering upon logging into user accounts. The following happened last night right after the update to someone else (it was described to me), but what I wrote below is what I experienced this morning. It booted as normal, but when on the user login screen (the blue one with icons), well the login screen itself took far longer to show up than normal. Upon logging into a user account, that also takes much longer than usual (30 seconds up to 2 minutes by estimate) to finish. The 'Welcome' transition with the loading icon will stay there for longer than normal, and then at the point it would give way to the regular desktop, the screen remained black. The only visible thing was the cursor. The screen remained black until I pressed Esc, at which point all resumed as normal. From this point it operated normally. It's still operating normally, as if nothing's amiss. My computer is Windows 7 64 bit. It's new -- custom built by a computer store in February 2012, and so 14 months old. With 8 gigs of Ram any slowdown is very noticeable. I figured before I went uninstalling any updates (I haven't uninstalled any before, and this computer isn't fully backed up yet because we can't yet afford the storage media OR cloud storage), I would ask what may be causing this issue, or which update specifically. I need help quickly, because I'm worried about what might happen next time I log off. I think I may go ahead and uninstall KB2823324 immediately, come to think of it. Please, I need some answers. View this thread

Hi each time I open a web page it comes up half size and I have to maximize, what is causing this and how did I correct it ? View this thread

i can not update windows (error 0x80070426) reoccurring problem, troubleshooter and fix it shows the same problem. View this thread

The call came from the following telephone number 392-625-1818. I was not able to reach the number directly. Please advise if anyone else rec'd same? View this thread

My computer is running on Vista Home Basic and the following windows update keep asking to be installed over and over: KB2487367, KB2656351, KB2468871, KB2533523, and KB2600217. Please help. Thanks View this thread

Не могу включить автоматическую установку обновлений, хотя мjя учетная запись является администратором. Написано &quotНекоторые параметры задает системный администратор&quot. Компьютер домашний, откуда взялся системный администратор непонятно. Еще что-то я не мог сделать, говорили, что нужны права администратора. Что делать? Стоит windows 8 View this thread

Whenever I click on &quotchange start up program&quot (on the control panel), I get a message that windows defender is not on. If I try to turn it on, I get error message 0x800705b4. I have Microsoft Security Essentials on my computer and I understand that it turns the Windows Defender off, but how can I change my startup programs if it is necessary to have the Windows Defender on? View this thread

I'm trying to upgrade from Windows XP SP2 to Windows XP SP3. When I click &quotrun&quot it says that WindowsXP-KB936929-SP3-X86-ENU.exe is not a valid Win32 application. This is even after going to the website and trying to download it from there. How do I get Windows XP SP 3 On my laptop? View this thread

I keep receiving this update from Windows. KB2807986. Whenever I install the update and the system reboots, it fails during configuration at 9%. The error code on the windows update log indicates 8007054F. Can anyone help on this? View this thread

The Installation says "Finalizing installation. This may take a few minutes" but it never ends about 8 hour. But the office is already installed and the setup is still stuck at there. So what must I gonna do? View this thread

I'm trying to do a windows 8 system update and i keep getting an error code 80073712 for the kb2770917 update. I ran DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Scanhealth and then DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth But the restorehealth command failed. I saved the log of the failure and I still cannot update. what should i do? View this thread

I have Windows XP and have 6 updates that will not install for over a month. Error code 641, 80070641, 8004ff01. What is the problem I try almost every day and will not work. Thank you for your help. View this thread

Hi, For the last couple of days every time I start up my computer NotePad starts up. The title on it is short - Notepad. I have searched every file for a note titled short. No luck. I have tried restoring NotePad to a previous time &amp that did not help. It is very annoying !!! Any ideas ?????????? Thanks Vicki View the thread

When I receive update notifications and follow procedure to install same, I get these "failed" notifications. First time trying to resolve issue ... without success. Assistance please........ FAILED NOTICE DETAIL: Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 on Windows XP, Server 2003, Vista, Server 2008 x86 (KB2657424)Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 on Windows XP, Server 2003, Vista, Server 2008 x86 (KB2604111)Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 on Windows XP, Server 2003, Vista, Server 2008 x86 (KB2736416) Problem: A problem on your computer is preventing updates from being downloaded or installed Solution: To fix the problem, try installing the updates again. If that doesn't work, use the Troubleshooter to try solve the problem. View this thread

If I have real-time protection checked in MSE, it becomes nearly impossible to download files. It wouldn't even let me download the Apple Quicktime installation file from Apple. Downloads just refuse to start.My only solution is to uncheck real-time protection, but I'd rather not do that. Any other options?ThanksRyan View this thread

I have one blue solid light on my HP Smartserver. Anyone know what this means. I cannot access the server or shares or console. [ View this thread

I keep on trying to download a windows update but it always fails and i get error code 641,what di I have to do to fix it? View this thread

Apparently I have been infected with Trojan.jsMedfos.B and Microsoft Security Essentials keeps removing Medfos.B about every five minutes. Is the any way to completely remove this once and for all ? View this thread

I recently installed Windows 7 using a new Gateway PC. I now cannot get the screen to go dark when not in use. like I could in XP. My monitor is a new Samsung LED. What I want is to have the screen go dark after a hour or so of non use, and be able to bring it back quickly by moving mouse or pushing a key. I have tried changing all the settings for screensavers and power saving options but the screen still stays lit all day, even with no use for several hours. What am I overlooking? Welcome suggestions. View the thread

I keep getting a prompt to shutdown my computer to install the same 4 updates that have been sucessfully installed 15 times. Running Vista. Updates are:KB2393802 KB 2676562 KB2813170 Iexplorer9 and Bing Desktop. View this thread