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Original title: update keeps failing on Security Update for Microsoft.NET framework 1.1SP1 on windows xp,vista, & server 200886(KB2698023). Pls some help an OAP whi has tried the fix it but is still getting failure I am not very computer clever - so pls give idiots guide to any answers which may solve this problem View this thread

Hello. Since I upgraded to Windows 8, I've discovered my system resets my speaker configuration to Stereo rather than 5.1, seemingly at random. I have a Creative X-Fi card and in Windows XP and 7, speaker configuration was always able to be modified within their Volume Panel app. In Windows 8, however, I have to use the Windows Speaker Setup configuration box to change to 5.1.. so I figure Windows 8 is managing the amount of speakers now. It seems to be doing a terrible job at it, though. What could be causing it to forget the setting? My sound card software is not forgetting any of my sound cards settings in the volume panel, but Windows keeps forgetting the number of speakers. What is Windows doing different than it used to? Can this be stopped? It's a pain to have to check and change the setting every time I go to watch a movie or do something with audio. :P View the full article

Original title: Microsoft Fix It I am unable to get into Microsoft Fix it. Keeps asking that I sign in and yet there is no way of signing in. All instructions are in light gray and I cannot get instructions of how to proceed even though I am sighen into Microsoft? View this thread

Everytime I open Outlook Express, I get an annoying message asking if I want to compress my files. How can I Knock this message off ? View this thread

My windows 8 Stuck up with black screen and no keys works when i restarts, it comes normal when i push power button!! whats this any 1 guide me how to overcome this problem!! abihq View the full article

From Andrew Skeggs I attempted to download Windows Media Player for XP from the Microsoft Windows website. I run a genuine copy of Windows XP but I get a verification error,. WGA also says my Windows version is genuine. Windows FAQ advise re-entering the product key. I would like to try to re-enter the product key, but there appears to be no provision in my system verification window to do this. My system runs Windows XP with SP3 Installed, on an Intel i5400 processor with 3gb SDRAM and a 70% full 320gb hard drive. I can be contacted by telephone at this time on: if it would be helpful. View this thread

I have a WINDOWSSYSTEM32WBEMLogsFrameWork.log file that is 1.3 GB in size with 65,404 fragments that cannot be defragmented. How can i correct this, or is this acceptable? View this thread

Hi everyone I recently installed Windows 8 Pro and everything was fine until now. I connected my printer (HP Photosmart C310) to my computer and it told me to install a driver. I did, and then it said that &quotA fatal error has occured.&quot I think it had something to do with the software not being compatible with Windows 8. Then, it told me to uninstall the software and reboot. So I did. After rebooting, the login screen went strange. The arrow you tap to change users was now two boxes. The Change Language button was also one box, and the power options menu icon was also one box. When I activated the onscreen keyboard, the shift, switch keyboards, and windows(?) keys were also boxes. On the desktop, nothing was changed, but the Start menu's scroll bar on the bottom now instead of having scroll arrows had boxes. Does anyone have this same problem? I don't know how to fix this. PLEASE HELP!!! View the full article

I am running Windows 7 Proffessional on my computer and when trying to couple an external DVD player to the computer, I get a message that Windows Media Player 10 or higher is required. What can I do to use an exrternal DVD player on my Windows 7 Proffessional computer? View this thread

I want to give my copy of Windows 7 to a friend. Then I want buy and install an OEM version of Windows8. I don't know how uninstall an Operating System without screwing up something for the next user. View the thread

I would like to try Windows 8 via the upgrade path from Windows 7. However in order to also keep Windows 7 I would like to install an original image of Windows 7 (Using Acronis or similar) on a separate hard drive so I could then swap between the two operating systems. Meaning the original Windows 7, and the Windows 7 now upgraded to Windows 8. Considering the same windows 7 system is being used in both cases, would that put me out of license conditions? Nev. View the thread

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What details? I signed in to my hotmail account thru Windows Live and now my email won't close. I sign out of Windows and its still there. I close the page and open it back and there is my email for anyone to see. I am in a community type computer room and can't leave it like that. How do I get it to close? Been trying for an hour. View the thread

The exact error message: "Windows Security Center service can't be started" Your operating system and version: Windows 7 Home Premium, Service Pack 1 Your browser and version: Mozilla Firefox 16.0.2 Any software or hardware that you recently installed or removed: None Any recent changes that were made to the system: None The things that you have already tried to do to troubleshoot the problem: I have run multiple malware scanners and I have run "sfc /scannow" View the thread

Original Title : help ok reset to factory settings to hopefully allow laptop to play cds once again, then downloaded sp1 and installed, and lost controll of keyboard and mouse, and still cant play music not to mention hadda reboot to safe mode to use system restore to just b4 sp1 installation View this thread

Original Title : help ok reset to factory settings to hopefully allow laptop to play cds once again, then downloaded sp1 and installed, and lost controll of keyboard and mouse, and still cant play music not to mention hadda reboot to safe mode to use system restore to just b4 sp1 installation View this thread

Hi to everyone. Could windows 7 ultimate function like this? Could they 'save' my session in case of an immediate reboot? We need automatic replacement e.g. multiple IE windows with it's tabs opened, in the state they were before the action. I have seen this on some GNU/Linux distributions. View the thread

Hey. I am using firefox and I only have one search engine but is there a way to get rid of that bar beside the address bar? here is a screen shot. View the thread

I'm currently running XP SP3 32 bit on AMD Athlon 64 machine, 2GB RAM. I'd like to upgrade to Windows 7 64 bit. I've read this: http://windows.microsoft.com/is-IS/windows7/help/upgrading-from-windows-xp-to-windows-7 I've run the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor - 64 bit version says 9 issues, 8 of which are software (Adobe, shockwave, .NET 1.1, etc.), but the one that makes me nervous is the VIA Rhine II Fast Ethernet Adapter driver needs to be updated. I've run Belarc, and identified chipset as VT8237 so I downloaded the latest driver from here: http://www.via.com.tw/en/support/drivers.jsp, and got driver version 3.87a dated 5-May-2011. I re-ran upgrade advisor, and it's still showing that I need to get the latest driver. I have the latest driver, using my CURRENT OS to pick. Do I need to download the driver for the VT8237 selecting Windows 7 as the OS? View the thread

Hey! I was wondering, is there a way to change the look of the X or close button to another x icon? I have another icon I wanted to use, but I don't know how to change it. Could someone please tell me how if possible? thanks a bunch! View the thread

Hello there I don´t know exactly what happened. My send button disappeard from the outlook express program. I have a few emails that could´t send because of this problem. I don´t know if it has to do with an update. Can you tell me what can i do abou ****? Thank you. View this thread

Attempted to install Microsoft Office Standard 2007 Upgrade on a new computer preloaded with Windows 8. I uninstalled Microsoft Office prior to running my installation. Error msg says it is unable to locate previous version. What do I need to do now? View the thread

When I powered on, computer screen said something like COMPUTER LOCKING YOU OUT. The power is on but screen is dark. View the thread

Why do I need this? Why is it "Important"? Is it the same update that I've had listed as "optional" for the last few months? Why is it not being issued by nVidia? Quite honestly, after an horrendous experience updating this card's driver from the nVidia website a year ago I am not inclined to make any changes. Am I missing out on something, - aside from severe stress and probable loss of display??? EDIT: I've been googling! http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/1250-73-windows-update-failing-install-wddm-wddm Must admit, the information confuses the **** outa me! It seems to be saying these are changes relevant to W7 and W8! So why are we lowly, punch drunk, short changed, disenfranchised Vista Ultimate mugs being offered it? :D View this thread

I am trying to install AutoCad software and instructions I am recieving refer to "keygen" and "Virtual Daemon icon" and I do not have a clue about these terms View this thread