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So, we obtained our VL Office 2013 installation .iso file. My Windows 8 image currently has Office 2010 installed. If I run the Office 2013 "setup.exe", it prompts for an "Upgrade" installation (and the "Customize" options indicate it's supposed to remove all other versions). Yet, after installing the Office 2013 upgrade, I am still left with "Office 14" folders in the Microsoft Office folders C:Program Files and C:Program Files (x86) -- and "Programs and Features" says I still have Office Professional Plus 2010 still installed. Is this unique to upgrading Office in Windows 8? Or are Office 2010 bits still left behind after an Office 2013 "Upgrade" installation? View this thread

Hi, How does this command: manage-bde.exe -tpm -TakeOwnership SomePassword looks like in Windows 8 (e.g. using powershell, since the &quotTakeOwnership&quot parameter is obsolete) ? regards, Martin View the full article

I'm trying to play vídeos on my Windows 8 and all I can see is a black screen and I can only hear the sound. This happens everywhere. Youtube, video apps, media player. I can't understand why. I've installed already the K-Lite Codec pack and I've upgraded my AMD video card. But still no luck. Only sound , no video. Also, if it helps, I have a Vaio J Series (all-in-one) also know as VPCJ215FB. Could you please help me? Thanks in advance View the full article

How are you connecting? Is it a LAN connection? Mine laptop and desktop have no problem staying connected on reboot.

Issue: Explorer.exe crashes and restarts every 1-2 minutes. It doesn't matter if I'm in the start screen or in the desktop. Applications that depend on the explorer crash or hang as well. Background: Machine was upgraded from Windows 7 to the RTM build of Windows 8. This problem did not show up immediately, after a day it happened once and I rebooted which seemed to help. Now the problem shows up immediately after rebooting. Steps: 1. Ran "sfc /scannow". It completed successfully and fixed a few corruption issues. 2. Booted into Safe Mode and the problem still exists. 3. Ran windbg.exe, attached to explorer.exe process to capture crash information. Machine Information: Host Name: SCOTT-PC OS Name: Microsoft Windows 8 Pro with Media Center OS Version: 6.2.9200 N/A Build 9200 OS Manufacturer: Microsoft Corporation OS Configuration: Standalone Workstation OS Build Type: Multiprocessor Free Registered Owner: Scott Registered Organization: Product ID: 00181-00002-32492-AB350 Original Install Date: 10/27/2012, 6:26:41 AM System Boot Time: 10/29/2012, 10:57:33 PM System Manufacturer: System manufacturer System Model: System Product Name System Type: x64-based PC Processor(s): 1 Processor(s) Installed. [01]: Intel64 Family 6 Model 15 Stepping 2 GenuineIntel ~1867 Mhz BIOS Version: Phoenix Technologies, LTD ASUS P5N-D ACPI BIOS Revision 1101, 5/18/2009 Windows Directory: C:WINDOWS System Directory: C:WINDOWSsystem32 Boot Device: DeviceHarddiskVolume1 System Locale: en-usEnglish (United States) Input Locale: en-usEnglish (United States) Time Zone: (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) Total Physical Memory: 6,143 MB Available Physical Memory: 2,216 MB Crash Information: 0:036> !analyze -v ******************************************************************************* * * * Exception Analysis * * * ******************************************************************************* *** ERROR: Symbol file could not be found. Defaulted to export symbols for C:Program FilesBonjourmdnsNSP.dll - *** ERROR: Symbol file could not be found. Defaulted to export symbols for C:Program FilesMozyHomemozyshell.dll - *** ERROR: Symbol file could not be found. Defaulted to export symbols for C:Program Files (x86)GoogleDrivegoogledrivesync64.dll - *** ERROR: Symbol file could not be found. Defaulted to export symbols for C:UsersScottAppDataLocalMicrosoftSkyDrive16.4.6013.0910amd64SkyDriveShell64.dll - *** ERROR: Symbol file could not be found. Defaulted to export symbols for C:WINDOWSSYSTEM32sppc.dll - *** ERROR: Symbol file could not be found. Defaulted to export symbols for C:WINDOWSSYSTEM32nvwgf2umx.dll - ************************************************************************* *** *** *** *** *** Your debugger is not using the correct symbols *** *** *** *** In order for this command to work properly, your symbol path *** *** must point to .pdb files that have full type information. *** *** *** *** Certain .pdb files (such as the public OS symbols) do not *** *** contain the required information. Contact the group that *** *** provided you with these symbols if you need this command to *** *** work. *** *** *** *** Type referenced: kernel32!pNlsUserInfo *** *** *** ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* *** *** *** *** *** Your debugger is not using the correct symbols *** *** *** *** In order for this command to work properly, your symbol path *** *** must point to .pdb files that have full type information. *** *** *** *** Certain .pdb files (such as the public OS symbols) do not *** *** contain the required information. Contact the group that *** *** provided you with these symbols if you need this command to *** *** work. *** *** *** *** Type referenced: kernel32!pNlsUserInfo *** *** *** ************************************************************************* FAULTING_IP: ntdll! ?? ::FNODOBFM::`string'+22acc 000007f9`06f4808f 90 nop EXCEPTION_RECORD: ffffffffffffffff -- (.exr 0xffffffffffffffff) ExceptionAddress: 000007f906f4808f (ntdll! ?? ::FNODOBFM::`string'+0x0000000000022acc) ExceptionCode: c000071f ExceptionFlags: 00000000 NumberParameters: 0 FAULTING_THREAD: 0000000000001810 BUGCHECK_STR: c000071f DEFAULT_BUCKET_ID: APPLICATION_FAULT PROCESS_NAME: explorer.exe ERROR_CODE: (NTSTATUS) 0xc000071f - A threadpool worker thread enter a callback, which left with preferred languages set. This is unexpected, indicating that the callback missed clearing them. EXCEPTION_CODE: (NTSTATUS) 0xc000071f - A threadpool worker thread enter a callback, which left with preferred languages set. This is unexpected, indicating that the callback missed clearing them. NTGLOBALFLAG: 0 APPLICATION_VERIFIER_FLAGS: 0 LAST_CONTROL_TRANSFER: from 000007f906e38d64 to 000007f906f4808f STACK_TEXT: 00000000`0b66f2c0 000007f9`06e38d64 : 00000000`7ffe03b0 00000000`0b66f618 00000000`00000000 000007f9`06e3fb12 : ntdll! ?? ::FNODOBFM::`string'+0x22acc 00000000`0b66f3c0 000007f9`06e38617 : 00000001`0001fffe 00000000`00000000 00000000`00e86e90 00000000`08c6d230 : ntdll!TppCallbackEpilog+0xb4 00000000`0b66f510 000007f9`0668167e : 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : ntdll!TppWorkerThread+0x3d9 00000000`0b66f7b0 000007f9`06e53501 : 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : KERNEL32!BaseThreadInitThunk+0x1a 00000000`0b66f7e0 00000000`00000000 : 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : ntdll!RtlUserThreadStart+0x1d FOLLOWUP_IP: ntdll! ?? ::FNODOBFM::`string'+22acc 000007f9`06f4808f 90 nop SYMBOL_STACK_INDEX: 0 SYMBOL_NAME: ntdll! ?? ::FNODOBFM::`string'+22acc FOLLOWUP_NAME: MachineOwner MODULE_NAME: ntdll IMAGE_NAME: ntdll.dll DEBUG_FLR_IMAGE_TIMESTAMP: 505ab405 STACK_COMMAND: ~36s kb BUCKET_ID: X64_c000071f_ntdll!_??_::FNODOBFM::_string_+22acc FAILURE_BUCKET_ID: APPLICATION_FAULT_c000071f_ntdll.dll!_??_::FNODOBFM::_string_ WATSON_STAGEONE_URL: http://watson.microsoft.com/StageOne/explorer_exe/6_2_9200_16384/50107dbc/ntdll_dll/6_2_9200_16420/505ab405/c000071f/0011808f.htm?Retriage=1 Followup: MachineOwner View the full article

Hey all, The RuntimeBroker.exe process is new for Windows 8 that is a &quotmiddleman&quot type process for new Win8 type apps. I read somewhere that it should be a very small footprint. Looking at my Win8 Pro system (RTM code) my RuntimeBroker.exe is taking &gt 500MB of Memory, and I have seen it larger than this. Is this a problem? What are you all seeing? Thanks! View the full article

I've heard rumors that the Surface RT sales numbers have been incredibly low. The 32GB model, for example, has sold less than 50,000 units online and half that in the the stores. Microsoft didn't think they'd sell - so they only manufactured a small amounts - and this is why they &quotsold out&quot. The 64GB version has only sold about 100,000 units total. A friend who is an MS employee at one store (name withheld to save his job) mentioned that the return rate is very high - about 20% (1 in 5 sales come back). This would coincide with Ballmer refusing to state any sales numbers: http://www.zdnet.com/microsofts-ballmer-not-ready-to-reveal-windows-8-surface-sales-7000006602/ I seems that the Surface with RT is kind of a flop. Akin to the Sony Vita. Is this true - or is this info wrong and they have they actually sold a million units - making it a stunning success? View the full article

I just downloaded and upgraded Windows 8. From the start screen, none of the metro apps will launch. They act as if they are beginning to launch, but they return me back to the start screen. What may be wrong? View the full article

I put Windows 8 on my daughters old laptop over the weekend. She mainly just browses the internet with it so of course the first thing that comes up is why isn't there a shortcut/tile to run the Desktop IE10 on the start screen? (The Metro version of IE10 is simply not acceptable to use.) I know you can just go over to the Desktop Interface to run IE10, but since Metro is the new Start Menu, doesn't it makes sense that you have the ability to add a tile/shortcut for &quotany&quot application to the only Start Menu included in Windows 8? I don't believe it's possible to do this, but I mentioned to her that I would check and if not, we'll just install Firefox so she can have a shortcut in the Start Menu to run. View the full article

When I attempt to &quotRestart&quot Windows 8 from the charm bar, the system stays forever on the blue &quotRestarting&quot screen and never actually restarts. There is no problem if I use &quotShut down&quot. Any idea what may be causing this? Thanks. View the full article

Hello, I have the following problem: I have connected my domain account with a live id. I have no problem signing in into the xbox app, but it is impossible to sign in to the music app. I am using Windows 8 Enterprise x64 and made an upgrade from windows 7 enterprise. The error message is: 0xc00d11cd (0x82bc0008) Any ideas for a solution here? Cause i would love to hear music at work ) Thanks Wolfgang View the full article

First off sorry for not putting a comment here originally the comment box doesnt rendered properly in Safari, just comes up with a progress bar...anyway at another PC Now with IE 8 Ok following are the steps I took to setup Win 8 Pro RTM Created Windows 8 Pro RTM USB Boot image Disks Disk 0 SATA (Data drive docs and files)- 2 TB Seagate Disk 1 SATA (OS, Apps, Software Installs) - 2 TB Seagate Disk 2 OCZ Agility3 (Games) - 128 GB SSD Disabled disk 0 and 2 to insure win 8 system partition created on Disk 1 - previously issue with Win 7 Installed OS - Everything booted up fine Re-Enabled Disk 0 and Disk 2 - Everything fine Installed VS2008 + SP, VS 2010 + SP, VS 2012 Installed SQL 2012 Developer Enabled Win8 Hyper-V - troubles began - couldn't update - after a couple reboots ended up with the Windows 8 blue logo - had to refresh Refresh worked - However didn’t disable Disk 0 and Disk 2 for the Refresh Installed Windows Media Centre - ended up paying for key as the free key didn't work - suspect possible issue with the feature activation on the Australian Windows Store Installed Splastop Desktop windows 8 Installed Office 2010 Trusted the PC Installed Hyper-V again - troubles again couldn't boot - same blue windows 8 logo screen – this time unable to Refresh repair. Attempted restart from USB Boot image. I can get to repair screen however can’t move forward from this point as it says the drive is locked. I’ve no idea how to unlock in Windows 8, I can probably do this from the command prompt, assuming its possible to unlock from there, just don’t know how to do it, which is what I need help with please. At this stage if I can get Win 8 refreshed(without file loss) I plan is to copy my software files back to my Data Drive and then do a fresh install of Windows 7, which works well. To be honest little disappointed with the new Frankenstein Win8 Classic/RT experience. Love the fact that Hyper-V is available in 8 (if it works) but might wait for SP1 and possibly a Start Button/Orb on the Desktop Anyway any help in unlocking my drive would be greatly appreciate. Cheers Geoff View the full article

I'm trying to create a Windows 8 snapshot using: C:Windowssystem32&gtrecimg /createimage C:Refresh Source OS location: C: Recovery image path: C:RefreshCustomRefresh.wim Creating recovery image. Press [ESC] to cancel. Initializing 100% Creating snapshot 100% Writting image (this may take a while) 8% The recovery image cannot be written. Error Code - 0x80070006 I've got a C: with over 40GB of free space left on it, and I've also tried saving to the second D: partition on which I have &gt10GB of space with the same result (I'm preety sure that I don't need much more since the Windows installation for which I'm trying to create the recovery image for has only ~15GB ... it has only been fully updated and had Office installed on it (after fresh install)? View the full article

Posted on Everything Microsoft - Latest Microsoft News, Guides, Reviews & Themes Another significant change in Windows 8 is that the primary login method is via a Microsoft Live account, rather than via a local account. This causes problems if you don’t use a homegroup to share files around your home network, or if you’ve setup traditional network shares to share files between PCs as you’ll no longer be able to access Network shares in Windows 8. How To Access Network Shares in Windows 8 If you’ve tried to access a network share in Windows 8, you’ve either not been able to open folders or been presented with a login dialog. The problem with the login dialog is even though there is a ‘remember my credentials’ button, it doesn’t seem to work, so you’ll have to enter your credentials each and every time. To avoid having to enter any details when accessing network shares using a Windows 8 Live account, you can store your credentials using the Windows Vault utility. Go to the Start screen and type vault Click on the Settings filter on the right to display Manage Windows Credentials – select this option In the Credential Windows that opens up, select Add a Windows credential In the popup windows that appears, enter the name of the PC you want to connect to – just the name e.g Homeserver not \Homeserver Also enter the Username and password and then click ok Reboot when convienient After rebooting you’ll be able to connect to your network shares directly with your windows 8 live account in the same way as you would with an old style windows local account. Thanks to WinSuperSite for the tip. How To Access Network Shares With Windows 8 was posted on Everything Microsoft - Latest Microsoft News, Guides, Reviews & Themes. If you are not reading this content in an email newsletter, it is being used without permission. View the full article

I just upgraded from Windows 7 to Windows 8 and none of the tiles except Maps works. They just seem to load for EVER, leaving me in front of a blue screen. I tried everything: changing the screen resolution, creating another user account, running all sorts of tests, multiple restarts, turning off my antivirus, deleting the ole key etc. It looks like a lot of other people have the same problem yet there has been no solution. Microsoft should never release something not functioning! View the full article

Posted on Everything Microsoft - Latest Microsoft News, Guides, Reviews & Themes Windows 8′s new interface has some huge benefits once you get used to it, but it does away with a lot of tried and tested favorites like easy access to the Windows Startup folder. I couldn’t find an easy way to do, so I thought I’d share the best way I’ve found to access the Windows 8 startup folder. How To Access The Windows 8 Startup Folder Press the Windows and R keys at the same time to launch the run window Enter ‘ %AppData%‘ and hit return Navigate to C:UsersAppDataRoamingMicrosoftWindowsStart MenuProgramsStartup to add/remove items from your startup folder Optional: To access your windows 8 startup folder quickly, rightclick on the startup folder and select ‘Pin to Start’ to add the startup folder to the Windows homescreen If you have a quicker method, then please share it in the comments below. How To Access Startup Folder In Windows 8 was posted on Everything Microsoft - Latest Microsoft News, Guides, Reviews & Themes. If you are not reading this content in an email newsletter, it is being used without permission. View the full article

Posted on Everything Microsoft - Latest Microsoft News, Guides, Reviews & Themes Microsoft originally stated that Windows 8 wouldn’t include Windows Media Center for free, and that Windows Media Center would only be available as a chargeable upgrade with no new features. This disappointed many HTPC enthusiasts such as myself, but Microsoft have done a bit of a u-turn and are offering Windows Media Center for free to Windows 8 Pro customers until January 31st 2013. To receive the free offer, customers have to visit this page and enter their email address and a Windows 8 Media Center Pack key will be emailed for free. I think there’s a problem with the system though as it took over a day for my key to arrive. I haven’t had time to delve into Windows 8 Media Center, but I couldn’t see any new features or changes from Windows 7 Media Center. This is a bit disappointing, but hopefully by making Windows 8 Media Center a premium product, Microsoft will have to at least respond to known bugs, which they didn’t do with Windows 7 Media Center. View the full article

So Windows 8 was great, then installed AVG Antivirus and now it keeps restarting and i can't get it to stop, keeps BSOD with DPC Watchdog Violation. Anyone know how to fix, I get about 30sec-2min before it BSOD? View the full article

Is there any way to make the windows 8 start screen STAY active on one of the monitors while working on the others? If not the start screen is just a horrible waste of space and time for me and countless other users who will have this same issue. Also is there a way to make the start screen boot onto a monitor that is not my main? This needs to be implemented as it is an annoyance every time I boot up my computer. I know this is an issue for many users already and I think this is a very needed addition to make any kind of use of the windows 8 start screen with multiple monitors. Thanks for your time. View the full article

Not sure how to get Windows Media Center to auto launch when I restart my PC... This article: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Start-Windows-Media-Center-automatically-when-Windows-starts Says I can go into some settings, but when I hit that screen I only have two options: &quotShow a warning before..&quot and &quotShow task bar notifications&quot View the full article

I am running Windows 8 Pro RTM, activated and updated. Last week suddenly it startet, that everytime Windows 8 starts it opens the "My Documents" Folder by its own and so switching to the Desktop. It is really anoying. I made a full fresh Install of Windows 8 in hope this issue will vanish, but after login in (synchronizing) with my Microsoft Accout the issue was back. Any ideas? View the full article

I have two local accounts with empty passwords. When computer boots it always logs in as the first account. Is there a way to make it show the log on screen, so I would be able to choose which account to use? View the full article

Internet Explorer, Chrome, or Firefox are not working in Windows 8 View the full article

Posted on Everything Microsoft - Latest Microsoft News, Guides, Reviews & Themes Microsoft have made several improvements to the Windows 8 Upgrade process, in an attempt to make it as simple as possible. Below you can see the screenshots I took when I upgraded my main Windows 7 Professional based machine to Windows 8 Pro. Overall my upgrade experience was fairly painless although I had two problems, one of which could have been quite painful: (i) when I tried to upgrade within Windows 7, it allowed me to download the new Windows 8 Pro files, and then told me I didn’t have the necessary 20GB free rather than upfront (ii) I think the failed upgrade above somehow screwed up my HDD and it wasn’t detected in the upgrade process. To fix I had to put my HDD in another machine to fix, which meant wiping the disk. This would have been a disaster if I didn’t have a backup of all my files. Visit our galleries for more Windows 8 Screenshots View the full article

You can upgrade Windows 8 pro to Enterprise View the full article