Recent content by Mark H

It's up to each person to decide whether to upgrade or not. As far as Windows 10 formatting the drive, only if you do a clean install. An upgrade leaves all programs and files intact. Still, best to backup important files first. In my case, I imaged my drive first. On my test tablet, I imaged...

If you mean place an Edge shortcut on the desktop, simply drag the tile to the desktop.

Just for grins and giggles, have you run the Windows8.1 upgrade adviser? Any hardware compatibility issues will show up there.

Transfer time was not very long. Took longer to download/install updates than the migrate. Don, I went from XP 32bit to Windows7 64bit, all 32bit programs installed to "Program Files (X86)" Folder and work just fine.

The reason I suggest using PC Mover is, not only will it move the program, is also installs it. Saves quite some time, and programs with activation keys also install with no reactivation.

Yes, I did run the upgrade advisor. Surprisingly, Windows had all required drivers, but I did install ATI Catalyst. I did forget the most important step: BACKUP first

What worked for me: Upgraded from XP 32bit to Windows7 64bit Buy a copy of Laplink PC Mover Upgrade Assistant for Windows 8 (will work on 7) and burn to disk. Boot to the windows 7 disk and select "Custom Install". This will save the XP install to a "Windows.old" folder.(Fully accessible from...

If you haven't already done the new install, I have a suggestion; Boot up with the Windows 7 disk, and select "Custom Install". This will save your XP install to a "Windows.old" folder on your drive, and is fully accessible from Windows 7. One other suggestion, is to buy Laplink PCMover (I...

Have you tried "New PC Studio" ? I had PC Studio 3 and PC Studio 7, both of which would not connect via Bluetooth. I tried New PC Studio, and haven't had any problems. Works well in 7 home premium. Now, if I could get it to work in Vista, but that's another issue.......

Belarc Advisor is another way to get your product key, in addition to a wealth of system information. And it's free, also.

What you need is this Belkin : USB 2.0 File Transfer Cable You should be able to find it locally at Radio Shack, Best Buy, etc

Had a similar issue, except XP computers would "come and go" on the Win 7 PC. I solved it by running the Network setup wizard on the XP computers. Haven't had a problem since.

I have the C5580 and had the same issue. I solved it by right clicking the Setup.exe file and selecting "Run as Administrator" and let Windows select the compatibility mode. A side note: Set the HP CUE devicediscovery service to "Manual" to speed up Windows load time.

I was able to install drivers for this, but get a "Blue Screen" on shutdown I was able to install driver by installing Catalyst run as Administrator, using "Suggested Compatibility" mode, then uninstalling Catalyst Control Panel(kept getting incompatible program message) From Event Viewer Log...

You are aware, as of Aug 1, Windows 7 will stop working? I would leave vista as it is, unless you're going to reinstall later.