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I try and uninstall something and the system says I have to be the administrator....I checked and I am...I'm the only person on the computer. whats going on??

Microsoft recently lost a lawsuit brought against them by Sky, a Robert Maxwell company based in the UK. So Skydrive has been renamed to Onedrive. If you already have a Skydrive account it will just automatically change over and you don't need to do anything. The new website can be found here...

Has anyone noticed in the last few hours that Steam and it's support site both aren't working ? I've been trying to login in both the Steam program and on their website. My account info is saved in AI RoboForm and I know it's correct. It can't even retrieve my info when I try. Origin and...

I have a 'live[ email account. Now when I try to send an email the message appears "Enter Your New Password for ...live.co.uk" or "Server Password Required. Enter your Password" I cannot remember my password from several years ago and did not realise that the one shown as a series of xxx's was...

Hello Please see the attachment which illustrates what keeps popping up in my Windows Live mail Account. How can I stop this? Please scroll to the bottom to see the message. Thank you

to my home computer. How can I get this back to my old password not connected to Microsoft account?

I'm unable to get started using Messaging. I don't recall if when I set up Messaging it gave me the option of linking contacts to Messaging, or to do this when I set up the computer but if so perhaps I did it incorrectly. When I open Messaging it says I am connected to Messenger. When I click...

I got a history of being hacked by the router of my family which is not owned by me and get harassed by my brothers. I got suspicions about an account in my windows in which I didn't create and is not available in C:\Users. I activated the account Administrator and I am in total control of...

Someone must have really like my username here and took over my account twice within only about a month. Thanks to the admins for helping me retrieve my account back specially to Bassfisher6522 who has been very helpful and patient with me. More power to Windows Forum! Cheers!

Since August 4, 2013 my Microsoft Applications will not open (except a few games. Though I cannot visit the “Store”.) Here are the reasons. Task Manager>Details>MetroApp.exe>Properties> Security> Edit> Permissions> Group or User Names. Security Address causing trouble: Account unknown...

Not sure if I have posted in the correct forum. Host OS : Win 7 SP1 Guest OS : Win 8.1 pro preview in VMware Player. Question : Does Win 8.1 pro preview support POP email accounts? I downloaded WLM ( windows live mail ) 2012, then I configured my Bell.net in it.. It will receive but can't...

I am or was David hk129 (username). Today, I have encountered the SAME "sign in" issue as stated on another thread. I, after being asked to sign in several times although I have already signed in, managed to get to my profile and decided to change my email address hoping to eradicate the...

Please be advised that extensive maintenance took place tonight. If you had an account whereas you had never posted before, and it was over 30 days old, you have been deleted as a zero poster! You can always create a new account. Members with at least one post will never be deleted. Many soft...

I just got an email apparently from from Google, saying that someone had tried to use an application of some kind to access my account, and that they had stopped it. They gave the IP address and a location in Morocco of where the attempt came from, and advised if it were not me, to click a link...

Hi when we where setting up the windows 8 . we accidently typed in a wrong email address actually it is two letters the wrong way round, no matter what we do it feeds this to registration system. We didn't notice at first and created a new outlook account. It then said we will send an email to...

Why can't I find my Windows password?

I had already switched my local account to a microsoft account but when I again switched it to a local account I cannot switch it back to my microsoft account as when I enter my win 8 password and enter the email address it gets stuck on "Please Wait". Please help me.

Alright, well this is a big problem I'm having that is completely my fault but I don't know how to fix it. Recently, I changed my password for my only administrator account on my desktop, and I forgot it. There is no password hint, due to my lack of foresight. So after scouring the internet...

I have the following Windows Games on my Windows 8 PC: Microsoft Solitaire Collection Cut the Rope Pinball FX2 Microsoft Mahjong Wordament Microsoft Minesweeper Once I load them to play on them, I get an error message saying "A connection to Xbox could not be established. Please check your...

I got this email today and before I go ahead and do what is asked clicking on email links, I want to know why I would do this ever, and is this a hoax a virus or an invitation for SPAM? I have automatic windows 7 updates ON all the time and get frequent updates that have nothing to do with my...