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  1. My Windows 8.1 Preview

    My advice? Stay far, far away. Source: Yahoo! News
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    Windows 8 Getting BSOD AND I DONT KNOW THE CAUSES

    hi guys, im getting BSOD about almost 10 times yesterday and been reading articles about it on how to fix and what are the causes. Method tried to fix: -uninstalled potential software that might cause BSOD -uninstalled my ESET SMART SECURITY 6. urm,what else? i did run a tool called...
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    Windows 7 Windows Update Not Installing.

    Hello. This past week, when i go to shutdown my laptop there has been a notification of necessary updates. I continue to click the shutdown with updates option, and it 'installs' the updates and shuts down. When I start the computer back up however it acts as if it the update was never installed...
  4. Windows 8 What software are people using to create a virtual machine?

    Hi I decided to install 8.1 in a virtual machine setup. I see that there are a number of software packages that you can use to do this. So what are people using. I've never done this before, so I'll be learning as I go. If anyone has any advice or things to watch out for I'd appreciate any...
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    Windows 7 BSOD Win7 Pro64 upgrade- Chrome Crash

    While surfing in Chrome I will get a BSOD (Flashes then reboot) Chrome will load fine and I can surf various lengths of time and various number of sites before I get the shut down / reboot. Any advice or help is welcomed. Thanks
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    Windows 7 Another question about partitions

    I\'ve just had to do a fresh install of Windows 7 on my Dell laptop and my hard drive is 298GB. After the reinstall that\'s divided as follows 100 MB OEM partition (from original setup) 9.77 GB Recovery partition (from original setup) 100 MB System Reserved (System, Active, Primary partition)...
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    Windows 8 How to select Driver Updater tool?

    I find there are lots of driver updater tools available now, but how to select the best one? Yesterday, IObit Driver Booster was released, it said the easiest, one click "update" all outdated drivers. It's free version, but I don't know whether this free software are better. thanks for your advice.
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    Windows 7 Given a computer from china with broken windows 7 application--trying to reinstall but I don't read

    My son was given a computer (Sony Vaio - E) and the computer was a Chinese boy's. The computer's Window 7 application is broken and needs to be re-installed. I have a windows 7 disk but the prompt boxes that appear only read in Chinese due to the previous setting. I cannot access anything on...
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    Windows 7 An error has occurred, Not all of the featuures were succcessfully changed.

    Hi, I have Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit - there are a few of Windows features that I am trying to turn off in ‘Control Panel/Programs and Features/TurnWindows Features on or off.’ I keep getting the message: "An error hasoccurred, Not all of the features were successfully changed." I would...
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    Windows 8 Ask how to Install ie 8 on windows 8

    dear All, my web custom application in my company incompatible with ie 9 and above. maybe active x or javascript that not compatible. then its should downgrade from IE9 or IE10 to IE8, the problem is, when i install IE8 on windows 8 i can not install. please advice could IE8 installed on...
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    Windows 8 Kernel Inpage Data Error

    Hello. I've been experience a lot of crashes lately. Each time, there's a BSOD with saying that there was a Kernel Inpage Data Error which I have no clue what it is about. It's been happening for the past several weeks and just very recently, it started occurring very often, like every hour...
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    Windows 7 Need Help Troubleshooting Issue

    Any one can tell me how to fix it?:frown::frown: Link Removed
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    Windows 7 Internet switched to LAN, Can't change back to WIFI

    Hello, I have had this problem for a while, usually I would restart and it would be fixed, but its not this time. I use WIFI and connect to a wireless router, and it just randomly switches to LAN when I restart the computer/ Start back up. When I try to connect to a connection, it doesn't show...
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    Windows 7 Requesting advice for CPU Cooler

    Hello, I recently posted in the BSOD section of this forum and after several testing, the people over there suggested me to get a new and better CPU Cooler. Link Removed This is how my com looks like: Inside my PC - Imgur This is the CPU-Z thing that I did. Link Removed I will try to get...
  15. NEWS Windows Blue News

    A great place to find new and advice on Windows Blue WinBeta | Microsoft, Windows, Surface, Betas, News and more :thumbs_up:
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    Windows 7 Multiple BSODs after around 4 years of flawless operation

    Hello! I'm new to this forum as I have experienced multiple BSODs over the past month, I would like to hear some advice from experienced people. So over the past month I haven't changed anything except for speakers, but I doubt that this is the cause. The BSODs appear mostly while playing...
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    Windows 8 How to upgrade from 8 to 8 Pro?

    Novice stuck, have tried the Windows download, keeps taking me through a loop and can't do t. any advice?? Regards Kiwiforce
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    Windows 7 Net.Framework 3.5 Advice

    I have a home built system with Windows 7 64 bit. I have Net Framework 1.1 and 4.5. Now I have a program that says it needs 2.0, 3.0 or 3.5. From what I have read on the 3.5 web page it will take care of from 2.0 to 3.5. I'm concerned because I did have 4.0 and there was an update to it that...
  19. Windows 7 iTunes/iPod: 1.8, almost 2 GB of "other"

    Not sure where to post this - also, since the forum doesn't allow double posting, IF I do post this in the wrong section please move it (admins, looking at you guys). So this is the deal: I have an 8GB iPod. iOS 6.0.1 (Not updated to 6.1, never) Capacity, 6.41GB (even though it advertises 8GB...
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    Windows 7 Blue screen of death

    i just recieved a blue screen of death and am not very tech savvy, advise and help is much appreciated :(