confusion

  1. Windows 7 Windows Not Genuine Error on New Laptop: What to Do?

    I bought my laptop a month ago and from 2 days appears that the copy of windows is not a genuine one...I'm so confused!!! What should I do?????:confused:
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    Windows 7 System Restore problems (files deleted)

    Hi guys I'm new here so forgive me if this's been covered before (I did a quick scan of related threads but didn't find anything similar). Recently I booted up my laptop to error messages saying I had HD failure. I could still use Firefox and Word fine, but nothing else. So I conducted a...
  3. Microsoft's Loyal Developers Are Upset And Confused About Windows 8

    As Steve Ballmer said last year, Windows 8 is a huge risk for Microsoft in a lot of ways -- it will offer a new look, run on different hardware, and break backwards compatibility with millions of existing Windows apps. Source: Yahoo! News
  4. Windows 8, from an iPad user's view

    The Windows 8 demo from the All Things Digital conference left me kind of confused. More accurately, it left me thinking Microsoft is kind of confused. Perhaps most important, it left me thinking that most end users who pick a Windows 8 device are likely to be confused. Source: Yahoo! News
  5. Opinion: Windows 8, from an iPad user's view

    The Windows 8 demo from the All Things Digital conference left me kind of confused. More accurately, it left me thinking Microsoft is kind of confused. Perhaps most important, it left me thinking that most end users who pick a Windows 8 device are likely to be confused. Link Removed
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    Windows 7 freezing problem

    Okay, been hunting around for some kind of solution to this problem. I've run virus checkers, checked my drivers. I don't know what the problem is. Starting to think it's something very fundamental though since it occurred even while in Safe Mode. Basically random applications freeze at...
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    Windows 7 Java says it's installed, but when I try reinstall it says it doesn't exist.

    When I try to install java because my browser says it's not installed it says it IS installed. So it asks me if I want to reinstall that's fine too. Then it gives me an error message saying that you can only do that if it's already installed. I'm really confused. I can't find java anywhere. I...
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    Windows 7 You are not logged on as an administrator Pop Up (but I am)

    Hello all, I am dealing with more of an annoyance than a serious problem. When I start up I recv. a msg stating that I am not logged on as an administrator. I then have to switch users at the start menu and then no more pop up and I do have administrative capabilities.I am not that computer...
  9. Forced to watch their step on crazy paving in Alicante.

    Boozed-up British tourists have to watch where they walk in Alicante after a new patterned pavement has been laid causing nausea and confusion. The crazy design in the Spanish holiday resort causes the eye to think that the pavement is not flat but stepped. Set in rows of diamonds at...
  10. The Apple rumor that just won't quit

    What a confusing week it's been for iPhone rumors. On Monday, a report by The Independent said that Apple was holding off on bringing near-field communication (NFC) technology to the next version of the iPhone, and then a story posted last night by Forbes claims that the effort is still on...
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    Windows 7 Minimum System Requirements

    Hi, I'm confused by this, Microsoft state that Windows 7 (32bit) needs 16GB of free hard drive space? Does this mean a 16GB drive is actually too small, because once Windows is installed there isn't 16GB of free space available?
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    Windows 7 Confused about desktop.ini icons

    Lately I've noticed two identical appearing icons on my desktop, entitled desktop.ini. Do I need these. I'm trying to reduce the clutter. One says last modified 8/8/10 and the other 6/26/10. When I start to delete it, it says it is a system file. Can I delete it? Mel
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    Windows 7 Program Updates

    Sometimes, my softwares like iTunes/Quicktime (that update notification window that pops up every now and then) and the one for my DivX Player, occasionally want to get updated, like once a month. Each time this happens, is it technically filling up my hard disk space? Or is it replacing old...
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    Windows 7 Upgrade confusion - 32bit - 64bit

    Hi, as the title suggests im in a little bit of confusion on whether i can upgrade my current 32bit version of Windows 7 to the 64bit version. About a year ago i purchased the Windows 7 Home premium upgrade package to run on my Dell desktop that was running Vista home Premium at the time. The...
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    Windows 7 cannot install winsows 7

    I took an install disk from mt friend and i puted it in teh computer, Then I made a 20GB partition using the one already found in my XP. When I boot from the DVD, it takes 10minutes to go the Select region and language screen. Then another 5 after that to press next. Then I select the...
  16. Windows 7 My Documents folder on C:

    My documents are all in a partition (labelled) "Terry" reserved for, well, my documents. They're in a folder called "My Documents". But in My Computer there is a "Terry" item too. Which relates to my log-in and is in the users folder of C: And that one also contains a "My Documents" folder. (My...
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    Windows 7 BSoD on my PC... please help!

    Hi All, This is my first post in this forum. I'm looking forward to reading and joining in with you all here! I hope someone could help me with a problem I have concerning my system. First of all, I am a musician and purchased a 3XS D.A.W. (Digital Audio Workstation) pc last November from...
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    Windows 7 win7 install confusion

    I am thoroughly confused as to which copies of win 7 i need. I have a new build desktop running the rc copy of 7, 2 laptops and a netbook also running the rc and a server which all my computers are connected to. I need to know what i need specifically for the new build which has run the rc copy...
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    Windows 7 helpp pls

    Link Removed due to 404 Error what's wrong ? plssssssssss help me i want tis program work Threads merged to save confusion, also title shortened. kemical
  20. Microsoft security product confusion to continue till 2011

    Microsoft security product confusion to continue till 2011 Microsoft won't be deciding what to do with the Windows Live OneCare brand until at least December 2010. One of our readers recently wrote in to ask about the difference between Link Removed due to 404 Error and Link Removed due to...