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    Windows 8 windows explorer closes when access portable device

    when I try to open a folder on a phone connected to pc. the folder on phone show up, but when I click on any folder, windows file explorer when close, the screen flash for 1 second then come back. I tried both windows phone, and android phone, also different user accounts, all doing the same...
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    Windows 8 Deleted network printer keeps reappearing

    I have two PCs connected via Ethernet. The "Home" PC runs Win 8.1 and the "Work" PC runs Win 8. I had a DeskJet printer that's trash now. Before it failed, I tried using the Home PC as a kind of "print server" for the Work PC (since the old DeskJet had no Ethernet connection -- just USB)...
  4. Windows 8 Operating system not found

    My laptop Sony Vaio y series was not passing the Sony logo screen so I thought of reinstalling Windows but that was not happening from a bootable usb nor a disk. So I removed the hd and completely formatted it and also made it a bootable hd with windows 8 but my laptop does not go to bios...
  5. Windows 8 Windows 8- Wallpaper duplication on two devices

    Hi there, I just installed a new Windows 8.1 on my laptop on a fresh HDD. I used the same log in as my desktop PC. It imported most of my settings from my desktop over to the laptop INCLUDING my wallpaper. I want different wallpapers. Is there a way to turn this feature off, or will I have to...
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    Windows 7 Westclox Automation or What Task Scheduler?

    After only 35 yrs in the general purpose OS business, MS cannot devise a reliable "wake from sleep" scheduler. The task scheduler can shut down, or sleep, but not awake with any hope of reliability. The BIOS can set a base "power management" start-up, but it is insensitive to refinements in...
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    Windows 8 Audio System Event issues in 8.1

    I have 8.1 and I keep getting a pop-up notification for an Audio System Event saying that a device has been plugged in, then unplugged, over and over, when nothing is plugged into the audio jack. Does this sound like a hardware issue or a driver issue? I have looked through a few forums but...
  8. Windows 8.1 Windows 8.1.1 Update

    Microsoft have released Update 1 for Windows 8.1: Improvements This update includes the following new features and improvements: Enables a more familiar mouse and keyboard functionality for modern apps and controls. Improves the web application compatibility of the Internet Explorer 8...
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    Windows XP IDE HDD master not found press F1 error after replacing HDD with SDD

    Hi, I have replaced an IDE HDD with a cloned SDD on an XP SP3 (Asus motherboard) PC. The PC boots up off SDD ok after the error message "IDE HDD master not found press F1" and pressing F1. I'm trying to get rid of this error message. The Bios setup thinks the IDE is still in the PC even thought...
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    Windows 7 Strange audio issue..randomly stops

    Toshiba laptop, windows 7 home premium. Recently audio stopped working in the sense that i was getting no sound, but the volume control showed "normal" messed around rebooted it came back, lasted a few days then went out. This time the volume icon was X'd out, couldn't get it to work so i...
  11. Windows 8 Windows 8 USB Problem

    Hello fellow users, Not sure if this is the right place to post this, but my laptop's USB ports are faulty to the devices I connect. This happened mid-February, when I couldn't connect my wireless desktop receiver for my wireless keyboard and mouse, and it also happened with my external HDD...
  12. Windows 7 Usb Flash Drive

    i have a 8 gig flash drive ..ive used it before but now it wont even let me format it..it says write protection..
  13. Windows 7 USB pendrive unit letter reservation

    Hello, Please help with this question. I have a PC with Windows 7. I have 4 hard drives, 2 DVD units and 4 hard disk of other computers that mount as driver letter on boot. So in total I have 10 drive letters occupied. I had a few different pendrives that take other unit letters when connected...
  14. Security and policy surrounding bring your own devices (BYOD)

    As the proliferation of devices continues to capture the imagination of consumers, and has ignited what is referred to as bring your own device (BYOD) revolution, many IT departments across the globe are now facing increased security considerations. While organizations encourage BYOD for cost...
  15. Windows 8 Sysprep message "Sysprep was not able to validate your windows installation"

    Our organization has recently received a number of Tablet devices (over 100) which we require a standardized image to be deployed to them all, the obvious thing to this was to create a standard image using sysprep however when i run sysprep I get the message 'Sysprep was not able to validate...
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    Windows 7 Troble installing HP Printer

    HP Pavilion Elite m9040n Desktop, only computer in house. Was using HP All -in -One 309G printer for a few years and everything worked great. One day I noticed that the printer icon wasn't showing up in Device and Printers folder. Well went into the other forum for HP and Windows 7 and several...
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    Windows 7 How to update outdated drivers?

    I have used computer for 9 years. My first computer is a DIY desktop computer, the second one is ThinkPad T43, and the current is HP Pavilion g4. I didn't care the outdated drivers on first several years. With the accumulation of computer knowledge , I learned that old driver are related with...
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    Windows 7 Wireless fails to reconnect after system hibernate/sleep

    Asus UL80JT often cannot reconnect to wireless after system hibernate/sleep. Does not even show available networks. Sometime, can use Function F2 to turn on wireless and this causes the wireless to turn on. Other times turning on wireless and even disabling/enabling device doesn't help. The...
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    Windows 7 How to adjust NAS drive(s) spin up frequency, check to see what is causing them to come out of sleep

    Win7 x64 SP1 PRO Office PC Win7 x32/x86 SP1 PRO Media Center PC Issue: How to adjust NAS drive(s) spin up frequency, check to see what is causing them to come out of sleep mode. NAS's are set to power down currently @5mins. Trying to figure out what is causing them to "Wake-up" and how to...
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    Windows 7 Unable to Take Backup

    Respected Sir, I am using Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bits but when I try to take backup following error message was displayed: The backup application could not start due to an internal error: The service cannot be started,either because it is disabled or because it is disabled or because it has no...