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  1. SMB file server share access is unsuccessful through DNS CNAME alias

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  2. Windows 10 Connecting to homegroup PC's when starting up with revovery disc

    Hello everyone, lately, for the first time in my life :) , Ï've started making backups of the three PC's I have. I make a backup of one of the PC's to the hard disk of one of the other two; all three are in a homegroup. Under Windows 7, I've noticed that, if I start up one of the PC's with a...
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    Windows 7 Stuck on safe mode - BSOD

    Hello, I have asked about my BSOD on a different forum, and thankfully people are helping me by asking for files that display all the processes on my laptop. But, here are my conditions right now - As my condition seem like the only one...or not - I CANNOT boot normal mode AT ALL - Most...
  4. Windows 10 Can't Copy Across Net - Why?

    I recently upgraded a win7 computer on our lan to win10. now i find I cannot copy files from another computer on the net, winxp, to this new win10. previously I could and did, quite frequently. now the win10 computer tells me i need admin permissions. and the winxp computer tells me to...
  5. Windows 10 Working on it

    I am having a strange problem with my PC. On power up the audio turns on full blast. Then when I try to access any files in Windows Explorer I get "Working on it" message and this never goes away. Then when I shut down the pc via shutdown menu it never powers down the pc. Windows update gets...
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    Windows 7 Address local drive as if it was a network drive

    I develop at home programs for use at work. At work the pc's get data from the server \\server\data\something I want to run programs at home and have a drive or directory on my HDrive such that when program asks for file from \\server\data\something then the local folder is accessed I do not...
  7. Windows 10 Workin on it.

    If I try open a file in a program I sometimes get the message "Working on it" and the directory never appears. At the same time I have noticed windows update gets stuck after I have seen the above message. If I shutdown my pc and restart it the problem goes away. Then sometimes the problem...
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    Windows 8 Operating system not found + Files still there...

    I am using Windows 8.1. After getting stuck on a Windows update screen I turned off the computer via the power button. Long story short, when booting my laptop I get the message 'Operating System Not Found'. However, I bought a USB HDD Enclosure and plugged it into another computer. All my...
  9. Windows 7 denied access to windows backup files

    Hi, I have Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit. I have used Windows Backup to back up my files to an external hard drive and create a system image. When I click on the backup folder on the external drive and then dig down to a particular file which I try to open, I get a message to say I have been...
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    Windows 10 Administrator problem .

    There's a big round red cross at the top left of the window . then it says "windows cannot access the specified device , path or file . You may not have the appropriate permissions to access the file . " That's what it says when I try to install ccleaner . I have been having a lot of trouble...
  11. OneDrive not showing all folders between different machines

    I am taking a few online college classes and I save all of my work to OneDrive so I can get to it from work if I find myself with some free time. The problem is that the folder I created does not show up when I look at OneDrive from my work laptop. Both machines are Windows 7 and I created the...
  12. Windows 10 Question About "Trusted Installer" ID

    A Windows Forum user, ussnorway, posted the following curious statement: "Correct... did you know there are folders on a Windows 10 system that you as the owner of that computer don't have the legal right to look at... nevermind change (under US law)?" Would someone be kind enough to point me...
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    Windows 7 Removing data protected in TrustedInstaller area

    I have found with Disk Investigator scores of urls and passwords on my disk that windows7 has somehow put in the clear on my C drive. I have tried using HxD to overwrite the passwords, but windows7 gives me an 'Access denied' message when I try to save the changes. This write is supposedly...
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    Cannot access Sharepoint server in Windows 10

    I have been using OneDrive for business. After upgrading to Office 2016 I can no longer sync the files on my laptop. I can on two machines with Win 7. I have tried restarting OneDrive for Business from Start but the issue is that I get the error that we can't connect to the specified Sharepoint...
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    Windows 7 Internet security settings prevent file or files from opening

    Hello to everyone! Recently my computer started showing this window everytime i try to open a programm (office, adobe, etc). I tried to open them through installation file but the same window is always poping-up "internet security settings prevents one or more files from opening". It drives...
  16. Android Adobe reader 7 cannot open .pdf file?

    Hi all experts, I tried open .pdf file but it request for updated, then i updated and i found that 1 file " fopen32.api" is paste into adobe plug in directory, after that i still cannot open that file. May i know how solve this problem. Thanks for helping..
  17. Windows 10 How to setup new user

    hello I want to set up a new user in windows 10. Right now I only have my admin user on it. I want a secondary user for someone else. He needs to be able to download and use a program, but not be able to access to any of my files. So when you first log in with him, it looks like you just...
  18. Windows 10 Task Scheduler - how to run program on different drive?

    Hi, I'm trying to set up a task using Task Scheduler to run a game which is on one of my secondary drives, drive F: - I have Windows 10 installed on the C: drive. The problem I'm having is Task Scheduler doesn't seem able to start a program if it's on any drive except C: - I can create a task...
  19. Windows 10 Windows Explorer will not read drives or files, and constantly says "Working on it"

    This is the worst operating system ever and I am so frustrated! I don't want to revert... I just want it to work. Regardless of whether I want to view a file on the c drive, or look at an external drive.. when I try to open File Explorer to view ANYTHING, it just says 'working on it' and looks...
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    Dreaded red x on reaccuring network drives

    I have searched the internet to try and find a way to fix this issue and have tried every registry hack I've come across but have not been able to fix this. From all the reading I've done it seems that this has been an issue in some way or form since windows 95! Here is a run down with how it...