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Windows 7 Pro and Windows XP PRO “Semi Dual boot” My question is labeled “”Semi Dual Boot” because I have a situation involving WIN 7 Pro and WIN XP Pro on the same computer. Background --How I got to where I need to make this post I had a WIN XP PRO, SP3 system installed,(100% genuine...

So I have just built a new computer and Installed Win8. The motherboard, processor, and system drive are all brand new Intel stuff; the media drive is a new Seagate. Programs get up and running just fine, but I have transferred my files over from my old xp machine, and Win Explorer is very slow...

I fix computers on the side and I have a client that brought me a laptop that they forgot the password to. I tried my boot-disks (ubcd, hirens, nt offline password reset) but the computer's cd-rom won't boot from any cd. option 1 - bootable cd not gonna work. the computer does not support...

Toshiba Laptop Will Not Boot I have a year old Toshiba laptop that just stopped booting up this week. Worked fine Sunday, then Monday it would not start. Black screen with the option to repair or start normally. Repair goes through the motions and then states it was unsuccessful. Starting...

Okay, So it all started with m computer giving me this: Windows failed to start. A recent hardware of software change might be the cause. To fix the problem: 1.Insert your Windows installation disc and restart the computer. 2.Choose your language settings, and then click "Next". 3.Click...

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Sir I have Win7 professional pc with three partitions c:,d:,e:. I have two user accounts: Administrator and Admin. When i log into Administrator account, my saved files don't show up on the desktop although i can access those files manually through the path c:\>users>Administrator>desktop. I...

Hi There, I'm having a bit of an odd problem with the "Recent Items" menu on the start menu. I have found many google searches on this topic but none that answer my particular question. the question I have is simple can I set it up so that the recent items menu only shows recently opened...

Hi I am trying to share files between pc and mac over lan. I am having trouble figuring it out. I have read a lot of different tutorial on the subject which only made me more confused. The main thing I dont understand is I read that to share files on the mac you need to enable password...

Hello all, I have a toshoba satellite with windows 7 home version I have a couple of old 2.5 hard drives from an old IBM thinkpad that I want to get the pictures from. I bought a SATA/IDE USB cable and plugged it in after a while it loaded and i could see the drive in "my computer", and I...

Fixes an issue in which all external drive devices are set to read-only after you set an embedded CD or DVD device to read-only on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2. This issue occurs when you use an application that uses... Link Removed

Yes, I have read the many network issues associated with Windows 7 64 bit Computers(as with other OS's). Have have tried many suggestions... everything seems to be set the way it is suppose to be, but I am still unable to share files between two Windows 7 64 bit Computers. My Equipment: Two new...

I have a desktop that has two hard drives. One SSD, one HDD. Windows is on the SSD, Ubuntu and various other files are on the HDD. I have Ubuntu and Windows in a dual-boot format. The other day, after playing around in Ubuntu and updating the software, I restarted the computer and decided to...

Hi, I have a compac (HP) laptop (CQ61-41us notebook), running WIN7 home premium, 64 bit. Aside from the normal file backup via the western digital software, I have several windows 7 generated iso images of my laptop stored on my external WD drive. Using windows repair disk, my computer does not...

I am a database programmer. I publish a client-server application. I have a client who is adding Win7 Pro workstations to their existing network, which at the present time consists of WinXP workstations talking to a Windows server (not sure of version). The application needs to be able to...

Fixes a problem where you cannot open a shared file on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 7 or Windows Vista. More...

Fixes an issue in which you receive an error message when you query the upload progress of a file to an FTP site that is configured by using IIS 7.5. This issue occurs on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2. More...

Hi, I have an LG N2A2 NAS box with a wired connection into my router. I then have two laptops that are generally connected to the router wirelessly but sometimes via cable, if I am transferring a large amount of data. The main laptop is running Win 7 Pro (64 bit) and the other one is running...

I have an externally connected (by way of USB) samsung hard drive from my dead HP Slimline Vista connected to my newer HP Slimline Windows 7. The old drive powers and runs and the new computer recognizes it in printers and devices but I can't open it to access files etc. I know the old drive was...

I have a windows 7 os on my main pc and xp pro on my laptop. when i try to access files on my main pc (windows 7) from my xp pro laptop I get asked for a user name and password. Yet when I do it the other way round I have full access with out any password ect. I have not set up any passwords and...