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Windows 8 Reinstall of windows impossible
I’m on my 2nd day trying to reinstall windows 8.1 pro and frankly at this point I’d settle for Just 8.1. I’ve even considered coughing up the cash for a new copy of Windows but then Good sense gets the best of me and I ask myself Why would I give these people another $129 for a product I can’t...- ronc0011
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- access customer service error frustration installation issues license microsoft payment pro reinstall software support tech support troubleshooting upgrade user account user experience windows 8.1
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 8 Not Happy Happy Happy with window 8
I have windows 8.1 installed on my pc. I have got to say this is is the most nerve racking, hair pulling out recovery system by far. It has crashed and trying to get it to recover is more trouble than worth. Now that I have somewhat, mind you after a week of trying everything, even by their...- Lorirockholt
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- bios crash frustration recovery support system issues troubleshooting uefi uninstall windows 8.1
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 8 Help with files
Please help, I am not very savvy with Pc Lingo, but, My Pc which runs windows stopped recognizing my .jpg and .Raw files. How do I fix it? I am so frustrated. I shoot my images with both .RAW and Large .jpg. Now when I load them on my pc, its Shows all files as " IMG _"- Tammyc
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- files frustration help image jpg raw recognition support troubleshooting windows
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 8 Windows keeps switching back to desktop
I don't know if this is the right forum to post this but if its not then I am sorry. Hi thanks for talking the time to help me, hopefully you can. I have been having this issue for some time now and it seems to be getting worse. Basically whenever I am am playing a game or watching a movie...- scotty1105
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- background apps desktop frustration full screen gaming hp envy laptop issues minimizing performance screen interruptions settings software issues tech support troubleshooting update user experience video playback windows windows 8.1
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Help Needed with Updates
After uninstalling and reinstalling updates I still have major problems with IE 11 on my Win 7, 64 bit system. I start IE 11 and it works ok for the opening page, then I go to another site and it just wont connect period, and then says page wont display , very frustrating . I reboot and get the...- Dave Grand
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- 64-bit connection issues critical update frustration internet explorer page display reboot troubleshooting update windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 8 Removed everything and reinstalled windows, all apps are now bugged
Hey there, I'm currently having a problem with my store, gaming, music, video, finance, and all of the other built in Windows 8 tile apps. Problem is, they refuse to load and they look too bugged. Here is what the store app looks like: http://i.imgur.com/6ZkKT0Y.jpg The music and video apps...- Xtreme
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- app bug built-in apps error finance frustration gaming help issues loading issues music recovery reinstall store support system restore tile apps troubleshooting video windows 8
- Replies: 9
- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 8 Nothing in music app collection
In my music app there 's no music, i 've added folders with music in the music library folder but nothing! It used to be okay i think! Its frustrating to have this app and no music in it to choose! Does it have anything to do with Network & sharing?- ThomasK
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- application issues file management frustration music app music library network issues sharing settings troubleshooting video playback windows
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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aero coming back in 8.2....
Man would I like that....! Windows 8.1 was/is getting me pissed off. Am almost tempted to go back to my Windows 7 Professional. There are so many tweaks in win7 that I can't do in win8....grrrrrr!!!- sammytruck
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- aero desktop environment frustration return to classic tweaks user experience windows 7 windows 8 windows 8.1
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- Forum: The Water Cooler
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Windows 7 Playing any games on every windows machine
Hi guys I really like playing my old style games (from years 1999) and what I find is that every year or so I have to re-install, or freshly install my OS (right now I have win 8.1). I have many games which then need to be installed again (300Gb+) so doing so each time takes hours - if not...- gamer4life
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- age of empires battlefield call of duty directx dll errors driver issues emulator external drive frustration game directories game installation game support gaming old games software solutions stronghold usb 3.0 windows 8.1 windows compatibility
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- Forum: Windows Games
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Windows 8 Change the annoying rainbow background, on the signing-in screen...
I have Googled with great frustration and cannot find a way to put a better background there. It's that kind-of upside-down rainbow.... grrr. You click on it. Then comes the blue screen where I have to put in my 8-digit password. How does a guy change that rainbow..?- sammytruck
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- background customization frustration login screen password rainbow sign in themes user interface windows 10
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Having a display problem... screen appears and disappears
Hey Guys I'm Sid ! I'm new here, Please forgive me if m posting my problem in the wrong forum... i feel very frustrated every time i scroll any web or a word doc or anything in my laptop with window 7... the page goes up and down, some part of the page disappears and when i minimize the page it...- Sid
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- display flickering frustration laptop minimize scrolling tech support visual artifacts web browsing windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Graphics and Gaming
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Windows 7 W7 MCE Music Star Rating Issue
The issue I am having on both my W7 computers is if I play a new music album in MCE while a current music album is playing, the star rating of the current song gets given to the first song that plays in the new album! To stop this behaviour I have to push stop twice on the remote to stop playing...- AkashaJSummer
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- album audio issues fix frustration issues mce media center music remote software issues user experience video playback windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Software
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Windows 7 Application Compatibility Toolkit sometimes works, sometimes doesn't
I finally got sick of answering the pop-up "Do you want to allow this program from an unknown publisher to ..." which occurs for several programs that I use frequently, so I installed Application Compatibility Toolkit 5.6 and set the 'RunAsInvoker' option for those programs. As I configured...- rlincolnh
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- administrator application compatibility configuration database frustration help issues popup programs runasinvoker settings shortcuts software toolkit user experience windows
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- Forum: Windows Software
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VIDEO This really sucks
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- frustration video playback windows youtube video
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- Forum: The Water Cooler
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Windows 8 Failed Updates and Bloated background processes
Hello everyone. I'm new to the forums and not patient enough to browse around for a possible answer/fix to my issues so I apologize in advance if I'm in the wrong place. I have an HP 2000 Notebook that I recently did a reinstall of Windows 8 from my recovery drive due to what seemed like huge...- flyfamilyguy
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- background processes configuration failed updates frustration hp laptop installation issues memory management memory usage performance system reinstallation system restore task manager tech help tech support troubleshooting update user experience windows 8
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 8 Selecting files with mouse now wonky
Using Windows 8.1 on HP machine All updates up-to-date Hardware: Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer 3.0 Explorer Folder Option selected: Single-click to open an item (point to select); Underline icon titles only when I point on them Display: Detail list (Ctrl + Shift + 6) No touch input Here's the...- mispeled
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- ctrl key double click explorer file management file selection frustration hardware hp pavilion intellimouse intellipoint mouse mouse settings one-click selection issue shift key system restore update issues user experience windows 8.1
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- Forum: Windows Hardware
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Windows 7 Sudden blue screen of death.. very annoying.
Hi, recently i have been experiencing some problems with my recently upgraded desktop... BSOD occurs almost every time i try to play a game or watch a video... very frustrating, this is the last entry I obtained after BSOD occurred. I also uploaded my w7F file along with the file generated when...- hyddro
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- blue screen bsod cpu desktop issues dump files error frustration gaming minidump performance problem signature ram reports service pack system crash system issues troubleshooting user help video playback windows 7
- Replies: 12
- Forum: Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
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Windows 8 Yes, instructions DO exist!
I get really frustrated w/ people saying or thinking there is nothing in Windows 8.1, from Microsoft, telling them, educating them or guiding them w/ enlightenment or instructions on How To use the OS. There is!! Yes, there is! There problem isn't that it doesn't exist but, rather that people...- Drew
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- application education frustration guidance help icons instructions interface metro microsoft mouse question mark scrolling start screen support tiles tips user experience windows 8.1
- Replies: 27
- Forum: Windows Tutorials
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Windows 7 Blue Screen and Crashes - Windows 7 Ultimate
Hi all, Not sure what's going on with my PC but it crashes 1-2 times a day on average and I lose everything I have open, this is getting very frustrating. I get a blue screen and an auto-reboot. When I reboot I get some error codes and I click find a solution, but it does nothing but open my...- ddzc
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- auto-reboot blue screen computer issues crash error codes frustration support troubleshooting ultimate windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 8 Windows 8 in Virtual Box
I am very frustrated with Microsoft right now. I currently have a Macbook Pro with Retina Display and want to install Windows 8.1 in virtual box. I went to the MS website and was a little confused about the options so I started a live chat for help. They told me to purchase the Windows 8 Pro and...- Ejohnston
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- bootcamp customer service download executable file types frustration installation iso macbook microsoft parallels retina display software support technical issues virtualbox virtualization windows 8
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Windows Help and Support