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    Windows 8 3rd party imaging and UEFI

    Hello To recover an image am I better off using the Windows PE 4.0 disc that is made with this 3rd party imaging program to recover an image or, enable legacy if I have it? Without legacy should I disable secure boot control and launch csm or use the disc I referred to? I would return all I...
  2. davehc

    Windows 8 Power menu customisation

    Users may not be aware of it, but you can customise the Start icon right click menu. This is not a tutorial, as such, but, for information of users who like to play with these thongs. ths Power menu is situated at: C:\Users\David\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WinX You can add or delete...
  3. kemical

    Windows 8 Messenger Reviver 2: Keep using Messenger

    Microsoft wants everyone to move over to skype as Messenger is being put out to pasture.. If you want to keep using Messenger however there is now a way! Messenger Reviver 2 is an app created that will allow you to continue to use Messenger. The Skype forum is running a quick guide and 'How to'...
  4. Drew

    Windows 7 Don't forget or neglect VMs

    For example, I keep VMs of legacy Windows for client support. IF, for whatever reasons, you are running VMs of Operating Systems remember they, too, require updating... (their) browsers, Adobe, Java, Microsoft Updates, security tool(s) for A-V & A-M, CCleaner, et al; AND the same TLC, too...
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    Windows 8 Why is BIOS insecure on new Windows 8 laptop?

    I just received my new Dell Inspiron 15R-5520 64 bit laptop running Windows 8. It came with a new BIOS that supports both UEFI and Legacy. Compared to the BIOS on my old Dell Inspiron laptop it seems very insecure. I'm referring to access to the boot order. In my old BIOS I could set a password...
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    Windows 7 ntvdm cpu illegal instruction

    Hey guys, I need some help, it's urgent I have this crazy error non stop on my display it says: C:\OPTION-1\4B6F72-1\146.exe The NTVDM CPU has encountered an illegal instruction. Does anybody know how to solve this, please?? Link Removed
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    Windows XP KB2604110 will not go away - it is installed

    Hi, I keep being offered this Security Update Microsoft .NET Frame 3.0 SP2 Update and it is already installed. I have uninstalled it a number if times and them\n reinstalled it but this Update message will not go away. Any help would be appreciated. :confused: System: 2.85 Gigahertz Intel...
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    Windows 7 RS-232 Mouse problem

    I have a RS-232 mouse and my single click acts as double click in win 7! i also checked all solutions and i tried a new PS/2 mouse but there is the same problem. i also upgraded my win7 and mother board bios and all drivers. (i have not any problem with win xp and earlier versions of Microsoft...
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    Windows 7 Aero Does Not Work With My Ati Radeon Xpress 200 Graphic Card With Win 7 32 Bit Help!

    Hello people, i have a very big problem. Aero does not work on my windows 7 and the graphics card i have is an ATI Radeon Xpress 200, it has more than 128mb of memory which fullfills the requirement of Aero but it still does not work. I have no Transparency and the old boring Dull windows I have...
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    Windows 7 Standard VGA graphics Adapter

    Standard VGA graphics Adapter [FIXED] Hello, I have windows 7 professional(just installed) and I can't find an update for my graphics card. dxdiag information ------------------ System Information ------------------ Time of this report: 2/28/2012, 14:07:57 Machine name: PATRICK-PC...
  11. tamn

    Windows 7 Configuration registry corrupt

    Ok, so first things first, I am not a retard, I have been using pc's all my life, I have had very few problems ever, and never one I have never been able to solve on my own with some google help. this week I have spent many many many hours researching and trying fixes for this with no success at...
  12. S

    Windows XP Did We need Window XP Back

    My question to all Forum posting folks that did we need Window Xp in customized way.Give your Opinion
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    Windows 7 win 7 x64 trouble

    Every time I create a program with masm and use the CreateFile api it always fails unless I use read access rights. Even some downloaded programs file when they hit CreateFile on my computer. I can usually get around it by using xp compatibility mode and the CreateFile is redirected to...
  14. News

    Error message when you use applications that are based on legacy Transport Driver Interface (TDI) fi

    Describes a problem in which a "STOP 0x000000D1" error occurs when you install some software that uses a legacy TDI filter driver on a computer that running Windows 7 Beta or Windows Server 2008 R2. Provides a resolution. More...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 hardware

    Witam. Jak wygląda sprawa od strony użytkowników jeżeli chodzi o stare konfiguracje sprzętowe. Napiszcie w ty temacie jakie konfiguracje obsłużą Windows 7. PS. Stare komputery to takie przed wyjściem Windows 7 czyli do 2009 roku. Im więcej wstawicie tym lepiej.
  16. News

    Two ways Windows 8 can fail in tablets

    The decision to make Windows 8 work on all types of devices may work for Microsoft, but it will fail in the mobile space if it exposes the user to two areas of legacy Windows operation. Source: Yahoo! News
  17. News

    Microsoft's Windows 8 Faces Legacy, Tablet Challenges

    Microsoft is betting big on Windows 8's ability to satisfy both tablet and PC users. But the success of Windows 7 and legacy applications offers challenges. Link Removed
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    Intel VP confirms ARM versions of Windows 8 will offer no compatibility with legacy a

    We already knew that there would be multiple flavors of the next version of Windows . This is, after all, Microsoft, and if it isn't available in dozens of different SKUs, one for each rung on the ladder from student to corporate executive, then it isn't worth stamping to a disc and throwing in...
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    Windows 7 Connecting Windows 7 Ultimate to XP network

    Ok ive got the same issue and still no connection or detection of the xp network... I can ping and find all of the computers via the Command Promt without issue... Network detection and the network map however do not find any of the xp computers or the one legacy computer running windows 98...
  20. News

    Windows 7 Microsoft Campus Tours - Microsoft Research Part 2 - Manual Deskterity

    Larry Larsen and Microsoft Research General Manager Kevin Schofield take a tour of Building 99. In this video, the second of three parts, Michel Pahud walks us through some of his touch computing research projects. Link Removed Link Removed