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Hello please help I'm trying to run the mbr2gpt command and conversion so I can enable my secure storage option so I can move to win 11. When looking at the log for why the action failed to validate it tells me that BCD for boot volume cant be opened. Also my boot manager is somehow one disk 1...

Hi guys, absolute novice here. Trying to install championship manager 01/02 but it says uninstaller set up failed to initialize and then the installation stops at 61% and crashes. I've been searching things to and I've deleted all CM01/02 related files such as tried to delete all UninstallShield...

I am a novice at PC, not a pro nor insider. Replies I receive from Windows or Msn to my questions often refer to my account as either Pro or Insider. I need to find a basic Windows Tutorial for new PC users. Please advise. I use HP desktop, Windows 10 v. 1909, IE11 & Edge browsers. I am not...

I'm very much a novice but can follow instructions to get things done. I am running windows 7. I have an ASUS laptop and the other night I watch a movie that I had on an external hard drive. After the movie I can't remember how the system was shut down or how the hard drive was removed from...

Hi I just got finished setting up a new laptop for the mother of a friend of ours. She is 88, years old and hasn't used a computer since some time in the 90s. Naturally it has Windows 8 on it. I tried to look at it as if I was 88 years old and didn't' know anything about modern computers. I...

Novice stuck, have tried the Windows download, keeps taking me through a loop and can't do t. any advice?? Regards Kiwiforce

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Hi there, this is my first post here. A week ago I got the blue screen, I didnt know exactly the cause so I reinstalled windows and recovered my system with a backup i had on an external hard drive. Well, apparently my laptop was ok, but since yesterday I have windows crashes, my laptop...

Hello guys, I am novice in this field. I only have the .dmp file which i attached with this message. Could you please have a look at what might be the problem. I am using 32 bit Windows Ultimate.

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On my new Windows 7 - 64 bit computer, occasionally the system would ask me if I wanted the Admin Privileges needed to perform some task I was trying, I'd say Yes, & life was good. But today I wanted to create a new folder in c/program files (x86)/turbotax, & the system said i could only create...

I have the same problem in that my e-mail passwords have to be reset every time I access Outlook. I've tried the actions from previous posts including re-entering my profile. Windows 7 with XP office professional installed. Is there a solution to this problem or should I revert to XP? I would...

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I've already stumbled onto an issue with a users's profile and am trying to apply what I would typically do in XP to Windows 7 but it's stuck on wanting to load the Temporary profile for this user. So as a novice of this sort, how can I recreate a users profile? I am new to this place so if I...

Hi everyone - I recently completed my first PC build and attempted to clean install W7 Home Premium. My PC spec includes: mobo - Sapphire AM2R3790GX cpu - AMD Phenom II x4 940 3ghz gfx - Sapphire HD4780 1gb GDDR5 ram - Corsair 4gb (2x2gb) DDR2 800ghz hdd - Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB I am a...

HI all.. i have a small problem with my recent upgrade to win7.. every time i start up or have to restart my machine, it freezes at the login in stage. I have to then power down and reboot and then it works perfectly. i know it seems like a small issue but cant seem to find a resolution...

I have the upgrade disk/s for 3 systems (family pack) ....sys1 was fine and successful.....in the process of updating system 2, the upgrade install required SP1 be installed on the existing Vista S/W......well, the system crashed during that process and the system failed to boot but offered a...

I regret upgrading to Windows 7. But too late now it seems, as I can't retore my computer to the previous OS. So I'm stuck, and can't use Livemail. I have downloaded Thunderbird but can't import my contacts (address book). Can anyone reccomend a simple email client to use, or advise how a...

I just installed Windows 7 from the Microsoft Store for my home desktop. Installed Great... no problems.. Except one... it seems ( like others I've seen on the forum) my wireless connection goes in and out.... and sometimes never connects. My other computers (one has vista- business th other XP)...