os issues

So i can't reserve my free upgrade on my Computer that come with pre-installed Windows 8.1 Pro also there is nothing i mess with it, the OS is official and stock but i did'nt recieve that Windows 10 Update icon in my taskbar, in my Laptop which is done a update of Windows 8 to Windows 8.1 got...

I have been having a problem with my monitor not turning on when computer has been shut down, in hibernate or sleep mode for more than two hours. To get it to work I have to hit the reset button. Once on it will work fine as long as I live the computer on. I have tried to fix it by unplugging...

hello, all I received a custom built computer for Christmas almost a year ago, in that I won't be able to name my system specs or hardware, and it was working perfectly fine up until a few weeks. I don't recall installing or uninstalling any important programs but here is an outline of the...

I purchased a used E machine ER1402-05 and it had a 160 GB hard drive so i bought a upgrade 1 TB hybrid solid state drive and installed it i then installed the windows 7 home premium OS on it and used the original product key that was on the side of the mini desktop but it is not accepting it...

This is not a show stopper because I have learned the work-arounds, but it's highly annoying. I often have 3,4,5 sessions of File Explore open at once. [old habit] I can use the keyboard to copy/paste, etc with no problem. But if I use the right mouse click to "copy" or check Properties, or...

My email client (The Bat) is not one that I imagine too many people, if any here knows about, but my question doesn't require familiarity with it. It has an optional mail ticker that is something like a small section of a ticker tape machine for email notifications. I haven't been using it for...

Free Commander is my file manager of choice...at least it has been for a number of years now. However, since the last install of the OS it has become useless, because it freezes every time that I try to use it and has to be forced to close with the Task Manager. I'm using the latest version...

[SOLVED ]Hard Drive Is not listed Hi Everyone ! Don't know where to post this Thread But posted Here !:( I am Using windows 7 ultimate In my desktop I have 160 gb Hard disk which is partition in 40*4=160 Gb I have total 4 partition C:\ (OS) D:\ (SONGS) E:\ (MOVIES) F:\ (SOFTWARES) Size is...

I just bought an HP laptop with Windows 8 on it. I cant stand windows 8 and wanted to put 7 back on but im running into some problems. When i finally boot from the cd and proceed to install windows, it asks me which disk I want to partition, there are five currently which are below. But i cannot...

Hi all! I recently installed Windows 8. I noticed that at some point the media tags stopped displaying in Windows Explorer for media files such as mp3 and m4b. I am talking about such tags as "title" , "bitrate" and "length" for audio files, for example. Previously this data always displayed...

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...

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...

Hello everyone, I was wondering if anyone can give me some help on this problem I'm having. I'm doing a favor for a friend and fixing her computer. The problem is that as soon as windows boots up it starts up in Startup Repair. Startup repair does not fix the computer, it gives an error that...

Why does my “1 of 1” updates take at least 24+ hours to finish? Keep in mind these updates have never finished and I was always forced to hold down the power button to shut off my computer… Also what’s even weirder, is that the one time I shut down my computer and it did this kind of...

Found a few instances close, but not exactly matching my situation. For the instances which are close, none of the already suggested solutions seem to work. Here's the specifics. Have 4 "new" computers (bought in the last year). I would love to be able to "homegroup" them. Each one runs...

Hello. Recently my computer experienced a Windows OS error which caused my hard drive to become inoperable and unreadable even by external devices. I've since purchased a new hard drive and am ready to install it into my computer. This computer was store-bought and originally came with a copy...

COD WaW runs perfectly fine. Of course punkbuster doesn't recognize the OS, just like with the Windows 7 beta.

Hey guys, I have an issue with my computer and Window 7 that I was hoping you could provide insight on how to fix. Recently I have noticed that Windows 7 doesn't want to shut down. Heck, it doesn't even restart and Hibernate. When I go to Shut down the only option it provides is Log Off. You...

I have Windows 7 64 bit OS. Presently I am using IE8 and many of the sites (but not all) does not show the popup asking if you want to save the User name and password. The ones that do work fine and the login information is retained but most of the guitar and bass forums I have been on for years...

I have Dell Inspiron 580s, which is 5 months old. I recovered the factory setting using the recovery CD i had created after the purchase. Now i am only able to see the C drive which has the OS and other partition (which has the data which I don't want to lose) is not shown. When I go to disk...