program files

Can i download app files from other sites and microsoft app store for modern metro windows 8 OS without installing it directly from Windows app store before i install em? In what extension are they?

I recently downloaded VSDC Media Editor from Softnic and then I started getting a crap ton of ads and popups. i started looking through my task manager and found KynuminitrianHelper and Kynuminitrian. It is in my program files (x86) and it doesn't show up in Windows Explorer. yet i can access it...

I need to set Wing 101 as the default program for .py files. I use the traditional method where one goes to right click on the file>open with>choose default program>browse. After locating it in the Program Files, I select the application, but my selection does not save when the directory closes...

Hallo you all Windows 7 home premium SP1 64Bits I recently installed a programme 'PC Companion' from Sony, a tool to synchronise Sony portable phones. It worked 2 times but when I start it now get a message from windows that the programme does not work any more and that it is searching for a...

Hi, Newbie to the forum, here. I write small programs for myself and friends. One of them I have just completed - which works fine on several computers - installs itself in the 'Program Files (x86)' folder. However, on my friend's computer (Win7), when it tries to access and/or create a...

I did a refresh/restore type thing on my computer and Windows said "You will not lose any files by doing this. You will however, have to re-install your programs." That was totally fine by me. The only thing is I DID lose some files that were within program files. For example I lost all the...

A friend of mine is using the default Windows Mail as email client in Windows 8.1. He is also using LibreOffice as word processing application and gets always an error message when he tries to use the "Send As Email" option from within a LibreOffice document. Apparently it is necessary to set...

So I was looking through the Program Files (x86) file on my computer, and I stumble upon these strange "Surf and Keep" files. Link Removed Should I be worried? Are these viruses? Trojans? Adware? Should I delete them? Any help will be appreciated.

hi intro: few days back i have formatted my hdd and installed win7ultimate i'm only user on this pc. no password. not messing with accounts, rights. what i want to do: make new folder in Program Files folder and download to this folder by program TortoiseSVN other app from github. problem...

Hello guys! I'm wondering about a script I made after the installation of my Windows 7 x64 ISO is done. The script (bat) contains this: How should I implant this script after the Win7 installation is done. Tried with SetupComplete (see spolier): Problem is, I cant use GPO either...

I'm in the IT department at my school and we have a room with about 12 computers that need CodeWarrior installed on them. I logged in as the administrator and installed this program which will make it available to all student accounts when a student logs in. However, later when I had a student...

Hello all, I want to use MpCmdRun.exe to schedule running MSE, but when I search for the program (Start > search box), it doesn't find the program, but the program is exactly where it is supposed to be: Program Files, Microsoft...etc. Further, if I go to the folder in which the program resides...

I'm wondering if it's possible to do the following: I have Windows 8 installed on my SSD. I also have Windows 8 installed on my HDD. Is it possible to install programs on only one of the instances of Windows 8 and access those programs from both instances of Windows 8? I was hoping to install...

Hello everyone. First of all, I'm sorry if this has been addressed already, but I've had a good look and couldn't see a solution anywhere. I currently have Windows 8 installed on my ssd (drive C) with program and user files on drive E where there is more space for large documents and software...

So, I got a new, larger SSD to put windows on. I did a custom install. During the installation I pressed shif-F10 to open cmd then used robocopy /copyall /mir /E /XJ C:\Users D:\Users rmdir /S /Q C:\Users mklink /J C:\Users D:\Users I did the same with Program Files, Program Files (x86)...

Hello all, I recently installed a fresh copy of Win7 64 on a new PC. The way I have my system set up is that I have separate partitions for OS, Program Files, and Data (C: D: E: respectively). After installing the OS and partitioning the drive I went into RegEdit to change my ProgramFilesPath...

How do I back out of a failed Win7 install attempt? I started a Win7 installation on an XP system and some files were installed on my c:\ drive that force me to chose between proceeding with the Win7 install or using XP. Because of the error messages that the Win7 install generates, I'd like...

I\'ve just had to do a fresh install of Windows 7 on my Dell laptop and my hard drive is 298GB. After the reinstall that\'s divided as follows 100 MB OEM partition (from original setup) 9.77 GB Recovery partition (from original setup) 100 MB System Reserved (System, Active, Primary partition)...

Resident geniuses, Just got a new HP that came preloaded with HP Games and Wild Tangent. I've uninstalled through them the control panel, navigated to and deleted the program files, and even used the "take ownership" hack to delete them from the hidden 'windowsapps' folder. Even deleted...

32 vs 64 bit programs on secondary drives or partitions? I recently built a new PC and made a major jump from WinXP to Windows 8. I have been so used to organizing things my own way on my system by partitioning two different hard drives, with each partition used for different types of...