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    Windows 10 Clone programs from Windows "regular user account" to "administrator account".

    Dear all, I am looking to clone programs etc from Windows "regular user account" to "administrator account". Basically i want to log with administrator account and have everything exactly the way i have with the user account i use now. The reason for moving to administrator account is because...
  2. Hermitkrab

    Sneaky Chinese Program: WPS Office, how to remove?

    Somehow this program was installed on my computer without my permission. It doesn't show up in any program list for uninstallation. I did manage to locate WPS in 'services' and disabled it. Still, I'd like to get rid of it entirely. I Googled and found instructions for removal, but it doesn't...
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    Windows 10 MS Store won't open

    I have the MS Store icon (shopping Bag) on my taskbar and the tile in the start menu. When I try to open either I get the blue screen with the shopping bag in center then the screen goes turns to white and nothing else happens. The bar across top has the word "store" on the left and the usual...
  4. madprofessorus

    Windows 10 Special characters and programs compatibility

    I upgraded to windows 10 from 8.1.on 8.1 my user name(not my Microsoft account name), was using special (non English) characters. After upgrading to 10,I noticed that I couldn't install a specific program, an Android emulator called nox.I made a local account on my pc using standard English...
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    Windows 8 My Windows 8 is Totally Broken.

    I was trying to update to windows 8.1. I kept getting an error code so I searched up how to fix the error. Someone recommended to someone else with the problem to uninstall the software distribution folder and it worked for multiple people so I tried it to no avail. Along with multiple other...
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    Windows 7 How do I manage software in another account?

    Hi. I just created another Windows account for a family member. When I logged onto it, I see that all my programs is already installed there. The programs have no data on them, but I would like to know how to remove them from her account without deleting it from my account. I don't want to try...
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    Windows Vista Admin Vs Standard user account..creation and installed programs

    Windows ( in the case Vista home Premium a system i am restoring on a VAIO for a friend). Setting it up with an Admin account and a standard user account. a Few questions: When is the best time to add the standard user account for everyday use? Here is why i ask, i notice that sometimes certain...
  8. R

    Windows 7 .DLL File Error, cannot open certain files/programs

    This has been going on for a couple months, and it hasn't gotten in the way but now it is as it's preventing me from opening certain files and games i want to use, such as Skype, and games like Bioshock Infinite. Whenever i start up my computer or open specific programs, it says ...
  9. R

    Windows 7 Need Help with Desktop PC

    This has been going on for a couple months, and it hasn't gotten in the way but now it is as it's preventing me from opening certain files and games i want to use, such as Skype, and Bioshock Infinite. Whenever i start up my computer or open specific programs, it says ...
  10. R

    Windows 8 32 vs 64 bit programs on secondary drives or partitions?

    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...
  11. Nevan

    Windows 7 Problem with temp files

    I'm having some kind of problem with temporary files. I'm attempting to install a program I downloaded; when you click "setup", it extracts an .msi file first and then starts the install. However, the install can never complete because it always says the .msi file in Users/me/AppData, etc. can't...
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    Windows 7 Windows live essential download error 0*80040155 , could not install program

    Windows live essential install error?i can not install windows live essential 2012 . i uninstalled previous version of windows essentials. When i run the windows live essential setup the download terminated and it display an error, " Could not install programs Please try installing windows...
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    Windows 7 visual C++ 2008 update problems

    I'm on win7 Ultimate 64bit & i have developed a problem. I cant install the win7 visual C++ 2008 update SP1 as i get Error code:643 every time. This also prevents me from installing nero as that also tries to install a version of win7 visual C++ 2008 & gives an error at that stage & then closes...
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    Windows 7 After I got a virus, I can't open .exe files and get the message, "this file does not have a progra

    This is the message I get when I try to open all of my programs. I cant use .cmd. this file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action. please install a program or, if one is already installed, create an association in the default programs control panel. Does anyone...
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    Windows 7 A╗┐UѐV@=!!​☼VѐL error before Windows 7 loads

    Last week I just got a new Lenovo IdeaCentre, model: K330B-77471TU computer and have set it up, removed the trialware junk and installed a few programs (Norton AntiVirus, Office 2007, iTunes). The last program I installed was ImgBurn version 2.5.5.0 yesterday. Twice today (I have rebooted about...
  16. News

    Your CD drive or DVD drive is missing or is not recognized by Windows or other programs

    This article describes a problem with CD or DVD drives not work, or is missing, or not recognized after installing or uninstalling programs. More...
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    Windows 7 Cant save scans in PDF format

    If I use the scan program in Win7 it only allows me to save documents as a TIF or JPEG. Why cant I save as a PDF ?My printer is a HP 2570. Before I changed to Win7 I had a dedicated HP Information Centre that I used to scan,save and organise in any format I or my customers chose. This program...
  18. D

    Windows 7 Choose default program

    When I go under Open With and select Choose default Program I get this message: "This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action. Please install a program or, if one is already installed, create an association in the Default Programs control panel. " Now it...
  19. S

    Windows 7 Computer not treating only user as full admin

    So I just reinstalled Windows 7 Professional edition and I have a odd suspicion that the computer is acting like I'm on the only user that is the administrator. For a few programs I was trying to reinstall, it didn't have the usual "allow/deny" message, but an actual message box to enter the...
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    Windows 7 ShellExecuteEx Failed; code 1203 and code 2.

    I recently downloaded a program, and when i tried to run the .exe file i got an error box with the error ShellExecuteEx Failed; code 1203. I tried to install an anti malware program, and when i tried to run that file i got the same error, but with code 2 this time. If i try and run either...
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