setup issues

Bought a new Surface Pro, charged it up and started on set up. I then got the blank screen and spinning circle. Held the power and volume button down together and it rebooted. That was the first issue. Then when I had created a Microsoft account as advised, I tried to download some apps but...

Yesterday I came back to my PC and tapped the keyboard to wake my machine up from hibernation. Went online to do some web surfing and got that "No connection" screen that you get when something is wrong. My first instinct was the reboot the router. Which i did, to no avail. Looking down I...

Hi All, I am quite new to computers and have a very basic understanding. That said I am really enjoying learning and developing. I have a problem setting up my bluetooth speakers. I have had the speaker set up for a little while and it was working brilliantly until a couple of days ago. When...

I'm new to windows, and i just built a computer that runs windows 8.1. I set up my computer to work as a dlna media server and ive put some photos in windows media player and im 100% positive that there on the dlna server. But when i go to my xbox and click the server, all the folders show up...

I have recently upgraded our office network with a Win server and switched from a workgroup bases LAN to a domain; However, I have run into a few issues that I still can't overcome: 1. the shared drive on the server, and the server itself are not visible on the network after I switched routers...

Okay, so I've used the Windows 8.1 setup utility to get the installation files, I have an 8.1 Pro key. I was previously using Windows 7, and already backed up my data and all that jazz. Anyways, so when I have the files I select the "install from media" option and select a 16gb flash drive that...

I purchased Office 365 (student) and I am having problems accessing it on my Windows cell phone. When I select Office 365 I receive a message that I must setup the program. When I enter my e-mail address I get a message that an “Account already exists” for my e-mail address on my phone. I...

Hi, I have an HP Pavilion dv6 laptop and I am trying to install Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit. Yesterday, I tried to install the OS by mounting the iso file. After encountering the error "Windows setup could not configure windows on this computers hardware" several times and not being able to fix...

Hello i could use some help. Ive been trying to install Windows 8 on a secondary computer for a few days now from a bootable USB drive and i cant get it too install. It just gets stuck on the purple screen saying Setup Files loading. Im trying to install it on a older motherboard (Asus Rampage 2...

Of course this is Windows 8, with Start8 and ModernMix to make it bearable. My account is an administrator. UAC is off (I build a lot of live CDs and flash drives that can't be built with UAC on). For the last week or so I've had problems running Google Drive or choosing Run when I download a...

hi i am tryin to setup dual monitors on my zoostorm pc. i have connected 1 monitor on the vga port and the other on the dvi port. at the moment i have the same display on both screens. my system only recognises 1 screen - generic PnP monitor on standard vga graphics adapter do i need to...

hi i just got a new laptop with window 8. at the personalize screen. i wont let me connect because it say i need to check box to accept the license terms. but i dont see the box to accept the license terms anywhere on the screen.anyone know where is the box to accept the license terms at...

Hello, I have been googling this issue for a while now and searching these forums but have not found a solution. I have 4 computers all running Windows 7 64bit Ultimate. They have all been part of the same Homegroup for a while now and have worked fine. They all run the same Avast Free...

Hello Windows 7 Forums, A short while ago my family members told me the computer has apparantly stopped working, and I went over to see if I was able to fix it. Upon starting my computer I get a loading bar with a heading reading "Setup Is Starting Services " and after about 3 or 4 seconds, a...

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...

I'm doing a fresh install on windows 7, instead of a disk it's on a thumb drive I have a 500 GB Partition I want to install windows to I went through setup and formatted the disk when I try to continue with the installation and get this error. "Windows was unable to setup a new system...

I was trying to reinstall windows 7 and my computer froze. Now there is an error saying that the setup will resume after I restart, however when I do the same message pops up. Can anyone help?

Troubleshoot Windows setup issues by using this diagnostic service from Microsoft. This troubleshooter is integrated with the Microsoft Fix It Center Pro service. This service can perform automated diagnostic analysis to identify solutions to known... Link Removed

Hello, and thank you for taking the time to help me. I've got a big problem with my laptop. if I try to boot it normally it gets blue screen and dies. The same thing happends if I use fail safe. (crashed at crcdisk) So I thought idd reinstall it. However when i boot up from my windows cd, I...

I am trying to upgrade to Windows 7 64 bit from Vista 64 bit. When I put in the Windows 7 installation disk into the DVD drive and click "Install Now", it goes to a full-screen setup page, which reads: - Setup is copying temporary files... - Setup is starting... - Then an error message pops up...