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Windows 8 How can install my windows 8.1 ona ssd?
Hi I need a little help installing 8.1 on a ssd.... In short, yesterday I purchased a new HP ENVY 700-230eq desktop that runs on a quad core 4th gen. I7 processor 16gb of ram it also runs on a 2gb. Grafics card and a 2 tb. hhd. And last but not least it works all this great hard ware on the...- yakov
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- desktop faq graphics card hard drive hardware hp envy migration newegg performance upgrade quad core ram software installation ssd installation storage tech support upgrade windows 8.1
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- Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
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Windows 8 DVD drive runs forever w/ inserted disc.
I purchased software/download and then burned to DVD disc. I installed the software on my Vista(64) system OK, but when I loaded the DVD into my Win 8.1 all the drive does is spin. It's been over 10 minutes and still spins away. I do get win explorer window with files shown normally with the...- PA WOODCHUCK
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- cd burning disk issues dvd drive file explorer hardware issues software installation system performance troubleshooting windows 8.1 windows vista
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 8 Add new voice to text to speech
Hello In order to add a french voice i downloaded from the net RSSolo4FrenchVirginie application and installed it. But when i clicked text to speech in the control panel ,i didn't see the new voice in the voice selection listbox. When I searched for "sapi.cpl" ,I found many located in...- Shayw
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- accessibility audio settings control panel french voice sapi software installation speech recognition speech synthesis system directories text-to-speech user interface voice addition voice packs voice selection windows 10 windows settings
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows XP Windows Xp Sp3 Not Installing Adobe Updates On Zt Systems.
Hi All: I have a Customer with a newly repaired OEM desktop (by ZT Systems) with an inability to update any Adobe web updates and can use some advice. Specs are as follows: MANUFACTURER: ZT Systems AGE OF SYSTEM: 4.5 Yrs. MOTHERBOARD: Micro-Star International Z1-7596 (64bit) BIOS: AMI...- BIGBEARJEDI
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- adobe updates bios certificate issues diagnostics flash player hard drive hardware internet explorer java update motherboard network oem ram shockwave software installation system repair tech support windows xp zt systems
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Windows 8 Debating the Upgrade: Is Windows 8.1 Worth It for a Happy Windows 8 User?
I suppose I'm one of the rare souls who finds 8 very intuitive and easy to use. I don't have a smartphone, so I have no app habits to break. The common complaints I've encountered haven't been relevant to me, and after 9 months I find myself much more comfortable with 8 than any other operating...- FormerLuddite
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- app concerns customization desktop home screen improvements microsoft notifications office 2013 review software installation support sync update user experience user interface windows 8 windows 8.1
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- Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
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Windows 7 How to find product key for installed software in windows 7 using script
Hi, I need product keys for Installed Softwares like MS office, Adobe products. I need to collect this information for audit purpose. Please let me know if any scripts available, or any manual search also fine.- Satyanrayana
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- adobe manual search microsoft office product key scripting security audits software installation windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Software
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Windows 7 Need help creating windows 7 iso and run it onto USB
hello what im looking for is to know how can i take my own windows 7 os which i use at the moment and make it ISO file which i can later use it to run the windows directly over usb stick i read many guides but they all explain mostly how to install new windows 7 over usb drive which i already...- skeptic
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- backup bootable usb computer setup current os installation guide iso migration portable windows software installation system restore tech help usb formatting user guide windows 7 windows backup windows image
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 8 Share program files across multiple installations of Windows 8?
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...- mckenziepiping
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- file sharing hdd multi-boot multiple installations program files shared access software installation ssd system setup windows 8
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- Forum: Windows Software
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network drive get unmapped/disconnected when i log off my windows server2003
whenever we login in windows server 2003 , network drive get disconnected .only if when we right click on shortcut of software installed in network drive it get again mapped. we have tried several tricks: net config server :autodisconnect =-1; net use \\conquesr-srv\v440 even than drive doesnot...- Dipanshu mahajan
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- autodisconnect batch file disconnect mapping network drive path issues software installation terminal services troubleshooting windows server
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- Forum: Windows Server Forums
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Windows 8 Will Windows 8.1 upgrade retain your installed software?
Hi While I'm somewhat undecided about how I'm going to update to Windows 8.1, I started wondering about how the update process works. The last thing I do before I update will be to make an image of my C:\ drive, so I can experiment a little. If I just run the update from the Windows update...- MikeHawthorne
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- backup clean install configuration data retention editing tools game installation graphics software image backup software software installation software management tech support update process upgrade user experience windows 8.1 windows refresh windows update
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Imgburn False Positive?
In the process installing Imgburn on my Think Centre, Outpost Security Suite popped a trojan alert squawking about "Adware.OpenCandy!UQ/lkedzl9U". Several website where I've checked on it showa a relatively low detection rate, something like 4 out of 48. While I understand that tends to point...- seekermeister
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- adware adware risks antivirus application safety detection rate false positives imgburn malware outpost security paranoia privacy security security software software installation software reliability thinkcentre trojan user experience virus alert
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- Forum: Windows Security
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Windows 8 Windows Update Trashes 2 Windows 8 PCs
I have never had this happen with any other operating system on any of my computers in any time of my computer experience, but this is what happened to me during the past 2 weeks. I had one laptop with me while I was out of town. I allowed it to update, and suddenly found that Windows was...- SteveIsDead
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- boot issues computer management file recovery hard drive laptop issues microsoft support new install personal files refresh repair software installation system restore troubleshooting user experience virus scan windows 8 windows update zorin os
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Programs won't launch or stay minimized
I am running Windows 7 SP 1 on an AMD Phenom system. I have problems launching Forticlient, which my company uses to access the VPN. This happened a while ago. The system admin gave me a later version, which worked, but then it developed the same problem. When I click the program, I get the...- tonys44
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- active programs amd phenom application crash forticlient maximize program issues reinstall software installation system admin tech support troubleshooting uninstall user account control vpn windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Adobe Flash Player Crash
Hello everyone, I am experiencing a major stressful technical issue. All of a sudden, I am not able to watch youtube videos anymore on my laptop. I tried viewing youtube videos using Mozilla Firefox browser, but it immediately displays in the video, "Adobe Flash Plugin has crashed. Reload the...- JoeyRoddy
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- adobe flash adobe reader blank screen browser chrome crash debugging desktop issues firefox internet explorer registry reinstall software installation technical issues uninstall update user support video playback virus scan youtube video
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 8 More stuff I didn't know...
Hi Here's some info about creating a recovery image that will retain your installed software, in Windows 8 that I didn't know about. This seems like a better option then restoring Windows and losing all of your installed programs. Everything You Need to Know About Creating Custom Recovery...- MikeHawthorne
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- cleanup custom recovery desktop apps image restore paragon backup repair window software installation system files user files windows 8
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Windows 7 Default Install Path
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...- tomservo
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- 32-bit 64-bit installation path internet explorer multiple drives partition program files registry shortcuts software installation troubleshooting user experience windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Clean or Custom install?
1. Is there a difference between a clean and custom installation? When considering a OS change from Vista 32 to Win 7/64 bit, which process should I be using? Or are the words clean/custom install more or less semantics and mean the same thing? 2. I have been looking at purchasing Win 7 Pro...- Vista32 to Win7
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- 64-bit backup clean install custom install data transfer external drive file transfer hdd installation oem software installation tech support upgrade upgrade advisor version comparison windows 7 windows easy transfer windows vista
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- Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
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Windows 7 Java Problem running IE9 in Win 7 64 bit
Does anyone know how I can get rid of this error? I have scanned the web for so long for an answer that I finally realized I don't even understand the difference between Sun Java and Oracle Java nor do I know how to get rid of either and start over. Any help offered will be greatly...- cherrio
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- 64-bit error resolution internet explorer java oracle software installation sun java user support windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 mapping in virtual xp mode
my 16-bit clipper application software is installed on a dedicated win7-64 bit system-C drive. (CompA) the .exe file is TIMELOG.EXE (clipper 16 bit file). the folder name is TIME (since it is installed on a dedicated system, i do not need to run the software on CompA. CompA is networked to 8...- auditorp
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- 16-bit application 64-bit application issues clipper cmdline compatibility config nt configuration directory legacy systems mapping network software installation troubleshooting virtual machine virtualization windows 7 xp mode
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Boot up error
I have encountered a very unusual error I run WIN 7 HP on my Dell Inspiration and I have been installing and testing some new software. That means I install then uninstall Now if I cold boot up, all works fine. However if I try to put the system in hibernate or sleep on power up it shows the...- MB Bob
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- blue screen boot issues dell hibernate memory dump sleep mode software installation system restore troubleshooting windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support