software issues

Hi I currently have Windows 8.1 and I have a issue with some updates that are required for the Windows 10 Upgrade. At the moment i can't install KB3035583 as it seems that I already it installed due to that I have the files when Microsoft releashed a update to upgrade to Windows 10 Technical...

Can anybody help me? I am running Windows 8.1 on an Acer Aspire E15. I downloaded RealPlayer (now called RealTimes) from the Real website so that I can use their RealDownloader to download videos from various websites, including TouTube. It's supposed to work on all browsers - I use Firefox...

I have been trying to install a few things on my new computer. MS Office, Photoshop, etc. The things I had on my older computer. When I try to install them, I get a message that says, "This app can't run on your PC", "To find a version for your PC, Check with the software publisher" If Windows...

Ive installed the build 10074 on a virtual machine (VMware player) It doesnt update to the latest build.

A new app? Maybe and for now a misterious one, click on it and it disappears from the startmenu - and that is the only thing I can do with it. And the directory windowsapp, I am unable to open it. Why? Henk

I was attempting edit something that required a .jar file earlier for a steam game, and I ended up with every single .exe on my system (including the important stuff that would help me fix this mess like, command prompt). Is there a way I can fix this without having to restore the system to...

My windows 8.1 PC keeps updating... About 30% it says it can't complete and undoes them. Can I few a few recommendations? This has happened before! :(

Hi, I decided to try out what I am hearing as an awesome OS to come! But I am trying to install it on my older windows 7 home prem HP G71, I meet all the qualifying specs, and a little more. First I downloaded the ISO from my windows 8.1 (the main laptop I have) and burned it to dvd.. On the...

Hi I have a folder with around 40,000 jpg images, family photos etc. I spend my spare time renaming the images, so for instance an original photo named P01234567 might become P01234567-andy-les-jane, thus showing the names of people actually in the photo. This is great since I can then search...

I have a problem with my Windows 7 computer. I installed a modified version of Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit called Tiny7 (search it on Google). which is basically a version of Windows stripped down of unnecessary features in order to keep it lightweight for older computers. I decided to install...

Win8.1 & win8 DVD Hi, With 8.1 forced upon us on PC & Laptop without knowing it was upgrading, what will happen now If I want to use my Win8 DVD to repair?. I tried the DVD in the w8.1 laptop, it asked for the IDnos. I made sure twice I typed them correctly, took ages to check them & then...

So this morning I installed windows 8.1 on a machine that previously ran windows 7. Everything ran fine until I started installing programs. Every setup file I run fails to extract installation files and gives me an error. I tried running them as administrator but still, the same exact error. I...

My Windows 8 is all sorts of screwed up! My Googled Chrome is crazy; all of my words are spread out. When I type, nothing shows up except for spaces. Websites look fine, but Chrome itself is not. My desktop and all other programs are also screwed up. I have some screenshots for you.

All Media Players Skip All Songs/Vids In a Playlist I have an Alienware/Dell PC x51r2 . I was using Win8, and am now using Win7. This has happened in both versions of Windows, in all of my players (classic, vlc). The only exception was Winamp, which did not skip audio but would not play vidya...

So i was like upset. I downloaded GTA San Andreas and when i download it's Admin Console nothing happens when i run it. and when i troubleshoot it, windows says' The program is made for Windows 7' the file type is unwise.exe how to run in in Windows 8.1 ?

My first problem is that, apparently, you cannot make the screen brighter on some lenovo laptops with windows 8. The Brightness- button is working, but once you make the screen dimmer, you cannot make it bright again using the brightness settings. I found out however that you can revert by...

I have recently had Windows 7 re-installed (paid for). Got my desktop back on Saturday. All seems fine - then windows installs loads of updates and things don't seem to be as expected. 1. I notice there are some drivers not installed - not sure how important this is. Drivers appear to be CDC...

I had been having blue screen problems with my old Dell XP. The programs WhoCrashed and BlueScreenView implicated a few drivers of non-essential software as the culprits. I examined the drivers module in AutoRuns (by Sysinternals) and carefully selected non-essential software drivers for...

Recently a bunch of programs in windows 7 keep have been asking for administrator permissions. I have an administrator account, and have the programs set to run as administrator. My user account control is set to only notify when a program makes changes, but it has always been this way. Why did...

I am running a Lenovo B305 "IdeaCentre" all-in-one computer with Windows 7 Home Premere. After an automatic Windows Update or running of CCLEANER (I do not know which), I get the exact same error message for 20 programs when I boot up. The error message is: "googledrive sync.exe bad image...