software issues

I bought a new ACER computer w/win 10 and downloaded the old Ver 7 Classic Solitaire game to replace the *&ap games that came pre-loaded. This all occurred early last fall. Since then, I've played a couple 1000 games. Over time, I've come to realize the games repeated. This was a shock, since I...

Hi chaps! For the last several months I've been unable to update my Windows 10 installation and use App Store, and I'm not sure if it's related but the only App I have installed (Readiy) doesn't start.The error code given by Windows Update is 0x80080005, and when I try to manually start the...

I am running a pc with an i3 4170 processor, gigabyte h97m-d3h mobo, 6 gigs of ram and a gtx 650 video card. I upgraded to windows 10 a couple of months ago and some time after that i was getting hit with bsods of different errors at random times. My response was to use the reset feature on w10...

One morning recently, I found that during the night an update had occurred and rebooted my pc without asking me for confirmation. The reboot caused it to come up in Linux, because I use the grub loader and have Linux as the default. When I rebooted into Windows, it finished the update, which...

I am running Windows 7 Pro. My DVD/CD drive (HL-DT-ST_BDDVDRW_CT30F) plays commercial CDs fine. And it can (usually) burn a CD from a file on my laptop. But it is never able to play the CD it just burned. Any idea what is going on? I say it can usually burn a CD, because often it does not even...

Hello ! After installation of Windows 10 1511. When I try to run an ISO image, I receive this message : setup.exe has stopped working and close the program. Also I was receiving the error : Microsoft Setup Bootstrapper has stopped working. How can I fix these problems ? Thanks you in advance!

I recently updated my PC from Windows 8.1 to 10, and all programs are working just fine, including Windows Live Mail 11 (part of Microsoft Windows Essentials). A long time ago on an earlier version of Windows, I upgraded WLM 11 to WLM 12, only to learn that groups of email addresses (called...

Having some problems trying to get Essentials 2012 to work i try to install photo gallery but when i try to start i get the dll error and saying reinstall but cant because it says its already installed. Essestials does not show up in the program list so i have to use revo uninstaller hunter mode...

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I am running Windows 7 Pro 64bit. I was able to use Movie Maker a few months ago, but when I tried to open it today I got the attached error message. Any ideas how to resolve this issue? Thanks.

I'm running a desktop with 7 Pro. Since last night's update, Outlook begins to load, gets to a certain point and stops. I open an email and Outlook shuts down. Advice?

I have been trying to capture audio from a cassette tape. I have used both Audacity and NCH software, getting the same result. When I listen to the cassette's replay there is good normal continuous audio, but when I capture it using these programs it is like every second word is left out and...

I've got a very unusual problem, that's only recently started happening. When using AIM (AOL Instant Manager) and saving the logs of my IM conversations, eventually it freezes up. No error message, it simply hangs, goes transparrent-gray, and if I click it I get the Windows message "The program...

On both of my Windows 8.1 systems, the MSN Weather app has decided it does not want to open correctly. The live tile works and the App appears to open, but the circling dots never stop. Possibly it is trying to get info from some source and is unable to do so. I have uninstalled and...

Hi everybody, I am writing this in a hope that someone here can help me, as Microsoft helpdesk and OEM reseller are just jer.ing me around. So, this is how it begins... I bought part to assemble my home PC, and on g2play I bought cheap win 8.1 pro OEM x32/x64 license key. After PC assembly...

Hi Anyone, After installing/uninstalling Win 10, with much help from Kemical, I finally got Win 7 reworking and un-corrupted (ish). So, I upgraded to Win 10 again and it's good! However, I can't seem to make File History work properly. When I go to 'More Options' in Settings, Backup, I ask it...

Hi, My computer is a Lenovo u530 touch and I got this message that said no hard disk detected and I was playing with the settings and I booted legacy mode I believe. Now I have a black screen that says no bootable device found insert boot disc. My computer doesn't even have a disc drive! WhAt do...

I am using a Dell Dimension 3100 with an Intel Pentium 4 2.8 GHz with 2GB RAM. Also, I am running Windows 7. I am currently using WMP 12 to play DVDs and AnyDVD to help Iplay DVDs I buy when travelling. Recently, in England, I just bought a Star Trek: First Contact DVD. When I put it in my...

Apparently, I have yet another problem with Windows 10. I noticed today on my laptop that that when I right click on an application from the start menu there are options such as Pin to Start, Pin to Taskbar, Uninstall, Run as Administrator and Open File Location. However, when I right click on...

I upgraded my system to Windows 10 back on Aug 6th and didn't have any problems until yesterday. I won't go into the details of that issue but it forced me to restore Windows 10 from an Acronis TrueImage backup I had taken on the 8/7. Although the restore went well and Windows 10 is back up...