software upgrade

Microsoft has decided to take a bold, in-your-face approach to convince users still clutching their Windows 10 systems: full-screen ads promoting an upgrade to Windows 11 and Copilot+, their fancy AI integration tool. And if you felt like those little nag pop-ups reminding you about updates were...

My Dell could not take higher upgrades (ie 2008 and above) and I ran the advisor and compatability wizard before I bought the Windows 7 upgrade. I have since purchased an HP Pavillion, so my need to install the Windows 7 was not so urgent. I am now wondering how I can now install this upgrade...

We hear most frequently from our enterprise customers how much they value the advanced productivity, security, and device management capabilities in Windows 10. These capabilities are key factors that have led to 83% of our enterprise customers in active pilots and the commitment of one of the...

my live mail e-mails are not being delivered to my PC. before Christmas E-mail from Outlook upgrade for live mail needed or service would cease uploaded 'fix' all ok until yesterday E-mails not delivered used repair function in Progs Uninstall/change selected repair it ran said fixed no change...

Whenever I print something in Windows 7 I need to restart my print spooler to get it to print. If I simply upgrade to Windows 10 will that problem follow me? If so, is there anything special I need to know about doing a clean install? I've never done one before. I have Windows 7 Home Premium...

I have Windows 7 pro on my desktop PC and I didn't get the message to upgrade to Windows 10. My desktop is running slow and I need to do a fresh install but I don't have the disk . The disk was an upgrade for my system a few years back. I found the location on Microsoft website on how download...

So, today this is the last day of my Windows 8.1.

After installing build 9879, I have the issue of some shortcuts turning generic. Icon Rebuild , Restore default associations of ico, browser cache cleanup, IE reset, none of those work. So, I did a Refresh. After an hour, it came back with these messages.................. "There was a problem...

I notice that starting when I upgraded from Windows 8 to 8.1, if I open a Windows App (such as the Store), the app will IMMEDIATELY minimize to the taskbar. This does not happen with applications such as IE, but it happens with BOTH Windows and non-Windows apps. This was not happening before...

When S/W upgrades force a reboot with programs open the PC recovers those programs and open windows / tabs. For instance if MS Outlook is active with 3 open emails upon recovery Outlook restarts and the same 3 emails are opened again. When I manually reboot from the start menu area everything...

I guess I got spoiled with XP. I'm a developer working on programs that generate XML files, most of which utilize external entity references. On my old XP machine, I could just double-click on the xml file and see the full document with the included externals, and be able to expand and contract...

This is a great time to upgrade your Windows 7 Home Premium install to Pro at a fantastic price! Newegg has it (and will sell out fast) of this great deal. And Free Shipping! Pro offers more than Home Premium, including XP Mode (download from MS required). No formatting or reinstall required...

A couple of weeks ago, I downloaded the trial version of ESET Smart Security 5, to try out on my IBM ThinkPad T42 which dual boots Win XP MCE & Win 2K Pro. I done this because my ESET NOD32 AV's subscription was running out (it now has). After installing the trial version on the ThinkPad...

I can no longer upload files to the internet. When I try to Internet Explorer 9 crashes and restarts. The same thing happens when I right click on a picture on the internet and try to save it to my computer. The only changes to my computer was I upgraded the Norton Anti Virus software. Anyone...

We have moved ahead with our agenda in several areas for September. Members can enjoy changes in the following areas: Post Messages Using Windows Live ID, Facebook, Yahoo!, and AOL As we proposed today, members can use the Facebook Graph API (and therefore the OpenGraph API) to post messages...

IE 9 Beta – Minus XP Internet Explorer has reached it’s 15th birthday. The next generation version of Microsoft’s Internet browser will be available for users to try out on September 15. That is everyone except those people still clinging to Windows XP. Because that group, Microsoft has...

Hi all, I have an ancient copy of Foxpro for Windows 2.6 from the early 1990s that I've moved from PC to PC over the years. I don't reinstall from original disks; I just copy the program's directory into \program files\ and it's worked fine on systems up to and including XP3. I did need to...

By Joe Wilcox, Betanews I've got a new spelling for "Scrooge." M-i-c-r-o-s-o-f-t. The company has ended the Windows 7 Family Pack promotion, which is a nice Ba Humbug to you and yours for the holidays. Sure, it could be good for Microsoft's bottom line and perhaps partners' PC sales. But for...

I live in Northern California and went into a Best Buy, they had the boxes of the 3 pack on the shelf, no pricing. Then I got frustrate and left because I couldn't find anyone to help me... then I went to Fry's and they had NO 3-pack boxes on the shelf at all. I asked where they were, he said...

My "proper" version of Windows 7 Home arrived in the post today, presumably to beat the threatened UK postal strike. If I try to install it before Thursday is it likely to be successful, or must I wait until the official release date? Paul