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I have utilized Microsoft operating systems since before Windows - using DOS and running Wordstar, utilizing dot commands to maneuver through the application. I feel I have some credibility for the couple of comments to follow because, computers, software, Microsoft (and even UNIX) were part of...

I am looking for some help/advice in creating an answer file to automate the first time boot of a Windows 10 computer. I prepare many of these computers for customers and would like to automate the process. How do I make an answer file to accomplish this?

I am running Windows 10 on a Mac with Parallels. After I completed this installation, I rebooted my computer and launched Windows 10. After the startup page loaded, I was greeted with a "suspended" screen. When I proceeded, the next message asked me to enter my old password, and reset my...

Hi everyone, I'm having a similar issue , when my HP all in one pavillion model 23-p108a tries to boot the screen goes blue with the crash code stating that hard drive is not mountable , so i tried to test the hardware which tested all , memory and hardrive and everything else and it was all...

Hi, I have a big problem getting my Alienware MX14 to work with Windows. A few days ago, Windows forced me to upgrade to 8.1 which I did and it was working fine… then shut down my computer that night and booted it up the next day and it would freeze at the login screen every time, no matter...

Hello everyone, I have noticed over time that when I log on to Windows 7 Home Premium, it says, "welcome" and the loading circle stays for a minute or two. Then, I often have to wait about 4 to 5 minutes for the windows desktop and task bar along with the icons to load. While I am waiting for...

ok my hp pavilon m9517c currently running windows 7 is freezing at the green bar loading ... i have tried these steps to try to fix the problem and nothing is working ? 1. clearing the cmos 2. replaced the cmos battery 3. repairing computer ... freezes same spot ... 4. tried booting into...

Hello everyone. This is Mike from Windows8Forums.com. We some very good news for Windows 8 enthusiasts, as new benchmarks have been released from Microsoft Corporation. These benchmarks indicate that Windows 8 boots significantly faster than Windows 7 in every possible realm. We have thirty (30)...

Hey all, so all started today : yesterday I turned off PC as always, and today when I powered on it, happened few shitty things, which I hope You will help me to fix: some programs like WM Player dont start at all - I click on Icon in taskbar and it dont react, when I try to play song (open...

Hi all I was wondering if anyone has any idea what could be causing my computer to freeze. I recently upgraded to win 7 from Vista with a clean install. I then installed a few programmes such as itunes, office etc and it was all running fine. Then a load of updates were installed as you'd...

Hi guys, hope you help me with this issue, I have installed windows 7 beta on another partition (primary) and I have xp installed on the active primary partition originally. The problem is after finishing installation of windows 7, without the install disk I can't boot into os selection which I...