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  1. Windows 8 Problems installing Windows 8.1

    Hello WindowsForums i've been having some trouble installing Windows 8.1 on my ideapad z710 laptop, so here's what i did... 1. i downloaded a Windows 8.1 Enterprise ISO from "microsoft(com)/en-us/evalcenter/evaluate-windows-8-1-enterprise" 2. i burnned it to a dvd using the slowest possible...
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    Windows 7 Mouse and keyboard stop working after windows startup

    This is not the first time I've faced this problem. This problem occurs after it passes the BIOS and when the windows logo comes out, both devices will stop working. I can normally enter BIOS and safe mode (but both devices still dont work in safe mode after enter the desktop). Heretofore, I...
  3. Windows 7 My mouse keeps jumping round my screen?

    When I move my mouse left and right fast it jumps up and down the screen randomly. I have tried using a different mouse mat, plugging it into a different usb plug and on another computer. I have a Gigabyte M6900 and my dpi is 800. Thanks for any help. Edit: The mouse is about 2 years old, i've...
  4. Windows 7 Network Printer Error

    Hello! (first post woo) I have a small business network setup with two networked printers on separate floors. My problem is that there is a single laptop which cannot print to the networked printers. Every end user in the business uses a lenovo laptop, and all laptops are connected through...
  5. Windows 7 Remapping only one of two keyboards

    I have a ps/2 keyboard controller that was originally designed for an arcade system, however the software designed to reprogram the rom does not connect to it anymore. It functions well, but they keys are just locked to whatever they were last programmed to be. Sooooo, what I would like to do...
  6. Kinect to Small Basic

    I cheating a little... Yesterday I highlighting this project in the Kinect Gallery, but since this news ties in so well with last week's blog post, I'm going to highlight here too. And can you really have enough Small Basic and Kinect news? :) Kinect for Small Basic System Requirements 1...
  7. Windows 8 Recovery USB messed up and installed 8.1 and I have lost everything

    I had 8.1 on my laptop but suddenly wouldn't boot "not recognised", online forum said change the "secure boot" and change the boot mode to "CSM boot" would fix it. This didn't work so download a recovery disk as I couldn't even boot my separate recovery drive on the laptop. I created a bootable...
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    Windows 7 help, WIN 7 BSOD

    hi, i'm apheng. This problem started last week. BSOD occurs repeatedly. I tried to reinstall windows installed a (clean install), but the same problem occurs again, the BSOD happens over and over again. I've also tried chkdsk and memtest but did not find any error. please help. thank you spec...
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    Windows 7 USB & Sound Issue

    First problem is not always apparent as it randomly happens whenever it decides to happen & its always my mouse. When I turn my system on from cold boot, my mouse isn't working & from the looks of it because its a wired mouse no power. Only fix is to unplug & connect it back in again for it to...
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    Windows 8 Windows 8.1 reinstall

    Hello everyone. My question is this: Once I have done a fresh windows reinstall, applied all of the windows updates, entered the different license keys, etc...how can I create a Windows 8.1 reinstallation media (DVD or USB) that includes all of the above so that I can save hours of...
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    Windows 7 deleted usb boot option...oops

    I need to be able to boot from my usb stick. It wasn't working so I was messing around with the UEFI boot order and I accidentally totally deleted the boot from usb option. What do I type to make a new filepath for it?
  12. Windows 8 Reinstalling Windows 8.1

    Hey, guys! I have a restored my PC a few times using the, "Remove everything and reinstall Windows option," but I want to just reinstall Windows without all of the bloatware junk that it came with. I plan on creating an ISO image and then installing it via USB and then I will go to this page to...
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    Windows 8 USB unrecognized on windows 8.1

    I bought a toshiba laptop last year which came with Windows 8 and then later updated to 8.1. Whenever i plug in my USB stick, NOTHING appears on the screen (i.e. Windows doesn't recognize it), my USB stick only works on Windows 7. Anyway to fix this?
  14. Windows 7 Windows 7 installation problem

    I have a Toshiba satellite that was up until now running Linux, however running windows 7 before that, and I decided to switch back to windows. I originally planned on using a USB install, which for the most part worked perfectly. The installation process went without any errors, until after it...
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    Windows 7 Crazy keyboard and mouse!

    Hello all, I apologise for the length of this first post but I want to give as much information as I can. Whilst I would never call myself a nerd I have what I would assess as maybe being an enthusiastic amateur knowledge and experience with computers. This afternoon I wanted to move my...
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    Windows 7 USB connected MiFi 500 drivers won’t install

    I am trying to setup my MiFi 500 on my Windows 7 - 64 bit professional desktop. I have a cradle amplifier and a 12 inch antenna outside and use USB tethering. The MiFi 500 shows a 6 bar signal. It showed activating and updating, but the home page won’t open. Also the drivers tried to install but...
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    Windows 8 Batch or toggle for turning WiFi on / off

    Hey all, hope everyone's good. For my studio pc (not laptop) I'd like to be able to disable my wireless network (either full capability or just disable my usb adapter). Basically it interferes with my audio output and causes pops and clicks when writing music so I'd like to be able to disable...
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    Windows 8 Windows won’t see / find my mouse

    At first I thought maybe it was the mouse or even the USB port but as I pursued other possibilities I discovered that my mouse worked just fine from other OS’s such as Acronis Rescue media and also Windows Recovery Console. But no mouse inside of windows. BTW I’m running Windows 8.1 . This...
  19. How to Boot Ubuntu from USB on Dell OptiPlex

    I am trying to demo Ubuntu, the latest Non Beta version as of 1/28/2015 on the Dell OptiPlex, but how can I do so? I thought I would have to change the boot sequence to have the USB on top, but that didn't seem to work at all.
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    Windows 7 Do USB Flash Disk drivers affect computer's performance?

    Hi, Each time a new Flash Drive is inserted in the USB port its driver is installed automatically, even if exactly the same Flash Drive was inserted before. So, in a few years quite a lot of those drivers must have been installed in my Windows. Do all those drivers occupy space in RAM or do they...