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I have dual operating System, although primary being Win7. I had a crashed windows, once,which I recovered with the OEM Dvd, but that was long time ago. The label of having recovered is still showing, and this really irritates, I am looking forward for help in this forum of how to get rid of...

Does anyone know how I can change the post boot logo, not the boot screen but the screen before it with the laptop make logo, please help me?

I have a very strange problem, about 2 to 3 times a day I have to restore a bunch of Picture's from my recycle bin. I have no idea why this is happening, I am hoping someone can help me with this problem. Peter..

Hello! since i got windows 8 on my machine whenever i have connected another harddrive in the system the short freezes and hangups starts and is distorting sound and visuals of the operative system. My computer specs are: PSU 600 W 8 GB DDR3 RAM 1600 Mhz Intel Core i5 2500 (non K) 3.30 Ghz AMD...

I have spent all weekend reinstalling windows after all the problems I was having, ive installed all updates an all my programs and one of the problems I had before has returned but not as bad when i open "my computer" nothing shows in there and the green bar slowly goes along and keeps...

Hi For the last few days I've noticed that I can't paste into this forum. If I need to copy something here, I have to copy and paste it into Microsoft Word, then drag it from Word to the message window. I've tried using both Ctrl, C, V and the right click Copy, Paste options. I don't think...

Hi everyone! I'm new here, and I'm also relatively new to computer nitty-gritties. However I've been facing this problem for quite some time and it's gotten worse recently so I've decided to seek help here! For a few months, my Asus U36JC laptop has been freezing quite often (70% of the time?)...

I've been trying to repair the computer at work, so any requests for system information and such will have to wait until I get back there, which is why I want to post this now. Basically, it's running a 32bit Windows 7. We were having a problem with browser redirects in IE and Firefox, so I...

Using Windows 8 Pro I want to create an empty folder on my desktop so I can add shortcuts to websites I visit often, when I create an empty folder on the desktop is has File Explorer in it when I open it on the desktop, I would like to create one that resembles or works like an empty folder in...

I installed win7 32 bit. when i use the logoff button, the system hangs and i have a black screen. i have to press the power button and hold to force it off and then turn it on again. can anybody help please?

I screwed up my laptop with W7 royally. I updated my free virus detector and it downloaded a toolbar I did not want. I uninstalled it, I went up to settings, addons and unchecked it and it was STILL THERE and it would not let me search on Google. OK so I did a search for Toolbar cleaners and...

Hi, first post here because I didn't know what to do. My Samsung all in one (700a3d) was acting up a bit so I attempted a factory reset to hopefully fix the problem or, at the very least, allow me to remove my information from it so I can return it. Upon starting the reset (about 5-6 hours ago)...

My son purchased a used Compaq CQ69 Laptop from Aaron's Rental and after paying it out, a program appeared with information from Aaron's claiming to be locking out unless connected to internet to verify Network (connected but acted as if it wasn't) or to get lockout password from Aaron's...

Windows 7/64 Can anyone explain why sometimes my printer drivers fail to load on startup. In the "Devices and Printers" when they show all works fine then the next time I bootup -nothing appears. My printers Canon 4200/HP 7510e wireless I seem to think this started when I bought the HP ? but...

In the last couple of years I have produced about 70 tutorials and demos. The ones that are still appropriate I gathered (as hyperlinks) in a pdf. I skipped those that are outdated (e.g. a series of 10 videos for Windows 8 Consumer Preview) and those that had gathered dust and were not...

When trying to install the Fingerprint Reader software in Windows 8 i get the following error. Error applying transforms. Verify that the specified transform paths are valid. This is the file I'm trying to install...

Hello, I have spent over 6 hours trying to figure out how to solve this problem myself but failed miserably so I come to you for help. I get BSOD's whenever I do anything even remotely cpu/gpu intensive, be it 3D gaming, watching high def videos for prolonged periods or sometimes even...

Hi everyone, New to windows 7 and not sure if this is something you can help me with or not. I have been tring to setup my dvr to be able to access my security cameras from a remote location, but have not had much luck. My present problem is when I try to log into my DVR locally, using my lab...

Hi, I brought a Hitachi USB 3.0 Touro Desk Pro external HDD a few months ago. It's never been smooth sailing with it, and I've finally given up and am asking for help. The drive I have is here: Touro Desk Pro | HGST, a Western Digital company The issue is that, when I connect it up, the...