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When I try to connect a new device (Alcatel OneTouch Y580) to my computer I get Error message 651. I know the device is OK as it connects to my tablet. Can anyone adviose please. Mike

Hi, I have a Microsoft Surface 3 (non pro version) currently running Build 10122. When Build 10130 came out I went ahead and download via the Windows Update in Settings. However, upon restarting the device for the installation, the device got stuck at the "Surface" screen, with no racetracks...

how to check recently copied files on my computer? can anyone help me? I just want to find out whether someone has copied files from my laptop...

How do I keep my disk usage down at a low percentage. I'm constantly at 99% which it making my laptop very slow :(

I have a Microsoft natural keyboard on my Windows 8.1 64bit Dell desktop PC. I want to enter PF5 in order to make my browsers reload the web page, but I don't know how to do that. Each of my PF keys are marked on their top surface with their main function. For example, the PF5 key is marked...

Hello, I use a single PST file as my main information store between home and office. The file is 100MB and has recently been compacted. At the office, we have an Exchange Server, and at home I interface with my POP. Ultimately evertything gets filed in this PST file which I carry on...

The attached unknown icon appears on the window bar. Does anyone know about it? Please advise. thanks a lot.

Is it possible to sort your folders alphabetically while at the same time sorting your files on date? I want to do this(see picture)

How do I activate battery notifications for Windows 8 when the battery reaches a certain level? I did go to Power Options and then to Advanced Settings. I could not find the option to do this. Anyone know?

Is it possible to associate a file type with an icon without associating the file type with a program? If so, how? If not, why not? Reason I ask is, I used to use a program for a certain file type but I no longer use it. Instead I use an online program. The file type therefore appears blank...

I want to use the feature of System Restore Points but I don't want to use Volume Shadow Copies. Is it possible to disable the first but let the second feature be enabled? From what I read so far it does not become clear if this is possible at all. Are VSC a pre-condition to use SRPs? If...

I recently got COMODO and every time my windows 7 OS loads up it promts me if i want to run the snz.exe executable. I dont know if prior to me getting comodo SNZ.exe was executed or not, but my point is that from reading online about this executable i dontr know if it malware or not. Some...

Very briefly :- I got my new PC up &^ running and installed extra SDD's & HDD's. In the process of setting up the computer I wasn't sure if I wanted to run 64 bit or 32bit Win7. In the event the guy installed win&64 but when I got the computer I fitted another SDD with Win7 32 bit. I booted the...

I have an external hard drive which I have been using to do System Image Backup once a week on my Windows 7 computer. The backup goes to WindowsImageBackup folder. Now, I have another computer with Windows 8 Pro. I did a system image backup to the same ext. hdd. It went to the same folder...

I had this wonderful script that I got from someplace (can't recall) that enabled or disabled lan connections in windows xp. I used it to turn the wireless card on/off as the card made clicking noises during recording/playback of music files. I have just performed a clean install of windows 7...

When reinstalling Windows 7, does all of the system drive get erased/formatted in the process (I think so) or only the C:\Windows folder and subfolders (which would have been ideal)? I forget since last time. Thank you.

I have a Windows 7 machine with a new install maybe 2 months old. I create a shortcut either by right clicking the folder and sending a shortcut to the desktop or by manually creating one. The shortcut works fine when you just click on it, but when you go to open a document in Word 2010 and try...

first of all, thanks for all those who have aided me in getting to my virtual pc xp mode now please, a couple of NEW queries: query 1 I have installed a 16 bit DOS based application in the C: of the virtual XP Mode (it is a DOS based application, so there is no installing procedure) An icon...

Hi guys. I'm new here, so hoping not to tread on any toes ;-) My query is on behalf of a friend who's not particularly computer literate, and I'm hoping some of you experts can help us. He currently has a new machine with WIN8 on it. He prefers the WIN7 on his old machine, but loves the speed...

Is there a way to do that on Windows 7 that makes Explorer generates thumbs for folders without scrolling through them? I tried something like a search (*.jpg) on the main folder but then only visible images had thumbs generated. Thanks a lot.