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Hey all, I'm new here I am using Compaq CQ Series notebook. I just copy some data from CD/DVD room a couple days ago, and next day when i start up my computer, there is eternal loading bar windows screen. I have try some effort to fix this : 1. I select "Last Known Good Configuration", and still...

Hello, I have been working on my own computers for 15 years, have built 6 over the years, and always fix mine and my parents computers whenever theres a problem. Occasionally I get stumped and need help, so thats why I am here. My desktop home office computer is doing several things over the...

I want to trash all data on a secondhand pc which has vista I want to wipe the existing installation completely & install a clean Windows 7 Which version do I use fqc-00129 or fqc-00133

I have a 5yr old Vista Toshiba. All the laptops, phones and internet gaming systems were working fine on wifi until my son changed the encryption code on the Netgear router "to something easier". Every device except my older Vista version, hopped onto wifi with the new code. Ive been on the...

Don't throw that Canoscan LiDE 35 away just because you have upgraded to Windows 8 64 bit. Cannon says that there is no driver available and that this old but good scanner has seen the end of it's days. There is a workaround available. Originally for Vista 64 bit, it also works for Windows 8 64...

A friend of mine recently had work done on her 32 bit computer which is running Vista Home edition. The work involved having to reload the operating system. She bought a Norton security program online but when she tries to download it, she gets a message that it can not download due to a "error...

Hello, I've recently had problems with my aunt's computer. It started crashing after it awoke from sleeping. Can't do much as I cannot read dump files. Please help.

Here's a link to a article PC World has about a emergency fixit Microsoft released for all version's of Internet Explorer. The article has a link to download the fixit,too. http://www.pcworld.com/article/2048912/microsoft-rushes-urgent-fix-for-internet-explorer.html#tk.rss_all This fixit is for...

I have my Dell Inspiron running Vista ready to upgrade to Win 8. Win 8 upgrade assistant gave the green light. Question : If I go through Microsoft, here are the cost to upgrade ; Windows 8 ......................$119.99 Win 8 Pro ........................$249.99 At ebay, I can have Win 8 Pro...

I have run into a quagmire. Presently, I have installed win 8.1 preview into an old Dell Inspiron laptop which used to run Vista. I like the preview so much that I am ready to install the Final Release of 8.1 when it becomes available. The thing is, I do not have a valid upgrade path to install...

At the moment I have the win 8.1 preview installed in my old Dell laptop which used to run Vista. It was a clean install and I never had the Windows 8 RT ( I could have it for $39.99, but I declined to do so.) Question : When the final release of Win 8.1 is available for public, do I have to...

For last 4 days I had been fighting with my Win 8 pro preview which was installed in VMware 5.0.2 I had had issues like you couldn't believe. Finally I fish out my 7 years old Dell laptop which runs Vista 32-bit with only 2 GB Ram. I did a clean install of win 8 pro preview. The difference is...

Hey, This is a relatively fresh install a couple months back I never updated then when I decided to I think it was two months ago, it just suddenly kept giving me this. Funny because it seems everytime I try and update windows **** like this happens and their a product of their own failure...

Greetings to all. Been busy helping my wife with her new laptop. Still a lot to learn with windows 8. Seems like Microsoft has a penchant for making people tunnel thru a maze of confusion by taking the simple and making it harder. We're still working on it trying to get stuff transferred from...

1. Is there a difference between a clean and custom installation? When considering a OS change from Vista 32 to Win 7/64 bit, which process should I be using? Or are the words clean/custom install more or less semantics and mean the same thing? 2. I have been looking at purchasing Win 7 Pro...

I purchased a new PC loaded with Vista just before Windows 7 came out. I have a program that did not work very well with Vista but I discovered that it worked well with 7 so I purchased a unopened Windows 7 Ultimate complete with COA and key and did a fresh install on my machine. The Operating...

Does anyone know of any gadget or widget's for Ebay? Getting fed up of having to open browser to check my bids/offers when I work mostly on my desktop so having a sidebar i can clearly see my info & instant notifications of being out bid & so forth would be great. Only found one designed for...

In Windows Vista, 7 & 8, there is a little be known defrag function that can drastically improve boot times under certain circumstances. If you open cmd and type defrag /?, you will see a list if available commands. However, there is a hidden one which is not shown and that is -b. This command...

The bitter truth of realizing the latency (delay) in the monitoring of line in/microphone inputs in Windows Vista/7/8 is being regarded as the most unsolved mystery in the windows audio environment. This accounts for all those musicians (like me and other people who were enjoying music through...

Hi guys! I'm hoping you might be able to help me! I have just bought a new pc. No hard drive. im going to be using a hard drive out of my mac mini that has vista on the boot camp. Im going to take the hard drive out wipe it put it in the new computer and then reinstall vista with the hope of...