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Messaging App in Windows 8 showing duplicate outgoing messages

Lately, the messaging app in Windows 8 has been malfunctioning.  When I send an outgoing message, the original message pops up at the bottom like normal, but it is quickly followed by a duplicate of the same message directly underneath it.  What's going …

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Apps
asked 2013-04-14T16:26:18+00:00
Anonymous
79 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

KB2538242 visual c++ redistributable update on june 2011 keeps trying to install

During the june 2011 update, i have already downloaded the KB 2538242 visual c++ redistributable update but after restart, I still keep on having the same update when I checked. I downloaded it the second time around then restarted then checked for…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Windows update
asked 2011-06-15T00:22:03+00:00
Anonymous
79 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

How do I open an .aspx file?

I have just downloaded an .aspx file.  Windows 7 doesn't know how to open.  How can I open it?

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Files, folders, and storage
asked 2011-03-30T21:08:26+00:00
Anonymous
79 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

How do I stop my computer from going to sleep?

original title: mwpetty How do I stop my computer from going to sleep?

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Windows update
asked 2011-04-30T15:23:09+00:00
Anonymous
79 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

How do you change/edit the cell phone number in Windows Live/Hotmail?

I've followed prompts to pages which claim to allow you to change your cell/mobile phone.  But, when you get to the next page there is nothing when allows you to edit or change the number. It list the old cell number(which I have not used in 5…

Windows for home | Other | Internet and connectivity
asked 2011-11-30T23:48:54+00:00
Anonymous
79 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Want to change WordPad defaults for font, type size, and line spacing

I use WordPad rather heavily because it is fast and simple.  But the new version in W-7 seems to not allow changing the defaults for font, type size, and line spacing.  The defaults are not suitable for much of what I do and I would like to find a way …

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Accessibility
asked 2010-03-10T20:26:12+00:00
Anonymous
79 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Windows 7: Cannot access *some* folders on a Network Drive(NAS) via wireless connection

I have recently installed Windows 7 Home Premium on my 2 Desktop PCs at home. They are connected via ethernet to a router. Also connected to the router is a Network Attached Storage device (a Buffalo Linkstation Live). From these PCs I can access files…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Internet and connectivity
asked 2009-10-24T19:04:36+00:00
Anonymous
79 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

How to compare two folders in Win 7 prof 64bit

I have two folders which has multiple files. I would like to compare both folders and see which folder has more files and what are their names? How do I do that in Win 7 prof 64bit? Is their any utility that I can download?

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Files, folders, and storage
asked 2010-01-13T19:30:57+00:00
Anonymous
79 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Cannot delete file. Says "Item Not Found Could not find this item Verify this item's location and try again."

Cannot delete file.  Says "Item Not Found Could not find this item Verify this item's location and try again." I had this file sent to me from my friend - it's a word document I had on their computer.  So I tried using Disk Cleanup to delete…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Files, folders, and storage
asked 2010-01-01T14:35:26+00:00
Anonymous
79 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Video freezes, nvidia 8800GT, probable driver issue

Looking at their forums, it should become apparent that nvidia does not care about problems their customers are having. Therefore, I have to turn to people they might listen to or work with to solve such problems - Windows and Microsoft. I am running…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Devices and drivers
asked 2009-11-14T10:24:12+00:00
Anonymous
79 answers

Why are Windows updates so slow (and long) with VISTA

Compared to WinXP, windows updates take MUCH more time with VISTA: the downloads are often very slow(er)... the installation is also very slow(er) more annoyingly, after mots updates, a restart is required AND implies (often) . a…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Windows update
asked 2009-10-27T21:27:29+00:00
Anonymous
79 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Problem Event Name: BEX, error message

Hi, I'm working on a tool which is used mainly for replacing the data source location of Crystal XI report batch, this tool is working normally, but when trying to replace data source location of some reports and mainly when looping on report tables to…

Windows for home | Other | Apps
asked 2009-05-19T18:52:36+00:00
Anonymous
79 answers

Status Access Violation issues

Hello, i am getting Status_Access_Violation while watching youtube, twitch and browsing other sites on windows 11. I reinstalled windows multiple times, reinstalled edge and chrome, cleared and reset browsers, deleted all cookies/history, reset flags,…

Microsoft Edge | Website issues | Windows 11
asked 2023-12-01T01:16:57+00:00
Anonymous
78 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Disable / Turn Off Copilot in Word - Solution! (Nov 2024)

See solution below - I have now turned Copilot off!!! NOTE: See Moderator's note at the end of this post. Still frustrated, I was looking in my settings again (January 2025), and there is a new option! [Moderator's note: This came out with update 2501.]…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | Other | Windows
asked 2024-11-01T07:14:30+00:00
Anonymous
78 answers

MS Word lagging on 2020 Apple M1 MacBook Pro

EDIT: I uninstalled and reinstalled Word as an older version (16.84) and Word works perfectly well. I have an Apple MacBook Pro M1 chip from late 2020. It works perfectly well. However, Word starts lagging when I use it for a few minutes. This is not an…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | Other | MacOS
asked 2024-05-18T01:38:19+00:00
Anonymous
78 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Using Styles Organizer to copy multiLevel numbering scheme

I am trying to copy styles from a .docx to another. It does not work as intended. Please see the snapshot explaining what is happening. The Heading 1 in the second document does not have the multi-level numbering, that was there where it is copied from. …

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | Windows
asked 2019-11-12T13:14:18+00:00
Anonymous
78 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Error Code: 0xE0000007 in OneNote

I have one section of one notebook in OneNote that keeps coming up with Couldn't Sync and showing the Error Code: 0xE0000007. I have gone through all the steps shown online: Open the OneNote online, then open the Notebook section and use 'Open in…

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneNote | For home | Windows
asked 2017-09-01T19:18:46+00:00
Anonymous
78 answers

Cannot open downloaded Word documents after Windows 10

Hello, I cannot open downloaded Word documents (powerpoint included) that I download onto my computer from email or my online class. This happened after I downloaded Windows 10. My spyware is turned off and it does not change anything. Any tips if there…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | Windows
asked 2015-08-04T16:57:57+00:00
Anonymous
78 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

MS Word 2013 stops working with The Dragon Naturally Speaking version 12

Have upgraded from Windows 7 to Windws 8 and have thereafter installed the Office 2013 trial version on my HP Pavilion dv7 laptop. The Dragon Naturally Speaking version 12 works with MS Outlook as well as MS Excel however whenever I attempt to open MS…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | Windows
asked 2012-12-11T09:57:47+00:00
Anonymous
78 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

OneNote 2010 can't connect to Windows Live

I have Office 2010 which is updated on my Windows 7 {64bit} on my computer. The OS is updated too. I bought a Windows 7 phone {Samsung Focus} and I created a Windows Live account plus I installed Live Essentials on my computer. If I'm correct, I need to…

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneNote | For home | Windows
asked 2011-02-03T05:25:54+00:00
Anonymous