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I am trying to back up onto an external drive my .pst contact files from Outlook. I get an error code Ox 80070021 that says that the files are being locked out by another program

original title: Error  0x80070021 I am trying to back up onto an external drive my .pst contact files from Outlook. I get an error code Ox 80070021 that says that the files are being locked out by another program. I just put all those contacts on…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Files, folders, and storage
asked 2009-11-04T00:00:15+00:00
Anonymous
44 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Automated Startup Repair fails. Cannot find OS Loader.

On installation of 'Windows 7', after installing needed drivers, some of which were designed for XP or Vista, on a Toshiba Portege M200 (Tablet PC from 2003) and Windows 7 automatically downloading and installing updates: Windows 7 can't boot. It…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Windows update
asked 2009-11-02T14:44:48+00:00
Anonymous
44 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

What can I do to get Risk II to work on Windows 7?

What can I do to get Risk II to work on Windows 7?

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Gaming
asked 2010-06-20T02:11:16+00:00
Anonymous
44 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Event log shows event 11 atapi: The driver detected a controller error on \Device\Ide\IdePort1

Intermittent hangs. Event log shows event 11 atapi: The driver detected a controller error on \Device\Ide\IdePort1. How do I find this device? Is this probably a hardware problem? I am investigating intermittent hangs, where my cursor becomes an…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Devices and drivers
asked 2009-11-06T21:22:48+00:00
Anonymous
44 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Microsoft Virtual Wifi Miniport Adapter driver problem (Error code 31)

My Microsoft Virtual Miniport Adapter is not up to date (It tells me this when I try to connect wirelessly to something and also when I view it in Device Manager, it has a caution sign next to it.) and when I went to install it in Windows update, it…

Windows for home | Other | Devices and drivers
asked 2010-02-09T04:22:57+00:00
Anonymous
44 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Windows 7 backup fails with Error code: 0x8078012D

Vista backups worked fine till I upgraded to Windows 7. Now every backup fails with the same I/O error code 0x8078012D. This is on a Toshiba laptop manually backing up over USB to external 500 GB harddrive.

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Windows update
asked 2009-12-21T01:28:35+00:00
Anonymous
44 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Windows 7 will not recognize my iphone as a camera

I noticed today while trying to upload pictures from my iphone, when I connect to my PC, itunes immediately recognizes my iphone, but window 7 will not recognize the device. When I try to access the files via "Computer" its not even listed as a…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Devices and drivers
asked 2010-02-12T07:52:50+00:00
Anonymous
44 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

All Physical memory being used but nothing showing in task manager

Hi I have windows 7 64 bit fresh install as of yesterday (fully updated) and experiencing a performance issue. When I look under task manager 95% of my physical memory (3.5 gb out of 4gb) is being used but there are no tasks that are using the memory. I…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Windows update
asked 2009-12-29T09:42:02+00:00
Anonymous
44 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Fixing wireless "hidden network" problem on Windows 7

I've read a post by a previous user who seemed to be having a similar problem as me, but the response he received didn't help solve the problem and I suspect this to be a genuine bug in Windows 7, but that remains to be seen. …

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Internet and connectivity
asked 2009-12-02T05:09:46+00:00
Anonymous
44 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

The taskhost.exe application consumes 50-60% of the average cpu usage

The taskhost.exe application(C:\Windows\System 32) consumes 50-60% of the average cpu usage even when the system is idle  and no processes are being run. Will deleting this application make my computer unstable? How can  i permanently stop the…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Windows update
asked 2010-02-10T09:05:52+00:00
Anonymous
44 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

No background music in Age of Empires II Collectors Edition.

There is no background music in AoE II and AoE II Expansion. I have tried just about anything and have looked through the internet for persons with the same problem. Apparently the problem is somewhat common for the collectors edition, since the…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Gaming
asked 2009-08-25T15:24:11+00:00
Anonymous
44 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

i need to index pdf files in my laptop running windows 7

original title: Indexing pdf files in Windows 7 i need to index pdf files in my laptop running windows 7.I first installed adobe ifilter and then foxit ifilter.Both doesnt provide me goos search results.I mean they are not indexing my content as windows…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Files, folders, and storage
asked 2009-10-19T13:26:29+00:00
Anonymous
44 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Want to set 'num lock' to be on and active at Windows 7 Log-in screen on new HP G60-530US laptop.

Have tried a number of methods to have num-lock activated at Windows log-on that were suggested for XP and Vista, but with no success. These include making registry changes to set InitialKeyboardIndicators to a value of 2 at HKEY_USERS.DEFAULT\Control…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Devices and drivers
asked 2009-11-18T21:19:38+00:00
Anonymous
44 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Blue Screen BCCode 116

Brand new ASUS twice now I have gotten the dreaded Blue Screen after starting my PC from Hibernate. Once I select start windows in normal mode it works fine. If I shut down totally and re-start it starts up fine no blue screen. Any ideas ?? Problem…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Windows update
asked 2010-01-04T01:42:05+00:00
Anonymous
44 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

How to add lyrics and album art using windows media player 12 on Windows 7 ??

When i am using windows xp with WMP 11, adding lyrics, album art  and even synchronized lyrics is so easy, just right click the song, then select advanced tag editor. The Advanced Tag Editor (ID3 tag editor), which allows users to edit information, is…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Music, photos, and video
asked 2009-11-19T12:16:28+00:00
Anonymous
44 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

WinSxs Folder consuming enormous disk space

My WinSxs folder under Windows directory is consuming 10GB of disk space. We all know that Windows root folder is the system root directory. What is WinSxs? Is there any work around to clear up the free space from this folder? If it keeps building up …

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Performance and system failures
asked 2008-12-24T21:21:38+00:00
Anonymous
44 answers

Attach file button (paperclip) disappeared from Copilot web

Hi, Any idea why the attach file button has suddenly vanished from Copilot, Copilot (microsoft.com)? It was available yesterday. I used it to quickly summarize PDF and Word documents. Regards, Alex

Microsoft Edge | Other | Windows 11
asked 2024-03-28T07:16:56+00:00
Anonymous
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I can't add my phone number \\ Try another verification method error

Please help I encountered this error while attempting to add a phone number to my Microsoft account. The error message I received is as follows: "Add phone number Try another verification method That verification method isn't working right…

Microsoft Edge | Profile, sync, and sign in | Windows 11
asked 2023-11-28T04:14:53+00:00
Anonymous
44 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Why is Microsoft Edge not responding, won't open?

Xbox One, Microsoft Edge won't open. Was working yesterday, now it doesn't. Microsoft support is of no help, if they don't disconnect your call then, they want you to do everything you already have done before even contacting them: I already did a soft…

Microsoft Edge | Open the browser | Windows 11
asked 2024-02-10T18:51:36+00:00
Anonymous
44 answers

Latest Edge download and history icons missing in tool bar and not available in appearance in settings

Edge version: Version 90.0.818.56 (Official build) (64-bit) Many new Edge User installs have the option to pin download and history icons to the tool bar, but mine does not. How do i get them to show up?

Microsoft Edge | Favorites, history, and downloads | Windows 10
asked 2021-05-12T12:54:00+00:00
Anonymous