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Where is my address book or contacts list and how do I import from my other computer which runs XP?

original title: CONTACTS AND ADDRESS BOOK I just converted to Windows 7.  Where is my address book or contacts list and how do I import from my other computer which runs XP?

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Files, folders, and storage
asked 2011-05-20T12:38:51+00:00
Anonymous
89 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Cd won't rip using Windows Media Player in windows 7

I just got Windows 7 a few weeks ago and have had no trouble until now to rip cds. It now however shows "windows media player cannot rip one or more tracks from the cd" I have gone into TOOLS - OPTIONS - DEVICES - DRIVE , clicked Use error…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Music, photos, and video
asked 2010-03-20T06:51:09+00:00
Anonymous
89 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Suddenly unable to use "collections" on Edge

Hello That started suddenly Activating the "collection" tab on Edge produce the following error in "This content is blocked. Contact the site owner to fix the issue." And on mobile (Edge for Android), "collection" buttons…

Microsoft Edge | Tabs, address bar, and search | Windows 10
asked 2023-06-09T10:45:10+00:00
Anonymous
89 answers

WHY am I being FORCED to deal with Microsoft edge?

This is insane. I woke up, turned my pc on and see that while my computer updated Microsoft sneakily installed a new version of edge. The icing on the cake, however, is that my system's screen was commandeered by an unclosable presentation forcing me to …

Microsoft Edge | Other | Windows 10
asked 2020-06-21T10:09:03+00:00
Anonymous
89 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

How do I stop Edge from automatically opening on start up? Windows 10 Pro 64 20H2

Edge is opening EVERY TIME I REBOOT! Insidiously it is absent from all STARTUP control systems so we CAN'T STOP it. Does congressional investigations of unfair trade practices do nothing? How can microsoft be so trumpianly abusive?

Microsoft Edge | Open the browser | Windows 10
asked 2020-11-12T00:43:35+00:00
Anonymous
89 answers

Surface Book 2 Trackpad and Keyboard Lag

Hi. I have a brand new, i7 256 Surface Book 2 with an annoying problem. The trackpad and keyboard both exhibit huge lag when running on battery power, with anything less than "Better Performance". Even then, it's not perfect unless you go for…

Surface | Surface Book | Power and battery
asked 2017-12-12T09:53:55+00:00
Anonymous
89 answers

We couldn't find a camera compatible with Windows Hello Face

Windows Hello Not Working,(We couldn't find a camera compatible with Windows Hello Face) on my device Surface Laptop i5 I already tried this options : "Procedure 1 : Open File Explorer, navigate to C:\Windows\System32\WinBioPlugIns\FaceDriver …

Surface | Surface Pro | Safety and security
asked 2020-02-22T22:21:57+00:00
Anonymous
88 answers

OneDrive shared folders are now links, not folders! How do I fix this?

I have a number of folders shared with me by other OneDrive users. I've added these to My Files to appear alongside the folders on my OneDrive account. Up until yesterday, they appeared as folders on my PC, alongside the other folders which belong to my…

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneDrive | For home | Windows
asked 2025-03-04T11:55:09+00:00
Anonymous
88 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

(0X8004FC12) We are sorry, something went wrong and we can't do this for you right now. Please try again later.

When I try to activate Office after I upgraded to Windows 10 I receive this error: We are sorry ,something went wrong and we can't do this for you right now. please try again later (0X8004FC12). How can I get past this?

Microsoft 365 and Office | Install, redeem, activate | For home | Windows
asked 2015-08-24T19:25:28+00:00
Anonymous
88 answers

Office 2013 Word Keeps Freezing (Not responding)

Hi, I have just purchased Office 2013 and have used Word for a couple of minutes, but it repeatedly stops responding in specific scenarios. It is far too buggy for me to migrate from my previous version of Office. Situations in which it freezes: …

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | Windows
asked 2013-04-02T16:00:21+00:00
Anonymous
88 answers

scrolling speed excel with filters

Scrolling is terribly slow if I have filters active. I have a 40,000 row sheet, and it scrolls normally when no filters are active. If i have a filter that excludes most of the items except for 100 or so, the scrolling is unbearable. It's like its…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Excel | For home | Windows
asked 2011-11-03T04:06:53+00:00
Anonymous
88 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

When starting Outlook "loading profile" hangs indefinitely

Outlook will not start in safe mode either.  Tried repairing office.  Can't even delete a profile as that hangs as well.

Microsoft 365 and Office | Install, redeem, activate | For home | Windows
asked 2010-07-04T16:07:13+00:00
Anonymous
88 answers

Import a pst file into new outlook

I just came on to the Microsoft hosting for my work emails. I have my emails from the previous hosting as a pst file. The new outlook is not showing me an option to import these into my account

Outlook | Windows | Classic Outlook for Windows | For home
asked 2024-10-02T11:08:09+00:00
Anonymous
88 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

How To Stop The New Outlook From Automatically Installing

I need help please to stop the new outlook from automatically installing and replacing my windows and calendar app. I have uninstalled the new Outlook 4 times today. Every time I launch the old mail and Calendar app the new outlook automatically installs…

Outlook | Windows | New Outlook for Windows | For business
asked 2024-10-09T19:40:49+00:00
Anonymous
88 answers

Outlook keeps logging me out every day (both on phone and laptop).

It keeps making me log back in (via the number confirmation system) which is annoying because I have to have my phone on hand at all times to confirm my laptop, and I have to actively check outlook every day just to make sure I haven't missed any emails…

Outlook | Windows | New Outlook for Windows | For education
asked 2024-02-12T11:16:08+00:00
Anonymous
88 answers

How to add the 'All Accounts Inbox' in Outlook for Windows 11

I have multiple inboxes flowing into my Outlook clients on MacOS, iOS, formerly Windows 10, but now can't find that functionality for a joint inbox in my Windows 11 version. Please help!

Outlook | Windows | Classic Outlook for Windows | For business
asked 2023-03-15T16:43:45+00:00
Anonymous
88 answers

iOS Outlook App - repeatedly closes on-screen keyboard (whilst typing!) and “attached” keyboard

I’ve been using iOS Outlook for a while on an iPad Pro. Apart from its quirky style, which is a bit of a steep learning curve, even coming from over a decade of using Outlook for Windows, it has a major keyboard bug. It closes the on-screen keyboard…

Outlook | Outlook for mobile | Outlook for iOS | For home
asked 2020-04-07T09:36:03+00:00
Anonymous
88 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Outlook for Android not syncing new emails

Outlook for Android has stopped loading new messages in my Inbox.  I suspect the behavior ties to a recent update. I'm set to have updates for Outlook automatically update and in Play Store states the last update was 3 days ago. I've been aware of the…

Outlook | Outlook for mobile | Outlook for Android | For home
asked 2019-04-09T12:30:46+00:00
Anonymous
88 answers

Stopping the microphone from automatically adjusting level

Every time I run a meeting in the Teams app, my microphone level automatically gets set to 100%.  I have set the communications option in the control panel to do nothing and there appears to be no option in the app to stop it from doing this. I have a…

Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Teams for education | Meetings and calls | Other
asked 2020-03-26T14:52:20+00:00
Anonymous
88 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Screen Flickering when Sharing screen in Microsoft Teams

Hi guys Ive googled this and seem to get not the "right" answer. My work has started using screens for remote access and its terrific. But everytime i share my screen, it has serious constant flicker which not only i see but so does the person…

Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Teams for business | Meetings and calls | Audio and video
asked 2020-03-30T01:24:41+00:00
Anonymous