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Windows 8 and 8.1 Randomly Freezing My Entire Laptop

Hello All, I recently bought a brand new laptop from Amazon, a very sexy Acer Aspire that I absolutely love! The only problem with this gorgeous piece of work is that I can't use it that much! It came with Windows 8 and worked fine for the first week,…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Performance and system failures
asked 2013-10-28T00:03:16+00:00
Anonymous
74 answers

lumia 720 screen freeze

Hi my new Lumia 720 sometimes freeze up and only way out is a reset..... Any tips please? Is this a known issue? Is there any fix update planned to be released?

Windows for home | Other | Devices and drivers
asked 2013-04-27T02:54:28+00:00
Anonymous
74 answers

NTLDR:FATAL ERROR 57344 READING BOOT.INI

XP Home Edition will not boot anymore.  I get the XPWindows Logo when I boot then shuts down to a blank screen with the following Error posted at the top of the blank screen.  Error: NTLDR: FATAL ERROR 57344 READING BOOT.INI Question:  What is this error…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Devices and drivers
asked 2012-11-20T00:00:13+00:00
Anonymous
74 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Windows 8 Pro goes to Sleep after 60 seconds of inactivity

I just upgraded via clean install to Windows 8 Pro. Now the computer will go to sleep / standby after 60 seconds of inactivity. Interestingly, this behavior only occurs once the machine has already gone to sleep once in that power cycle. In other words, …

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Performance and system failures
asked 2012-10-30T02:09:29+00:00
Anonymous
74 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

install missing MSVCP100.dll

I had to restore my system due to an error caused by my internet provider.  How can I re-install the MSVCP100.dll file that is now missing on my OS Windows XP?

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Performance and system failures
asked 2012-06-21T16:34:47+00:00
Anonymous
74 answers

Why would Microsoft remove the beautiful Aero Glass effect and replace it with flat colors and cheesy translucency?

No Aero Glass is an absolute deal breaker for me.  There is no way I'm installing those ugly flat windows on my desktop.  The transparency that is there which lacks blurring is an ugly joke.  On a scale from one to ten of how upset I am over this... I'm …

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Email and communications
asked 2012-11-29T07:30:29+00:00
Anonymous
74 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Windows 7 : Unable to Install Any Programs

Ideas: Programs you are having problems with Error messages Recent changes you made to your computer What you have already tried to fix the problem Remember - This is a public forum so never post private information such as email or phone…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Apps
asked 2009-11-07T16:56:54+00:00
Anonymous
74 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Windows 7 64 Bit Pro Explorer (explorer.exe) keeps crashing and restarting randomly.

Windows 7 64 Bit Pro Explorer (explorer.exe) keeps crashing and restarting randomly. This happens several times a day and its quite annoying. Sometimes happens when I search for files, sometimes when I click on an Program Icon, Sometimes when I open a…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Windows update
asked 2009-12-02T00:18:42+00:00
Anonymous
74 answers

What games can my CPU run!!!

Can somebody list down some games that my CPU can run on high settings with a decent frame rate? My Specs: Intel Pentium D 3.0ghz 3.25GB RAM ATI Radeon HD 4670 Thanks Guys...

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Gaming
asked 2010-06-17T17:30:37+00:00
Anonymous
74 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

How to open .eml files in Windows 7?

**Original title: Opening eml files stored in My Documents.**I recently changed my desktop computer from one using Windows XP to one using Windows 7. I transferred from my old computer a large archive of .eml files stored in My Documents folder and…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Files, folders, and storage
asked 2010-07-28T13:42:20+00:00
Anonymous
74 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Sound Blaster X-Fi and Windows 7 64-bit

I have a Sound Blaster X-Fi on a Dell XPS 710.  Installed Windows 7 64-bit.  Everything went great.  Downloaded and installed the new drivers from Creative for this sound card and Windows 7/64.  It installs but I get a staticy echo sound to everything.  …

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Devices and drivers
asked 2009-10-23T03:31:55+00:00
Anonymous
74 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Typing Issues (Jumping cursor...moves my text to another line while typing)

Someone please help with this Issue!!!  Everytime I type my cursor jumps around and I have to keep going back and deleting and retyping.  Please help I have a sony VAIO and this problem is driving me crazy

Windows for home | Other | Devices and drivers
asked 2010-04-28T18:32:44+00:00
Anonymous
74 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Why am I not getting rewards points for searches?

I was searching for my daily rewards points on my phone and computer. For my computer I was rewarded for 9 searches, and it stopped granting points after that and on mobile only 2 searches granted points to my account. I tried multiple browsers and…

Microsoft Edge | Browser extensions | Windows 11
asked 2023-12-13T03:48:31+00:00
Anonymous
74 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Logitech K810 and new Surface Pro 3 firmware update not playing nicely Bluetooth Problem

Hi there, There's an active discussion over on the Surface forums regarding the 9/9/2014 firmware update causing Bluetooth issues, primarily w/ the K810 (but I'd imagine this could be w/ other BT keyboards as…

Surface | Surface Pro | Network
asked 2014-09-17T14:52:37+00:00
Anonymous
74 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Surface Pro 3: Internal clock stops when the battery dies

Is there a separate internal battery for the internal clock in the SP3 running Windows 8.1? When the unit runs out of battery power and I don't notice (for example, the battery completely drains while in standby) when I plug the unit back in the clock…

Surface | Surface Pro | Power and battery
asked 2014-08-16T13:54:40+00:00
Anonymous
74 answers

Surface Book Battery 1 Not Present

Hello, I purchased my Surface Book in 2016 and it has been working perfectly until the past few weeks. The tablet battery (1) says it's "Not Present" and isn't charging and the keyboard battery is charged completely. Because of this, it won't…

Surface | Surface Book | Power and battery
asked 2018-08-31T23:14:07+00:00
Anonymous
74 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

SP3 Docking Station Network Adapter Disappears

I've been using the docking station since it arrived last week and this scenario has happened at least 5 times.  During normal operation in the docking station, the ethernet port becomes disconnected from the network and is not shown in devices.  To…

Surface | Accessories | Surface Dock
asked 2014-08-22T19:46:21+00:00
Anonymous
74 answers

Network file sharing not working between Windows 11 & Windows 10

Hello, we have an office where there are several Desks, recently one of the employees upgraded their computers from windows 10 to windows 11, we had all of the computers set up for Local file sharing over the network, now for some reason since the…

Windows for business | Windows Server | Networking | Network connectivity and file sharing
asked 2022-01-12T16:32:28+00:00
Anonymous
answered 2022-07-24T02:39:50+00:00
Anonymous
73 answers

Run the OneDrive troubleshooter

Correlation Id: 57ffe0fc-905c-4468-a423-86d277c19ebdTimestamp: 2024-10-07T06:15:29.000ZDPTI: a3240adb8c225da65887f67d2ac9b19d088cc401c9031d7dc4e4544bea123166Error Tag: 7q6caError Code: 1067

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneDrive | For home | Other
asked 2024-10-07T06:21:28+00:00
Anonymous
73 answers

How can I reset the password to my child's account?

My children are unable to log into their accounts, and their accounts are linked with with mine in Family Safety. I am able to input all required information to identify their account in the account verification form, but they have not sent emails from…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Subscription, account, billing | For home | Other
asked 2023-08-10T21:40:20+00:00
Anonymous