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Why Is 'Logitech Download Assistant' in Windows (7) Update? And Uneeded Products Offered During Download Process...

For crying out loud, if MS let's every vendor that has download products deveop and distribute their own download manager for their own products the OS is going to become another big mess!  I like Logictech products but I see absolutely no reason under…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Apps
asked 2011-10-06T07:37:08+00:00
Anonymous
44 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

why can't i create a folder with "con" name?

why can't i create a folder with "con" name at desktop while i haven't another one at same place with it name?

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Files, folders, and storage
asked 2010-04-25T23:32:18+00:00
Anonymous
44 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Cannot Backup error 0x81000019. Cannot create shadow copy...

I can no longer create backups to my computer. Everytime I try, I receive the same error message. "A shadow copy could not be created. Pleasse check 'VSS' and 'SPP' application event logs for more information. Details: Insufficient storage…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Windows update
asked 2009-11-21T02:13:45+00:00
Anonymous
44 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

How to restore Windows 7 default fonts.

Okay, I hit a button on a font installer and installed about 10000 fonts. How do I restore the default fonts that were originally on 7?

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Accessibility
asked 2009-12-19T19:53:22+00:00
Anonymous
44 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

NFS client for Windows 7

I have upgraded from XP to Windows 7 Professional. I used Windows Services for Unix in XP but have been informed this is not available for Windows 7. I do not see a NFS Client in the Windows 7 Professional version. What options are there?

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Apps
asked 2010-02-03T18:56:58+00:00
Anonymous
44 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Fallout 3 Windows 7 crash on startup, tried patch, xlive.dll fix, ffdshow does nothing

My laptop should be a sufficient enough system to run Fallout 3. Windows 7 core i3 4gb ram 32/64x cocoa 2 smartaudio intel graphics hd I downloaded the patch from the Fallout website, then got the xlive.dll error, downloaded the patch to fix…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Gaming
asked 2010-01-21T03:52:35+00:00
Anonymous
44 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

64-bit Alternative to Microsoft GS Wavetable Synth MIDI Generator?

I'm trying to find an alternative to the MIDI synth driver built into Windows 7 64-bit - namely the MS GS Wavetable Synth. I have a Creative X-Fi card (64-bit drivers of course) but to my woe I discovered that the very nice Creative MIDI synth supports…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Music, photos, and video
asked 2010-03-16T09:40:24+00:00
Anonymous
44 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Can I import MPEG-4 files into Windows Movie Maker in Windows Vista?

Windows Media Player 11 recognizes and plays MPEG-4 just fine but WMM doesn't recognize them.  I would like to import some MPEG-4 files into Movie Maker and work with them - is there a codecs or something that allows this?  I'm sure I can find a program…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Music, photos, and video
asked 2009-08-16T21:07:02+00:00
Anonymous
44 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Windows 7: Preparing your desktop....C:\Windows\system32\config\systemprofile\Desktop refers to a location that is unavailable.

C:\Windows\system32\config\systemprofile\Desktop refers to a location that is unavailable. This problem occours after a reboot but does not happen with any rhym or rhythm (seems random). Login screen appears, im the only user, my pic and user name…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Performance and system failures
asked 2009-11-28T22:05:06+00:00
Anonymous
44 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

How can i stretch my background over 2 monitors?

I'm running 2 monitors (extended mode) and when i change my background it gets doubled. I was using win xp pro before and my background was extended on the other monitor but windows wont let me?

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Accessibility
asked 2009-11-21T23:14:34+00:00
Anonymous
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Blue Screen 0x0000006B - PROCESS1_INITIALIZATION_FAILED

original title: BSOD 0x0000006B - Work-around does NOT resolve issue - Win7 Pro x86 Running Windows 7 Pro x86 on an Asus EeePC 1000HE.  I haven't had a blue screen in three months.  Shocking.  Now, when booting (normally, safe mode, whatever) after the…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Performance and system failures
asked 2010-08-17T01:32:35+00:00
Anonymous
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"You are running out of disk space on RECOVERY (D:)" message.

From: Robert Judge On my new VISTA PC, I tried to use the built-in Backup program.  The back-up apparently failed because there was not enough room on the "RECOVERY (D:) disk. Now, when I re-start my new VISTA PC, I get this message: "Low Disk…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Performance and system failures
asked 2008-12-10T21:33:57+00:00
Anonymous
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Connected to Internet, but Internet Explorer and Firefox do not work.

So, this has been going on for a couple days now and I have no idea what to do.  My internet explorer and firefox do not work, but I am sure that I am connected to the internet.  I have reset the router, tried to use internet explorer(no add-ons) and…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Internet and connectivity
asked 2009-04-27T19:49:19+00:00
Anonymous
44 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

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