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Installing Age of Empires III on a Vista based Computer

I am having trouble installing this game (AOE III) on my computer which is a Windows Vista 64-bit based computer. I have previously used it with Windows XP. I dont know what version it is and if that would make a difference. I brought the game a few…

Windows for home | Other | Gaming
asked 2009-06-29T14:05:05+00:00
Anonymous
42 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Windows has encountered a critical problem and will restart automatically in one minute. Please save your work now.

Hi, everyone. Since I have installed Windows 7 Home Premium, I had problems with an error message displayed when I start my computer. The error message is saying, as in the title, "Windows has encountered a critical problem and will restart…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Windows update
asked 2010-08-12T06:16:08+00:00
Anonymous
42 answers

An unexpected I/O error has occured.File:\Boot\BCD

My Toshiba Satellite with Vista Premium 64 stopped working.I get the black screen and only F2,or F12 work(not F8)If I don't press anything, I get a message "Windows has encountered a problem communicating with a device connected to your pc.This…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Performance and system failures
asked 2009-11-05T00:39:10+00:00
Anonymous
42 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Backup aborts with error code 0x80070422

Can not run 'change settings' in backup.  I get a message: "The service could not be started either because it is disabled or it has no enabled device associated with it. 0x80070422".  I'm running Windows 7 Professional on a 64 bit laptop. …

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Windows update
asked 2010-04-11T21:54:55+00:00
Anonymous
42 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Backup keeps failing : Error 0x81000033

I keep getting the error: 0x81000033 when I try do run backup. I have tried various backup devices all with ample disc space.

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Internet and connectivity
asked 2010-02-05T02:01:36+00:00
Anonymous
42 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Windows 7 won't print through Photo Viewer and Picture Manager.

Every time I open a picture file with Windows Photo Viewer or Office Picture Manager and attempt to print, I get 4 message boxes that read, "Your pictures can't be printed because this error occurred". There is nothing else but an OK button -…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Music, photos, and video
asked 2009-10-05T00:22:03+00:00
Anonymous
42 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Is Spider Solitaire included in Windows 7? I can't find it.

I want to play Spider Solitaire and can't find it in Windows 7.  Is it there?  If so, how do I find it?  When I go to games I don't see it.

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Gaming
asked 2009-10-27T00:28:09+00:00
Anonymous
42 answers

Windows 7 Explorer Frequently Crashes - Error 0xc0000374

original title: Windows 7 Explorer Frequently Crashes!!! **** ... no way!!! yep. It usually happens when my computer is left on overnight or after a few hours of some serious php scripting with but of course MS Expression Web 3. lmfao. It usually…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Windows update
asked 2009-11-05T22:22:29+00:00
Anonymous
42 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Unable to boot - TFGHT is compressed

original title: boot up Every time I boot up my cpu it says TFGHT is compressed press Ctrl+Alt+Del. It started after I compressed my C: drive, now I am unable to boot up any cd/dvd or enter safe mode only BIOS. Please help solve.

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Recovery and backup
asked 2010-09-25T18:43:35+00:00
Anonymous
42 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Windows 7 Resource Monitor Not Working (No data shown)

Ever since the last windows update http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/977074  Resource Monitor is not working correctly.  Resmon.exe will run, but all data fields are empty and nothing is being monitored. How can I fix this?

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Windows update
asked 2010-02-07T16:10:13+00:00
Anonymous
42 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Western Digital External Hard Drive not Recognized by Windows XP: Does not show up in My Computer or Device Manager.

My external hard drive does not run automatically when plugged into my USB port on my computer.  It is not recognized in my computer and it does not show up in Device Manager.  I have applied a hot fix for this problem and it was stated that problems…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Devices and drivers
asked 2010-05-13T01:16:46+00:00
Anonymous
42 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Error 1402: could not open key: unknow\components\3178400169C22D11A9790006794C4E25\7D2F387510089040102000060BECB6AB

I already checked on the persissions, i am logged on as administartor, UAC turned off. There was a bad uninstall of the product, had to run "Windows Installer Cleanup" because was receiving message "already installed" at setup. …

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Performance and system failures
asked 2009-10-07T06:14:56+00:00
Anonymous
42 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Windows 7 cannot connect to WPA2 secured wireless network

Hi all, I am facing problems connecting to my company's network with Windows 7 x86 Enterprise edt. The wireless network is WPA2 secured with TKIP and it normally prompts for my credentials when I was on Windows XP. I have tried with several other…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Internet and connectivity
asked 2009-10-29T03:16:04+00:00
Anonymous
42 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Thumbnail preview in explorer not showing thumbnails, instead default program icon

I have tried and checked all things commonly being refered in forum, windows explorer is not displaying thumbnails ( as it was earlier) instead it is showing default program icon ( windows photo viewer, set as default for all pictures) for all picture…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Files, folders, and storage
asked 2010-09-03T20:10:54+00:00
Anonymous
42 answers

How to open backup files?? .nbu?

Hi everyone, I was just wondering if there was anyway of opening the backup files from Nokia PC Suite which is the .nbu file? Such as any programs? I actually can't restore my calender entries onto my 6300 which was backed up from my 6230 using the…

Windows for home | Other | Devices and drivers
asked 2007-03-18T05:37:15+00:00
Anonymous
42 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Battery "plugged in, charging", but NOT charging.

Hi, I recently upgraded from Windows Vista Home Premium to Windows 7 Home Premium.  With Vista, my battery performed very admirably and I never had any issues.  As soon as I upgraded to Windows 7, I now encounter the following problem: When I mouse over…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Devices and drivers
asked 2010-01-20T18:11:35+00:00
Anonymous
42 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Network Share not working through Windows 7 home premium

Hello Friends, I am have an issue with windows 7 home premium, whenever i am trying to connect any other OS like windows serevr 2003/XP from windows 7 home premium then getting a pormpt to put the network credientials, so after entring the same again…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Internet and connectivity
asked 2009-11-23T11:08:24+00:00
Anonymous
42 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Is there a way to turn off the "On Screen Keyboard", so it doesn't come up everytime I turn on my computer?

original title: IS THERE A WAY TO TURN OFF THE "ON SCREEN KEYBOARD", SO IT DOSEN'T COME UP EVERYTIME I TURN ON MY COMPUTER? HOW DO I TURN OFF THE ON-SCREEN KEYBOARD, SO IT DOSEN'T POP-UP EVERYTIME I TURN ON MY COMPUTER.

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Accessibility
asked 2009-11-23T00:38:07+00:00
Anonymous
42 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

How do I get Outlook 2007 to read .eml files and attachments?

I am a web developer working from home.  A lot of my clients talk to me via chat programs like Yahoo Messenger and Skype.  Often times, they send mail messages from a end-users to me over yahoo or skype that are .eml files.  These files describe bugs or …

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Apps
asked 2010-03-11T22:35:16+00:00
Anonymous
42 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

error 1075 the dependency service does not exist or has been marked for deletion

Im trying to figure out solutions for this error with windows vista. The only solutions that microsoft has in the VISTA section is for xp machines. Go figure. Im trying to restart DHCP Client service and this is the error that I recieve. (error 1075 the …

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Internet and connectivity
asked 2009-12-30T17:14:21+00:00
Anonymous