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How long does it take to install updates?
I recently bought a HP laptop (64 bit) and I want to upgrade to windows 8.1 but I need to install 97 windows updates to get the new version of windows. How long will it take? It might take 15 minutes or 2+ hours.... depends on System Speed, download speed (both your pipe and the update servers), and...
2014-01-23, 3652🔥, 0💬

What and where is the start page button?
What and where is the start page button? If you have Windows 8 then there is no Start button on the desktop taskbar. Instead press the Windows Key on your keyboard which will access the Start screen. If you have Windows 8.1 then the Start button was introduced at the far left of the desktop taskbar ...
2014-01-22, 2111🔥, 0💬

Windows8 Default Email
I exported my Outlook Express addresses on XP to a drive and then imported them to my Windows8 as directed. All the names appeared to be saved via the import facility but how do I get W8 MAIL to recognize or find them? In the TO field I type a person's name that used to be recognized and auto-filled...
2014-01-22, 2255🔥, 0💬

System_Service_Exception.atikmdag_sys
Purchased this computer with Win8, upgraded to Win8 Pro during 'Promotional' period (Before Jan. 31, 2013) plus MS 'Code' offer before end of Feb. 2013 for the 'Windows Media Center'. Never having an issue over my first year until I lost everything with the following event(s). I was advised, Dec. 23...
2014-01-21, 3438🔥, 0💬

windows 8 - all menus not visible after I sign in, I must have hit a wrong button
was trying to get rid of a couple of programs i didn't want - ha! I hit a wrong button somewhere and told it I didn't want any icons, or prompts or anything to show. I get a lovely blue screen after I log in. I did manage to get to task master and I know the pictures (they show up before I sign in a...
2014-01-21, 2262🔥, 0💬

Having trouble with removing iTunes
I have an HP desktop computer I just upgraded from Windows 7. I am on Windows 8. HP sent me instructions on what to do before updating to Windows 8.1. HP told me to download and run Windows 8.1 Upgrade Assistant. However, Windows 8.1 Upgrade Assistant found 1 program (iTunes) that needs to be review...
2014-01-20, 2420🔥, 0💬

Windows 8 keeps crashing and going back to the login screen
Every half hour or so, Windows 8 keeps crashing and going back to the login screen, the computer doesn't turn off, but it just crashes and shits down everything I had open. Then I log back in and it's as tho you've just started up the computer. After that happens, when I shut down the computer and s...
2014-01-20, 2615🔥, 0💬

Problem With Flight Simulator X
I recently Purchased Microsoft Flight Simulator X Gold Edition (Which includes the game and Acceleration Expansion Pack) And I used the product key to activate the base game. That worked, and then I installed Acceleration and tried to activate it with it's product key. It said the Product Key was in...
2014-01-17, 2821🔥, 0💬

Administrator Problem
My home computer (just purchased) running Windows 8 tells me I need to use the account of an administrator to update to Windows 8.1. I am the only one who has a user account. Who is the administrator? To check if you are logged into Windows 8 as a user with administrative rights, please: a) Right-cl...
2014-01-17, 2974🔥, 0💬

Recovery key for Bitlocker
I need the recovery key for bitlocker You have to export it while you are turning bitlocker on.. If the key and the password is lost, no recovery
2014-01-16, 2482🔥, 0💬

How to activate embedded Win 8 standard license after entering wrong win 8 pro key?
My laptop came with Windows 8 standard preinstalled and I activated it easily. However, last week, my younger brother tried to upgrade my laptop to Win 8 Pro using a serial key he got from his friend. Now Windows is asking for activation, which keeps on failing. After coming to know from my bro that...
2014-01-16, 2925🔥, 0💬

possible upgrade from windows xp pro,to windows 8,using key from previous install on same computer.
originally had a 40 gig. hard drive, installed in my computer, with a genuine windows 8 operating system. I upgraded my hard drive to a 160 gig.and installed my current operating system of windows x p , on this hard drive. My question is, can i upgrade my current x p system, to windows 8, using just...
2014-01-15, 2024🔥, 0💬

When I try to upgrade movie maker I get a sign saying pending and the app never upgrades/downloads
The same thing is hapening when I try to upgrade windows 8 to 8.1. just a pending sign with no activity or sign of activity/downloading for hours. If you do not see the Windows 8.1 update in the Windows Store, here are some of the reasons. You can find more details here http://windows.microsoft.com/. ..
2014-01-15, 2382🔥, 0💬

Suggestion about copying files
In windows 8 when you use a portable drive to copy files from the hard drive to the portable, it should tell you you are about to copy files from C/ **** to f/***** to make sure you are copying to the correct drive. Also when a file is a duplicate, like in windows 7 it should tell you "newer" or "ol...
2014-01-14, 2215🔥, 0💬

Unknown hard error?
I need help with windows 8. When I log in to the computer it only has 2 icons in the start menu and when I click desktop Most of the icons on my desktop are gone along with my wallpaper. I also get a pop up that says "Unknown hard error" and after I click ok it starts switching between the start men...
2014-01-14, 8688🔥, 0💬

How to fix Kernel_Security_Check_Failure BSOD?
I just recently upgraded to windows 8 since I got a free copy from MSDN because I take Cisco courses in college and my computer was badly in need of some spring cleaning and good ol'fashion formatting anyways. Recently I've been getting these BSOD Kernel_Security_Check_Failure crashes which with a s...
2014-01-14, 6640🔥, 1💬

💬 2014-01-14 jotbo64@hotmail.com: I need help fixing problem Kernel_security_check_failure

Watchdog violation
With the new windows 8.1 update I had gotten the watchdog violation a couple of times, so I did a complete factory restore back to windows 8. That fixed it for a little while. Last night it popped up again: oops. Something went wrong. We will try and figure it out and restart your computer for you. ...
2014-01-13, 2586🔥, 0💬

Activating Windows 8 Pro
I've recently bought the Windows 8 Pro student upgrade pack from Microsoft stores hoping to install it in my new hybrid hard drive. I already have Windows Vista on my older hard drive but I've taken that hard drive out after downloading and burning Windows 8 onto a DVD. I installed Windows 8 on the ...
2014-01-13, 2417🔥, 0💬

transfering windows to another hardrive?
Ive got this idea in my head, but I don't know if it will work or how to do it. i have two internal hard drives, the smaller one has windows eight. larger one has windows seven. the smaller drive is starting to go bad though, so what i really would like to do is re-partition the larger one, transfer...
2014-01-10, 2147🔥, 0💬

Windows and Xbox accounts set up with different e-mail accounts, cannot merge
I set up my new Windows computer (and live account) not thinking about my Xbox Live account, which was set up with an e-mail address I used a long time ago. Is there any way to merge the two under my new e-mail address? For issues with linking and merging live email accounts, I would suggest you to ...
2014-01-10, 2307🔥, 0💬

Can I use a Windos 8.1 Pro Pack to upgrade Windows 8 to Windows 8 Pro.
I have a Windows 8 machine. I want to upgrade to Windows 8 Pro. I *do not* want or intend to "upgrade" to Windows 8.1 (ever). I was told at a store there is "no such thing" as a "Windows 8 Pro Pack" (despite I've used one in the past) and offered a "Windows 8.1 Pro Pack". Can a "Windows 8.1 Pro Pack...
2014-01-09, 2843🔥, 0💬

Multimedia Video Controller Problem
he Multimedia Video Controller under Other Devices has an problem of no drivers. The device is a ATI Radeon X700. I just upgraded from Windows XP 32-bit to Windows 8 32-bit. Everything is now working with the exception of the 20-inch screen is not being fully utilized. There is a 2 inch black stripe...
2014-01-09, 2706🔥, 0💬

Can't activate windows 8
I have recently been trying to activate windows 8. When I try to activate it gives me the error: 0x8007007b. I've read a lot of posts and I can see it's a common problem. I've tried entering "slui 3" and tried activating it that way (which is the only way I can find on other threads) but I get the s...
2014-01-08, 2604🔥, 0💬

Shadow copy drive d
have win 8 x64 IE10 I just found out that Microsoft software shadow copy provider in services (local) was NOT running and set to manual! In task manager VSS stopped! This can't be right does that mean all this time I have NOTHING on volume d!? isn't this supposed to be up and running with the comput...
2014-01-08, 3097🔥, 0💬

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