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I went to install Windows 8.1 trial and it asked me if I wanted to check for dow2nloads. I said yes, it took awhile, then it said:
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You can't install Windows 8.1 because your processor doesn't support PrefetchW.

It is a CPU instruction.

Your an adventerous guy Geek...

The CPU must also support the following
LAHF-SAHF * Supports LAHF/SAHF instructions in 64-bit mode
CX16 * Supports CMPXCHG16B instruction
PREFETCHW * Supports PREFETCHW instruction
The Intel Pentium D 820 does NOT support the last one :-( so it seems that I'm stuck on 8.0

This may mean that a few people with the wrong CPU have to get both a new motherboard and a CPU if the chip set does not support the newer CPU. Thanks a lot, Intel!

I think you just have to suck it up; why should Microsoft hold back OS development to cater for people with hardware that is fit for the dumpster?

OK, some looking around shows this issue is well known.

Why didn't you do that before starting this thread?

3DNow performance-enhancement instructions
FEMMS – Faster entry/exit of the MMX or floating-point state
PREFETCH/PREFETCHW – Prefetch at least a 32-byte line into L1 data cache (this is the non-deprecated instruction

It is fun to come here.

I have an asus laptop and i have a problem with increase and decreasing level of brightness. help me plz.
my operating system is windows 8.1 and i download and INSTALLED latest version of driver that is compatible with my OS. when i early installed windows, i installed drivers and don't have problem with it. but now after months SUDDENLY it happened to me.Where were the drivers from ? ?They were Official drivers from asus support website.i can see OSD that changing brightness, but i don't actually see any changeI suggest try to press and hold fn KEY in your keyboard. Your laptop brightness will decrease or increase by pressing function key. If nothing happen, then I guess the problem is on your hardware.Did the OP give the model # of the laptop?
Is it under warranty?
How old is the battery?
A failing hardware component can cause that to happen. Most often the battery or the power block.

Also, a poor connection to the AC mains does that very thing, make the brightness go up and down.

Hi.
I accidentally removed a usb cable from a powered usb hub , and a volume slider of some other program appeared superimposed and floating above my music making program , so I restarted the pc.
From then on , it wouldnt start , and kept saying preparing AUTOMATIC repair, then reached 40% and wouldnt go any further.
After trying this a number of times , it has now changed to a blue screen with a sad face and it says " critical process died"

I unplugged my 2 external drives because they werent showing in the bios , and plugged them into my laptop to check they were ok , and im relieved to say they are.

Since i removed the drives , my desktop ( asus ) will eventually arrive at the blue recovery screen , but all these things that are supposed to help fix it , arent working.

When I try to refresh , it says the drive where windows is installed is locked
Ive tried to do a system restore from 3 different restore points and none of them have worked ( one actually cited a mozilla profile as being the cause )
Re-image wont work because it cant find the image file , which is on one of my external drives which are now unplugged.
Automatic repair diagnoses , but then says it cant repair.

I can use command prompt, and was hoping I could rename the system hive name , but the command prompt says
X=\windows\system32.
I have successfuly ran regedit from the command prompt , but to be honest , im out of my depth and dont know what im doing , but at least something is working.

From the recovery section , ive been able to run chkdsk c: r/f/x , and it replaced 2 bad clusters , and I thought it was fixed , but upon restart it just went straight BACK into the repairing / cant repair , debacle.

I had no reasons to expect anything untoward before yesterday. I try to look after it, and keep files neat and WELL ordered, so this was a bolt from the blue.
. The automatic repair thing happened before , about 4 months ago , but i was ALWAYS able to get out of it by switching it off at the wall. Now that doesnt work and its in an endless loop .

Could someone help me to get this thing STARTED again ?

Can you start in Safe Mode?

Hello,
I just went through an extensive, whole week Trojan Virus fix. Now the factory installed apps for 8.1 do not work at all. Calculator only works in the (I WILL REPEAT THIS AGAIN "Windows 7 "type" application. I cannot access PC Settings. When I CLICK on it, the program looks like it's opening and then LEAVES a grey box on my task bar in Windows 7. Only right click close. Windows 8.1 Search is the only one that works... which is odd.

Do you have a solution for this?

Thank you,
Soldbylinz

[recovering disk space, attachment deleted by admin]Seriously. Will someone help me?1) This is a forum not a chat room. Please just POST your question and wait for a response.

2) In the meanwhile, please explain exactly what: "I just went through an extensive, whole week Trojan Virus fix" means. EXACTLY what did you do?I never said this was a chat room. Sorry you're being negative today.

I had a gnarly issue with a trojan virus as well as a ton of malware which more than likely corrupted the 8.1 applications.. Since I purchased my computer the Windows 8.1 applications have not worked and NO I WILL NOT GO BACK TO BEST BUY AND CONVERSE WITH GEEK SQUAD.

Quote from: soldbylinz on June 27, 2014, 12:22:14 PM

Sorry you're being negative today.

And the "Seriously" was trying to get someone's attention and see it worked

For no apparent reason my pc will not boot up, I get to a blue screen which says 'Automatic Repair, your pc did not start correctly…'

I have TRIED the following:
1. RESTART - comes back to above message every time
2. Advanced options
- tried 'Continue…to Win8.1..' but this does not work
- tried 'Troubleshoot' REFRESH - but this does not work
- tried 'Troubleshoot-Advanced options System Restore' but it says I do not have a restore point - but I am sure I have restored in the past!

And thats as far as I have got, I don't KNOW if I have a restore disk, I'll be lucky if I can find it though if this is the only way forward!

Dell Inspiron with Celeron, not sure how MUCH RAM etc, Win 8.1

Thanks for any help/solutions.I've taken it to a repair shop to see if they can sort it

My husband's laptop is Windows 8. The computer is a Dell, Processor: Intel(R)Core(TM) i5-3210M [emailprotected] 2.50Ghz, RAM 8.00 GB, 64-bit operating system. I hope that's all I need to tell you. The problem is when he goes onto Facebook there are videos people post (you've seen them) and sometimes they will play just fine, and sometimes they don't play at all. You can hear the sound but the video is black. I have tried to make it work, by changing how Adobe works and numerous other little things I could think of, but nothing works. I am less computer challenged than he is (but basically I am computer stupid) and I am completely stumped on this one. I use Vista on my computer and not all that familiar with Windows 8. He is using Windows Internet Explorer 10. Hoping this is an easy fix, can anyone help me get these videos to work?

Thanks in advance!!!

Debby
Do you mean Windows 8.1, or is he really still using Windows 8? And, why Internet Explorer 10? The latest version, 11, was released a long time ago. I'm pretty sure he is using Windows 8. As for IE 11, he wouldn't know the difference as he is really not a computer person. I don't use his laptop much and I never THOUGHT about putting 11 on. Is it that much better? I mean, like what difference does it make? I use 9 on Vista, don't see any difference from my 9 or his 10.
Debby.. Goto www.Adobe.com
Download Adobe AIR and Adobe Shockwave Player
That should do itWhat does she need Adobe Air for ? ?Quote from: debby on July 28, 2014, 02:39:28 PM

I'm pretty sure he is using Windows 8. As for IE 11, he wouldn't know the difference as he is really not a computer person. I don't use his laptop much and I never thought about putting 11 on. Is it that much better? I mean, like what difference does it make? I use 9 on Vista, don't see any difference from my 9 or his 10.

You know what...my husband's laptop is Windows 7. I thought it was 8. I am going to delete temp internet files, cookies, and install IE 11 and see what that does for me.

So i have this toshiba laptop.. It boots up and says "no bootable device found". It runs windows 8 and i used the windows 8 dvd and ran check disk. Zero bad sectors where found. It fired into windows once and then proceeded with the message. How can i fix this issue? is there a repair OPTION on the windows 8 dvd? i dont WANT to format the system. I also booted into Ubuntu 11.04 and all the hard drives where there and seemed to contain the owners data. Like i said the system booted in the first time i received the laptop and once more after but now it just refuses to do so. Boot record damaged? what seems to be the issue? Any ideas? However when i was on the windows dvd it stated that the hard drive was locked.. what??At some point does it ask for a password?
How old is the laptop? What model number?
Have you ever made a backup image of this laptop?
Backup in Windows 8 is not hard to do. Here is an article from Tom's hardware.
http://www.tomshardware.com/news/how-to-make-system-image-backup,26542.html
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After the successful installation of Windows 8 on a computer, administrators are strongly recommended to create a system image backup of the operating system. Administrators do so in order to get the system back up and running in case the operating system fails to boot, or otherwise gets corrupted for any reason.

hi guys am Nasver, i about to FORMAT my system but am on able to inter the bilos MODE, pls what can i do,i try the F12 but nothing happened it a (lenovo) laptop!Wait! Do not format your computer.
Please give the name and model of your computer.
Does your PC have Windows 8 on it?
Do you already have Linux installe3d?

I ask because there are concerns about putting Linux onto a new computer with Windows 8 installed by the manufacture. You NEED to make a backup and recovery method before you install Linux. Otherwise, Linux may destroy the Windows 8 system.

Here is an article anybody should read:
Install Ubuntu 14.04 alongside Windows 8.1 in 10 easy steps
Keep your Windows 8 system. There is enough space on the drive for both.



Why do you need to get into the BIOS anyways ? ?
I don't think F12 is the command for it...http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/detail.page?LegacyDocID=YAST-3JWKJXI USED f12 when saving word document. F2 is the right key in BIOS.

hi guys am Nasver, i have a LITTLE problem which i woukd love you to HELP me with,
i install an operating SYSTEM which is (Window 8.1) after activating with with kms activator, it stays for just one minute the deactivate it self, i TRY all i could do but no SUCCESS. We do not support, nor will we assist with illegally obtained software.

my w8 USER accts is STUCK on guest acct and req a admin pw that I don't have and blocks everything.For admin account have you tried using no password? If you didnt create ONE there should be none.You need to 1ST determine a User's skill level before recommending power tools such as Hiren's.

Thanks, I was able to fix now.

I finally upgraded to 8.1 but now I have to log in with a password which I do not want. I hate login passwords. It looks like you're hiding something which I am not.Start->Run->Netplwiz

Uncheck "Users must use a username and password to use this computer" and use OK to close the dialog.

If I recall another dialog will appear here for automatic sign in. Only thing of note is if you are using a Microsoft account to login, you'll need to use the E-mail address rather than just the username.



It didn't work. I still have to put in a password. Another thing I hate about 8.1. Can apps be deleted/uninstalled? Sorry for the delay, wanted to give this a proper test.

I was able to get a 8.1 Virtual Machine to automatically login using that method. It didn't work the first TIME though.

When I unchecked the box and pressed OK it prompted for username/password for automatic login. The username that was filled out was wrong, and I had to write out my full account name (in my case, using a @hotmail address) and of course the password. My first attempt had me enter the wrong password, so when I rebooted it didn't login automatically- but it did start off saying that the login password was incorrect. Once I repeated the steps and entered the CORRECT password, it now logs in automatically for me when I reboot it.

To uninstall an app you should be able to right-click it, Uninstall should be ONE of the menu options.Thanks B C. I succeeded to get rid of the password login and was able to get rid of some apps.

Now that I got the new drive running, and named it D. I added ONE folder to it, with my name on it. Clicking the problem "folder" takes me to my D drive, and if I try to restore it to it's previous location, it gives me an error. Right now. If I delete it, nothing will happen, because I can just go back and re install my second drive as D. But It won't uninstall. Well, I still need to try the uninstall program that was mentioned earlier.Downloaded and fought of my antivirus not wanting me to download the Unlocker. Only downloaded it because I saw CNET and trust them. I saw no option to use it for one particular item, and so, being willing to just start everything from scratch, if ABSOLUTELY necessary, I just let it do everything it wanted to do. That File is still there. I do have to log into everything that I was previously logged into again, though. Quote

Only downloaded it because I saw CNET and trust them.

I'm running Windows 8.1 and initially had bitlocker among my apps, but I reinstalled to FACTORY settings and it disappeared! It's still in the O.S., I can find it in Windows, but it does nothing. I can't enable it because I don't have secpol.msc. Is there some other way to enable bitlocker so I can use it? Thanks for any help. I can't find anything on the net of use.

Never tried Windows 8 secpol but see - http://www.computerperformance.co.uk/win8/windows8-secpol-msc.htm
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A COMMON PROBLEM is that even though you type precisely secpol.msc, Windows 8 cannot find secpol.msc. The most likely cause is that you have the Home Premium edition. It's most disappointing that you only get secpol.msc in the Ultimate, Professional (old Business) and ENTERPRISE editions, and not in the Windows 8 Home Premium or Basic editions

I need some help, please. My computer came with Windows 8 installed. For the past several months, it has been trying to get me to update to Windows 8.1. I declined the update....did not want to have to relearn a new system.

On Monday, my computer automatically updated to Windows 8.1. After the update, I was prompted to set up an outlook email account. After being asked tons of personal information, I aborted set up of the email, closed my computer for the night, and went to bed.

Upon login Tuesday morning, my "new" (unwanted) outlook email was listed as my computer login. I typed in the password that I created, and it failed to login. My old login is completely gone. I am now completed locked out of my computer.

I have contacted Microsoft via email, live chat, remote login, phone, etc. They told me that I don't have enough information about my email account to RESET the password. No kidding! The account was never even fully set up, and it was only hours old before the problem. They want proof of emails sent, folders set up.....I never even used the email. This information is impossible to provide.

Does anybody know how I can go around the lock screen, or restore my system to Windows 8 without losing my files, photos, etc.

I am so FRUSTRATED with the lack of support at Microsoft. They say this is for security. Can't someone use common sense and realize the acct. is brand new?!?!?

Thanks for any help. This is my primary computer with all of my children's schoolwork, and my work documents.

Carmen

P.S. It is a Toshiba Satellite Laptop. Just found this one that was never addressed from 5/9, and decided to answer just in case Carmen NEEDS help still.

This computer should probably be brought to a computer shop to be serviced. Windows 8 and 8.1 make it difficult to recover files.

Also as far as the 8.1 upgrade, I had a laptop with 8 that I upgraded to 8.1 and almost fell into the same trap as you with geting locked out, but I wrote everything down as I was doing it so that if something went wrong I'd have the info written down. I was able to go in and undo the Windows Live Account default of 8.1 upgrade, but it was not easy.

For the fact that you are completely locked out of your system and you probably do not have system recovery disc's or thumb drive media, it means that an ADVANCED computer knowledge individual will need to visit this system. One way to gain access to the data is to boot the system off of Linux Disc, BUT due to UEFI, UEFI blocks OS other than Windows 8 or 8.1 from running on systems if set a certain USUALLY default way. More info on UEFI here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unified_Extensible_Firmware_Interface

My laptop has the UEFI configured in such a way that if the Windows 8 or 8.1 ever had gotten corrupted, I would never have been able to gain access to the BIOS to make changes. I had to disable UEFI in the operating system to give the BIOS controls back to me in order to run an other than Windows 8 or 8.1 OS.

Is this computer still covered by a warranty?

hi

I have got a new lenovo G50-70 with an original windows 8.1 (single lang).

I made a backup from the windows with Lenovo user backup & RECOVERY then chane the size of C:\ drive with Easeus partition after GETTING restarted , i have got a MESSAGE winload.efi is missing or damaged (0xc0000225)

I would appreciate and instant reply and help from you

thanks Curious as to why you are changing the size of C: partition?


From what I READ here, you had a healthy system. Made a Backup and then applied the Backup with problems?

Is this computer new enough to be covered by warranty?

Hi all (esp Patio).

HP Pavilion g6 lappy
Win8 (not 8.1) 6.2.9200 Build 9200 x64
AMD A4 -4300M 2.4ghz
BIOS Insyde F.17
SMBIOS Ver 2.7
Embedded Controller Ver 57.80
4GB RAM

Device Manager is clean. However, under Network Adapters, "Microsoft Kernel Debug Adapter" is running (is that advisable?)

BACKGROUND: A friend lost wifi connectivity at her home. I reset the cable modem and router which fixed it (her router isn't set for MAC filtering). Brought the machine to my place to look into why it was running slower than molasses in Winter. MSE and Malwarebytes were clean.


PROBLEM: I use MAC addy filtering on my home router. Ipconfig /all gave me the Wifi MAC addy but after configuring my router, the box wouldn't connect. A few minutes later, I re-check the MAC addy with ipconfig /all but the last digit had changed. Turns out, every few minutes, the MAC addy changes. It alternates between the same 2 addresses (not just random ONES). And only the last digit changes each time.

Connects fine via network cable.

Thanks in advance!
Just a general observation.:
The MAC is part of the Network Interface hardware.
The specific device maybe be either an Ethernet device or a 802.11 WIRELESS device. If the wireless device changed one digit, it suggests the hardware is defective. Also, software may emulate a MAC, but changing one digit would not be an expected behavior.
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A media access control address (MAC address) is a unique identifier assigned to network interfaces for communications on the physical network segment. MAC addresses are used as a network address for most IEEE 802 network technologies, including Ethernet. Logically, MAC addresses are used in the media access control protocol sublayer of the OSI reference model.

MAC addresses are most often assigned by the manufacturer of a network interface controller (NIC) and are stored in its hardware, such as the card's read-only memory or some other firmware mechanism. If assigned by the manufacturer, a MAC address usually encodes the manufacturer's registered identification number and may be referred to as the burned-in address (BIA). It may also be known as an Ethernet hardware address (EHA), hardware address or physical address. This can be contrasted to a programmed address, where the host device issues commands to the NIC to use an arbitrary address.
A network node may have multiple NICs and each NIC must have a unique MAC address.
MAC addresses are formed according to the RULES of one of three numbering name spaces managed by the Institute of ELECTRICAL and Electronics Engineers (IEEE): MAC-48, EUI-48, and EUI-64. ...

Currently this feature is a development platform that exists only for application developers. Since this is a development platform any support would need to go through the application developer.

Found this:
What is Microsoft Virtual WiFi Miniport Adapter Which means ... If you don't know what it is, you don't want it.
Remove it. (After setting a restore point).

But read the MS article. They claim it is needed sometimes. And it goers on to a four page rant.

I accidentally disconnected my external Canvio hard drive while restoring toshiba satellite LAPTOP. Now all of the files APPEAR on the Canvio but the laptop KEEPS SHOWING a blue Recovery screen which says the computer needs to be repaired error code 0cx000000f. Is there any way I can check if hard drive is OK and restore the system using the Canvio image? I do not want to do more damage but would like to fix this before my son finds out in the morning Since I don't know anything about your computer you could try some of the fixes in this LINK.

Hi! Well,my mouse pointer is gone!:((( Please I need instant help. I had my computer returned today from a tech who fixed my microphone and when I connected the cables I turned on the computer but I realised I had FORGOTTEN my mouse and keyboard cables. So I connected them while my computer was booting and then I had a mouse pointer but it was freezed the keyboard was working. I RESTARTED my computer a few times even turned off plugged it out of the power supply then plugged in turned on and nothing. After the first restart my mouse pointer disappeared and I ran all the possible hardware and power troubleshooters but it hasn't appeared. Only the hardware troubleshooter DETECTED that hardware changes have not been detected or something LIKE that strange.Pls help!:((((( Power down...do a few restarts without the keyboard and mouse....
Power down again and re-connect them.

Hi,

I've been dealing with an annoying issue for several months now that coincides with the upgrade to Windows 8.1, though I cannot confirm that it was nonexistent in Windows 8.0. When using intensive programs, 3D/video editing and games and such, Windows will eventually bring up a "low memory" error prompting me to close the program. With DirectX applications, namely games, DirectX crashes will occasionally accompany these errors, reporting CreateTexture2D failure. Typically the Windows error dialog can be ignored for a while.

My computer is:
ASRock Z77
700W PSU
i5 4670
8GB 1600MHz
GTX 770M 2GB

8GB memory as mentioned and I'm not planning on bumping it up for this problem considering my suspicions the problem would persist. 2GB VRAM should ALSO be plenty for my uses, as I have monitored constant underusage. I have already tried several different things, including setting static pagefile at 8 or 16GB (as well as off, in the intermediate between resetting the pagefile to defragment it, for those who may still support disabling it), underclocking/undervolting GPU and undoing overclocks, disabling hyperthreading, and running applications in 32-bit where applicable. Plenty more attempted solutions that I've attempted over the months that I can't remember from the top of my head.

However, I noticed recently that MSI Afterburner reported these errors and crashes were brought upon by an erratic spike in pagefile usage followed by an immediate drop back down the regular usage.

Despite the jump to 24GB, I believe both of these instances were using either a 8GB or 16GB fixed pagefile, though this occurs just as frequently with a dynamically-sized one.

Any ideas? This is driving me crazy!This is not a cure, ,but a diagnostic method.
You system is basically stable. -Right?
You have backups of important stuff. -Right?
Do this. Partition the hard drive so you can have another OS. Likely you have an old OS lyou can use on that computer. You don't need a lot of space. about 20GB 25 GB is enough for test. Install the older OS. Expect it to mess up your windows 8 install, but you can repair Woodwinds 8 after the install of the older system.
You will end up with a dual boot. Windows 8 has a nice visual boot screen, windows 7 does not. So at this point you can boot into either system and compare performance and issues.
If you still get errors, assume that you hardware has gone bad and it was not Windows 8 that brought on the trouble.

Yes, this takes time, but it is not rocket science. Doing a dual-boot install is not so hard. It gives you a simple way to determine if the fault is with the OS and not the hardware. And it gives you a perspective about the behavior of either OS.

EDIT: Windows 8.1 can run inside of 1 GB says MS. So you can try removing some sticks and see what happens.Afterburner doesn't look particularly useful in this regard.

You can use a more full-featured tool such as Process Explorer. It shows much of the same information but can do so at the process level; the idea here being to figure out which processes are using that memory.

Based on the incomplete information MSI Afterburner shows, It looks like a memory leak- a process will continue to make allocations until an allocation fails- at which point SAID process will crash.

Monitoring the various Memory-related values in Process explorer could help find the culprit.

I suspect svchost.exe (or possibly dllhost.dll); my reasoning is that a Crashing application would normally show the standard " has stopped working" error, but if that process is a service no such error would appear- in fact, in the case of a service, the Service Control Manager will automatically restart said service.



Geek-9pm, thanks. I do indeed have a Windows 7 and XP disc on hand. I'll get it installed as soon as I have a chunk of time where I don't need my computer for work and can risk issues cropping up. Sorry I won't be able to do it sooner, since the process and potential complications (considering I still find myself fumbling with unfamiliar changes in Windows 8 ) has deterred me a little from testing another OS in a dual boot or reverting to 8.0.

BC_Programmer, yeah, Afterburner isn't too detailed and I do have better tools installed. I didn't really think about hunting down the process since I had attempted to do so earlier while the application was running but I suppose I wasn't expecting memory spikes rather than a gradual memory leak. Afterburner was simply the only thing I had conveniently open that showed this, since the Task Manager showed normal-looking usage. Next time I run said intensive programs for a decent length of time, I'll be sure to keep up Process Explorer too and get back immediately with results from this, though your prediction and explanation sounds plausible.

Many thanks to you both! Sorry that this is simply acknowledgement and gratitude of your posts; I'll actually get on it as soon as possible.Noticed unnecessarily large AMOUNTS of memory committed by svchost at the peak of spikes, as you predicted. I don't have any screen caps of it, but that led me to find very similar incidents that still seem unsolved for the original posters. They noted these errors occur especially in Windows 8.1 and only in full screen--and, indeed, after HALTING full screen use/features or switching to windowed/borderless, svchost.exe stops acting up.

Related post + similar results as mine among a few others I've read: http://arstechnica.com/civis/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=1225941

Presumably this does not occur for all 8.1 users, so I'll see if I can this time note which services were being run by the process or more exactly what is allocating all that memory. I don't think I need to investigate under other OSes to troubleshoot my hardware under these circumstances, although I intend to clean install Windows (8, 8.1) in the future to see what changes.Quote

This issue is triggered when the resolution in which the games are being played differs from the resolution configured on Windows.
If you are playing a game, say, in 1366x768, you need to change the system resolution to the same 1366x768 BEFORE opening the game. That will stop the excessive memory consumption and you'll be able to play the game fine.

I play the game Minecraft on my laptop, and I enjoy playing multi-player games with it. I used to have a Toshiba laptop though I'm not sure what operating system it had. When I played on the Toshiba when I'd be moving in the game I could click just fine and it'd work. HOWEVER, I recently bought a Dell that uses Windows 8 and when I'm standing still in the game I can click and it'll work just fine. However, when I'm moving in the game (holding down one or two of the KEYS a, s, d, or w to do so) when I click the player doesn't respond to the click. Normally he'd swing the item in his hand but his hand doesn't move at all. The rest of the game works just fine, it's only that one aspect. I think it may have something to do with the mouse settings but I know nothing about computers so I'm not sure. How might one correct such a problem?There was a bug patch for game issues with Windows 8. Which may have actually been part of the Windows 8.1 upgrade.

I bought an ASUS Laptop with Windows 8 and had some issues with ( different game ) World of Warcraft controls which only happened when I was using a combination of keys on keyboard with mouse at the same time. I heard about Windows 8 having bugs with games with controls and that there was a patch that Microsoft released that fixed a known issue. I fully PATCHED Windows 8 and it was still acting up. I then upgraded to Windows 8.1 for free and still had issues.

I then tried a different USB mouse and still had the same issue with different brand mouse. With no CURE in sight to this issue, I downgraded to Windows 7 64-bit on this same laptop changing nothing else with it. Installed World of Warcraft and then fired up the game and the control issues were gone... YAY I can finally play the game without control problems.

It seems as though it may be more of a driver issue than Windows 8 or 8.1 issue though because I had friends in my guild who also were running Windows 8 with World of Warcraft and they didnt have these combination keyboard/mouse control issues when both were used at the same time.

So you can try performing all Microsoft updates and see if that fixes it. You can also check with Dell to see if there are any driver updates to PERFORM to fix for problems. You can also try upgrading to Windows 8.1 and see if that fixes it..... but in the end, the fix may be downgrading to Windows 7 like I had to do to fix the problem.I'm fairly certain this is a touchpad setting, such that it disables itself while you are typing. Purpose being to prevent the common problem where you will be typing away and then suddenly your wrist brushes the touchpad enough to register a tap-click and then you are suddenly typing somewhere else in the document.

On Windows 8 you can access this setting by pressing the Windows key, then type "touchpad" in the search. The first result should be "Choose whether to have a touchpad delay" and should bring you to a configuration page that allows you to set the delay to "None".

I apologize for asking such an amateurish question. I want to install Windows 8.1 on my computer. I intend to replace my existing OS (Ubuntu-Linux) with Windows. I do not have any other Windows related discs at all. When I receive the "full version" of Windows, will I have everything I need to get on the internet so I can start downloading the other software (iTunes, MMO games etc.). Is there another disc I will need to buy? Does Windows send what I need all in the same package? I ordered it from Amazon and the description wasn't very detailed. It's been a long time since I ordered anything like this.You might need some device drivers such as audio, video, network adapter, etc. A visit to the website of the manufacturer of your computer to search for drivers for Windows 8 is generally a good step to take in situations like yours. If you do that before you install Windows, you'll be better prepared to install Windows and quickly get your SYSTEM running well. But, you should still open Windows Device Manager panel after installing Windows 8 along with any drivers you had already downloaded and INSTALLED to see whether all devices are working properly. Device Manager will flag any devices with driver issues by displaying a yellow triangle with an exclamation mark in the triangle. The reason I switched to Windows 8.1 is because I was having continuous crashes and restarts with Windows 7 that was probably due to a bad driver update. This problem seemed to worsen day by day until finally I could no longer load Windows. I received the Windows 8.1 disc and it installed fine however the software that you access via the user interface that comes with Windows such as the video player, picture viewer etc would not open when I clicked the icons and did not run at all (I think that's separate from the problem I have now).

I installed my software which included: Bit Defender, Malwarebytes, iTunes, Steam gaming platform, 3 mmorpg games and SnagIt screen capture software. SHORTLY after this I experienced the same problem when I had Windows 7 which was a worsening series of crashes and restarts at startup that eventually MADE Windows unusable. Because this occurred even after changing to a more recent version of Windows, I am assuming it is a bad driver update. You gave me good advice when you suggested going to the Device Manager. I CHECKED it and everything was working properly. Gradually, over a couple weeks, Windows 8.1 eventually had the same issues as Windows 7 at startup (crashes and restarts) As of now, Windows 8.1 will open but hangs and eventually restarts. Clicking on a dialog box or icon will freeze the process and make it necessary to power off using the button.

The repair tool on the Windows disc functioned but could not solve the problem. so I went to a system restore point by using the Windows disc. This didn't change things either. Windows would seem to load and bring me to the desktop but the icons were not accessible. It was hanging then eventually crashing. I did not have time to get the exact error code because it disappeared before I could write it down. It was something like this: NO PAGE ERROR avc3.sys. After system restore, a "installing updates" message appeared. So it is probably reinstalling a bad update even though I changed my setting to disable auto-updating. The Bit Defender indicator showed a red warning that said it stopped checking for updates or something to that effect.

I am trying to remember what update I installed before this started. I have been only installing the "critical updates". I think the last one I installed was a security related update to the Silverlight movie player but it may have been something else. I have been installing these updates via the Bit Defender interface that informs me they are "critical".

Hello Everyone,

For the past 4-5 days I have been having Visual issues with my laptop. My computer boots fine, into windows 8 (now 8.1). About 5 minutes into doing nothing, or doing something, my visual display begins to slow down. The Frame rate drops while I'm starring at my desktop not running any apps in the background.

the problem seems to be TRIGGERED by time passed. I can start a Visually demanding game or be typing on Appache word and 5 -10 minutes into it, all VISUALS become sloppy and slow. I can run Multiple apps in the background and the visuals are no more and no less sloppy.

I have Updated ALL my drivers, I have updated to windows 8.1 I have run Norton Free anty virus scan and there are no threats yet the problem persists.

I'm lost Does anyone have a clue as to what this may be?

thank you.ONe more Symptom I FORGOT to mention. The lagging effect only affects windows and icons, not the mouse pointer. Mouse pointer is fine. Everything else lags behind. IF I drag a WINDOW the mouse pointer does what its supposed to do, the window lags behind, hopping from spot location to location following the trail of the mouse pointer.WEll thank youeveryone. I have figured out that my PC is having issues because my CPU is overheating.

if the computer is on all day LONG without it going to sleep and i turn the computer off at night would that cause the computer any harm.No, but you should be able to CONFIGURE your harddrive to stop spinning reducing the wear and tear on it.i found another idea the hid compliant touch screen driver on device managers properties power management tab has a grayed out section saying ALLOW the computer to turn this device to save power CHECK image posted. how to FIX this

[recovering disk space, attachment deleted by admin]If it's greyed out then either Windows or the device doesnt support it ...

This is the new OS update for Windows 8.1 Update 1 (KB2919355).

This update includes 2 security updates KB2922229 and KB2936068. They can be found by running Windows Update. If they are not showing in your updates they should be pushed to your computer sometime today. You may be prompted to restart the computer following the KB2922229 and KB2936068 updates. You will then receive KB2919355 that is the actual Windows 8.1 Update 1.

Important! This is a new OS being installed so back up your personal files and folders before beginning the update. Save the backups somewhere other than the computer you are updating. For example save backups to a FLASH drive or cloud service.

* If you decide to install the updates manually from the Microsoft Download Center website be sure you have all previous Windows updates installed. Unless you are a System Administrator or IT Professional it's usually best to let Windows Update download and install updates instead of updating manually.

More information: Windows 8.1 Update – important refinements to the Windows experience

Get security updates automatically. Turn on automatic updating in Control Panel.Now if they COULD only get some half decent card games my wife would be happy.lolThanks for the heads-up on this, evilfantasy. I read somewhere there is no path back to 8 from here after the update...
If true i think it stinks MS hasn't mentioned it.
Quote from: evilfantasy on April 08, 2014, 12:26:04 PM

This is the new OS update for Windows 8.1 Update 1 (KB2919355).

This update includes 2 security updates KB2922229 and KB2936068. They can be found by running Windows Update. If they are not showing in your updates they should be pushed to your computer sometime today. You may be prompted to restart the computer following the KB2922229 and KB2936068 updates. You will then receive KB2919355 that is the actual Windows 8.1 Update 1.

Windows 8 doesn't notify you of available updates like previous versions so it may have been setting there for days. They just set there until you find them.

* If you decide to install the updates manually from the Microsoft Download Center website be sure you have all previous Windows updates installed.

So what you're saying is that, unlike Win XP service packs, the 8.1 update does NOT include all the previous updates? Does it include ANY previous updates?

A FOLDER on my desktop has VANISHED unaccountably. I had been using this folder into which I used to enter several files without any trouble for QUITE some time. Suddenly, this evening the icon for the said folder vanished from my desktop and I got a message telling me that the folder has either been moved or that it was somehow damaged.

How I wish I would get this folder back!

Please help!

Many thanks.

Joe, aged 75Did you check in the Recycling Bin? It could have been accidently erased. Did you do a search for the folder using the name of the folder?Many thks for prompt reply.

Cannot find folder in the Recycle Bin.

Said folder must have been accidentally deleted. I NEVER deleted it myself. Could this have happened as an inexplicable quirk in the computer system?

Before this deletion happened, I never had any trouble dragging a file from the desktop to the said folder. The deletion happened when I tried to drag a file in the usual way. Why? And can the folder be retrieved or is it lost forever?

Thanks again for your advice and your patience.

JoeDo a search for 2 or 3 of the files you had in there...your DATA is probably still there...Thanks again, but how to do a search in Windows 8.1? If I am not trying your patience too much, can you give me stepbystep DIRECTIONS please?

JoeTried looking for 2 or 3 files as you suggest, but unfortunately my problem is still unsolved.

Have come across a few software offers on the internet for retrieving lost folders, which include even free offers. But are these safe?

With renewed thanks.

Joe

I open two digital images side-by-side on the monitor.
I go to the layers palette and unlock the layer for the first image.
When I try to create a layer for the second image, I only get a
transparent layer. HOW TO PROCEED FROM THERE?

Thank you.What exactly are you trying to do with the two images? You can open two images by selecting both images and opening them.I believe you can only add effects to 1 image at a time...why side by side ? ?If I knew what he/she is try to accomplish, I could probably help.Quote from: Guzeppi on April 22, 2014, 08:05:10 AM

I open two digital images side-by-side on the monitor.
I go to the layers palette and unlock the layer for the first image.
When I try to create a layer for the second image, I only get a
transparent layer. HOW TO PROCEED FROM THERE?

Thank you.

Some times out of the blue my play BUTTON on youtube and all other SERVICES (such as spotify) will stop working. I can still click the play button, and the interface reacts to it, but the clips/audio etc. do not progress in time. So it is just a still frame.

The weird thing is that it does not only affect youtube, but all other services that support some sort of audio/video. This is not only the case within my current browser (chrome) but occurs in firefox, IE and so on.

I am quite curious what the issue might be, let me know if you need additional information.

Specs:
Code: [Select] Operating System
Windows 8.1 64-bit
CPU
Intel Core i7 4820K @ 3.70GHz 28 °C
Ivy Bridge-E 22nm Technology
RAM
32,0GB DDR3 @ 800MHz (11-11-11-28)
Motherboard
ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. RAMPAGE IV EXTREME (LGA2011) 35 °C
Graphics
ASUS VE278 ([emailprotected])
4095MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 (Gigabyte) 35 °C
Storage
119GB Samsung SSD 840 PRO Series (SSD) 30 °C
931GB Western Digital WDC WD1003FZEX-00MK2A0 (SATA) 30 °C
Optical Drives
PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-215D
Audio
M-Audio Fast Track C400
Kind regards and thanks in ADVANCE,
SophrosyneConnection speed would be my 1st GUESS...
SpeedTest.net.
Check to see if your getting what your paying for.You could try this but it appears to be a problem with your ISP.
Please download and run MS Fix-it from here. Quote from: SuperDave on April 21, 2014, 07:26:11 PM

You could try this but it appears to be a problem with your ISP.
Please download and run MS Fix-it from here.

Any reason you are ruling out your ISP ? ?
Try SpeedTest.net for starters...

i have a sony VAIO laptop which fails to load windows.i tried startup repair and it worked well.but know the problem is when i shut it down,when try to boot it repeats the same problem till i carry out startup repair....kindly help me on how i can SOLVE this problem once and for all.
thanks in advance.What is exact model# of laptop and any spec INFO beyond that of the default build if you added memory etc?

Also did this computer come with Windows 8 originally or is this an upgrade?DaveLembke its an upgrade. the model is sony vaio vgn-fe21bThank You for the computer info. From that I was able to find the following.

■Intel Core Duo T2300 1.66 MHz
■1GB DDR2 SDRAM
■80GB disk
■1280x800 WXGA 15,4" LCD
■Double layer DVD-RW
■Nvidia GeForce Go 7400
■Intel pro wireless 3945

Concern I have is if you are trying to run Windows 8 on just 1GB of RAM and which version of 8 you are running, the 32-bit version or the 64-bit version?

If you added memory to this laptop or know that a prior owner added more memory it would be helpful to know how much memory you have in this system. There are a number of ways to find this info that I can share with you if your uncertain how to get this info.

Additionally this laptop is very weak for Windows 8. The GPU may actually complain.

I had a Toshiba Qosmio with an Intel Core Duo T2400 1.83Ghz with 2GB DDR2 667Mhz RAM, 160GB HDD, and GeForce 7300 that I tested beta of Windows 8 32-bit with and it did not run well at all, and this is with a slightly faster CPU than yours and possibly 2x more memory than you have. I was GETTING warnings that my GPU was unsupported, but it did work to display Windows.

Also for reference, I tried Windows 7 32-bit on this Intel Core Duo 1.83Ghz and it ran much better than Windows 8 did, but I also was getting complaints from Windows that the GPU was unsupported EVEN with latest for the 7 series GeForce GPU driver. Disabling Windows Aero fixed most of the problems with the weak GPU and modern Windows OS.

Is this installation clean ( *Hard Drive was completely formatted )or is this an upgrade of XP or Vista to 8 in whichdata carried over from the old build?

Also it is assumed that this laptop ran trouble free prior to this upgrade or were there other problems?

how can i fix this ERROR;
Error CODE 0xc0000001
You can PROBABLY FIND some information here.superDave i tried that but it didnt work
Did the TRY following the instructions at the bottom and created a recovery/installation disk(USB)?

I get error run time error 339

componet comdlg32.ocx or one of its dependtencies not correctly registered: or a file missing or invalid

Windows 8



can't seem to find this file :/comdlg32.ocx
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-files/comctl32ocx-a-file-is-missing-or-invalid-error/6ac1bedd-ddb5-4482-bb30-e404af091def

Or dDo you mean
Mscomctl.ocx insterad?
That file was part of Microsoft Visual BASIC 6.0

Does that help?
I did see about that but, it didn't seem like it was part of my issueI mean this file here comdlg32.ocx QUOTE from: Ryuk on April 14, 2014, 07:46:14 PM

I get error run time error 339

can't seem to find this file :/

[Some of my incoming EMAIL when I used Windows 8.1 would show on my Google gmail but not all. Some of them would appear on
the "MAIL" icon but not on the Google gmail, This was a minor problem when using 8.l but when I switched ti Windows 7 my problem
with my incoming mail begun. All of the incoming email that I had been getting regularly on the Windows 8.1 mail icon was not showing
in my Windows 7 google email at all. What can I do to correct this problem? Any and all help will be greatly appreciated.

Thank you,

Cryptokid Set up the google account on the WIN7 PC...it aint gonna do it automatically...
Once done all your stuff should be there providing it's the same account.Patio, thanks for your reply to my problem. What had happen was the computer I was using had windows 8.l and died. I than started using my laptop which has windows 7. I already had my Google account set up on it. However, the incoming email from the Mail icon
on win8.l does not show up in Win7. Any other suggestions?

Thank you,
CryptokidIf the account is the same...all your mail is there...it just may LOOK different on Win7 as opposed to 8.
Double check your mail settings on the Win7 PC.

Have no clue what this is and why it's doing it. It mainly happnes with boot up and I have READ that it is a source of crashes to games e.g BF4

I have a limited understanding of computers

please help meI'll just ADD some more info

Basically when I play BF4 it runs smoothly. No lag, no drops in fps. Nothing. However, my screen will suddenly go black or red. I am unable to exit out of the game, Ctrl + Alt+ DELETE. Keyboard and mouse are useless. I have to hard restart my PC

When I load up my pc i get a error message in event viewer saying ''Failed to Initialize WMI Core or Provider SubSystem or Event SubSystem with error number 0x80041002. This could be due to a badly installed version of WMI, WMI repository upgrade failure, insufficient disk space or insufficient MEMORY.''.

I read up and people who play games have this problem.

My specs are:
Intel I5 4770k
Amd Radeon R9 280X Sapphire overclocked edition
8 Gb of ddr3 ram
Windows 8.1 OEM
650w Powersupply 80+ goldHow long have you had this computer?
Has it ever done this with any other game or program?
This is not a ready-made PC? Did you build it?
Did you do the install of Windows 8?
How did you install the drives?
Please give the make and model number of the motherboard.

That error message is not so rare. Here is a video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNKm0TdE03w
Sorry, I can not verify that it apples to you.
My gussies there is a problem with the game and not your installation.
Just a guess.
see if this helps: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-system/failed-to-initialize-wmi-core-or-provider/719281bb-97e3-4919-8187-749a689271da

He's been referred to the Virus section...

Is there an EASY way for downloading tutorial videos onto my computer? I use Windows 8.1 and would prefer a download method that does not involve installing additional software on my system.

Stepbystep instructions much appreciated.

Thanks.

JoeWelcome to the CH forum.
Short answer, NO.
Commercial movies have copyright restrictions that make it har to doa simple download. This is intentional.
Sites that offer free downloads will:
A.) Requite you to use their software.
B.) Charge a fee for monthly service.

You should understand the watching a movie is not the same as downloading. There are site that let you watch a movie, but not download it.

Geek...they are tutorials...
We have no idea what the site policies are...and you shouldn't assume and just shoot him down like that.
Guzeppi visit the site and see what they're policy is...if OK return and we'll get you fixed up.Sorry, my bad.
Yes, thee are legal ways to find good materiel without breaking the law.
I just forgot. I was STARTING to believe nothing was free anymore.
Found this:
Quote

Download movies for free and legally
Downloading a film trade is prohibited, unless you pay duty on the sites of video on DEMAND (VOD - Video On Demand). However, there are some sites for watching movies or short films freely with the permission of their authors:
Short Films
http://www.shortoftheweek.com/
http://www.filmsshort.com/
http://www.shortfilmcentral.com/
http://tropfest.com/

A friend of mine asked me to help her get pictures from her camera to her computer. No problem. Wrong. She has Windows 8 and I haven't the foggiest notion of what goes on with Windows 8. We tried to connect to the internet through my Hughesnet modem and it wouldn't connect no matter what tricks I tried. Anyway, when I asked her where the "Shut Down" button was, she had no idea. To turn this Gateway laptop off she just closes the cover. I know Windows 8 is more futuristic than Windows 7, however, she and I would both like to know how you normally shut down Windows 8?

Her husband also threw out the box it came in before she had a chance to get the product key to Microsoft Word. Is there a way to get the product code from the computer itself?

Thank you,I'll answer the 2nd question...No.Quote from: 02bin3 on July 30, 2013, 06:39:51 PM

A friend of mine asked me to help her get pictures from her camera to her computer. No problem. Wrong. She has Windows 8 and I haven't the foggiest notion of what goes on with Windows 8. We tried to connect to the internet through my Hughesnet modem and it wouldn't connect no matter what tricks I tried. Anyway, when I asked her where the "Shut Down" button was, she had no idea. To turn this Gateway laptop off she just closes the cover. I know Windows 8 is more futuristic than Windows 7, however, she and I would both like to know how you normally shut down Windows 8?

Her husband also threw out the box it came in before she had a chance to get the product key to Microsoft Word. Is there a way to get the product code from the computer itself?

Thank you,

To turn this Gateway laptop off she just closes the cover.

We tried to connect to the internet through my Hughesnet modem and it wouldn't connect no matter what tricks I tried.

I connected with the same ethernet cable that I use for my own laptop and have had no problem as I no longer have a router. Her computer kept asking for a user name and password provided by the internet provider and I had never needed one in the years that I've had Hughesnet and I've connected 3-4 computers to Hughesnet with no problem. Hughesnet does not require a user name and password.

you can even try with alt+F4 as a short cut key to select between shutdown/rstart/sleep your computer in windows 8

While using my pc the screen will suddenly freeze, change to a solid colour, (red, blue, green, it is random, sometimes with lines drawn through it vertically or horizontally) and the sound will either keep playing, stutter, or stop playing(also random). When playing minecraft it will ALWAYS freeze solid orange. I use windows 8 and i think my graphics CARD is a Amd RADEON 700 series, i have the 2gb one but for some reason on dxdiag THINGY it SAYS 5840mb.Unplug all power to the PC...remove and re-seat the vid card...power up and see if all is OK.
If not re-install the proper drivers for the card and Win8.

I have recently acquired a new HP 2000 with windows 8 installed,a AMD E1-1200 APU with Radeon HD graphics 1.40GHz, 4.00 GB (3.60 usable) memory, and 64bit OS, x64based processor. I hope I have included the required information in order to deal with my problem easily. Now, the problem as best as I can describe it is that the CPU usage is off the charts no matter what I wish to do with this computer. I tried using the task manager to cipher out the bad actor with no positive results. It seems to recycle itself back to 99% on the CPU monitor. The number of processes and backgrounds are astoundingly high and I don't know why. My acer windows 7, which I still have, as never done this kind of act before. Any way, at this point, I just can't use my new laptop due to this problem. I have been helped from here before and was sincerely grateful as I will be for this situation of mine as well. Thank You and your time is greatly appreciated.
Welcome to CH. Lots of good volunteers here will try and help.
High CPU usage is NOT normal with Win 8. When idle it is about the same as windows 7 , unless something strange is going on.

You said new. How new? You need to take it back right away.
It may be hard to believe, but even the best makers of PCs have lemon once in awhile. It happens.

If it is new, .you must get in contact with the vendor or maker as soon as posible.
Which process us using the cpu?If it's new, it's under warranty. Call HP about this. They should help troubleshoot the problem. If they ask to remotely connect to your computer, I think I'd allow that in this case.

The culprit COULD be their software; HP installs some software on their computers. One of their programs/apps is HP Support Assistant. When I bought my HP laptop in EARLY March 2013, that software was causing some problems. I called HP. They had me uninstall it and download and install the latest version. That solved the problem.

As Allan mentioned, look in Task Manager and see what process is causing heavy consumption of CPU resources. Well, It seems to be the norton anti-virus with the most / highest cpu numbers. I have installed Iobit and Malwarebytes anti-virus and Iobit fighter2 , and system care6. What would be the best combination of security because norton will be uninstalled never to return? Thank youRecently acquired brand new ( clean ) or used ( could be malware on it from prior owner etc )?

Have you left the computer on to run through to the end of the CPU hogging process and come back to it later to find that its idling and ready for use?

This APU is not very POWERFUL at 1.4Ghz and I have seen slow APU's cause a computer like this to run SLOWER than death for SAY the first 5 to 10 minutes or longer if a virus scan starts and runs. I have avoided buying slow APU's because of what I have seen in the field working on them. They are designed to be low cost, power efficient, cool running, and unfortunately slow when it comes to APU's that are lower than 2Ghz in speed. I have seen some desktops with APU's that are decent gaming machines but they are not low cost laptops or computers with weak APUs.

I have an older laptop that runs about as slow as my friends newer APU laptop. Mine is a Dell Inspiron Celeron M 1.6Ghz running Windows 7 32 bit on 2GB RAM ( single-core ) and his is a ASUS AMD C30 APU 1.2Ghz on 2GB RAM also running Windows 7 32-bit. Both laptops you have to turn them on and walk away for a good 5 or 10 minutes as for the APU and CPU are busy getting Windows 7 and all services to their idle state in which the computer use is acceptable. Trying to do anything during this time when its still loading services, performing quick scans, etc will make for frustration and applications hang because the CPU and APU are both at 95-100%Quote from: tidas1118 on September 07, 2013, 02:00:20 PM

Well, It seems to be the norton anti-virus with the most / highest cpu numbers. I have installed Iobit and Malwarebytes anti-virus and Iobit fighter2 , and system care6. What would be the best combination of security because norton will be uninstalled never to return? Thank you

:'(Dear Members,

I recently wanted to BREAK the password of my samsung laptop r505. I used Hirens 13.0 and wanted to load Windows Mini-XP to do the JOB. After inserting the Hirens CD in the drive, it showed me that it was LOADING and shortly after that brought me an error on the screen that I need to insert a recovery CD for Windows 8. I extracted the hard disk and formatted it in a desktop computer running windows 7 and on inserting the disk again in the laptop, they told me there is a recovery error, my PC needs to be repaired and a required device isn't connected or can't be accessed + an error code:0x00000f. Went in the BIOS settings and CD/DVD drive was excluded from the Boot options. The laptop also switches itself off after 7 minutes. Please help me to recover my laptop.Sorry, we're not GOING to help you with your quetion.

Hi there,

Need a little help getting my LG-TV to play audio from my recent desktop build.

I've gone into the control panel, manage audio DEVICES, and SET the LG TV-1 as the default device. It shows up, didn't have to check for disabled devices, etc. And when I test it, the bar next to the LG TV-1 output does light up like audio is going through the HDMI cable, but I'm not getting any sound out of the TV. So it's acting like it should be working, but isn't.

The TV is a an LG 32LG70 model. I have an Asus motherboard and an Asus Geforce 760 GTX video CARD. I'm running the HDMI connection from the video card to the TV. Again, everything works fine except the audio out of the TV. I do get audio from the desktop when I plug in headphones. Haven't tried plugging in speaker to the MOBO yet because I have to dig those out of storage and was hoping I could just use the TV instead.

Drivers should all be up to date, as I've recently updated everything. Also, only using Windows 8, not 8.1.

Would really appreciate any help anyone can offer. Thanks again. Quote

Drivers should all be up to date, as I've recently updated everything. Also, only using Windows 8, not 8.1.

Hi GUYS! My friend bought a brand new Samsung Series 3 370r laptop with a pre-installed Windows 8 64-bit Single Language.

Is there a way to downgrade or reformat the current Win 8 to Win 7 using a Win 7 bootable DVD? How?

Or need to slave the Hard Drive to another PC to reformat first?

Links for similar thread will be much appreciated. Thanks in advance!Win 7 first, then Win 8.
The recommended method is to install the EARLY version first. Shrink the partition, or divide it. Then install the newer version.Geek 9pm please re-read the question...

GH i would see if the laptop has all neccessary Win7 drivers 1st of all.
Boot to the W7 DVD. Choose the option to delete the partition - then recreate the partition, format, install. Then install all W7 drivers (starting with the chipset driver). Needless to say, you'll lose all data so be sure to save anything you need first.Quote from: Allan on September 10, 2013, 05:48:21 AM

Boot to the W7 DVD. Choose the option to delete the partition - then recreate the partition, format, install. Then install all W7 drivers (starting with the chipset driver). Needless to say, you'll lose all data so be sure to save anything you need first.

Hi guys! My friend bought a brand new Samsung Series 3 370r laptop with a pre-installed Windows 8 64-bit Single Language.

Is there a way to downgrade or reformat the current Win 8 to Win 7 using a Win 7 bootable DVD? How?

What is wrong with the onboard DVD player ? ?

If you are doing it from an external you need to enable boot to USB in the BIOS...

Hi guys, I just tried to upgrade my is from windows 7 home pro to windows 8. During installation laptop crashed during second restart. Now I can,t get it to load past the windows logo. Is there any WAY to return back to windows 7. I can't start in SAFE mode as it says windows 8 cannot complete installation in safe mode. Any help would be GREATLY appreciated, I don't have a windows recovery disc and don't particularly want to have everything willed.

Mark
If you travel to the laptop manuf. site there will be info on using the hidden Recovery Partition...
This will TAKE the laptop back to Day One status...

Windows 8 makes it difficult to get into Safe Mode. You no longer get to use the F8 key and will have to go through several windows including Advanced repair options until you get to Safe Boot. If you are able to login to NORMAL Mode of Windows 8, you can EASILY restart it into Safe Mode. This post was originally written on FixNow Support - How to boot into Windows 8 Safe Mode from the Normal mode

Here's the entire guide with screenshots:

1) Open the Run window (Windows key + R) and type msconfig



2) In the System Configuration window, choose the Boot tab. Under Boot options, place a check next to Safe Boot and click APPLY and OK.



3) In the popup, click on Restart.



Windows will now restart in Safe Mode.

4) If you want to switch back to the Normal mode open the Run window again, type msconfig and uncheck the Safe Boot option.

It's Shift + F8...and not hard at all...

OK so on one of my new PC's I have Windows 8 and I'm struggling with getting an Xbox controller WORKING.

I will take you through the steps already tried.

I have tried the controller on my Windows 7 LAPTOP and it plug and plays absolutely fine.

I have tried Microsoft's DIRECT driver download but the installation always fails with a 'invalid data' warning. This is whilst installing under Windows 7 64bit and in compatibility mode.

I have tried to UPDATE through Windows update and it always RETURNS 'Fail' to install.

I have copied the driver from my Windows 7 machine to my Windows 8 pointed to it and it still does not work.

When the controller is plugged in it shows up in device manager as 'controller' but with a yellow warning. I tried updating the driver from there and it fails. I tried searching online and searching my own computer for the driver but each install attempt results in 'invalid data'.

Running out of options hopefully someone can help.

Thanks in advance.


Make sure you are using a powered USB Port. That's all I can think of; Windows 8 apparently includes XBox 360 Controller drivers Out-Of-The-Box as far as I can tell.

What is the error code/message in device manager for the Controller?Worth a Shot...

Is there a WAY or tweak that I can apply on my system to HIDE open Metro apps on the Alt+Tab (application switcher) menu so I can only switch between open DESKTOP apps?Turn off Metro...Quote from: patio on SEPTEMBER 24, 2013, 07:21:36 PM

Turn off Metro...

Mysterious system folder, unable to delete.

After deleting a Yandex.Disk folder I was left with this system folder.

Unable to open or delete it. I have tried FileAssassin and Unlocker with no success.

Any ideas?

[RECOVERING disk space, attachment deleted by admin]Try a little app called Move On Boot...Thank you for your SUGGESTION, but I found a fix.

Re-downloaded and Installed Yandex.Disk.

Then UNINSTALLED it again.

The mysterious folder has disappeared! GOOD to hear you got it FIXED...

Sorry in advance for poor formatting, im on my phone. Here is the full story:
I was trying to dual boot Ubuntu and that wasn't working so I attempted to delete the Ubuntu partition. After restarting, I got the following error:http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/laptop/f/3518/t/19518806.aspx
"Checking MEDIA [failed] [...]
No Boot Device Found. Press any key to reboot the machine"

To give you some background data I was running factory installed Windows 8 in UEFI mode.

So here is where I am now: I have data on C drive that I would like to keep, but I would much rather actually have my computer working with a fresh install if that's the best case.

When I go into boot options I only see UEFI onboard LAN IPv4 and UEFI onboard LAN IPv6.

To clarify, I do not have the option to boot from hard drive or from a USB (when I put a Windows 8 bootable USB in).

Some extra info: when I change the boot option from UEFI to Legacy I have the USB option pop up but I can't install windows because of the following error: https://www.dropbox.com/s/hu8gg0sgwz4lq9i/2013-10-13%2002.06.25.jpg

I appreciate all your help in advance. Please respond with questions and requests for additional info and I will reply promptly. Thank you!!The HDD doesn't need to be ABLE to boot to retrieve your data...
Get a laptop to IDE converter cable (least expensive solution ) or an external USB HDD enclosure that accomodates laptop HDD's...hook it up to a working desktop and copy/move all your data.Thanks for the quick reply Patio!

I was able to access my data using a Linux live CD with the file EXPLORER.

The WAY I solved this problem was to use a UEFI bootable USB (this was created using UEFI instead of GPT as an option with a program called Rufus.)

The normal bootable USB didn't show in UEFI mode but this did.

Then I installed Windows 8 on a free space partition and now I have two versions installed and I will hopefully be able to access my data, but either way my computer will now boot!

Please close this thread.

I have 500 GB HD, used for making recovery disk for window 8 ... this disk size reduced to few GB and no FREE space left. now formatted but cant see 500 gb again. How to recover this 500 GB HD.More info on what exactly you did...sounds like you interrupted the restore which when launched allocates all space available on the HDD til finished...depending on what app was used.
A screenshot of the HDD from Disk Management will be helpful...that and more details.Thanks for reply. The recovery disk making was completed. There was no information. Window 8 application was used to make recovery disk and further formatting was also done by Window8.
In any case...formatting shall recover the original volume (500GB0), which I think.
I thought this is a simple SOLUTION.
ThanksWhere did this 500GB drive come from? If it has more than 1 partition, formatting will not help.
As patio stated, which you did not FULLY respond to: "A screenshot of the HDD from Disk Management will be helpful...that and more details."thanks, here is disk management screen shot.. thanks for you help

[recovering disk space, ATTACHMENT deleted by admin]Are you saying you want the Recovery Partition located on Disk1 to fill the unallocated space?
You can use MiniTool Partition Wizard to do this because it can resize your "F". Not sure if Win8 can do this, since I think it can only shrink a volume.Thanks I have done it with window 7 disk management tool. There is now 2 partitions. One 32 GB (recovery) and other 400+ GB as G drive. Is it ok ? I can see now both portions. Thanks again.This is new screen shot

[recovering disk space, attachment deleted by admin]Yes...it looks correct now.

I use an HP laptop that has Simplepass (swipe your finger and it automatically remembers passwords). I downloaded Windows 8 and my simplepass would not work. I uninstalled the current simplepass drivers I had to reinstall the correct version of simplepass for Windows 8. Before I could reactivate/download the new simple pass, I walked away from my computer and it locked. Simplepass was the only way I had into my computer. I never had a real password that I typed in. So now it is prompting me for my password, but I never created one. It gives me the option to use the fingerprint option (simplepass), but since I unistalled it obviously it does not work. I cannot get into my computer. What should I do?

Thanks!!Obviously you have access to another computer. So as is often the case when using a program specific password that needs to be changed (or has been forgotten) there is NORMALLY a protocol with the service provider (in this case simplepass) that once you jump through their security process hoops you should be able to be reinstated. Obviously in this case a method will have to be initiated by them or some manner of directing your "locked" computer to accept some KIND of input direction. Can you get into safe mode on that computer/truenorthThere is still a password. You just don't know what it is. Or, rather- you don't remember what it is, since you have to put it in when you setup SimplePass.

There isn't a way around this, as far as I know, aside from remembering your password, or any NUMBER of windows Account "Cracking" tools- but we don't help with that here.Thank you both for the help!
I've tried to start it in safe mode, but have not been able to. When it turns on, it says press esc to start mode. Then I click startup mode, but safe mode is not an option. I am not that familiar with safe mode. Is there another way to start in safe mode with Windows 8?The manner of entering safe mode can be VARIABLE within computer manufacturers. More often it is rapidly pressing (continuously) the "F8" key at computer boot up before the windows logo screen appears. Don't forget the other method i suggested that is likely to be your best hope.truenorthOkay. I don't have my computer with me at the moment, but when I get back to it, I'll try the f8 safe mode method and if I can't get that to work I'll contact HP SimplePass LIKE you said. Thanks again for all the help! I appreciate it!They changed it for Win8...
It's Shift +F8.

Here's A Guide...There are two options for your situation: one is reset Windows 8 system, and this will restore your computer to factory settings. Another option is use another PC to create a bootable PCUnlocker CD, then boot your Windows 8 computer from the CD, it lets you remove the existing logon password.Quote from: johansson on October 13, 2013, 07:02:12 AM

There are two options for your situation: one is reset Windows 8 system, and this will restore your computer to factory settings. Another option is use another PC to create a bootable PCUnlocker CD, then boot your Windows 8 computer from the CD, it lets you remove the existing logon password.