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kemical replied to a thread More details emerge on the 8.1 Start menu. in Windows 8 Discussion

The reason why your metro apps don't work has nothing to do with the machine your using.. If you use Windows 8 with a local account then metro apps...

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kemical replied to a thread More details emerge on the 8.1 Start menu. in Windows 8 Discussion

Why not see for yourself? Meet Windows 8.1 Preview - Microsoft Windows

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kemical replied to a thread Remove windows 8 64 bit computer password? in Windows 8 Support

This is fine if your an advanced user and are used to dealing with settings like these. I wouldn't personally recommend this way of using windows to...

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kemical replied to a thread Windows System Reserved Files Messed Up? in Windows 8 Errors and BSODs

Hi, that 100MB partition is needed by Windows and has system files stored there particularly to do with system restore, Refresh and the like. If...

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usasma replied to a thread Laptop Shutting down automatically while watching 720p Videos (NO BSOD) in Windows 8 Errors and BSODs

GPU at 99ºC - not good. Should be (at max) in the 70's (or even 80's), but not in the 90's!!!. Work on cooling solutions for the GPU - good...

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kemical replied to a thread Unable to Create or Manage User Account in Window 8 64 bit in Windows 8 Support

Just to add my little bit to Troubles excellent post. Your installation has got to a point where files have become corrupt or missing. It's got...

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kemical replied to a thread New Nvidia Windows 8 Drivers in Windows 8 Video Graphics

Nvidia has released the 326.19 Beta graphics driver. This is the recommended driver for the Windows 8.1 Preview:

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kemical replied to a thread Applications minimize randomly in Windows 8 Support

Hi Davey, have you considered either a refresh or using system restore?

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kemical replied to a thread Black screen when trying to recover laptop in Windows 8 Support

Try here for a recovery disk: Windows 8 recovery disk download

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kemical replied to a thread Black screen when trying to recover laptop in Windows 8 Support

Hi Huuuge and welcome to the forum.. :) I followed the link you posted above and found this: Have you contacted HP for a recovery or a...

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kemical started a thread New fixes for 8.1 in Windows 8 Discussion

Microsoft have released a raft of new fixes for Windows 8.1 including: ...

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kemical replied to a thread Can't believe Win 8 does not support low res screens in The Path to Windows 8

I would challenge that statement as incorrect. Many of us are primarily desktop users although it is true that many do also own a laptop. Also many...

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kemical replied to a thread SKYDRIVE - Is it for BACKUP? in Windows 8 Features and Improvements

Hi Nancy, you can certainly use it to back up files and pictures but are limited to 7GB of (free) storage. If you signed up before April it was...

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kemical replied to a thread What's your favourite Store app in Windows 8 Discussion

I think your preaching to the converted Drew.. ;)

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kemical replied to a thread 5.1 sound problem win 8 in Windows 8 Sound and Audio

Hi, hopefully you'll be using a Realtek sound device but if not you should be able to find similar options in your sound devices settings. ...

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6 Days Ago

Will Watts replied to a thread Introduce Yourself. in Cafe 8

I'll make some more posts and see what happens.

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kemical replied to a thread Introduce Yourself. in Cafe 8

Hi Will, I'm feeling a tad red faced as i should know this but it may be the case that you need 5 posts to upload your own avatar (I also think...

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Will Watts replied to a thread Introduce Yourself. in Cafe 8

Hi kemical, thanks for the welcome. I made sure to resize the image before I uploaded - on my PC it's listed as 80x80 pixels. However, on another...

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kemical replied to a thread Introduce Yourself. in Cafe 8

Hi Will and welcome to the forum. :) On uploading of your avatar did you follow the guidelines for size ect in the settings?

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Will Watts replied to a thread Introduce Yourself. in Cafe 8

It's a jpg file - 80x80 pixels and about 4kb. I get "Unable to save image" each time I try.

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Will Watts replied to a thread Introduce Yourself. in Cafe 8

Hi all, I'm Will. I've been using Windows 8 since CP - I hope to be able to contribute here. Edit: Just tried uploading an avatar and wasn't able...

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kemical replied to a thread Many question in Windows 8 Installation and Upgrade

Hi Shree and welcome to the forum. many questions can be answered here: Windows 8.1 Preview FAQ - Microsoft Windows I will go through your...

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kemical replied to a thread Sound Problems with Windows Live Photo Gallery videos in Windows 8 Software

I often use this if nothing else works: VideoLAN - Official page for VLC media player, the Open Source video framework!

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kemical replied to a thread Sound Problems with Windows Live Photo Gallery videos in Windows 8 Software

Have you tried un-installing it? Failing that there should be a restore point you could go back to using system restore.

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kemical replied to a thread Creative Driver Update in Windows 8 Sound and Audio

Creative has released Drivers for the SoundBlaster Z series of audio cards under Windows 7 and 8. Changes include bug fixes and support for ASIO...

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kemical replied to a thread Cannot open library folders in Windows 8 Support

Have you tried system restore and go back before the updates? I'd also try running a scan with Malwarebytes : Free anti-malware download Failing...

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