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I try to download the Sims 2 expansion packs, it says that it will "ensure product is up to date".

Original Title: Sims 2 Updater Always Crashes. I have updated to Windows 10 on my computer and when I try to download the Sims 2 expansion packs, it says that it will "ensure product is up to date". After that, the Sims 2 updater starts up and…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Gaming
asked 2016-07-25T20:03:44+00:00
Anonymous
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

anti-hacking software remotely installed by Allied. Is this legit?

I received a popup that my ipa had been compromised and to call a number.  When I did a Daniel Parker answered and asked alot of questions and asked if I had antihacking tools to cover my internet service.  Any much discussion he said he could fix the …

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Security and privacy
asked 2016-04-01T02:00:02+00:00
Anonymous
7 answers

Gateway NE56R10U laptop won't boot up

When I press the power button, the laptop will just show a black screen and nothing comes up. The power LED will light up and the fan will spin but after about 5 seconds it will completely shut down. I'm not sure if it's a power issue and the laptop…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Windows update
asked 2016-07-09T03:26:24+00:00
Anonymous
9 answers

I don't want Windows 10!

Can anyone tell me how I can stop this - I don't want it, but keep having decline it as it automatically updates.  I am happy with my Windows 7

asked 2016-03-14T16:10:31+00:00
Anonymous
3 answers

Unable to play Far Cry Primal

Original Title: New game disc error!!  Hi everybody, Ive got a good one for you. I currently own 2 Xbox Ones, both in great working condition and have enjoyed endless hours of gameplay and Netflix, Hulu ect with my Gf on both with no problems besides the…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Gaming
asked 2016-03-16T02:32:05+00:00
Anonymous
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

inf file download to install hard disk drive with windows 7 install

Please help me , how do i find an inf file to download maxline plus II hard disk drive on my windows 7 install. It is not recognizing my device

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Devices and drivers
asked 2016-03-10T12:29:59+00:00
Anonymous
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

How to recover from damages made by VisualStudio

Good evening! I downloaded and installed Visual Studio CommunityEdition (2012) from official Microsoft page and this software totally ruined my laptop (Dell Inspiron OS: Windows 8.1 64b): it took 23GB(!) on harddrive despite its specification says that…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Apps
asked 2016-05-09T20:21:23+00:00
Anonymous
1 answer

Windows Photo Viewer Print Problem

While i try to print photo from #windows Photo Viewer but always show me this problem which one i attach blow :

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Devices and drivers
asked 2016-05-31T04:43:04+00:00
Anonymous
4 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

What is the best Processor i could possibly put in "Compaq Presario CQ5600Y PC"??

Just recently was giving this Compaq Presario CQ5600Y PC and its very very old and slow... Im planning on getting the best ram and best processor available. I know its not worth it to put money into this computer but im not the one paying for it. On the…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Devices and drivers
asked 2016-07-01T16:09:54+00:00
Anonymous
4 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

DOODLE ARMY 2:MINI MILITIA!!!!

Will mini militia come for windows phone .

Windows for home | Other | Devices and drivers
asked 2016-07-25T13:46:09+00:00
Anonymous
5 answers

Manual Checking For Windows Updates

I went into the Windows Update settings and 'turned' Windows Update off. Since the setting has been turned off, can a manual check for updates still be done or does Windows Update have to be turned on in order for a manual check to be done?

asked 2016-06-16T18:47:24+00:00
Anonymous
4 answers

Layered fonts

I have a number of fonts that are layered - 2 or three layers - in both .ttf and .otf formats.  When I install these separate layers they all appear in my font manager (Nexus) but resolutely refuse to appear in the font menu of the software.  This…

asked 2016-05-03T09:13:05+00:00
Anonymous
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Error: "CHKDSK discovered free space marked as allocated in the volume bitmap" while Running CHKDSK

Hi I'm Running CHKDSK withn /F Option and get Error Message ======================================================== "CHKDSK discovered free space marked as allocated in the volume bitmap." Windows has made corrections to the file system. No…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Files, folders, and storage
asked 2016-05-04T07:16:53+00:00
Anonymous
11 answers

Windows Update "Restart your computer..." Never goes away after many reboots

I have no errors but windows update constantly displays the message "Restart your computer to finish installing important updates". This also means that I cannot check for new updates because windows update thinks I have not rebooted my machine…

asked 2016-04-14T09:47:43+00:00
Anonymous
2 answers

How do I remove original laptop Admin from a Local User?

Hi, The laptop I'm currently using is my brothers but my problem is that neither of us can get into the original Admin account because he forgot the password. This computer was originally used for work but he won't be needing it anymore. So after I made…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Security and privacy
asked 2016-03-08T23:27:14+00:00
Anonymous
3 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

I recently accidentally dropped my laptop and now whenever I try to turn it on, it gets frozen on the "starting windows" screen with the logo.

* Original Title: Start Up Windows 7 I recently accidentally dropped my laptop and now whenever I try to turn it on, it gets frozen on the "starting windows" screen with the logo. When it does go away, the screen just becomes black and nothing…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Windows update
asked 2016-05-22T02:31:53+00:00
Anonymous
6 answers

Event Viewer shows errors(schannel) IE stops or crashes

Hello community,  I am having problems with my windows 7 64 bit computer.  This is a recent fresh install and recent windows updates all important installed up to last month.  I recently started installing the recommended updates to my PC starting with…

asked 2016-02-06T17:45:41+00:00
Anonymous
8 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Lock Screen on Windows Phone 10, Lumia 640 XL

I just upgraded my Lumia 640 XL from Windows Phone 8.1 to Windows Phone 10, and when it finished installing i needed to enter my phone PIN on lock screen, but there are no numbers shown, when i swipe up it only shows "Enter PIN" and at the…

Windows for home | Other | Devices and drivers
asked 2016-03-17T22:34:41+00:00
Anonymous
3 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

WirelessKeyboardFilter_01 update cannot be installed because the filename is mismatched

Several Windows Update attempts failed to install the patch for Microsoft mice "WirelessKeyboardFilter_01". The message I received was "The driver for WirelessKeyboardFilter_01 is not installed". and then . . . .…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Windows update
asked 2016-06-18T04:21:07+00:00
Anonymous
4 answers

Random total crash, black/grey screen and manual shut down needed

Hello to all, for more than a year after changing mobo and gpu due to some hardware problems (apparently they had burned or were defective) my pc worked well without major problems. In the last two weeks it is giving me a terrible problem: Totally…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Windows update
asked 2016-04-28T21:14:25+00:00
Anonymous