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Resources and articles pertaining to Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Vista, Windows XP and the general Microsoft Windows operating environment.

Fixing Error 0x80073D0A on Windows 8

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This error is typically shown when Windows Store apps do not install. If your windows store apps are not installing this is likely the culprit. Known causes of this problem are the stopping of the Windows Firewall service. To fix this error and re-enable the Windows … [Read more...]

How to browse or mount a System Restore point in windows 7 and vista

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While troubleshooting a bug with Kaspersky AV 2011 (not sure if bug yet) I ran across the issue of needing to browse a single certain file in order to detect a false positive. The stupid solution would be to revert system restore, make a copy of the file, and revert back... … [Read more...]

Stop Ati Tray Tools from Crashing Flash Videos

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Here's a quick fix if you cannot run flash or youtube videos while running Ati Tray Tools. Rightclick on ATT in the system tray, tools/options, onscreen display: disable onscreen display (uncheck enable box). That's it! Now you can view youtube videos while running ATT. … [Read more...]

Howto: Studio 15 webcam with Windows 7

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Studio 15's Integrated Dell Webcam does not work with Windows 7 out of box, the drivers offered by DELL do not support the hardware; in fact, they've apparently tested the Studio 1537 and have decided that it is not compatible with Windows 7. Well, I've done some in-house … [Read more...]

Saboteur ATI Freeze Fix

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Saboteur game is suffering a freezing issue which affects most ATI users when opening menus and the quest journal, and transitioning between areas. Some ATI gamers are able to play using Windows XP, but even then there are often problems. Pandemic is investigating the problems in … [Read more...]

GPU video acceleration with Flash

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Yesterday news spread of Adobe Flash 10.1 adding GPU acceleration support. Today, ATi has released drivers supporting GPU acceleration. This update is beneficial to ATi users as it will allow fully smooth playback of high resolution, high definition, videos; Hulu, YouTube, … [Read more...]

Bypass Reduce Functionality Hack

Temporarily bypass Reduced Functionality to rescue your files and operating system capabilities and pave the way for a clean, genuine, windows install. … [Read more...]

Geek Squad Manuals

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If you’ve ever wondered just what costs $200/h when you hire Geek Squad, find out. These 11 manuals, which you should learn for yourself, are a source of Geek Squad expertise. Check them out … [Read more...]

Security Essentials weekend report

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Microsoft Security Essentials is Microsoft's leap into the Anti-Virus market. The suite aims at tackling viruses, trojans, worms, and malware. It is surprisingly light on resources (unlike a certain Windows-Defender) and has features to match its competitors. This is the first … [Read more...]

Overclock a laptop mobility Radeon

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Not only unsupported, Mobility Radeons are further crippled by their drivers. Laptop distributors (HP, Dell, Lenovo, etc) limit the clocks on the bundled video cards and restrict access to the GPU BIOS. There are a number of logical reasons behind this, namely warranty … [Read more...]