Recent content by biren

dear hydranix, i have changed (after i wrote this post) the boot to "legacy mode" from previous "uefi secure boot off". the start up time has reduced quite a bit. so now, one, should i keep using legacy mode or is it better to have 'uefi-secure boot on' booting? two... in what you have...

I recently fresh-reinstalled win8.1 (through .iso provided by MS) I had turned off the secure boot and turned on the legacy boot, while installing 8.1. (so as to be able to boot from CD drive) now, I am unable to change it back. if I do (that is, turn on uefi secure boot), the message returns...

thank you jim.

I have clean installed 8.1 (through recent .iso released). I have 54 updates showing up. because of past experience - mine, and that of others - I am a bit scared about using WU to install them. is WSUS offline updates a good way to install these large number of updates? thank you biren

thanks a lot brink. I think I am ready to go. :) just a last question. since this is a huge download (almost 700 mb), should I start this process at a time (night) so that it runs uninterrupted? would any interruptions in between cause problems? thank you for your guidance and help, brink...

dear brink, when you say "selected by default", do you mean all those updates that are 'ticked' in the WU? if so, I found all the 53 updates are 'marked'. only the 5 optional ones have blank squares. does that mean I install all? do I simply hit the install button? and the process will take...

dear pparks1, could you clarify this a bit more. I understood, you said to wait for a few weeks before installing the updates. what I am not understanding is, how will that help me to decide? and decide what? am I missing something here? would you suggest I simply hit the install button in my...

I have just performed a clean re-install of 8.1 using the win8.1 update1 ISO image (http://windows.microsoft.com/en-IN/windows-8/create-reset-refresh-media) after the installation, I found there are 53 updates to be installed. is there a specific sequence I have to follow, in installing all...

thanks brink. I knew about patch Tuesday... and that is the reason I was surprised how can there be so many updates needed, if the .iso was recently released. I am a bit worried because in the past I have experienced unnecessary updates have caused problems. I just checked the installed...

thank you, brink. I don't have msdn subscription. I understand that the .iso I used does not have latest updates. so... which all updates it DOES have, if any? till what time/date? and... are the 54 updates that windows update shows as needed... really needed? or are there some which could...

I have used Windows 8.1 Update 1 ISO image (Create installation media for Windows 8.1 - Windows Help) for a fresh reinstall of windows 8.1. I had thought that since this .iso is recent, it would also include all the updates till date, and I won't need to download-install any updates. but when...

dear Brink, mystery solved! thank you. i found the built-in admin account. it was one of the 2. what you say is... that... what i can access /perform/ do from the built-in admin account, i will also be able to do thru the normal admin account? every nook and cranny of the computer can be in my...

dear Brink. thank you once again. that was quite fast. :) i have a OEM laptop - dell with windows preinstalled, bought thru a reseller. the cmd prompt lists 2 administrator accounts, and both this show up in the user account (snip below). ** REMOVED ** also... when i access these...

thank you, dear brink. here is the snip for user accounts: and the snip of of elevated cmd window:

i am unable to unlock-enable my 'built-in administrator account. i have win 8. i don't think it is Pro. it is mentioned as windows 8 single language. so, i cannot access lsurmgr. i couldn't use the command prompt method too, using net user administrator /active:yes the message i got was: 'user...