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Thank you for the well wishes, A Guy and Brink. The ol' gray mare ain't what it used to be, it now feels like a deer staring at headlights. Please do not assume that all this info will 'sink in'. I am trying to do something rather simple without creating bootable media, if possible. The "Clean...

Hello folks. Have not been in any forums for quite a while...do not have what it takes any longer, brain is fried, and some health issues. Would apprecate some help, though. ;) Have a couple of old PCs with Windows 8 that I wish to donate, and would like to write zeros to the entire HDD. Saw...

Would appreciate some assistance... Just did a clean install of W8.1, and after activating Windows, headed to WU. There are some 30+ updates dated 11/21/2014, and then there is one update dated 8/25/2016. How can there be updates from 2014 on a brand new instal of Windows 8.1? :confused...

Thanks for the info, derekimo! Have to agree with you. Anything found so far, leads to believe that you still need the Product Key which will just install the particular version supported by the key. Have a great weekend! :D

Would appreciate some help. :) Is it possible to use the eicfg removal tool on Windows 8.1, like you do in Windows 7? Would like to get an all-versions menu of W8.1 to choose my licensed version during install. Thanks! Saw the following...

Thanks for the reply! Did contact iView. Their suggestion was to push the power button for 30 seconds, and then again for 15 seconds. As far as a reset, tried doing that quite a few times. For this tablet you press the Back button and the Power button. Maybe the best thing is to buy something...

Have the aforementioned tablet, and it ceased to operate a couple of weeks ago. Tried the following with no results: 1. Charging the tablet overnight with its own adapter. 2. Used identical adapter from a friend's 1010QW and charged it overnight. 3. Pressed the Back button and the Power...

Please disregard! Thanks.

Would appreciate some assistance. Have a tablet with Windows 8.1 installed. In the Metro UI there is an entry for the Desktop. The picture on the actual Desktop is a winter scene, however, the picture for the Desktop on the Metro UI is a yellow abstract graphic that I do not like. How can...

NoelDP and Addictive Gamer, After trying your suggestions, and reading all sorts of material in the link provided, decided to just use the Windows 8 option to: Refresh PC without affecting your files Incredibly, after the Refresh, was able to download a multitude of updates, Windows got...

@NoelDP, It is not. The owner of the computer would not know how to install ClassicShell. @Addictive Gamer, Disk cleanup/Windows update cleanup ran for a couple of hours, and the green bar does not want to go beyond the midway mark (on or about). Had to cancel it. Calling it a night. Thanks...

Will give it a whirl and see how it goes. Thanks!

Thanks for the reply, Addictive Gamer! Had already run the Fix, and did so once again, but, no joy. Same result after updates are downloaded, Windows restarts, gets to 97%, and... Failure configuring Windows Update Reverting changes... A continuing saga.

Would appreciate some help with Windows Update issues on a Windows 8 64-bit computer (Dell 660s). Windows Updates are set to install automatically. However, there are a bundle of updates that failed. Attached is WindowsUpdate.txt CBS.zip will not upload, too large.

meka129 13 Dec 2014 01:08 PM Zoek scan results assistance Code: Zoek.exe v5.0.0.0 Updated 23-11-2014 Tool run by user01 on Sat 12/13/2014 at 9:41:16.94. Microsoft Windows 8.1 6.3.9600 x64 Running in: Normal Mode Internet Access Detected Launched: C:\Users\user01\Downloads\zoek.exe [Scan...