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Thanks, I'll check it out.

Thanks for the reply. There are a couple of things in that article that I haven't tried. But, what do you make of the fact IE works fine if I Run as Administrator? I don't know what that is telling me.

IE crashes every time you launch the app. I get the window that says "Internet Explorer has stopped working Looking for a solution." Here are the things that I've done to try and fix it 1. Went into Programs and Features, unchecked Internet Explorer to uninstall it, rebooted. Then went back...

Has anyone looked up every update to see what it does? I have 20 updates and in many cases, "If it's not broke, don't fix it." I just don't want to create problems I don't have.

Why do you do a disc cleanup after you install updates? I guess i missed the memo. Thanks,

Thanks Shawn, I think after talking to Tech Support I'll give it til Friday and see what happens. This activation process they are using now is new to me, so I'll give them the benefit of the doubt before I do anything else. Greg

This is what I learned...hopefully it's not too confusing, even though I'm not sure I understand it yet. This computer I'm posting about, I just got it new on Friday. When it started up it went through screens resembling Windows installation. Well, I thought it registered and activated the OS...

Hmmm, I'll have to check but I thought it was already.

I just installed the Windows Media Center feature on my Win 8 Pro edition. After the installation and reboot, I'm now seeing the Windows Edition name in the lower right corner of the desktop. Is there a way I can remove that? Thanks, Greg

Thanks Shawn, that suggestion sounds very doable.

I'm selling my Windows 8 laptop and need to find out how I remove the current account and replace it with the prospective buyer? The laptop came with Windows 8, there were no recovery disc with the purchase so I used Reflect to create an image after the laptop was setup. The laptop still has...

First id issued to me when I started to work. Still working in the same place, 40 years later...so sort of stuck with me. :) Greg

I saw that article on Softpedia and got a hoot out of it. I never ran Windows 1.0, got into the game on Windows 2.0 but still seems to be a step backwards considering all the smart people we have in this world. Greg

Hey I'll take a wait and see approach. MS said they were bring back the Start Button in 8.1 and we all got excited just to be disappointed. What I would like to see that is not on the list is to bring back Aero. I never understood why they thought that one OS would be fine for all devices. I...

Well if the Start Button is just a short cut to the Start Menu then that doesn't clarify as a Start Button at all. Why don't they just put the short cut on the desktop. That seems kind a worthless to me. Guess I'll keep my 3rd party app and hope they find a way to get around MS short cut...