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    Can't Upgrade Windows XP to Windows 8. SP3 Needed--->

    Or this :Download Windows XP Service Pack 3 - ISO-9660 CD Image File from Official Microsoft Download Center j
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    Solved Help!!! Cf card reader not showing in windows explorer

    Glad ya got sorted , thanks for the grin . Picture this . Drive 1020 miles . Hike / slog 2 miles into the swamp , in the moonlight see the trees full of spoonbills , woodstorks etc . Set up camera etc . Turn on camera , NADA . Check said camera .... no battery . Look through 60 lbs of gear ...
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    Solved Help!!! Cf card reader not showing in windows explorer

    Try this . Connect the card reader and put a flash card in it . On the desktop , right click the start button . Click Disk Management . The flash card should show up in the disk management list . It will have no drive letter . In the lower pane of disk management , right click on the flash card...
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    Solved Trying to unzip a file

    Glad it worked out for you . It is kind of odd how they do it , but what it is what it is .:cool: j
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    Solved Trying to unzip a file

    @Winuser , I agree . Although I've flashed a lot of bios's ,I still am very cautious when doing it . On the z77 , z87 and x79 chipset boards there have been a lot of improvements in the code . So I think ( IMHO ) it is worth keeping them up to date . Some of the ASUS boards do not have the...
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    Solved Trying to unzip a file

    @Winuser , You can do either , right click the unzipped bios file and select rename or use the utility . Both accomplish the same thing . I just flashed a couple of ASUS bios's and I did not use the utility .:D j
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    Solved Trying to unzip a file

    @ ICit2lol This procedure is a lot easier than it seems . Make note of any BIOS settings you previously changed from default . On the file you renamed change the name to Z77VB.CAP , according this Renaming Rule pdf ...
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    Solved Serious questions for the Windows 8 viability for busines

    whs , I was hoping the op would shed more light on this . Normally I'm up for a challenge . But it seems my search foo is not strong at this moment . j :D
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    Solved Serious questions for the Windows 8 viability for busines

    whs , That's I'd love to know . Did it update the bios version or change some settings ? j
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    Solved Serious questions for the Windows 8 viability for busines

    theaudioanalyst "In this case, it was a fresh install on the Laptop and I found out that the Bios had been updated and I didn't know it." Are you actually claiming that when you installed W8 on your laptop that it updated your BIOS ? Not to be flip I just have to know . j
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    Solved How to Remove Media Device From Network Map

    I was able to duplicate your issue . I created a MS account with my Hotmail address . On restarting my computer I ended up with 2 media devices just like you did . I have tried everything I know of to remove the local admin's account media device with no luck . As per Leo Huang's reply in the...
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    Solved How to Remove Media Device From Network Map

    By default Win Media player has a network service enabled . Each computer with this service enabled will show up in networking as a shared network device . I personally do not want this to happen . If you do not want these devices to show under networking . You need to do this on both or all...
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    Can Windows 8.1 be installed as legacy MBR? (Non-UEFI)

    pcRat jimbo is correct . As of Win 2000 all MS os's support GPT disks . They are not bootable in 2000 & XP . Using GPT Drives j
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    Solved Windows 8.1 pro - permission system SUCKS

    @ oldspook Look at this tutorial : http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/9650-built-administrator-account-enable-disable-windows-8-a.html This shows how to enable the hidden administrator account . Running in this mode has security issues , but if you are sure your security setup is tight enough...
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    Solved "Metro" photos

    Brink , Back in Feb 13 . I had the photo app auto import about 30 gigs of photos . Your clearing the live tile cache did not remove the photos . I had to find them . Took a while . Used Windirsat to do it . I am still on 8 not 8.1 it is strange that your 8.1 does not have that folder . MS must...
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