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A few weeks ago I setup a new x64 computer with Windows Pro 8.1 and a Microsoft account that I use on other pc's. I know One Drive was initially working cuz I used it to transfer some files between computers. It was not in the tray bar and I did not pay attention to it lately until I needed to...

thanks. had a 1st gen surface that i meant to updated. knew this was place to come to find out the urgency.

Why is MS so stingy with an upper limit of 16? Cheap? A lot of my financial accts seem to be even worse! 20-26 would be a more reasonable, secure, character limit. PS: I'm not considering NSA security proofing at all.

I use an iPad and GoodReader in iOS for most of my pdf reading. I like to put bookmarks(?) on pages in the pdf that I can quickly view and go to a page from. It works well. I now have a surface pro tablet and don't like the default pdf reader app on it. The others in the store look lame for...

I have windows 7 ultimate that had SkyDrive successfully working on xxx@hotmail.com. I wanted a new OneDrive at yyyy@live.com to sync with my Windows 8.1 OneDrive pc. I uninstalled SkyDrive, download from the Onedrive.com the win 7 OneDrive installer. When I run the installer I get to the Get...

it does it before i even click anything!

Brink Thank you for your patience. Sorry it took me sooo long to truly understand what you were trying to tell me. Currently I am replying from my win 7 computer because the win 8.1 cannot connect via wired or wireless. This has been an ongoing frequently intermittent problem. I will try...

I'm on a 13" ThinkPad X201 with win 8.1 and I spend 95% of my time in the Desktop. I even have Stardock 8.1 and it's set to disable the top/bottom left corner when in the desktop. I have no issue with the right bottom corner charms bar and do use it. But it seems I frequently jump into Metro...

Brink, we not clearly communicating what I want to do. I do not want to SWITCH one user account for another and then delete the switched out user account. I do want to MERGE the local user account, i.e. apps/programs/files/settings/etc, into 1 Microsoft email user account then delete the local...

Another problem I have with 8.1 is what they did to SkyDrive. I use to be able to use it in the Desktop with Explorer on my local account and that does not seem to work anymore. Seems like they'll be taking more and more away from local account usage.

I suspected being presented that solution, but it is still suboptimal for me leaving that old account out there and probably forgotten. Are you sure that is the only way? If you are sure then I only have a few, little used, apps purchased so far so maybe I can still do what I want, but...

I have an iPad and a iPhone and understand that Microsoft wants to head Windows in that direction with their accounts/apps, but I have TB's of files I do not want anywhere near a cloud. I suppose if Microsoft, more likely the NSA, want access to that they could always backdoor it, but at least...

Thanks for the links. They do help, but I didn't and still don't fully understand Microsoft accounts and apps, etc. The links seem to say my apps only can be (re)downloaded from the original Microsoft account they came, were bought, from. What I want to do is create a new "primary alias"...

Thanks for the tutorials. I had seen them before, but a second look and thought made me realize I did not have the right accounts/users/passwords setup on my machines. Now I can share every way to Sunday. Thanks again.

I have 2 windows 7 pc's with same login-name/password that I can password protected share fine folders between them. Fron Explorer I right-click a folder and share it to the other pc by entering in the login-name/password. I know this is how it is suppose to work and it does. Now I'm trying...

First let me say I spend almost ALL my time in the desktop and my main pc's still have win 7. When I upgraded an old win 7 laptop to 8 I used my HotMail account. After getting some Store apps and setting up SkyDrive I decided I did not like having MS see everything so I created a local...

Thanks. ThinkPad connects now, but with a little hiccup at logon. The main thing it connects

Could you give me a little more detail in your explanation? The way I have been updating the drivers, and only way I know, ia the following : 1. Open network in Device manager 2. Right-click the wireless adapter and choose properties. 3. Select the Driver tab and choose Update Driver. 4...

Upgraded ThinkPad laptop via ethernet from 8 to 8.1 then tested out fine. Shutdown for the night and removed the ethernet cable. Day later the Lenovo booted fine and the wireless SSID showed 5 bars on the charms bar. Clicked to connect and was prompted for the pw which was entered correctly...

Thanks for that list of programs. I think it gives me enough to answer my question. I image after major software installs or upgrades and at initial os install. I keep the last few with the initial os image and only test restore very infrequently. I view it as a very necessary chore. Feel...