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Thanks for the quick replies! The main reason why I am not considering Dell again is while this laptop has been great I have found the quality of the build to be cheap. If Dell has improved in quality that'd be great, and I will reconsider. What are your opinions on processors? I've found...

Hey guys, My older Dell laptop is starting to show its age. The screen is cracked, and breaks every time I close it, and the battery doesn't charge anymore (its a problem with the jack). The laptop is 4 years old, and I figured its time for an upgrade. I don't really want a Dell again, but...

Hey guys, It's been a while since I've posted here, so sorry if I posted in the wrong section. When Windows 8.1 was released, I upgraded my current Windows 8 installation. Overall, it has been a great experience. However, I've run into a couple of strange problems that I have never had...

Thanks David Bailey for the reply! I ran your command and it repaired some things (forget exactly what). Then I rebooted my PC, and ran sfc /scannow again, and it came out error-free! I have no need to do a refresh now, everything is back to normal. Again, thanks to everyone who contributed...

Thanks again JustATest for the info on my SSD. Apparently I need to do my homework, lol.

@Vincenzo, thanks for the info. I do plan to refresh at some point but probably not for a while. I was not aware that .NET caused problems, next time I will install those separately. @sandman, I decided to skip the 8.1 Preview and wait for the final release (I don't want to install betas...

The only problems I am having are with Windows Update (everything fails the first time) but it always works if I try it again. I have decided to not do a refresh because I don't have time to re-install all my programs again lol. My SSD is only a year old so I hope it's not starting to fail...

I have finished my install of Windows 8. Everything is working normally so far, but system file checker has given me more information that may be helpful. I ran the scan and it completed and said there were corrupt files but it was unable to repair them. The information is in the CBS.log...

I am currently on my second clean install attempt and besides the Windows Updates (which are resolved now) and the hang on Disk Cleanup, everything is working normally. I have all my drivers up to date, and ran the WEI score. Now I am running sfc /scannow again to see if anything's changed...

Thanks JustATest for the reply! I will change the Windows Update settings as you said but I managed to get all updates installed. However, I have not yet installed the chipset driver, I will download and install that. Ninite has always been very helpful to me, and never gave me any problems...

Hey all, First off, I apologize for the long post. Writing isn't really my thing lol, but I will try to explain the problem the best I can. Please let me know if you need clarification on anything. I decided that I didn't want the Windows 8.1 Preview anymore on my system (going to wait for...

It would be nice if MS added a Start menu/button to the Windows 8.1 release, but in reality, I don't think it's going to happen. Doesn't really matter for me though, because I've already gotten used to the Start screen, I don't even think about it anymore. But it would be a nice surprise if I...

Thanks for the information, glad to hear I'm not the only one who's had this problem. And lol, I'll be sure to post back if things get wacky again (if a reboot doesn't fix it, of course).

Lol, being the dumb person that I am, this problem was fixed simply by rebooting my computer. Thanks for the help anyways :)! I know this is how all of you must feel right now :D:

Hey all, Been quite a while since I've posted here, but an odd problem has come up for me. Overall Windows 8 has been great and problem-free, but I'm stuck on this one. For some reason, when I open the Run box, it says "This task will be created with administrative privileges" as if I had...

Unfortunately I think this may just be because you selected the full scan.

I've just switched my main desktop to Avast! Free. So far it has given me no problems and slowdowns, etc. and works very well. Don't know why but I feel more secure with a more robust antivirus even though Defender/MSE hasn't given me a problem (I've been using them for a long time). I think...

Thanks lol but I just answered my own question my finding the tutorial on the app to change the wallpaper :).

Very nice, whs :)! This may be a dumb question, but how do you add a custom wallpaper to Metro?

Here's my start screen: And here's my desktop: