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I guess no one has ever solved the multiple Software Protection Licensing checks every time you open up Word, Excel, etc... Any news?. Any new thoughts? Every time I open up an Office application I will receive the below in Event Viewer. I have fiddled with various registry entries, changing...

Event Viewer 1001 error CbsPackageServicingFailure2 Fault bucket error I know this is Windows 8.1 but did not know where else to post this. Sorry. Fault bucket 1653993244962248431, type 5 Event Name: CbsPackageServicingFailure2 Response: Not available Cab Id: 0 Problem signature: P1...

I added a new local account with admin privileges. Now if I boot into or sign into my main account FIRST that I have had for a long time all is well with this new local account. By that statement I mean startup tasks are run from my main account that you can see under Task Manager, all icons are...

Can I delete the bloated Windows.~BT folder, Windows.~ws, in C: and elsewhere? I do not need Windows 10, do not want it BUT more importantly do not want it to downlaod again and I did uncheck and hide the update called Windows 10. Should I run the disk cleanup file and get rid of temporary...

Windows 8.1 keeps downloading Windows 10 manual updates Yup, everything was fine. So today when I do a Check for Updates. Windows 10 downloads to laptop and creates the usual folder $Windows.~BT I reboot adnd it asks if I want to ACCEPT installtion f WIndows 10..I say DECLINE. ALso note, I...

Windows 8.1 Administrator Account says Administrator but.. Okay. My laptop is working fine and perhaps I should leave well enough alone. The issue came up I guess when I wanted to use the Metro Apps, I seldom do. I was getting an error, the infamous: abcde App cannot be opened using the...

How do I modify what shows on Windows Start 8.1 screen-Not tiles? Please see this link: http://www.peterbio.com/tempit/startscreenshot.png How do I change what appears on the right side where Run, This PC, etc... are?? Thank you Peter

Windows 8.1 desktop icons (not metro) , on reboot rearrange themselves on left side of screen. Auto arrange is turned off. Thoughts? Thanks Peter

How modify Start Menu commands & also show Recent programs? How do I modify what shows in Start menu such as Run,network, Control Panel etc.. (attachment) I looked and looked but am very tired at this point from setting up crashed laptop. So.... This is not on the metro screen 1. This is on...

Windows 8.1 Metro screen - how only show recent apps and not aall by Category. If I click the up arrow at bottom I see just the 8 apps or so I would ike to see But then when I go back into Metro it shows all Thoughts? Thanks in advance Peter

I have been searching but have not searched perhaps as far as I should In my Windows 8 taskbar on the right there are a few items I can select and customize but see no selection for network icons. I am using Windows 8 with Start8 product add-in. I can see speaker icon, skydrive icon...

I can live with it. But I use Start8 to bypass metro screen I also have settings under Advanced to not display boxes around icons, yet I still get a box around a desktop icon when my mouse hovers over it. Tried all I know how. Thanks in advance Peter

Should I create my own Wallpaper directory or somehow (not sure how) make this directory writeable since it is set up as read only and cannot be changed easily. Thanks Peter

I have an HP Envy with a recovery partition. I did indeed create a dedicated USB drive that copied the recovery partition from the partition on the hard drive that shipped with the unit. I wanted to create a restore registry type of system repair disk as you could in Windows 7. However even...

Any way to make text larger under ALL PROGRAMS? I am using Start8 which has no option for hits. I could try Classic Shell instead and get cascading list of All Programs which I may do for the heck of it. But in the meantime, I wonder if I can somehow get larger text in All Programs? I have...

Taskbar - any way to make the taskbar size smaller? Seems like the size of the tabs at bottom (with programs open) are quite large. Thanks Peter

I have Vista with shared files and folders but when I click on the PC shown in computers or do a run //pctosharewithneame I receive a username and PW entry box. On my Vista I do not log in with a PW. My account name is HOME and has no PW and it is set up as Adminwhch may be different than a...

In Vista and others I have cascading menus and so not have to scroll down I am using the Start8 add in for start menu but doubt that has any effect on what I wold like? Thanks Peter

I am the only user of my machine and do not need this function and do not need the password nor my email to show Thoughts? Thanks Peter

How do I perform the above subject while in Windows File Explorer in Windows 8. In Vista and other OS'ss I could easily find where to add a shortcut to the list of ALL PROGRAMS. Any thoughts? Thanks Peter