so far so good after upgrading to Windows 8 pro
I would definitely upgrade from Windows XP as a matter of priority - Windows 8 has much better security and better graphics quality and video...
to evan* , the taskbar runs along the bottom of the desktop - so not part of the "metro" menus - you can even drag upwards to double shortcut...
to Arie , you can pin shortcuts of often used apps and specific folders to the taskbar - room for 19 apps on my taskbar , which makes for quick...
Hi , you have a link in the thank you email from MS that enables the ordering of the "personal backup dvd" Interesting the find out what spec...
to evan - not wanting to seem like an apologist for MS but the start menu (in function) is called up and closed by merely clicking the keyboard...
to broni - your linked comments is similar to my sentiments when using the customer review , then I returned to XP and Windows 7 , However...
I have upgraded and I really like this version - in fact at such a low cost I shall upgrade all of my computers
Hi , I installed 64bit Windows 8 pro upgrade and prefer it over any other version. I found significantly better graphics quality , quicker...
Hi , have you configured SOUNDS AND AUDIO DEVICES , via control panel, "Sound Recording default device" from On-board Device (model) to :...
I think you will find that the BIOS/chipset control the system memory speed and default to oem spec regardless of a faster internal memory module...
to Bill , you could add damage from terrorist attacks as well in your rationale for keeping the oem recovery disk separate from a computer case...
Thanks for the info - i have a few optical drives that do not read some disks , so i shall try your solution when time permits - the drives would...
My understanding is that a pci-e 16x bus supports pci-e 1x devices - however I have not personally tested this to quote :...
Hi , if you positively seek to delete a locked file , I suggest install and launch malwarebytes antivirus program and run the "file assassin"...
Hi , one reason applications will not work well is that because the C-system partition is almost full the page file - virtual memory part of...
Hi , i thought a USB 3.0 pci-e 1x host bus card would enable faster transfer of data than via an onboard USB 2.0 bus would , the proviso being...
btw OP , the modules are keyed meaning they can only be correctly inserted one way - so take care which way you try to insert the modules or else...
Hi , as Arie advised run the disk drive diagnostic , which for you will be Seagate Seatools for DOS - 2 media versions of the user-created tool ,...
or a sudden reduced capacity notification ? - i suppose not likely
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