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My network consists of one laptop with Windows Vista OS and one Desktop with Windows 8 OS. I use Task Scheduler on each of these machines to start programs based on a schedule. I want to create a task on the Windows 8 machine that starts a program based on an event that occurs on the Vista machine. Can this be done in Task Scheduler?

i think i press a wrong keyword into my laptop and the speaker dialog was pop up, now i don't know how to stop it, i need help to stop this its annoying

Whys is the removable disk "I" red on my computer when I inserted it into the computer? I'm trying to post pictures and it's not working. It worked before and now it doesn't

when i installed new os to my pc pressing F12 it boot on but it shows EMS enabled before Loading windows files ..how to hide/disabled or any solution to do that...if i set up from that set up...what will happen...

i am using HP PSC1400 series in my system with Windows XP. But to day I updated my system with windows 7, problem is hp 1400 cd installation is not supporting. how can i use it.

when I tries to go in view menu..for the options to show hidden files and I tries in control panel also for Folder Options ..but that option is not available in both places so what I had to do ....to show my Folder Options again ..plz plz said me ..I try many tricks but it doesn't works in my windows Xp

When i want to start a programme , always MS WORD is run.then in ms word appeared that it can't open in DOS MODE . Plz help me.

Using Windows 7 when trying to access Calibre, get the message is "Python function terminated unexpectedly. Nul file missing in Windows. This indicates a corrupted windows." Any suggestions on this problem? will it be necessary to re-install Windows7 Understand it is fairly common for Calibre users. Thanks

I have win 7 professional 64. Effective October 26, Russia changed its time. This is a one-time change, turning clocks back one hour from permanent daylight time to permanent standard time. However, so far MS has mot made this change in their clock gadget. It still shows "Moscow" as UTC+4 instead of UTC+3. (I don't have any way to communicate...

To run an important software in Win7 PRO 64bit , I need to identify the static and dynamic linkages to a key dll in the software, in particular the linkages to the appropriate visual C++ runtime library which may be "legacy" and seems to be absent in the latest version of the vc-redistributables. As Dependency Walker does not work reliably in Win7...

I am calling application B from my application A by using QProcess start(programname, arguments). This will open console window of application B. I need to hide this console. I read something about freeconsole() and ShowWindow() from windows. Where to use this functions, either in Application A or Application B. Please provide some...

computer starts with scren whish mode to use to stare (ie safe mode) i have window 7 disk but cant restart to use disk how do i restart in this situation?

Hi, I want to use Windows Live Mail but... When I tried to install 'Windows Live Mail', it tells me that I have a newer version installed already. But I can't find it. It is not on the list of programs (Start, bottom corner). I looked under 'c:/program files (x86)/Windows Live' but it is not there either. I am using Windows 7. I...

I am trying to run a game,, ( World of Warships ) and every time I hit play i get this error and have to close the program. Can someone help please? exception_access_violation (0xc0000005)@0x016C824B

I have been working on a problem with Windows 10 and wonder if anyone has a solution. When I upgraded a few of my systems it removed the AVG anti-virus software I had installed and won't let me re-install it. Is there anything I can do to make this program compatible?

Hello All, I have an interesting problem under Windows 7 Home Premium version - while my system is sitting idle: I see that I have slightly over 25% CPU consumption. System is AMD CPU with 4 cores. As a user account, I see roughly fifteen processes, with a total CPU consumption of two to three percent (2%-3%). Invoking "Show...

I have 16GB sony flash ,I have saved my assignment on it ,now it is not open ,it has " the file can not previewed of an error on microsoft word prevewer " but my computr is ok and read all the file saved on c and d drive thank you Estifanos

But almost every day I use MS Word 2013. I was writing some pages and after saving the document, I closed it. Today I haven't opened .docx without any reason.

precautionary steps for malware detection .. can anyone help please

How can I improve Microsoft SmartScreen reputation. I have a calendar app that is updated every day. But when a new version is released, the reputation for it is re-counted. How can I increase the credibility of my program?

Hi, I tried to word repair 2007 document from the recycle bin on windows 2010 home edition. When I try to open it now i get the message; Word experienced an error trying to open this file. Try these suggestions. *Check the file permissions.......... any help appreciated. Thanks

I am using a Dell windows 8.1 laptop. I created a bootable usb drive for caelinux.iso but the boot manager does not recognise the file format. Because of this im not able to install the caelinux on my system. If anybody had came across such problem and have found out the solution then please help me as soon as possible. thanks and regards.

Problem: I can connect to the internet via Google Chrome, but when i attempt to do so with Internet Explorer in desktop mode it simply gives me the message "This Page Cant Be Displayed" on any web page i try. That being said i Can browse in it if i set it to be my default browser and then view it in the touchscreen mode. I ran the Trouble-Shooter...

If you haven't heard, Microsoft showcased their update to Windows, called Windows 11 this week. Windows 11 is basically Windows 10 with a fresher look and some new features and integrations. Some of the feature upgrades are for developers. Especially, when it comes to the WIndows app store (Microsoft Store). Support for more types of...