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I just replaced a bad hard drive on a user's laptop, and when I went to install Windows 8 on the new HDD, I discovered that the laptop apparently also has a 16GB SSD. I'm assuming the system was originally set up to treat the SSD and HDD as a single logical drive; can I recreate that with generic Windows 8 install media?
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Nov 20, 2014 19:11
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Toast Museum posted:I just replaced a bad hard drive on a user's laptop, and when I went to install Windows 8 on the new HDD, I discovered that the laptop apparently also has a 16GB SSD. I'm assuming the system was originally set up to treat the SSD and HDD as a single logical drive; can I recreate that with generic Windows 8 install media? But you can just take the cache SSD out, because it has no noticeable impact on performance. I couldn't tell you one way or the other whether Windows 8 has a generic alternative, but I doubt it.
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Nov 20, 2014 19:32
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It's not mine to remove parts from, so I think I'll just stick the page file and hibernation file on the SSD for lack of anything better to do with it.
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Nov 20, 2014 19:40
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Toast Museum posted:It's not mine to remove parts from, so I think I'll just stick the page file and hibernation file on the SSD for lack of anything better to do with it.  Access time is still good. Throughput is for the most part ~10% of the harddrive it accompanies. You could be ruining performance by putting the page file there.
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Nov 20, 2014 20:02
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Flipperwaldt posted:I'd say that's a good idea in theory, but this is how mine performed after three months in cache mode: Yikes, thanks for the heads-up. I guess that makes sense; SSD speed is at least partially a function of size, and I doubt Acer stuck top-quality flash in this thing.
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Nov 20, 2014 20:21
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kalstrams posted:There was wonky plugin for Trillian, I think, but if I remember correctly it was based of 4.X Skype or something like that so, besides not working reasonably well, it is now non-functional either. It worked OK, it was using the official SkypeKit, which has now been discontinued. There are no alternative clients for Skype, so I stopped using Skype.
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Nov 21, 2014 14:49
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HalloKitty posted:It worked OK, it was using the official SkypeKit, which has now been discontinued. There are no alternative clients for Skype, so I stopped using Skype. 
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Nov 21, 2014 14:53
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I have no idea what's happened to my 8.1 machine, but it can't even log out; it just hangs on the "signing out" screen. If I hard shut it down then log in, I just get a black screen. I can open Task Manager and run things from there. I tried doing a system restore, but since it can't sign out, it can't restart properly. Is there anything I can do besides creating an installation disk and flattening the drat thing?
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Nov 21, 2014 16:54
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Toast Museum posted:I just replaced a bad hard drive on a user's laptop, and when I went to install Windows 8 on the new HDD, I discovered that the laptop apparently also has a 16GB SSD. I'm assuming the system was originally set up to treat the SSD and HDD as a single logical drive; can I recreate that with generic Windows 8 install media? I believe this is a function of the Intel Storage drivers, so maybe look there somehow?
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Nov 21, 2014 20:53
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I'm finally getting around to reinstalling Windows on my desktop did something stupid. When I wen't to install Google Chrome I accidentally hit...something else. I wen't through and deleted what ever was installed but I see one program on the unininstall list called OpenAL with no publisher. Is this anything I need to keep or toss it?
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Nov 22, 2014 01:34
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BigRed0427 posted:I'm finally getting around to reinstalling Windows on my desktop did something stupid. When I wen't to install Google Chrome I accidentally hit...something else. I wen't through and deleted what ever was installed but I see one program on the unininstall list called OpenAL with no publisher. Is this anything I need to keep or toss it? Might be part of your sound card drivers? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenAL When in doubt run Malwarebytes anti-malware in case it turns out to be adware or malware. Uncheck the 30-day premium trial while installing or it will bug you to buy it after 30 days. Also in the future you can grab a bunch of commonly used software in one go with ninite.com, it will give you an installer for whatever you choose from its list and it's pretty comprehensive. It's my first stop after I get drivers on a PC: https://ninite.com/
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Nov 22, 2014 02:20
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hooah posted:I have no idea what's happened to my 8.1 machine, but it can't even log out; it just hangs on the "signing out" screen. If I hard shut it down then log in, I just get a black screen. I can open Task Manager and run things from there. I tried doing a system restore, but since it can't sign out, it can't restart properly. Is there anything I can do besides creating an installation disk and flattening the drat thing? I had something very similar happen to me this week, I wonder if there's a problematic Windows update or something. I had exactly the same issue with system restore not being able to complete, but I found that it was able to do so in safe mode. Run msconfig.exe and check the "safe boot" box on the boot tab. Restart your computer, and it'll come back up in safe mode until you uncheck that box. If you're using bitlocker make sure you've got a recovery key handy, because you'll need it to finish booting into safe mode. Good luck!
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Nov 22, 2014 03:29
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I'm not sure this is the correct thread to ask about windows 10 preview. I'm having trouble even detecting bluetooth devices on a desktop with Intel 7260 pcie card. It was working under windows 7. Anyone else having problems with bluetooth with the preview?
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Nov 22, 2014 09:18
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lostleaf posted:I'm not sure this is the correct thread to ask about windows 10 preview. I'm having trouble even detecting bluetooth devices on a desktop with Intel 7260 pcie card. It was working under windows 7. Anyone else having problems with bluetooth with the preview? I just tested and it's working for me but my bluetooth device is the one built into my Thinkpad 420 and lists as "ThinkPad Bluetooth 3.0" in device manager. It looks like it's from Broadcom so it's likely just a different chipset than what you're using. If it's not working I'd consider putting in a report and maybe they'll look at the drivers for the next release. I figured the drivers in it were probably the Windows 8 ones since the ones I have are dated october 2013 and I didn't install them separately.
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Nov 22, 2014 09:51
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stubblyhead posted:I had something very similar happen to me this week, I wonder if there's a problematic Windows update or something. I had exactly the same issue with system restore not being able to complete, but I found that it was able to do so in safe mode. Run msconfig.exe and check the "safe boot" box on the boot tab. Restart your computer, and it'll come back up in safe mode until you uncheck that box. If you're using bitlocker make sure you've got a recovery key handy, because you'll need it to finish booting into safe mode. Good luck! I ended up just doing a full reinstall. Woo-hoo. Now, I'm trying to get rid of the previous Windows.old folder from the last time I reinstalled, and I'm left with a handful of DAT files in C:\Windows.old\Users\username\AppData\Local\Packages\winstore_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\Cache\0 with names that are too long for both the recycling bin and shift-delete. How else can I get rid of these?
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Nov 22, 2014 14:41
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hooah posted:I ended up just doing a full reinstall. Woo-hoo. Now, I'm trying to get rid of the previous Windows.old folder from the last time I reinstalled, and I'm left with a handful of DAT files in C:\Windows.old\Users\username\AppData\Local\Packages\winstore_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\Cache\0 with names that are too long for both the recycling bin and shift-delete. How else can I get rid of these?
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Nov 22, 2014 14:46
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kalstrams posted:Try Eraser. I use it to delete important stuff from computer, but it should handle your issue well too, though it takes some time with deletion process. It didn't work, even when I tried the option to erase on startup. 
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Nov 22, 2014 16:13
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hooah posted:It didn't work, even when I tried the option to erase on startup. Try booting from a Linux live CD and deleting them.
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Nov 22, 2014 16:21
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Does anyone know where I can grab the installer for the desktop verion of OneNote 2013? I have a key from my program's DreamSpark, but it's telling me I've exceeded my downloads limit. I've requested additional downloads, but if that doesn't work (or takes a while), I'd like to have another option.
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Nov 22, 2014 19:01
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hooah posted:Does anyone know where I can grab the installer for the desktop verion of OneNote 2013? I have a key from my program's DreamSpark, but it's telling me I've exceeded my downloads limit. I've requested additional downloads, but if that doesn't work (or takes a while), I'd like to have another option.
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Nov 22, 2014 19:09
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kalstrams posted:Have you tried http://www.onenote.com/download ? Yeah, that's the Metro version.
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Nov 22, 2014 19:26
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hooah posted:Yeah, that's the Metro version.
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Nov 22, 2014 19:56
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kalstrams posted:Is it? For me that one runs like regular desktop application. Or do you mean there are multiple versions for Windows desktop? Hmm. I'll try again, but earlier it started in Metro. However, Avast! flagged the installer, so that likely hosed up the installation somehow. Edit: yup, everything looks good now. Thanks for getting me to try again! hooah fucked around with this message at 20:05 on Nov 22, 2014 |
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Nov 22, 2014 20:01
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http://portal.microsoftonline.com That's where I get my office stuff from. I've got an MSDN subscription from work, though. I'm not sure if dreamspark works the same way. Edit: Oh, solved it already. Jesus, I had this tab open for 2 hours.
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Nov 22, 2014 21:59
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hooah posted:I ended up just doing a full reinstall. Woo-hoo. Now, I'm trying to get rid of the previous Windows.old folder from the last time I reinstalled, and I'm left with a handful of DAT files in C:\Windows.old\Users\username\AppData\Local\Packages\winstore_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\Cache\0 with names that are too long for both the recycling bin and shift-delete. How else can I get rid of these? rmdir /s /q C:\Windows.old\Users\username\AppData\Local\Packages\winstore_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\Cache\0 ?
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Nov 22, 2014 23:46
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Read posted:rmdir /s /q C:\Windows.old\Users\username\AppData\Local\Packages\winstore_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\Cache\0 Thanks, but I did the Linux thing (eventually; stupid hybrid shutdown).
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Nov 23, 2014 04:55
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Is there some way to move a folder to a new drive while leaving the modified/created dates on the contents alone?
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Nov 23, 2014 08:02
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Rexxed posted:I just tested and it's working for me but my bluetooth device is the one built into my Thinkpad 420 and lists as "ThinkPad Bluetooth 3.0" in device manager. It looks like it's from Broadcom so it's likely just a different chipset than what you're using. If it's not working I'd consider putting in a report and maybe they'll look at the drivers for the next release. I figured the drivers in it were probably the Windows 8 ones since the ones I have are dated october 2013 and I didn't install them separately. Cool thanks. I'll report it in the feedback app. I saw a large amount of other people reporting similar issues.
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Nov 23, 2014 09:23
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Is there any recommended software for making a slideshow with an audio track? I have a historical podcast I listen to but wanted to make an episode into a video with maps and pictures included. If there's anything that will let me draw over an image as well (on a surface pro 3) so I can highlight things that would be amazing.
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Nov 23, 2014 12:56
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Camtasia Studio is not too expensive as a video editor.
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Nov 23, 2014 13:04
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It's $300 on their website which is pretty expensive for a fun project.
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Nov 23, 2014 14:21
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Ariza posted:It's $300 on their website which is pretty expensive for a fun project. Yeah that seems a little much for me, I was hoping for something more free. I'm trying to see if it can be done in powerpoint but that doesn't to give me the timing controls I want/seems like an awkward way to go about it.
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Nov 23, 2014 14:45
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Crosspost from monitor thread: My father bought a Samsung U28D590D 4K monitor with 40 bit color depth, but he can't select 40 bit in monitor settings. This is Windows 7. How should this be set?
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Nov 23, 2014 15:06
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Boz0r posted:Crosspost from monitor thread: He probably needs a graphics card that supports that format. Looks like it's amd firepro or nothing at the moment. emdash fucked around with this message at 17:01 on Nov 23, 2014 |
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Nov 23, 2014 16:50
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dis astranagant posted:Is there some way to move a folder to a new drive while leaving the modified/created dates on the contents alone? There's probably a better way to do this but iirc things that are zipped and then unzipped somewhere else retain their original dates. fake edit: http://serverfault.com/questions/288631/what-switches-can-robocopy-use-to-preserve-file-and-directory-times-on-the-targe
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Nov 23, 2014 20:05
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BitLocker on my dad's computer is useless - his keyboard doesn't input anything on the password screen when switched on from scratch. If he's already been logged in to Windows and restarts, the keyboard is picked up OK. Any ideas? Legacy USB is enabled in the BIOS. It's an MSI B85M-P33 motherboard. It used to work before the last BIOS update so far as I remember.
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Nov 25, 2014 02:44
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WattsvilleBlues posted:BitLocker on my dad's computer is useless - his keyboard doesn't input anything on the password screen when switched on from scratch. If he's already been logged in to Windows and restarts, the keyboard is picked up OK. Try plugging the keyboard into the USB port(s) closest to the PS/2 port, sometimes only one USB controller will work properly before the OS loads and in general it's that one.
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Nov 25, 2014 04:03
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Rexxed posted:Try plugging the keyboard into the USB port(s) closest to the PS/2 port, sometimes only one USB controller will work properly before the OS loads and in general it's that one. Is it this? Good grief, is that what keeps Windows 7 recovery mode from recognizing my keyboard 85% of the time? (Even though the BIOS and even Windows' own boot menu recognizes it.)
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Nov 25, 2014 04:14
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doctorfrog posted:Is it this? Good grief, is that what keeps Windows 7 recovery mode from recognizing my keyboard 85% of the time? (Even though the BIOS and even Windows' own boot menu recognizes it.) Possibly. It doesn't happen with every motherboard because they seem to treat usb controllers differently, but I've seen it on more than a few motherboards. I've even seen motherboards with one USB slot specifically marked as being for use with a keyboard for the BIOS.
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Nov 25, 2014 04:36
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Rexxed posted:Try plugging the keyboard into the USB port(s) closest to the PS/2 port, sometimes only one USB controller will work properly before the OS loads and in general it's that one. I'll give that a go, cheers.
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Nov 25, 2014 12:42
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