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  • Windows 10 – The Dependency Service or Group Failed to Start

    by David Blizzard May 19, 2016

    This issue could be seen on other versions of Windows but in this case it was Windows 10. The wireless connection icon in the system tray has a yellow exclamation and says no internet. But! Google Chrome and Internet Explorer both work and you can browse the web. Only Microsoft Edge is unable to browse […]

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  • Windows 8 Refresh Warning

    by David Blizzard Jun 04, 2014

    This is a warning for Windows 8 users about the “refresh” option. If you are experiencing a problem with a Windows 8 PC, you might end up at a screen that looks like this: Although Microsoft only mentions that you won’t lose your personal data when you choose to “Refresh Your PC”, they do not […]

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  • Quickbooks Pro 2008 – The file you specified cannot be opened

    by David Blizzard May 17, 2014

    In QuickBooks 2008 running on Windows Vista you get an error when you try to print a report. —– The file you specified cannot be opened. Make sure that it is not currently being used by another program or a read-only file. The Windows error was ‘The file exists.’ —– You followed the instructions on […]

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  • Free Windows 7 Style Start Menu for Windows 8

    by David Blizzard Nov 27, 2013

    Free Windows 7 Style Start Menu for Windows 8

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  • BITS Windows XP Error 1290: 0x50a

    by David Blizzard Nov 15, 2013

    When you try to start the Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) on Windows XP you get an error 1290: 0x50a. Step 1: Reregister the Qmgr.dll and the Qmgrprxy.dll BITS files. To do this, follow these steps: Click Start, click Run, type regsvr32 qmgr.dll, and then click OK two times. Click Start, click Run, type regsvr32 […]

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  • Windows XP Hangs at Boot (The Blue Progress Bar Just Keeps Going)

    by David Blizzard Dec 22, 2008

    What to do if Windows XP hangs at start up.

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  • How To Perform a System Restore From the Recovery Console in XP

    by David Blizzard Apr 01, 2008

    How to perform a system restore of Windows XP from the recovery console.

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  • Windows XP USB Filter Driver Error

    by David Blizzard Mar 06, 2008

    How to solve a USB filter driver error in Windows XP.

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  • Windows Update Fails to Install Some Updates on XP

    by David Blizzard Feb 13, 2008

    How to get Windows XP to finish installing updates that have failed.

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