Tag: windows
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Wireless networks and windows XP , a quick how to
How to remove existing wireless network profile in Windows XP Step 1 Open Control panel, select and double click Network Connections. Step 2 Select Wireless Network Connection, right click it and select Properties. Step 3 Choose “Wireless Networks” tab and select existing network in preferred networks, then click Remove. Step 4 Click OK. and…
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Where to get that windows 7 disk
Ok… so you lost your Windows 7 install disk… well as luck would have it…. below is a list of direct downloads .. of course you will still need to have a valid key, but if you are doing a re-install then a quick jellybean or look at the sticker on your machine and your…
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How can I repair the Windows 8 EFI Bootloader?
Firstly, boot from a UEFI Windows 8 recovery disk (CD/DVD/USB) – I found that the automated recovery process didn’t find the correct Windows partition, nor when I managed to add it to BCD settings would it make it reliably bootable e.g. using BCDEDIT I got it to find and launch the Windows partition but it…
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Fixing a Corrupted UEFI Partition in Windows 8 or 8.1
We get this question often lately. Here’s the scenario: I was trying to re-size or copy my UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) for one reason or another and now I can’t boot my Windows 8 or 8.1 PC. There are some free software solutions out there some seem to work some don’t. Most often when…