Archive for 'Error message'
Creating a Recovery Drive in Windows 8
Windows 8: How to create a Recovery Drive on a flash drive, DVD or CD. Be prepared for when your Windows 8 PC, laptop or tablet refuses to load.
Posted: July 15th, 2013 under Error message, Hardware, Safety, Windows 8.
Tags: blue screen of death, bsod, flash drive, recovery disc, Recovery Disk, recovery drive, usb flash drive
Comments: 6
Why doesn’t the Charms bar’s Share icon work in Internet Explorer?
Q: I’m reading through Windows 8 For Dummies. In the book’s Charms bar section, it says that the Charms bar’s Share icon lets you share via email whatever web page you’re looking at. When I try to do that my Charms bar’s Share box says “Nothing can be shared from the desktop.” Isn’t the desktop […]
Posted: March 4th, 2013 under Email, Error message, Internet, Windows 8, Windows 8 For Dummies.
Tags: charms bar, Desktop, Nothing can be shared from the desktop, share from desktop, share icon, Windows 8
Comments: 1
What’s a Hi-Speed USB controller, and how do I add one?
Q: When I plug something into the USB port on my ancient Dell Inspiron 8000 laptop, I sometimes see a message that says, “There are no Hi-Speed USB host controllers installed on this computer.” At the bottom of the notice is another note saying, “The US Composite Device will function at reduced speed. You must add […]
Posted: June 4th, 2012 under Error message, Hardware.
Tags: the US Composite Device will function at reduced speed, There are no Hi-Speed USB host controllers installed on this computer, USB port, You must add a Hi Speed host controller to this computer to obtain maximum performance
Comments: none
Why does Windows show my file names in green letters?
Q: My friend sent me a folder with zipped files. When I opened it on my computer, Windows showed the files’ names in green letters, rather than the normal black. And when I tried to copy the zipped folder, Windows sent me this error message: “Confirm Encryption Loss. Do you want to copy this folder […]
Posted: January 30th, 2012 under Email, Error message, Privacy, Safety, Windows 7, Windows Vista.
Tags: _MACOSX, a problem is preventing this folder from being encrypted, apple, confirm encryption loss, do you want to copy this file without encryption, encrypted files, file names in green letters, green file names, zipped files
Comments: 82
Turning off the popup: Do you want to view only the webpage content that was delivered securely?
Q: On Internet Explorer, I keep seeing the security warning “Do you want to view only the webpage content that was delivered securely?” This happens when I’m on sites I visit daily. And it drives me crazy, because it appears on every page of the site. How do I eliminate it? A: Many webpages are […]
Posted: September 19th, 2011 under Error message, Internet, Software.
Tags: do you want to view only the webpage, do you want to view only the webpage content, Do you want to view only the webpage content that was delivered securely, internet explorer, security warning
Comments: 16