Posts Tagged ‘windows’

Seems Like a Bad Idea

I know that after you click “format” you’re presented with another window with options for formatting so that should keep you from accidentally reformatting your removable drive, but don’t you think they could have put another separator between format and the other two options?

No, I didn’t reformat anything. Just something I thought was peculiar.

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Computer Sleep States [On, Sleep, Standby, Hibernate, Off]

Often when editing device properties or BIOS settings, I get confused with power options listed as power state codes. Some of them are useful, but with the evolution of “power-saving” technology, I think some of the differences between some of the power states aren’t so clear, but seemingly unnecessary. Below you will find a table [...]

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How to Fix Hibernation in Windows Vista

If the hibernation option is missing from your Vista power options, it’s possible the Hibernation file cleaner was removed from the computer. It seems this can be done using Window’s built in Disk Cleanup utility. Below are the steps to create a new Hibernation file cleaner and restore the hibernation option to the computer:

Open the [...]

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Frustration with Upgrading My Zune Software [Solved]

I haven’t been able to upgrade my Zune software installation over the last couple of updates because I kept getting the “Setup must stop because the required package ‘Zune’ failed to install,” Error code: 0×80070643.
Most solutions included downloading and installing the full Zune package which includes all of the other components required. I tried that, [...]

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