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• delay after typing my password with the message: "preparing your desktop" displayed on the login screen

  I use Windows Vista for about 3 years now, it has been hurt on the first day.  However, it is the biggest problem I've ever known.

  My PC is currently the entire installation, which means that all the software, drivers and personal settings are applied to the way I would like it. But lately, I have had opportunities indicate that loggin, there was a long delay, after typing my password with the message: "preparing your desktop" displayed on the login screen (the PC was night shotdown, not having changed anything to the system), then I am connected to a desktop where I lost all my custom settings : wallpapers, plans, location of the updated table on the page icon, were all gone as if I start Windows for the first time, and every program I tried to run from there thought while they started upward for the first time.

  My office, I know, has completely disappeared.   How can I get it back?  Where at - it go?

  I am a school teacher and my student missions, etc. are in the files on the desktop.

  I'd appreciate any help you can give me.

  Please keep in mind that I'm not a techno person and very little familiar with several computer attributes.

  Thank you

  Press Alt + Ctrl + delete

  Start the Task Manager

  Click new task below or click file > new task

  Type explorer.exe

  Click ok

  Bring this back?

• Is anyone else having problems with Windows 8 when your typing and e-mail? For some reason, it comes out constantly to the tile screen while I type making me about starting more.

  Is anyone else having problems with Windows 8 when your typing and e-mail? For some reason, it comes out constantly to the tile screen while I type making me about starting more.

  Hi Chaz,

  I thank you for your message and gives us a chance to help you. I see that the Mail app closes while you are typing an email.

  Please answer these questions to get a better understanding of the issue.
  1 have changes made to your computer before this problem?
  2 shut down other applications while they are in use?
  3. do you get an error code?

  You can try these methods to check whether the problem is resolved.

  Method 1: Run the troubleshooter of app.

  http://download.Microsoft.com/download/F/2/4/F24D0C03-4181-4E5B-A23B-5C3A6B5974E3/apps.diagcab

  Open this link to launch the troubleshooter.

  Method 2: Update the application.

  Method 3: Reinstall the application.

  This link has the steps that you can follow to update and reinstall the application.

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-8/what-troubleshoot-problems-app

  Feel free to use the forum for any other issue of Windows, you may have.

• Windows live messenger does not work with Windows vista on the desktop but on laptop

  I tried to remove and then reloading the whole windows live package.  But windows vista is blocking windows live Messenger every time dang.  These are the claims that it is closed by the DEP program.  Why is it that if it is part of windows or a windows program? And why my computer laptop isn't a problem with it, but in my office?  And I tried to add windows live messenger in the list of DEP programs, as indicated by the stupid help window and he ALWAYS breaks it.  is - anyone has a SOLUTION? I really want to chat with my friends on my desktop and I can't do it directly from the website (which is annoying).  I even downloaded the new version of messenger with the same results of DEP crash.

  http://www.Microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx?DG=Microsoft.public.Windows.live.Messenger

  Discussions in Windows Live Messenger

  They will help you with your WLM questions when repost you your questions in the highest Windows Live Messenger Newsgroup.

  See you soon.

  Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

• Help with Windows XP. Your security settings do not Web sites to use ActiveX controls installed on your computer.

  Original title: help with Windows XP.

  I have a laptop with Windows XP. When I try to go on homepage e-mail he says I have no internet connection, even if I do. Also, I can't run windows update. A pop up as my security settings will not allow active x but don't give me any option to change as I've seen it before. I tried everything I can think of.

  Hi SteveKey,

  ·         You use Internet Explorer to access these sites?

  ·         If so, which version?

  Method 1: Run automated troubleshooting and check if it helps.

  Improve performance and security in Internet Explorer

  Method 2: Check to see if the following is useful.

  a. open Internet Explorer.

  b. Select tools, then Internet Options in the menu at the top of the Internet Explorer window. The Internet Options window opens.

  c. Select security from the list of tabs at the top of the Internet Options window. The Security tab appears.

  d. click on the custom level button. The security settings window opens.

  e. scroll down to download signed ActiveX controls entry and select the quick option.

  f. scroll down to Run ActiveX controls and plugins entry and select the active radio button.

  g. Select the OK button to accept the changes. You may have to restart Internet Explorer for the settings to take effect.

  Method 3: You can try to optimize Internet Explorer and see if it makes a difference. Follow steps 2, 3 and 4 of this article.

  Internet Explorer is slow? 5 things to try

• How can you save Windows Mail on your desktop?

  Someone tell me how to save Windows Mail on my counter top? I work under Vista.

  You want to save the messages on the desktop? Create a Windows folder on the desktop. Open WinMail and open a file. CTRL + A to highlight all messages. Left-click on them and drag them to the desktop folder. Messages will still be in WinMail until you remove them.
   
   

• All icons open with Windows 7 Media Center Desktop

  Trying to load 6 Adobe program, I loaded several times, the next thing I knew my Windows Media Center appears.  I can't close it.  I noticed that some of my icons on my desktop have also changed the colors.  When I click on IE, e-mail program, other icons on my desktop, Windows Media Center opens.  I did a rebooth under soft mode and did a restore but Windows Media Center keeps coming back.  Went into the Windows Media Center and do not see anywhere that I can disable this option. I did a rebooth and shut down my computer, but it keeps coming back.  I have Win 7 Ultimate.  Recommendations on how I can close Media Center window. Dukey

  See if one of these offer a solution.

  A utility to Unassociate Types of files in Windows 7 and Vista
  http://www.Winhelponline.com/articles/231/1/an-utility-to-unassociate-file-types-in-Windows-7-and-Vista.html

  See if the EXE download can solve your problem.

  Difficulties of file Association for Windows 7
  http://www.Winhelponline.com/blog/file-Asso-fixes-for-Windows-7/

  See what this article mentions on a registry key called "UserChoice", if you can adapt this information and apply as appropriate to solve your problem.

  Restore the .exe Windows Vista file association, after badly with another application
  http://www.Winhelponline.com/articles/165/1/restore-the-exe-file-association-in-Windows-Vista-after-incorrectly-associating-it-with-another-application.html

  You can try uncheck Windows Media Center via Control Panel / programs and features / Turn Windows Features on or off / multimedia / Windows Media Center.  This allows to uninstall it.  You restart and then reverse steps to reinstall.

• How you copy mp3 files from the my music for a cd drive folder and keep the files in mp3 format, format it with windows 8

  in the past with previous versions of windows, you can easily copy MP3s to a cd and keep the files in format mp3, format thus creating an mp3 disc, you made by selecting the songs you want to copy on disk, you must select the songs of the my folder music and make a click right then on the song selected or songs , you would then select send, and then select the drive that contains the blank cd in it to send the songs to, you choose then to a standard audio CD or data cd, you must select the option data cd and the drive will keep the songs in mp3 format, it was all done using windows Explorer. I would like to do the same thing to do these discs mp3 on my computer windows 8, however I can not understand how do, can help a whole me with that?

  Hello

  I would ask you to check out the link and follow the steps in the article.

  Burn a CD or DVD in Windows Media Player

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-in/Windows-8/burn-CD-or-DVD-Media-Player

  Hope that answers your query. You can write back to us for other queries/problems related to windows and we will be happy to help you further.

• I have a new laptop with Windows 7 and a desktop Dell with Windows Vista and cannot get them to network, help?

  There are residential groups, the other a network - apples and oranges?  I just want the laptop to the beanextension of the desktop - work on word documents, a Note etc. Sync Center does not see the other. John

  Hi JED101,

  Check and make sure that all settings are correct on both computers.

  Networking of computers running different versions of Windows

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/networking-home-computers-running-different-versions-of-Windows

  The problems of finding computers on a home network

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/troubleshoot-problems-finding-computers-on-a-home-network

• Problems with Windows 7 homegroup.

  Have set up the laptop with Windows 7 32 bit desktop and 64-bit computer homegroup. I can see and work with files of the computer desktop laptop everything is OK, but I do not see the laptop on the desk. How the homegroup can work in one direction and not the other?

  Hello

  There could be problems with the permission of files or folders in homegroup on laptop or desktop you use. Therefore, you are facing this problem. You can also check this thread which resembles your question, and that has been marked as answer.

  http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/Forum/Windows_7-networking/cant-browse-or-access-files-on-HomeGroup/e4864c6b-b4dd-4C19-BA04-914502ae930f

  I hope this helps.

• Connection problem with Windows Live

  Recently, a change has been introduced whereby it asked me to confirm my mobile number so that MS can send me a verification code that fits into a security process probably intended to check my Windows Live Sign On, however, it happens that it is not possible to select a mobile phone in my country (Malta, European Union).

  I would also like to point out that even though I select Remember me, remember my password within logon, Windows Live Messenger still brings me my username and password for my Windows Live ID account (* address email is removed from the privacy *); This is why does not remember my login credentials.  This happens on my laptop running Win XP SP3.
  
  I also noticed that I am getting a problem of logon failure, when I try to login to my HP iPAQ which runs on Windows Mobile 2003.
  Hi Emil_d76,
   
  I recommend you post your query in Windows Live Messenger Forums for assistance with this issue.
   
  For the problem with Windows Mobile, post your query in Windows Phone Forums.

• I'm having a problem with "Windows Installer"... Can't find a way to heal or recharge the program?

  I'm having a problem with "Windows Installer"... Impossible to find a solution to heal or recharge the program

  Hello

  1. what question do you face with Windows install on your computer?
  2. do you have an error message regarding the Windows Installer on your computer? If Yes, what is the error message?
  3. what task you were trying to do when you got the error message?
  4. have you done any software or hardware changes on your computer before this problem?

  Please refer to the section: Windows Installer issues in the following link.

  How to solve problems when you install or uninstall programs on a Windows computer

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/2438651/#reso1

  Further,.

  Please responses to the above questions and add additional information so that we can better guide you.

• Problem with Ethernet drivers with Windows 10 compatibility

  Windows 10 knocks out my earthnet Microsoft says my dell compatible driver so if 10 windows will fix the problem I will download 10 I'm not used to having to do all the gel and re install my7 auto so get with him 10

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  Hi Mitchell,

  Thanks for posting on Microsoft Community.

  According to the description, I understand the Windows compatibility check indicates that the Ethernet drivers are not compatible with Windows 10 on your Windows 7 computer. I will definitely help you to solve this problem.

  I wish to inform you that the drivers are built by the manufacturer. Therefore, if the manufacturer does not have to build compatible with the upgraded version of Windows drivers and the compatibility check indicates that the drivers are not compatible so that you might face difficulties with the drivers on the new operating system.

  However, you try to install the drivers in Compatibility Mode after upgrading you computer Windows 7-Windows 10. Please refer to the below mentioned steps to install the drivers in compatibility mode:

  First download the driver from your computer manufacturer's website and install it then.

  SE refer (make older programs compatible with this version of Windows)

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-8/older-programs-compatible-version-Windows

  Note: This link also applies to Windows 10.

  Hope this information is useful. Please come back to write to us if you need more help, we will be happy to help you.

• Chinese programs is not compatible with Windows 7 Home Premium?

  I was hoping to find can run Chinese programs and show the characters without the language pack in windows 7?

  Under Vista, I can't read my Chinese games because he presents himself as funny signs. Will this be a problem on Windows 7 if I do not use the Ultimate Edition and the language pack?

  Hi pchau,

  Thanks for posting in the Microsoft answers Community Forums.

  In Windows Home Premium, you will not be able to change the display except French, Spanish, German, Japanese and English language.

  To change your display in Chinese language, you need to purchase Windows 7 Upgrade Ultimate License.

  After that, you must download and install Multi User Interface Language pack from Windows Update and install it to modify and use your programs display in Chinese language.

  ·         Please see the link below for how to do to get the additional display language and edit them.

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/how-do-I-get-additional-display-languages How can I get additional display languages? To check the programs that are compatible with Windows 7, including your Chinese programs please refer to the link below, http://www.microsoft.com/windows/compatibility/windows-7/en-US

  Hope this information helped you.

  Kind regards

  Arona - Microsoft technical support engineer

  Visit our Microsoft answers feedback Forum and let us know what you think.

• Open windows with the "preparing your desktop" and all the specific parameters of the lost user

  Original title: laptop charge no office

  Please bear with me, this is my first post and I'm not very computer literate. I have a laptop Packard Bell under Windows 7. Everything seemed fine until I turned it on the other day and after the login screen I noticed that the blue screen of windows had a message saying, preparing your desktop... it stayed for a few minutes and then he went to my office, but the screen was black and none of my usual icons were present. He has none of my usual icons in the taskbar either. My usual browser of choice is Chrome, but now there is only IE in the taskbar. I did a scan with Malwarebytes and it came with JS/Redir, I removed this and restarted the computer laptop, but had the same problem. I can't access the internet, but a strange thing is that the default fonts for things like email have been changed. Please help me get my usual workstation and familiar environment of return!

  Hello Maurice Mann

  Thank you for all the time and effort that you put in trying to help me with my laptop PC problem.  I think that all the trouble which resulted from a faulty AVG!

  I finally managed to uninstall this program, I started to make progress.

  I finally got back on the internet by following the tips as follows: -.

  Run the SFC system several times. Click Start, click all programs, and then accessories. Right-click Guest, and then click Run as administrator. Type or copy sfc/scannow then press ENTER. If it finds errors, but cannot fix try a couple of times again. If it still does not work, then restart.

  I tried a few times and nothing happened, so I decided to make one last try and after a reboot, everything was back to normal.  I had the help of Windows and pages of back Support, my office, and all of my favorite settings and I've been on the internet Wi - fi!

  Thank you once again and I hope my information helps in the future.

  King looks

  Sonja