Problem Opening Programs, Windows 8.1
I have a fairly new Toshiba laptop running Win 8.1. When I click or double click on a desktop icon to open a program it often won't open. Even right clicking and clicking "open" often won't work. My m...
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I stand corrected on the lifetime of win8. And its market share. But only 14% at 28 months?!? For an OS that comes preinstalled on almost every PC and laptop being sold today?? This tells me there are MANY others doing exactly what I sugggested the OP do. Even the End-of-lifed XP has more share.
My suggestion was not inappropriate at all. I've been in IT for 26 years, doing everything from mainframe operator to PC support to network administrator to storage engineer. So I'm fairly well-versed in how PCs and OSes operate. As I said, I gave the same advice I would give my sister. It's sad to see how many people here swallow Microsoft's propaganda... errr... marketing hook line and sinker.
My suggestion was not inappropriate at all. I've been in IT for 26 years, doing everything from mainframe operator to PC support to network administrator to storage engineer. So I'm fairly well-versed in how PCs and OSes operate. As I said, I gave the same advice I would give my sister. It's sad to see how many people here swallow Microsoft's propaganda... errr... marketing hook line and sinker.
