Download and Save this program and then Run it to see if it clears your problem.' 'The problem was cleared for me by using the 'Windows 8 App Troubleshooter' 'apps.diagcab' program from Microsoft. Have you downloaded and run as previously posted?: OK, the problem you are getting with the Windows Store Apps Download/Update is the same as what I got. Yes, I just found out I could not get Microsoft Fixit to work on my Windows 8 PC as well today - sorry about that. I got this error 'WindowsUpdate_8024402C OR WindowsUpdate_dt000' Am using the microsoft account and still can't access the store with the dial-up connection.Īnother thing i got when using a dial-up was that i couldn't get the windows updates. The microsoft fixit app does not work with windows 8. So that your personal files (as distinct from programs) are backed up and you can restore if wrote: Also, most important, make sure you have made a System Recovery disk/USB Flash Drive (32Gb) should it all end in disaster! Then set up 'File History' However, don't give up and stick with it - frustrating I know but I believe that the Windows 8 system is only a half-way step to the future 'touch-only' devices that wil be on us very shortly.ĭo make sure that you have set up your PC to receive automatic updates from Windows Update and HP Update - do this and the following using HP Support Assistant. If you have problems with your PC there is another Microsoft site called 'Microsoft Fixit' which will scan your PC for any problems and fix them automatically - see the link here: Īfter three weeks of trying to get my Windows 8 laptop running properly I am hoping that I might finally have got there but my confidence in the PC has been shattered. I am not a computer expert, just an ordinary user, but the Windows 8 system seems to me to be based around a permanent internet connection and using the Windows Account with its supporting Windows Live programs which you will receive when you download Windows Essentials. on Broadband. You should also download Windows Essentials in order to get Windows Live Mail which will allow you to receive mail from numerous email accounts on the one email program. You sign in to your PC at Log In using your Microsoft Account password but you must be permanently connected to the internet for it all to work properly i.e. Things should be a lot easier if you set up a Microsoft Account - see here: I was able to switch to a microsoft account.īut when i try to update these 3 apps i get this(see screenshot) I don't know why it doesn't work with a dial up connection or maybe because its metered? Am not sure. So i was to able to get access to the store via a proxied wi-fi connection(i had to set it as a 'non-metered connection'). Business PCs, Workstations and Point of Sale Systems.Printer Wireless, Networking & Internet.DesignJet, Large Format Printers & Digital Press.Printing Errors or Lights & Stuck Print Jobs.Notebook Hardware and Upgrade Questions.

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