Recent content by lost8user

OK PEOPLE!!! Here is my EASY solution: I messed with everything on this laptop (Account Picture Folders, Default Account Pictures Folders, the registry, etc) and I learned that the LOGIN screen gets the single image to display the user picture from the file C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\User...

Doesn't someone know what the issue might be? Please advise 11/16/2021

Ok, I got the ISO for Windows 8.1 from the Microsoft website. I have WinISO so I burned the installation DVD. The primary install went flawless. Absolutely no problems. I did not notice that when it installed that it only installed Windows 8.1 and not the Pro version that I had paid for a...

Ok, I found out what it was. I had used Belarc Advisor on the old hard drive to get the product key that I paid for. Then I installed the new drive and used an ISO from Microsoft to re-install what I thought was 8.1 Pro. Just after I posted the above issue, I went into settings and system...

Tried just about everything. Read many solutions and watched many YouTube videos - but cannot get user account picture on login screen. This is a new re-install of windows 8.1 pro. please help.

I have a dell inspiron 15 (3521) laptop. The HD crapped out on me. I bought a new one and proceeded to re-install windows 8.1 pro on it. During the re-installation, I was not prompted for the product key which I paid for several months back. I am worried that (like my desktop) all of a...