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Are you using the built in audio or have you got a plug in card?

One of the keys cold be stuck down. Check them over thoroughly.

The first thing to do would be to check the hard drive for errors.

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Send it back. They have done a poor job of sorting it out if it only lasted 1 day. You should be able to get it sorted for free because of the very short time it worked for.

Unplug it from the mains and remove the bios battery for about a minute. It is a round silver object with CR2032 stamped on it. You will have to set the time and date and boot order correctly after this if your machine works.

[QUOTE=codered152;955723]toshiba recovery cd.[/QUOTE] That means it's most likely to be a laptop. Most laptop hardware cannot be removed.

Yes to both questions.

Try clearing the cmos. Your mobo manual will show you how to do it.

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You need to get in touch with your service provider.

Overclocking can be very harmful to your system if done incorrectly. Can you afford to replace the computer if it goes wrong? If not, don't try it.

The windows install cd will be able to format the drive if you tell it to.

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It's probably a faulty cd rom drive. That's just a guess as you have given very little information to work with.

It will run really really slowly if at all.

Your pc is infected. I see no evidence of any antivirus software. You need to install a virus scanner and do a complete scan with it before attempting to clean anything else. Avast is good - [url]http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-home.html[/url]

Windows 7 isn't released yet. I doubt you will find a driver until it is.

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If you have a digital volt meter you can test the PSU. I can supply you with instructions if you want.

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Crucial are well known and their scanner is very good. There are cheaper sites out there but they don't provide as good a service as Crucial on the whole.

The clock speed will make quite a difference. For an example. Some time back I had an ATI 9550 256meg. I tried out a 9600 128meg and it was a lot quicker because of it's higher clock speed. One thing though, make sure your PSU is up to it.

Look like your card has had it!

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It sounds to me like you have put the wrong type of ram in. Put your old ram back in and go to [url]www.crucial.com[/url] and use their scanner to find out what ram you have and what ram is compatible with your computer. You can't just throw any old ram …

Have you checked to see if XP drivers are available for it?

Graphics can only be built in on a majority of laptops. Run dxdiag on it. Click on the Start orb and type "dxdiag" in Start Search. Hit return and off you go. Have a look for any problems.

What exactly is wrong?

Just to add to that, try the [B]DEL[/B] key for getting into your bios.

Sounds like the screen is on it's way out.

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What is the exact model number of your router? Is it possible it only supports 1 wireless connection at a time?

The restore points are infected too!

It's a Sony Vaio so it wouldn't have been supplied with a proper windows cd.

Nope!

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Stick the disk in and follow what it says on screen.

You have given us no information to work with. What format is the document in? What did you create it with? What windows version do you have? We can only work with the information you give us.

You need to unplug your PSU from everything then short the green wire in the biggest plug to any black one with a short length of wire, the PSU should spring into life. If it doesn't, it's dead and needs replacing.

That is caused by malware. You need to post in the malware removal area about it.

Ask Microsoft, they make it!

A burning smell is always serious. Have a thorough inspection of the mobo and look for any bulging or leaking capacitors.

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It's most likely to be a driver issue with the graphics driver, try reinstalling it.

You haven't said if the machine actually boots into windows or not. Does it?

If it wont boot then the worst has already happened. You should always always always back up all data that you cannot loose on a regular basis. Please explain the symptoms of your problem properly, "cant boot" doesn't give us any useful information to work with.

You need to go into add / remove programs and uninstall Norton.