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| | ok so my laptop is acting strange. it is a hp c502us and has many problems right now. 1st problem is that when i start the laptop it tells me to select an operating system. the 2 choices are Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition and Microsoft Windows XP Setup. everytime …  |
| | sony vaio laptop VGN CR407E hello everyone! i've joined this website for the sole purpose of getting answers to fixing my laptop. for any info/help, i thank you in advance. so this is the story: opening an email from a legit website (intercontinental hotels group), then my computer suddenly freezes. … |
| | I'm probably not posting this in the right place, but my laptop has been playing up for the last few months. It wouldn't let me download or save pictures off the internet for a while, and now it keeps coming up that my password is incorrect! I think there might … |
| | So I have a brand new hp laptop. I put in a DVD yesterday and it says the region is not supported. It asks me if I want to change the region. This is strange to me because this is a U.S. DVD and the laptop should be set to …  |
| | Toshiba laptop won't boot. HD ok, memory ok, put those in other laptop and they worked. CD spins, power light comes on and other green lights come one, fan comes on, but won't boot up. Plugged in external display, external display won't come up. Put external display on other laptop … |
| | Hi All, I am very new to the web-server world with a decent level of understanding in www and little knowledge on Unix. I have a laptop 1.5GHz, pentium core 2 duo, with Ubuntu installed in it. I have a DSL connection and I dont have a domain name. I …  |
| | OK - so I installed windows 2003 server on my desktop, which is in the basement. I have a laptop upstairs (xp) which I want to connect to the desktop over remote desktop. This is working ok (networking, etc), except the way that 2003 server is working, it's making it … |
| | I need help to resolve a prob that has developed with my Vaio PCG-K64. The blue Fn key seems to have lost its function when working in combination with the F2 (mute), F3 & F4 (Volume control), F5 & F6 (brightness control) and F12 (Hibernate) keys. I bought this laptop … |
| | Hi, I have acquired a HP ZD8000 laptop, which wont turn on. When I press the on button the LED's light up, and sometimes the fans begin to fire up, but only for a split second. When I press the on button whilst both the battery is connected and the … |
| | I desperately need help with a strange problem. I have a new Netgear DG834N Router, and I am using it to connect both my laptop and my desktop pc to the internet. Now, whereas I can both connect them to the internet I have a strange problem. The desktop seems … |
| | Well we bought a new Dell laptop, had the geek squad at Best buy do thier optimization,spyware,anti virus install. But I can't figure out how to start my web cam, get it to hook up to my dial up service. I use MSN dial up, but I don't have a … |
| | hi, um can someone tell me how to fix my laptop something happened with my laptop and now i can only open my documents(and the files inside it) my computer(and the files inside it) when i open run and press cmd prompt it say's cannot open cmd.exe To Open This … |
| | My laptop is Acer branded and i think i just bought it half year n its like a dead machine lmao.. ok.. the problem is.. i inserted my adapter plug into the socket... got green light...i press the power start button...got green light... *crow flies over* few mins later.... nothing … |
| | AVOID ALIENWARE I've been an Alienware laptop owner for a little over 3 months now and I have dreaded nearly every day of it. I want to keep you from experiencing the frustration and loss of productivity that I have experienced. One day after about 3 weeks of use, my … |
| | Have been using my works laptop this evening, switched it off and when I switched it back on again the password won't work - havent change it but it's just not happening. Any ideas? |
| | Hi All, I have a Dell Inspiron 9200 and have also been having an issue with my screen going black. When I start the laptop, the Dell and Windows screen appears as normal for a quick second each, and then the screen turns black (but is barely visible when shining … |
| | Well, My problem is I don't know if im going to need a new hard drive or not. I've tried a restore CD but they didn't work. It says it has something to do with not finding the D Drive which is where the recovery stuff is saved. Will I … |
| | My hp pavilion laptop screen is getting lines on it, passerbys say I am losing my screen and should just plug in a new monitor, our office has a spare Dell monitor that plugs in but my old screen still displays on the laptop. How can I change the screen … |
| | Hello, i would be grateful if you could answer a question for me. I have the above laptop, which has an 80 gb hard drive. Is it possible to upgrade the hard drive? and how would you go about doing this? Thank you very much. |
| | I have a Vista desktop wired to a Linksys WRT54G router. I have a XP SP2 laptop connected to it wirelessly and a Linksys Media center wirelessly on my home stereo. Everythng worked great for about a month or two and suddenly the wireless stopped. The Media center gets 0% … |
| | Hi to all (new poster speaking!), I'm having trouble with a copy of WinXP on my laptop. For the past 48 hours my **AV has been finding that winlogon.exe has been infected by W32/PEPatch.N. This appears at start-up and whenever a document is loaded, but otherwise the laptop seemed to … |
 | I wanna use my PC's DVD Drive for an external DVD drive on my Laptop - how can I make this happen? I do not have any money right now to use conventional methods. My laptop's DVD is no longer working; that's why I need to find a CD/DVD source. … |
| | My Dell Inspiron laptop (runs Vista) was working fine this morning, then I turned it off. When I tried to turn it back on, some lights came on and the welcome tones, but no screen at all. I've taken the battery in and out as this was the only thing … |
| | I have a compaq presario v5000 series and it wont start anymore I have a new ac adapter for it an i know it works but is there a sure fire way to know if it is the battery that needs replacement or is there a way to fix this … |
| | Hi, Can someone suggest a good supplier of replacement screens for a Dell XPS M1530 laptop. Thanks in advance. Kev |
| | Hi, My number four on my laptop just stopped working. I took the number off just to make sure nothing was below the spring but all is clear. I've just recently installed the operating system for the first time because the plug came out during reboot- (without the battery in) …  |
| | I don't know if this is the right place, but my question is multi tier and I apologize in advance if this doesn't belong here. Anyway, I am looking at buying a new laptop for college. I am going to be studying Computer Science so I need something at least … |
| | i have an hp pavilion dv9207us notebook pc. Just a couple of days ago, a horizontal line has appeared just below the middle of my display. I know they are not dead pixels, because they change colors, so i don't know what to do. i know it is not my … |
| | Hi everybody i was hoping someone might be able to help me. I have a toshiba laptop, have had for about a year and a half. Recently I noticed that the screen would glitch randomly and sometimes the screen would turn completely black and i would have to hold the … |
| | Hello, today I had my old toshiba a65 laptop sitting on my bed, turned on with the screen saver on, when i went outside to set up for my party. When I came back inside I had just gotten my 1 GB ram chip in the mail and i was … |
 | I have a laptop (Sony Vaio) running Vista, which has recently received a sharp tap (with fingertips) to the surface, just in front of the touchpad. It immediately froze and now, on start up, it displays ‘Windows Error Recovery Screen’, which then loads ‘Start-up Repair’, which runs for quite some … |
| | I reinstalled my friend's machine. She is missing a DVD decoder now and cannot play DVDs. Tried downloading the K-Lite Codec Pack and VLC player, but when she plays a DVD with either of those, the video opens in a full screen on her monitor but then she is unable … |
| | Hi Guys, I hope someone can help me. I have a Pavillion laptop and there is a problem with the AC power supply, I have purchased a couple of new adapters as my original one blew, i bought replacements, offical HP ones recommended by HP for the problem, and two … |
| | Hello All, I thought I would try to post here as I am stumped with this problem. I have a Toshiba Satellite M45-S359 Laptop. It is in good condition and worked perfectly for about a year with no problems until last week. Best laptop I have ever owned. Last week … |
| | I have a tv that i lost the remote for and standard controllers dont work to switch the tv/video (thats what i need). So i decided to find a program that would let my laptop be the remote control for my tv through its ir port. However, i havent found … |
| | Hi, I have a Dell D600 laptop (windows xp sp2) - its been working fine for 4-5 years suddenly last week the screen froze and when I switched it off and back on the caps lock and scroll lock lights will blink for a while and then the whole laptop … |
| | Hi, I'm new in this forum. My old laptop (4 years) has developed some estrange symptoms. It turns on normally, but once it is on if I adjust the angle of the screen or move the laptop a little hard (the screen shakes) it goes black and appears to crush. … |
| | Hi,guys i have acer 1640 laptop.the problem is when i trying to instalint the xp on my laptop then laptop is hang after 2 minuts. i have changed the ram but still same problem. today i noticed the cooling fan of my laptop is not working. i checked the fan … |
| | Model: Satellite M35X-S311 symtom: Power wont come on Checked: AC plug and battery - looks good Laptop is not abused and in excellent condition can you help with troubleshooting. thanks. Dave |
| | I just got the remote desktop web sevice working and now I would like to create a VPN network with my desktop computer through a VPN router as host and my mobile laptop modem as client. The problem is my laptop modem has a dynamic IP address and I have … |
| | Hello Everyone. I'm new to python and so far, I simply love it! I'm still just starting to get the knack though and there's a lot more I want to know. I've decided to use it mainly for my robots' programming scripts. Right now I'm currently stuck on a simple … |
| | I have a Gateway Tablet CX2618. A few weeks ago I noticed my adapter cord had gotten frayed. I went to WorstBuy and reported it under the warranty. They sent me a new, but different adapter. I didnt like it from the beginning, because sometimes I had to wiggle the … |
| | hi, looking for help in solving a constant problem with my laptop ? the pointer (arrow) keeps moving either down to the start bar or up to the close window x on the top bar when i am trying to use my laptop. I have no control over my touchpad … |
| | I have a current (I think-Auto-update is enabled) XP home Compaq Laptop. I try to shut it down and it all goes well until it comes to the 'power off'. I believe it does shutdown but does not power down. I've been to <msconfig> and have eliminated all the running … |
| | Hello to ALL ....... I know that this subject has been approached before ....... BUT ! ....... things change so rapidly and I cannot afford the incorrect choice. My question: Am about to invest in a new laptop and have a choice between VISTA & XP. What do I do … |
| | I'm planning to get back into Web Development after a 6+ year leave. I know that I want to do .Net development and I know that I will be able to re-learn everything pretty quickly, but I need a laptop that is capable of doing development work. I'd appreciate any … |
| | My screen is clouded, it takes a few minutes on a screen to see it or the arrow. It will show the screen in a few minutes, after the clouds burn off. It will move from screen to screen but slow because you can't see what you are doing. |
| | hai i have problem with my laptop screen it is blank my fan runs lights on laptop turn on but screen is black help me |
| | [B]THE LAPTOP EXPERT[/B] I am glad to join this IT community and offer my services and support, also to gather relavant information and knowledge from similar interest techs. I am a professional Laptop Repair Technician located near Buffalo New York but Servicing Customers WorldWide... If I can Be of any … |
| | I have a Gateway W340UI with Vista. Anyway - for some reason, I went to start it up, and got nothing. Now..I have two identical machines - The pretty little lights in the front.. on the working one -when Plugged in, I have one solid blue light, and one that …  |
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