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Configured partitions, reloaded windows xp, downloaded all drivers, but laptop is still saying no internet connection due to cannot renew ip address. Have tried ipconfig in command prompt, got media not connected, tried hooking up ethernet from modem, no joy, got "limited or no connection" laptop is not recognising network …

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Hello.. I just purchased a HP - Pavilion TK-57 Laptop (Model dv6704nr). Of course it is running the Windows Vista Operating System. Can someone help me to delete all of the unnecessory progams from the laptop? The system also seems to start up a bit slow so Im sure there …

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Hey guys, I am having a problem with my Dell inspiron 9200 . A few weeks ago my laptop started to flicker from ac to batt. and right back again once in a while. then recently I started to notice that when I plugged it in there would be a …

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As the title says really, I have an advent laptop with the 50 pin connector. My original internal (a Philips SDVD8820) became very slow at writing, taking 40 mins to burn audio when it used to be 4! so I thought i'd replace it. I have taken the brackets off …

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Hi i have an old Compaq Armada 1120 running win 95. I know its old but its used just for word processing. > >I tried to install a larger hard drive but i got theis error: 304 Keyboard or system unit error. I put the old hdd in but it …

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I'm helping a friend reconnect her laptop to her wireless network. Ironically, I brought my laptop to her house, and without any effort, I was able to connect to her network. However, when I attempt to do the same thing on her laptop, the repair wizard gets stuck at 'Renewing …

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Hi, I have read several posts on this issue but none exactly fit. I have recently installed win2k over win98 on an old Compaq n600c laptop. The laptop has one of those stickers saying it's win2k compatible. I used an upgrade disk, and opted for a 'clean' install. I thought …

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hello. i´m having interrupts and laptop is very slow, this is the hijackthis log thank you very much!! Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 08:28:50 p.m., on 25/01/2008 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.16574) Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE …

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hi!im having a problem about dark screen of my vaio vgn-fs810.i already restore my laptop to the manufacture seeting.still i have the issue.first the screen is dark then flickers when it reads.i already contacted the sony for my problem but the solutions they gave me did not work.what else can …

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hi friends,i'm new to this community.i'm facing a serious problem with my laptop.multiple registry files are being corrupted by an unknown virus(which doesnt seem to get deleted even after performing several formatting).visibly i can see the windows update and system restore files not functioning properly.and in the registry there are …

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Hello all, am new to this site. I have an older hp pavillion 7800 that came with 2000 pro. it has long ago been upgraded to xp pro. i recently aquired a laserjet 1100a that works great on my laptop but will not print from the desktop?? I have tried …

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Hey folks, I'm running XP right now on a laptop HP. My C: drive is 80gb, which should be represented as "Total Size: 74.5gb" in My Computer. But right now for "Total Size" it says it only has 61.5gb. I feel like I'm being robbed out of 15 gigs. I …

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Hey guys, Thanks for all your help on my last issue with my own laptop. Now I am helping my friend with an old junker he has that has been running slowly and strangely. It has Norton 2004 and Adaware installed. Neither have been updated for over a year, but …

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If anyone can help me it would be heaven sent. I have a Compaq Presario V6171CL laptop. it was running really slow when I got home yesterday so I restarted it. Now if I try to boot in normal mode it goes to the windows logo screen with the blue …

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my new advent laptop already has 2 paritions, but i am unhappy with these and would like to change the size of my existing partitions and create at least one more... does anyone know a program compatible with Windows Vista that i van use for this... thankyou Lonzdale...

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It started with one vertical blue line on the screen. A week later I got another one. Later more came , some of them were yellow some were red. It was anoying at first, but I could still use the laptop. Now I have a bunch of lines and two …

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Request for tech help. My computer uses Windows XP professional, when I use Internet Explorer 7, some web sites and pages appear blank although it appears they loaded okay as I receive a "done" at the bottom of the screen. Also I'm unable to download from nearly most all web …

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Hi, I'm a new user and have a problem with my laptop, please help. I can't access my contor panel and get the error you do not have permission to access this, please consult your system administrator. but i am the administrator. Please help my laptop details are OS Name …

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Ok this problem has been going on for quite some time. I have been in multiple phone calls with my ISP, some resulting in some rather heated discussions and such. For the record I cant switch ISP's at the moment due to the fact there just isnt another one around …

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OK, my problem is when i boot up my laptop (Hp pavilion zv6000 Dual 512mb) the screen wont light up, i can see where it says Windows, and can here it log in, i took of the keyboard cover and lifted the keyboard to check the connectors, and theres 3 …

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i have an HP laptop running vista and i cant connect to the internet...i am connecting with an ethernet cord and it shows that i have a connection to the network and the internet but it wont connect to a web page..i try every web page i can think of …

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My question is what exactly do a laptop lcd video cable do? Apart from taking data from board to lcd and back, does it also act as an identification mechanism? Sony vaio laptop, m/b and graphics card supposedly support 3 different lcds, each has its own video cable according to …

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I was trying to do a test to friend’s laptop Fujitsu Siemens AMILO Pro V2000 Modelname FB21 (after he had done fresh installation to windows XP Prof SP2), with built-in wireless card : Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network Connection. I tried to connect this laptop to two wireless routers ( Siemens …

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First, Hello everybody. I have an old laptop that I can not 'restore' with the WinXP cd. Seems the loaded XP is newer than the cd that came with it. Since it was almost toast I tried anyway and the product code is invalid. I want to load ubuntu (cd …

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Okay, well i have recently changed from Windows Vista to Windows Xp Home Basic now i can't connect to the internet on my desktop. I reinstalled it but i cant connect to the internet my ethernet adapter is Accton EN1208 Model with the drivers installed. I dont even have a …

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Drivers are updated and everything but when i hook it all up the monitor displays my laptop screen but just for a split second and then goes completely blank...I cant ever get it to show for more than a second

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I know that "Blank Screen" was perhaps the most popular problem. I have read all previous postings and tried a few things. None seems to work. So I am seeking additional advices now: Machine: Gateway 200ARC laptop, 1 GB memory (512x2). About 7 month ago, I noticed that the power …

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Hi, there, how are you all? I am experiencing a problem with this SATA nonsense. I have an IDE harddrive as my main HDD, I wish to keep it this way as I don't want to re-install windows, I basically don't have the time to go about fiddling with all …

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Hi all, I will try to keep this as simple as possible. I have a customer who has a Sony Vaio Laptop at home, along with a Netgear Router which he connects to using Wireless and the ISP is AOL. He uses a PPTP VPN connection to connect to the …

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I acted too quickly today and now I need help in restarting my computer. I hope this is the right section for posting this. I have a Dell Inspirion laptop with Windows XP. My computer wanted to do automatic updates and I clicked "restart later" because I didn't have time …

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ever since I connected my new belkin n wireless router (F5D8233-4) I am unable to access the internet - receive page cannot be displayed along with ://C:/WINDOWS/SYSTEM/SHDOCLC.DLL/dnserror.htm error. I connected the router to my laptop and was able to go wireless. With my pc I cannot so I dont believe …

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toshiba qosmio f30 Anytime i tried to boot the laptop, i get this massage: Bad Checksum ROM Data block press any key to continue after pressing any key i get this massage: bad checksum (ROM) check system then press f1 key

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Please i need help. I was on internet when suddenly a bleu screen appeared saying that microsoft close my laptop for preventing the data to be lost. And one paragraph after, it said : if this screen appears again please install or déinstall software or harware. And this was writen …

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My hard drive just went the way of my last auto-engine today... overheating crash. Run to the Hills. Has anyone ever had this problem before? My HDD has been hanging a lot lately, and today it hung 3 times in 5 minutes while playing music. That's all. Just mp3 files …

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I currently have a wired LAN which works great with three PCs. I am using a Linksys BEFSR41 4 port DSL router which hooks to my DSL modem. My IP is Bellsouth/AT & T. I would like to switch to a Linksys Wireless router WRT54G. Does anyone know what settings …

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Hello all, I'm hoping someone can shine some light on this problem. Recently my dell inspiron 2600 notebook started locking up and BSODing randomly.. Upon the restart from one of these failures, the computer would refuse to POST, and would emit a beep code of 1-3-3-1. Dell tech support identifes …

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who would think something so wonderful could be so annoying... right my problem is iv stopped a registery value (through spybot) for my btinternet wireless connection manager and it stoped working , however it would still connect to the internet. when attempting to connect to a diferent wireless network i …

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Hi, My Acer laptop can read CD's and burn them but can't read or burn DVD's. At first it was able to read DVD's but could not burn them now it can't read them also. It's a year and half old. What is the problem and what would be the …

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Hello Everyone. My XPS1710 has been acting up recently after i changed the ram in it. Whenever i play a game such a WoW for any period of time it crashes with a bluescreen saying "Hardware Failure, Please consult your distributor" and thats it, no stop errors or anything. Thinking …

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i have a Toshiba p205-s7476 and after i turn the computer on it asks how do I want ti to boot up if i start it normally or not the black screen appears with the arrow pointer. Can anyone help?

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I need help! I have a toshiba laptop that when powered on act as if its in sleep mode but will not respond. The power light is on but the screen never comes on. Does anyone know anything about these?

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Hello all, I have a potential problem here. I have 2 XP cd's (laptop and desktop) [B]neither of which[/B] are in their product code envelopes. Now if I should ever have to reinstall XP in the desktop.... How do I figure out which is the correct cd? I don't feel …

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Hi, I am working on a Gateway 3018 laptop that has no video. It powers on. I have tested the CPU in another machine & it works. Removed the hard drive and the add-on RAM, but still no video. Any suggestions? thanks, Bob

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Hi guys. I recently bought a new laptop, and a few days later i noticed something strange. I don't know if it was there when i bought it, but i see this bright pixel(s) which is always brighter than the others. It's not a stuck pixel or a dead one. …

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I am not a programmer, but have used them as a large part of my job. My first real computer was a HP data acquisition machine, and from that progressed through the many systems from Silicon Valley and other parts of US and world. This included a PDP8, PDP11/48, and …

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Can anyone help with this deffunked/obsolete/unsupported BT product. My very good friend who i support ( yep blind leading the blind) has a laptop running xp mc 2002 with sp2 that runs on a wireless network at home beautifully ( i put it in !) when at work however she …

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This morning my daughter was using her laptop (an HP Pavillion) when it just shut down. When we restarted it the screen is black and shows this: Intel UNDI, PXE-2.0 (build 082) Copyright (C) 1997-2000 Intel Corporation For Realtek RTL8139(X)/8130/810X PCI Fast Ethenet COntroller v2.13 (020326) CLIENT MAC ADDR: 00 …

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THis Isn't Like all the other screen issues i've seen here. I Have a Toshiba Laptop. It's a Toshiba Satellite P25-S5262. It Was Working Properly a Few months Ago, But within the last month, its gotten to the point, of not being useable... Anymore. When I boot it on, it …

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Whenever I try to install GTKpod from Synaptic, it says: [CODE]gtkpod: Depends: libpango1.0-0 (>=1.18.3) but 1.18.2-0ubuntu1 is to be installed[/CODE] Why won't it resolve this dependency on its own? Is there another way to install it? (Ubuntu Linux 7.10) EDIT: And in terminal: [code]alex@alex-laptop:~$ sudo apt-get install gtkpod Reading package …

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