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| | My toshiba laptop A10 model: PSA10C-05hvm crashed i did not know how it happen this prompt just appeared: Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: <Window root>\system32\hal.dll the bggest problem is i cant boot to the DVD drive..i cant even use the recovery disks...i tried … |
| | I am trying to fix my sister-in-laws laptop and after cleaning out about 30 other things, i'm now only getting a BHO error. I can't figure out how to clean it. Here's the hijack this log. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 6:58:23 … |
| | Last night I was working with my Belkin F5D7230-4 router. After trying to set up a new laptop on the wireless networking for internet sharing I found a mention of an Access point. After attempting to change the settings and set up for full wireless access, I now have 0 … |
| | Hello All. my laptop stopped working. I removed the hard drive and put it in an external encloser and it workes. (this confirms that the hard drive did not crash) However because I had an admin password while it was in the laptop I cannot access the admin docs/areas on …  |
| | Hi, here is my problem. I play world of warcraft on a Sony PCG-FRV26 Laptop, it has a Radeon IGP 345M Graphics Card Driver. With this Driver, WoW is scratchy and buggy and is not very good (graphically speaking). But I came accross a thread one night about a guy … |
| | I have a dell dimension desktop with windows XP Home, and a Dell inspiron laptop with windows XP home, I have them connected by cable to a belkin router. My printer is connected to the desktop, I have run the network setup wizard on both computers, still one computer will … |
| | I, recently i spilt some beer not a lot, so i immediatly turned the Laptop off, and disconnected the battery and the plug, afterwards i cleaned it with some alcohol, and left it to dry, after that i tried to turn it on, and the fans start spinning for like … |
| | Hi Once again I seek your help but can give nothing in return. I purchased a software programme about 1 year ago called:- System Mechanic 6 from iolo It works ok but advises me all the time that things need fixing ie:- optimise speed registry clean up defrag privacy etc:- … |
| | hi, i've just gotten a new laptop - futjisu siemens intel celeron m. I'm trying to activate the wireless enabled connection. i have aol broadband netgear dg834g v.3 wireless router modem. it won't go wireless? need help please  |
| | Hello, My laptop one morning just didn't turn on. The fan began to spin and the power light was on. However, blank screen, no beeping as if it was POSTing. I did some research and performed a PAS alternate boot. The hard drive and scroll lock LED lights lit for … |
| | I've took my old celeron 300 with a nvidia riva TNT 2 graphic card and attached a new 15" BenQ LCD monitor to it, for my mom needed a PC to work with word on. But my mom complains that the text is too thin, i've checked it with my … |
| | [COLOR=#000000]I have a Toshiba Tecra laptop that has worked perfectly for 1 year. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]After using it for 6 hours yesterday I noticed that there was some small faint fractal pink area that developed on some areas of the screen. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]I reboot the machine. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]The problem persisted. [/COLOR] … |
| | the top of the screen got smushed directly over the t key, and now the t key doesn't work. the screen's okay except for an unsightly imprint of keys. i'm worried that i'll have to replace the entire keyboard. any way to fix this type of keypad? otherwise, is it … |
| | I have a Dell Inspiron 8600 laptop, and the CD/RW drive is no longer being recognized for some reason. When I look in the device manager, the tell-tale yellow exclamation point is displayed over the driver ID. I've removed the driver and re-booted to machine to see if it might … |
 | So a friend used to do alot of travelling as a semi-conductor call centre manager. He used to fly most weeks and spend probably most of his time away from his office desk. So obviously because of this he spent alot of time in airports. So basically he made the … |
| | Hi the seagate momentus 5400.2 hard drive is not allowing me to access the data as it has been locked, does anyone know of any way to access the information from the disk. It stopped booting from my laptop and then i connected it to a usb bridge and it … |
| | I recently bought an IOGear 2.5" 80GB USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive, installed it on my Dell inspiron laptop via one of the four USB ports on the laptop itself. It set up an E, F, G, and H drive automatically and all is fine with that. Works great. … |
| | Hey, I was using my laptop fine last night when it locked up. That happens sometimes with this machine, nothing too out of the ordinary, so I powered it off and back on. But when I turned it back on, the screen remained black. The lights came on, fans whirred, … |
| | Hey guys im about to throw the laptop out teh window so your its last hope lol ive got a acer 2300 travel mate, the problem is when i boot up the fanstarts but after 1 minute the fan turns off and the cpu hit 50 degrees madness i know. … |
| | When I load up my laptop, Sony Vaio VGN-FS980, the windows XP loading screen takes and extraordinary amount of time then before and also when I get to my desktop, my network connections is stopped and norton is stopped. They wont even load. When I click help and support and … |
| | Hi Everyone! My dell 1100 laptop wont start. It shut down because of low battery power and I havent been able to start it up. I checked the power supply an the green light is on but I noticed its not warm. So I bought another one, its cold too. … |
| | I've recently relpaced a MOBO in an older laptop running Win 98SE. When i put it back together the keyboard doesnt seem to work properly. When i press A i get E. When i press S i get V. Whats going on here. Ive also noticed that the video doesnt … |
| | Ok so here is my problem. I have a Dell Inspiron 6000 that refuses to turn on. I have taken out the battery and then applied AC power. Nothing. I have disassembled the system made sure the connections were nice and secure. It worked for a couple days and then … |
| | I have a IBM T22 that I just purchased a new battery for. Its a brand new battery, not a referb. Even though it is fully charged the laptop wont power up about half the time under battery power. It powers on every time when plugged into the wall. And … |
| | Hi Apologies if this is in wrong section or has been covered before! I had a prob with my hard drive and had to reformat. The only way i could access my hard disk was to take it from my laptop and put it into pc as a slave. From … |
| | Hi, I have a Dell 600m laptop, i have a problem with the backlight of the LCD. If something touch little hard on the backside of the LCD panel the backlight goes off. so whenver i touch the laptop back panel little hard unknowingly the backlight goes off and i … |
| | I'm moving from a high-end Dell Inspiron 8600 to whatever will give me a fast processor and decent hard-disk space. Does anyone have any recommendations for a laptop like that? |
| | My Shortcuts to programs in the Start Menu and on the Desktop don't work. Also, I don't know if it's related, but for several weeks I haven't been able to print from my laptop over a wireless network to a printer connected to my desktop. The printer works fine from … |
 | I work for the help desk of a certain company (I won't say the name of it), and had a guy come with a laptop. We tried to connect to the internet and were unsuccessfull. We tried to connect wirelessly, we did, we could ping other sites and we even … |
| | Grrr........ my thinkpad is annyoing me again Since i did a kernel upgrade from 2.4 to 2.6 nothing works (in fact like 90% of all 2.6 distros fail on it) Any good (modern) distros that still use 2.4? |
| | I have a Dell Inspiron 1000 Laptop running windows xp , it boots fine but if i move the screen an inch it shuts down. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. |
| | I have a Netgear WGR614. It connects to a broadband modem. I have a Dell desktop, connected to the Netgear with CAT5, whch can access the Internet. I have a Dell laptop, connecting wirelessly to the Netgear, which also accesses the Internet. I want to use the printer attached to … |
| | Ok i want to install XP on a laptop of mine However to do this i need a BIOS update However, to do the BIOS update I need a charged battery However, thats why i need the update (the BIOS ACPI is broken) And to install the update i need …  |
| | Hi Everyone, I am having very serious problems with my computer. I purchased a used Gateway 450 ROG model laptop about 4 weeks ago. The person who sold it to me was very dishonest and didn't bother to inform me of any problems prior to purchase. I tested the laptop … |
| | I have problems trying to turn on my laptop. As i turn on the laptop it starts going on standy by mode. I can not do anything else but turn it off again. What should i do now? It would be helpful if you posted and ideas. |
| | Started Mac G4 tower with Norton Utilites to correct strange things happenening . disk doctor would not finish. Received error 23005. Tried to restart - no menu option to restart to Os 10. When I finally was able to restart - it came back to Norton Utilities disk. Disk will … |
| | I'm writing this to let you know that I've found "bug" in the Dashboard widget iStat. It's not a bug per se, but you should know about it. iStat offers many statistics about your Mac -- amount of time running since reboot, temperature, fan speed, etc, etc. However, if you … |
| | I should start out by saying that the internet works at the university (we use Resnet), and that when I bring it back home and put in my cable, it doesn't work. Windows reports that my laptop is connected to the internet, it's just that any attempt to go on … |
| | hi i bought a new laptop and need to setup a home network. the main reasons why i want to do so is because, i want to print from the local printer from my notebook, i want to be able to share files from my desktop to my notebook, i … |
| | I have a Compaq laptop. I was just using it and walked away only to come back and find it was off. All attempts to restart have failed. The battery is fine and it is pluged in to the wall. When you press the on button the battery light flashes … |
| | Alright, so my buddy gave me his Inspirion to fix because something is wrong with the backlight. I can still see the display when I hold it up to a light so I know it has to be something with the backlight. When the laptop is first turned on the … |
| | hi everyone...this is my first time posting here...i am having a problem with my WindowsXP on my laptop. The screen with the logo appears and it seems to be loading...but just stays on that screen...it isn't frozen cuz i can still see the bar on the bottom moving back and …  |
| | I want to buy my wife a PC laptop, but she's insisting on a Mac. I've always liked Macs, but they're a little pricey. Does anyone know if Mac laptops tend to last a little longer than PC laptops? |
| | i have a gateway solo laptop 1100 that i cant get to boot up .I can get to the bios screen and it says entering setup but then it just hangs there .Any ideas what i can do to fix this problem |
 | I Have The Downloader Ev Virus On My Laptop And It Is Driving Me Insane. I Have Mcafee Virus Scan On My Comp And They Are The Ones Who Detected It. I Can't Delete, Quarantine, Or Clean It Through Them. I Have Tried Their Suggestions Of Turning Off System Restore … |
| | Is there any way that you can hook up multiple sets of computer speakers, including subwoofers, to some sort of receiver and then use a PC audio-in cord to connect it to your laptop? Also, can anyone provide me with a store or website that sells PC audio-in cords? |
| | hello, I'm having some trouble with my windows XP. I dont know if it is either that or just my laptop (Compaq Presario R400). Every time i move a window around it causes these wierd lines to appear and I dont know how to fix it. If anyone knows how … |
| | Hi, I've got a Toshiba Satellite A70 that I'm pretty happy with, however only 512mb of memory. I'm looking to upgrade it, and although am an IT person -- have been out of hardware for ages. The laptop takes PC2700 DDR memory -- but I see standard and SODIMM -- … |
| | [COLOR=Black]Hello. I am pretty familiar with computers and hardware though no genius by any means. I am trying to wipe my gateway win-xp home completly clean and reinstall win-xp pro. I have the cd, prod. key and all the drivers and sp 2 cd's I need. I started following the … |
| | I have a weak battery and have always had to keep my Dell laptop plugged into keep it working. I used the computer a few nights ago and it was fine. When I went to turn it on the next morning, it wouldn't turn on and just started beeping. The … |
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