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| | My friend has a problem with his laptop: It is a Compaq Presario, and it runs Windows XP. It boots normally, but as it shows his desktop background, right before the log-in window comes up the blue screen appears. "A problem has been detected and windows has been shut down …  |
| | just bought an hp pavilion laptop about six months ago... moved out of state- and something must have fallen on it- i'm not too sure. whenever i start it up, i get nothing but a black screen. all of the lights come on on the keyboard- and it sounds as … |
 | Hi all. I pretend to know what I am doing on computers :) and recently watched as my fiancees brother was able to log onto any computer from his laptop. I was thinking he was using the Remote Desktop sharing thing on XP but was a bit confused because it …  |
 | hi guys, sorry i havnt been on in ages - new job is pretty cool but long hours lol they sent to oxfordshire on thursday for a vista and office training day, i should think that most of it you guys know already, but i was genuinly impressed, things like … |
| | Hey people! Not sure if anyone here can help me as this is a company laptop, but I had a lot of work to do over the holiday weekend and now I cannot even get to my desktop much less my email and work files. The last time my Dell …  |
| | Im trying to secure my laptopusing the wep key. My wife and I know the key but not the kids. I would like to know how to ensure that xp doesnt store the key after a succeful login. I would like to have to type it in every time I … |
| | Alright guys I could use some pointer as to what is wrong here is the problem Compaq Presario 2100 with amd 2800+ 256mb ram no os yet... Computer will not post. CPU is seated correctly RAM works Here are a few thing I have tried: Boot from AC: cpu does … |
| | I have recently started having display problems with my HP ze5500; up til then, it's been great. Now the display is getting really squirrelly. Have tried all of the suggestions from HP tech support. Before they will pick up for repair, they want me to do a system restore. First … |
| | Hi All Experi. Guys, I have a problem with Inspiron 6000(Motherboard is DAL30) Laptop .It stuck on First screen in POST. I remove All peripherals one by one but no luck. now i removed complete Motherboard from chasis and contect it do directly to monitor(CRT monitor) not pluged any device … |
| | Good morning, could use some assistance here....I have another variation of this problem - the 0x0000080 version. From what I have been able to determine online @ MS [URL]http://support.microsoft.com/kb/330314[/URL] this is the result of a faulty install that updated my Win2000 MSVCRT.dll with the XP version.....a fatal mistake. Will not … |
| | Hi, i have just installed a new network, a NETFEAR one, i have it on my laptop because i have an in built wireless searcher thing. I also have 2 WG111, which are a mp3 player size that you plug into the back of the PC via usb and it … |
| | Is there such a thing as a connector or adapter that would go in between my laptop's AC jack and the cord's AC plug, and would swivel to prevent the jack from working its way loose from whatever it's soldered to inside the computer? Or even one that doesn't swivel, … |
| | Dear Daniweb: Every time I start up my laptop (ACER Aspire 1644WLMi running on Windows XP2) I get a blue screen advising me that my C disk is being checked. The end result of the analysis is (usually) OK, but I cannot figure out why it is doing this at … |
| | Hi, I have a Linksys Wirless Router Model No: WRK54G and a Wireless Card in my laptop Model No: WPC54G. When I connect them, it says on my laptop that the strength is excellent but I can't connect to the internet. However, when I connect my PC and the Laptop, … |
| | A little while ago my dad mentioned a person in their car parked in our neighborhood. I figured that the guy was wardriving, and what with all the unsecure wireless networks around here I decided to enable wpa with a pre-shared key. Ever since I have been experiencing network problems. … |
| | Howdy, here is my sucky problem: First off, my specs: ASUS P4C800 Motherboard (I'm sure there's a zillion different p4c800 models but i can't find any other numbers right now) P4 3.2GHz 800MHz FSB MSI 256MB GPU (Again, I'm tired of wrecking my knees looking for the number) 2 x … |
| | My problem is that when i start my laptop it goes through the bios set up with the suspend to disk message (ram upgrade) then to a blinking currser on the screen.Cannot boot from a floppy or get the cd rom going at this point. Now with the harddrive out … |
| | <DIV class=ForumPostContentText id=_ctl0__ctl1_bcr__ctl0___PostRepeater__ctl1_PostViewWrapper>I have a bit of knowledge (i know this can be dangerous at times) but i have a couple of problems that are beyond me. [COLOR=#000000] [/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]I have a cable modem which is connected to a 3com TP4 combo hub.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000] [/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]My main pc is connected … |
| | I've got an HP ZV5000 laptop which has not had any problems up until now. This morning when I tried starting it up, I was taken to the screen that tells me it was not shut down properly. I'm given the option of starting normally, use last known good configuration, …  |
| | I have a hard drive problem with my armada 7800 6266/t/8000/d/0/1 laptop computer. (Windows 2000 will not start) I just purchased a desktop hp 1647c. I would like to connect the laptop hd to the desktop. I need to move the data. Please help!!! specify the adapter needed and possible … |
 | So, I recently blanked my computer and installed suse 10.1 on my laptop. I used to have 10.0, sound didn't work. I even have had fedora core 5 and Ubuntu on here... STILL NO SOUND! I'm getting frustrated with this stupid thing... hours upon hours of messing around with this. … |
| | Hi, new to the site. many thanks to this site, which got me threw my Hotmail Login problems. I tried it all, and nothing was working (tried resetting router, cleared cookies and files, registered the .dll files, etc). It wasn't until I was led to the MS troubleshooting website that … |
| | [B][COLOR=black]Hi I have a compaq aramada M700. i noticed that when i bought it that when I plug it up it wont charge. It will power on then shut off. Also when its plugged with the adapter no lights come on, the only lights i see is when I press … |
| | Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 7:39:28 PM, on 11/14/2006 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180) 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:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccSetMgr.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccEvtMgr.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\SNDSrvc.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\SPBBC\SPBBCSvc.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec … |
| | My computer is running Windows XP SP2 and has a wireless connection to the internet. Attached, via a crossover cable, is my laptop running Mandriva 2007 (Linux - but then I guess you knew that). I know that there are some issues concerning file sharing with the new Mandriva, but …  |
| | I cant get any thing on IE When I start IE i see a qick flash of the comand prompt screen then the page that says cannot find server THANK YOU IN ADVANCE Romangaurd Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 10:49:49 PM, on 11/17/2006 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT … |
| | Sorry for duplicate post. I was lost in mac land thread. I just bought a sony vaio (windows xp) and hooked up my Logitech Quickcam Fusion web cam. When the cam is plugged in there is no sound on my laptop at all. I-tunes won't play and I can't hear … |
 | Anyone got info ona vendor with a selection of mother boards for laptops. I've got an HP ze4400 that's about worthless cuz 1) Blank display / Won't POST and 2) It's got an AMD (Athlon XP-M) proc in it. I'd like to score a pentium m for it, and if … |
 | Hello: Recently one of the fans in my laptop is "grinding" usually within one minute of booting. There are three fans: the grinding one (the largest), a smaller one next to it, and a tiny fan positioned next to a heatsink. At first we thought it was the hard drive … |
| | [INDENT]Hi I am facing a problem with my wireless router. I was working fine since yesterday. Now the laptop is showing that the wireless connection is there but when I tried to get onto net using IE I was getting the CANNOT FIND SERVER message. The IE works fine when … |
| | Hello all, I'm at my wits end so I'm hoping someone here can help me, if only to confirm my worst fears, at least then I'll know. I have a Packard Bell laptop, coming up to 2 yrs old. Basically he won't recognise his primary hard drive. He can recognise … |
| | My laptop's LCD is solid, uniform gray and displays no lines, pixels, characters or other markings. I take it this means the backlight is on, right? What can I do? The computer works completely fine when an external monitor is attached. This happened after I took the laptop apart to … |
| | To clean dust from the fan of a Compaq Presario 2100, can I vacuum through the vents? If not, is there any way to reach the dust without removing all of the following items, as instructed in HP's service manual? • Hard disk drive (page 2-9) • Keyboard cover (page … |
| | I have a VGNS360. The HDD died and I want to replace it, but I can't open the case. It seems to have a screw or something holding it closed near the center behind the mousepad. Is it just stuck and I need to pry a little harder? Or is … |
| | I've been having this problem lately My laptop has been rebooting byitself lately and I really don't know what's happening.It starts o reboot more frequently after I install the orange livebox. After the reboot I'll have an option to send a report to Microsoft.The reports state that error was caused … |
| | Hi I am pretty much a Windows guy from the get-go. I bought SUSE Novell Linux however, I had trouble installing from the start and never quite figured out the issue as it seems overtly technical compared to Windows, I feel it isn't layman friendly. I did come across the … |
| | Hi, I have been having problems w/ my Compaq Presario 2218Rs Laptop for a while now. I've used the recovery disk a few times and it reinstalled the operating system, but it would only last a day or maybe a couple days and then it would crash again. Now I … |
| | I have a lenovo laptop with windowns xp. Whenever I log on, nothing loads except the background. The start menu doesnt apear or any part of the bar that shows the time and all the programs running. None of the desktop icons show up either. I've tried turning it on … |
| | Hello all: Im having an odd problem I can't seem to figure out. Before we get started I'm an A+ Certified technician, so my understanding of PC's is fairly good. So, I have a Toshiba satallite 2435-s255 and it's hard drive had a complete failure. I've purchased a replacement drive … |
| | I have a hp laptop nx9105 which lately has been having problems, It will lose power for no reason, and it will show a blue screen when trying to activate some programs, after ringing hp they told me it was a hardware fault and it would cost £375 to have … |
| | I have a bit of a dilemma here and was wondering if anyone knows the answer. I accidentally dropped my Manager's Laptop here at work and broke her LCD screen. I promised her a replacement, but am having a hard time finding one. I've been looking on Ebay, but cannot … |
| | Hi any bright stars out there well if so can you come to my rescue recently purchased 1GB 266/333/400MHz 200-PIN DDR SODIMM RAM FOR my laptop advent 7082 but when i put it in it did not load up but i was just wondering was this because it was the … |
| | Hi, Iwas having major problems with my desktop pc with admin problems and graphics card problems... so...I have opted to buy a laptop (mainly for school work)... BUT i would like to know if the specs for this laptop would run Counter Strike 1.6 smoothly or not: ( i know … |
| | I have a router upstairs in my house and it connects perfectly when i use lan cables to connect to the internet, but when i use my wireless on my laptop after an hour or two it disconnects and i have to unplug the router and the modem to reconnect. … |
| | I have a pretty old computer, and I also have a (much) better laptop. I'm just testing linux right now, and I was wondering if the following specs were OK to run on Gentoo... I already have the LiveCD AMD64 ISO Currently: > Dual 4.6 GB (WOW) HD's, one running …  |
| | hi guys, my toshiba laptop was working fine until it got a virus & i formatted it. i used a Windows XP Corp ed. CD (cuz i forgot to make a recovery CD out of the pre-installed XP). thats when all the problems began. i'd just format it, install a … |
| | hello folks, Gracie here :) I have been given a poorly laptop to sort out. Owner went out for a short while leaving machine on, when he came back it had shut down and he cannot get it to boot up again but keeps getting a 21A stop message, which … |
| | Hey guys... I just reformated my laptop with windows XP Professional, and I'm having some problems... All LARGE processes slow down as time goes on... runescape, C&C Generals, the sims 2, roller coaster tycoon 3, they ALL slow down to a crawl as time goes by. This happens as what … |
| | Has anyone had the experience of upgrading this laptop? I can't tell if the Toshiba Satellite 2805-S202 can handle a simple upgrade or if I need to do a clean install. Also, I have a corporate CD-RW from the office but the laptop will not read it. I get an …  |
| | I curently am using a Dell computer... BIG MISTAKE, anyway i have recently found an intrest in photography and I am looking into a new computer. I have hard numerous things aboug Apple and how they are one of the better choices for photo editing and other things like that. … |
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