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Hi, I have recently been having a few issues with my Toshiba laptop. It is about 5yrs old and rund on Vista, and recently is won't turn on, and all I see is a black screen with a white cursor. I have tried running sc /scannow from the task manager, …

I'm using Acer 4637Z, running Windows 7. When I turn on my laptop, it will unexpectedly turn-off at start-up. The hard disk light blinks normally prior to start-up. Virus scan is clean too. Please advice

My computer is running on windows vista and for some reason it cannot get past the windows error recovery page (in black and white). It reads: Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software change might be the cause. To fix the problem: 1.Insert Windows installation disc and restart …

I've seen some older posts about getting application errors, and one of the later posts sounds like something i have but it wasn't answered/couldn't find it couple days ago i started getting the application errors with numbering like...0x1000116e..etc... and would have 'click ok to terminate' ; 'click cancel to debug'...but …

Hi there. I am fairly new with editing windows... thus is the root of my problem. Okay, so I was wanting to change my windows "Start Orb" on Windows 7 64-bit. I followed the directions by changing the Bitmaps: 6801, 6805, 6809 images to the one I had selected. I …

In trying to keep Win XP running as long as possible I've used various software programs including Rocketdock, which I think is brilliant. It runs very smoothly and I have it set to run at startup. Normally there is no problem, but every so often I find it missing after …

Hi, There is strange problem occur this ester when i was working quite normal last night at my Dell XPS M1330 Laptop and did properly shutdown. After one hour when I want to work again I push the start button but strange thing occur that it shows blue light at …

hey guys and girls. problem= this computer has worked perfectly since new the power is turned of at the wall after shut-down but when i turn it back on at the wall it decides to boot up on its own. and the monitor does not kick in to life. but …

Ok... i am trying to repair a friends computer (Intel Celeron 2.8Ghz 1GB Ram - custom build from some computer shop) initially the problem was that it no longer turned on... so i replaced the power supply. The computer now turns on, however it does not boot from the hard …

My computer is an HP Pavilion Media Center Edition 2005; Windows XP. Upon starting it, I get the message: Disk Boot Failure, Insert System Disk And Press Enter. What can I do to get my computer to work??? F8 doesn't work. And on the F1 Setup page, there's only One …

I read a post similar to my issue, but my situation's a bit different. See, my computer starts and then stops. I press the power button, the fan starts, the lights flicker and then nothing. I literally have to press the power button 15 to 25 times to finally get …

I am working on a Compaq Presario SR1318NX. When I turn it on the fan starts out good but as soon as the COMPAQ logo appears the fan speeds up and then it turns off. I have tried running it in safe mode but it says system32\hal.dll is either missing …

A handful of folks in Brooklyn may have found a way to put the idea of virtual communities and social networks to use in a practical way. Think Foursquare combined with the utility of commuting, as one organizer put it. Roadify is described as "the first comprehensive 'social transportation' company, …