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While on the internet my laptop froze. I tried to restart it but nothing happined so I closed the top and when I opened it it said 'computer is in use and has been locked.' It asks for a user name and password but wont allow me to tipe anything …

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No -- not the old black screen of death. A different one... Two days ago my laptop had a change of heart and decided to deny me the use of the screen. No battery problem. Not a problem with the screen. The computer starts up just fine... but then after …

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Alright, so here's the problem: My laptop freezes on me. Hardcore. Seems like everything in it freezes with it including system/internal timing. So it freezes to the point that it doesn't even realize that it's freezing. Well, here is the kicker: If I apply pressure at certain angles (the angle …

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I have a MAC I have Entourage X as my email. when I atttempt to retrieve my email I see that I have 13 emails , but as they are coming in I get a message that says "the application microsoft entourage has unexpectedly quit The system and other applications …

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As the title suggests, my laptop won't turn on. I know very little about computers, except that it's really annoying when it doesn't work. It won't start when it's plugged in, or not plugged in. When I press the button, I don't get any response. What's wrong, and how would …

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Hello everybody, I have a problem with booting freeze on ThinkPad T20 [2647-86G], I have changed the Intel boot agent driver [intlbtaq.exe, ver. 4.0.17] without properly reading the manual, where stays: "Versions 4.0.15 and 4.0.17 requires particular ThinkPad BIOS versions (listed below) for WOL based remote installations. If you plan …

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Hi. I have 2 towers, one is perfect, the other one does not turn the monitor on, WHY? I hear the HDD working and all the other Dvs responding, but the monitor just doesn't come on. The light on the monitor goes orange(stanby mode) and nothing else happens. What in …

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Please help me!!! Recently, while mucking about in linux, i decided to abort an instalation of Suse 9.2. I quit it and everything, and shut down the computer.:mad: Big mistake. Now the computer doesn't start. I need to install windows XP onto it. however, when you start the system, there …

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It didnt start one day, the lights come on in front, battery etc. but nothing is displayed on the montor, could something have been jarred loose, i tried plugging in an external monitor but that only worked once. Help. talk about frustrating. Im about to open the machine and see …

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I have a Compaq Armada M700 laptop. Last time it was on was 2 months ago when my stepdad died. Now I can't get it on again. Seems to be no power getting to it. I tried everything I could think of except kicking it. Am I missing something?

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Okay, got a dell PC, XPS 400, with thefollowing specs: 2.4 Gig Proccessor 1 gig RAM 80 Gigabyte HD RADEON X600 Video Card 512 mb RAM and the list goes on. Anyway, the computer worked for a few months, then when I was in the middle of playing Conter Strike …

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See if you guys/gals have a good grasp on what could be the problem. Came home and noticed my monitor was in sleep mode- i dont use power saving options since i've had bad experience in the past with it and the PC in this house is mulit user and …

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My lap top won't start....the reset won't help....last effort produced a screen of thin vertical blue lines

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I cheched the ram and ints in there, and I think all it does is make long beeps. It is an ambra model 5131D

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Hey I just registered and was wondering whats wrong with my machine- I was playing with some of the stuff in side, and when I turned it on all it does is make a beeping sound

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good day... I need HELP!!! pretty pls.... Ive just got a old g3 imac as a gift, but only the power button lights up and i hear noise from the fan... ive surched about this and ive only come up with two scenarios why this happens...either the vga card is …

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I have a dead machine with a ASUS motherboard. Can anyone help...? It's power's up but it wont boot and no video appears. I have already tried another Video card, reset the CMOS and made sure that everything is plugged in correctly. Is there something i'm missing! :eek:

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I can't start from a CD (OS XP, nor NT). It just restarts over and over. I managed to stop it from restarting after the usual flash of blue-screen that --until that time I could not read it--gives me the C000021a Stop Error Message. Before it restarts it does say, …

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This Compaq Presario 2580us Notebook PC (Product # DM758A) runs for about 1 minute from "power on" until the display shows the XP window for choosing a user, then, it clicks off, everything shuts down and goes to black screen. HP support says that my hard drive is bad and …

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hey guys, i have adware called surfer side kick...and i cant seem to find a way to delete it!!! i need help (i alrerady have hijackthis)

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hi i have recently just built a new computer.the specs are Gigabyte K8N-sli motherboard amd athon 64 3200 skt939 venice 2 sticks of 512mb ddr 400 40gb and 160gb ide hard drives cheapo 500watt omni power supply msi radeon x1300pro vid card pioneer dvd burner so wat happened was that …

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Please help, I bought a new Fujitsu Siemens computer last July and haven't had any problems with it until a few weeks ago. I haven't modified the computer in any way, I only use it for browsing the web and playing games. I bought and installed Sid Meier's Civ 4 …

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Hey. Over the past week my pc has began to deteriorate. It is just over 1 year old... It started when the pc began to freeze at the login prompt. This happened most often after the pc was booted up after a long time shut down (like in the morning). …

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Sorry if you have read this somewhere else... I have a "Dead but breathing" (as someone else described it) Pavilion ZE1000 notebook. There are no lights on, no display (Internal or external) and no POST beeps, but the HDD turns fine, the CD is operational and the CPU fan keeps …

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i have a compaq presario and i wanna to restore my system but the quickrestore dont work i press it and nothing comes on wut should i do someone please help i need to restore my computer...

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and certain web pages aren't opening properly & I'm really scared. Can someone run thru HiJackThis with me pleeeeeeeasssssseeeee Michelle :(

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Hi guy I just upgraded my pc. Took all of the old one out and put a new motherboard, cpu etc but when I switch it on. The case fan lights up and the heatsink fan spins but then after 1 second the pc shuts itself down. The computer is …

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Hi there, I have a double problem. :confused: I have a XDAII PDA phone, 2 yrs old runnng Moblie pc 2003, which I normally sync with my hp pavilion t461.uk PC. Worked fine until about 3 months ago. Now it will only do so if I delete the partnership. My …

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does any1 no why my comp gives me a blue screen(stop error) everytime i try to launch world of warcraft or any other game, plz i need help.

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I have an older computer with XP SP1. It has recently started taking a long time to boot up the floppy drive after windows loads and desktop appears. I thought it was because I had a lot of files but I deleted several programs, defragged, etc and it didn't help. …

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Hi, I have a bit of a problem I just built a computer for my brother and well I can not install any operating system on it. I've been pulling my hair out over this up half the night and thus far all day trying to figure something out. My …

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:sad: Problem with an emachines 770! It is P4 and I've heard of problems like this sadly :( I have looked in-side and the graphics card is out (It has on-board), so I tried to boot it up and nothing not even the CPU Fan was on :eek: After futher …

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I have a Windows 98 machine, Pentium II, that will not boot at all. When I plug the power cord into the back of the machine, the fan spins then stops. After plugging and unplugging, the computer stayed on but nothing showed on the monitor which was plugged in and …

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I've been having problems recently and I had taken out a stick of pc-2100 and reinstalled windows. Seemed to fix everything. After I got everything fixed I went to restart, it was taking forever so I just hit the reset button. I then went to put back in the other …

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My network took an indirect hit from lightning last Wednesday evening. My primary workstation (Dell with XP Professional) was a casualty. I've removed the power supply, had it tested (it is bad), and replaced the power supply with a new one. When I turn the machine on, the CD drive …

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Can somebody please point me in the right direction before I start removing capacitors out of the motherboard and then when i put the new ones in and they don't work I accidentally throw the tower out my car window into oncomig traffic. thank you sir. Boy I feel better …

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Hi, I am hoping someone can help me. About a week ago, my Dell Inspiron (bought it in Sept 2004) Windows XP started doing this funky thing. I can only turn it on by unplugging the power source or removing the battery. I hit the power button and nothing. I …

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hi got a porblem....pluged everything in all the other fans work everything lights up but the cpu fan does not spin i also tried a new cpu fan but still no luck...what could be the problem?? spec: asus premium mobo p4 3.2ghz 800fsb pnny 1gh ram 250 gb maxtor hard …

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I recently moved my computer from one office location to another, and it was unplugged for several days. I hooked up the components, plugged it back in, but when I pressed the power on button, nothing happens. No fans, no lights, no signs of life whatsoever. The power light on …

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Gigabyte GA-K8N Pro-SLI ATX AMD Motherboard GIGABYTE Geforce 6800GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card AMD Athlon 64 3500+ Venice 1GHz HT Socket 939 E3 Processor pqi TURBO 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory & pqi TURBO 1GB …

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i download this file and then it said to restart computer when the computer restarted this thing pop up and it said internet script error so i didnt know how to fix it so i try to do the quickrecovery but the quickrecovery dont work it the file opens but …

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i am trying to restore all the data but when i press the button to start the quick recovery it only starts but then it closes i dont know wut to do i dont have the quick recovery cd wut should i do please help

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When I try to boot up my machine this is what I get:-------- Award BootBlock Bios v1.0 Copright(c)2000, Award Software Inc Detecting floppy drive A media Scanning Bios image in hard drive Scanning Bios image in floppy diskette Can not find Bios image in hard drive or floppy diskette! This …

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Hi, My sony PCG-K66P (I don't found this model in many sites) won't boot. History : I have truned on my notebook and after entering user/password in Windows XP Pro, there was the blue screen and the system restarted automatically. I don't have time to view the message. After that, …

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My internet explorer seems to be hijacked. IE will not open a web page and the My Computer icon is gone. However, Mozilla seems to work. Can you please direct me to get rid of the malware? Here is my Hijack log...Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 5:57:21 PM, …

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hello ppl... I went overseas for one month..... i unplugedd the plug from the power supoly before i went away... now after returning it does not boot..... There is no boot sound from the pc.....but all the components are running properly...there is also not video output .......the monitor is in …

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Hi I recently bought a new dual core amd computer and it worked perfectly. The temps never exceded the 40's(celsius) and I generally had no problems. Now, after about two and a half months, it has started to randomly power down(no "windows is shutting down" just power off). Everything still …

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My PC wont boot; all parts (except the motherboard and CPU) were tested separately and all of these works fine (ie CPU, PSU, GRaphic adapter & RAM). I tested with nothing but Mobo, Memory, GRaphic adapter, CPU and PSU; no device plugged except a PCI POST diagnostic card. I get …

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