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| | Hi and thanks in advance for any help! Ok I updated spyware doctor (registered and paid for) ( I have contacted them too) and re-started as told to and now i get to the page where it says to click on your user id to log on, only it doesn't … |
| | My other computer has started giving a page fault error whenever IE6(SP1) is opened. I have run scan disk, defrag, spybot, Ad-aware, snd Trends sysclean. No fix. WIN98SE. Thanks |
| | Alright my computer has been shutting down lately while playing World of Warcraft. I just bought a new video card ATI 9550 256mb card, a new 512 ram stick, and a new 480watt powersupply for it. I was told it was the power supply, but it still shuts off. Any …  |
| | o.k, where to start............well it all started when i booted up my presario 2100 with the compaq operating system c.d(forgot it was in my drive) and it gave me some options to boot up(i was in a rush so i held down the power button to turn it off, took … |
| | Trouble since day one! It just shuts down now and then showing a blue screen error display. Finally got it checked out in a service station ( AND it took three weeks to get it back )... well... the shutting down stopped... but now it´s slower in all..AND It crashes … |
| | Hi there, my name is Don & new to the Forum & I hope This is the right section, I unfortunately suffered the net result of an Operating System malfunction (XP Home service pack 2 etc).and I am not very impressed, more highly stressed at the moment & I would … |
| | Hi my computer will not start. I have a HP Pavillion 512c and it is not starting. I used a diagnostic card to troubleshooting the problem. The error I got in the card is A0 which means Set time of day. I belived my CMOS had been reset. I don't … |
| | Hello There! I was chatting on skype and MSN one night with a friend and all of a sudden my USB mouse tablet stopped responding, everything else kept going fine, so i rebooted. Now when the computer posts it returns an error saying something to the effect of "DRAM timing … |
| | Hi folks. I have a serious problem, and I hope that someone out there can provide me some answers. I just built a new PC (my first attempt at this) and everything seemed to be working fine. The machine will POST just fine, and I even get to the Windows … |
| | I put the disc in, but burning programs or pc will recognise that it is in there. It plays on my dvd player though as a dvd-movie. Can anyone help suggest why or a program which will identify it? Thanks  |
 | i have an ibm thinkpad 600e pentium 2. a couple of days ago i was using it ok when it started to make some very suspicious clicking noises. i think it could be the hard disk drive that has failed as when i tried to restart the machine the ibm … |
| | when I power it up the fan starts and the blue lights at the top come on then nothing, won't boot up fan stops and blue lights stay on, It is an expensive one i need some help. thanks |
| | I have a Gateway laptop thats never been great since day one. At rest it stays at about 55 C, and when compiling, or something thats a load on the processor, it stays around 88 C . Needless to say it shuts down on me a lot. Anyways, I had … |
| | Hi everyone. I apologize for my first post being a doozy of a problem but I'm at my wit's end. Less than 2 weeks ago, my son's friend, a self-proclaimed computer genius, offered me new RAM for my system. My computer came with 128MB RAM about 5 years ago, bought … |
| | Hello everybody: I think that my notebook is dead. After trying to update the bios with the Hp update program, i had a problem with the screen of the notebook, it didn't work, so i had to use and external screen in order to back to the las bios version. … |
| | How do you set the proper resolution? Instruction booklet says nothing about how to set it up. |
| | Well, the problem usually happens when I try to open a movie (.wma, .avi, whatever) or even browse a folder with movies. The symptoms are pixelated screen (reminds a TV, or like having the screen set to 400x300 resolution), only a part of the upper-left "view" fits into the screen … |
| | I have a PC with Windows XP loaded. Whilst using the PC last weekend, it shut down without notice, I was in the middle of typing in Word and the machine powered down. I switched it back on, it went through the screen to access the bios, memory check etc, … |
 | Hey all, Went to a local computer show with a friend. Working on building him a ccomputer. Any ways, he got hold of an HP pavilion 7850. The machine had been caught in a lightning storm and the only pieces that worked were the Processor, Ram, floppy and cd-roms. The … |
| | Hi there, I have a computer which has been working fine for a long time (4months) but up till last wednesday it has started to freeze. What is strange that is it freezes at and after 1:50pm. After this time the computer keeps freezing every 5 mins. I have scanned … |
| | [FONT=Times New Roman]Can't find Primary Hard Drive message appears after installing cd burner to laptop.[/FONT] |
| | Hello there, everyone! Anyway, to the point: a friend of mine just bought a computer (a clone) and after three days of use, something weird happened. Once his computer reaches the Windows XP login screen, a prompt appears stating that Windows can't find Explorer. Also, it suggests that one reinstalls … |
| | I have an older ibm thinkpad......im having problem when starting the computer as the monitor seems to have a mind of its own and just illuminates when it wants to......it seems to come on very dim if at all and then will randomly pop on......just yesterday the monitor just flickered … |
| | Ive just recently built my own pc, and i then wanted to use the harddrive from my old pc. I placed it it fine and everything, got the data from it i needed and then wiped it clean, made a new partition and everything seemed fine. The problem i get … |
| | Okay, so before anyone asks... I HAVE read the sticky at the top of the forum and tried everything possible to no avail. The story so far: Several days ago I was using my PC as I do without any problems at all, it had been running smoothly as it … |
| | Son has a Toshiba Tecra 8100, was working fine. Next boot lights came on blinking, would not power up, I can remember there was green and orange lights, a few days later..no lights at all..nothing totally dead. Thought it might be the power supply, bought a new power supply for … |
| | HP Pavilion ze4500. Worked fine, then the next morning it lights up with power but fails to progress through any of the boot. The cd does spin--putting in the XP cd, the cd lights up a few times but it will not boot from the cd. Have tried the reset, … |
| | My computer will not start up. I have tried everything, swapping power cables and pluging into the wall. At the back of the CPU the power pack you plug the cable into just makes a clicking noise and a green light which is normaly on just simply flickers rapidly. Does … |
 | Hi there, I have a RAID system that my friend is trying to set up & trying is the operative word :( He installed XP In fact he's driving me up the wall refusing to ask for help. Is anyone an expert on how to create these new systems. The …  |
| | :?: Northgate Laptop,,power On = Cooling Fan,,tries To Read Disks (hard & Cd/dvd/rw) But Will Not Boot,, After 2 Attepts Nothing Just Cooling Fan ,,chk'd Processor Good Connection Any Other Ideas Help Plz |
| | Hi, My pc keeps crashing and im not sure whether its a RAM problem or a virus prob. Im running AMD Athlon XP2500 1.84 GHz and 512mb RAM. Im a multimedia student and my computer constantly crashes when im tyring to do my work. Especially when im using adobe products … |
| | kay ive been trying to fix this smartevent thing on my comp. i have 20 80 gig sata hd setup in raid and one is in smartevent is not friend its just not compatible with my bios i think???. cus i did tests on it, it said sonething about bios |
| | List 5 well known stop errors (Blue screen) associated with Microsoft Windows XP or Windows 2003 server. For each error, provide the following: a. Error description b. Possible cause of error c. One or more resolutions for the error. |
| | I ain't gonna tell you the whole story, 'cause it really doesn't matter now. The thing is, I got this old PC from someone, and, because I like some old games that won't run on my P4, (yes, I tried DOSBox, I love it, but it doesn't run all old … |
| | I replaced the ram with another 256mb. The computer starts up, but it shows nothing on the monitor. the light on the monitor stays yellow instead of green (when everything worked fine and while i was on the computer the light was green). I could actually see the smoke and … |
| | well assembled a PC..i connected everything and the power supply is 100% working and i connected all the led and switch connector in the right position!..and if i press the power button it doesnt start the whole pc..the power supply is 350 watts for amd 64 3200+...i dont really know … |
| | Hello, I was wondering if any Toshiba experts out there could help me with a little problem I was having. I have an older Toshiba Tecra 8100 that won't boot. I had the motherboard replaced a while back and when I got it back it worked perfectly, except for that … |
| | My Presario 2100 was recently sent to a local shop that deals specifically with notebooks, because it had a cracked LCD and I wanted to see if they could drop it into a new case. The decided that the charge would be $1200, so I asked them kindly to return … |
| | I'm having trouble with a Sony laptop. When I try to power it up, I hear something powering up but the screen remains black. On rare occasions, it will actually boot up but will freeze up a few minutes later. Took it to CompUsa for repair. Here is what they … |
| | boots up shows memory plus shared memory and doesn't boot further.what can the p :mad: roblem be |
| | I just built a amd 64 box and i tried starting it up for the first time and it turns on long enough to beep once, then cuts off. It's not the power supply, all the jumpers are right. I tried everything, what could be causing this? |
| | I was fiddling around with tweaking the system; i kept changing the mhz/pci thing in the bios, it is default at 100/33 at 1700 mhz i tried 133/33 and it didnt boot up, i rebooted it, and it was fine so i changed it a few steps lower, to 125/42, … |
| | HI i had my dell inspirion notebook for over a year now and never had problems with it starting on before. But recently like the middle of september whenever the monitor is moved or the slightest touch to the monitor is made for example if i try to move my … |
| | I literally pulled this laptop from the dumpster. Seems like an interesting project. The confuser displays symptoms similar to the no power issues and fixes listed all the web with some twists. Plug it up to AC with a battery I get the plugged in led and the battery charge … |
| | Hi all, this really isn't a booting problem, but a hardware problem. For the last couple months I haven't been able to keep my AC Adapter plugged in for my Compaq Presario 2100 notebook computer. I even bought a new adapter and the same thing has happened. If I apply … |
| | Alright, I'm posting this for a friend who's pc is dead and needs some help. He's got an older HP with windows XP probably around 99 or so? His monitor works fine but when he tries to start up the pc nothing happens. In the back youll see the green … |
| | Hey all, a new member here. I like to tinker but am by no means an expert - hope y'all can help! I've seen lots of threads re: hp pavilion boot probs & random restarts. but didn't find one to address my problem. I'm dealing w/ mom's PC - pavilion … |
| | Computer Virgin here. I have an AMD board which I've packaged myself and is running XP. It's been running perfectly for 10 months and this evening it has stopped working whilst working on a MSpowerpoint presentation. The PC just stopped with the message 'no signal' on the monitor and now … |
| | Very often (around once or twice a month) when i try to turn on my computer (Running windows XP proffesional) i get a error message while windows is loading saying:"Windows XP could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM" (I get this error even if i … |
| | We have an old computer (a Toshiba from around '97 - '99) that we're trying to start up again after many years of disuse. I've plugged everything in to the right places, but the computer keeps saying "Insert bootable media into the appropriate drive." Any idea what that means? |
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