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Greetings to all! Hope the length of this post is not in some way offensive on this forum. I've fixed lots of various computers over 40+ years and know how valuable it is to have as much info re. the problem as possible. Hope someone can point me in the …

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The other day, my Mom had been using her computer, when she left it for a minute. On her return, the system was frozen, so she shut it down completely and turned it back on. When she turned it back on she got the No Signal message. When I hooked …

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Hello, Been up all night and can not get my workstation back to win xp. I have a MJ12 Alienware system and when I do a restore I get it installed. Then when I restart I get the first win xp screen where it shows loading and a moving bar. …

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My pc has the BSOD. There error msg after the technical info is: STOP: 0x00000024 (0x00190203, 0x8A9BBDE8, 0xC0000102, 0x00000000) There is nothing after that. I have unsuccessfully tried to reboot for the xp cd that came with the pc. The cd turns but nothing happens. The cd is good bcos …

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Hello, I've been trying to build computer but I experience random shut downs when I use it and can't seem to pinpoint the problem: AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core Processor 4600+ AM2 (w/ standard AM2 cooling fan) ASUS M2N-MX SE PLUS Motherboard 4GB DDR-2 800MHZ PC-6400 320GB SATA2 7200rpm 16MB …

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Asus M2N-MX SE Plus mobo, AMD 64X+ 4400 dual core processor, 2G Patriot Dual Channel DDR2 RAM, 800W PSU, Geforce 9500 GT video card, Apevia case. Got it all put together, even went online to find a guide to the case (some use risers, I was sure to install them …

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I have a compaq computer which the system has become corrupt. A power cut caused my computer to fail its load. I was unable to load it from a disk and the only thing I could do was format the partition. But my files remain hidden... They haven't been removed. …

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Hi I am running a EmachineTS3085 with Xp. processor X86 I like to play texas holdem on the web site Pkr.com the computer keeps locking up. i deleted pkr to reaload it but it locks up every time i try to load it can any one help? Thanks Reset

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My HP Pavillion dv2410us won't start. Any suggestions would be appreciated. The machine is just past one year in age ( out of warranty ). Here are what I think are the important clues... A few weeks ago the fan started making noise when you would start-up the laptop. Now...when …

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After many days of trying to get rid of a Virus' and Malware I tried to do an XP recover and then cancelled it because my CD was SP1 and the system was on SP3. Now the machine won't even start. Plug it in and nothing, no lights, no noise, …

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i have an inspiron e1405 laptop computer running windows xp media edition.i just recently let my sis borrow my compand wen it was returned to me i had like 600 smthin viruses and adware and trojans and everything under da sun dat u can tink of.well i started to clean …

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My Acer travelmate 230 suddenly don’t go in standby anymore. It hangs at the message that Windows is being prepared to go on standby. It is definitely NOT a software problem (Windows XP or driver) because I have restored a stable and working clean image without viruses etc. But the …

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Ah. Yes... Another dead machine I'm afraid... When I start my Compaq Presario 6000 series desktop all I get is something like "Disk read error press ctrl, alt, delete to restart." There was a blue scream of death but it was too quick for me to note the code and …

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I recently got a new laptop (Toshiba, about two weeks old). A couple days ago, I had a problem booting it up; the power icon would light up when I turned it on, and I could hear it trying to work, but it either wouldn't get past the initial 'Toshiba' …

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Needing help from you Guru's Here's the deal my son calls from his moms house and says his computer keeps going to the safe mode screen so I pick the PC up & sure enough no matter what you do it stays at safe mode screen if you try to …

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Hi, Have a iqon pc that was working all ok one day and then turn it on and nothing. I have stripped out everything all cards, disconnected CD_Rom, Hard drive etc and removed memory. No Beeps when memory removed ? Have nothing on the screen at all and keyboard not …

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OK, i built a new computer, and it was the 5th one i built, the first 4 i built had no problems at all...and still dont after 1-2 years of use... Anyway, this one keeps getting the motherboard burned...at first i thought it was the video card thats burning, so …

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Hi Hope you can help – I’m just about ready to throw the thing out of the window. I built this computer 4 years ago and have had no problems, until last week when it started freezing on the post screen (the one that usually flashes on before Windows starts …

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I have had a crash on my laptop. On start-up it will not go beyond the "Welcome" window. Any and all input will be appreciated. I can do simple things but do not know the best way to get this fixed. Thanks, El Viento

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I have a 4 year old Toshiba A75-S209 that crashed from a virus of some kind. I used the Toshiba restore disk (windows xp home) and was able to go thru the install process. At the end of the install it tells you to remove the disk and press any …

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I'm having trouble getting a brand new, bare bones Intel D845GVAD2 board to boot. Have tried 2 different power supplies (atx12v compliant) & 2 cpu's - (2 x Celeron 2.2 ghz, 400mhz). Currently, with second new 500w supply, power supply fan won't even turn on when connected to board. It …

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I was being really smart and tried to update the bios of my Acer Aspire E360 Desktop, but it failed. Then being super smart, I restarted the computer, but all it gives me 1 long beep, a short beep, then it gives me endless short beeps. There is nothing on …

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My laptop has Windows XP on it and it would just reboot all the sudden so I reformatted and everything was working fine untill I started downloading the drivers and it rebooted all the sudden I reformatted again and it did the same thing I then reformatted it again and …

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hello everyone i own a dell demension desktop 3000 that would not turn on. i checked the power supply unit and it works fine in another machine and pass all testing but when i place it in the dell it would not turn the system on. Can anyone help me

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hi, my sony vaio notebook.. i was use well. when i shutdown few hours later when i am try to turn on just power light is blinking and hard drive get power but notebook fan or screen doesn't work. how i am available to solve this problem.

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I have a 5 year old Sony Vaio desktop - Model PCV-7762 - that when trying to boot up won't boot, nothing comes up on display, and the lights on front of CPU and on the keyboard blink rapidly. Only thing can do is pull the power plug and shut …

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I have an older Dell Inspiron 2600. I'm try to get it fixed back up for basic internet and word processing use. Sometimes when it is plugged in with the A/C adapter, it will start up fine. Then after a few minutes, all of a sudden, the screen goes black. …

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I have a computer that constantly reboots itself. I replaced the Power Supply because that is the solution that I found that I thought was right. Unfortunatly that didn't work.. I plugged it in and it still did the same thing. Needless to say that I found that the boot.ini …

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After updating Norton Internet Security. After the update I was advised to restart computer. Now the computer just goes to a black screen that says run windows normally, safe mode, etc. when I click Normal mode it shows the Windows XP start up loading screen with the green bars below …

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I recently built a new pc, and from the beginning its been restarting randomly. Ive changed the RAM, added fans, plugged into different outlets, reinstalled windows and all other applications. I've changed the page file size, and when I changed the settings and disabled restart when it detects a problem, …

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