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| | I have a Toshiba Tecra 9100 with Windows XP Professional. Recently, I tried to utilize the Product Recovery CD and ran into a problem. The computer came with 2 recovery disks. During the download of the second recovery disk, I get the following message: "Application Error 437 Cannot Read from … |
| | I have downloaded a free antivirus software on my pc called clamwin,hated it, so I decided to uninstall it. I couldn't find the uninstall folder, so I decided to delete every folder that had clamwin written on it. After that my keyboard was no longer working yet I still have …  |
| | This model of laptop came with 512 MB RAM (2 x 256 MB) and the manual said that the max RAM allowed is 1 GB. However, when I went to get it installed, the technician installed a generic 1 GB RAM and there was one slot still empty. So, he … |
| | My home pc is a hp running windows xp and the other day it was working normally and now a black screen comes on saying it was not shut down properly and gives me the options of starting windows normally or safe mode, etc. It doesn't matter which one I …  |
 | So, this is like the forth time my Compaq Armada M700 has messed up... but what do you expect from an -old- computer? So, this time it's to do with it just randomly dying... Sometimes I turn my computer on and then I have it running for a few minutes … |
| | I have Nvidia Networking device, not sure as to what version, and Win2k, and when the LAN disable button is clicked, the PC shuts down. That's stumping me. If any ideas, please help, thanks. |
| | I purchased a Compaq Presario (Refurbished) desktop last year. After a month, the computer kept freezing when playing media or surfing the internet. I called Compaq-HP technical support. After seven day of doing a bundle of tests including several times of full recovery as they told, they agreed the callback … |
| | I've read a good number of threads on here and never found one that mimic'd whats happening to me. I have a HP Pavilion dv8000 , One day when I powered it up the screen had vertical lines in it, when I apply pressure it clears up. I just dealt … |
| | Hi, I get two long alternating beeps when I power up my pc Boot up does not start. Happened about 6 months ago and then it started up ok. Please advise. Thanks, Joe |
| | I have a toshiba satellie laptop I was running spybot and everything froze. So I held down the power button and turned it off. After that I tuned on and nothing, just a black screen but the power on light was on and if i insert a cd I would … |
| | Computer died 2 weeks ago. It is a gaming rig that I built myself and it is watercooled. First thought that the PSU died and bought a new one. That did not fix theproblem. Next bought a new motherboard. It is the same model and everything as the old one … |
| | This is really frustrating! Each time I insert a written CD - not a DVD - into my LG burner the computer reboots. The system is running Windows XP Home Edition. Any ideas? |
| | my comp stat 2.8 ghz intel processor 512 + 256 ddr ram tried 350 watt and 450 watt power supply a few days back smoke was comin out from my power supply i changed my power supply 2 times 350 and 450 watt my comp has the problem that its … |
| | My laptop has froze itself at the Dell boot up page...It has been working great but this morning when I turned it on it started the Dell boot-up page but only went 10%. It will not move anymore to boot up windows or anything..I tried turning it off removing the … |
| | I have a five year old home built box that hasn't been moved or opened for over 2 years. It ran fine and shut down normally last night. Today when I turn it on, the machine POSTs, loads Windows up to desktop, then the screen goes blank. I here a …  |
| | Has any one tried to recover a hp Pavilion tx2050ea back to its factory settings (Vista Home Premium)using the recovery DVD's. Following instructions omits some drivers and disables the keyboard. Any info greatfully received... |
| | Hi, I get an awful siren sound when the pc powers up, but does not boot. Noticed the mobo [Northbridge] fan was stuck. Replaced the mobo [Northbridge] fan and still the siren. Also did the followong: 1. Reset CMOS by removing battery. 2. Reset RAM 3. Removed and reinserted CPU … |
| | Just put an AMD 64 3000+ CPU on an Asus 8KNE-Deluxe with a Thermal Take 360 W PSU. I push the power button and the PSU fan starts to turn, the CPU fan starts to turn, then nothing. It will "start" when I push the button, then quit. I am … |
| | Hi All, monitor flickering and nothing is displayed on the screen while I try to start the computer. I observe the following while starting computer. 1. Monitor flickering and nothing showing on the screen. 2. Sometimes processor fan off automatically when it try to give display on monitor during starting … |
| | Hey Guys I have an Acer Travelmate 2300 Series (2303LC) laptop. Sometimes the screen won't start at all. I don't think this is a back-light problem as I can't even see anything at all, even with a strong light pointed at the monitor. Hooked up to an external monitor, the …  |
| | Hi, my old and trusty compaq 900 will not work of the battery. Laptop works OK from from main power supply, I get battery charging light on solid for while then it flashes. Contral panel battery battery options power meter shows 0% charge. Tried taking out and reseating battery and … |
| | :?:I installed Ghost 10.0 and thought I had cloned my primary drive to a slave drive. When I tried to use the Ghost floppy and cd to reboot I can only find the files on the D drive partition and the recovery points are no where to be found on … |
 | My Fujitsu laptop will begin to boot Windows XP and after the progress bar goes across the screen 8 to 10 times the computer will lose power and stop. It will also shut down at about the same time if I boot to safe mode or go to bios. The … |
| | Im sorry if this has been repeated, but after going through MANY of the threads i couldnt find anything that would help. even tried google searches that people said to do... I have an Dell Inspiron 6000, Windows XP pro, and is running on 3 years old. It was running … |
| | I was cleaning my PC the other day, and took the CPU out of its socket (to clean up the old thermal grease, and put a new one instead), when I accidently pulled the towell off the socket's pins, completely bending some of them. I tried fixing it, but when … |
| | Hey all, There i was, sat watching the telly, my laptop sat there, lid open, looking inconspicuious, at the windows xp home login screen. when my little brother ran in, pressed loads of the keys at the top of the keyboard and turned it off with the power button. he … |
| | Hi, I have a NF-M2S motherboard for about half an year now, it has worked well, met most of my expectations and exceeded some. However recently there was a problem which i am unable to diagnose. About two days ago I was playing a game (which i had played several … |
| | Here's some info of the situation before I describe the problem: The machine is a 95 Dell Dimension V433c with 2x 200GB Hard Drives, and 512 MB of ram. It is currently being used with no GUI as a network fileserver. The machine was fully functional with no blips ever, … |
| | I have an old Packard Bell which has sat in the corner and been played with from time to time by my grand-children. It has XP Professional loaded and has never given any trouble. The other day I decided to try a live CD with a small Linux.(DSL) For a … |
| | Hi, my Dell Inspiron 1150 just died. It was working fine, but then after I plugged cellphone via USB data Cable it shutted off. Now when I am trying to turn it on, I see the power light on, the hard drive light blinks for 2 seconds and then gets … |
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