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Zend Platform does not support Windows 7 (which is not yet released as GA) Please see the system requirements page: Link Removed due to 404 Error More info at: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/

If it is logging him in automatically with no option to log you in then it begs the question: Is your account active ? have a look in the control panel area and see if you have an account active on the computer, sounds like it has been deleted or deactivated.

Anarchy Online works fine. All other games are for gimps :D

The Acer N series sucks. Scrub them from your list. :)

haha, stamp on the rodent nice and hard, then show it the bin :D

Try disabling the touchpad on your notebook with FN-F7 key combo (or its a button just to the right of the touchpad) then plug in your external USB mouse. In all fairness it should work regardless of whether you disabled the touchpad or not, but worth a shot ! :) I notice a new BIOS version...

The Call Centre is far far far away from the actual Repair Centre. Poor people dont know what they are talking about :) Acer has moved its Call Centre to India now (our people got made redundant and most of them are now technicians in the Repair Centre). It is just a simple DMI check to...

It will be by pressing F1, F2 or the delete key. It will tell you which key to press when you get the first POST splash screen.

Don't break it ! It will end up on a desk behind my right shoulder :D

No change in quality at all. Acer/Packard bell/E-machines.......... all the same company now, owned by Acer. The splash screen you get when first turning it on will have no adverse effects on your computer. Would be nice if they ensured it displayed the correct marketing name though :cool:

Is that the very first splash screen when you power on you are talking about ? Packard Bell is now owned by Acer so they have a nice new emachine/gateway/acer all-in-one program to fix it to whichever manufacturer you have. It is not released to the public and is generally only available in...

The VGA cards in the notebook do get incredibly hot, they will underclock automatically so the unit doesnt melt before your very eyes, this causes the low FPS whilst it is busy cooling down. Make sure you are using it on a hard flat surface ensuring all ventilation points are free from...

At this point it sounds like it is worth putting a different WLAN card into the notebook.

Most in that price range have the same internals really: Rubbish little 2w speakers with 1 ohm impedance. For the cost of $500 its best to go for something thats the right colour ! All manufacturers have pretty much the same quality level when buying at the starter end of the market so its...

I had one of these hit my desk today, I got it working and sent the solution onto my colleagues, here is a copy: Hiya, Just a heads up really, no one else has really mentioned it so just passing on my findings. The ODD will vanish from the system quite often on this model whilst doing this...