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Laptops Get Old Fast
I have had desktops from around 1978 until my last one in 2010, an eMachine EL 1333g, that still works. I it slow and Windows 10 updates take all day and for some reason my Internet speed has decreased from 100+Mbps to around 15-Mbps. I suspect conflicts with WS software. But, I am going to...- dustymars
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- analog cd drive compatibility dell digital emachines external drive internet issues laptop office 2003 performance software storage technology update windows 10 windows 11
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- Forum: Windows Hardware
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New Dell Laptops with no CD Drive
My daughter's 5-year old, Dell Inspiron 15 3000-3552 gave her the BSOD so after I diagnosed it to be unknown problem she bought a newer one, a Inspiron 15 3000-3502 with SSD and no CD drive. As long as we can remember laptops have come with CD's. Oh well, they need to profits so getting older...- dustymars
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- bsod cd drive dell external drive gouging hacking inspiron installation laptop lightweight office 2003 performance software ssd support technical issues usb vb5 windows workaround
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- Forum: Windows Hardware
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Windows 10 Can I transfer windows 10 from one laptop to another if it came pre installed? (OEM)
Hello all, I have a laptop that came with windows 10 preinstalled. The issue is that this laptop is painfully slow, so I would like to transfer windows 10 from this laptop to another laptop that I have which only has abuntu installed on it. Is this possible? If it is not, I was thinking of...- digiman2372
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- abuntu cd drive installation laptop oem performance issues transfer windows 10 windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 10 this version of xpress install does not support win98/me gigabyte
Hello there Windows Forum As the title says, I'm having quite some issues with my driver CD from Gigabyte. I recently got installed from Win 7 to Win 10 home edition. Though I have a slight problem installing my motherboard utilities, meaning the CD I have got for my motherboard runs into this...- shadows
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- ancient pc bios flash cd drive compatibility driver installation gigabyte hardware issues hardware upgrade intel i7 legacy support motherboard nvidia pc specs pc temperature sandy bridge ssd thermal paste utility software windows 10 xpress install
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Windows 7 How to Add FORMAT Command to Explorer Context Menu for CD Drive
How can I put the FORMAT command in the Explorer context menu. I would like to right click on CD drive listed in explorer and select FORMAT from the list that appears. Thanks for and assistance in advance. larryo- larryo
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- cd drive customization explorer formatting right click settings user interface windows
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- Forum: Windows Software
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Windows 7 How to Boot from DVD in UEFI Mode on ASUS A68HM Motherboard?
Hello, My boot menu looks like this: UEFI P4: HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GH24NSD0 (Highlighted) P2: Toshiba DT01 ACA1000 (953969MB) P3: Toshiba DT01 - ditto - Samsung Flash Drive (122368 MB) Generic Storage Device Generic Storage Device P4 must be the DVD writer; P2 & P3...- Cheemag
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- cd drive uefi
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows XP windows xp reinstall
Hi, I am attempting to reinstall windows xp home on my mom’s Dell 740 optiplex computer with the Dell reinstallation CD that came when unit was purchased. All her files were copied to a flash drive & no need to recover data. Have done this in past without any problems but this time I can’t seem...- purveyorsltd
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- cd drive computer dell f12 key f2 key flash drive home edition installation optiplex reinstall reinstallation cd screenshots tech support troubleshooting windows xp
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Windows 10 Cannot transfer iso file
I have some ISO files on a CD that I want to transfer to my computer, but they always fail after getting to about 14%. It seems to be transferring just fine, but once it gets to 14% it just stops and the rate goes down to 0 bytes/s. I've tried changing security settings and I've tried copying to...- Tim352
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- cd drive file transfer iso
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 10 Upgrading to Windows 10 Later?
Specific Question. If I have a fully activated version of Windows 7 and want to upgrade to windows 10 further down the track can I still activate windows 10 after the cut off date? What I mean is, I have downloaded Windows 10 and placed it on a CD for installation later on. I understand...- dominover
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- activation cd drive cut-off date free upgrade installation license microsoft upgrade windows 10 windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
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Windows 10 Disk Drive Not Showing Up -Windows 10
I'm using a Lenovo G500 laptop. I'm not sure what is going on but more often than not the CD/DVD drive is not showing up under "Devices and Drives". It does sometimes after I restart the laptop but it seems very random. I created a CD drive shortcut on the desktop hoping that would work. The...- Austin Casey
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- cd drive lenevo g500 windows 10 cd drive
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 10 Cd Drive Not Tetected After Windows 10 Upgrade
On July 30th I upgraded by computer to the Windows 10 operating system. Since then, however, my CD/DVD drive is not detected and/or recognized. The icon on my desktop has a big question mark on it. If I click that, I get the following error message: The item 'E:\' that this shortcut refers...- Strydoma
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- cd drive detection device manager dvd drive hardware issues shortcut issues troubleshooting upgrade windows 10
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 windows media player
I can only burn about 73-74 minutes to a 80 min.cdr. Anything over that bumps it to cd no.2. Shouldn't I be able to burn up to 80 min. Occasionally I can burn up to 79 min and over, but after the disc finishes burning it won't play and it's listed as an unknown disc- effing chris
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- audio formats burn limit cd burning cd drive cd ripping disk issues file size media player multimedia playback issues
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows XP WinXP install issues | New hard drive
Hi, I'm a computer noob. I have a 12 year old retail-purchased PC that came with WinXP Home pre-installed on the 160GB hard drive. The original OEM hard drive squeals terribly loud and sounds like it's going to die. I'd like to replace it, but not sure how to get WinXP installed on a fresh hard...- HelpMeMsft
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- bios boot order cd drive clean install computer help ebay hard drive installation jumpers legacy systems music software oem old hardware pc troubleshooting professional edition recovery disc system restore upgrade windows xp
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- Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
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Windows 8 External HDD is read as a CD Drive
I have a 1tb HP External HDD that has a lot of files on it. The drive worked fine until yesterday and when I plugged it into the USB port it activated as "CD Drive (G:) HP Launcher". I used explorer and was not able to locate any of my files. There are 2 files showing: 1. HPLauncher.exe 2...- RobSr
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- autorun cd drive computing data recovery device recognition disk management drive not recognised external drive file access file management file system hp launcher rookie help storage issues tech support troubleshooting usb issues user guide windows 8.1
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- Forum: Windows Hardware
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Windows Vista 5Ghz Wifi Adapter
I just wanna share something to you guys here who spends a lot of time in forums or anywhere on the web using an old laptop or PCs with only 2.4Ghz wireless adapter. I have not been using my Vista laptop for years because of it's "slowness". Even web browsing is so slow even though I have a...- badrobot
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- 5ghz asus router browser performance cd drive connection issues cost effective cyber dual band installation internet speed linksys network old laptop pc upgrade speed test technology windows vista wireless wireless adapter
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- Forum: Windows Networking
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Your CD or DVD drive is not recognized by Windows or other programs
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- cd drive dvd drive error media recognition software support troubleshooting windows
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- Forum: Knowledge Base (KB)
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Windows 8 Help unmounting an ISO
I keep receiving error message: "An error occurred while ejecting 'CD Drive (J:) Sims3SP06'." I can't attempt to eject unless I expand the drive in File Explorer, otherwise it shows as faded grey and unavailable as an option. Any help would be greatly appreciated.- 80P
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- cd drive eject error file explorer iso sims 3 unmount
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- Forum: Windows Software
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Windows 7 DVD CD Disk Drive
My DVD disk drive is no longer working on my Sony Vaio laptop. Is any external disk drive compatible or do I need something compatible to Sony? Is it difficult to install a new internal disk drive? I'm terrible at things like that so an external is more appealing to me. The laptop really needs...- Rainbowdayz
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- cd drive compatibility dvd drive external drive hardware installation internal drive laptop issues sony vaio tech support
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- Forum: Windows Hardware
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Your CD drive or DVD drive is missing or is not recognized by Windows or other programs
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- cd drive drivers dvd drive error hardware missing drive problem recognition troubleshooting windows
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- Forum: Knowledge Base (KB)
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Your CD drive or DVD drive is missing or is not recognized by Windows or other programs
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- cd drive device recognition dvd drive hardware issues missing drive troubleshooting windows issues
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- Forum: Knowledge Base (KB)