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Windows Vista Vista not running right after Skype Install
I installed Skype the other day for a class I'm taking, and now my laptop isnt running right. While I work, I like to open new internet explorer windows instead of using tabs... and sometimes if I'm busy, I can get as many as 18-20 different instances of the browser running. This has never been...- gregmosu
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- antivirus background processes browser issues class compaq freezing installation issues internet explorer laptop memory usage office suite performance resources skype software issues system lockup tech support user experience windows windows vista
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows Vista Computer Not Detecting Sims Game - Troubleshooting Guide
All of a sudden, my computer does not detect my daughters Sims game, which was installed and played often months ago. The message says to please insert the cd and start the application again. Why doesn't it detect it anymore? The computer (compaq) is less than a year old, and other games...- allioops
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- compaq computer detection games installation issues sims software troubleshooting
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Windows Vista Vista Windows wallpaper problem
I have a Compaq laptop with Windows Vista Home Basic operating system. I use personal pictures as my wallpaper and one day it went black. I did have a spyware named "Spy Shredder". Since then I cannot change my wallpaper, I do not have sound, and my system is slow. I did remove the spyware and...- tbehof
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- audio issues compaq desktop tools home basic performance registry spyware troubleshooting wallpaper windows vista
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows Vista Vista Windows wallpaper problem
I have a Compaq laptop with Windows Vista Home Basic operating system. I use personal pictures as my wallpaper and one day it went black. I did have a spyware named "Spy Shredder". Since then I cannot change my wallpaper, I do not have sound, and my system is slow. I did remove the spyware and...- tbehof
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- audio issues compaq desktop tools home basic registry spyware system performance user support wallpaper windows vista
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows Vista Windows vista premium upgrade help
Hi I just bought windows vista home premium and I currently have windows xp media center edition sp2. Now I put the disk into the dvd drive. Obviously. Now im 99% sure that its a dvd drive becasue it says lightscribe dvd+- writer /cd writer on the front of it. But when I put a dvd in the drive...- Zackkoss
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- compaq computer help disk issues dvd drive installation media center support troubleshooting udf filesystem upgrade user experience windows vista windows xp
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- Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
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Windows Vista Compaq Pressario won't recognize Vista DVD
I have a Presario x1000 laptop, that meets and exceeds the Vista min requirements. My DVD drive for some reason refuses to recognize the Vista DVD. Like it doesn't exist. It reads other DVDs, and my Dell laptop loads the Vista DVD just fine. Does anyone know how to solve this conundrum?- Unregistered
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- compaq compatibility drive dvd hardware issues laptop presario troubleshooting windows vista
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- Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
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Windows Vista Wi-Fi crashes Vista, Help!!!
Hello, When I turn on my wi-fi (I have a Compaq Presario R3000 and a Broadcom 800.11.b WLAN card which is internal) Vista completely freezes. When I press the button again (as if to turn wi-fi off) Vista works fine again. Vista has recognised and installed the card, I just cannot seem to...- ianwuk
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- broadcom compaq crash freezes help network r300 wifi windows vista wlan
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- Forum: Windows Networking
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Windows Vista ATI's radeon 9200 and windows Vista problem on compaq nx7000 and nx 7010
Windows Vista beta recognizes ati radeon9200 graphics card on my compaq nx 7000 notebook as a radeon 9000 graphic card! To solve the problem I have manually installed the latest winXP driver for my radeon 9200 graphic card. The driver works fine when I reeboot the computer, but if I close...- pottersharrys
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- ati compaq device manager driver installation graphics card hibernation radeon 890m sleep mode unknown device windows vista
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows Vista Installation Problems of Windows Vista Beta 2
Hi, I am having installation problems of MS Vista Beta 2 downloaded from Microsoft MSDN. -Windows Vista Beta 2 (x86) - DVD (English) I had a dual boot of Windows XP SP2 and Windows Vista Beta1 (starts up first) System specification are: Compaq Deskpro EN Series, Intell Pentium II...- rayferns
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- 256mb ram acpi beta bios blue screen compaq compatibility disk space dual boot formatting installation msdn pentium problem system requirements tech support upgrade windows vista windows xp
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation