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Bought Used Computer at Auction
I just bought a Dell Inspiron 1750 laptop at an auction for items confiscated by the police. I need to change the original user ID and password so I thought the security forum might be the place to ask this question. During startup, it flashed the Windows screen so I know that it has Windows...- Myers
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- access auction computer help confiscated dell home premium inspiron laptop original owner password password change password disc security startup user id windows 10 windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Security
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Windows 7 My Sony viao netbook model VPC11M11M1E rejects all attempts to search websites and reports that IE cannot display the web page
My Sony netbook is running windows 7 home premium but I believe the IE is out of date and when I attempt to load IE11, I get the message Internet Explorer cannot display the web page. I have tried several suggestions includingVaio help but without success. Can somebody offer me a solution other...- Scarlet637
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- home premium ie11 internet explorer netbook sony troubleshooting vaio webpage windows 7
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 I can't load anything.
when I want to load something gives the following error : Could not access network location C: Program Files\. I tried everything but no results. I changed regedit files,reboot pc... my PC -> Windows 7 32 Bit Home Premium- ahmet4844
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- 32-bit access error home premium network program files reboot registry windows 7
- Replies: 9
- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Bluray player problem after reformat
I just reformatted my pc with Win 7 home premium, and am not able to play files from my pc through my bluray player. Before the reformat it worked fine. I checked network , and it shows the player, but says it can not be added to the network. I can play Netflix, Hulu, etc fine, but can not play...- Stratman490
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- bluray player connectivity file sharing home premium network issues reformat streaming troubleshooting video playback windows 7
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Windows Networking
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Windows 7 Wifi will not connect automatically
I am using windows home premium on my PC and when I start up it will not connect to wifi automatically when I click on the network settings available I see the one I want it has a tick in connect automatically but does not, I do not have any problems when using my laptop which is windows 10 my...- JANEVANS02
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- automatic connection home premium issues network settings troubleshooting wifi windows 7
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 DVD unresponsive after reinstall.
I had to reinstall Windows 7 on my Lenovo laptop. I found out when I tried to register the install that the version I installed was the home premium version rather than the 7 basic the computer came with. I have ordered a new copy of 7 home premium, but in the mean time, my DVD drive rarely...- fridgitator
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- basic version dvd drive home premium lenovo reinstall security features technical issues troubleshooting unresponsive windows 7
- Replies: 6
- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows Vista restore dell studio one all-in-one desktop - new hard drive
Hi, My friend has an 8-year old Dell Studio One all-in-one desktop computer that appears to have a bad hard drive. My friend doesn't have a recovery USB nor DVD. Question is, if we get a new hard drive, is there a way we can install and activate Windows Vista legally, without buying Windows...- eddified
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- 32-bit 64-bit activation all-in-one bios computer dell desktop hard drive home premium installation legal issues product key recovery media studio one troubleshooting upgrade windows vista
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Update Home Premium to Pro
I am currently running 64-bit Home Premium and am looking to upgrade to Professional so i can install more RAM . Is this quite a risk-free procedure? I just wanted to check that i am not putting my operating system at risk by doing it and it usually upgrades problem free. Its the blue disc i...- zhunter71
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- 64-bit disc home premium installation procedure professional ram risk upgrade
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 I need the correct drivers so I can connect to wifi
Apologies, I am not very good with computers, but I am in desperate need of help. Under device managers, it appears that these devices need up-to-date drivers, otherwise I can't connect to the internet. :( I have provided as much information as I possibly can. I will also include a couple of...- Lenny
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- 64-bit bios connectivity controller dell device manager drivers help home premium internet network pci sm bus system information troubleshooting upgrade usb wifi windows 7 xps 8500
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 windows 7 task idle
Trying to run a task on my Windows7 (Home Premium 64bit) notebook, when it is "idle". But task does not start. Task has a second trigger, running at certain time, this works. But idle is working, because when screensaver is acticated, it starts after "idle" time. Trying same task on my Windows7...- shane4711
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- 64-bit home premium idle screensaver suggestions task scheduler windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows Vista copy and paste over from 32 to 64 of same vista os?
hi i have question? how well dose copy and paste over same version of os but from 32 to 64 bit. or should i use program like pc mover to do that. i have hp pc and it os is windows vista home premium 32 bit. and what i like to do is copy all file (ctrl-c) that came with hp pc even the programs...- windowsraptor
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- 32-bit 64-bit backup compatibility copy data transfer external drive file transfer home premium hp pavilion installation migration paste programs upgrade windows vista
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Upgrading RAM in HP KZ854AV-ABA m9300t: Need Guidance on Installation Options
I have a HP KZ854AV-ABA m9300t 4g Ram 300g HDD with@150g in use Win 7 Home Premium 64-bit SP1 AMD Radeon HD 6450 -and I would like to see if I can increase the ram. I am unsure if it is one stick, or if it can use more. May I get some help on this. Yes, I could open it up, but my hands don't...- BlackMailedAgai
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- 64-bit amd hdd home premium installation ram support upgrade windows 7
- Replies: 14
- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 10 WiFi and YouTube buffering
I have an AT&T 3801 Router. My big PC is plugged directly into it and I can play any video from any source, even at 1080p60. On my laptop, about 60' away and connected thru my LG TV, I am getting WiFi speeds of up to 15 Mbps. However, YouTube videos struggle to play at base 720p. My computer is...- kevphil
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- 1080p 720p asus at&t buffering home premium integrated graphics intel internet access laptop network card performance ram router streaming streaming issues system specs wifi windows 7 youtube video
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 OEM windows disk help please
Hi folks, firstly I apologise if I am missing something obvious here, or if I have missed a thread... here goes Basically I want a fresh install of windows on my daughters PC. The Laptop was a referb from ebay, and has a referb licence as shown in the image. Trouble is that I cannot seem to...- Olly
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- computer issues download help home premium installation license oem refurbished vendor windows 7
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
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Windows 7 Issues Reinstalling Windows 7: System Restore, Software Problems, and D Drive Concerns
Hello, markm here. Samsung RV 515. Purchased 2011. OS win 7 home premium 64. sp 1 is on disk. I reinstalled os 2 weeks ago. I could not before and can not after use system restore or create disk image. Hopefully I can upload the screenshots. Also I'm having trouble updating. I downloaded win...- markm
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- corrupted drive d drive disk image disk issues help request home premium offline installation os installation recovery tools reinstall samsung screenshots sfc scan software sp1 system restore troubleshooting update issues windows 7
- Replies: 5
- Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
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Windows 7 Can't use my computer due to it constantly failing to configure updates.
It just stays there. I don't know what to do. Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Sent from my iPad using Windows Forums mobile app- Alexanderrox2010
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- 64-bit app computer issues configuration home premium troubleshooting update issues user support windows 7
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 10 How to Format Asus Laptop While Retaining Windows 10 After Upgrade?
Hi, I own an Asus laptop, its original win version is windows 7 home premium. I upgraded to win 10 when it was free, now i'm interested in formatting my laptop but i want to keep the windows 10. Is it possible? How? Thanks..- Alon
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- asus formatting guide home premium installation laptop support upgrade windows 10 windows 7
- Replies: 5
- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Hourglass (round circle)
When I boot up windows 7, an hour glass appears. But of late it takes longer and longer for the hour-glass to disappear. I understand that some function/app or otherwise is in the background, possibly loading. How can I find out what is running in the background that the system is trying...- germania
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- 64-bit application load background processes boot issues cleanmypc cleanup home premium hourglass performance issues ram slow boot spyware superantispyware system performance system type tips troubleshooting user experience windows 7
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Certain programs won't connect to the internet
Hello all, I am currently having an issue where several programs won’t connect to the internet while others will and I can’t seem to track down the problem. I am running Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 6.1.7601. I have ensured that proxy servers are disabled, my firewall has been configured to...- SirLurchington
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- 64-bit access denied avg connectivity dns firewall home premium internet malwarebytes programs proxy registry smitfraudfix steam teamviewer troubleshooting update windows 7
- Replies: 51
- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 10 Recently installed Windows 10, cannot scroll on touch pad and pc much slower
My laptop did an automatic upgrade to Windows 10 Home recently; formerly it was Windows 7 Home Premium. Since this change, the touch pad (HP G56) will not scroll on any document or web page. When I attempt to update the driver I am told it is up to date and also that the device is working...- john9159
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- celeron driver update email feedback hardware home premium hp g56 laptop issues memory usage performance performance issues scrolling tech support touchpad troubleshooting upgrade user experience web browsing windows 10 windows 7
- Replies: 8
- Forum: Windows Help and Support