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Windows 8 UEFI/secureboot preventing linux bootup, can I remove it but still have windows 8.1 work?
Okay now I have an issue with windows, namely secureboot and UEFI. This is not for my computer but for my fathers machine. As an early birthday present I got my father a HP Pavilion laptop that came preinstalled with windows 8.1 but he didnt like it and wanted a dual boot. So I gave him Ubuntu...- Ralph Bromley
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- bios boot manager compatibility dual boot efi partition grub hp pavilion installation issues linux partition secure boot startup issues support system settings troubleshooting ubuntu uefi update issues windows 8.1
- Replies: 15
- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Help with getting my computer to show two displays
I am looking for a way to get my HP pavilion a1700n computer to show two displays one of course on the monitor that it is hooked up to and my tv which I can only go HDMI or componets my specs for the computer is here Link Removed plus I have a wifi adaptor connected for internet. Any help is...- Kane84
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- computer setup display settings graphics card hdmi hp pavilion multi-monitor troubleshooting tv connection video output
- Replies: 10
- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Win7 stuck on "Starting Windows" Screen during boot up?
I have an HP Pavilion g6 Series with Win 7 Home Premium. Every time I boot the machine up it gets stuck on the "Starting Windows" screen. I tried running Hirens boot to fix the MBR thinking it may be the issue. No such luck. I am really trying to avoid re-installing windows because I have a...- win7junky
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- boot issues data recovery hirens boot home premium hp pavilion mbr safe mode startup issues system restore windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Usb and ps2 keyboards not responding on HP Pavilion Win 7 prem
I am working on an a6400f desktop and I get no response from any keyboard after boot. I can get into safe, but then no keyboard on login. I went to microsoft mouse and keyboard and is says no device connected. I have run security scans and the system is clean. The wireless usb mouse works...- geno368
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- device manager hp pavilion keyboard issues ps2 keyboard security scans system restore troubleshooting usb keyboard windows 7 wireless mouse
- Replies: 10
- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Intermittent Keyboard Gibberish Issue on HP Pavilion Laptop in Browsers
I have an intermittent problem with the keyboard on my HP Pavilion laptop. More and more frequently the letters and numbers which appear are gibberish.......as if they are encrypted. The gibberish seems to appear only in browsers and the Windows search box. There seems to be nothing I can do...- rvjimzhr
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- browser encryption gibberish hp pavilion intermittent keyboard keyscrambler laptop notepad paste problem solving reboot search box software windows word
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Arrow keys not working
Hi, I own a HP ProBook 4730s , and my left and right arrow keys are not working. I thought i might ask here before sending it to get repaired. Is it possible to be some sort of software problem ?- sfj007
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- arrow keys hardware issues hp pavilion keyboard issues software issues troubleshooting user support
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 For Anyone Using A Keyspan USA-19HS USB To Serial Adapter, Please
Hello all, I am running an HP Desktop Pavillion, about 3-4 yrs old, and Windows 7, the 64 bit version. My problem relates to trying to get my Keyspan/Triplite USA-19HS USB To Serial Adapter working again. I haven't used it for about a year, and am now trying to get it going again. Have...- Robert11
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- device manager driver installation hardware hp pavilion keyspan serial adapter tech support troubleshooting usb adapter windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Enabling hardware virtualization
Hi, I need some quick help in enabling hardware virtualization on my laptop. My operating system is Windows 7 and I am using HP Pavilion DV6. For my uni course, I need to run Linux on Oracle VM Virtual Box, but in the process I got the following error message: Link Removed After some googling...- Jangwon Park
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- bios computer help configuration error hardware hp pavilion linux optimization oracle vm setup svm support tech support tuning urgent virtual machine virtualbox virtualization windows 7
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Accidental Removal of Sound Device
I purchased a Soundfreaq Sound Platform (SFQ-01) and connected it to my HP Pavilion p7 using Windows 7 via Bluetooth. A Sound Platform icon was now in the Hardware & Sound - Devices & Printers window. Because I have multiple devices hooked up via bluetooth to the sound platform I would have to...- scottallen40
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- accidental removal audio bluetooth device connectivity hardware issues hp pavilion sound platform troubleshooting windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Hardware
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Windows 7 RPC server is unavailable when coming out of sleep
I have an HP Probook 4530s that the hard disk got corrupted. I cannot find my recovery DVD's so I simply re-installed windows 7 from a retail package (and used my computers product code. That part seemed to have worked fine. Where I am running into a problem is that when the laptop goes into...- mjm
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- autostart error hard drive hp pavilion laptop issues network settings persistent issues power settings product code repair disk rpc error service restart sleep mode ssd upgrade tech support troubleshooting windows 7 windows recovery
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Windows 7 Disabled speakers
My speakers are disabled on my windows 7 laptop, it shows on the icon that they are on but when I try to play something they don't work. Before it would have a red X on them but that has gone away. I opened my computer and watched a youtube video and when I clicked to watch the next one they...- Gebhart25
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- audio audio issues control panel disabled enhancements hp pavilion laptop speakers troubleshooting windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 8 Radeon not working.
I have a HP Pavilion dv6-6121se Link Removed i recently upgraded to windows 8 pro and my games got slower and in game options i could only select directx 9 until later i got battlefield 4 and it says gpu cant buffer frame and it said gpu was intel hd 3000 i checked system info and saw it...- STM123
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- bios settings buffering catalyst suite directx 9 driver update game compatibility gaming performance gpu issues graphics card graphics driver hp drivers hp pavilion hp support intel hd laptop graphics performance issues radeon system information windows 8
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- Forum: Windows Graphics and Gaming
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Windows 8 HP Pavilion Bluetooth Issues: Seeking Help with Missing Connection
I have an HP Pavilion 15-n003TX purchesed on October 20, 2013. Two days earlier I saw that I don't have any bluetooth. I did the Windows + X & then Press M thing and saw that it something was wrong. I'm no techie guy. But I really need the bluetooth. Help.- Aditya
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- bluetooth connectivity device manager hardware issues hp pavilion tech support troubleshooting windows
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- Forum: Windows Networking
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Windows Vista Web Cam Drivers
I have found all the drivers I need for my HP Pavilion dv6500 Laptop except for my web cam. I have looked at the support/drivers page and cannot find it. Has anyone got an idea where I can download the web cam and drivers for it?- Sonny
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- download drivers hardware hp pavilion laptop support technology webcam
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 sleep mode issue ! ?
i have hp pavilion g6 note book am already facing such an annoying problem i have set sleep mode settings to never never for both plugged and unplugged but after about 5 or 6 hours the computer turns of i have to press the power button to turn it on again when i move my hand on the touch the...- sinfulslave
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- computer issues device issues energy settings hp pavilion notebook power settings sleep mode touchscreen windows 7 windows 8
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 8 Radeon driver problem.
I have a HP Pavilion dv6-6121se Link Removed i recently upgraded to windows 8 pro and my games got slower and in game options i could only select directx 9 until later i got battlefield 4 and it says gpu cant buffer frame and it said gpu was intel hd 3000 i checked system info and saw it...- STM123
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- catalyst directx drivers framebuffer gaming gpu graphics hardware hp pavilion intel hd model recognition performance radeon software system information troubleshooting upgrade windows 8
- Replies: 8
- Forum: Windows Graphics and Gaming
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Windows 7 Paired bluetooth speaker doesnt appear on playback devices
Hi, Cannot get my JBL micro wireless speaker to appear on playback devices, nor connect to it. So, no sound throug it at the moment. Windows did find the speaker and its on Device and printers list as JBL Micro Wireless..so, im guessing its paired. No errors in any point...windows stated that...- ughi
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- audio bluetooth connection devices drivers hp pavilion jbl micro sound speakers technology troubleshooting video playback windows wireless
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- Forum: Windows Hardware
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I need help once again!
Hi everyone I recently blown my hp pavilion slimline pc so I dusted the old laptop off to descover a copied version of windows 7 had been put on after I had purchased a online windows 8 activation key in October last year when they did the cheap deal. Unfortunately I lent the laptop out earlier...- ForcefulFighter
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- activation collage help hp pavilion illegal software laptop pc repair tech support windows 7 windows 8
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- Forum: General Computing
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Windows 7 Troubleshooting Abnormal Boot Sequence on Inherited HP Pavilion Running Windows 7
I inherited a computer running Windows 7, System Manufacturer HP-Pavilion System Model KZ854AV-ABA m9300t While it runs fine the startup/bootup is messed up. I turn the computer on and it goes the the HP logo and options screen as if I had hit the key to select boot/startup options. While...- BlackMailedAgai
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- bios settings boot computer issues hp pavilion startup system model troubleshooting user help windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 force switch amd video card
Hello, I have a quite problematic hp pavilion g6-2305sq laptop and I am trying to force it to use the dedicated amd video card. The problem is that in CCC there's no such option. There's only the "Switchable Graphics Global Settings" and I can choose what to prioritise on battery and when...- quas
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- amd bios ccc dedicated graphics graphics card hp pavilion laptop performance switchable graphics windows 7
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Windows Graphics and Gaming