laptops

I have a customer who's numlock is beeping, only the numlock, not caps lock or scroll lock. The customer has bitlocker and entering the bitlocker code works fine with the number pad, but then once in Windows, the number pad will no longer work as it should. They are using an HP Folio 9470m...

The august update has been re released (KB2975719). It looks like you should uninstall the earlier one, if you see it in your list, otherwise some minor problems have been reported. All went fine for me on a couple of laptops and a stationary it is listed as "optional" so it is your choice..

For years I have been the "go-to" guy for fixing friends and family's computers, which usually were desktops (which i could rip open and replace the hardware in). lately a majority of the issues that i have had to address were laptop issues. while a lot of issues can be fixed with some sort of a...

I just recently purchased the ASUS ROG G750JM-DS71. I noticed that I can't seem to the get the display to be in full brightness. For example when booting it up, the brightness seems much higher, and after a few seconds at the desktop the screen would suddenly get darker. The brightness is indeed...

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well to start off i don't even have proper phone line broadband its some type of satellite broadband. the problem is that i can use internet fine on my laptop but it wont work on phones or tablets:/.also it says something on the laptop about dns server not working properly. any help is greatly...

I have a laptop that I set up as normal when I installed win 8, with my account as the only one. It has some personal files and data that I don't mind losing but I don't want to leave them on the laptop. I want to give it to my daughter and put her on as the main computer user/administrator and...

Don't know which forum this thread belongs to. So, I ask here........ Brief info: I have 2 laptops...... one runs Win 7, one runs Win 8.1 Both laptops have 2 identical email accounts set up in WLM.... one POP bell.net account and one Hotmail.com account. I also have an Android tablet which has...

I have bought steelseries siberia V2 Frost blue edition and i have this spark sound problem. I dont know why its happening. It always happens when i stream or have alot of sound on at the same time, like skype+youtube+a game+etc etc. Its something wrong with the usb ports cause my other sibera...

I have a laptop and a Surface RT with Windows 8.1. I have a Nokia Lumia 920. I have an iPad2. My Facebook News Feed is very important to me. The News Feed on my Lumia's People Hub is perfect. Always posting all updates for my friends and the Pages that I have liked. I also have two iPad...

First of all, apologies if this has been raised before. I couldn't search through all the previous posts to find it or similar! OK, I'm supporting a small office network - only 4 computers - 3 laptops and a desktop, acting as a server. All 4 machines are running Win 7 Pro, and all are...

I have windows 7 very recently installed in my Laptop . I usually download a lot of softwares from isohunt or thepiratebay etc . But immediately my Norton Internet security 2013 discovers some sort of virus ( mostly trojan in it and moves it to quarantine ) . But sometimes I have restored some...

My Wi-Fi router is located on the other end of our house. I can connect to it with my laptop but my wife can't with her iPhone. Since I leave my laptop in our bedroom, I thought I'd try to set it up as a Wi-Fi access point, then she can connect to the internet though my laptop. Currently I...

I have been using Windows 8 RT version in my Samsung RV511 model laptop. Just seeing for tablets which having Windows 8 Pro version. Samsung ATIV models are costly with windows Pro version. Which brand is economic with Windows 8 pro with good configuration?

Ok, don't know if this has been asked before, but I want to use my work laptop as a PC as well. Here are my two options: Option 1, install Win 7 on "slave" drive, the HP laptop I have for work has two hard drive bays, and dual boot Win 7 Pro and Win 7 Ultimate. Option 2, install Win 7...

just a simple question, is the Dynamic Switchable Graphics associated with AMD/Intel Laptops flawed? other than the OpenGL thingy ofc. I Played Mass Effect 3 on Max Settings, it runs just fine, but normally when my laptop heats up due to gaming, the game starts startling around, I can hear 1-3...

I've tried posting this question to the MS pro forums and a couple of other places with no luck, and am getting truly desperate. At this point, I'd be happy just to know if it's something wrong with the configuration, or if this is a fundamental Win7 problem. I recently started managing a...

Hi, Laptop: Acer Aspire 5745-5462G50Mnks RAM: 6 GB Bluetooth : BCM92046 OS: Win 7 Professional (64 Bit) I have tried hard for 2 days to get the bluetooth working. All other peripherals are working well, I have installed Broadcom driver (from the drive CD), but a message says the device is...

Which one's newer computer of these two similar SONY VAIO laptops? This one (R505): Link Removed Or this one (V505): Link Removed 1. Which one has the better processor? 2. Is it possible to remove the ancient processor and replace it with a modern one? 3. Is it possible to plug in a 1TB HDD...

I just received a new Dell Inspiron 15R-5520 64 bit laptop. I also ordered and received from Dell the Windows 8 OS DVD along with a Drivers DVD. I also own a valid Windows 7 OS with product key. I use Acronis True Image 2013 to backup and restore images of the OS. I wish to partition my HDD...