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I'm on a new computer which arrived 3 days ago. When I first loaded it Windows Update downloaded and installed a couple of updates without problem, but now it's stuck.
I had 3 outstanding updates: 2021-01 KB4589212 and 2021-03 KB5000802, plus Feature Update to Windows 10 version 20H2 which has...
I have a problem with my Dell Inspiron 3000 Series Windows 8.1. It will detect several networks in the area, but I can only connect to the ones which are not password protected. I keep trying to connect to my home network with (what I think) is the correct password, but it says, "Connection is...
My pc has been crashing few minutes after normal bootup. It works fine if I bootup in safe mode. I tried using blue screen view tool and tried updating a Realtek driver. But now I am getting another error related to atapi.sys driver. My pc specs are as follows:
Windows Vista SP2
4 GB Ram
6...
Hello everyone, first time user of this forum, and I have a problem. There is a program that keeps showing up in the control panel. I uninstall the program and it will disappear from the install/uninstall programs list for a while, but then it comes back. How can I permanently uninstall it? The...
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I am getting pretty frustrated with Internet Explorer :computer: and hope to find some help here as I have called Microsoft and I do not have $99 laying around to take a chance they can help me! I have also called my DSL provider and they want to charge me $40 lol! These are the...
I get a red flag from the little ACTION CENTER icon at bottom once a week saying that my anti-virus, firewall, anti spyware is off. But my Norton 360 isn't off, just the ACTION CENTER on the Control Center SECURITY SETTINGS shows OFF.
I have to turn my 360 off and on to reset it. Never...
I installed Windows 7 last week and suddenly today when i logged on to windows 7 and went to user account to change password it said Password is incorrect Please retype.I was surprised since minutes Ago i logged on with the same password.Now, after i googled..some said to reboot and i did...
Alright, so this is kind of complicated. I really hope someone can help me. This weekend, I was unable to login to Windows. When it got to the login page, I got no response from my keyboard or mouse. I tried 3 system restore points, none of which worked, so I had to go with a full system...
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I don't really know how to describe my pc problem. In the grand scheme of things it's a small issue but it's very irritating.
I believe it's all the same thing. One example, is uploading files i.e. photos to photobucket, deviant art, face book.... music files to mediafire etc...
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Hello. really hoping somebody can help me out here as I have had to resort to using my wife's MAC BOOK to just type this!!
I have a Toshiba Laptop:
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit
AMD Turion II Ultra Dual-Core Processor M600
4GB DDR2 RAM, 500GB HDD
Anyways, my CPU started freezing up 3 days ago...
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Hi, just joined the forum to ask for help with a laptop I'm working on. I've researched the problem in a load of forums but nothing seems to work on it, so I'm hoping someone here knows of a solution I've missed. The laptop is an Acer Aspire 5732Z, the specs are:
cpu - T4400
ram - 3.00 GB
OS -...
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I have been coming to this site since i got my new Sony VAIO laptop a year ago. You have a wealth of information and are able to describe problems and possible fixes in a manner the masses can understand. For the past 3 days I have been searching here and other sites trying to...
Need a little help from an expert on Remote Assistance…
I use windows remote assistance (RA) often to preclude the painfully grueling challenge of explaining computer stuff to elderly (and grossly inept) computer users. RA works great to show these users how to do something in a snap, but...
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MSI 975X Platinum motherboard
Pheonix award bios V6.00PG
Intel 2.39Ghz Core 2 [email protected]
4x2GB DDR2 800 (Used just 2 GB when installing OS)
Installed a brand new Hitachi 7200RPM 1TB SATA HDD prior to install of OS.
With 46 updates installed I had 13 update and 40 optional updates to...
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I just downloaded MS Office 2010. Now, all the office icons - Excel, PowerPoint etc ..... and all the icons in Start menu and my desktop such as Norton 360, iTunes, Quicktime Player, Calculator etc. show up as the Microsoft Word icon.
In other words all the original icons are...
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Running Windows 7, Explorer 8, and Norton 360 v4
When trying to rename or delete files or folders, I often get
Folder in Use
The action can't be completed because the folder or a file in it is open in another program.
I check the task manager and sure enough something is running. I do an...
OS: Win7 Ultimate
problem: local media files are loaded by player (VLC, WMP, Winamp, Quicktime) but not played.
(during first 2 minutes the computer is on, the file will play for 1-3 seconds then stop)
streamed media displays video, but no audio. (tried...
Please help
I keep getting a BSOD when I try to update my graphics drivers
It happens when I try to update to Catalyst Control Centre 10.4 and also when I try to uninstall Catalyst Control Centre 10.3
PackardBell ixtreme X5620 UK
Intel Quad core 8300
DDR2 4096 MB 800Mhz
ATI Radeon 4850 1gb...