pc repair

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    Windows 7 cant boot without cd (grub rescue)

    Hello, I had a working 64gigs SSD + 160gigs (friends) HDD. Today, my new 1TB HDD arrived, so I switches the HDDs, but after I wanted to boot, weird thing happened. no partition Grub Rescue >> and something like that... Okay I tried some things I found on net, but then I just reinstalled my...
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    Windows 8 Windows 8.1 BSoD wpprecorder.sys

    Hello, recently I've been receiving this error. It always appears when windows is first starting. Usually it will happen once, then once the PC restarts it will boot fine. Just today however, the error repeated itself 4 times, and I was forced to run a system restore(which made me able to boot...
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    Windows 7 BSOD 0x124 please help!

    Greetings, Unfortunately BSOD is terrorizing my Girlfriend's PC and I'm running out of ideas on how to fix it. This is why I need your help. According to the sticky I'm attaching all the files needed. The restarts are happening randomly. At first I thought it was the power supply (600W...
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    Windows 8 Thinking of a use for a desktop PC on my network

    Here is the situation, I have a peer-to-peer home network working great and I found an two year old desktop that I thought was long gone, evidently wasn't. It wasn't working right two years ago, however now I have learned enough about PC repair that I can fix it. One issue remains, once I fix...
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    Windows 8 Windows 8.1 wont start.get pc repair with no solution.

    Hello. Yesterday night when i came home from work, i turn on my laptop with windows 8.1 and its started loading "pc repair", after it finished i get a message saying it could not repair automaticly. So i have tried advanced-restore point, it just failed. Tried cmd- sfc /scannow, and i get a...
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    Windows 7 Driver power state failure

    I get a Driver_power_state_failure with a stop : 0x0000009F(0x00000004,0x00000258,0x8658F020,0x8397CB24) Yesterday i was working with my computer and i was running a game and fix my pc and it was very slow it got stuck and i forced it down and when i start the pc i get that error. I have...
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    Windows XP Missing BootMGR - can't get it fixed - stuck going nowhere

    Hi, My XP Pro PC had it's power cord knocked out while running. After that it wouldn't reboot, so I pulled the HD and put it in another machine where I was able to pull off all my data, but running utilities it said the drive was bad. So I got a brand new HD, plugged it in and it still got a...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 64 bit - Explorer has stopped working

    I have a client pc, that is Windows 7 64-bit SP1. They complained about getting pop ups, initially thought it was spyware. However, after going on-site it is a an error of Windows Explorer has stopped working. I was able to copy combofix from a flash drive to the hard drive using cmd prompt...
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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...
  10. Windows 8 Trouble with Trojan:Win32/Quidvetis.A and Unusual Hard Drive Ticking Sound

    I was checking the net for some repair parts for my truck .....Ok, stop laughing, its the truth..:angel: A message popped up from Windows Defender saying malware had been detected and it was taking action. It seems Windows Defender did quarantine 2 instances of the same Trojan and both have...
  11. Windows 7 Dot Net applications that used to run all crash with the same error

    [Solved] Dot Net applications that used to run all crash with the same error Hello, I need some help, I think my Dot Net or some other software it needs is borked. The problem is that .NET 3.5 and under are part of the OS on Windows 7, so I can't just uninstall and reinstall them. I have...
  12. Windows 7 HDD formatting problems

    So Ive just gotten my PC back from repair; everything is working perfectly, except for a HDD. I have 3 drives, one being a SSD with the OS on it, the other two being WesternDigital 1TB drives. The problem is that one of the two HDDs is recognized, but not intractable. The repaired PC came...
  13. Windows 7 'Handle is Invalid' error *only* on .DOC files

    I'm new here, guys, so don't shoot me down in flames if this has been covered. I've checked the search, but didn't come up with anything the same. I've just re-jigged the Good Lady's PC - it had some sort of virus. Wiped it & re-installed Win 7 Pro. Put back most of the stuff that was there...
  14. Windows 7 Will new motherboard void my copy of W7

    I have a damaged PCIx16 slot & need to replace my motherboard, when I re-install W7 will it see my mobo as a whole new machine (1 copy per machine) and reject my W7 serial when it tries to activate online? Could someone help clarify this for me please.
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    Windows 7 Virus Crash, No recovery options are working

    A week ago my computer crashed after my dad used it. It ran a System Fix which was a virus and a program I don't remember installing. Now when it boots it has a black screen that says Windows Memory Error and gives two options, Start Windows Recovery or Start Windows Normally. When he realized...
  16. Windows 7 System Maintenance to the rescue!

    Hi, okay, so after booting my PC earlier today Windows System Maintenance started up without prompting and after a while had this to say: Attempt repairs of disk volume errors Reboot computer to repair volume problems such as bad sectors, lost clusters, cross-linked files, and directory...
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    Windows 7 Acer Aspire One Netbook Issues After Windows 7 Upgrade: Seeking Help

    In August 2009 i purchased an Acer Aspire one Netbook. The unit came preinstalled with WinXP. I subsequently upgraded to Win7. The Unit has worked well until about 1 week ago. Keyboard is malfuntioning...trackpad doesn't work until i hit the Fn+F7 keys...the screen began stuttering (if that's...
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    Windows 7 Troubleshooting 0x124 Error on Inspiron 580: HAL.dll and Voltage Concerns

    Hey guys can you help me fix my computer?It's an insprion 580 with 8GB of ram,GT220,Recently added Thermal Cooling and 600 Watt PSU.Memtest passed all the tests.I read it could be the volts,I have no clue how do change this plus my i5 is manufacturer locked.It could be memory volts or clock...
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    Windows 7 Netbook won't boot, startup repair failure

    I'm short on the tech savvy, so please be patient with me. A day ago, while using my netbook (Asus Eee 1001p) to look at videos on YouTube, the Shockwave Flash plugin became unresponsive. Shortly after this, my PC froze. Ctrl-Alt-Del wasn't helping, so I opted to perform a manual shutdown...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 install errors

    so I'm trying to install windows 7 again. I got a virus for some reason, I couldn't start up my PC anymore. So I formatted everything in the windows 7 installation(you know before the installation begins). There is nothing left of my old files. So after windows expanded the files it's starting...