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    Windows 8 Need Help Quickly

    My windows 8 computer stays black when I start it. I can't see anything, I've been waiting hours and the screen stays black All I did was hit a lot of buttons at once and then my computer shut off. Now I restart it and it stays black. What is wrong here???? PLEASE HELP
  2. Windows 7 Clients intermittently fail to apply group policy at startup

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  3. Windows 8 Random BSOD's and crashes.

    So I have a new Windows 8.1 build and its been having quite a few problems. On start ups if I don't go into bios before loading into windows I get a blue screen. I also get lots of crashes, usually when playing games. If you need me to upload any other files let me know. Thanks in advance, Edward.
  4. Windows 8 windows 8.1 problem

    So I started the windows 8.1 update on my hp laptop and it got to the part where it restarts. After the restart it said setting up and at 66% it froze. Now its stuck on main computer start up screen. Anyone have any ideas?
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    Windows 7 Won't Show Login Screen

    Hello, starting last night every time I would start my Windows 7 laptop, everything would be fine until it would normally show the login screen. But it doesn't show the login screen. It's just a black screen with the mouse icon. I've read a bunch of other forum threads like this, but they all...
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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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    Windows 7 Windows 7 gets stuck during both Normal and safe mode start up

    I'm using a Toshiba Laptop(L750-X5317) with windows 7 home premium. Last week while starting the laptop, it got stuck at "Starting Windows" screen. I then switched it off and restarted it again. It asked for "Start up repair" or "Start windows normally". I chose start windows normally. It...
  8. Check disk (Chkdsk) runs when you start Windows 8 or Windows 7

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    Windows 7 Bluetooth USB receiver causing startup & shutdown issues on Windows 7

    I have a new Acer Aspire V3-571 laptop with Windows 7 x64. Yesterday I bought a GPS receiver (Qstarz 818XT). It has a wireless Bluetooth adapter just like a keyboard/mouse adapter. I noticed that my laptop was having issues shutting down. I would tell it to shut down, and a few hours later the...
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    Windows 7 Help Not Sure What To Do!!!

    well here it is i recently got a few viruses on my windos 7 and well my anti virus wouldnt get rid of them 9 to be exact so i figured i would formate my windows compleately with the disk i have for instaling it well heres what happond so i put the disk in and loaded it up then promply clicked...
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    Windows 7 Windows boot problem

    My computer will not boot past the Windows 7 logo. I have tried booting into safe more as well as booting with the last known good configuration. I have also tried booting with the Windows repair disc and windows installation disc but nothing seems to be working. Is it a hardware issue...
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    Windows 7 Boot up problem

    Link RemovedEvent ID 100 and 200 are created at the same time when I boot my PC. Additionally boot time is also too high. From Event Viewer:Windows has started up: Boot Duration : 85054ms IsDegradation : false Incident Time (UTC) ...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 Error boot bcd

    Ok I have a toshiba satellite L305D-S5974. I was having trouble with my computer starting up it would say windows starting but the the screen would be black with the mouse thing on it but it wouldnt do nothing after that so I did a recovery disk and did a repair. When it restarted windows boot...
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    Windows 7 F8 Does Not Open Safe Mode Options

    ​Installed Win 7 Ultimate on a HP Pavilion g7 that was running Win 7 Pro. Everything runs fine, but for the f8 key. Regardless of when I depress the key during initial start-up, all I get is 9-10 loud beeps and normal start-up. I realize that, if all I were looking to do is use safe mode, I...
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    Windows 7 Just bought computer (2nd hand) - several problems. (1st post)

    Hi All - This is my 1st post on this Forum. Apologies if I get things wrong. I just bought this computer from a friend who has emigrated. My previous one suffered 'electrical strike' to the MB. So I am getting used to a load of new stuff. (Windows 7, 64 bit) These problems are giving me a lot...
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    Windows 7 Really slow since windows update

    I changed the windows theme by unpatching. And the laptop usually pops up the message that bitmap fails to load every time I start up windows. Ever since I let the laptop update on shutdown, window's been running really slowly. It takes a long time for the start menu, folders, and programs to...
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    Windows 7 Freezes After Startup. Clean boot does not work. Safe mode Does.

    Hello, I am working with a Lenovo V570. It has Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (64-bit). Has an Intel Core i5-2410M CPU @ 2.30 GHz and 6 GB of ram. I left my computer running when I went to work yesterday only running "Team Viewer 7" program so I'd be able to remote control my pc from my phone if...
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    Windows 7 Long boot time on HP Laptop

    Hi, I've been trying to fix a windows 7 laptop for a couple of days now but nothing I do seems to make a difference. It's taking an average of 80 seconds to boot up (acording to event viewer). So far I've removed 2 toolbars, unticked most of the startup items in msconfig, disabled search...
  19. Windows 7 How to prevent the notification of the windows firewall for java update check at startup?

    Each time I startup the pc, I get this notice from the windows firewall that the java updater needs superuser permission to do the check for the latest version. That is so irritating. Why would it need superuser access just to make a online call to check for a new version? how to avoid those...
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    Windows 7 Programs and files opening very slowly

    Starting last night, Google Chrome was taking longer than usual to open webpages. Now under an hour ago, other applications and files take up to 10 seconds to open. My laptop is running fine now because I restarted. I ran CCleaner to clean out my history, cookies, etc. I also ran scans with...