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Windows 10 Almost had a heart attack...
I spent all day getting my computer up and running again. I finally had everything working and was testing Dragon Age Inquisition, the last thing I installed. The computer dropped out to a black screen and started to reboot. Then it said you computer cannot boot, you will need installation...- MikeHawthorne
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- audio drivers automatic updates black screen boot issues dragon age driver installation system repair system restore update windows 10
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows XP May have killed my OS by shredding 2 software drivers, could use advice
I had been having blue screen problems with my old Dell XP. The programs WhoCrashed and BlueScreenView implicated a few drivers of non-essential software as the culprits. I examined the drivers module in AutoRuns (by Sysinternals) and carefully selected non-essential software drivers for...- conceptualclarity
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- autorun blue screen data recovery dell drivers error file transfer last known good configuration legacy systems old computer outlook recovery system repair system restore tech support tech tips usb adapter virtual machine windows xp
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Does a system repair disc need updating?
I create a new system image every week on a secondary internal drive. Do I need to make a new system repair disc too, or will the existing one continue to function?- voyeuse
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- backup data recovery disk update disk utility file recovery internal drive system image system repair windows backup windows maintenance
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Can't update graphics driver
I have an HP Compaq dc7200 slim tower desktop running Windows 7. The computer was made with Windows XP. When I bought the computer it had already been upgraded to W7. As I am trying to learn computer repair, I bought the computer from TigerDirect several years ago for $100. I use it in my...- kemperhills
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- compaq desktop gpu graphics driver intel internet issues system repair troubleshooting update windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 WOL with DD-WRT, Windows 7 and MSI Z97-G55
Here's the situation: • I have Windows 7 SP1 running on an MSI Z97-G55 mobo with latest BIOS (updated today). • My router, a Linksys E3000, is running DD-WRT (updated today) Here are the steps I have taken to try to get it to work: 1. Static IP is set and works just fine. 2. I've added the...- otacon239
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- bios command line dd-wrt home network linksys e3000 msi z97-g55 network network issues pci wake support power management power settings router configuration static ip system repair troubleshooting unified remote wake on lan windows 7 wol wol configuration
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- Forum: Windows Networking
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Windows 8 Trying to recover windows 8.1 but have 4 recovery partitions
I bought a Toshiba c55t-a5222 last year. I have only used this laptop five or six times. One day my tablet synced up with my laptop and now the laptop doesn't work properly. I am trying to recover my hard drive but it says it cant find the recovery partition. When I look in Disk Management I...- Cecelia
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- automatic repair boot issues disk management disk space efi error hard drive incompatibility logs partition recovery startup repair system repair system restore toshiba troubleshooting windows 8.1 windows error
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- Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
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Windows 8 Hp all in one black screen after turning on
When I turn on my hp all in one, it comes to a black screen, and I don't know why, the fan runs good Things I tried: Taking the case off and getting rid of dust- Supply
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- all-in-one black screen display issues dust removal fan issues hardware check startup issues system repair troubleshooting
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Restore windows 7 with image backup
Hi guys. I have a windows 7 64 professional edition with restore tool making a backup image every week. My system has failed but I have last week's restore copy. How do I restore my system with this copy? I didn't create a system repair dvd before the system failure.- Pedro Rebelo
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- 64-bit backup copy data recovery image backup professional edition restore system repair system restore windows 7 windows issues
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Troubleshooting Frequent Blue Screens on Windows 7: Need Help Analyzing .dmp Files
I've been having trouble with bluescreening recently. I can't isolate it to any cause, and have very little knowledge of how to fix computers without just resetting them. I have uploaded 4 .dmp files associated with the bluescreens. I don't know how to open or read them, much less how to...- Forrest Matteo
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- 64-bit amd bios settings blue screen bluescreening computer issues dump files error analysis msi motherboard radeon system crash system repair tech support troubleshooting windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 8 BSOD on startup - ERROR 0xc0000001
I currently run windows 8.1. The computer is an Asus S400C. On startup it says preparing automatic repair then after a few seconds takes me to the BSOD where It says: Recovery Your pc couldn't start properly after multiple tries, the operating system on your PC failed to start, so it needs to...- 4aceman
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- asus s400c automatic repair blue screen boot issues bsod computer help error password recovery reinstall safe mode startup system repair tech support troubleshooting uninstall windows 8.1
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- Forum: Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
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Windows 7 Win7 PC Badly Hosed: Need Ideas Finding Problem(s)
The computer is a custom build. Details below my sig. The OS is a standard install on C:\. Applications/utilities are installed on E:\ Built in October 2013, put in service February 2014. (For some reason never had much confidence in it!) I use it mainly to finish photos in Photoshop I have...- Dave McKeen
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- antivirus computer issues corrupted files custom build drivers hardware issues intel malwarebytes memory test motherboard performance photoshop printing safe mode ssd system repair system restore task manager virus scan windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Hardware
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Windows 7 No Display at all - Radeon R9 270x
Hello all Firstly sorry if this is posted in the wrong place, I am not exactly sure what my problem is. After downloading Malwarebytes and doing a scan, my computer came up with Bad Image errors, and wouldn't let me connect to the internet even though it said I was connected. However I...- wildilwh09
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- bad image connectivity display driver update gaming graphics card graphics driver hdmi malwarebytes monitor issues no signal pc shutdown radeon rx 6000 signal issues system issues system repair troubleshooting vga virus detection
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Windows 7 Need Help With fixing Blue screen of death in windows 7 (SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION)
so i got a BSOD the other day while playing battlefield hardline on my new custom made desktop. I installed some software (bluescreenview) to view it in my dumpfile and it said that the BSOD was caused by the Driver pacer.sys. (driver adress is pacer.sys+1199) what should i do at this point? I...- GamingGringo
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- blue screen bsod bugcheck crash dump custom pc desktop driver issues driver update error gaming minidump ntoskrnl.exe pacer.sys processor software installation system repair system service exception tech support troubleshooting windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
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Windows 7 I Can Not Install No Operating System
Hello ! I tried to install a myriad of DVDs or USB sticks Widows 7 that in the pc of my friends all go perfectly, in my case initially installing it goes, but then I get the following message: "FILE OR DIRECTORY D: DAMAGED AND NOT READABLE. RUN THE UTILITY 'CHKDSK " If I install another...- dav78
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- boot issues chkdsk diagnostics dual core gigabyte hard drive hardware installation linux mint live linux memory test ram system repair tech support troubleshooting ubuntu western digital windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
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Windows 8 Windows 8.1 suddenly shut down and drive can't accessible
I'm using windows 8.1 suddenly my laptop shut down... When I restart my laptop it didn't switch on. I used windows 8.1 boot cd and checked c drive is not responding. I'm also tried in cmd c: it just not responding it just freezing the command prompt whereas i can get into d: & e:. I just had...- Venkataraghavan
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- boot issues c drive cd boot command prompt data loss data recovery diskpart drive access file system freezing laptop issues project files shutdown system repair system restore tech support troubleshooting windows 8.1
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- Forum: Windows Hardware
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Windows 8 Windows 8.1 Installation "We can't connect right now"
Hi, I've been having the "We can't connect right now" problem for hours and no matter how hard I search the internet, I can't seem to find a solution. I am currently using Windows 7 (I was using Windows 8.1 PRO unactivated but thought that the problem might be associated with the current OS...- mec1997
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- activation connection error help installation iso live usb network product key setup support system repair troubleshooting update upgrade usb windows windows 7 windows 8.1
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- Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
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Windows 7 Fails to boot after hardware change
I expect the answer to this is that I'll have to install Windows again, but I wanted to make sure before I open the disk case and waste $80. Details: -Gets to the loading windows screen and crashes just before the four colored balls make contact. The screen freezes for about a tenth of a...- Iamnobody
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- boot issues cpu upgrade error checking factory reset gpu upgrade hardware change hdd addition memtest msi motherboard oem pc components performance repair attempts system image system repair tech support troubleshooting windows crash windows installation
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- Forum: Windows Hardware
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Windows 8 My computers got a hole in it and I might drown!
Hi My liquid cooling system is leaking. I got the message when a blue screen opened up and said that there was a problems and my computer was shutting down. When I booted backup I was forced into setup where I got another message saying that my CPU had exceeded 90C and had shut down to...- MikeHawthorne
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- blue screen cleaning supplies computer setup cooling cooling solutions cpu temperature diy elder scrolls falcon northwest hardware issues installation liquid cooling maintenance overheating pump leak replacement system repair temperature monitoring thermal management user experience
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 8 Error 3017 in Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth
I get the error 3017 when trying to execute Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth in cmd. I need to fix this error in order to execute sfc /scannow(now its stuck at 100% verification). Please help!- dim1119
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- cleanup-image cmd dism error 3017 restorehealth scannow sfc system repair troubleshooting windows
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 8 can't install Windows 8.1.1
I've tried about a dozen times. It will download but won't install. The error message keeps changing. I've used the DISM tool and most of the time it crashes and claims it can't find a source. The few times its worked, it hasn't helped. I even chatted with the Microsoft answer desk, but they...- Lester
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- dism tool installation refresh software system repair tech support windows 7 windows 8.1 windows upgrade
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support