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    Windows 7 Power state failure BSOD - when i close lid of laptop

    Hello all I am using a HP Pavilion dv6 laptop for almost 2 years now. I keep getting BSOD due to Power state failure when i close the lid of laptop(with lid close action set to sleep) I have tried changing lid close action, put it to sleep manually or hibernate it.. been updating drivers but...
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    Windows 10 Help errors

    I require some urgent help- not a computer guru but if explained in layman terms I can fix things.. I have done a re-install of windows 10 Pro 64 bit, I have no start up menu I can not access any microsoft office programs , the pc is really slow. no 1 - this is what is coming up at start...
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    Windows 10 Create Event Viewer ID

    The object is to create a unique Event Viewer ID that appears when a specific background process starts - Windows 10 Calculator, for example. When calculator is in use, it is listed only in the Task Manager APPS area. However, when it's not running it randomly appears only as a background...
  4. Windows 10 Here's something that I really wish Microsoft would change in Windows 10.

    Hi I really wish that Microsoft would make an easy way to get into safe mode on a computer that won't boot. I've had to deal with several issues that I believe I could have fixed easily if I could just have selected "Boot into Safe Mode" or "Boot to last good Configuration". The truth is...
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    Windows 8 After 158 updates - the computer is restarting... forever!

    My daughter has had her new computer for a month, running Windows 8. It seems no one set up the automatic update (it's all in Turkish so someone has to do it for me) so now, when we couldn't download windows 10 we realised this was because we needed to first update 158 updates to windows 8...
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    Windows 7 Completely black screen after windows format

    Hi all, I've just used HP Recovery from boot up (F11) to begin a reinstallation of windows 7 on an HP Pavillion dv7. The Recovery process began, and went through formatting the disc to 100%, but after re-booting, all I get is a completely black screen. Nothing at all appears on the...
  7. Windows 8 File Explorer crashes when scrolling in Pictures folder

    Hi guys, I've a HP All-in-one Model no: 23-K315na; Win8.1; Fully patched; All Drivers up-2-date; 16GB Ram; 1TB Hard Disk; Free Space 635GB; Pictures folder has 159GB (I'm an amateur Photographer!) Eset Smart Security v8; scanned clean; also scanned with MWB clean PROBLEM: When I open the...
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    Windows 10 Windows 10 Won't Install

    I think I posted the original in the wrong thread so I decided to post it here also. Sorry for the double post. Hi. I tried to install Windows 10 today, but failed three times. I'm running Windows 7 64. I went through the process of downloading and installing Windows 10. I get a window asking...
  9. Windows 7 Windows 7 Pro reinstalled

    I have Windows 7 pro on my desktop PC and I didn't get the message to upgrade to Windows 10. My desktop is running slow and I need to do a fresh install but I don't have the disk . The disk was an upgrade for my system a few years back. I found the location on Microsoft website on how download...
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    Windows 7 vista to 7 help

    I have a HP laptop,running vista, with a Pentium (R) dual-core processor, memory is 3.00 GB, 32 bit, base score of 3.4, would it be worth it to install windows 7 , then upgrade to windows 10 on this computer, windows adviser says it will work, or do you think the processor will be to slow,,I...
  11. Windows Vista Upgrade Dell Inspiron 546 from Vista: Recommendations for 64-bit Windows

    Hi all, Looking to upgrade my Dell Inspiron 546 desktop from 32 bit Vista to 64 bit............? Which would you recommend, Win 7, 8.1 or neither? I have run the Upgrade advisor tool and both say they will work with some minor updates and adjustments to my current system (attached). I was...
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    Windows 7 When ever I tried to launch Section 8 I always get this message. How to fix this problem? [img]http:

    When ever I tried to launch Section 8 I always get this message. How to fix this problem? http://i447.photobucket.com/albums/qq199/Nuttawet/Section8_zps9e64a915.jpg
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    Windows 8 8.1 - Wireless and Volume button issues!!!

    I had WIN8 and was happy with it. Microsoft updated me <without my permission BTW> to 8.1. I have had nothing but problems since!!! My computer won't stay connected to my ROUTER <I have to keep logging off and then back on if I'm IDLE too long>. My wireless printer is NOW NOT recognized by my...
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    Windows 7 How to Fix 'Open With' Settings Affecting All Applications on Windows

    So, one day, I was fiddling with my computer, and I pressed 'Open With' on A torrent application called Bitlord. Then I stupidly pressed open with Google Chrome as it's default way to open. But that didn't effect Bitlord only. It affected all programs such as Microsoft Word, Excel, Paint...
  15. VIDEO Windows8.1 unable to log in

    Please help all info is in video. I have all ready reset bois to factory
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 continuous crashing help...

    Hello, I own an MSI GE60 running Windows 7 SP1. I have had it for a few months now with no issues, but as of late (past 2 weeks) its been crashing repeatedly. The first two happened back to back 2 weeks ago, and the most recent 3 happened back to back just last night. I really need help fixing...
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    Windows 8 Failed Updates and Bloated background processes

    Hello everyone. I'm new to the forums and not patient enough to browse around for a possible answer/fix to my issues so I apologize in advance if I'm in the wrong place. I have an HP 2000 Notebook that I recently did a reinstall of Windows 8 from my recovery drive due to what seemed like huge...
  18. Windows 7 2 programs not loading correctly

    I have 2 programs that don't load and don't run anymore. They are an e-mail client and a Blue ray program. They both work fine in safe mode but not when I run windows 7 normally. I have run all types of scans and nothing comes up wrong. It's not a virus. I have looked at settings using msconfig...
  19. White line appears when printing an image by using an XPS printer driver in Windows

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    Windows 7 i need RETARD level help setting up a homegroup

    im trying to setup a homegroup with my windows 7 pc and my wifes windows 8 pc. it wont let me view or re-set the password and it wont let me leave the group. now ive found hundreds of threads on this problem but none of them seem to answer the very simple problem of actually what to do to try to...