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Using Windows OEM License key on another Laptop [duplicate]
I have an older Toshiba R-800 laptop that's dying. Before I dispose the laptop, I want to recover the Windows License key. This laptop was given to me at my previous workplace and at some point, they ...
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Windows 8.1 fresh install on a UEFI laptop?
Sorry for the vague title. I haven't used a Windows Laptop in about 4 years and the last time I reformatted a laptop around 2 years ago, I used Windows 7 (which turned out fine).
Recently, I had a ...
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Missing Battery Health Warning Checkbox - Window 7 SP1 - Vaio Netbook
I am using Sony Vaio Netbook with retail Windows 7 SP1.
I somehow felt (but not very sure) that battery might have drained quickly today. I remember there is a setting something like ‘Warn if ...
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After installing an SSD, my laptop freezes when I start it up
After I installed a new formatted SSD my HP 250 G2 notebook freezes.
When I start it up I get a blank screen and when I push an F key after starting, I only get message in corner and nothing happens. ...
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If my taskbar turns to a light blue color, does that mean I've been hacked?
I've noticed this happen at night randomly. My Windows 7 taskbar at the bottom of my personal laptop turns light blue for a bit, then after a while it goes back to its normal color.
At my company ...
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Restore laptop to it's original OS with all data and settings kept
I have a Lenovo ThinkPad L412 which currently has an unactivated version of Windows 7 Enterprise installed. When this laptop was bought, it had an activated version of Windows 7 Professional on it, ...
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Strange Laptop battery and ac adaptor behaviour with confusing messages
I am having strange battery behaviour problems on Win 7. I don't know where to start but three scenarios happen.
Scenario 1: Laptop says Battery not detected yet unplugging Ac adaptor it still ...
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Supposedly “broken” laptop battery seemingly works fine with OS is restored. Is my battery bad?
I am working on a PC with Windows 7 starter edition. The PC is extremely slow. Nobody has ever formatted it since first use (in 2011).
The battery was marked as broken by the OS, not possible to be ...
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Unable to start computer with docking station button while connected to a docking station and laptop lid is closed, but when open, works fine
I am placing a laptop (ThinkPad L530 running Win 7 32bit OS) on a docking station within a cart and placing the laptop inside the cart and closing the lid, then connecting an external monitor to the ...
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HP Elitebook 8570p / Windows 7 - Docking issues / After entering credentials, desktop is just a black screen
When booting the laptop on a docking station, the logon screen appears and user X is able to input thier credentials. Then the desktop does not load - just a black screen. When the laptop is ...
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Why games with low system requirements are lagging?
I got a HP laptop and I dual-boot Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit with Kali Linux 64-bit.I installed Minecraft and Counter Strike to see how they are running and both of them were lagging a lot.I couldn't ...
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Cannot access administrator user on PC
I cannot access the admin user of my laptop.
I have Windows 7 installed on it.
When i login to the admin user it stucks on "welcome" screen.
I am logged in as a guest user and trying to resolve this ...
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Windows 7 Recovery Disk not working
Ive been having a bit of trouble with my windows 7 Toshiba laptop computer lately. It started with my computer running slow one evening so I tried to restart it but when it started up, it blue ...
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VAIO Laptop not booting Windows - Boots Splashtop OS instead
I am having problems with my VAIO Laptop. It is a E Series Windows 7 Home Premium 64BIT machine.
The problem is that it keeps on booting up the Quick Web Access evenn when I press the power button. I ...
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have mouse move proportionately between two screens? [duplicate]
I have a computer with two screens.. A laptop with its screen. And another screen that I have connected to it that is much larger.
I can move my mouse from screen 1 (The laptop screen), left to ...
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