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NumLock light on permanently on keyboard attached to Windows 7 laptop
I have a regular keyboard plugged into my Latitude notebook. The Num Lock light is ALWAYS on. If you press the Num Lock key nothing happens. How do I fix this so that the Num Lock key toggles Num Lock ...
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Install windows back on laptop
No this is not a question on instructions as to how to install windows.
My laptop came with genuine Windows 8 installed, but I didn't get a CD. After a few months I installed Ubuntu on it for trial ...
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How to make sure that installed Windows 7 OS is genuine, when buying used laptop?
Soon I am going to buy a used laptop computer. I am checking advertisements, and some of the sellers promise a genuine copy of Windows 7 OS installed on the system.
On a couple of occasions I have ...
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Realtek ethernet port does not work in HP 1000 notebook PC with Windows 7
A day or two back, my HP 1000 notebook had been in sleep mode for a long time. Then when I opened the screen the LAN light turned off. The weird part is that the LED for LAN glows when the screen is ...
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unmountable boot volume 0x000000ED on my laptop windows 7
I am in a pickle.
I was unistalling some usless programs when my laptop died & when I turned it on I had unmountable boot volume 0x000000ED (the blue screen)
If I hit repair windows it goes to a ...
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Windows 7 laptop black after BIOS
I'm getting a black screen after BIOS.
I've read some other questions (one two three). Unfortunately, none of these apply to me.
After my BIOS displays the HP logo, I authenticate with my password ...
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Fixing poor battery life on Windows laptop
I am a college student and I use my laptop in lectures to take notes or (in the event of a boring lecture) work on assignments for other classes. With only vim and a web browser open, I still only get ...
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How to remove extra start item from boot menu?
I bought a laptop recently. While Windows 7 was installing, the battery died. So I plugged in the charger and re-installed Windows 7 Home Basic from the start. After completion of the procedure I now ...
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Windows 7 Laptop keeps entering sleep mode even though power settings state never [duplicate]
I have all my power option settings set at never, sleep, hibernate, dim monitor. However when I step away from my laptop, it enters sleep mode. What else can I do? Running Windows 7 on a Toshiba ...
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Why isnt the ISO I burned to a DVD bootable?
I downloaded an ISO of Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit From Digital River to try to restore a laptop.
I downloaded the ISO and burned it to a Memorex DVD and tried to boot the laptop from it using the ...
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Numberpad software for keyboard without numberpad
I've bought a new laptop with windows 7 and just realised that it doesn't have a number pad function like my old laptop did. I used to be able to press the Fn key on my old laptop and have access to ...
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How to diagnose a duplicated fuzzy image on one laptop screen?
I have an older dell laptop that has suddenly gone from displaying the full resolution to showing the screen twice, almost like in widescreen mode, one on top of each other. They are very fuzzy, yet ...
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Microphone fault after installing windows 7 on my Toshiba Satellite Pro
I was wondering if anyone could help me fix this microphone problem i've got. I was using vista ever since i've bought this laptop and just few days ago, a friend of mine gave me a copy of windows 7 ...
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Warning when battery is fully charged
I would like to get an alert (with sound) when my laptop battery is fully charged.
How can I do that?
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What causes the computer clock to change radically and how can I fix it?
My girlfriend just sent me the following photo:
Apparently that was what greeted her, along with a load of license expiry warnings, when she booted her laptop this morning. She then rebooted to be ...
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