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Windows 7 won't install on an old laptop
I'm going to tell you a short backstory to help you understand the issue.
I've taken a laptop from a person and promised to make it run better. The laptop is old, and needs an older Windows version to ...
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How to install com ports in windows 7?
I'm having a big problem on how to install programs since the ports are not functioning after I just downgraded my laptop's OS to windows 7.
I check my device manager, and I can't find Universal ...
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My windows 7 all of a sudden can not detect MY wifi, but can detect others
Good afternoon, I have a Windows 7 laptop hooked up, it has detected my wifi fine, and all of a sudden, after doing a reset on my Xfinity router, the laptop stopped detecting my wifi.
My other ...
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Cryptic message by HP support assistant
I've recently reinstalled Win7 on my HP Pavillion dv6 laptop and I keep getting this cryptic message from HP support assistant shortly after startup. The computer seems to be working fine otherwise (...
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Windows 7 setup on HP pavilion g6
I don't know how to describe the problem on the title.
Few days back I bought a used HP Pavilion G6. It had the OEM installed windows 7(I didn't remember which edition it was). After buying the ...
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Turn on laptop with a mouse or keyboard
I have a laptop MSI GT70 2PC Dominator. How to setup this to be able to turn on with a external mouse or keyboard (USB connected)?
These are my BIOS settings.
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Dell Studio XPS 1640 start up issues
I've had a Dell Studio XPS 1640 Laptop for about 8 years. The last 4 years I've had issues with it's booting. It will start to load and then get the blue screen of death for a millisecond and ...
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Feasibility of using 2 separate hard drives to run Windows OR Linux on laptop
I have a Lenovo T430 running Windows 7 Pro, Core i7, integrated graphics, 500GB SSD.
I am in school, an advanced beginner learning to program, and developing in multiple environments depending on the ...
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Alternate boot on Lenovo Thinkbook Ultrabook
My wife's Aunt's friend's brother's passed away, and I am charged with getting into his computer. It's a Lenovo Thinkpad Ultraboot; he set a password onto boot-up screen, and of course no one knows ...
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Windows 7 strange random freeze / lock up but not crashing
My Laptop has been suffering from a very strange random lock up, here's how it happens.
There's no sign before the lock up happen, I could be doing anything. During the last few freezes I had I was ...
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Create A Bootable Disc Or USB From Preinstalled Windows 7 In Laptop [duplicate]
I have an HP laptop with preinstalled Windows 7. I have another PC where I want to install Windows 7.
I want to know how to create a bootable disc or flash drive from the laptop to install the ...
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Upgrading Lenovo IdeaPad Z570 to 16 GB RAM
Can I upgrade a Lenovo Z570 (20095) to 12 GB or 16 GB of RAM?
As per the official specifications, it supports a max of 8 GB. Few folks over the Internet are claiming to have upgraded to 16 GB. Should ...
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I use my laptop (windows 7) for browsing only , can I run it in safemode always?
I use my win7 laptop (2GB) ,only for browsing .Can I always run it in safemode mode as if I open in normal mode my laptop becomes extremely slow may be due to scvhost , (not virus scanned using ...
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laptop not power on after travelling
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i travelled from chicago to virginia in bus and i put my laptop lenovo w530 on my back pack and my laptop not fell down no other damages . but after coming to home i try to turn on my ...
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Why my laptop with Windows turns on sometimes at night? [duplicate]
Why my laptop with Windows 7 turns on sometimes at night?
It turns off after few minutes.
Can anybody tell why does Windows 7 need to turn on the laptop?
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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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