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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Laptop screen is suddenly rotated
I turned my laptop upside down to get some dust that had gathered under the keyboard to fall out. But then suddenly, everything was sideways. The entire desktop had turned 90 degrees, the trackpad ...
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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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