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File changes lost on power failures with Windows 7
I have a PC with Windows 7 64x. I created a file (text file, for example). I write some text into the file, and after that I save it.
If a power failure occurs and the computer restarts, the file ...
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Computer randomly resumes from suspend
Recently my desktop machine (dual boot windows 7 and ubuntu 11.04) started resuming from suspend mode at random times. This usually happens in the middle of the night, but it happened once while I was ...
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Laptop rebooting multiple times before starting
I have an Acer laptop. Every time I start it, it will restart several times before starting normally. Each time it starts, it makes the same noise as when it is connected to AC power and the plug is ...
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Is it harmful at all when I shut down and unplug my iMac every night?
The reason I am asking this question is because yesterday, my iMac shut off randomly by itself. 2 mins later I turned it back on, started searching about why a Mac might shut off by itself, then bam! ...
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Alternative to Roxio/Norton GoBack that restores on each reboot
am setting up a PC with Windows 7 for a kid (5 years). It is his first PC so he will be messing with it a lot. In the past I used software such as GoBack (Roxio and Norton) to restore the system to a ...
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Can I automatically reboot if disconnected from the internet?
I have an old desktop that I'm running as a web server from my home while I'm at college. The internet at home is crappy and a lot of times when it goes down, the desktop can't reconnect without a ...
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New graphics card causes endless reboot loop
I decided to upgrade my ageing Radeon X1600 and grab a HD6770, but after installing it the computer boots up, waits a few seconds then powers off for a few (usually powers on for around 3 seconds or ...
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Will restarting the computer a lot (about 10 times in 2 minutes) damage the motherboard?
I was just curious if there are consequences for doing this and what they would be for the mobo, or any other internal component.
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osx - get 'reopen windows when logging back in' back?
Ok, so I have done what it says here, and disabled reopen windows when logging back in but now I want the feature back. What do I do?
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Restore work space after reboot?
Is there a way to reboot windows 7 with the option of saving the current working session and restoring it after reboot?
So after reboot, my browser is automatically launched without losing any tabs, ...
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Reboot into the other OS [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
How to automatically boot from Linux distro to Windows?
I have both Windows 7 and Debian installed on my computer. I thought it would be cool if you could restart your ...
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After XP SP3 System Restore Point Used Reboot Stalls
About 1.5 hours ago I set an XP SP3 box to reset to a system restore point. This appeared to go as usual until the "Windows is shutting down" screen appeared. THe machine has not continued the ...
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WinXP auto-rebooting: It is possible to replace or disable by hardware a LAN adapter in a laptop?
Diagnostics:
I possibly plugged a wire with RJ-45 connector barely wet to my
Toshiba laptop LAN port. Network worked fine, then I turned off WinXP without
disconnecting AC and after 4 hours turned ...
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HP mini reboots after a few days and cannot finds its boot drive. Any idea why?
I have a HP mini netbook running Windows 7 Ultimate.
I usually leave it running with the lid shut and connected to power. This worked well for two years.
For the past few weeks, I usually find the ...
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Why does my computer reboot by itself
My computer sometimes reboots when I'm not near it, usually sometime at night or early morning.
It happens ay completely random times, not every day, not the same day of month or day of week and not ...
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Windows 7 Machines Reboot Overnight (Intermittently)
I have two Windows 7 machines, both with Windows Update set to "ask me before downloading or installing." Occasionally (about twice in two months so far), the machines seem to reboot themselves when ...
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How reboot computers in a LAN knowing the external IP only?
I know the external ip, like the provided by the ISP and the administrator account password.
I need to restart one computer, but I don't know his local ip (given by the router), how can I reboot it ?
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Restart computer if internet connection goes down
I'm trying to write a small bash script that checks for internet connection. If no internet is detected, it tries again in another 10 minutes... and if still no internet, it restarts the computer. ...
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Why does computer restarts by itself [closed]
I'll like to use the question progressively: (I need to pin point exact issue)
My system configuration is:
CPU: Intel i7 2600K 3.4GHz Quad core
Motherboard: z68
RAM: GSkill 8GB saw-tooth 1.5V
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Macbook Pro forgets Trackpad settings when booting up
Is there any way to make your MBP remember the trackpad settings?
Every reboot makes the computer forget the trackpad settings, which have to be reconfigured.
This means I have to check the "tap to ...
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How to reboot a machine on Remote desktop connection after explorer.exe crash?
i'm stuck at trying to do this after i google a bit and found that people were saying to use ctrl+alt+esc or ctrl+alt+del to turn on the task manager. both didn't work. so now all i have a is blank ...
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My Dell laptop running Ubuntu Linux 11.10 hangs on reboot but not shutdown. How do I diagnose this?
My Dell laptop running Ubuntu Linux 11.10 hangs reliably while shutting down for a reboot, but when I shutdown, it will complete successfully. How do I diagnose this? I don't know what log files I ...
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Computer sponteously reboots when doing heavy file copy to/from disk
I've been fighting with this problem for the last 3 weeks where my machine will just instantly reboot. No BSOD, and when i checked the event log all that was reported was the generic "Kernal-power" ...
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What is the correct way to prevent non-root users from issuing shutdowns or reboots
Let's say that you have set up a multi-seat system for use in a school or library, allowing GDM to launch multiple X sessions to run simultaneously with different users/keyboards/monitors.
By default ...
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Computer shutdown during use
During use, being it intensive or not (just typing text for example) my computer sometimes "shutdown".
Both screens went black and display the "no signal" message. The computer case still show lights ...
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Additional swap created on a new partition gets removed on reboot
I have created a new swap volume using logical volume management tool on RHEL.
Suppose the volume is /dev/rootvg/swap2
I did mkswamp /dev/rootvg/swap2
and then swapon /dev/rootvg/swap2 when listing ...
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What is the difference between a hard and a soft reboot?
Often I hear doing a hard reboot (completely powering off a computer and restarting it) as opposed to a soft reboot (restarting by some command in the operating system).
What, exactly, are the ...
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Reboot after power failure
REBOOTING PROBLEM
A few days ago I finished using my computer system, disconnected from the Internet, and turned my monitor off. When I returned home I found my monitor turned on and displaying a ...
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How can I (re)-configure GRUB from both Windows and Ubuntu? (re: dual boot w/o console access)
I'm using GRUB v1.98 and have Windows 7 (x32) and Ubuntu 10.04 (x32) installed.
GRUB is installed to the MBR/boot sector.
I don't have access to the console, so I'm using GRUB_DEFAULT=saved and ...
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Can't log into FileVault user account
You are unable to log into the FileVault user account at this time
Logging in to the account failed because an error occurred
What can I do?
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computer reboots randomly, can't find ssd
My comp's been restarting at random times, and when it comes back the SSD drive can't be found by the BIOS and it doesn't boot. Powering down and starting up again fixes it 90% of the time, with a ...
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Stuxnet Virus -PC keeps rebooting [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
What to do if my computer is infected by a virus or a malware?
Our laptop was working great but my hubby took a call from someone claiming to be from MSN and saying they ...
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What should I do when chkdsk “cannot open volume” during restart?
On my my Windows XP SP3 box,
when running Windows normally,
from the command prompt I type "chkdsk C: /R"
(or, equivalently,
in File Explorer, right-click on the C: drive, choose Properties, Tools,
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JRE rt.jar getting deleted on machine reboot
I am observing a strange behavior on some of my Windows machines. I have a Server application that uses Java JRE 1.6u26 (Oracle) which is bundled within it. Sometimes a machine reboot causes the ...
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Nvidia 9800GT randomly prevents computer from booting
My computer has been running Windows and Linux perfectly fine with my 9800GT for the past year or so, but today it refused to boot.
When I press the power button, this is what happens:
Power button ...
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Random reboots in and out of primarily gaming sessions
Edit: This happens consistently in games but also occasionally (once every 4 or 5 days) when having trivial apps like Skype open.
So I built a slightly new PC back in May. The upgrade consisted of a ...
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Cannot reboot Mac into OS X or Windows after installing Windows through Boot Camp
I thought I had successfully installed Windows XP on my Mac through Boot Camp when it restarted the computer in order to finalise the installation.
However the problem is that I can't boot neither ...
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My computer hangs on a warm boot - how do I diagnose?
When I boot my computer from an off state, it boots just fine. But if I do a restart, my machine hangs before the BIOS even comes up. I'm running a clean install of Windows 7.
How do I diagnose ...
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Workstation restarts randomly - no BSOD - temperature/power supply problem?
I have a high-end dual CPU workstation that has started rebooting itself several times per day. It has no history of doing this - it just started in the last few days. It hasn't had any hardware ...
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PPTP VPN Setup Issue; forces restart
This is actually more of a router issue, and I really have no clue where it should go.
I've setup a PPTP VPN successfully, and when tethering through my phone, I can connect and disconnect from it as ...
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Remotely turning on or rebooting a frozen computer
I use a remote desktop program (usually Microsoft's Remote Desktop) to connect to a Windows machine everyday. The remote computer has a fixed IP address, and if the computer is on and responsive, I ...
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PC booting and rebooting repeatedly without completing POST
I have a custom build PC:
Corsair HX620 PSU
Intel 6870 C2D
Geforce 8800GT
Asus P5Q-E
I've recently moved from the UK to Canada, upon plugging my UK built PC into the wall socket it gets stuck in an ...
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Computer stuck in reboot loop after unplugging power cord
My computer was in sleep mode when I unplugged the power cord from it to work on another machine.
But after plugging it back in, it got stuck on a black screen (with prompt) while booting. I reset it ...
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How do I reset the Windows password on an Acer Aspire One 753? [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
How can reset Windows administrator password?
I have an Acer Aspire One 753 notebook, but I don't know the password to the Windows 7 installation on it.
How do I reboot ...
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Blue bar at bottom of screen, then laptop restarts
So I've been having an issue with my HP 6735s laptop.
I went on holiday for two weeks, and after I returned (yesterday) and used my laptop, everything was fine when, suddenly, the entire screen went ...
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Reboot N150 router remotely
Is there some way to reboot a Netgear N150 router remotely?
I can't see any way in the web interface for doing this (I think my old dg834 had a diagnostics page but I can't find it on this one).
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How do you run chkdsk on every reboot?
There was a question a short while ago, Run Program Before Login Screen Appears, where I thought he meant specifically he wanted to run chkdsk on boot based on the picture, but he really wanted to run ...
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How to force a shut down instead of reboot?
Some processes like installation of drivers or some updates force the PC to reboot.
Is it possible, in Windows Vista/2008, to set an option so that the PC will automatically shut down instead of ...
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Windows restarting certain applications after a Windows Update
So I've come across this strange function in Windows where after a Windows Update and the reboot it tries to restore your session prior to restarting.
This though only works with Microsoft's own ...
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Computer reboots shortly after performing memory test
I turned my custom built Windows box off the other night by holding down the power button for ten seconds to completely kill it. Since then, the computer won't startup, it just endlessly reboots ...
