Repairing is the process of fixing any sort of problem that arises out of a situation. It usually refers to mechanical or electrical systems as well as any other type of computer or physical infrastructure system.
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Microsoft Office 'Repair'
I have been advised that I need to 'reinstall' MS2010 as some of the programme files are missing. I also have a corrupted .pst file (apparently it got too big in size and just crashed, taking some of ...
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FAT filesystem - bad superblock
Last night my android phone said it can't read the SD card and it wanted to format it. I pulled it out, put it in a card reader and tried to mount it on my desktop pc:
$ sudo mount /dev/sdb1 tmp
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Win 7/8 Safemode - Repair your computer
Basically, I have a Dell Laptop which came in with pre-installed Win7. The computer had a built-in recovery media: I could access this by pressing F8 on startup and the boot options menu, where you ...
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Repair Windows 7 Start Disk from a Mac
I have a hard drive from a Toshiba Satellite laptop running Windows 7 which seems to have a corrupted boot disk that I'm trying to repair. The laptop won't boot (freezes on black screen after Windows ...
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Windows 8 bootup [closed]
I'm using a Toshiba laptop, I was having problems when booting up on Vista Home Edition, I upgraded to Windows 8 Pro. When loading the system reboots and when I try auto repair it tells me it cannot ...
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Difference between chkdsk and zero-fill for repairing hard drive [closed]
I have been told by separate people to use chkdsk /r and zero fill to repair my hard drive. Since chkdsk saves data and zero fill doesn't, under what cases would someone prefer zero fill over chkdsk?
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External HDD has corrupted NTFS, can't be mounted on windows. How can I fix it on linux? [duplicate]
I'm testing my friends external HDD, which can't be accessed on Windows 7 - it installs as USB device, but does not mount. On linux, SMART readings show, that the disk has too many bad sectors, but I ...
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How to cancel Windows 8 drive repair
Windows detected an error on one of my nonessential drives in my desktop PC. It said it needed to reboot to fix the errors, so I rebooted and it started scanning the drive. However it is taking a very ...
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Safe to hardwire dc adaptor bypassing original socket on Gateway MX3231
I have found plenty of places where I can procure a replacement DC jack for my model of laptop. what I'm wondering is if it would be terribly dangerous to avoid the jack all together and just ...
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my laptop dvd rom dont working truly
i installed linux and i had dualboot. after removing linux I repair my boot loader manually with "bootrec /nt60" Command.
but first i'm going to dvd drive and after that run that command.
// G: is my ...
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How to remove the cover on a HP Pavilion 15-b055ca laptop?
I found the official HP instructions for this laptop on how to change the RAM but they're incorrect. There are no "easy access" panels on the back of a 15-b055ca laptop.
A 15-b055ca laptop has 10 ...
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Logitech Anywhere MX button replacement
I have a Logitech Anywhere MX mouse. Its right button is not working properly and needs to be replaced. I have found in this question that the replacement button is E-Switch TS20100F070S.
The button ...
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Computer shuts down after a few seconds in Windows (power issue?)
I built a computer for a friend about 3 years ago. A few days ago the computer crashed to bluescreen and then shut down. When booting the next time, there were artefacts all over the screen. The ...
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How to fix usb keyboard and mouse issues in windows 7?
After restoring from windows 8 upgrade, I have noticed that windows device manager could not initialize previously working devices. I have tried to reinstall USB controllers and things went from bad ...
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Is it possible to recover a bricked computer?
I received a complaint from a relative, that their computer had crashed. Me, being the nice relative I am, agreed to take a look. They told me that just before it crashed they received a message ...
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How do I escape windows repair install and start in normal boot?
I have a corrupted file in the OS (running a poweredge t410, windows server 2003 RT). Booting up in safe mode shows it stopped at acpitabl.dat. Google results led me to believe that the update.sys ...
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What can cause screen flickering in monitor?
I have the exact same problem as the guy made this video.
The laptop (a 17' acer) starts normally and after around 10-20 minutes starts doing this. The screen is ok and suddenly blinks for some ...
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Use a Win 7 Ultimate CD to repair Win 7 Home
I am suspecting my Win 7 Home has some hard drive issue, probably bad index. According to this thread, I was wondering if it's possible to use a Win 7 Ultimate CD to repair Win 7 Home.
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Is my Hard Drive repairable OR can I get my data back (Picture)?
I have an old 80GB Seagate Baracuda Harddisk.
It fell on my toe.
That time it was working fine.
But today as I turned my pc on and this happened.
Can replacing the circuit board will help me ...
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How can I isolate S.M.A.R.T. reported reallocated sectors so they can never be read and in turn trigger thrashing?
I have a drive that has exactly 96 reallocated sectors for 3 years, since its purchase. It has not increased at all in number, and it has been in use constantly. I'm fairly confident it is not going ...
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NTFS partition busted. How to repair?
have an interesting problem a friend has brought to me but I'm not sure how to proceed...
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Friend has a 1.5Tb SATA storage hard disk with (originally) a 1.5Tb NTFS partition on, plugged ...
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Repairing dual boot using Ubuntu Live CD
I installed Windows 7 on a separate hard drive and I have Debian on another hard drive. After installing Windows 7 my grub doesn't appear so I used an Ubuntu Live CD to use boot-repair to fix my grub2 ...
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“not enough disk space” error while Windows 7 installation
After spending the last week mucking about with an install of Windows 7 x64 SP1 that I really need to do a repair install on (vs doing a clean install), I'm stumped as to how to get around this ...
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Odd HDD issue, should I be worried?
Ok, so I get my build up and running on Friday and everything was working great. I have two drives, a 256GB SDD connected via SATA 3(which is the boot drive.) and a 1 TB 7200RPM connected via SATA 2. ...
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gitolite on an Ubuntu Server. {Broken install | Needs Fixing}
I recently had a friend install gitolite on my Ubuntu server, however when he did so, he setup the git user in the default /home/git, instead of where I would like... /var/git/. Several minutes ago I ...
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How do I fix a Delphi installation when “repair” doesn't work?
I have lost many settings of the IDE, the IDE is not compiling, and other issues. I wanted to repair the installed product (Delphi XE2 Architect). But when I did this, the installer removed lots of ...
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How to repair windows 7 explorer
Ok this is the case. Yesterday I tried to install theme in unfortunately i didnt make the backup of explorer.exe And the tool i used for Theme Installer for Window. That is available across internet ...
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laptop screen goes blank
I have been trying to debug this laptop screen issue and the screen kinda flickers then it goes blank. The back light goes out as you can still see what is on the screen but it is very dark.
There ...
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Broken external hard drive [closed]
My external hard drive fell on the floor. The exit on the hard drive where the USB wire is attached snapped off, so I can't get any power to it!
Do you know of any companies who receives broken ...
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Windows 8 Stop Automatic Repair on boot
I tripple boot my computer Windows 8/Linux/OSx with the default load as Windows. Every once in a while, I will start my computer, walk away, and then realize I wanted a different os than Windows, so ...
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Repair all “broken” metro apps?
Sometimes, well quite often it happens to me that a lot of Metro-Apps need to be repaired(ie. cannot be opened), is there a way to repair them all at once?
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Iverter, inverter cable, or a display cable?
Screen Fails at certain angles.
History • Edit • Delete • Add Comment
I recently replaced the inverter and the inverter cable on a friend's MacBook.
The quality of the display, brightness for ...
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Windows won't boot - gives blue screen
Background
Okay, so I have recently purchased a Sony Viao running Windows 7 Home Premium. It recently ran a CHKDSK scan at startup, which I thought was strange since I have not done anything to it ...
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Dell Laptop was my troubleshooting ok?
I work as a PC Technician and recently came upon some bother with a customer. The machine a Dell Inspiron 1525 was brought to me with a wireless issue but the user refuses to listen to me, can anyone ...
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USB hub or port “stuck” after a few disconnects, how to fix without a reboot?
I have a USB port with an external hub that I often disconnect and reconnect or swap devices on it. After such activity, it occasionally gets stuck completely, i.e. no devices are being recognized, ...
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repair corrupted PDF
I have already looked at:
Repair corrupt PDF and
Rescuing a possibly corrupt PDF in Acrobat
I tried ghostscript on both OS X and Windows. OS X gs gave the following error:
GPL Ghostscript 9.06 ...
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Ethernet jack pins are getting flat, how do I fix it?
The pins on the Ethernet jack on my laptop are getting flat, and I'm worried about them eventually not connecting at all. Is there some way I can pull them back out without risking damage, ...
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Dell inspiron Sound speaker connector
I got this laptop Dell Inspiron N5010.
My question is regarding to replace the connector using another, cause I teared out the cable out of it.
Here is an image of my :
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Now, the connector pointed ...
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How do I repair/recover “RAW” usb drive partition?
Something happened to one of my USB drives. When I connect it my computer, Windows thinks that it's "RAW", and asks me to format it. But it should be FAT32, and chock full of files.
I looked in ...
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Freezing of computer while watching flash videos (contd) [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Computer freezing while watching Flash videos from net
I have asked this similar question Computer freezing while watching Flash videos from net two week before. As i ...
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Compaq nc4200 screen cutting out and keyboard lagging after dropping - could I repair this?
I have a HP Compaq nc4200 laptop. I got it from a family member who no longer needed it, who got it from a sale of old office equipment, so it's at the very least third-hand, and somewhat battered. ...
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TP-LINK-8901 modem does not connect automatically; only works in bridged mode [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Cannot Connect To Internet In Automatic (pppoe) Mode Of Modem
My TP-LINK-8901 modem does not connect to internet with "always on" (automatic) connection. I have to put ...
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New Computer won't boot up
I brought new components and put a computer together. I installed Windows 7 (32-bit) and everything was working as it should. However my case came with two USB3 front ports I could not connect ...
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Computer freezing while watching Flash videos from net
I have a Windows 7 home basic, while watching videos from net (within 5 minutes) computer starts to freeze and shows 100 percent CPU usage. I first thought it's a browser issue but watching videos ...
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What could possibly cause my computer to power down at random times?
I have recently bought a new Power Supply and a new graphics card. My PC ran smoothly for a few months now but since a couple of days I'm having a strange problem. I am trying to isolate the problem ...
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Boot Windows 7 in a new machine [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to change computer but retain hard disk
What would happen if I take my hard drive out of my current PC and put it in a new PC?
I had to buy a desktop since my ...
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Windows 7 Not Starting and System Repair Not Loading
I have a Dell Inspiron 1545 running Windows 7
When turning on my PC I keep receiving a black screen with the option to use System Repair or Start Normally. Both options lead me to the System Repair ...
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Identify and repair/replace faulting component in LCD monitor
At present, I have 4 dead or dying-to-the-point-of-being-useless LCD monitors that I'd like to diagnose and fix.
They're all 28" 1920x1200 monitors, of various ages. I seem to go through one every 2 ...
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Acer Asphire 5930G automatic shutdown
I have this Acer Asphire 5930G laptop. It is almost 3 years now. But currently it Boots up or Go to Windows but it automatically shutdown within more or less than 5-10 minutes.
I already checked the ...
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One motherboard crashed. Changed and wants to crash again
My computer started to freeze randomly. I was pretty sure it was the hard drive that was starting to fail. Before I could change it, the motherboard was completely dead. I bought the same one and ...
