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Windows (Win 7) Troubleshooter & Fix It Troubles 0x80070003 Runtime Errors & Others
Here is one for you to sink your “teeth” into! All my Window 7 Troubleshooters will not run. They all come up with error code 0x80070003 which Fix It indicates is a runtime error as I have it.
I ...
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Dell inspiron n5010 has failed to recognize AC adapter
Recently my dell inspiron n5010 has failed to recognize my 90W adapter (despite powering it just fine).
Full error message:
"The AC power adapter wattage and type cannot be determined.
the ...
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Laptop randomly waking up = Hibernate / Low Battery?
A (Windows 7) laptop has been annoying me since the day we got it. When it is put to sleep (the lid closed), it seems to intermittently wake up randomly during the night (i.e., 10pm, 1:30am, 7am, ...
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Laptop booting frozen [closed]
A friend's laptop is having problems booting after she attempted to clean it (with compressed air). I can enter the BIOS to change settings and bootup devices but I can never make it any further than ...
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Troubleshooting laptop fan issue on Dell Inspiron 6400
I got a Dell Inspiron 6400 from someone I know - it's basically having overheating issues.
I suffer severe performance decreases (stock CPU speed is 1.5GHz - it dials down to 1GHz) because the BIOS ...
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High pitched whine when laptop plugged in
My relatively new Toshiba Portege r705 laptop (running Linux) has started making a high-pitched whine when plugged in. The sound is usually only noticeable when the laptop is in use and the battery is ...
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SATELLITE M40X-129 GR, display is not turning on. How do I troubleshoot this issue?
Greetings, I have a SATELLITE M40X-129 GR. The laptop was working. I decided that I want to remove the OEM windows and go for a linux distro. I got the dvd of a linux distro, restarted the laptop, ...
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Global hotkeys are misbehaving
It seems like my computer believes that my ctrl and alt key are stuck sometimes. For example, alt+tab will switch applications, ctrl+g opens google desktop search. Sometimes I'll be intending to type ...
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Connecting an external monitor
I plan to connect my laptop to a 22" external monitor. My earlier laptop crashed a few days ago because of the video card problem.
I am not an expert in this, but still would like to know connecting ...
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Green Screen when the system restarts
I am having this problem with the Sony Laptop (VGN-NR38Z series). Sometime, it just crashes with a green screen.
When I do a hard reboot, it will have a Green Stripes in the boot menu as well.
Any ...
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randomly slow computer
How do I diagnose & fix a randomly slow laptop. I have a Compaq laptop that's already 2 years old. I have recently replaced its hard drive because I thought that it was dying and that's why its ...
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Windows only successfully wakes up from sleep mode about 2/3rds of the time
On my Vista laptop, when it goes into sleep mode (for low power, or manually being put into sleep mode, it happens regardless of how), about 1 in 3 times it won't wake up properly from sleep mode, and ...
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Laptop LCD Screen Flickering
I recognize this is most likely not a software error and likely lies in one of the hardware components.
However, about 3 months ago I replaced the LCD screen on this laptop. The company which I ...
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Battery never charges upto 80% instead of 100%
My vaio battery charges only upto 80%. Why is that so? It also tends to discharge too fast providing less working time. How to proceed to obtain 100% charge?
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Troubleshooting a wonky laptop?
Older P4 Centrino laptop with XP Pro. Always been fairly reliable. However, it recently started behaving poorly: Windows will slow down to the point of almost locking up, applications slow down and ...
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Why does my laptop shut down on its own?
My laptop shuts down.
It happened several times so far, and there is a pattern; after I leave it for an hour or so, power saving activates, and then I start using it again for 10 - 15 minutes when ...
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HP DV1000 Laptop won't start. Flashing “power” light
I've been handed a laptop to "clean-up", it appears to be infested with spyware and various limewire type downloads.
It had a habit of randomly shutting down after 30 seconds, BSODs if cables ...
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Troubleshooting - Acer Aspire 5612WLMi - Just Dies Randomly/Laptop broken
I'm trying to help a friend with his laptop - it just started dying randomly - many times not even starting.
Sometimes it boots into Windows and then dies, sometimes it just doesn't even start and ...
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HP DV6225US not staying on [closed]
I have a HP DV6225US which turns on for about 3 seconds and then shuts down.
I was working fine when I left work and now it is refusing to start. Any suggestions as to why?
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No sound from hardware with ASUS Eee PC 904HA Netbook
My ASUS Netbook, running Windows XP SP3 is running perfectly except with one particular piece of hardware, a ADS USB Instant TV external adapter. When hooked up, I get a perfect picture and all is ...
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Samsung laptop randomly shuts down
I have a Samsung R560 laptop that is overheating, and shutting itself down under load consistently.
Here are my load/idle temps from Speedfan:
Ignore "Temp1 and Temp2", whatever sensors they are, ...
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Computer repeatedly types “=” regardless of keyboard attached
I have an HP L2310CU notebook. I've run every diagnostic I could. The entire PC DR suite, memtest86, et cetera. Everything came back just peachy. I physically removed the notebook keyboard. I've ...
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CD/DVD drive wont work?
my notebook cd/dvd drive wont play any of my cds or dvd all here is weak spin any suggestions on how to fix?
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Laptop locks quickly on boot
I have a laptop that will occasionally boot, but not often. Usually it locks shortly after starting the boot process. It does have diagnostics in it (in the cmos setup) which say the hard disk and ...
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Anyway to diagnosing a laptop fan issue without physical access to the fan?
I have a Dell Inspiron 9400 with a Nvidia GeForce 7800 video card.
The fan on the video card seems to not be working as it get extremely hot on the side where the video card is. I can see the fan ...
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Laptop battery causes jitter in laptop-response
I've got an older laptop (Acer Aspire 1640) that responds terribly when the battery is actually inserted. The mouse-movement is very jittery, and it seems though the entire system is sluggish too. ...
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LG R500 Notebook crashing
I've got an LG R500 Notebook that has started crashing. It usually crashes in Windows (Vista, all updates installed) when playing a game. The symptom is that the screen goes dark and then the ...
