Troubleshooting is a form of problem solving that uses logical, systematic steps to solve the problem.
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Not getting any output from video card or onboard- is my motherboard dead?
Probably a lost cause, but I thought I'd ask before I start replacing hardware.
I have a desktop that's been boxed up for a while, and when I set it back up I wasn't getting any video output. I ...
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Dell Latitude E6420 does not detect Dell External monitor P221 2H
I have a Dell Latitude E6420 and recently got a Dell Monitor P221 2H.
The issue is that the Laptop is not detecting the external monitor and Monitor is displaying "Entering Power save mode".
I tried ...
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Macbook shutting off randomly with battery still full?
I have an aluminum unibody Macbook from about a year and a half ago. Recently, it has started shutting itself off as if the battery had died at random, still full percentages. At say, 75 percent, ...
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Faulty PSU or Motherboard? [closed]
I know that this question must have been asked tons of times, but I believe that sometimes it depends very much on the case. That's why I'm taking the risk of making a duplicate.
I have got an old ...
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In Firefox, what exactly does “Reset Firefox” do?
What exactly does the "Reset Firefox" function do in Firefox? (Firefox->Help->Troubleshooting Information->Reset Firefox) It says that things get reset to their default state -- is there a precise ...
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Getting a “CPU over temperature error”, but temperatures seem to be normal
I built a PC with the following parts:
CPU: i5-2500
Motherboard: Asus P8H67-M EVO rev 3.0
RAM: G-Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1333
Video: GTX 560-Ti 1GB
I used a crappy (but functioning) ...
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How do I get to the root cause of high Deferred Procedure Calls?
I've got a Dual core processor, and one of the two is constantly at 100%. Looking in ProcessExplorer shows me that it's Deferred Procedure Calls. Reading around the net seems to give me tons of ...
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What caused the program to stop working correctly?
Error message "a problem caused the program to stop working correctly. Please close the program"
I upgraded my computer from Windows 7 to 8 pro on my new Lenovo PC.
Ever since the upgrad I am getting ...
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How can I “turn on wireless capability” in Windows 7?
On my laptop I have a strange bug or something that fairly frequently causes wireless networking to become spontaneously disabled. Network connections drop out & all available APs disappear.
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Linux Minux 12 Freezes (Gnome 2) - How to go about finding and fixing cause?
This freezing issue has been reported by others over the past few months but no clear answer has been provided. Some have attributed it to Banshee or other music players but this is incorrect since I ...
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Desktop PC does not power up on power button
When I press the power button on my desktop, it does not power up completely. Before I press the power button, I see lights on the motherboard. Everything is normal. On power button press, the fans on ...
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How do you troubleshoot Family Safety reports
I have set up Microsoft Family Safety in Windows 8 for my daughter's account.
At first I got meaningful reports via e-mail each week. But then the e-mails started reporting no activity, even though ...
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Cisco 500 switch
I want to remotely access Cisco 500 switches via TELNET and WEB BASED from a server. I dont know the ip addresses for Cisco 500 switches which are configured as backbone which the ip address assigned ...
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USB device not recognised on Windows 7
I have an extremely strange issue.
Up until 3 weeks my Intermec device functioned perfectly on my HP Elitebook Windows 7 machine. Then for some reason I started getting "USB Device Not Recognised" ...
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Wifi network undetectable on a Lenovo G470
I have a WPA2 secured network with a visible SSID at home that works perfectly fine with a Dell laptop,a HP netbook and sundry mobile phones. When I try connecting my sister's Lenovo G470, it refuses ...
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Google Chrome sometimes loses its pinned tabs?
In some occasions; for instance, when I don't leave the browser open long enough and close it again; then upon reopening the browser lost all my pinned tabs. Does anyone know why this happens and what ...
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Why are there so many duplicates of “explorer.exe” running?
In my Windows 7 task manager, there are 16 instances of explorer.exe running. Where is this coming from?
I thought perhaps I had inadvertently enabled the option of Windows replicating an instance ...
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Why is the context menu only halfway appearing?
When I right-click, the outline and shadow of the context menu shows up, but the actual menu doesn't show, nor even a placeholder of blank/white space. How would I go about fixing this?
I've attached ...
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How do I configure my Linksys WRT160N to be a wireless access point?
I'm trying to set up a Linksys WRT160N wireless router as an access point in order to extend the effective range of a working Belkin wireless router that has internet access.
I don't know the model ...
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Exhaustive Windows 7 troubleshooting procedure?
I have been using this laptop for almost two years now. Its an Intel 2nd Gen i3 with 4 GB of RAM with a 512 MB of ATI Radeon 5470 GPU running the 64-bit version of Windows 7 ultimate (Not too ...
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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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Why is the Windows Help & Support screen not working?
When I click on the icon in the Start Menu, the error is:
The Windows Help And Support can't start
A problem has occured with Windows Help And Support Center. For online help visit Windows ...
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Why does my screen turn black after installing ATI on Ubuntu 10.04?
I'm having a problem installing the drivers for my video card. I've just finished installing the driver, rebooted the OS, and the monitor starts up in energy saving mode and doesn't boot Ubuntu.
What ...
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Why does restarting/resetting the router work?
So, I'm a technology guy and sometimes I have to troubleshoot a home network, including my own. I make sure the wires are in securely and that the lights suggest there's an actual internet connection. ...
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All invalid hostnames resolve to localhost in my browser. What is going on?
Update: jump to the end of this question for the happy conclusion to this epic tale.
Note: I have IIS7 installed locally for web development.
This is what happens in my browser for random sites:
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Nvidia Ion HDMI output problems with Acer Revo
I bought an Acer Revo. First I connected it to my Sony TV via HDMI output. For a few days it worked very well. Then one day when switching on the computer, it boots and the TV screen turns black ...
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How to change wireless carrier on a windows phone [closed]
How can I change the wireless carrier AT&T on a windows 7.5 phone, I have a sim card for telcel america everything works I get e-mails and updates from facebook but I can not surf the netor get ...
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Error encoding with ffmpeg
I kept having trouble encode videos. I can encode the video to mpg but the size is 10+x bigger (no joke).
So i thought i'd do something simple. Strip the sound, copy the video
ffmpeg -i 5.flv ...
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Whose permissions are being used?
Regarding "Permissions" in Windows, is it possible to trace or determine "who" is actually changing something? (i.e., determine what user is modifying something with their respective permissions)
For ...
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Arch Linux - dhcpcd messages at login screen
I have a fresh installation of Arch Linux, and I've enabled dhcpcd on eth0. However, the message output for dhcpcd startup appears after the OS is booted up and is at the login screen, so I get this:
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Windows 7 operates normally for several minutes after startup, then stalls.
When I power on my Windows 7 PC it behaves normally for ~5 minutes, and then I can't open any programs. If I opened something quickly (in the time before the stall) I can still use it. When the ...
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IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL BSOD in NDIS.sys, with MemTest passing - what's the cause?
I just got a Blue Screen of Death with IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL, in NDIS.sys.
My hardware:
Intel P4 Northwoord 2.4 GHz
Intel D850EMV2 board
4 x 256 MB RDRAM
other stuff
Context:
Computer was ...
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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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Troubleshooting using two NICs on one PC with two different gateways
I have a Windows XP SP-2 system. I have installed a PCI NIC besides the on board NIC. I use the on board card for my VPN connection and the other for internet. But I am not being able to run both at a ...
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LAN not working
I have a HP Desktop computer, its like the LAN is not working but if i try to connect another desktop on the same LAN cable its working. All the drivers are installed and its picking up the LAN cable ...
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Windows 7: Wi-Fi connection drops intermittently - only returns after “Troubleshoot connection” resets the adapter
On our laptop (running Windows 7) the Wi-Fi connection drops intermittently.
Symptoms:
Connectivity is suddenly lost, and the "signal strenght" indicator in the tray shows zero strength and a yellow ...
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Minecraft (Java) frequently loosing connection on Windows 7
Minecraft, a Java client application, is frequently losing connection with the message "Internal exception: java.net.SocketException: Software caused connection abort: socket write error" or the ...
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Can computer crashes and reboots be caused by weak power supply?
Recently I replaced the videocard in my PC for a newer, faster one. All games work perfectly but I get random system crashes and reboots. This happens even when the system is almost idle (browsing, ...
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How can I troubleshoot a Rockbox Utility installation?
I'm trying to install Rockbox on my sansa e260 v2 because it's no longer working properly and I thought I might as well try Rockbox before chucking it out.
The problem is that I can charge it fully, ...
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DVD Drive Failing on Windows 7
I have x64 Windows 7 running on an ASUS M50VM. The DVD drive works completely unreliably if not at all.
But the story is not that simple so bear with me...here are the gory details.
When I first ...
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Transcend External hard disk: continuous beeping
I have a 500GB Transcend StoreJet external HDD. The problem is it beeps for long time. When it beeps I can not access the drive. Even sometime I can, I dont see full file listing or empty folder!
It ...
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What is the “Ideal Processor” value?
What is the "Ideal Processor" value and why/how does it pick a certain processor to run on?
I've recently seen an obvious increase in CPU usage on the furthest last core, core #7 (i7 930 ...
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How does a process “pick” which core to run on?
How does a program "choose" which core to run on? It was my understanding that the operating system determines which program gets processed on which core.
APPLICABLE EXAMPLE
Firefox has suddenly and ...
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Can't access certain web sites - reset router, any ideas?
EDIT: This problem was resolved by my ISP - had to do with damaged fiber in one of their locations. Thanks to everyone that helped.
Not sure if this is the right site (I'm a StackOverflow user) ...
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How to set Windows Sound default settings for a device?
In Windows Sound settings, is it possible to set the default settings for a sound playback device, such as the speaker configuration (7.1 vs Stereo) and the "Default Format" (e.g., 24 bit 48000Hz)?
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computer shut down suddenly and now won't boot
I have a DIY computer that was built about 3 months ago, and worked fine until this week where it shut down suddenly while using Word. The only other application running at the time was Google ...
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Can a GPU's memory “die” through overclocking?
I hear people comment about GPU memory/ram "dying" from an overclock. Is this possible? Is there an objective way to tell, besides circumstantial blue screens?
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Debugging shell-extension that causes windows to freeze
For some time now, I have been living with and working around an annoying problem in Windows XP whereby any time I open a file dialog (Open/Save) in any program, not long afterwards, that program will ...
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My PC runs but I don't have any video signal on the screen
I have a similar problem described here No video output from motherboard how to debug this?by the user:"alistarmk" with my computer, i.e the computer runs but I don´t have any video signal on the ...
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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 ...
