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Windows installer problem

when I try to open any office files on my computer I get the message Windows installer preparing to install then uninstallation of the update package is not supported. I have tried to do a system...

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Connect PC to Conventional TV

Hello, I want to connect my MacBook Pro which has only usb ports no VGA to a conventional TV with RCA input and S video input, Not sure how to do this would really like some help!!

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external hard drive not working

Would like to recover the data on this hard drive. When I plug it in (usb) it powers on, it tries to spin for a second, then stops for a few seconds, then tries again, this repeats and then every...

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Shut Down is Sooo Slow

I have an older Dell Dimension 4600 running Windows XP. I have 1536MB of RAM. I've cleaned it up pretty well and it is running quite smoothly and quick enough for the little use I need it for. However,...

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Computer Won't Boot After Attempting Recovery

Well, after filling my hard drive I decided it was time to do a full system recovery to factory settings. I have a Lenovo Desktop running Windows 8, 1TB harddrive and I usually use a Radeon HD 7750...

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Random Shutdowns

So had this since I had the laptop, it was so intermittent (Sometimes a month without incident) that it didn't really bother me. It's now a little over a year old and just out of curiosity I would like...

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Solved: Laptop Key

I was trying to clean my laptop and I read online that you can pop the keys off and put them back on again. So I took off one key just to experiment. After seeing the complex hinge system and upon...

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New battery lasting only as long as old battery

Hi, I'm having a little trouble with a new laptop battery for a Dell Inspiron 1525 running Vista. Got the "your battery is dying" message a few weeks ago and purchased a new one (not from Dell, but...

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Western Digital Hard Drive problem

Can someone tell me the easiest way to solve this problem? I have a western digital external hard drive that has just stopped working. I was accessing it through a 3.5 USB 2.0 to SATA external hard...

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Need help cloning machine

Tech Support Guy System Info Utility version 1.0.0.2 OS Version: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium, Service Pack 1, 64 bit Processor: AMD FX(tm)-6100 Six-Core Processor, AMD64 Family 21 Model 1 Stepping...

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Kernel-Power 41

I've just returned from an excellent vacation to discover, unfortunately, that my computer has somehow borked itself in my absence. A week ago, before I left, it worked fine. No problems to speak of....

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monitor mystery

When i start my comp the screen flashes once during boot up and once more during the loading of windows and then it goes black. So i tried another monitor with the same results. So thought it was...

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replace nt workstation hard disk

I have a dead 6 gig drive on a IBM 300gl used to work in a machine shop hooked up to run a machine. The software will only run on an nt workstation. How do I format a small hard disk to run on nt os on...

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external hard drive problems

hi i have a buffalo ministation, have been using it for months with no problems, i have got loads videos and pics on it so dont want to lose them. i went to use the hard drive to day but every time i...

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I need to find out if my if my Seagate HD is bad.

OK I had a thread in Viruses and Malware that was started with this, I ran Combofix and now I can't open my computer or programs fold etc. it says no such interface supported. I should also add that...

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CPU fail

On booting up I gat computer failed CPU test and nothing more. What's this?

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Error 0x80070570

I've had this flash drive for about a year and a half or something like that, and when I go to open a specific folder on it, a message comes up that says, "The file or directory is corrupted and...

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Sata hard drive feels magnetic.

hey all. I have a 1tb sata hard drive i use to store mass amounts of very important files and music. a few years back it stopped working and i never decided to check it out. recently i have been trying...

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second hdd found in bios but not in Device manager or disk management

I just bought a new 160 WD HDD and installed it into my computer. It was foung in BIOS ok yet its name was blank.. but when i go to look for it in disk management or device manager i cannot find it...

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reinsitall XP Pro problem

I tried to reinstall xp pro but got stuck in an install loop. It said the settings on the disk and the settings on the cd were different. after a while the sdreen when black. i ran a dagnosis and it...

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