Recent content by Dee Kay

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    asus non-removable battery stop working

    Has it died or are you asking just in case? Others with the same battery issue have said they charge their laptops when it drop below 50% while other leave it on the charger most all the time. Unless you were willing to try messing with a $2-3k laptop to see what was possible for battery...
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    I have a asus laptop that had windows 8 and I installed 8.1 and I don't like it I want it back

    Unless you made a system disc and copied your OS to another drive or media, you can't roll back to 8 from 8.1. ***Edit for clarity. If you have 8 installed on a hidden drive then you would have to set that as active and do a completely fresh install. You would lose any data that is currently...
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    Need help deciding on these laptops!!

    They are close to the same so go for the one with the best price. If it was my choice I would go with the Asus.
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    Where is ASUS smart gesture?

    Read post 8 here and it should hopefully help resolve your issue. http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-hardware/etd-control-center/af87b40a-0043-4be4-91e8-526c57e0bc6c Elan here. http://www.emc.com.tw/eng/ap02_01_04_01_tps.asp
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    Keyboard does not work in Microsoft Office 2010

    See post 3 here for what worked for them. If that fails then try doing a repair install. http://www.tomsguide.com/forum/238245-49-keyboard-shortcuts-working-word
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    Trojan Downloader Not Dying!

    Are you going back to the same sites where you originally got infected? The removal tools should have gotten rid of it by now if you have followed all of the instructions correctly. Try malwarebytes again and then run the hijackthis program after using your AV...
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    $1500 long lasting laptop

    You might want to wait till you get to the USA then to buy depending on how long you have to wait. Remember that the difference between cutting edge and obsolete can be as little as 18 months though you can easily get 6 or more years of acceptable use from most systems as long as you don't...
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    Best Laptop For ~$500

    You aren't going to find much in the 15 inch range for $500 that doesn't have one or two drawbacks, but this from article pcmag gives you some options that fit your budget. http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2385602,00.asp https://laptopninja.io/finding-the-best-laptops-under-500-dollars/
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    Very strange video card error Sony Vista Laptop

    Check to see if there is another language selected besides English. If there isn't then it could be bad video drivers so try reinstalling them to see if it corrects the problem.
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    How can I play my Stem games on my desktop PC and my laptop?

    If everything isn't showing then reinstall steam and tell it that you are logging in from a new computer. It should make your entire library available to download to the laptop.
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    Asus x55a bios failed (Please help me)

    Robika, I'm not sure if the BIOS chip in your notebook can be changed or if it is soldered in place. You may need to start a support ticket with Asus and inform them that the BIOS update freezes and won't go past 35%. Tell them that you suspect a hardware fault in the actual BIOS chip itself and...
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    Asus x55a bios failed (Please help me)

    Can you reset your CMOS? If so then a new BIOS update should work. Reset the CMOS and then d/l the latest BIOS update. http://www.howtogeek.com/131623/how-to-clear-your-computers-cmos-to-reset-bios-settings/ ***edit for another link http://www.wikihow.com/Reset-Your-BIOS