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    what price am i looking at for laptop?

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    Touch screen support no longer recognized on Windows 8.1?

    you would be better off calling Lenovo, their product might have malfunctioned and since it's only been a month, it should still be under warranty.
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    What are some basic applications I should have on my computer?

    everyone should have malwarebytes (http://malwarebytes.org) on their computer
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    how to change thermal paste cpu hp pro book 6555b

    the only part you can paste is under that brown copper part, but I would not recommend doing such a thing.
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    Laptop starts randomly loading as if loading a demanding program

    clicking noises are never a good sign when they're coming from your hard drive, it could be on the brink of failure.
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    Laptop starts randomly loading as if loading a demanding program

    in Resource Monitor, check out the Memory tab, and if there are a large number of so-called "hard faults" this is indicative of your system using the pagefile since the RAM is fully utilized.
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    Laptop starts randomly loading as if loading a demanding program

    if "System" has a high disk usage, and you only have 3GB RAM and no mobile GPU, I would suspect that your computer is locking up because your RAM is fully utilized, and Windows is using the pagefile (using your hard drive like RAM).
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    Laptop starts randomly loading as if loading a demanding program

    that probably means your Avast is scanning your computer a lot when opening new programs. This type of behavior is typical of many antivirus programs, but it has a big impact on system performance, especially since your HDD can only spin so fast. Personally, I use Bitdefender (both free and paid...
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    Help with ad-problem in multiple devices in my network

    1. Reset your router to factory settings 2. create a strong administrative password on the router this should fix your problems.
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    Laptop starts randomly loading as if loading a demanding program

    when this "loading" happens, I suggest you open up Resource Monitor and see what is taking up a large portion of your Disk activity. My bet is that it's your antivirus doing some background scans, which is locking up your computer.
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    Resolution problem ?

    uh, I wouldn't say there are any downsides, but if you're gaming on your monitor, for example, your laptop's hardware is not meant for a 1080p resolution, so it may get very hot and have poor gaming performance.
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    Resolution problem ?

    when you plug in to the monitor, it will display at 1080p on the monitor by default, even through VGA.
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    How To Make GTA 4 Run lag free

    get a better computer, you can't expect to run GTA IV smoothly on those specs. the most you can do is turn your graphics all the way down.
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    gaming laptop advice

    with that budget, I wouldn't consider any laptop in that price range to be suitable for gaming.