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Open an elevated command prompt - in your Windows search window, type "cmd". In the list that opens, right click on "cmd.exe" and select "Run as administrator". At the command prompt, type "Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth". Note the capital letters and space in front of each...

What version and -bit Windows are you running?

Here are two checks you can do: - Download and run Corsair SSD Tool Box and do a health check on the drive. If it checks out, you can run the optimization feature also. http://www.corsair.com/it-it/force-series-3-120gb-sata-3-6gbps-solid-state-hard-drive - Run a scan for Windows errors...

Other than the indicator, it's operating normally? It's possible the LED has just gone bad.

I followed the links and came to this download file that's supposed to executable within Windows: http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareDownloadIndex?softwareitem=ob-120487-1&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en&os=4063&productOid=5242967&sw_lang= When you clicked on it, what did it say?

Please download and run Belarc Advisor (http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html), then copy and paste the info listed under "Main Circuit Board". Alternatively, download and run CPU-Z (http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html), then copy and past the info under the "Mainboard" tab.

That's an example of a single model's upgrade capacity, and there tends to be large differentials between the type and quality of components used in Asus rigs vs Dells. I can give you more that are similar, but for every one I can give about 60 examples of laptops and/or motherboards where...

You'll need to create a bootable thumb drive or disk, rather than an external drive. Your laptop's drivers and BIOS are located here: http://support.hp.com/us-en/product/HP-Pavilion-g7-Notebook-PC-series/5186814/model/5242967/drivers

Don't think so. I'll have to check on your specific model (can you post the model # - the family, i.e. Inspiron 7000, usually isn't enough to go on), but most laptops that aren't high-end gamers are limited to upgrades on drives and memory. Changing out the GPU and CPU, if it's possible at...

De nada. Give the Best Answer to AnonymousDJ - I didn't really say anything he didn't say first.

How old is her current laptop? Other than overheating, are there any problems with it? It's possible that all it needs is a little TLC. If it's relatively new and functions well except for the overheating, I can walk you through the process of giving it a thorough cleaning - a lot of people...

Sorry - I have no experience with it, but from everything that I've read trying to Hack a laptop isn't worth the effort. Assuming all the parts are compatible, it'll still take a lot of time and effort and when you're done, the best you can hope for is a bug-ridden laptop that's a poor...

It should - I haven't done it this way before, but I just went through all the steps short of the uninstall and the steps and labels are all accurate. An alternative is to try an uninstaller like Revo (link below) or similar. I wouldn't use Revo to uninstall a security program like Norton, but...

This is a cut-and-paste from a previous thread posted by PHCC: 1 : Disable all 3rd party services Click on start and search for msconfig.exe. later, click on services tab> hide all Microsoft services> click on disable all > enable NVidia services alone. click on startups> disable all > enable...

Lenovo is known for their quality, and that particular model has the best CPU (not by a large margin, though), but it also lacks a discrete video card. You can edit video using the HD 4400 integrated GPU, but it won't be as good as with a discrete GPU. The Sony has less RAM, but that's easily...