Operating system

Forum discussion tagged with Operating system.
  1. Justin.grewal

    Solved! Reset my laptop now stuck in a loop.

    I reset my laptop because it was freezing and I would be forced to shut it down with the power button. During the reset process it froze and I was forced to turn my laptop off. Now my laptop is stuck in a loop of starting screens probably cause the reset was left unfinished. Is there anyway that...
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    Solved! Lenovo Thinkpad Edge E430 - replaceHDD with SSD

    I just picked up a Lenovo Thinkpad Edge E430. I'd like to HDD with SSD. After a look on the lenovo website, there's no recovery disks available for this 2012 machine. That doesn't mean they don't exist from lenovo, just that I didn't figure out their support. Pointers welcome. I have the...
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    Installing Linux on a Windows Laptop

    Hi, I have an Asus X551M Laptop that came preinstalled with Windows 8.1. Since then, I have uninstalled Windows and am now trying to install Kali Linux onto it. However, I think the partitions are locked, as there are four partitions named "System", "MSR Reserved" and two Primary" partitions...
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    Suggest an OS

    I have an old netbook which has the following specifications:- Intel Pentium B950 @ 2.10GHz processor ,2GB Single-Channel DDR3 @ 665MHz,Generic PnP Monitor (1366x768 @ 60Hz),14-inch LED display,Hitachi 320GB Drive. I feel that Windows 7 is the best OS for this device and I'd like to install a...
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    Alienwae m550 Geforce go 6600

    I just got a notebook from eBay that currently has no OS installed ad I'm wondering if I can install windows 8 on it,I'd like to order my new OS asap so it can arrive the same time as the computer
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    Acer Aspire 4520 Ubuntu Installation Help

    Can one of you helpful users please walk me through installing Ubuntu on my Acer Aspire 4520 laptop?
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    Is it worth fixing my laptop's BIOS?

    I recently set a password on my laptop's BIOS and I forgot what it was. Unfortunately I did not have it written somewhere and I can no longer access my BIOS. I wanted to install Ubuntu/Linux and be able to use other operating systems. I can't change the boot device without the BIOS. I read that...
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    Replacing Laptop Hard Drive / OS

    Hello, My problem is that my friends Dell laptop is low on space and literally says 0 room. He said that his Windows 7 randomly started saying that it isn't genuine but he has had it for a couple years or something and it only recently started saying this. As I looked through his laptop, that's...