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Operating Systems

Forum discussion tagged with Operating Systems.
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    Solved! No OS is able to be installed

    The situation is the following, as I try to install any OS on the said laptop it always seem to be able to get me an error message or a black screen, most OSes don't even go past the "loading black screen" and even if some manage to do it, like Windows, it gets to a part where I get a corrupted...
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    Solved! OperatingSystem not found.

    My Acer aspire v5 laptop running on windows 8 when booting it says "Operating System not found". When I enter BIOS setting, in the information tab sometimes my HDD model and name won't show and then sometimes it does. I have tried using repair my computer on my windows 8 CD installer and all...
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    Solved! BIOS not showing any boot menu

    I've HP245 g5 laptop yesterday I've converted my hdd's partition scheme to GPT. And after that also it was working fine but today when I tried to boot my laptop it just show "3f0" error and says "install the os". I's unable to boot and also when I tried to boot from a bootable pendrive it is not...
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    Solved! What OS would be the fastest for my laptop?

    I have an Asus K53SC, and there's one thing I'm wondering. What will be faster, Windows 7 or 8.1? Some laptops run better on 10, others on 7... I'm basically looking for fast internet, a decent bootup time & fast starting programs. Windows 10 is not an option (since 1703 there's been a glitch...
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    Solved! Need help with linux distro

    Hello i am a newcomer to linux world. I recently tried deepin os but it is too alow for my old laptop . Can you guys suggest a good linux distro for my specs Cpu i3 5005u Ram 4gb ddr3 Intel hd graphics 1tb hard disk Thanks in advance
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    Solved! Issues with Laptop

    Hello all, I have a Dell Inspiron 15r n5110 laptop. (It's kinda old, i know). It was working perfectly, then the next day I tried opening my laptop and it was stuck on the startup logo for windows and after awhile around 10minutes it brought me to the startup repair menu and got nothing. So...
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    Toshiba Tecra A8 / Satellite Pro A120 frozen on boot screen "Missing Operating System" WINDOWS 7

    So I Have an old Toshiba Tecra A8 / Satellite Pro A120. I was trying to load Kali Linux on it and was trying to learn it because I'm a noob at Linux. I succeeded in LIVE booting into Kali using a USB. I was running Windows 7 and it was working fine. I decided to install Kali and when i got to...
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    Android 9 Pie Review: Google's OS Gets Smarter

    With Android 9 Pie, Google has gifted its OS with intelligent features that don't feel like gimmicks and produced a suite of tools to promote a healthy lifestyle. Android 9 Pie Review: Google's OS Gets Smarter : Read more
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    My acer laptop is not running an operating system have tried booting it with another operating system but it's not working

    When I try to install Windows it's telling me an erro occurred you need to restart your computer
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    Dual OS on laptop info

    Hello Tom'sHardware I am buying a new laptop for college, I'm using the services of PcSpecialist to pick all the individual parts for the laptop. They put it together and send it over. Though I have a question concerning whether it's possible to have both the MacIOS and Windows operating...
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    Massive Multi Boot System (Setup Questions) -- Hexa Boot!!!

    TL;DR This is a complicated, hobby, massive multi boot project, and I appreciate any help you can give. I'm not using VMs. If you don't want to read, that's fine. But if you like this sort of thing, please help me figure this out! I am attempting to dual boot several operating systems on a new...
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    What can I do if operating systems not found

    Please solve problems
  13. PhilipMichaels

    14 Biggest New Android P Features

    We won't see the finished version of Android P until later this year, but there are plenty of reasons to be excited about the improvements coming in Google's new OS. 14 Biggest New Android P Features : Read more
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    Virus emulating SDC

    Greetings I have an Astrobe A10. I installed high Security which detected 32 viruses on anSDC. I don't have an SDC installed. I know nothing about operating systems. I don't know the version of android I am running or where to look. I changed my SSID and password with my DSL provider but it...
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    I bought a new hard drive for my Dell Latitude E6430 14" Notebook PC how do I set it up?

    It's saying not bootable. I assume I need to get an operating system on it somehow, but it had a burned image on the old hard drive. It did not come with a Windows disk, just the activation code-number on a sticker on the back. I've heard there is usually an imaged operating system image on...
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    Accidently Deleted Windows 10 From Toshiba Satellite Laptop

    Pertaining to Toshiba C55-B5299 Satellite Laptop Windows 10 was accidently deleted from my laptop, and I am trying to retrieve important information. I know there is a hidden recovery partition, but I don't know how to access it. Can anyone help me out? Thanks, in advance.
  17. young707

    4K TV with Android operating system?

    Where can I find a list of current 4K large panel (60" up) with build in Android operating systems? Thank you.
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    how to install win 7 on laptop VGN-N250FH

    including memory size and hard disk size
  19. Prdp

    Web OS vs Android OS for TVs

    Hi all, Am planning to buy a new smart TV. After some research, I realized that each Smart TV has it own platform to run on. Looks like Web OS and Android OS for TVs are currently best available platforms. Can somebody tell me which one is good over other. Which one is future proof, good to...
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    Two hard drives assigned to c drive

    Have installed this hard drive via the cd drive caddy method but unable to use anything on this second drive, drive D,I can see the programs bbut when I try to access them get a series of blocking messages. Di I have to chang this via the bios, something I am not happy about doing or is there...