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Been dealing with this for a few weeks now, but my phone will randomly open Chrome (and, if I'm already in Chrome, a new tab) to some website about downloading a crypto browser app. Then two days ago, I also started getting some drop down ad on my screen itself of some not-Facebook ad (It's...

I'm a computing science student, so I'm rather interested in the intimates of this. No, I don't need it so intimate that I could replicate it, just some sort of explanation like, say, how Heartbleed was shown in the press. I base it on a recurring issue with both Android and IOS phones, (and...

Hey, just curious. What OS do you think is best, and why?

Hey guys! I am using this article to help me install CentOs: https://www.howtoforge.com/centos-7-server but I am having problems. I downloaded CentOs Minimal from here: https://www.centos.org/download/ . I get to where the install screen is and press enter. It brings me to a command line does...

I have been searching around the internet on how to fix this but i couldn't find a working answer. it reverts back in 20 min. When every I turn on the PC it fails all the time and keeps me waiting for a while before I can use the laptop. Every time this failure shows

Let me tell you a story: Once upon a time, my os was corrupted. I safe booted it and got to backup my files and reset the whole thing. After that, everything was fine and dandy for the next 6 days i think....then my laptop started to "configure" itself without my permission ( i hate it when this...

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...

Hey So I was looking at purchasing a laptop and i found this nice gigabyte laptop with the following specs: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ihyhekftcf4wnba/freedos.png?dl=0 Are there any issues with stability for installing the OS yourself (OS most probably will be Windows 8 or 7). And does anyone...

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

Hi Iam using Windows7 ultimate in my laptop. I have uninstalled bluestacks in laptop after that my system not starting at all. when i tried to start it sticks only on black screen. Can any one help me on this. Thank in Advance

Hello Tom's Hardware community! I finally got my hands on a ASUS N551JK laptop.I'll be using it for mostly gaming and schoolwork. I purchased it at 25 Sep and instantly went home to install all the updates and such, the laptop came pre-loaded with windows 8 and I went ahead downloading Windows...

Hi. Im building a budget gaming computer, and dont have money for a new hard drive. Can i move my second hardrive thats on my laptop, that only has games on it, keep the games and download a new os on that hardrive?

Don't know if this is the right catagory but anyway, My Inspiron 2600 is lhaving issues. It has a 20gb ibm hardrive and a 1.13ghz intel celeron. It has a whopping 128mb ram. With win xp. The keyboards weird. Only certain keys work and they don't always. Iv taken the keyboard out and made sure...

Can one of you helpful users please walk me through installing Ubuntu on my Acer Aspire 4520 laptop?

I am starting to dabble in Operating System creating, and I am wondering whether or not I would need to start with a clean "Blank Slate" PC or if I can keep my computer as is and code and test on the side. Any help would be nice. Thank you in advance.

Guys I accidentally deleted my OS.My phone was full of trash and I had to get rid of them.I am using Huawei Ascend P1 and its back cannot be opened just like apple phones.I need your help :( My phone is totally hard bricked.If you need more information.Just let me know.

Hello OS experts. I got a stupid school project because i was ''bad'' or something. Profesor told me to make a project about algorithm who is used in MS DOS. There are two algorithms in MS DOS. The first one is Linear, but i have to describe a second one. I have no idea what a name of second...

Hello there, so before I begin here are some specs on the notebook/laptop, whatever you wish to call it. Lenovo B560: Windows 7 Home Premium Intel Pentium P6200 Intel HD graphics(no idea what the on-board GPU is) 4GB DDR3 RAM(2GB stock, upgraded it to 4GB) WD 320GB HDD So what I decided to...

Hi, I have downloaded a LinuxLiveGamers ISO image. it is 4.7G. there is no install option in that ISO, so one can not make a bootable USB for installation to a Hard disk. How can i copy the contents of this ISO image to a partition on my hard disk and just use as just like other installed OS...

I got an Asus laptop with Windows 8 pre-installed and I've upgraded it to Windows 8.1. I've been encountering lots of problems since. I decided to change it to Windows 7 but I got some things I wanted to know first. My screen resolution is 1366x768. Will the Windows 7 resolution be the same or...

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