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Windows Vista

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    Windows vista 7

    My laptop windows vista 7 does connect to wifi but not internet how can i fix it
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    OK to change install directory for academic copy of office enterprise 2007?

    I have a 9 year old HP Pav dv9500t notebook with 4 Gb RAM originally running Vista but now running a clean install of Win 7 Pro 64-bit. The directory suggested by the office 2007 install program is C:\IUWareOnline\Office Enterprise Edition 2007. I normally like to install all programs in the...
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    BootMGR missing no DVD

    how do i fix bootmgr is missing without vista repair disk
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    Can Microsoft shut down my pc?

    I recently tried to update my vista pc via updates, Microsoft said they no longer support it and shut my pc off. It won't start. Can they do this?
  5. Rafael Mestdag

    Which is the best MS OS against hackers?

    From Vista to Windows 10, which is the safest against hackers?
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    my window vista laptop

    my laptop will turn on but screen sy on black
  7. ragnarok94

    Should I update this old vista laptop to Win 7?-Dell Inspiron 1501

    I've been working on an old laptop i got from my uncle (he gave it to me free after lending me a pair of 23" monitors i have to pay him for later). Laptop Specs: Dell Inspiron 1501 AMD Sempron 3600+ 2.0ghz OEM Hitachi 80GB HDD (bad)- Replaced with HGST 500GB HDD (after a lot of reformatting)...
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    My Windows Vista laptop is on 0% ( plugged in, not charging ) and can't be used without the charger in...

    Guys, I just got a new battery. I went though 3 on this laptop. After I upgraded from a Windows 7 to a Windows 10 in 2015 for free, my computer is ALWAYS giving me alerts about updates. Today, it was updating and now the battery is on 0% and says plugged in, not charging. This usually happens...
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    Laptop Water Problem?

    I'm moderately tech savvy and made a mistake about 8 months ago, I spilt a full glass of water on my Windows Vista Toshiba laptop, I immediately cut power removed the battery, lightly dried with a hair drier and turned it upside down to let it air dry. After letting it dry for a day I powered it...
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    crappy sound quality

    i'm using packard bell esaynote mx37 and i updated from vista to windows 10. now the sound is horrible. i think the video card driver is outdated because when is a video playing is 100% worse. pls help.
  11. okrobie

    3 vertical stripes on screen

    Hi all, I have this HP dv6700, which is running well on Vista, in every way except one. The screen is showing 3 vertical stripes running from top to bottom. They are between 3-5 pixels wide. I tried to take a screen shot to show you what it's like, but the screen shot of the desktop didn't show...
  12. ITsonic

    Getting my laptop fixed by an oriental PC repair Guy

    Yesterday I took my laptop into a PC for your shop is run by a oriental man if you know what that word means then is been under a rock. For some time the F key on my Dell Latitude D630 has been broken for some time and I was using an external keyboard to type. The first PC repair shop that I...
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    Satellite P300 PSPCCA - 0C201Y Vista BOOTMGR IS MISSING

    I have tried to use my recovery cds but two of the cds are causing further errors such as 10-FC06-0002 Recovery Error. And I am constantly getting the BOOTMGR IS MISSING use Control Alt Delete to restart the computer. So I gather that I have corrupt files on the Hard Drive so the Recover to...
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    Index field codes

    I just recently upgraded from Vista to Windows 7, and I also upgraded from Word 2003 to Word 2010. Since all I work on are books, I do a lot of Indexes. In 2003, I would click on the "show/hide [paragraph symbol' and it would delete all the field codes that were after all the automarking I did...
  15. Wile E Coyote

    Windows updates for Windows Xp,7,Vista,8,8.1

    Ok here is the deal. Windows has be come more and more demanding with Windows updates lately.Especially with Windows 10 And it's ad's and bugs. Here is a list of things to get windows updates off line.You can store all the updates and a copy of windows install on a flash drive i would...
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    Acer Aspire 5930G cannot install OS

    So I've been given an Acer Aspire 5930G laptop that previously had Vista on, but he securely wiped the drive and wanted me to install Windows 7. But when I tried to install 7 it rebooted before it completed the installation. I tried again and the same thing happened. I took it apart and the...
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    I have a LG G Vista vs880pp2 and i'm having trouble on how to make my sd card my default storage. Can you help me?

    I don't know how to make the sd card default storage on an lg g vista vs880pp2. Can you help me?
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    Can't install windows in freedos

    I just brought a new laptop with freedos version but am unable to install windows as it shows only one error that "windows is unable to boot into the next phase of installation". I have tried win 7,8 and even vista original cd but is getting same type of error.
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    restore aspire 6920 is coming up with bootmgr is misssing press ctrl alt del to restart

    have tried alt f10 at the same time nothing seems to work
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    Black screen, not KSOD

    I have been trying to fix my uncles computer for weeks now and just can't seem to get it fixed permanently. It's a toshiba L305D-S5928. It's running windows vista x86. The problem it's having is while you're using it the screen will go black. It'll show some back light but nothing will bring...