Computer Troubleshooting And Repair

[SamanthaJones]

:goatee: thanks ma'am..it worked like a charm...now everything is running well...thanks for the help...

 

 

 

 

glad to be of help  :thumbsupsmiley:

[whip]

HELP ME>.

i have the latest DV6 HP laptop na core 2 duo w/ ati 4500 series w/ windows 7 home premium 64bits.. here in dubai i downloaded starcraft and command and warcraft 3.. kaso bakit ganun sya na kapag open ko ang application e right and left side ng screen e black at the middle lang ang lahat ng application gumana ng maayos.. paanu ba masasaklaw nya ang buong screen.. marami na ako na download at help tips pero wala e.. any help naman dyan pls..

[riv123]

try this...

 

Start Regedit

Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop

Edit the key PowerOffActive and give it a value of 1

 

or try updating the bios

 

or Right click Computer, Properties, Advanced tab, Settings button under Starup and Recovery, uncheck Automatically Restart. - check if you get an blue screen error

 

 

just check the registry if it shows the same values...or try to disable all your start up programs

 

 

Thanks for the advise, unfortunately, hardware problem pala ang problem.

 

CHEERS!!!

[ElRey]

excuse my stupidity, what version of windows 7 should i install? 32 or 64 bit?

 

my laptop AMD Turion 64, 1 Gig, 60G HDD

 

will it make a difference in all the programs i run if i loaded 64 bit Win7?

Edited January 25, 2010 by ElRey

[SamanthaJones]

excuse my stupidity, what version of windows 7 should i install? 32 or 64 bit?

 

my laptop AMD Turion 64, 1 Gig, 60G HDD

 

will it make a difference in all the programs i run if i loaded 64 bit Win7?

 

 

Check If Your PC Supports 64-Bit Windows 7

 

If you have bought or upgraded your computer in the past couple of years, with an Intel Core 2 Duo or equivalent/higher processor, your PC is already equipped to run 64-bit Windows 7. If you want to make sure, you can do any of the following:

If you are running 32-bit Windows Vista, go to Control Panel > System and Maintenance > Performance Information and Tools. Click View and print details. In the System section, you can see whether your PC is 64-bit capable.

You can use the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor to find out if your system can run 64-bit Windows 7.

Check the Windows 7 Compatibility Center to see if your devices have 64-bit drivers.

 

 

http://www.makeuseof.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Win7UpgradeAdvisor.png

 

 

When You Should Use 32-bit

 

There are some situations in which you are better off using 32-bit Windows 7:

If you use only 2GB of RAM, and do not plan to upgrade anytime soon. To really take advantage of 64-bit Windows 7, you need minimum 4GB RAM.

You have legacy devices like scanners and printers that do not have 64-bit device drivers. 32-bit drivers are not supported under 64-bit Windows 7, so you should make sure all the devices you need to use are compatible with 64-bit.

You run old 16-bit applications that were developed for Windows 3.1 or DOS. These won’t run under 64-bit Windows.

[SamanthaJones]

HELP ME>.

i have the latest DV6 HP laptop na core 2 duo w/ ati 4500 series w/ windows 7 home premium 64bits.. here in dubai i downloaded starcraft and command and warcraft 3.. kaso bakit ganun sya na kapag open ko ang application e right and left side ng screen e black at the middle lang ang lahat ng application gumana ng maayos.. paanu ba masasaklaw nya ang buong screen.. marami na ako na download at help tips pero wala e.. any help naman dyan pls..

 

have you already checked the ati catalyst center settings?

 

try this:

 

- Set your resolution to anything below your usual resolution.

- Right-click your desktop, and go to the Catalyst Control Center. Set it to advanced mode if it's not already.

- At the top left, click the "Graphics" menu, and then "Desktops & Displays".

- For your desired display, click the little black triangle in the bottom part of the screen, on the LITTLE picture, not the BIG one, and click "Configure".

- The scaling options will now be selectable, check the "Enable GPU scaling" box and select "Maintain aspect ratio". Hit Apply.

- Set your old resolution back. Even though the forementioned scaling controls are greyed out and you can actually see "Scale image to full panel size" grey-selected, don't worry.

- Go play your games!

Edited January 25, 2010 by SamanthaJones

[ElRey]

Thank you Samantha,

 

I inadvertently loaded 64 bit, which seems to work fine, but I am inclined to re-load 32 bit to be sure,

 

I have some follow up questions:

 

How do I go about doing this? re-loading win7 32 bit over current 64 bit?

 

I can't seem to find sound driver for win 7 for my laptop (compaq presario V5000...)

 

compaq and ms websites don't seem to have the drivers either...

 

tedious but win7 seems quite fantastic, hope i can load it flawlessly on my old laptop..

 

many thanks for your expert advice

 

 

 

Check If Your PC Supports 64-Bit Windows 7

 

If you have bought or upgraded your computer in the past couple of years, with an Intel Core 2 Duo or equivalent/higher processor, your PC is already equipped to run 64-bit Windows 7. If you want to make sure, you can do any of the following:

If you are running 32-bit Windows Vista, go to Control Panel > System and Maintenance > Performance Information and Tools. Click View and print details. In the System section, you can see whether your PC is 64-bit capable.

You can use the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor to find out if your system can run 64-bit Windows 7.

Check the Windows 7 Compatibility Center to see if your devices have 64-bit drivers.

 

 

http://www.makeuseof.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Win7UpgradeAdvisor.png

 

 

When You Should Use 32-bit

 

There are some situations in which you are better off using 32-bit Windows 7:

If you use only 2GB of RAM, and do not plan to upgrade anytime soon. To really take advantage of 64-bit Windows 7, you need minimum 4GB RAM.

You have legacy devices like scanners and printers that do not have 64-bit device drivers. 32-bit drivers are not supported under 64-bit Windows 7, so you should make sure all the devices you need to use are compatible with 64-bit.

You run old 16-bit applications that were developed for Windows 3.1 or DOS. These won’t run under 64-bit Windows.

[SamanthaJones]

Thank you Samantha,

 

I inadvertently loaded 64 bit, which seems to work fine, but I am inclined to re-load 32 bit to be sure,

 

I have some follow up questions:

 

How do I go about doing this? re-loading win7 32 bit over current 64 bit?

 

I can't seem to find sound driver for win 7 for my laptop (compaq presario V5000...)

 

compaq and ms websites don't seem to have the drivers either...

 

tedious but win7 seems quite fantastic, hope i can load it flawlessly on my old laptop..

 

many thanks for your expert advice

 

search using the original equipment manufacturer. are using onboard or discrete sound card?

[ElRey]

search using the original equipment manufacturer. are using onboard or discrete sound card?

on board but not sure who the manufacturer is,,, the PCI modem is unsupported as well,

 

help!

 

how do I re-load win7 32 at this point?

 

thanks SJ, that's why you're the expert

[SamanthaJones]

on board but not sure who the manufacturer is,,, the PCI modem is unsupported as well,

 

help!

 

how do I re-load win7 32 at this point?

 

thanks SJ, that's why you're the expert

load the cd - reboot your computer - select the option to go to boot options. select cd/dvd.when asked to press a key - press a key right away. then go thru the windows setup.

[ElRey]

HI SJ

 

thanks again, i put my OLD HDD into an enclosure and in trying to access it to load it into my current HDD, i realize that the OS is still in the HDD in the enclosure so I can't copy or access the files (because of admin password)..

 

any way around having to load the HDD into the laptop again???

 

sorry makulit ha

[gagambingi]

HI SJ

 

thanks again, i put my OLD HDD into an enclosure and in trying to access it to load it into my current HDD, i realize that the OS is still in the HDD in the enclosure so I can't copy or access the files (because of admin password)..

 

any way around having to load the HDD into the laptop again???

 

sorry makulit ha

let me help though can't quite understand what u need.

 

if u just want to copy the files from one of the profiles in ur old HDD, just create an administrator account.

 

but if what u are saying is the old HDD is the 1st boot, then u'll just have to change the boot sequence from ur laptop's BIOS configuration ..

[Loosemy09]

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Is Nero Messenger is available here ??

[ElRey]

hmm, let me try to explain, i pulled out the old 60G HDD from my laptop, with its admin XP passwords and permissions in it,

 

I then installed a new 80 G HDD, loaded XP into it, and put the old 60 G into an enclosure in an attempt to grab the files from it and put it into the new HDD,

 

but because of the Password in the 60G, I can't "grab" the files

[noyzky7]

hmm, let me try to explain, i pulled out the old 60G HDD from my laptop, with its admin XP passwords and permissions in it,

 

I then installed a new 80 G HDD, loaded XP into it, and put the old 60 G into an enclosure in an attempt to grab the files from it and put it into the new HDD,

 

but because of the Password in the 60G, I can't "grab" the files

 

 

Just install unlocker 1.8.8 .. right click the folders or files you want to grab then click unlocker,, there's an option.. 1.delete 2. rename 3. move...

 

select move then choose the destination you want to transfer your files.. then ok.. thats it. :thumbsupsmiley: