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If your computer or phone is giving you issues:

• Please read this before posting: 4 Reasons Why IT People Ignore Your Requests for Help
• Restart the computer. Hopefully this will take care of any issues
• If your problem has not yet been solved, try to Google it. There may be a very simple solution
• On a Windows computer, a system restore may do the trick.
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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #30 on: April 25, 2013, 03:02:28 PM »
Then whats the problem?

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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #31 on: April 25, 2013, 03:07:07 PM »
Then whats the problem?
I have a non-pnp monitor listed that isn't there. I realize it's not the end of the world, I just want to know how to get rid of it
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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #32 on: April 25, 2013, 03:32:11 PM »
Are you using one graphics card or two?

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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #33 on: April 25, 2013, 04:08:00 PM »
Are you using one graphics card or two?
I'm using 1 (dedicated), but the onboard one still works. This must be new technology, in my days the onboard was automatically disabled and the only way to have 2 cards was SLI or XF
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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #34 on: April 28, 2013, 11:13:45 PM »
Trying to figure out how I use touch screen laptop. My display is too large for the screen and I need to drag to see the other side of the screen. How to I set the screen to display the whole screen to fit the display? Not sure that was so clear.

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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #35 on: April 28, 2013, 11:32:02 PM »
Change the resolution size should resolve the issue

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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #36 on: April 29, 2013, 02:46:50 AM »
My windows explorer keeps on crashing. Im on a Win8 (upgraded a Win7) HP Laptop. It happens more often when I do file managment with my WD Padsport pluged in

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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #37 on: April 29, 2013, 10:15:38 AM »
Do you have the same issue when you plug the WD Passport in a dif win 8 or win 7 computer?

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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #38 on: June 12, 2013, 10:07:39 PM »
How hard is it to replace a laptop keyboard? Is it something that I should try to do myself with following directions from the internet or is it advisable to pay someone with experience? (the specific keyboard that I need to replace is for a Toshiba Satellite C855D-S5320)

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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #39 on: June 12, 2013, 10:30:17 PM »
very easy to do. Takes me under a min for 90% of laptops

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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #40 on: June 12, 2013, 11:22:15 PM »
very easy to do. Takes me under a min for 90% of laptops
I'd be shocked if you meant that literally?

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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #41 on: June 12, 2013, 11:24:30 PM »
THANKS -- letters wearing off-- common ?
or only if pond on them beyond what hp considers normal lifespan , since happened to 2 hp computers i would think it is  kind of a planned obsolescence ?--your thoughts
I think if you are from the older generation who smashes the keyboard like its a typewriter will really reduce the life span of the keys.

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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #42 on: June 13, 2013, 12:55:34 AM »
I'd be shocked if you meant that literally?
I do. I've done hundreds of them.

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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #43 on: June 13, 2013, 12:57:15 AM »
half of them don't even use screws anymore it just pops off...

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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #44 on: June 13, 2013, 02:56:58 AM »
K. The one I once replace involved removing quite a few screws and some of the casing.