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    Hard drive: Can read one partition but not the other

    So I tried booting my Dell laptop and it said "error loading operating system." I tried using the Vista CD to get into the recovery console but the CD would start loading but then got stuck at a black screen with a pointer arrow. I put the drive in an external enclosure and connected it to my...
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    Looking for a laptop (cont.: slight rant included)

    I remember reading a few months ago that it would be worth waiting until early next year because notebooks with some new technology/features would be out. I can't remember what features/technology they were referring to but maybe multitouch. Anyone know?
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    HijackThis log analysis help

    clclean.0001 is actually a legitimate file, I had looked into that a long time ago and it was part of something bundled with my Dell laptop. I ran Spybot and it found things even though Windows Defender claimed my PC was clean. Specifically, Spybot found some Virtumonde trojan and flagged all...
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    HijackThis log analysis help

    Can someone please help me with this HijackThis log? I've always been running McAfee and Windows Defender but somehow today I got an alert saying Windows Defender removed a trojan and it came back a few times.
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    Laptop not outputting signal via VGA to LCD TV

    Does unplugging the TV have a different result than just powering the TV off and on? Also, can you point me to any resources so I can learn more about DDC and the ins and outs of these issues?
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    [Retired] The LCD Thread

    xtknight, I have a problem getting a laptop to output a signal to an LCD TV. I started a thread here: http://forums.anandtech.com/me...=2092124&enterthread=y Could you please reply there or here with your thoughts?
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    Laptop not outputting signal via VGA to LCD TV

    Can you elaborate, please? I did a google search for "intel control panel extension" but don't see anything come up. What does this extension do? Can someone at least point me to some references about display drivers in Windows and why you would need a driver other than the Plug & Play...
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    Laptop not outputting signal via VGA to LCD TV

    Come on folks, someone knows a thing or two about display drivers!!
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    Laptop not outputting signal via VGA to LCD TV

    I'm trying to help someone solve an issue with their display (person is in another state) but am at a point where I don't know what to do. The laptop in question is a Fujitsu T4215 which has the Intel 945GM chipset and Graphics Media Accelerator 950. The TV in question is a Samsung 4661F which...
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    Clean Dell XPS M1210 silver chassis "black" marks

    I have an XPS M1210 which has a silver chassis. Some of the parts on the chassis where I rest my hands a lot have some blackish smudges. What's the best way to clean this? Thanks.
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    Freezing laptop hard drive

    Yeah, I'm aware of the consequences but having the data would be nice, but not critical, and thus I am trying the freezer trick. Neither of you answered how long to put the hard drive in the freezer though!
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    Freezing laptop hard drive

    So my laptop hard drive started making a grinding sound and of course I can no longer boot off that drive. I am going to try the freezer trick but I have read of too many different ways of doing this. Some say put it in the freezer for 1 hour, some say overnight. How long should I throw the hard...
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    Internet Explorer screwed, can't find solution

    Like I said Firefox works. Anyways, I rebooted and IE 7 does load pages. I'll have to see if the javascript issue still exists.
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    Internet Explorer screwed, can't find solution

    I've got a Vaio R505 laptop running XP SP2(actually my dad's laptop). Somehow his internet explorer got screwed a while ago where when clicking certain links that used javascript to open windows, etc. his IE would just close itself. There were no events in event viewer. Well, I tried searching...
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    how to fix your hd only showing ~130gb

    I would add GParted as a free alternative to PartitionMagic that does a great job.