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onegig: click the windows key on your keyboard then type hp wireless assistant. Select the option that displays that word you type. Yhen it pops up click enable wireless or it might be turn on thats there. Just select it. Should work now

brightk: how did u disable it?

Please consider previous advice.
Somwhere alongside your computer is a switch that enables/disables wireless.
It should have the word Wireless next to it, on the top of your computer.
If the light is blue, wireless is enabled. It it is red, it is not. it

Pls flip d laptop upside down and look for the full model number, for example
compaq cq50-124. each model is different. vista or windows 7

Good question, brighttk how was it disabled ?

Onegig, nice 1 bro

alkanes1: I have avast antivirus on pls help me with the safe mode

In addition to brightk advice, I'd suggest use a genuine windows.
remove windows activation technology or fakek windows can make some changes to your computer.
to enjoy windows, just install a geuine one.

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onegig: press the windows key plus r on the keyboard. Next type cmd and press enter. Went the command prompt opens type this.
Powercfg hibernate on
Press enter. It should be there now.

Did you install a genuine windows ? pls click start, computer, sytem properties and tell
me if the system type is windows 32 bit or 64 bit ? plese take note of onegig's advice and
type in the powercfg-h on command.please follow previous advice. In addition to that we
can try a system restore to take the computer to how it was before the problem started.
you can use google to find out how you can system restore

J0nyb0y: Please my laptop 'space-bar' and letter 'M' buttons suddenly stop w0rking. It was w0rking fine before i switchd it off. wen i turn it on and had to type my paswd. Wit m included, i discover it was nt w0rking, and am sure no liquid poured on it. Had to use an external keyboard. Any solution to this please?

Please take note of the previous advice. does it works on notepad or word ?

does any other keys works ? are you sure the keys are not sticking/hard. pls check

Also does the caps/num lock lighting up ?

what is the make and model number of the laptop

Rhemmymatician: Power is out atm o. But if I do the f2 thingy, which shd it ideally be on empty/idle or unknown. And then I saw your advice to sum1 else abt removing d battery and removing d static electricity, shd I try that too?
Or should I just leave their thing jeje until dey come back for it

Dear Rhemmymatician,

I would advise not to try ATX reset, its unnecessary.
when you f2 to bios, pls navigate to power management
and it should have an empty cylinder or square with the
status idle, unknown or the adaptor type cannot be determined

sammyjay76: Pks my gurus in d house, i have problem with my hp desktop with windows xp Sp2.
I did a repair and that when i restart it all i get is DISK BOOT FAILURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER.
PLS HELP ME.

onegig: get you windows xp cd . When you get it do the follow this
Insert the disk and boot from the cd

allow it to continue configuration checking until it gets to where you need to press r to repair or enter to continue.

Press r. and allow it to load the command prompt screen.

type
fixboot
next press enter.

Also type fixmbr

next enter.
restart.

In addition to onegig's advice, please consider the followings.

I take it the pc does not have a floppy disk drive. i.e.
where you insert a floppy disk. if you do pls check
it to make sure no floppy disk inside and also no
cd is in the cd dvd drive.basically nothing else attached
just the monitor, the pc itself the mouse and the keyboard.
no usb stick or anything else.
restart the pc and keep pressing f2 or f1 for bios
u[b]se the keyboard arrow keys to find diagnostics or PC heath check[/b]
and run me a hard drive test,please if that option is available.


It would either passed or failed. on the same bios screen please
navigate to main or advanced bios features, boot order ot piority and make sure the
hard disk is at the top of the list. unsure msg back my colleagues would be able to
direct you. it may take sometime to get reply, please be patient.

4llerbuntu: been having issues with my office network due to change of ISP.

turns out the sysad i used to have configured the former ISP, (Swift) on the server as gateway, Picked a static IP for the server in series from the gateway.
picked the networked printer as the 2nd static IP. like 1.0.0.1, 1.0.0.2, 1.0.0.3 blablabla

All the other clients on the LAN network apparently on auto -ip assigns

network was dependent on the swift hub (i think) for dhcp and auto ip address assigning to 10 clients and any wifi device.

engineer claims dhcp was done by the server. I checked, network router stauts said dhcp is off om that network.......



anyway, i have since removed the swift hub and plugged the ethernet cable in directly into the server. the chap got it rigged in such a way that the SWIFT HUB was doubling as a router
whenever swift had network issues, my network was behaving funny too!



i plugged in the new ISP hardware into the spare port on the cisco switch and picked the gatway IP et al to config the server and pcs around. it worked...... a while

but the catch now is, some clients after a reboot dont get on the network, keep showing IPs from the OLD SWIFT CONNECTION!

what do you think is the problem? i know its obvious but men, blow me, aint no sysad.

when i release and renew ipconfig they get back to normal, but i cant keep doing that for about 5 systems daily



thinking of installing DHCP on the server (win2k8 ), set a range, then changing the DNS on all clients to the server's static IP instead of the ISP's DNS.

am i on track? or i got it all wrong as usual?

Then again, if i dont pick .....1, ......2 for the gateway/server/printer statics does it matter? i used an arbitrary number in the range for the static (server, printer) already. do i have to change them to .1, .2 .3?

You would be better off paying someone to fix it for you.

onegig: whats your operating system. Seems like a virus attack that is disabling it. Also there is an option for what the system should do if there is a failure. Set it to automatic restart service.

yea on first, second and third failure it should auto restart the service or the
computer. @onegig could we advise him to try system restore in safe mode. there is a reg fix for
this problem but i wouldnt advice it because other problems will come up again. if all fails
I am afriad to say, we have to advice @poster to reinstall windows

If system restore fails please try creating another account in control panel
through safe mode then login through that account. if it works through another
account we think about data transfer if any.

dridowu: Good morni, pls help, any time i want to open pdf , i got an error, i have uninstall and install several times but d error still persist. d error i got is attahed as screenshot. pls help

I referred to your recent post about the trouble you're having with adobe reader.
Please visit http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301 to download the cleanup utility to
clean all previous installations and attempt to download adobe from this link.

http://get.adobe.com/uk/reader/

Please make sure you remove the tick from the mcafee box . download it restart your
system and test it. should be okay

stano2: pls my laptop show "plugged in, charging" but still at 0% since..pls someone shold help me out

What is the make and model of the laptop ? for example dell d610 windows xp
Has it been in for for power jack replacement? if so, please let us know.
if it has, you'd need to let us know and we can advise what to do to clear the
static electricity. if you've not had it done, please consider the followings.


Disconnect the power from your computer.
If possible remove the battery and external devices.
Hold the laptop power button for about 15 seconds
Put the battery back in the computer
Reconnect the power
Press the power button to turn on your computer

Rhemmymatician: Baba see me see wahala o. Jumia delivered that dell laptop today, and guess what? The battery is bad, doesn't charge just stays on '0% charging' and immediately u remove d charger it goes off. I've called dem nd dey said dey were going to come and retrieve it and bring anoda one after they have done Quality Control

Given what you've already been advised, please restart the laptop
and keep pressing f2 to enter the bios. use the arrow keys to navigate
to power management. it would state unknown, empty or idle. let us know.
All the same good luck with another one.

ImmaOla: my hp pavilion DM4 has recently been showcasing some signs such as taking time to load after startup (really slow), programs load slowly, folders open up slowly, my windows media player stopped working. all this started some three weeks ago just after i uninstalled d avast antivirus on my laptop. it is a new laptop. your help would be greatly appreciated...thanks

ImmaOla: secondly, the bluetooth of my compaq 615 laptop which have been using for a while now stopped working some few months ago. d bluetooth icon is not displayed again and whenever i troubleshoot the problem, it always displays that its working properly. av searched and installed d drivers both online and offline bt no changes still.............any help pls

Having identified all of these problems,
I would advise that you backup
your data such as pictures, music, videos
and anything that's important to you. In practice,
I would have reset the laptop back to factory settings.

Given all the problems you've had, its better to reset it.
If you don't want factory reset, you can go to a technician to try and fix it.

Once you backup your data.please get back to us and one of my colleagues would
talk through how to start a system recovery outside windows. in the meanwhile, please
backup your important data. The system recovery would reset it to how it was when you bought it.

please make sure there is plenty of power going to the laptop. The process would last between 1-2hrs.
Before the recovery make sure the HP WIRELESS AND BLUEBOOTH IS on so system recovery can install the drivers.
After system recovery please ensure you install windows update and any other important update.

adewasco2k: i didn't get the size of your RAM tho, you can try cleaning the RAM, when exactly those it beep? while booting or while already running? a whole lot can actually cause it to beep.... but it's always an hardware problem

kellyo433: hello niaralanders pls help
my system is making a long breaking beeping noise and it also freezed without responding please what shall i do?
The system is nx6110
ram 1.28 with window 7 ultimate

Given adewasko's advice, please consider the followings.

Restart laptop and keep pressing f10 for bios
navigate to diagnostics and run a memory test.
After that please run a hard drive test as well.

Make sure there is power going to the laptop.

brightk: did u 4mat ur system recently.. if yes go to hp site and download d driver for ur probook...without the original driver the bluetooth wont work..

Dear brightk,

For the past few weeks, I have notice your professionalism and
would like you to continue to do so. I read three of your post
and have to say, they are brilliant ! it seems you're a person we can reckon with.
Please join the likes of Adetwin, skydancer, samuel616, all4naija, onegig, all4ja, femi4, 4llenbutu, adewasko,
denzel2009, mdsocks, olisa74, G James, Dualcore to mention but a few.

When you have a post such as "U WANT 2 MAKE UR LAPTOP LAST LONG" at 8:53am On Jul 17,
please consider posting it separately from Re: Post Your Computer (PC) Troubles Here.
We would appreciate if you can adhere to this. Thanks !

yungdimmy: Pls my laptop hp630 doesn't display anything when it loads to the main window after fallen down...after putting my password fo the window everything goes blank....pls you can reply me on my mail at clarkj998@yahoo.com

Pls follow the instructions and tell us what happened

Instruction 1

Has the laptop dropped before ?

Have you install any drivers or
software recencently

When did you start having this problem ?

Restart laptop, on doing that
keep pressing f8 and select safe mode
follow the instr.... The icons will be bigger,
nothing to worry about. when in safe mode does it
go black. any difference

Instruction 2

Restart laptop keep pressing
f10 for bios. leave it there for
about 5 minutes and notice any difference.
does the screen go black ?


Insturction 3

1) UNPLUG THE LAPTOP
2) REMOVE THE BATTERY
3) HOLD DOWN THE POWER BUTTON FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS TO 2 MINUTES
4) THEN PUT THE BATTERY BACK IN
5) START IT UP

KingIOb: My brother, the funny thing now is that when I plug in the now external hard disk, system does not see it. Both Windows 7 and XP.

Given the nature of this problem and the data you have, I would advise that you
take it to a technician to backup your data. After that you we can start messing
about to resolve the error "cannot format".

dridowu: i tried all ds , when i right click on the yellow sign , the only option are 2, dy are troubleshoot problem and open network and sharing center, i dont no what to do again ?

try the modem on another computer

dridowu: thanks 4 responding, pls pardon my english and haphazard way of writing, with my little experience with internet am so sure its not battery issue. D sign that i describe occur immediately the network is connected and i guess ds prevent me from browsing. This signs occur right inside " the small look alike computer icon" beside. Pls pardon ds blur picture dat i attached. Pls help

Seems you're using Win 7
click start, computer
system properties
device manager
right click the
yellow sign and
click on properties
it should give you
a code. is it a
mtn modem or a wirless network
virgin media or BT

u r in Nigeria, aren't u ?

hanem: Thanks for the clarification.

I have tried this and it hasn't worked. I googled some more and something that was suggested was the dc jack not working? Could this be the case?

We are not trying to get to work. What actually happened ?please read previous post carefully.
I mentioned about dc jack, if you read it carefully.

dridowu: thanks 4 responding, pls pardon my english and haphazard way of writing, with my little experience with internet am so sure its not battery issue. D sign that i describe occur immediately the network is connected and i guess ds prevent me from browsing. This signs occur right inside " the small look alike computer icon" beside. Pls pardon ds blur picture dat i attached. Pls help

Not ur English but writing in a way that encourage people to read it

hanem: Hi,

The power adaptor does indeed have a green light.

I am a bit confused as to what a Nepa light is?

Nepa light is electricity as in power from the wall.
I use this term for people to understand what I mean.
follow previous instructions and reply back.

dridowu: Good eveni all, anytime i want to i want to browse, a yellow sign with black exclamation sign inbtw d yellow occur, any time ds occur, i would not be able to browse. Ds sign occur directly bsde d battery sign , pls how can i get rid of ds yellow sign ? Pls help

you would notice your post was not replied to. In the future try and
write clearly. This is one of the secret about online forum that most
people don't know. I personally ignore this type of post, I don't know
about others. it make it difficult to read and does not worth spending my
precious time on it. write in full that way people will know that you've thought
about it and the reader would do the same. u can use popular one's like lappy, u,
2, d, dis, etc. I am not sure whether you're having a battery problem or
internet issues because I couldn't pick out what you've written. cheers



Deji from London

[quote author=uni-kazzy]gud day, pls help me......water entered my laptop and now is not working again. When i plug it wit charger.....the charger will be blicking. Pls what should i do or is that d end of d laptop?[/quote]I would advise that a technician dismantle the laptop, to remove and
dry all of the components, then try powering on. if no joy, that is it !

you'd need to invest in another computer. you'd could ask him or her to
backup your data. you could sell the laptop as scrap or repair say 4000 naira
instead of it gather dust and you end up throwing away, at least you'd get something for it.

hanem: Hi,

I have an Acer Travelmate 7730. The battery has just run out, and the power adaptor is not charging the battery. I have tried taking the battery out and plugging it in, but nothing happens. There is a green light on the power adaptor. When I plug it back in, including the battery pack, nothing happens.

I've tried using another acer power adaptor, but the same thing happens and I have no idea what to so next. Any suggestions? I want to spend as little money as possible.

Dear Sir/Madam,

Please answer these questions in order.

Any LED light on the laptop, i.e. green or orange ?


Insert battery and charger and ensure there is Nepa light for you to test it
by following this instructions. Please do not attempt it with a generator.
This could shorten the motherboard creating static electricity and may render it useless.

Keep an eye on the laptop two LED bulb on the far left near the touchpad. ensure you keep both eye's.
Using your right fingers, connect the charger and ensure there is power going from the mains source into
the charger. Using your fingers, wiggle the charger from left to right, up and down. wiggle it so that
the LED light we light up from the far left and you'd see it. This could indicate a bad dc jack inside the laptop. you've have previously tried another charger so it is the laptop at fault. Please find attached photos of what to do and
a dc jack that correspond to your laptop. Last resort is to change the dc jack .I would recommend technician like sameolg616,adewasko, onegig, femi and Adetwin IT concept. check them out on these forum.

ahmedgafar7: tried using another port but the same error shows

v3: It could be that the drivers for the modem were not properly installed. Connect the modem to a different USB port and see if the same error pops up.

Given v3 suggestion. I'd like you to connect the modem to
a different computer and test it ? do you have Norton installed or
antivirus firewall that may prevent a connection. what if you take the
laptop a different location, any signal ? also connect the modem
click start, computer, view system information or my computer, system properties then
device manager. any exclamation mark or yellow sign ? have you attempt to uninstall the modem
software from add and remove programs after that you then insert the modem to auto install the
drivers software automatically.

falansa: thanks man, I will try dat out

Any white flashing cursor ?

pilot78: I need an crack code for windows vesta home edition, there was an trail version uploaded onto my laptop and that trail period is done, help please!

We are not allow to.

KingIOb: Please!!!!!!

Format will delete the content


go to desktop and right button the computer and slect Manage,
then go to disk management from the options
then select the drive from the clicked windows.i think its may be 3rd window
and u can format your drive with the options u got from ther ok

falansa: it is not displaying at all (black screen) only that d engine is running and other light shows e.g. Power light. I'm suprise pple dont wanna help. This is not d nairaland i knew. Pls what can we do abt this prob

Diags1

ATX Reset
Unplug the power, turn off the laptop remove the battery and then hold the
power button for 30 to 60 seconds.
Then reattach the power and attempt a boot.
Put the battery back in your good to go.
Worth a try.

Diags 2
If no joy, try connectinting to a
monitor using a vga cable you may need to
press fn+f5 or something like that
to transfer the image from the laptop
the monitor.

RAPMAN02: There are tiny lines running trough my computers screen(VER&HOR)what's the problem and please I need solution to the problem. Thx

onegig: The screen is going. RIP!.

Please start saving for its grave and a new casket. Sorry....just kidding.!!!

Given what's onegig advice, please get a vga cable to temporarily hook your
computer to a monitor.We would appreciate it if you could tell us if the line appear
after connectin to a monitor. Please note you may need to press fn and f5 or f something to transfer the
image from the laptop the monitor. it's diferent on each computer

Tiwanna: its not just a chrome problem, its a problem on all my browsers, and i tried both.

Could you please try the Mtn dongle on another computer ?

Did you installed Norton ? And have you check your antivirus is not
blocking the connrction

Tiwanna: tried all that,it ain't working, am using mtn modem.

you need to quote what you tried, ie. onegig's advice or deji2009
be specific