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Re: Post Your Computer (PC) Troubles Here. by quinSonia(f): 12:58am On Oct 04, 2018
Guys I restarted my system and my nox, opera mini and Photoshop started showing like a blank document



Pls What is the cause?

Re: Post Your Computer (PC) Troubles Here. by benob(m): 9:35am On Oct 04, 2018
when can i go on my windows 10 to pause automatic update,
its affecting my data,everytime auto update
Re: Post Your Computer (PC) Troubles Here. by Razak5(m): 11:39am On Oct 04, 2018
Enasdan:
after the formatting the system, some files that were permanently deleted were able to been retrieve using data recovery software but they refuse to open, they are now in shortcuts, that's the challenge,


Hello Enasdan.

You'll have to run the recovery software again. This time you're gonna need another laptop; an external hard drive casing and a copy of the setup of the recovery software


You're going to put your laptops hard drive in the external HDD casing and insert via USB into the other laptop, Install the recovery software and run it. Allow the process to complete. You may save recovered files onto the C: drive.


Once done, you can copy recovered Docs onto a flash drive.


You can now move the hard drive into your computer. Boot up, then copy Docs IN FLASH onto your laptop.


Another LOONG process, sad sad but it'll be well worth it.



*Cheers*
Re: Post Your Computer (PC) Troubles Here. by chucksbadt(m): 11:42am On Oct 04, 2018
hugain:
please i need an activator for windows 10, and any modem cracker software

download km spico
Re: Post Your Computer (PC) Troubles Here. by Razak5(m): 12:21pm On Oct 04, 2018
benob:
when can i go on my windows 10 to pause automatic update,
its affecting my data,everytime auto update

Hello benob

On the start menu, type services, select the "services" in the list>> In the services window, scroll down to "windows update">>Right click it, then click "stop"...…You're done!

*Cheers*
Re: Post Your Computer (PC) Troubles Here. by benob(m): 12:24pm On Oct 04, 2018
Razak5:


Hello benob

On the start menu, type services, select the "services" in the list>> In the services window, scroll down to "windows update">>Right click it, then click "stop"...…You're done!

*Cheers*
thanks bro
Re: Post Your Computer (PC) Troubles Here. by benob(m): 12:27pm On Oct 04, 2018
Razak5:


Hello benob

On the start menu, type services, select the "services" in the list>> In the services window, scroll down to "windows update">>Right click it, then click "stop"...…You're done!

*Cheers*
if i stop it will it continue from the percentage i stopped at
been on 62 per cent for while now
Re: Post Your Computer (PC) Troubles Here. by Razak5(m): 2:52pm On Oct 04, 2018
benob:

if i stop it will it continue from the percentage i stopped at
been on 62 per cent for while now

Ok...
Go back to the services window, Stop the service just as I instructed.

Now right click on the "windows Update" again>>A dialog box opens, In that box, On the General Tab, you will see "startup type" >>Click on the drop down arrow, then select "disabled", then click "apply" >>OK..... Now youre truely done grin grin grin


What do you observe?

Let's know.


*Cheers*
Re: Post Your Computer (PC) Troubles Here. by ePrive(m): 4:27pm On Oct 04, 2018
benob:
when can i go on my windows 10 to pause automatic update,
its affecting my data,everytime auto update

A solid fix is;

Use any phone as your hotspot..... and when connected with it.....go to your PC WI-FI settings, and set your phone connection as a metered connection ......that's the key.
Your system will always recognize that connection as having limited data plan.

So anytime you connect from that phone..... only your current task would be allowed to connect to the internet.
So nothing like background synchronization of other apps or Windows update zapping loads of data.

I always tell my clients in Nigeria that; instead of buying a modem, they should buy a small android phone, to act as hotspot. They're the same in price and better, because;

-their battery last better
-you can control/see your data statistics in more details.
-portability
-capable of emergency secondary functions.
-more reliable
-not dependent on one mobile carrier.
-less hassle
...and host of other benefits.

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Re: Post Your Computer (PC) Troubles Here. by ePrive(m): 4:35pm On Oct 04, 2018
Enasdan:
after the formatting the system, some files that were permanently deleted were able to been retrieve using data recovery software but they refuse to open, they are now in shortcuts, that's the challenge,

A lot of things could have caused that.....

- saving to the same drive you're recovering from
- new data overwriting previous ones
- the recovery software....etc.
Re: Post Your Computer (PC) Troubles Here. by dubemdenzel: 4:48pm On Oct 04, 2018
House, pls any contact for a laptop engineer/gurus din port harcourt cos it appears that all gurus here are currently resident in Lagos.

Responses will be immensely appreciated.

Reliable contacts only plssssss.
Re: Post Your Computer (PC) Troubles Here. by dubemdenzel: 4:51pm On Oct 04, 2018
House, pls any contact for a laptop engineer/gurus in port Harcourt cos it appears that all gurus here are currently resident in Lagos.

Responses will be immensely appreciated.

Reliable contacts only plssssss.
Re: Post Your Computer (PC) Troubles Here. by Razak5(m): 10:56pm On Oct 04, 2018
ePrive:


A lot of things could have caused that.....

- saving to the same drive you're recovering from
- new data overwriting previous ones

- the recovery software....etc.

Spot on!

That's likely the mistake that was made...
Re: Post Your Computer (PC) Troubles Here. by Darey00(m): 7:05am On Oct 05, 2018
Hi, so a friend of mine has a Laptop (Windows 7), he asked me to re-install windows while keeping files cos the PC was running kinda slow and cos he didnt wanted to lose important files.
Now, after installing Win 7 agin, going to the Windows.old folder for me to access the old files, i discovered that some of the files were shown in green (i.e. encryted).
I tried disabling encrypting services and decrypting but the issue still keeps poppping up.
Pls what can be done? the guy doesnt remember the encrption key anymore
Re: Post Your Computer (PC) Troubles Here. by Razak5(m): 7:24am On Oct 05, 2018
Darey00:

Hi, so a friend of mine has a Laptop (Windows 7), he asked me to re-install windows while keeping files cos the PC was running kinda slow and cos he didnt wanted to lose important files.
Now, after installing Win 7 agin, going to the Windows.old folder for me to access the old files, i discovered that some of the files were shown in green (i.e. encryted).
I tried disabling encrypting services and decrypting but the issue still keeps poppping up.
Pls what can be done? the guy doesnt rememyber the encrption key anymore

Hi.
Have you installed the programmes necessary for viewing those files?

*Cheers*
Re: Post Your Computer (PC) Troubles Here. by luke55720: 7:56am On Oct 05, 2018
Am having a problem with my PC, when I power it on, its starts but it shows me blank screen and it is not a screen problem. please help.
Re: Post Your Computer (PC) Troubles Here. by udemzyudex(m): 8:13am On Oct 05, 2018
luke55720:
Am having a problem with my PC, when I power it on, its starts but it shows me blank screen and it is not a screen problem. please help.

Does your caplock work normal?

Like off and on each time you press it?
Re: Post Your Computer (PC) Troubles Here. by OjoMadiba: 8:43am On Oct 05, 2018
please guys, i'm having an issue with my laptop, sometimes I can't click the mouse it's freezes except I tap the home button, it will work for sometime, it's started recently.
Re: Post Your Computer (PC) Troubles Here. by luke55720: 9:56am On Oct 05, 2018
udemzyudex:

Does your caplock work normal?
Like off and on each time you press it?
Yes it does
Re: Post Your Computer (PC) Troubles Here. by udemzyudex(m): 10:22am On Oct 05, 2018
luke55720:
Yes it does

Point a torch light on the screen to see if data is displaying?
Re: Post Your Computer (PC) Troubles Here. by udemzyudex(m): 10:24am On Oct 05, 2018
OjoMadiba:
please guys, i'm having an issue with my laptop, sometimes I can't click the mouse it's freezes except I tap the home button, it will work for sometime, it's started recently.

Do you notice if your keyboard is working fine?

If not, I'll advice you update the driver and see.
Re: Post Your Computer (PC) Troubles Here. by OjoMadiba: 11:03am On Oct 05, 2018
udemzyudex:


Do you notice if your keyboard is working fine?

If not, I'll advice you update the driver and see.
my keyboard drivers?
Re: Post Your Computer (PC) Troubles Here. by udemzyudex(m): 1:13pm On Oct 05, 2018
OjoMadiba:
my keyboard drivers?

Hmmm you didn't answer my question.

Is your keyboard working fine?

If yes, I'll advice you update your mouse driver.
Re: Post Your Computer (PC) Troubles Here. by luke55720: 2:25pm On Oct 05, 2018
udemzyudex:


Point a torch light on the screen to see if data is displaying?
i have tried but nothing is showing.
Re: Post Your Computer (PC) Troubles Here. by udemzyudex(m): 2:39pm On Oct 05, 2018
luke55720:
i have tried but nothing is showing.

And you say the caplock is working properly?

I hope it didn't fall down from where you place it?
Well, if you're not an engineer I'll advice you take it to a laptop engineer for diagnosis.

It might be a faulty screen or signal cable since you say the caplock is working properly ( off and on when you press the key)
Re: Post Your Computer (PC) Troubles Here. by luke55720: 2:40pm On Oct 05, 2018
udemzyudex:


And you say the caplock is working properly?

I hope it didn't fall down from where you place it?
Well, if you're not an engineer I'll advice you take it to a laptop engineer for diagnosis.

It might be a faulty screen or signal cable since you say the caplock is working properly ( off and on when you press the key)
Thank you Sir.
Re: Post Your Computer (PC) Troubles Here. by OjoMadiba: 2:42pm On Oct 05, 2018
No sir, some keys don't at all, keys like (zxcvmty) i'm forced to use the on screen keyboard
udemzyudex:


Hmmm you didn't answer my question.

Is your keyboard working fine?

If yes, I'll advice you update your mouse driver.
Re: Post Your Computer (PC) Troubles Here. by ePrive(m): 2:56pm On Oct 05, 2018
dubemdenzel:
House, pls any contact for a laptop engineer/gurus in port Harcourt cos it appears that all gurus here are currently resident in Lagos.

Responses will be immensely appreciated.

Reliable contacts only plssssss.

I stay in PH...but state your problem(s) first, it might be resolve here without you seeing any engineer.
Re: Post Your Computer (PC) Troubles Here. by udemzyudex(m): 5:15pm On Oct 05, 2018
OjoMadiba:
No sir, some keys don't at all, keys like (zxcvmty) i'm forced to use the on screen keyboard

OK, that's the problem.

A bad keyboard can make your system to malfunction, your system will be making noise at startup, mouse moving up and down, and sometimes make your laptop to freeze in fact you might think its a virus.

So I'll advice you to replace the keyboard.
Re: Post Your Computer (PC) Troubles Here. by Nizguy(m): 5:40pm On Oct 05, 2018
skydancer:
Just post any problems you are having with your pc here. The more software related, the better. smiley

If you're having virus, worms or any other malware problems. Try scanning your PC with RoboSAM first.

Edit:
Sometimes, I may reply to your post but the spam bot will hide it, if it happens that others here cannot solve your problem, you can contact me by mail at relaxtuners at gmail dot com.

Good Luck



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good evening boss, my laptop is HP pavilion and its RAM and hardware are 3.00gig and 148gig respectively but right now is hanging (I can't play or watch a video without it hanging) so what could be the problem? if it's to update RAM how many gig RAM should I buy? and as for the hardware, is it okay?
Re: Post Your Computer (PC) Troubles Here. by Razak5(m): 8:54pm On Oct 05, 2018
Nizguy:


good evening boss, my laptop is HP pavilion and its RAM and hardware are 3.00gig and 148gig respectively but right now is hanging (I can't play or watch a video without it hanging) so what could be the problem? if it's to update RAM how many gig RAM should I buy? and as for the hardware, is it okay?

Hi there.

Lets paraphrase a bit.

So you have a HP Pavilion with a 3GB RAM and 148GB (160GB) Hard disk that has started acting slow recently even while watching videos.


Well the 3GB RAM is good enough for little tasks like watching videos. However, your current situation might be caused by a clogged up hard disk or a failing hard disk hard disk as a result of prolonged usage.

Solution:....Start by defragmenting your hard disk.

Quickly, before you do that, you will check the health of your hard disk by going here: https://www.hdsentinel.com/download.php
Once on that site, download the HdSentinel, PRO version>>unzip the file (right click> extract to >select desktop)> double click the setup file to install. After installation, the software is expected to start automatically showing the hard drive health and temperature.

So, How do we defragment,

Choose Start→Control Panel→System and Security >>The Administrative Tools window appears.
Click Defragment Your Hard Drive >>The Disk Defragmenter dialog box appears.

Click the Analyze Disk button --This step checks whether your disk requires defragmenting.

A drive with 10 percent or more fragmentation should be defragmented.

(If you’ve been using your computer for a while, the drive may show 50 percent fragmentation or more.)

When the analysis is complete, click the Defragment Disk button.
A notation displays the progress of defragmenting your drive.

When the defragmenting process is complete, the Disk Defragmenter dialog box shows that your drive no longer requires defragmenting

.............

The above writeup in italic was copied from dummies.com

.............

If you find the health to be 40% or less, then you should consider replacing the hard disk.

A more drastic measure will be to re-install the OS...I want to believe it hast gotten to that yet.

*Cheers*
Re: Post Your Computer (PC) Troubles Here. by Nizguy(m): 9:45pm On Oct 05, 2018
Razak5:


Hi there.

Lets paraphrase a bit.

So you have a HP Pavilion with a 3GB RAM and 148GB (160GB) Hard disk that has started acting slow recently even while watching videos.


Well the 3GB RAM is good enough for little tasks like watching videos. However, your current situation might be caused by a clogged up hard disk or a failing hard disk hard disk as a result of prolonged usage.

Solution:....Start by defragmenting your hard disk.

Quickly, before you do that, you will check the health of your hard disk by going here: https://www.hdsentinel.com/download.php
Once on that site, download the HdSentinel, PRO version>>unzip the file (right click> extract to >select desktop)> double click the setup file to install. After installation, the software is expected to start automatically showing the hard drive health and temperature.

So, How do we defragment,

Choose Start→Control Panel→System and Security >>The Administrative Tools window appears.
Click Defragment Your Hard Drive >>The Disk Defragmenter dialog box appears.

Click the Analyze Disk button --This step checks whether your disk requires defragmenting.

A drive with 10 percent or more fragmentation should be defragmented.

(If you’ve been using your computer for a while, the drive may show 50 percent fragmentation or more.)

When the analysis is complete, click the Defragment Disk button.
A notation displays the progress of defragmenting your drive.

When the defragmenting process is complete, the Disk Defragmenter dialog box shows that your drive no longer requires defragmenting

.............

The above writeup in italic was copied from dummies.com

.............

If you find the health to be 40% or less, then you should consider replacing the hard disk.

A more drastic measure will be to re-install the OS...I want to believe it hast gotten to that yet.

*Cheers*



woooow nice, I appreciate but can 3gig RAM or 148gb good enough for WordPress, Photoshop etc? or do I need to update them?

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