As you appear to be in the Eastern United States and I am in the UK - see my avatar :) I am hardly in a position to advise - apart from - your...
Welcome to WindowsBBS :) including Google ? .......
In that case - Welcome back :D If you are reasonably dexterous, can think logically and follow instructions from a manual - yes. Search for...
Hmm - interesting. Running from the CD/DVd drive uses RAM and the page file plus maybe a temp file too, so the possibility of a hard drive issue...
Thread moved from XP forum to Vista :)
System Restore does not reinstall Windows - it restores your system to an earlier point in time. If you can access System Restore chose a point...
A few questions and suggestions ..... Where are you checking the temps? In the BIOS? The temp registered there is the temp at the time you open...
Welcome to WindowsBBS :) As an external monitor works OK there is no problem with the laptop graphics - it looks like the screen has failed....
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I would be tempted to uninstall/reinstall ESET on the recalcitrant computer.
Thanks for the update - glad to hear you resolved the issue :) Sorry I could not help, but Networking is outside my area of expertise.
Check the boot order in BIOS - CD-Rom > Hard Drive
There is little point in running IE8 64 bit as there is a paucity of 64 bit ActiveX controls available, including Adobe Flash. The 32 bit version...
If you have System Restore running use it to revert back to before the stage where you force uninstalled IE 7, which you will have gathered was...
Welcome to WindowsBBS :) I have edited your post to remove the quote format. When updating Adobe Flash you must first uninstall the old...
Although there are pieces of software which would claim to repair bad sectors these are somewhat dubious IMO. You cannot expect software to repair...
Yes - instructions for making the bootable CD on the download page .... http://support.wdc.com/product/download.asp?groupid=502&sid=30&lang=en
Welcome to WindowsBBS :) Whether or not you uninstall/reinstall Office your data will remain untouched. However, as always, a current backup of...
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