Re: Should I bring my new HP Desktop back to Best Buy?
Thank you very much for the response Bill. I really appreciate it. Yes, the Norton that was incompatable with Win 8.0 was the version that was pre-installed on the hard drive. I opened the one that...
View ArticleUser Profile Service service failed
Hello, When I attempt to log into the "Administrator" account, the following error message appears: The User Profile Service service failed logon. User profile cannot be loaded. Also, when prompted to...
View ArticleRe: System Recovery--Replace Files in Proper Place
Thanks Dragon-FurI suspected this was to be the answer. I had an Acronis True Image backup on an external hard drive. After the crash, the only way I could get the computer started again was to do...
View ArticleCompaq Presario Upgrade
Can I upgrade my Compaq Presario SR2010NX from Windows XP to Windows 7? Presently has 512MB memory.
View ArticleCannot open internet explorer
When I click or touch in the Internet Explorer icon to open IE, the screen turns black, for a second, and then flips back to the opening page. I can get to IE through links in emails. How do I...
View ArticleRe: Compaq Presario Upgrade
Hi: Your PC should be able to run W7 but W7 32 bit requires a minimum of 1 GB of system memory. Also run the windows 7 upgrade advisor and see what it reports....
View ArticleUnable to connect Wifi
Straight out of the box, while setting up my desktop PC (Pavilion 500-239 running Windsows 8.1 64 bit) I was unable to connect to my home wifi. The PC could detect my network but could not connect. My...
View ArticleImminate failure
Hi, I'm hoping to get some "dumbed down" help. I not the greatest with computers but I have to use one for my business. Yesterday out of nowhere my computer said imminate failure, and the failing drive...
View ArticleRe: Imminate failure
Hi Becky and Welcome to the forum. Sorry to hear you are having this problem with yur new PC. While it is not common it is not unheard of for a new hard drive to fail.No rhyme or reason for this-maybe...
View ArticleRe: Re-installing back up dvd's after recovery.
You should have an .EXE file on the first disk-probably RecoveryMgr.exe . Click that .EXE file to start extracting the files to a folder on your hard drive. It will ask for each successive disk in the...
View ArticleRe: Imminate failure
I just really need to get my photos off the computer before it completely gone.
View ArticleRe: Recovery CD for Compaq Presario CQ1-1011D All-in-One PC
>> contact HP Customer Care in your country /region to order Recovery Media.
View ArticleHard Drive Replacements - Cloning vs Fresh Install
Yo! How is everyone?I understand that there are probably already threads relating to this issue however they're probably quite out of date by now and the amount of new software that gets released for...
View ArticleRe: User Profile Service service failed
Try doing a System Restore. Immediately after powering on tap the F11 key to boot into Recovery Manager. Once in there-choose Microsoft System Restore. No NOT choose System Recovery unless you want to...
View ArticleHP SmartFriend Services and Ineffective Tech Support for Code Purple
Why is your tech support such a nightmare process? I should have known better due to past experiences but it's been several years and I thought it was worth reconsidering. Ernie convinced me to pay...
View ArticleHP Pavilion a1520n Media Center - SQLDUMPER library failed initialization.
The dialog box states as follows: SQL Writer: SQLDUMPER library failed initialization. Your installation is either corrupt or has been tampered with. Please uninstall then re-run setup to correc this...
View ArticleRe: Hp Envy20
Hmm ok, I was hoping you had only done the smaller recoveries and not both from the harddrive and the RCD's. In that case, we mightr actually still be having a hardware issue. Just to make sure, I'd...
View ArticleSystem Restore from another computer
Hello Федор130691, If I understand your post correctly you have having problems getting your computer running Windows 7 to boot up correctly. I am providing you with an HP Support document: Computer...
View ArticleRe: Downgrading windows 8 single language to windows 7
Hi: In order to install and run W7 on a notebook that came with windows 8, you need to set the Legacy Mode setting to Enabled, and change the Secure Boot setting to Disabled.
View ArticleHP Pavilion s3301f PC
I have a HP Pavilion s3301f PC. The operating system was originally had Microsoft Vista but in the past was upgraded to Windows 7 Professional. My problem is this. When I attempt to Start Up the system...
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