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Post by Pinwig on Nov 26, 2020 21:33:06 GMT
A friend used it 2 weeks back I believe. Hmm. That is annoying. I used the make usb installer option as well and that stuck in the same place. Must be the laptop. |
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 6, 2021 12:57:20 GMT
I'm starting get a problem where the screen freezes and nothing works other than switching the laptop on and off again.
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Feb 6, 2021 12:59:55 GMT
Are you still doing the mad thing of having a browser with like 40 tabs open all the time?
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 6, 2021 14:21:16 GMT
I like lots of tabs!
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Feb 6, 2021 14:39:02 GMT
Depending on the content of the pages they will drain resources.
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Post by KnightBeat on Feb 7, 2021 13:46:01 GMT
Some are crosstabs. They're have anger management issues.
Windows 10 decided to install the new version to my desktop PC last night, right before I went to bed. It was still showing 17% when I checked at 4am, and went into standby sometime afterwards. It was not happy this morning and spent a ridiculous amount of time rolling back updates and complaining it couldn't work under these conditions.
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 10, 2022 20:29:44 GMT
Does anyone know how to undo a Windows update? Since the latest one, the laptop struggles to open even a single webpage and freezes if it includes video or pictures.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 10, 2022 21:57:12 GMT
www.dummies.com/article/technology/computers/pcs/undo-windows-update-245419 Press the Windows key + i to open Settings. Choose Update and Security. Click the Update History link. Click the Uninstall Updates link. The Control Panel's Installed Updates windows appears. It lists all updates that Windows monitors, which includes Windows updates as well as updates to specific programs. Choose the update you want to undo. The updates are categorized by program and then by date. Choose the top item in the Microsoft Windows category to remove the most recent Windows update. Click the Uninstall button that appears on the toolbar. Not every update features the Uninstall button. Minor updates may not show the button. Follow the directions provided on the screen. If prompted to restart Windows, do so. The update should be removed successfully and your system restored. If not, or when the computer won't start, boot the system into the Windows Recovery Environment and enter safe mode. You can also use System Restore to recover from a bad Windows update. If you can't access System Restore in Windows or in safe mode, use the Windows Recovery Environment.
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 22, 2022 23:30:10 GMT
I had to upgrade ti Windows 11 to make the laptop go though it is still very slow at times. I just need it to work for three and a half more months.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on May 15, 2022 9:43:53 GMT
Borked again last night with a Windows update. I wish I could switch those fucking things off.
Crawling this morning. Says it keeps waiting for an "api.bitloader"?
Internet keeps freezing.
-Ralph
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Post by Pinwig on May 15, 2022 11:56:37 GMT
My laptop was unusable last night too, but that's an old one still on windows 7. I connected on my phone in the end. Don't have gallery view but it works so much more smoothly.
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Post by Philip Ayres on May 15, 2022 13:11:09 GMT
This does not sound good. Could you get it in your bag when you next come down?
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Post by The Doctor on May 17, 2022 9:13:30 GMT
It's been fucked since the last Windows update. Can't get online at all on at the moment on it. Going to try a roll-back.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on May 26, 2022 9:11:09 GMT
Still borked!
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on May 26, 2022 11:07:59 GMT
Another Windows update. Still can't get online.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on May 26, 2022 15:30:10 GMT
A further 3-hour (!) update and it...seems to be ok now...
-Ralph
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Post by primenova on May 26, 2022 15:53:44 GMT
I did system restore 15/4/22 & it crashed - just need to get a boot disc to reinstall windows 10 going by the online help
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Post by The Doctor on May 26, 2022 22:32:49 GMT
A further update was required and then...it took 15 mins to get Zoom up but it worked.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 4, 2022 18:27:52 GMT
On day 3 of trying to get the laptop to open a web browser.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 26, 2023 12:38:31 GMT
Tried to plug an hdmi lead into one of our laptops today to use the TV with it.
Laptop went blank,turned itself off and won't restart.
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Post by Stomski on Feb 26, 2023 19:12:17 GMT
At what point in the boot does it get to? Can you enter the bios? Does it output anything to the screen?
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 26, 2023 19:33:38 GMT
Have you run a Level III Diagnostic?
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 26, 2023 20:54:13 GMT
At what point in the boot does it get to? Can you enter the bios? Does it output anything to the screen? It didn't do a thing. My general all purpose Dutchman took a look at it and got round it by disconnecting the battery, which we knew was in poor health anyway. Laptop starting OK now but Mousepad refusing to work. Machine properly backed up now Just In Case.... |
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Post by Stomski on Feb 27, 2023 15:01:30 GMT
I was going to suggest removing the battery entirely. If the mousepad has now stopped working, it's possible the hdmi has caused a short circuit and borked something.
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