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Question from Sean G.: I hope you can help me. Twice now I have lost work because my computer automatically rebooted after installing Windows Updates. It always catches me off guard and I don’t have a chance to save my work.
This is really driving me up the wall! Is there any way to keep it from happening? My computer has Windows 7 Home Premium.
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Question from Liam F.: I brought my old HP Desktop PC up from the basement so my daughter could use it while her laptop is being repaired, but I can’t remember the password for logging into Windows.
How can I reset the password so she can use this computer? It’s running Windows 7 Home Premium. Thanks in advance for your help.
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Question from Enid H.: I have an Alienware laptop running Windows 7 Pro – 64 bit.
If I start the computer up and run it for just a few minutes it’ll shut down and power off just fine. But if I let it run for an hour or more it won’t shut down. It just stays on the Shutdown screen forever until you unplug the power cord.
Do you have any idea what’s wrong and how I can get my laptop to shut down correctly?
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Question from R. Saravanan: I’m using an Acer keyboard that’s connected to my PC which is running Windows 7.
Can this keyboard be used as an external keyboard with a tablet running version 4.0.4 of the Android O.S.?
Rick’s answer: My short answer to your question is “probably”. Now, I’ll take a moment to expand on that… [Read more…]
Question from Terry G.: Rick, I have an older Dell laptop with Windows XP installed. I want to take your advice and replace Windows with Ubuntu Linux, but I have a problem. The Dell’s DVD drive is broken and no longer works.
My question is how can I install Ubuntu on my laptop without using a Linux installation disc?
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