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Virtual memory explosion by
Ron Hardin
process igfxsrvc.exe seems to own about 2gb of
virtual memory, according to process explorer.
Memory leak?
It's an intel graphics driver I think.
Machine is latitude e5400 from 2011.
Fix?
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igfxsrvc.exe igfxpers.exe by
Ron Hardin
If you kill them both they stay away but you can't
do a screen capture and paste it anywhere.
Which program does that I don't yet know. Will
have to await killing off igfxsrvc when it grows
in virtual memory again, to find out.
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On the internet, nobody knows you're...
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Inspiron 1200 HD type?? by
Ron Hardin
I have an Inspiron 1200 that's been my main
computer since new, that's showing signs of
crashes and BSOD's.
What kind of HD does it have? Conflicting
acronyms that I don't know the meanings of.
Possibility 1 get a new HD of the right type
Possibility 2 get an enclosure for the old HD and
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Swapping a SSD to a new notebook by
Richard S
I have a 2 year old Dell XPS13 laptop, which has died as a result of a
serious liquiud spill. The 256GB SSD appears to have survived, and I
believe it is still fully fucntional.
What are the chances that if I buy a new Dell XPS 13, with the same
specs, and put the old SSD in it,the new XPS 13 will ...
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December 19th 17 11:50 PM
by Rich_S
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Dell computer with no input by
Boris[_5_]
Mathedman wrote in news:9b679cd1-a68b-fcc6-b961-
:
Dell computer with no input capability!
My wife just bought a New Dell "all in one" computer.
But the thing is bizarre. It has no DVD drive,
nor place to install one. It has one USB port...
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Power Supply Failure? by
Boris[_5_]
Hi,
Machine is a Dell Inspiron 530 desktop, circa 2012, running VistaHP x86,
belonging to my 93 year-old mother-in-law. She called me to day and said
"It's broken".
The power button does nothing. When I hold in the power button, there's no
sound whatsoever. The fan in the back of the power...
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Is 32-bit okay for 53bit or not? by
micky
1)Shouldn't I be able to buy an OEM CD (DVD??) that includes all the
drivers for this laptop. It has a DVD drive. The only CDs I've found
so par are created by 3rd parties**. Or were these laptops sold
commercially so there were only a few CDs for 100 laptops?
**And I'm pretty sure they just...
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September 20th 17 04:13 AM
by micky
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September 16th 17 08:39 PM
by adule
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Screen wont' turn off by
Boris[_5_]
My wife has a Dell Inspiron 13 7000 Series, running Windows 10 Home
Premium. It runs well, but...
I've never been able to get the screen to turn off after the preset amount
of time, 10 minutes, or any other time setting. This is true whether the
machine is plugged in or running off of...
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Driver update for Latitude E4300 by
micky
Hi, I bought 2 weeks ago a Dell Latitude E4300, a small laptop, Win7,
64-bit.
It had a fingerprint sensor and an ID card sensor. They don't have
their software anymore, because win7 was re-installed, but that implies
to me the computer was used in a corporate or government environment.
(It also...
( 1 2)
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August 26th 17 08:58 PM
by micky
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3 choices, only 1 is right for me by
Paul[_28_]
micky wrote:
Sorry this is so complicated but none of the amazon or ebay ads seem to
give total infomration. So the isssue is not about price but about
which will work with:HSPA/UMTS 850/1900/2100 MHz (They all work with
win7.)
This one has the frequencies (bands) I want...
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August 25th 17 03:16 AM
by micky
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computer fried--query about restoring on new used computer by
MZB
I bought an HP Probook 6570b laptop, used, years ago. Loved it. We had a
coffee spill and it fried my computer.
Ok, just ordered a used computer β same exact model β from Amazon (itβs
also used).
Sadly, I had a lot of stuff on the fried computer.
Now, I do regular image backups using...
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GAK! Vostro 1400 cooling fan by
Ron Hardin
It turns out that you have to disassemble the
entire laptop to get at the cooling fan.
Step 25 remove cooling fan.
The odds of the machine working after that are
zero.
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Need help installing 2nd (non-raid) hdd in a T3600 by
Bill[_15_]
Wife has a Dell Precision T3600 (Win 7 OS), with one 250gb hdd; and
she's run out of space on that drive. I have a new 1tb sata drive I
want to install; but when I hooked it up and booted, Bios only shows her
old 250gb drive - it does not detect the new drive.
I've swapped the hdd cables - both...
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SATA III work on SATA Dell XPS 420? by
Ellen Hall[_2_]
Hello,
Shopping for a hard drive. Are the SATA IIIs backward compatible straight
across? One was advertised with a bonus cable. Will my original work? (New
in 2006!)
Thanks for any thoughts.
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Testing by
Boris[_5_]
Using Xnews
A few days ago, the list pane lost all articles except for two, dated 3/10
and 3/18. I've tried all sorts of resets, unsubscribing, etc. etc. No
luck. Keep getting only these two articles.
All other groups working fine.
Using eternal-september as ng server.
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Service Tag Original Configuration Doesn't Match Specs in Online Manual by
Boris[_5_]
I've got an Inspiron 7353 2-in-1 from Best Buy, shipped in June 2016 (to
Best Buy, I guess), and purchased in July 2016. It is a 6th generation i3.
When I enter the Service Tag number on the Dell Support site,and click on
System Configuration, it shows I3-6100U, 7353.
But, when I go to...
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Looking for COAST Module by
Thomas Lake
I have a motherboard that has a slot for a 256MB COAST (cache on a stick) 3.0 module. I'd like to add one but I can't find any place that sells them. Does anyone here know where I can get one?
TIA
Tom L
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Off Lease Latitudes by
Boris[_5_]
Hi,
A friend's son needs a cheap (used is ok) laptop for email and browsing.
I was looking at the off lease latitudes. I realize that these are
heavy, the battery life is probably 'iffy', and there are cosmetic
blemishes through use. The screen is anti-glare. I also know that
these do not...
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Off Lease Dell Latitide with 32-bit Win 7 Pro by
Boris[_5_]
Mike Easter wrote in
:
Boris wrote:
Have any of you any experience with off lease latitudes?
Not exactly. I have experience with shopping and buying
'refurbished'.
First I bought a refurb desktop through WalMart. It...
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