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Computer Help and Support

teach1st

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1. What operating system?

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Sun Sep 11, 2016, 08:47 PM

Sep 2016

What operating system are you using? Windows? Windows XP, 7, 10?

Before trying time-consuming fixes, try taking out the battery for a while and then restarting.

If that doesn't work, try booting into Windows safe mode. I'm pretty sure your problem won't let you boot into safe mode, though.

EDIT: Also, try starting without the battery in, just the power cord connected. Remove battery, unplug, HOLD DOWN POWER BUTTON for a full 20 seconds, reconnect power cord and give it a whirl.

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What operating system? teach1st Sep 2016 #1

It was window 10 Baitball Blogger Sep 2016 #2

Sucks, huh? teach1st Sep 2016 #3

Yup. Baitball Blogger Sep 2016 #4

It sounds like it might be a capacitor. ucrdem Sep 2016 #5