i bought a laptop wat does.....?
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ok your laptop is booting into MSDOS, its an advanced startup option, when you first turn on the laptop look for a button that says advanced startup options, and select \nrun windows normally\n\nor just key in \n\nrun windows.exe
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What a really bad accident.  Try to hook up a USB or PS/2 keyboard and see if the keys respond to that.  You might need to go to a technician, but I don't even know if they can help.  In the worst case, you probably need to get any important data from the laptop's hard drive by removing it and hooking it up to a desktop.  Then reinstall everything from the BIOS on up.\n\nLesson to remember: always check how much battery power you have, or at least plug it into the wall if you're doing any installations or critical system tasks.
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Wha you can do is go out to the website of the company you bought it from and look on thier site under support for driver updates. this should help the most
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you didn' specify wether you have Windows XP Pro or Home. aniways get your laptop to the nearest Compaq retailer or service center
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Something must be wrong with it, bring it back to where you got it, and have it checked out, and if that is normal, buy a cooling pad for it (aobut $30).It elevates you laptop off the table, and has fans for circulation, keeps you computer running as cool as possible.
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VIRUS!!!!!!!!! or it could be a hardware problem, check your laptop's specs to see how much and what kind of RAM you can put in it.  RAM may not be the problem but if you put more in it, it won't harm it.  Maybe it's a power source issue, your battery might have problems.
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You might have to send it back to HP.  Parts like laptop displays aren't as available as pc parts.
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Ik kan niet zo goed Nederlands (Vlaams) schrijven, daarom zeg ik het in Engels, ik denk dat je kan begrijpen wat ik zeg! \nI think that you should try to go back to where you bought it and tell him to install the device for you. Otherwise, find someone who uses the same kind of laptop, and ask him about it. Although, yahoo-tech may also help you (You can find it on the yahoo homepage. http://tech.yahoo.com/ )
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You should add at least the brand and model of yuor laptop, they all are made in different ways. :)
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You need to install software and drivers for it, there should be a CD with your laptop, if not then go the Toshiba site and see if you can download from there or ask your shop or toshiba.
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laptop or Desktop?\n\nRead the manual, or check with the manufacturer.  Probably need a install a program to activate it.
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Could be that it was jarred and an internal component is not seated properly.  If you are comfortable with doing so, you can try reseating the memory, hard drive, wifi card, etc... to see if that fixes the problem.  If you are not comfortable doing so, take it to someone who is.
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What is it?\nIs it a Pocket PC? or a desktop? laptop?\n\nYou will find some of them in links below\n\nXLMan
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add more RAM. that or you can open it up and mess with the jumpers or switches. Doing that will cause the processor to become hotter and it may overheat, ruining you notebook.
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Unfortunatley, to me this sounds like you've got a hardware problem, which formatting or virus removal will not solve. If this was a tower PC, I'd tell you to open it and check the ribbons, but since it's a laptop, your probably better phoning Tech Support.
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Take it to your local high street computer shop, that is if they do repairs.. they will charge you a small fee for diagnosing the problem but this will usually be refunded if you let them do the repairs, once you know what's wrong and how much it will cost to put right you will be in a much better position to work out whether you'll be better off scrapping it and getting a new one or having your old one repaired
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If you purchased your laptop directly from someone like Dell or IBM, then it should have come with a "recovery disc" or something to that affect.  Insert the disc and it should walk you through it.  If you have any tough questions, call the manufacturer.  This will restore it to an "out-of-the-box" laptop.\n\nHOWEVER... the way you phrased your question, and the fact that you're asking it here, it sounds like it won't be that easy.  I would say:\n1. Burn anything you want to save - you will loose everything!\n2. Find a copy of Windows (make sure you have a CD-key BEFORE you start) and broadband access.\n3. Either run the CD or boot to it and begin formatting your hard drive.\n4. Create 2 patitions on your hard drive - one for windows and the other for documents, music, games...\n5. After install, check Microsoft's website for updates.  You may have to do this 3 or 4 times.\n6. Reinstall all other programs and software.\n\nThis is the "Cliff Notes" version.  Check the website below if you have any questions.