Tuesday, April 28, 2009

How do you do screen shots on a compaq laptop?

How do you do screen shots on a compaq laptop?
my compaq laptop doesn't let me do screenies. it has the insert prt sc button up the top but when i press it then try pasting it on paint it doesnt work. Does anyone know how to do the screenies on here? Thanks.
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I'm not too positive on how a compaq laptop keyboard looks but I have some ideas to solve your problem....maybe. : ) Some keyboards allow the user to immediately select the "Prnt Scrn" button and an automatic screenshot of the current screen will be taken. Some laptop keyboards will require that the user has to hold down the shift key while selecting the "Prnt Scrn" button and other laptops will require the user to hold down the "Fn" function button (might not have) and then selecting the "Prnt Scrn" button. Give those a shot and let me know. Hopefully this was helpful. Have an awesome day. : ) If by any chance that your keyboard is not functioning correctly, you can install a software titled "SnagIT" and it will give you a limited amount of usage. Here is the link: http://www.techsmith.com/snagit/
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If your laptop has Windows Vista or 7 on it, click Start and search for "snipping tool". Open it, and you can click and drag a box around the target of the screenshot.

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Tuesday, April 14, 2009

How much will a used compaq laptop sell for?

How much will a used compaq laptop sell for?
i bought a compaq laptop in 2007. i want a new one and i would like to sell this one. It is used, but is in good condition. it has a few scratches and on small white mark on the front. How much could i sell it for?
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You would need to list the specs it has before any one can give you an opinion
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I bought this compac presario for $200. BUt I think the store that I bought it from paid that person about $100
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Yup, we'll definitely need more information about the machine in order to help you. There are depreciation tables out there, but really it all depends on the specifications of your specific machine.
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There are cheap prices all the time the problem where to find them. I use this software to find bargain price everytime I shop online. Its free to download. here is the link: http://www.myshoppinggenie.com/uniquesaver Share it with friends if it helps you. Cheers

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Tuesday, April 7, 2009

How do i make my compaq laptop run cooler?

How do i make my compaq laptop run cooler?
I have a compaq laptop and it works awesome never had anything better! When i go on it one side is hot and the other side is cool. The laptop gets hot and so does the counter and it bothers me a lot. I have a cooling pad but it bothers me to much and it just circulates the hot air back into the laptop. Is there a program to cool my laptop? please don't have an answer saying i need to buy a new cooling pad or i can't help just deal with it. Please help me!
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Maybe you need to check if you're running the latest Bios for your laptop model... An upgrade may help speed up the CPU fan if its a factory fault. Something similar happened with DV6000 series running AMD processors and the solution was a BIOS upgrade.
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no something is working over time. Contact HP for support, if still under warranty it needs to go in for repairs. A laptop cooling pad can work, however, if the noise bothers you, there is one more thing. Tilt your laptop. Place something that won't scorch, to allow air to flow underneath it. barring that, contact HP-Compaq support by email, technical support after you buy. its free. They'll walk you through some troubleshooting and if its still under warranty, they'll send you a box and shipping label to send it in for repairs, or take it to a local HP authorized repair I had that problem once and it required me to send it in for repairs. good luck rhyanna
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if it is possible, underclocking the proccessor will help the computer run cooler. However many laptops dont support under/overclocking
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Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Compaq V5000 Laptop

How to format a hard drive on a Compaq laptop computer?
I have a compaq V5000 Laptop computer> I have a virus. I was told to restart the computer. Once the start screen comes up to keep hitting f10. I was told this would take to the restore screen.When I do this it just takes me into my bios.I was wondering if anyone knows how to format/restore my computer back to factory settings? Thanks.
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It may be F11 instead. Otherwise boot from the Windows recovery disc you should have burned.
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Compaqs used to come with restore discs. Now they come with a backup program to make your own. F10 will take you to the bios - that is correct. Try hitting F5, that usually starts a system in safe mode but will also bring up the restore program if you have a restore partition. Before you do that however, try using an anti-virus program to get rid of the virus (in safe mode) as restoring means that you lose everything you added.
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Put the Compaq/Windows install CD (he one that came with your computer) in the cd slot. Turn it off, then back on again. It should prompt you to start the restore. Good luck! Get virus protection software. AVG is free for personal use.
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Ive had some pretty nasty viruses before and i had to reinstall my operating system. During re-instalation, it should prompt you on what you want to do with your hard drive. One of the options would be to reformat your hard drive which would erase every thing including your virus. To begin installation (im asuming the op is windows) insert your setup disk or backup disk and press F10 to get into your bios. Then go to the boot section and set the boot device priority to be in the order of your CD/DVD drive first, then hard drive. Then save the changes and exit. This will continue the start up of your system but before it gets to Windows, you will see lettering on your screen that says "Press any key to boot from disk........" and then press a key. You will see the Windows set up start and just follow the instructions and directions and you should be fine. WARNING: you might want to make back ups of the files you need like papers and pictures because they will be erased with the Hardrive formating.

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