Question by demogwhat: How do I hook up a monitor to my windows laptop so I have two screens?
I have friends who have their laptops set up so that they can drag movies and so on over to their other screen, but they have apple laptops. Can I set this up for my Windows laptop without losing the laptop screen? Thanks.
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Question by layton v: windows laptop?
I have a legal copy of windows on my laptop how can I copy that program on a disk so I can put it on my other computer?
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Answer by mikesglobal
You can’t. You are only supposed to use Windows on one computer.
However…………
…If you have a really old version of Windows, like ’98 or Me,….well…(hope I don’t get into any trouble here…)…you might checking your computer for a folder at: C:\windows\options. This folder has compressed copies of all the system files on the computer, as well as MS DOS, and an extractor — in other words, everything you need to install Windows. Unfortunately, you might need to have all of these files on floppy disks in order for this to work, and you would need upwards of 50 floppies. I’m not sure, but you also might be able to put all the cabinet files on a CD, and use the CD to install the files on your other computer.
I’ve never tried doing this myself, but you could certainly try.
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Question by : Can I use my Laptops windows xp copy on my desktop aswell?
My laptop bit the dust about a month ago and I wanted to boot up my old desktop.
It needs to be reformatted, but I long lost my copy of windows for my desktop.
Can I use my dead laptops copy of xp to install into my desktop?
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Answer by Jose H
No. Been there and tried that.
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Question by Dominic: How do I reinstall windows on a netbook laptop that has no disc drive?
I have a gateway netbook that has a bad virus that i can’t get rid of. There are no important files to worry about cause this laptop is used for web surfing only. How do I wipe it out and reinstall windows?
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Answer by Hanyuu
Either use the recovery partition (different for all manufacturers, look up how to access it), or install Windows from a flash drive (again, look it up, because it’s different depending on your version of Windows).
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Question by : What is the lightest 17″ Windows laptop available currently?
I’ve read that the Mac book Pro 17″ is the lightest at roughly 6.6 pounds, but this is for a user who does NOT like change. The user would have a difficult time migrating over to OS X and gets frustrated easily, so we don’t want to suggest that to her. Anybody out there have a really light 17″ laptop? Product page links would be appreciated!
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Answer by Intel Clay
I don’t know the lightest but I looked up a bunch of 17″ laptops at Laptop Magazine here:
http://www.laptopmag.com/review/advsearch.aspx?pcid=1624&f2=17&f4=6.1%20-%208.0%20pounds
Two of the lighter laptops were the HP ProBook 4720 at 6.8 Lbs and the Samsung R780 which came in at 6.4 Lbs.
http://www.laptopmag.com/review/laptops/samsung-r780.aspx
http://www.laptopmag.com/review/laptops/hp-probook-4720s.aspx
Both also come with a Core i5 processor which gives you plenty of horsepower with features like Turbo Boost and Hyper-Threading. Additionally, The 2010 Core i5 processor is built with 32nm technology so it gives you really excellent energy efficiency.
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Question by Ryan P: Are there any laptops on sale that still offer the OS of Windows XP and not Windows Vista?
Also, this laptop must have a 2GB memory with both a writeable and playuable (useable) CD and DVD drive. The laptop must also contain a USB port. If so for how much and send me a link to the website so that I may look it over to see if I am interested.
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Answer by Devin J
Go to www.newegg.com I am pretty sure i saw some quality windows XP laptops on there. Check it out.
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Question by opieandy: How do I enable the laptop to beep when it is plugged or unplugged in Windows 7?
Prior versions of Windows automatically beeped when you plugged or unplugged the laptop. Windows 7 doesn’t appear to have a sound notification for this. I’ve checked the full list of windows sounds in the control panel as well as power options. Help!
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Answer by ninja
You can try ,Reinstall what audio driver………….
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Question by joy d: How easy is it to install Windows XP onto the laptop here? – http://www.dixons.co.uk/martprd/product/657233?
And if I did it, would it remove any of the preloaded programs that are already on the machine? I’ve ordered this laptop bt would really prefer XP on it!
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Answer by BillH
It’s easy to install Windows XP on this laptop and yes you will lose everything installed with Vista (good riddance).
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