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Old 12-30-2012   #1
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i have no idea what happend overnight to my vista computer.

While trying to boot up several times this morning, the little tiny light that normally tells me that the cpu is working only shows red not white like it's supposed to do.

any ideas, or do i take it to the shop?



i'm on an old xp machine right now
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i have no idea what happend overnight to my vista computer.

While trying to boot up several times this morning, the little tiny light that normally tells me that the cpu is working only shows red not white like it's supposed to do.

any ideas, or do i take it to the shop?



i'm on an old xp machine right now

Seriously upgrade to Windows 7
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Either hard drive or power problems. Open it disconnect the HD for a few mins and plug it back. If that dont fix it your power supply is bad

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Seriously upgrade to Windows 7
On a computer that doesn't boot up?
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On a computer that doesn't boot up?
Its my default response to anything that has Windows Vista in it.
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well i went to best buy and bought a power supply and now the red light does not come on. I wonder if the battery is charging?
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well i went to best buy and bought a power supply and now the red light does not come on. I wonder if the battery is charging?

Well, that is what it was, the power supply. It started up just now on its own.

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great.
Thanks, it was a $64.00 fix. Could you imagine if I just gave up this morning without coming here, and then just take it to a shop?!!!

They might have charged me a couple hundred dollars!!

It's so nice to get off that slow XP machine, but, I'm glad I keep it running/tuned up just for times like this.
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I cannot find a place to download Windows 7. The official site is just trying to sell Windows 8.

Is it just best to buy the disk? Download can be tricky.
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I cannot find a place to download Windows 7. The official site is just trying to sell Windows 8.

Is it just best to buy the disk? Download can be tricky.
I'd recommend getting the disk. You can buy it on Amazon.com or Newegg.com.
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I cannot find a place to download Windows 7. The official site is just trying to sell Windows 8.

Is it just best to buy the disk? Download can be tricky.


Disc for sure.
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Disc for sure.
download and burn. i'd say find a proper win7 download location and if you want it on dvd, burn it.

dvd's / cd's are dead.
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download and burn. i'd say find a proper win7 download location and if you want it on dvd, burn it.

dvd's / cd's are dead.
When it comes to operating systems...disc rarely fail.

Downloads are hard to find and fail often when downloading.
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