Posts by kbremner

The list of accounts are 1) me and 2) HomeGroupUser$. I assume from your post, you are suggesting that #2 is causing the problem. Can I delete this user? It came with windows, I didn't put it there.

I'm trying to get rid of the Windows 7 Logon Screen. You know, the blue screen that comes up whenever you open the lid to the laptop. I know I did it once with Vista, but I can't get it anymore. I have gone to User Accounts and unchecked...

Quote: Originally Posted by qhn For less than $500, the Gateway is ideal for a replacement of your Inspiron 1525. Clarify with RS about warranty though. cheers ... I had asked, in another post about an HP...

Gateway NV55C31u compared to: Inspiron 1525: Windows Vista Home Premium Intel Core 2 Duo T6400 @ 2.00 GHz 3GB Memory Mobile Intel 965 Express Chipset Family

Are Gateway laptops still good machines?? My first desktop computer, waaay back when, was a Gateway and it was a great machine. Lasted a long time. I've been looking at laptop options to replace a Dell Inspiron and looked into the...

Quote: Originally Posted by Djembe I don't personally know of any "high-end" notebooks that use Pentium Dual-Core processors. They were meant as bargain processors from the beginning, when they were under...

I'm noticing that a lot of laptops are shipping with either i3 processor or the Intel Pentium Dual Core chip. I've read some reviews/articles online that seem to point to the i3 being a much better chip than the Pentium Dual Cores. Why...

My current laptop is a Dell Inspiron 1525. The details are: Windows Vista Home Premium Intel Core 2 Duo T6400 @ 2.00 GHz 3GB Memory Mobile Intel 965 Express Chipset Family The software I primarily run are: Microsoft...

I like your attitude! I may give that all a try, however, I'm a bit weary of making things worse without having a backup up computer when things go bad................

I have officially written off this laptop. I did a complete (clean) install of Windows and nothing has changed. All of the hardware drivers have been installed and updated with no solution. Thus, I suspect you are right in calling this a...