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Can you see you cd drive in windows explorer ? if not it might br a registry problem. Click start control panel administration tools computer management device manager scroll down cd-dvd rom drives you might see a yellow question /exclamation mark ? ! or a red X right click to update driver You might have to physically unplug the leads for this cd/dvd computer then plug them back in restart your this should activate the found new hardware wizard. If this does not fix the problem it might be a registry problem "you only need to do the following" if you cant see your disk drive in windows explorer Close all open programs Click on Start, Run, and typeregedit and press Enter Click on the plus signs (+) next to the following folders HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SYSTEM CurrentControlSet Control Class {4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318} This folder is the DVD/CD-ROM Drive Class Description in the registry. Look for any of the following names in the right hand column. Upper Filters Lower Filters Upper Filters.bak Lower Filters.bak If any of the above keys shown in step 4 are listed, right-click on them and choose Delete After deleting the keys, close the registry editor Reboot your computerOpen My Computer and check to see if your CD or DVD drives have returned. You may also want to open Device Manager and verify that the yellow exclamation and error code on the CD or DVD drive is gone.

Check your hard drive connection. Also make sure you have an operating system installed.

Shut pc down, restart, run antivirus scan, run hard drive defrag and clean up, shut down unecessary programs running in the background. Good luck.

There are some possibilities through you can increase performance and solve ur hanging problem. 1. Open command prompt and type chkdsk and press Enter. after few seconds it will ask for Y/N and type Y and press Enter. 2. Type defrag c: -f and press enter. It ill defrag your c drive. 3.Click on Start>All Programs>Accessories>System tools>desk Cleanup and it will scan the temp files and will delete them after clicking on OK after scanned. 4. If this not solve the issue then run the system in safe mode and check is it hanging on the safe mode then there might be some issue in hardware otherwise needs to install the OS again.

Replace the Hard drive and re-install the Operating System.

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Restart your computer During the boot process you will see on the screen a certain key to press usually the Delete or F2 to enter setup this may vary depending on your computers bios other possible keys F10 Acer: - Ctrl +Alt +Esc ALR PC: (F2) or (Ctrl)(Alt)Esc) AMI BIOS: (Del), (F1) or (F2) AST, Advantage, Award, Tandon: - Ctrl + Alt + Esc Award BIOS: (Del) or (Ctrl)(Alt)(Esc) Press and hold that key during the boot up process to enter BIOS using the arrow keys navigate load failsafe defaults or load optimized defaults press escape then press f10 to save to cmos to restart

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You need drivers for your Broadcom 5701 network interface card, and drivers for the others too. Go to HP website and look up that model. All the drivers should be there.

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Create a Windows 7 System Repair Disc: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/2083-system-repair-disc-create.html "This will show you how to create a Windows 7 system repair disc to use to boot to the system recovery options if you don't have a Windows installation disc, can't find your Windows installation disc, or can't access the recovery options provided by your computer manufacturer." If you do not have access to either disc: Windows 7 - Repair Disc download http://neosmart.net/blog/2009/windows-7-system-repair-discs/

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http://www.cpu-upgrade.com/index.html You will need to type motherboard name ID and the cpu ID Significance Upgrading to more modern operating systems depends on the type of processor in the computer. One of the main differences between the two systems is that a 32-bit operation requires either a 32-bit or 64-bit processor, while a 64-bit version must have at least a 64-bit processor. Identification The operating system will register different on each computer that is running the platform. When a user clicks on the Start button, they can go to the Control Panel, followed by the System and Maintenance tab and click on System. This will show whether the computer is running a 32-bit or 64-bit operating system

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