Posts by Morgan Ortiz6

Alright, I'll give the repair tool a shot and see what happens.

Is there any way I can run ScanDisk to check my drive and fix whatever errors might be lurking in there?

So, I went to fire up my laptop this morning, right? Everything starts normally—the system begins booting, that classic Microsoft logo pops up... and then, nothing. Just a black screen staring back at me with this message:
Windows has encountered a problem communicating with a device connected to your computer.
This error can be caused by unplugging a removable storage device such as an external USB drive while the device is in use, or by faulty hardware such as a hard drive or CD-ROM drive that is failing. Make sure any removable storage is properly connected and then restart your computer.
if you continue to receive this error Message, contact the hardware Manufacturer,
File: \boot\cd
status: OxcOOOOOrt
info: an unexpecpted i\o error has occured

I'm kind of at a loss here. Does anyone have a clue what's actually going on or how I can fix this mess?

So, I just tried uploading this little video file—about 17 MB—straight through the browser. It said the upload was a total success and everything went through to the cloud, but now I’m staring at my desktop and the file is nowhere to be found in the local folder.

Alright, I guess I’ll give this a shot and see what happens

It shows up on the list, but it’s grayed out (unavailable)
So, just to test things out, I tossed a few more files—some photos and an MP3—into a local folder on my PC. I can see them syncing down at the bottom of the screen, but once the progress bar hits the end, they're nowhere to be found on the web version.

I've been leaning on Google Drive for years now—it's just handy being able to dump everything into the cloud and call it a day.
On my PC, I have this Google Drive folder set up, so anything I toss in there should automatically sync up to the web. It’s been smooth sailing until yesterday. I dropped two video files into my local Google Drive folder, and the upload process dragged on for about an hour and a half.
So, I click the Google Drive icon down on the taskbar, select goto google drive, and it opens my web folder in the browser. Everything else looks fine, but those videos? Nowhere to be found. All my other files are sitting there perfectly (and it says I still have 6.5 GB of space left).
The weird part is, when I look at that exact same folder on my computer, the video files are right there staring at me.
I'm honestly stumped. Does anyone actually know what's going on here?

Look, I don't really care about grabbing videos from YouTube or whatever, but I'm stuck on how to actually pull a video down from a site like this one.

Can someone walk me through this? I opened up the backup and restore tool and I've hit a bit of a wall because two things look almost identical to me.
When I click on create a system image, a window pops up asking "where do you want to save backup".
But then, when I go into the setup for a backup image, I get a window asking "where do you want to save your backup".
I'm just trying to figure out what the actual difference is between those two ways of making a backup
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Here’s one more little detail to help figure this out.
When I hook my laptop up to the TV using an HDMI cable, the picture looks perfect.
Is there any specific software out there that can actually run a diagnostic on my graphics card?

So, I was hanging out at a coffee shop the other day, just browsing on my laptop, when it suddenly died on me—battery hit zero and just gave up the ghost. When I finally got back home and plugged it in to boot up macOS, I got a massive shock. Everything that used to be black is now showing up as bright red, almost like I’m looking through a red mesh filter or something. It’s doing the exact same thing even when I try running it in safe mode.
Anyone have any clue what kind of glitch I'm dealing with here?

Everything looks totally fine in Safe Mode, so I went ahead and did a clean reinstall of Windows, which actually fixed the whole thing.
I guess some nasty little virus managed to slip right past my AVG antivirus, just sliding under the radar like a stray dog in a quiet neighborhood.

So, I went ahead and did that, but honestly? Not a single thing changed.

I’ve honestly never run into a mess quite like this before.
After I finished installing Windows 7, it hits me with that Welcome screen, but once that passes, everything just goes pitch black and drops me straight into My Computer.
I can still get into all my folders and launch stuff from Program Files without any issues, but the desktop itself is just a void—not a single icon in sight, and the taskbar at the bottom is completely MIA. It’s pretty much useless because without the Start menu, I can't even shut down the machine properly.
Does anyone have a clue what went sideways here or how I can actually get my desktop screen back?

Look, didn't I already mention that there isn't any "pop out chat" option anywhere under my settings?

That’s just not what we’re talking about here.

I swear I remember seeing some guy once who managed to stretch his chat window out until it took up almost half the screen. Honestly, that’s exactly what I’m trying to do, but I can't for the life of me get it to work. I actually dug through the settings and found this guide:
Click on the "Options" tab.
Click "pop out chat."
Initiate a chat conversation by clicking on the name a friend with a green circle next to her name in the left column. Begin typing in the text field at the bottom of the screen and hit the "Enter" key to send the message.

The thing is, when I go looking under "Options," there isn't any sign of a "pop out chat" button anywhere. It's just... not there.
Anyone have a clue what's going on?

Much appreciated

Managed to get it working through Device Manager by hitting that update driver option.
It’s actually the first time I’ve ever heard of installing things that way.
Seriously, thanks for the hand. Now I have one more trick up my sleeve for next time.
Thanks, man (and sorry about the Shits)

Man, what am I even looking at here? I downloaded everything and ran the extraction, but there’s absolutely no sign of an installer file anywhere. Like, seriously, take a look at this