I just got this. But you can't change WALLPAPER? What? I actually bought this from a store, but this is the same exact model. I like how it came loaded with various software and stuff, but then when I simply tried to change my wallpaper, its not there! Is this on every model made? I'm assuming this is a result of Windows 7 Starter? My full size laptop is 7 Home Premium btw. I just got this. But you can't change WALLPAPER? What? I actually bought this from a store, but this is the same exact model. I like how it came loaded with various software and stuff, but... » Read More I just got this. But you can't change WALLPAPER? What? I actually bought this from a store, but this is the same exact model. I like how it came loaded with various software and stuff, but then when I simply tried to change my wallpaper, its not there! Is this on every model made? I'm assuming this is a result of Windows 7 Starter? My full size laptop is 7 Home Premium btw. « Show Less
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There is also software you can download that will do it, but I recommend next time before you buy a computer like this to read up on everything because there are a lot of hidden surprises.
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Bought this laptop for my granddaughter. She has had it two months and it has frooze up. Will not log off. Just sits there. Any suggestions?
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From the reviews I read it is because it is only Windows Starter - You need to purchase the full version of Windows to make changes like that.
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Sandy - I would reccomend MANUALLY shutting it down (Don't remove battery, press & hold the power button til you hear the fan stop) that should get it off for you, Once turned on load SAFE MODE, go thru and remove ANYTHING she may of added recently that may be causing her issues. If you don't know what to remove just tell me the list of things on her computer & I can tell you if there's anything I see right off the bat that should be removed.
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Starter has quite a few limitations, But all limitations have a way around them right now..A easy way around it is to go to: instructables(DOT)comIn search put in: Windows 7 Starter: Easy way to change wallpaperand it will tell you how to change it and get around the limitation.Orhttp://www.instructables.com/id/Windows-7-Starter-Easy-way-to-change-wallpaper/
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My son loaded the windows 7 update and now has problems like Black screen and runs very slow. Any ideas?
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The roll might have a hard time sticking to the existing wall-paper. If you cant remove the current wallpaper try to see if you can put primer in top of the wallpaper you have. It might have an easier time sticking to a coat of primer & possibly less work than stripping all of the current wallpaper. The material itself is fairly see-through but the full instructions that come with the roll include putting 2 coats of primer on top of this material so by then it might be fairly covered...
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I've been fiddling w/ mine..trying to find that settings screen(I know I encountered that screen when I first got this gadget)can't locate it at the moment(but I know it's there somewhere)look for the settings screen(I believe that's the screen where you choose the color you want full-time)
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Family pack is the normal True image than can be installed on 3 devices. It enables you to restore to same PC or laptop from which it was backed up either to the same disk (if the system got corrupted) or to a replacement disk (or SSD) in the case of a failed disk drive replacement or swapping out for a larger disk or SSD. Premium has the added feature of enabling a restore to a different PC i.e,. if you have upgraded the motherboard etc. it will restore then find and install all the needed drivers for the new hardware. It used to be a add-on to the normal version. I has this and used it a couple of times and it worked reasonably well but still needed so me tweaking of drivers. If you don't plan to change hardware then the family pack will work fine. Even if after using family pack and you have hardware failure (motherboard etc) or switch to a new PC the family pack version will work top do a disk restore to the new pc/laptop and Windows will normally download the needed hardware drivers- or you might need a bit of manual tweaking. I did this successfully last year on a replacement laptop and it worked fine using the normal(family pack) version and running Windows in safe mode then updating hardware drivers. Remember though that whatever version you use, if the drive image is to different hardware either new PC/Laptop or different motherboard& processor it will be necessary for Windows to be re-activated as it will detect these changes. Sometimes it will do this without problem - sometimes it will thow up an error message. However in my experience in the latter case i have found Microsoft support very helpful in de-activating the old installation and allowing re-activation on the new hardware. Hope this helps
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If you mean the screen background. Yes, you can change it. Actually you can connect a USB drive and transfer images.
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It did not come with paintshop or trend micro. It came with a trial version of Norton. I assume most versions of this computer come with "trial" versions of such software and I'd rather not have my PC bogged down with software, trial or not, that I don't want. But the computer itself is solid, fast, and a great buy. I'm very happy with it. I hated windows 8 at first but now that I'm use to it, it's amazing, and I enjoy although the PC isn't a touch screen. I hope this helps, but before you buy a PC with those programs you want to make sure they are not trial versions because you can download them yourself. It did not come with paintshop or trend micro. It came with a trial version of Norton. I assume most versions of this computer come with "trial" versions of such software and I'd rather not have my PC bogged down with software, trial or not, that I don't want. But the computer itself is solid, fast, and a great buy. I'm very happy with it. I hated windows 8 at first but now that I'm use to it, it's amazing, and I enjoy although the PC isn't a touch screen. I hope this helps, but before you buy a PC with those programs you want to make sure they are not trial versions because you... » Read More It did not come with paintshop or trend micro. It came with a trial version of Norton. I assume most versions of this computer come with "trial" versions of such software and I'd rather not have my PC bogged down with software, trial or not, that I don't want. But the computer itself is solid, fast, and a great buy. I'm very happy with it. I hated windows 8 at first but now that I'm use to it, it's amazing, and I enjoy although the PC isn't a touch screen. I hope this helps, but before you buy a PC with those programs you want to make sure they are not trial versions because you can download them yourself. « Show Less
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Gary I had to get one for mine. I typed in what type of laptop it was and it gave me a large selection of different one. Some not being for mine. I just clicked in one and bought it. When it came it was different looking than mine. More bulk and raised the laptop up. I actually thought it was the wrong one and was about to send it back but tried it and it fit and works great. If you order one and it looks different. Try it anyway.
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How do you open it to add memory? I have had this for about 3 days, and it seems to work well, but my wife complains it is too slow on her farmville mega-ranch :) There is no documentation or anything at the acer site. The owners manual just says to "take out screws", but I only see one visible screw in the bottom. I removed it, but nothing came apart. It seems to be a nice PC, removed all the free-software and it runs everything well so far. It is also so small and quiet.Any help would be appreciated.
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Wouldn't it be great if WD published such clear comparisons! Here are a few differences from what I can tell - I'm sure there are more: 1. No netflix on this one 2. Default UI is a little different with favorite tiles showing up by default rather than scrolling options across the bottom 3. I can stream content to this one from other devices which is a little nifty. I don't think the old one did this but maybe so. 4. I can't set my favorite .jpg as the background on this one - previous one supported this. I'm sure there are other things.
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Michael is correct. I hadn't used my camera during the past couple of months. I had previously set my video resolution to "Standard," because my desktop runs on XP and couldn't handle the higher resolution. I recently got a new lap top and, just last night, returned the resolution to its original. I found that it's sometimes confusing as to how to get to what you want in the menu. Just be patient!
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I'm in the process of doing this exact upgrade, except up to 480 GB. Using Macrium Reflect Free, I was able to clone the drive, swap it into the Series 9, and the computer is acting perfectly. It worked. The problem is that even though it's a 480 GB drive, windows just shows it as the same size as old one, with 300GB of "unallocated" space that I can't figure out how to make accessible. If you figure it out, please let me know how you did it! My thread is one of the other Q & A threads on this same product.
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I bought this laptop for one of my users and it is Windows 7, definitely NOT windows 8. That's why I purchased it bc Windows 7 is pretty difficult to find these days. I'm checking to see if it is Windows 7 professional or Windows 7 home premium....
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Mine came with windows7.I already sold it, I thought I removed this post from Amazon. Is the post still active? thanks
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OK. Do these laptops ship with a DVD copy of Windows 7? Some proprietary programs I run are probably not compatible with the 64-bit version and therefore I would need to re-install Windows 7 using the 32-bit version.
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Well actually win 7 is already on it. The desktop feature is win 7. I thought I'd hate win 8 but after using it for almost a year I really enjoy it.
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Dear Value Customer, To informed you the laptops and desktop we sell are already installed and comes with that certain operating system. The best solution is contact HP directly to see if they can customize the Desktop with Windows 7. There are laptops and desktop come with windows 7 but they will be last year models. If there any further questions feel free to contact us. Thank you, Blue Pandora LLC
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Yeah, that fixed it! Thanks! Had to go to AMD to download their Catalyst something. Then I had to get rid of that and find the one specific for Mac. Changed the overscan to 0% and no more black border. Thanks again burntham. Now I get to add another thing to my "why I hate Windows" list.