i “accidentally” messed up the boot/efi folder when i was trying to replace it with one i had copied earlier(stupid I know) When i rebooted the computer i could not boot into ubuntu 14.04 nor windows 7, asking me to insert boot media. So now i’m trying to use boot repair, but it gives me … Read more
Closed. This question is off-topic. It is not currently accepting answers. Want to improve this question? Update the question so it’s on-topic for Ask Ubuntu. Closed 5 years ago. Improve this question I tried to upgrade to 16.04 from 14.04 using update-manager -d. After installing new packages/updates, my system is not booting. it’s showing the … Read more
On boot, my 3-4 months old Windows 10 EDU / NUC7 PC showed a “blue screen”: “Windows 10 Automatic repair couldn’t repair your PC” I shut down the system and instantly rebooted. This time the PC started normal and showed the lock screen after 5+ seconds (my system is pretty fast, thanks to an EVO … Read more
After an update on the 16th/17th, my Windows 10 computer failed to boot. Long story short, I tried a bunch of things and it turns out that the registry got messed up by the update. It now hits BSOD with error “Critical Process Died” after a few seconds of loading. The issue at hand hasn’t … Read more
(I hope the title is correct. I’m no Windows UWP developer, but nothing works, so I guess their UWP system is gone here, but correct me if I’m wrong, please) So I messed up UWP….. Not sure how though, but was related to installing custom themes. When I installed the theme, the entire system crashed … Read more
My son installed a flat RJ45 cable with moulded connectors between two rooms in our house. However, the connector and cable at one end got torn off. Pulling a new cable is sadly not an option, so – thinking back to the old days – I thought I would buy a crimper and some connectors … Read more
When I tried to create a Windows To Go with Rufus, the process failed and my flash drive is in a weird state: The drive will freeze any “disk reading” operations, including: Diskpart (list disk will just keep loading) Windows Explorer will crash when you attempt to click on your flash drive chkdsk will keep … Read more
I recently replaced 5 capacitors in my Syncmaster 225BW after it was having severe issues maintaining steady output. I referred to this video for the instruction and replaced the capacitors as demonstrated: 3 x 330uF & 2 x 820uF. Usually includes but missing from my kit was one of the smaller 47uF capacitors. After said … Read more
While replacing a mainboard in a desktop machine (see related question), I did something stupid. I inserted the CPU into the new mainboard, but didn’t check for the right position. When it didn’t immediately lock in, I pressed slightly before realizing what was wrong. The result was a number of bent pins. I tried every … Read more
After an update on the 16th/17th, my Windows 10 computer failed to boot. Long story short, I tried a bunch of things and it turns out that the registry got messed up by the update. It now hits BSOD with error “Critical Process Died” after a few seconds of loading. The issue at hand hasn’t … Read more
