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  I have HP Pavilion ZV5325 with windows XP. When I start the computer with the battery power only everything seems to be okay. When I plug the charger (HP part #316688-001 power AC) start of the Welcome screen comes on, but when the desktop appears that the screen turns off after a few seconds. The computer is still following this timje, but with a white screen.

  Hello

  ·        Happens before? Since when are you facing this problem?

  I suggest to reset the power of the system options and check whether the problem is resolved. Follow the steps mentioned below.

  a. click on Start menu and click Run.

  b. type cmd in the run box, and then press ENTER.

  c. type the command which is given below.

  powercfg /RestoreDefaultPolicies

  I suggest you to update the BIOS and see if the problem is resolved.

  Thanks and regards.

  Thahaseena M
  Microsoft Answers Support Engineer.
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• "Device Failed to Connect" sound notification with no popup at startup once the desktop appears

  When the desktop appears, I sound "dududu" with no popup. I had to look it up in the audio file and the explanation next to it said noise "device failed to connect.

  I currently have no device attached except speakers and keyboard and mouse. I bought a HP Phopsmart printer and installed but it does not work well, so I uninstalled it. I left the USB cable connected to the computer after disconnecting the printer after reboot several times, and then disconnected. At this time the sound notification has begun.

  I don't know if the printer had nothing to do with it. What should I do to fix this? Help, please. Thank you.

  Hello

  Have you tried to remove your printer as described in the article?

  If no, then try and see if the problem still occurs.

  Also check if the answer given by SpewHole (published on Thursday, April 1, 2010 04:51) helps you in the thread/link below.

  http://social.answers.Microsoft.com/forums/en/vistahardware/thread/c5737e52-b7a7-4c68-B27B-89adb8343716

  Check back for red or yellow bangs in Device Manager and post status.

  Steps to open Device Manager:

  1. click the Start button, type devmgmt.msc and press ENTER.

  You can also check if the problem persists in safe mode and post back with the State, so that we can help you better.

  To use the safe mode option, follow these steps:

  1. reboot your computer and start pressing F8 on your keyboard. On a computer that is configured to start to multiple operating systems, you can press the F8 key when the Boot Menu appears.
  2. use the arrows to choose appears in the Advanced Options in Windows Safe Mode menu and press ENTER.

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/what-is-safe-mode

  Kind regards

  Umesh P - Microsoft Support

• Desktop appearance: screen rotates 90 degrees

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  Windows XP SP3; the desktop appears suddenly as a complete file with the blue bar on the left side of the screen.  (I have available page) and I can't find anyway back to 'normal' of office.  It is a problem of user account; I can add a user & log in as this user and desktop is normal.  If I created a new user; flying over all the stuff and delete the old user account.

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  Any help appreciated.  To view the screenshot, click on http://jasb.com/images/desktopimage.jpg

  01/07/2010 12:51 am, joeb212 wrote:
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  >
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  >
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  >
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  >
   
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  I suggest you to contact Dell technical support to obtain the updated drivers. They help the issue.

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  I get "the State of the channel is not valid" for Exploerer.EXE program when I try to use the option menu to manage.

  Hi katrina16,

  1. did you of recent changes on the computer?

  2. who manage menu options are you referring too?

  The error message can occur for various reasons.

  I suggest that you check in the event logs to determine the cause of the error message and to post back with the details.

  What are the information in event logs? (Event Viewer)
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/what-information-appears-in-event-logs-Event-Viewer

   

  Also, check if the problem persists in safe mode.

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  Restart the computer to return to normal mode

  I hope this helps!

  Halima S - Microsoft technical support.

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  b. research of universal bus controllers

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  Samhrutha G S - Microsoft technical support.

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