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Help.. Ever since my laptop's screen got repaired, my nVIDIA card isn't working!
Corileanna
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It gives me an error when i try to use the nVIDIA control panel or set the card as active for any games. 
Is there any way i can fix it myself, it couldn't be that when they repaired the screen, they messed up something connected inside could it? Any advice..?
Is there any way i can fix it myself, it couldn't be that when they repaired the screen, they messed up something connected inside could it? Any advice..?
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Error, Will Robinson, Error. Ignore the following. At least until your tried the above.
I googled the error message you're receiving after I wrote all this stuff. This is a big diagnostic fuck up on my part. Try the above first.
Replacing a screen on a laptop has absolutely no effect on the software drivers used by the GPU (in your case an Nvidia GPU). The tech doesn't even need access to your operating system. If the OS boot logo shows up then the new screen works.
They fucked something up. Make them fix it without charge while you wait. If it's what I think they did it should take less than 5 minutes to correct. It initially sounds like they created a new user account, removed your Administrator rights to your own computer and gave those rights to the new user.
I used to work as a warranty hardware repair tech and did screen replacements among other things. The manufacturer's (Dell/Alienware) policy was if the boot screen showed then the work was successfully done. Techs were prohibited from making any software changes unless directed by phone support.
IF you want to do it yourself then you need to replace the Nvidia drivers and related software with a fresh install of them. But to do that you need Administrator rights. If this is a Toshiba PC then you will need to get those from Toshiba. Otherwise you should be able to get them from Nvidia.
But hmm, they did reset my OS when they gave the Laptop back, and it has been not working well for games since, i had to redo it when i got it back, i will check my admin rights. But it's a Laptop i got from Rent a Center, and isn't fully paid for. When the screen got spider webbed and i had them send it out for repair, they said they shouldn't need to reset the OS, but they did, and i had to try and restore a few of my important files back with a USB.. Hope it's easily fixed. Ugh.
Does that look correct?
You should be able to get a 300 credit one, you most likely will have to give a deposit and there a yearly fee, but if you use it monthly even a small amount and pay it off by the due date you credit score will go back up and eventually they will send a letter with a check back for the amount of the deposit. Keep using it like that and eventually they will up your limit to like 2 grand.
It's a longer process but will get your score back on track if you had credit issues in the past.
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Also, the issue is not "using one's credit card" it's "paying" the credit card.
@OP: make sure you always pay more than the minimum and always make sure you make your payment, never miss it.
If you can take the credit card away from your mother and have her ask you to purchase items so you can keep track of spending then do it. That will work better for you in the long run.
As far as the laptop, I'm not sure why, if it's a rental, you didn't take it to the company that rented it to you to do any upkeep/replacing of parts. You might be liable for any damage done to that computer.
Also, you might be able to find a decent computer on e-bay (does it have to be a laptop?). I have a friend who solely buys her computers from e-bay as she doesn't want to pay full price. She's had decent luck.
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There are pretty decent credit score services out there, I use Credit Karma for my wife because she has good credit but didn't keep track of her payments and costs very well and it began to spiral a bit, and it was really easy to see everything in one account, if anything was negative or affecting her credit...
And they also give recommendations on what credit you may qualify for. She qualified for a loan to consolidate her high interest debt she'd been paying on for 3 years, now with the loan we know it'll all be paid off in 2 years and she'll be totally out of debt.
The Exception is work and travel if you do this a lot can't stay at home like after work every day then, by all means, get a laptop, but I personally Wouldn't recommend Dell for sure, all the places I know using Dell PC's complain of lag and slowness compared to having like even an ASUS Laptop or something.
Personally Dell, HP, Alienware are the top 3 piece of crap brands IMO, the parts they use are generic and I had someone waste $1,200 USD on a I7 HP computer from Best Buy the store refund to refund and only issued store credit so I suggested they take the gift card then and buy parts / resell those to others through ebay, or offer-up etc because no one in their right mind would buy such a crappy PC for gaming, like if someone offers you something and you can't afford it and have to accept a crap computer I understand that but if your spending that much money you might as well build one better yourself that lasts longer, has better grade hardware and is actually for gaming................. And most places that offer credit tend to jack up the price on things, for example, a place where a Stove or Computer is valued at $400 you tend to pay $800 because it's on Credit or something I really hate places like this.
Amazon store cards are a good bet also, because you can find excellent deals, but you can also buy parts if you want too.
My last laptop I bought from amazon was an asus, good price to performance, I only paid about 800 or so, and it has a gtx 960m in it. Not top of the line and outdated now but at the time it was a good buy. Still plays everything I want to play at a decent framerate, but it's starting to slow down in the video editing department. I'll probably upgrade later this year or next year.
But there's a broader principle involved here. It has been said that compound interest is the most powerful force in the universe. Trying to fight against it isn't going to end well for you.
If you can pay up front, your credit score doesn't matter. No one responds to a cash payment by saying, wait, I need to check your credit score. If you don't have the money up front, then that's the problem, not your credit score. Even if you could put a gaming laptop on a credit card, if you don't have the money to pay off the card immediately, you shouldn't. If you're using a credit card and not paying off the balance in its entirety every month, then you're doing it wrong.
Some people go through life carrying a bunch of maxed-out credit cards and paying thousands of dollars per year in interest and fees alone. Make the effort to get out of debt once and don't put that back into extra spending later and you could come out hundreds of thousands of dollars ahead over a lifetime.
You should probably return the laptop to the Rent a Center and get that onerous debt out of your life. If you don't have the money to buy one outright (not rent, and not on credit), then maybe you'll have to do without for a while as you save up. Careening from the brink of one financial disaster to the next is a terrible way to go through life. I can understand taking on onerous debts because you need food to eat, but not to play games.
Maybe you'd be in for a rough few months while you save up the money to buy a laptop outright, or perhaps pay off other debts. But the alternative is being in financial trouble for the entire rest of your life.
Speaking of which, you might be able to solve the problem by installing the proper video drivers.
While it's outdated (the laptop) it's still pretty decent. I try and do all my large file video editing on my desktop now, but thanks for the recommendation
Even though you are an Administrator you may need to do the following:
Go into Control Panel; Systems and Security; Change User Account Control (UAC) Settings. Its a slider and by default it will be set just below the top setting. Move it down to Never notify. Try to run as Administrator again etc. (Essentially Windows has layered security.)
Don't forget to reset the UAC afterwards - whether it works or not.