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How to clean laptop display?

Sep 6, 2005 3:33AM PDT

How do I properly clean my laptop display??
There are fingerprints on it.
Thank you.

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Frankly...
Sep 6, 2005 8:38AM PDT

Frankly, I just grab a kleenex and rub off my screen after kids touch it and stuff. It works pretty well, but you have to pass over an area many times for the fingerprint to totally disappear.

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Pre-moistened wipes, BAAADDDD!
Sep 9, 2005 3:07PM PDT

The pre-moistened wipes can be VERY bad for your LCD display as they have a tendency to dry out and can scratch the display. I would stick with a soft cloth like the ones that you use on a camera or a shammy (sic?) like the ones you use on your car. And make sure that you use a liquid cleaner that is safe for LCD monitors and such.

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Lens cleaner
Sep 9, 2005 5:10PM PDT

good old spectacle lens cleaner. No fogging - not that this is an LCD concern - and an anti-static layer to help with dust.

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Premoistend cloths
Aug 1, 2009 10:26PM PDT

Hello

I have used the premoistenmd cloths and found them to work really well. Its just a lot easier with the cleaning fluid right on the cloth.

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Sound in laptop
Sep 9, 2005 9:50PM PDT

I often hear sound(click) from my laptop. Whenever, I scan my laptop with anti-virus and adware.The other sound I hear often is when I reboot. I m using Dell 1150 inspiron with windows xp home.

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Hard drive
Sep 13, 2005 4:45AM PDT

It is probably the hard drive starting up and searching through the files.

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RE: Sound in laptop...
Jun 7, 2009 3:22AM PDT

If your noise occures when you have system sound "MUTED" it may be an outdated driver. I had the sam issue. Go to http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/index.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=gen

Enter your computer information and find the Audio Drivers for your terminal. Download and install the latest driver and reboot. Your problem should be fixed.

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kensington
Sep 14, 2005 9:25AM PDT

to clean you screen .(Kensington screen Guardin).
you can get this product at compusa as well as bestbuy or online.80 wipes per container.i use 3 wipes at once on my 17inch widescreen.works well with no harm to your pc

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miniwipe
Oct 13, 2005 1:24AM PDT