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11-08-2005, 11:15 AM
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| Computer Help  I have a problem with my computer. When I turn it on it starts to boot up and about 1/2 way through it booting up....it automatically restarts and keeps going in this cycle. What can I do if anything? I am using Win xp home.THANKS!!! 
__________________ LIBERALISM The haunting fear someone, somewhere can help themselves. "Over the last fifteen months, we’ve traveled to every corner of the United States. I’ve now been in 57 states..." Barack Obama     |
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11-08-2005, 12:06 PM
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| As winders begins to load, press F8 and wait for a dark screen with options that include something like: "last settings that worked" Use your up/down arrow keys to select that and press enter. I think enter again and see what happens.
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11-08-2005, 12:12 PM
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| Thanks, I'll try it tonight after class. 
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11-08-2005, 03:30 PM
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| Or you can also try safe mode...Have you installed any new software or drivers or codecs since it last worked and this problem started?
__________________ Politicians are like diapers, they both need changed occasionally for the same reason. Calling an illegal alien an "undocumented immigrant" is like calling a drug dealer an "unlicensed pharmacist" The hard work of one will do more than the prayer of millions. |
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11-08-2005, 04:07 PM
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| No new software.......no drivers...no games...nothing.
__________________ LIBERALISM The haunting fear someone, somewhere can help themselves. "Over the last fifteen months, we’ve traveled to every corner of the United States. I’ve now been in 57 states..." Barack Obama |
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11-08-2005, 04:46 PM
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| OK do what lurker said...if that doesn't work boot up in safe mode and go to system restore and restore the computer to a date that you know the computer was working.
__________________ Politicians are like diapers, they both need changed occasionally for the same reason. Calling an illegal alien an "undocumented immigrant" is like calling a drug dealer an "unlicensed pharmacist" The hard work of one will do more than the prayer of millions. |
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11-09-2005, 01:30 PM
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| Army, how's your confusser today?
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11-14-2005, 02:04 PM
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| It's still unoperational at this point. I have done all of the above. I tried restarting it and Hitting f-8 and starting it in SAFE mode and at the LAST known working mode...both...no go. When it gets so far along it then just clicks off and reboots like it's in a loop. It's like someone just shuts it off and turns it back on. Is it time to throw it away? 
__________________ LIBERALISM The haunting fear someone, somewhere can help themselves. "Over the last fifteen months, we’ve traveled to every corner of the United States. I’ve now been in 57 states..." Barack Obama |
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11-14-2005, 02:27 PM
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| Yup. Drop it off in the alley behind 123 Pawprints Drive. 
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11-14-2005, 03:48 PM
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| Our computer did this kind of thing a few months ago. We did have to trash the hard drive, but were moaning about all the info apparently lost because we never could keep it on long enough to get the info copied from it. So I looked in the yellow pages. Easier for you guys - there's enough computer expertise on here to float a battleship!!! I happened to hit on one the first try. A nice little guy that works out of his home. Charged me $70. Came to the house, said - yep I see what's wrong - you need a new hard drive. So I tearfully told him I just couldn't part with the info on it. He said he'd take care of it. He took our hard drive out and home with him. He put the damned thing in his freezer. While it was frozen, he could get all the files off. When it thawed, it began to act up again. So back in the freezer it went for a while. Took him 3 or 4 tries, but he did get all the files and downloaded them into a new hard drive for us. You just never know......freezing it might work for a while. But ya prolly need to replace it in the long run. 
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