Julbri 0 Posted March 23, 2008 hey just wondering if anyone out there can help with a little problem i have. I was given a laptop and dont have a clue what its specs are just that it runs on windows xp home edition. Its stoped working... which sucks because its the only computer i have available to play cnc The problems in the start up, it says that windows cant start and a settings change may have caused it, but i havent changed them. i can start in safe modes, normaly or "last known good configuration",all haveing the same out come. it trys to start, fails, restarts, tells me the same things again and trys again. i can get into setup useing F2 but nothing else. any advise or ways to fix it are well come thanx Share this post Link to post
Louis EX 0 Posted March 23, 2008 Go into safe mode and use a restore point. Share this post Link to post
Julbri 0 Posted March 23, 2008 Go into safe mode and use a restore point. i tryed that but as i said it just reboots really dont want to lose anything on this comp so formating and reinstallings a very last resort Share this post Link to post
Sonic 296 Posted March 23, 2008 Has anything been recently installed? Software, drivers etc..... Share this post Link to post
Julbri 0 Posted March 23, 2008 Has anything been recently installed? Software, drivers etc..... nope, was playing red alert 2 three days ago, then i just shut my laptop down (after shutting ra2) then went to turn it on yesterday and it wouldn't work Share this post Link to post
Hans5849 0 Posted March 24, 2008 Sounds like disk corruption. What you can do is get an external hard drive, download a ubuntu cd, format the external hard drive if it is sent to you unformatted. Boot into the ubuntu CD, mount your windows XP partition and your ext hdd partition, copy and paste all the files you want to save from the windows xp drive to the external drive. Unmount the external hard drive, restart the computer, put the windows XP cd in and format. Share this post Link to post
Julbri 0 Posted March 24, 2008 (edited) well i guess thats better then nothing........ ill have to do that if no one else has any ideas ..... it will be a while until i can do that so all ideas are very welcome!! thinking about upgradeing my laptop instead of building a desktop will obviously put in a dvd drive so it can play newer games but any ideas as to what else i should upgrade? let me remind everyone i dont know the specs but am willing to completely over haul my laptop so all sugestions welcome Edited March 24, 2008 by Julbri Share this post Link to post
