something weird happend yesterday...i rested my foot on my comptuer (rocked it a bit) and then all of a sudden the sound stopped working but everything else was...so i restarted and everytime it goes to the network login thingy...and after i login the box goes away it just stays there....im on my laptop now whats wrong?
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Aug-12-2002 22:31
igottaknow
PerfectTeeth R4 Dinosaurs
Registered: Feb 2001
Location: The Future
try booting in safe mode, hold down esc or F8 at startup. You might need to reinstall as a last resort (of course you lose anything not backed up).
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Aug-12-2002 22:38
lMIlk
Moderat0r
Registered: Aug 2001
Location: super size fries
i tried that...it still doesnt work
if i were to reinstall...would i be able to recover some of my stuff? hook up another hd or somethihng?
Aug-12-2002 22:40
Nook
electronic fantastic
Registered: May 2001
Location: Rotterdam
boot up with your cd-rom, use scandisk. maybe that will help
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Aug-12-2002 22:43
igottaknow
PerfectTeeth R4 Dinosaurs
Registered: Feb 2001
Location: The Future
quote:
Originally posted by lMIlk
i tried that...it still doesnt work
if i were to reinstall...would i be able to recover some of my stuff? hook up another hd or somethihng?
Its a pain but yes. You would need a 2nd drive with windows installed, boot from that drive, and you will be able access the other drive and copy off non program related files.
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Aug-12-2002 22:46
smh
Bla Bla Bla
Registered: Aug 2002
Location: Preston, UK
Aint you got a a restore pack that will take it back to a checkpoint?
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Aug-12-2002 23:09
KilldaDJ
birth.school.trance.death
Registered: Sep 2001
Location: tranceaddict wants to know your location
try the system restore thing
it sets ur computer back 2weeks/month
or just reverse what u did to encounter this problem
hahaha....thats funny....i always move my comp when its on, so far never had a problem
Aug-12-2002 23:13
lMIlk
Moderat0r
Registered: Aug 2001
Location: super size fries
no guys, the problem is i cant actually go into windows.
Aug-12-2002 23:40
Haunted
one scary ass mothertruck
Registered: Oct 2001
Location:
if he moved the computer.. and something happened.. what the hell is reinstalling gonna do? its obviously something to do with hardware. make sure everything is plugged in. hard drive to mother board.. check the power cables too.
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Aug-13-2002 00:34
Haunted
one scary ass mothertruck
Registered: Oct 2001
Location:
wow,you have any common sense? if his computer rocked.. and then it happened.. then obviously its not windows.. is it? its the hardware.. when the computer rocked,then something must have happened.. a loose cable.. something.. wtf is reinstalling windows gonna do.. christ
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Aug-13-2002 01:58
igottaknow
PerfectTeeth R4 Dinosaurs
Registered: Feb 2001
Location: The Future
quote:
Originally posted by Haunted wow,you have any common sense? if his computer rocked.. and then it happened.. then obviously its not windows.. is it? its the hardware.. when the computer rocked,then something must have happened.. a loose cable.. something.. wtf is reinstalling windows gonna do.. christ
Settle down einstein. It wouldnt be a bad idea to check, but most likely the hard drive boot sector is damaged or a file related to the start up or registry is corrupted. I doubt it would get to the login screen and stop if a cable was loose. Think a little b4 you go spouting off.
