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can't start a lot of progems like, system restore, email almost everything

Discussion in 'PC hardware help' started by mariano1, Dec 1, 2005.

  1. ddp

    ddp Moderator Staff Member

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    can you use somebody else's computer?
     
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    i dunno what im gonna try is save the only important stuff into cds and do a restore
     
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    what is the make & model# of your computer?
     
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    is an emachine is sais a number in op but i dont know id does the right number emachines t1840
     
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    it wont let me burn any cd with any programs
     
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    how about safemode??
     
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    nope works the same
     
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    2 choices than!
    1: use another computer with xp to safe info.
    2: kiss off all info & use restore disk.
     
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    : ( any other options u know anyone who could know any other options?
     
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    wait & see what other members here might suggest. do you have or can get a spare hd?
     
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    whats that?
     
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    hard drive
     
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    ill have to get some money but if i buy a hard drive i would buy anew computer
     
  15. dkbaked

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    Was your computer running fine and then these problems just occured out of nowhere? Also, have you added any additional memory to your computer, because according to emachines.com, your computer only has 128mb of memory.
     
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    $300Can gets you a p4 celeron 2.5ghz, 40gig hd, 52x cd burner, 256meg of ram, shared ram videocard, lan, keyboard, mouse & speakers but no windows
     
  17. mariano1

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    yeah it stsrted to work wrong out of no where yeah i added memory but a long time ago like ayear ago
     
  18. dkbaked

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    Did you download or install anything before it slowed down? Try and go into your add/remove programs and uninstall anything that you installed close to the time your computer slowed down. If you can get into Norton a/v, try and schedule a boot-time scan and restart your comp. If you can't, then download avast antivirus and during the install make sure you schedule a boot-time scan before the installation is finished. Once it is installed you will reboot your comp and it should catch any virus/trojans before windows loads. Avast a/v can be found here...http://avast.com/eng/download-avast-home.html
     
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    well i am here and i am going to try and help you... this has happened to me SEVERAL times and i have solved it one very easy way which i will suggest to you last because depending on your circumstances it could be easy or time consuming to do...

    if you have an antivirus cd they usualy come with a boot option that will allow you to start your computer with the cd and scan for viruses but that does not necessarily mean that it is up to date...

    another method would be to use one of the online security checks from like symantec or something...

    if you can try and scan your registry with a program like registryfix or CCleaner...

    if these do not work try running checkdisk from windows when your computer starts...

    and if all else fails re-isntall windows by doing a system restore usualy pressing and holding while your computer starts the [bold]Delete[/bold] key or the [bold]F10[/bold] key... this should bring up your system restore (only for newer computers) otherwise boot with your system restore cd's and reinstall everything afterwards...



    NB: in the event of a system restore i can not and will not be held responsible for any damage as a result of yours or your computers actions... [bold]in the event of a system restore it is highly unlikely that any damage will be done to your computer, this is just a precaution[/bold]

    a lot of users have read this blurb, i should really put it in my sig :).

    this last option will definitely fix your problems... remember to always backup your DATA... and every user of this site should have a copy of linux knoppix so they can access their data when their computer becomes completely, utterly and savagely, F*cked <!>...

    personally i have a dual boot with windows and fedora core 4, AND a knoppix cd and a bg rescue cd (command line only)....

    <o_O>
     
  20. mariano1

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    no nothing worked i think the only way ig going to be to do a restore
    : (
     

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