Help please! computers gone mad.

patman99

Before you do anything too drastic (like re-installing Windows) you need to pull-off any files you need to save. To gain access to this info, use your wifes' PC to download and burn a Linux Distro (something like Ubuntuu or PCLinuxOS). You can boot from this, and see if all is well. You can access your Windows partition and pull all your critical files onto a USB Pendrive or Harddrive.

You can also take a look at 'C:/boot.log (NOT in Vista or 7 though).

nichere

Cheers patman99 for the reply but i cannot even reinstall windows at the moment as the discdrive just does not do anything even with the windows disc in?
I have always put any info onto an external drive after loosing everything once before.
Regards
Nic

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USB drives fail too, putting everything on there is risky, you need at least 2 copies for a backup.

What type of keyboard is it, wireless?

pull all usb connections out, hard disk, printers etc, and try safe mode.

Sounding graphics card related, you can find what type by looking inside

nichere

no its not a wireless keyboard all usbs are out.
I have gone into the following screen:
award bios cmos setup utility.
Is there anything i can or need to look up on there that may help?

nichere

the above says:
Time
date
legasy discette a:[1.44m,3.5 in]
primary ide master [hl-dt-stdvd-ram]
primary ide slave[none]
secondary ide master [none]
secondary ide slave [none]
hdd smart monitoring [disabled]
next to this column it has:
item specific help
change the internal time.
And then at the bottom of the page
F1 HELP
ESC:EXIT
ARROWS UP AND DOWN: SELECT ITEM
+=:
SELECT ITEM
-/=: CHANGE VALUE
ENTER: SELECT SUB MENU
F5: SETUP DEFAULTS
F10:SAVE AND EXIT

dO NOT KNOW IF THIS MEANS ANYTHING?
cHEERS
nIC

pompeyfaith

Firstly you have to rule out a faulty monitor do you have another you can use or connect your pc up to a laptop and use that screen.

Reinstalling the op system is a bit drastic until you have done the above.

nichere

sorry if this sounds thick but would that cause my computer to keep going around around to where the f8 button takes me? ie: safe mode etc?
I hope that does not sound rude pompyfaith but typing can appear that way and i assure you i am not meaning to be rude.
Nic

DCFC79

nichere wrote: »

sorry if this sounds thick but would that cause my computer to keep going around around to where the f8 button takes me? ie: safe mode etc?
I hope that does not sound rude pompyfaith but typing can appear that way and i assure you i am not meaning to be rude.
Nic

well i wouldnt have thought so but if you do have a working monitor(or connect teh unit to your laptop via the blue vga cable) theres no harm in just checking it isnt the monitor, it sounds more like theres a problem somewhere else

nichere

wifes monitor would be a right fight to get to.
also if it was my monitor then surely it would not dispay these messages ie: this ones i have put on the topic clearly?
Hope that does not sound thick or being a know it all?
nic

DCFC79

nichere wrote: »

wifes monitor would be a right fight to get to.
also if it was my monitor then surely it would not dispay these messages ie: this ones i have put on the topic clearly?
Hope that does not sound thick or being a know it all?
nic

well no if it was the monitor it wouldnt affect the base unit like it is by my reckoning, could be the graphics driver but surely it wouldnt be like it is,