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Problems with my laptop...possibly down to a problem with Vista updates?
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oh I didnt have any peripherals connected0
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any ideas on what I could do next?
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Use the Recovery Disc but this time choose System Repair.0
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You mean the Startup repair option yea?0
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Yes.......0
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I called microsoft on 01954713950. You get to speak to an expert in Mumbai - I had loads of of help, but still my HP laptop would not work. It turned out to be damaged sectors.
Brief explanation - When its updating. the update data is stored in various locations on the hard drive. When your laptop try's to retreive the update data, it cannot as it's damaged. It then reverts to previous settings. In the end I lost everything and had to get an IT mate to sort it out.Not been in here for years. Life got hectic!0 -
I called microsoft on 01954713950. You get to speak to an expert in Mumbai - I had loads of of help, but still my HP laptop would not work. It turned out to be damaged sectors.
Brief explanation - When its updating. the update data is stored in various locations on the hard drive. When your laptop try's to retreive the update data, it cannot as it's damaged. It then reverts to previous settings. In the end I lost everything and had to get an IT mate to sort it out.
ChkDsk is next on the list, as detailed in post 11.
Lost everything? Should have been simple enough to retrieve your data.0 -
Thanks, I went to go and have my data backed up and then get Windows 7 Eternity installed. Very hap now! Got all my uni pics and work and everything back! Did set me back a 2-figure amount but I'm ok with it! My laptops woorking much faster now too!0
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Thanks, I went to go and have my data backed up and then get Windows 7 Eternity installed. Very hap now! Got all my uni pics and work and everything back! Did set me back a 2-figure amount but I'm ok with it! My laptops woorking much faster now too!
Erm.... this is just a dodgy pirate version.0 -
Is it? Whats it likely to do to my laptop?0
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