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if you dont press f8, what appears on screen
is this a work machine or second hand, or yours from newDon't you dare criticise what you cannot understand0 -
surfsister wrote: »it's a dell latutude intel core 2 running on windows 7
I was looking at moneysaving website when the laptop just closed down I don't know why. I had antivirus installed and scanned etc often
It will only start with f8 s don't know how to find out what the problem is. Not that it savvy.
Have you got a rescue disk though? Can you do a full factory reset using rescue media? (providing you have copied off everything you need from it)0 -
the factory reset sounds good how can I do this? I don't have the rescue disk though. When I turn it on without f8 it says 'Computer unable to start do you want to restore this and do system restore?' then it automatically starts a repair and after ages gives up!0
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Point 1 - do you have any important data stored on the laptop that you would miss if it was gone?If my post helped you in anyway, please hit the "Thanks" button! Please note any advice I give is followed at your own risk!0
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yes but i could transfer it could i?0
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Trinitrotoluene wrote: »Point 1 - do you have any important data stored on the laptop that you would miss if it was gone?surfsister wrote: »yes but I could transfer it could I?
That depends.
If you plug in an external device (pen drive, memory card, portable HDD etc.), does the computer recognise it in Safe Mode?0 -
sorry for delay been away, will try tomorow!0
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Bedsit_Bob wrote: »That depends.
If you plug in an external device (pen drive, memory card, portable HDD etc.), does the computer recognise it in Safe Mode?
yes i put in a pen drive and it recognises it0 -
surfsister wrote: »yes I put in a pen drive and it recognises it
Then you can rescue all your important data, and I'd do it ASAP, if I were you.
Once you've got it all off, then you can try a repair or, failing that, a full re-install, safe in the knowledge you won't lose any important data, if things go mammaries on top.0 -
yes I've put all important stuff on pen drive. i don't have a rescue disk so how can I do a factory restore short of going to a computer shop?? Thanks0
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