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TheCase
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Hi,
When I put my computer on a black screen comes up saying windows has no successfully done something .... ect I get things to do like. Start windows normal, safe mode, with network, with command prompt, start windows last working point ect ... Whenever I select one of them it restarts flashes a very quick blue screen of death and restarts to return to the screen so i'm stuck in a circle.
I tried hitting R to repair to OS when I put the disc in and it was examining the HDD for about 5 hours i guess thats too long? I restarted it by holding down the power button ... because I wasnt to sure if that is how long it takes and I was worried about loosing data. Sorry for the really bad explaination, any ideas ... I dont want to reformat I need the data on
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RichieP
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In my experience that problem is usually cased by a faulty hard drive.
If you have the XP CD, load the Recovery Console by pressing R at the first prompt. Then in the command prompt, type chkdsk /r and press Enter.
If it manages to reboot OK, copy any data you need and get a new hard drive.
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TheCase
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Thanks but when I hit R it gets stuck on examining for 5 hours thats as far as I get
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RichieP
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Take the side off your case and have a look at the manufacturer of the drive. Post it back here.
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45forever
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I had the same problem as you and after using both my recovery disc and borrowing another one,could not access the recovery console.I just got the option of reformatting the HD.
After all the advice I had been given on this forum failed and even though my OS was XP, I thought I would give my daughters Vista recovery disc a whirl.
It loaded and allowed me to access the recovery console and after ignoring the warning about my OS not being Vista,it began repairing the start up sequence.
I got a message saying that this could take up to a hour. After 5 mins I thought I might doing more harm than good and cancelled the repair.
I then restarted my computer and unbelievely windows booted up.
If all else fails give it a go!
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