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haller14
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24th Sep 07 at 12:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

My computer at home doesn’t seem to want to work anymore, it’s a custom built one its about a 4 years old 512mb ram and 80gb hard drive. It powers up, goes past all the windows xp screen and then it reboots wont let me start it in safe mode.. any idea’s what It could be?
dannymccann
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Registered: 9th Aug 06
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24th Sep 07 at 13:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

could be some corrupt OS files, try repairing it using the windows disc, if not, chuck the hard drive into another computer as a slave so it wont boot from it, get what files u want off then reinstall windows

and also, get at least another 512mb of ram
haller14
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24th Sep 07 at 14:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Didnt get a windows disk? As mate build it and ive moved away from him..
drax
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24th Sep 07 at 14:41   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Open the side of the case, and at your discresion find a way to get the dust out of there. Could be that its getting too hot and shutting itself down.

Could be a driver problem, have you had a powercut recently, could be hard drive failure, could be virus,

When you say it wont let you start in safe mode, what do you mean? You try and it does the same?
haller14
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24th Sep 07 at 14:43   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Ive already taken the case off and done all that, checked the ide cable etc.

Yes when i try to start it in safe mode it does the same.. Yes dad said could be virus but how could i get rid of the virus if i can start the pc? Reinstall xp? but i dont ave the disk..
johnhara1
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24th Sep 07 at 15:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Does it blue screen?

Do you have any spare memory you can test it with?

If it has 2 sticks of RAM remove 1 at a time and try to boot it up.

You need to get an xp cd to run a repair on the OS files.

haller14
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25th Sep 07 at 08:09   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

It doesnt blue screen.

No spare ram, but will look tonight for some.

mm where can i get a xp cd from? How much am i looking at paying?
dannymccann
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25th Sep 07 at 20:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

you can get one off tinternet ('illegally') but will need a pc with broadband and download client, you can borrow one from a friend (cannot reinstall using their cd key though otherwise will fuck it up for them) or u can buy from M$

 
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