puter problems

[MissDeeCole]

it just keeps getting worse. now when i boot the computer, i get a black screen, with an active mouse pointer, but thats it. i cant do anything. after a half hour still nothing. i try booting in safe mode, same thing. Im in a panick, i have invaluable files on that computer. im on a friends ATM

[Flab]

it just keeps getting worse. now when i boot the computer, i get a black screen, with an active mouse pointer, but thats it. i cant do anything. after a half hour still nothing. i try booting in safe mode, same thing. Im in a panick, i have invaluable files on that computer. im on a friends ATM

Take it to a specialist. if those files mean so much to you.

[Spartacus Sully]

Microsoft seems to want you to do a clean install.



really i think its that you have or had too much stuff on the hd. as far as recovering your stuff if you have the cd's to re install vista get your self a usb hard drive and install vista on that making absolutely positively sure your installing windows to the external hard drive and not the hard drive in your computer. once you have the new copy of windows installed you will be able to access all your old files. from their you can copy your files over to your external hd then reformat the drive inside your computer and reinstall windows to that so you dont have to carry around a usb hard drive with you everywhere you take your laptop.

that or you can talk to the geek squad at best buy but i hear there a tad pricey

though before that id try at least a good 10 restarts if any of them work and get you past the black screen i recommend you try to clean out anything you dont need till you have at least 15% of your hard drive free.

[Iceta]

When I read the title of this forum, I thought that MissDeeCole said that she had problems about farting too much. But mis took puter for pooter.

[Glamour Puss]

it just keeps getting worse. now when i boot the computer, i get a black screen, with an active mouse pointer, but thats it. i cant do anything. after a half hour still nothing. i try booting in safe mode, same thing. Im in a panick, i have invaluable files on that computer. im on a friends ATM

I thought you would like this??

And.

I'll bet you do you little spitfire!!!

[MissDeeCole]

Microsoft seems to want you to do a clean install.



really i think its that you have or had too much stuff on the hd. as far as recovering your stuff if you have the cd's to re install vista get your self a usb hard drive and install vista on that making absolutely positively sure your installing windows to the external hard drive and not the hard drive in your computer. once you have the new copy of windows installed you will be able to access all your old files. from their you can copy your files over to your external hd then reformat the drive inside your computer and reinstall windows to that so you dont have to carry around a usb hard drive with you everywhere you take your laptop.

that or you can talk to the geek squad at best buy but i hear there a tad pricey

though before that id try at least a good 10 restarts if any of them work and get you past the black screen i recommend you try to clean out anything you dont need till you have at least 15% of your hard drive free.

thanx so much for all ur advice, ill try all that. but what if i dot have the windows vissta install disc? is there a place I can buy one? dont know i i still gt my old laptop box around

also are you sure a vista re-install disc would work? even if no other discs I put into the computer are doing anything?

[S A M U R A I]

Get on another computer. Download a BartPE ISO. Burn it to a CD. You can use this CD to boot from (make sure it's in the drive when you start up the PC), load it up and then save your important files to a USB stick.

Once you done that, you know your files are safe. Just wipe the damn operating system out by booting from a Windows disc and reinstalling Windows.

BartPE:

BTW, If you don't have a Windows disc, PM me. We can work something out. Vista sucks. Don't ever buy it. Use XP or buy Windows 7.



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Get on another computer. Download a BartPE ISO. Burn it to a CD. You can use this CD to boot from (make sure it's in the drive when you start up the PC), load it up and then save your important files to a USB stick.

Once you done that, you know your files are safe. Just wipe the damn operating system out by booting from a Windows disc and reinstalling Windows.

BartPE:

Sam FTW!!!!

[S A M U R A I]

Sam FTW!!!!

LOL. I do this sort of stuff in my sleep.



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LOL. I do this sort of stuff in my sleep.

well now i know where to go next time i have a problem