I fixed it :D. I downloaded the Windows Vista Recovery Disk from the Neosmart page, burnt it to a disk, ran it as the first boot priority and it...
Scan has finished. Results follow: OTL logfile created on: 2/9/2001 10:31:00 AM - Run OTLPE by OldTimer - Version 3.1.44.3 Folder =...
Ah ok thanks. Running scan now. Something else I just noticed as well: The RECOVERY Partition is labeled as drive C: and the Local Disk is...
Ok I loaded OTLPE onto the laptop and it booted into the PE OS. But when I double click on the OTLPE icon on the desktop, a window pops up asking...
/Edit: Any chance that using a windows Vista Recovery Disc would work? http://neosmart.net/blog/2008/windows-vista-recovery-disc-download/
Ok I just followed all those steps and re-wrote the MBR and it didn't fix it. >_<
No It's a Compaq Presario laptop. Quick question though: I'm assuming that this will have to be done on a computer with the same OS as the laptop....
Ok. CHKDSK has finished and the results came back fine. And yes I did try reseting the BIOS to defualt setup
You'd be right in guessing that the laptop didn't come with an installation dvd. The Hard Drive runs fine as an external connected to another...
My computer is a laptop, but I tried that solution anyway. No dice. I tried looking for laptop specific versions but the only thing that I could...
When you boot up the computer, if you push F2 it brings up the System Diagnostics tool, which lets you do a Start-Up, Run-In and Hard Disk Tests....
you could also try to reinstall the service pack for the operating system your using. I don't know if it will work for you but thats what I ended...
First of all: what version of windows are you running? Second of all: do the skin changes occur with the taskbar (eg. change colours, styles)...
Problem: Whenever I turn on my computer, a black screen with a flashing cursor in the top left corner appears straight after the Compaq splash...
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