I've killed my 'puter, please help me!
Feb 25th 2010, 3:01 pm
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Re: I've killed my 'puter, please help me!
That's good, just re-read the thing about being on Vista ... looks like the BIOS is the way to go. Might not need the Vista disc ...
Feb 25th 2010, 3:03 pm
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Re: I've killed my 'puter, please help me!
You don't need the Windows disk to get to the BIOS, the BIOS is the lowest level of control, it controls the boot sequence (and will tell you if the disk is completely borked ... i.e. it won't detect it).
If the machine is trying to boot from USB before the CD (and this is causing the error) then it won't look at the CD in order to boot and recovery/repair/reinstall isn't going to happen.
If the machine is trying to boot from USB before the CD (and this is causing the error) then it won't look at the CD in order to boot and recovery/repair/reinstall isn't going to happen.
Hopefully it will boot from the windows disc.
You definitely need to put a windows disc in the CD though.
Feb 25th 2010, 3:03 pm
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Re: I've killed my 'puter, please help me!
There IS always blindly applying the upgrade to 7 but I have no idea if this is possible (using your disc) or if it would fix the issue.
May even complicate things, I'd try to get Vista running first.
May even complicate things, I'd try to get Vista running first.
Feb 25th 2010, 3:03 pm
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Re: I've killed my 'puter, please help me!
Posted a thread in the lab:
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showt...45#post8376245
The STOP error is "0xc00000e9 An Unexpected I/O Error Occurred" in Windows Boot Manager
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showt...45#post8376245
The STOP error is "0xc00000e9 An Unexpected I/O Error Occurred" in Windows Boot Manager
Feb 25th 2010, 3:05 pm
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Re: I've killed my 'puter, please help me!
I'm thinking it may not boot from the Windows disc.... so you may need to press ESC on boot up to change the boot up to boot from the CD rather than the Hdrive.....
Hopefully it will boot from the windows disc.
You definitely need to put a windows disc in the CD though.
Hopefully it will boot from the windows disc.
You definitely need to put a windows disc in the CD though.
Feb 25th 2010, 3:05 pm
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Re: I've killed my 'puter, please help me!
But you do get the Windows "Good Configuration" option on-screen? This would be a good sign as it means the disc is probably physically OK.
You could:
- Try to disable USB in the BIOS, if there is such an option
- Boot from a Vista disc and select the 'repair' option ... not reformat or reinstall Windows
You can usually get to the BIOS by pressing the 'del' key right at the start of the boot process.
Will need more model number info to identify what to disable though.
You could:
- Try to disable USB in the BIOS, if there is such an option
- Boot from a Vista disc and select the 'repair' option ... not reformat or reinstall Windows
You can usually get to the BIOS by pressing the 'del' key right at the start of the boot process.
Will need more model number info to identify what to disable though.
Feb 25th 2010, 3:08 pm
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Re: I've killed my 'puter, please help me!
No problems detected as yet...and it's on test 2 of 2, 50% of the second test to go....
When I went into BIOS there were only two options, a VISTA option at the top then the wee test thing I'm doing now at the bottom...couldn't see the USB disabling thing anywhere?!
When I went into BIOS there were only two options, a VISTA option at the top then the wee test thing I'm doing now at the bottom...couldn't see the USB disabling thing anywhere?!
Feb 25th 2010, 3:10 pm
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Re: I've killed my 'puter, please help me!
Test is complete and it said it'd tell me the results once it restarted, it's restarted and gone straight to that bl**dy screen again lol
Feb 25th 2010, 3:17 pm
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Re: I've killed my 'puter, please help me!
If that doesn't work your Windows registry is buggered, either from the original event, or from the messing about you've done since.
Feb 25th 2010, 3:19 pm
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Bios on a newer Toshiba is accessed slightly differently to most computers...... On Start up Hold ESC key..... machine will beep.... then say Check System then you press the F1 key.
BTW does the (R) Repair option ever work.... I've never got it to ?
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Feb 25th 2010, 3:20 pm
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Re: I've killed my 'puter, please help me!
Ok, I stupidly took the wee DODO usb dongle (wireless internet) out of the side of the computer while it was still connected to the internet. And now my computer has completely shat itself...ARGHHHHH
I might still have the original Toshiba disc, in my Seafreight which we don't get til at least the week beginning the 21st March, and I have a Windows 7 disc which I've yet to install (still running vista), apart from that, I've no idea what to do, please help me, somebody?!
I might still have the original Toshiba disc, in my Seafreight which we don't get til at least the week beginning the 21st March, and I have a Windows 7 disc which I've yet to install (still running vista), apart from that, I've no idea what to do, please help me, somebody?!
You need to perform a system restore (type restore at the run prompt) and then choose to re-install Windows 7 as a recovery installation. Bear in mind that you need to back up all your data and you will need to re-install your software.
Seriously though, I was left seriously impressed as to how easy the recovery process was as I had been hit by a particularly nasty destructive trojan (no, it's not a condom!)
Feb 25th 2010, 3:25 pm
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Re: I've killed my 'puter, please help me!
Done a couple of XP repairs actually, saved me so it did ...
Feb 25th 2010, 3:27 pm
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Re: I've killed my 'puter, please help me!
Dunroamin - it currently has Vista on it, though I have a Windows 7 disc. I know how to do a system restore, but in order to do that don't you need to get beyond the screen I'm currently at, or can it be done some other way?!
(BTW folks I appreciate all of your help thus far, HUGS!)
Feb 25th 2010, 3:31 pm
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Re: I've killed my 'puter, please help me!
It's a year old Toshiba....
Dunroamin - it currently has Vista on it, though I have a Windows 7 disc. I know how to do a system restore, but in order to do that don't you need to get beyond the screen I'm currently at, or can it be done some other way?!
(BTW folks I appreciate all of your help thus far, HUGS!)
Dunroamin - it currently has Vista on it, though I have a Windows 7 disc. I know how to do a system restore, but in order to do that don't you need to get beyond the screen I'm currently at, or can it be done some other way?!
(BTW folks I appreciate all of your help thus far, HUGS!)
It will work... but you may have to format.... which begs the question is there anything on your Hdrive that you HAVE to keep.... if so stop and get your Hardrive copied at a computer shop. Reason I'm uncertain about repair is I've never got it to work.... It's a Network problem with yours though...so fairly simple and Repair could indeed work... My problems normally come after serious virus events.
One thing to look out for... there could be drivers on your orginal toshiba disc that the Windows disc doesnt carry.... So I'd have a go at installing windows 7, in the hope that the drivers are on the latest cd.
Whatever event you may as well try and fix it... as it cant get any worse
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Feb 25th 2010, 3:34 pm
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Re: I've killed my 'puter, please help me!
It's a year old Toshiba....
Dunroamin - it currently has Vista on it, though I have a Windows 7 disc. I know how to do a system restore, but in order to do that don't you need to get beyond the screen I'm currently at, or can it be done some other way?!
(BTW folks I appreciate all of your help thus far, HUGS!)
Dunroamin - it currently has Vista on it, though I have a Windows 7 disc. I know how to do a system restore, but in order to do that don't you need to get beyond the screen I'm currently at, or can it be done some other way?!
(BTW folks I appreciate all of your help thus far, HUGS!)
System recovery will blat all your data and send it back to factory-fresh condition (with a Vista disc).
Windows repair (with a Vista disc) may work (and preserve your data).
The other options are fiddly command line stuff (with a Vista disc) that doesn't bear thinking about.
If there are no options in the BIOS to disable USB then it limits the options somewhat (even if there were it may not be the solution).
