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| Thread ID: 104287 | 2009-10-22 22:21:00 | Laptop keeps restarting | kfoffice (9242) | Press F1 |
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| 823289 | 2009-10-23 05:40:00 | The option above is to re-install windows afresh. How do I save my current data (the important files) in the laptop harddrive? Is there a way I can connect my laptop to my desktop computer and let the desktop computer copy data from the laptop? |
kfoffice (9242) | ||
| 823290 | 2009-10-23 05:47:00 | As agent said, pull it out connect it to a desktop, then copy whatever. You cant copy programs tho, you'll have to reinstall them. After you reinstall | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 823291 | 2009-10-23 06:57:00 | Sorry but I've never worked with laptops before. I know my desktop has sata cables but looking at the laptop harddrive now it looks as the pins do not match the sata cables. I assume there are cables that can go between desktop and laptop harddrives? | kfoffice (9242) | ||
| 823292 | 2009-10-23 07:02:00 | Does the repair mentioned above refer to something like recovery console using the XP CD (I read somewhere?) | kfoffice (9242) | ||
| 823293 | 2009-10-23 07:22:00 | You can try doing a system restore back a few days using the recovery console Via a XP CD. Its possible, if the system was restored it "may" boot up good enough in safe mode to run malware bytes and remove the infection. Its a 50/50 chance it will work, wont do any harm ( or shouldn't), let me know if you want full instructions as how to run restore from a XP CD. Its completely different to normal system restore,I have used it a few times and it allows you to select different restore points. You wont lose any data, but it should take out the program. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 823294 | 2009-10-23 07:36:00 | From what I've just read, I put the XP CD in and boot the machine up then select R, 1 Enter then Enter again until C:\Windows or something like that . But after that I'm stuck . I don't know what command to type in next . Help! |
kfoffice (9242) | ||
| 823295 | 2009-10-23 07:48:00 | getting into the recovery console is the start - IF you want to run system restore back do the following .May pay to print this off - its LONG. Follow the commands TO THE LETTER or ~ \ marks as I put them. put in spaces only where shown. How to Run system restore from XP recovery Console : NOTE: where it says <enter> this means press the Enter key. Where it says Type: type the command that follows. Note any spaces in the commands, these are VERY important. If a command runs off the page DO NOT press enter to make a new line, just carry on typing. All commands are in lower Case, some are written in caps – ignore this. Boot from the Windows CD. Select R to enter the recovery Console Follow the prompts through till you end up at the following. Select 1 ( normally) When asking for the admin password, Press Enter, as long as it’s not password protected, if it is, then type in the password. The Command prompt it should look something like C:\WINDOWS> Type: cd \ <enter> NOTE: between “cd” & “\” there HAS to be a blank space as well as the following commands where entered. It should now say C:\> Type: cd system~1\_resto~1 If it gives an error "Access Denied" while accessing the folder, do the following: Type: cd \ <enter> Type: cd windows\system32\config <enter> Type: ren system system.bak Press enter Type: exit <enter> Now the computer should restart. Start again and work through till you get to C:\> Type : cd system~1\_resto~1 Type: dir <enter> NOTE: When you hit enter it will list all the restore points folders like "rp1", "rp2" Type: cd rp (With the second to the last restore point number) Eg: let’s say you have rp1, rp2, rp3 – rp8,rp9 select rp8 Example: cd rp8 Then click enter Type: cd snapshot Now the command Prompt will look like this c:\system~1\resto~1\rp8\snapshot NOTE (next command) space single between E \windows and copy _R Type: copy _REGISTRY_MACHINE_SOFTWARE \windows\system32\config\software Press Enter Press Y to over write. Type: copy _REGISTRY_MACHINE_SYSTEM \windows\system32\config\system. Press Enter Press Y to over write. Type: Exit <Enter> The Computer will now reboot, remove the CD as its booting, all going well your system will now boot normally, if not try safe mode. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 823296 | 2009-10-23 08:08:00 | Hey thanks, I'll have a go now. | kfoffice (9242) | ||
| 823297 | 2009-10-23 09:44:00 | Thanks a million wainuitech, we're back in business now . Laptop is now running as usual . I also found out that laptop was heavily infected by something . I had avast but was obviously disabled by the virus . So I uninstalled avast and downloaded MS security essential, ran it and found a whole lot nasties and dealt with them! Thanks again, much appreciated . |
kfoffice (9242) | ||
| 823298 | 2009-10-23 20:00:00 | Great - :thumbs: BUT its not finished yet - download from my sig, Malwarebytes, Spybot S&D, Spyware Terminator - install, update and run all in full scan. DONT - disable system restore yet- many people disable system restore to clean out PC's, and while that can stop it reinfecting, it does also blow away all options of restoring if something goes wrong. Once Sure it's working, then you can disable restore to remove any infected points. Don't ya just love the DOS commands - I do - you can do a lot more than the so called "modern Fixes" ;) |
wainuitech (129) | ||
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