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Thread ID: 98026 2009-03-08 07:59:00 Black Screen of Death Blam (54) Press F1
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754943 2009-03-08 09:20:00 Its highly unlikely its a hardware fault, as works fine on a live cd/ubcd4win etc.

So reinstall is the only option here?
Blam (54)
754944 2009-03-08 09:25:00 This is Vista, there is no recovery console. I assume you mean the vista recovery disc. And does chkdsk /p even exist?:p

It is a laptop. How do you suppose I remove it without voiding the warranty?

Well if there is a warranty then take it to the company that actually supplied the laptop.
I can sit here and assume anything I like. Just take all the advice you are given for free.
Why not install a Linux based O/S. There are switches for checkdisk, scandisk and even for installing operating systems. How do you remove what?
Sweep (90)
754945 2009-03-08 09:28:00 This is Vista, there is no recovery console. I assume you mean the vista recovery disc. And does chkdsk /p even exist?:p

It is a laptop. How do you suppose I remove it without voiding the warranty?
The Vista Recovery DVD/CD has command prompt available

You never mentioned it was a Laptop, only said its Vista
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I have already slaved the drive and scanned if for malware etc Not damn mind readers you know ;) YET



chkdsk has many commands / Switches

chkdsk /p /p= Check even if the drive is not flagged dirty, bad. But may or may not run from the CD, just checked and chkdsk /f did

Sweep - if its only damaged software - the warranty wont cover it. Warranties ONLY cover hardware.

Manufactures simply say - reinstall windows from fresh from the factory recovery disc's or partition - if it still plays up then they will look at the hardware.
wainuitech (129)
754946 2009-03-08 09:31:00 Ok thanks, I'll do that tomorrow, going to bed now:) Blam (54)
754947 2009-03-08 09:34:00 Night night - make sure the bed bugs dont bite :sleep wainuitech (129)
754948 2009-03-08 10:23:00 Ok thanks, I'll do that tomorrow, going to bed now:)

Take the laptop to school with you today.
Sweep (90)
754949 2009-03-08 19:42:00 I read somewhere a while ago that the BSOD (Black Screen of Death) was M$ answer to piracy of Vista. Is the OS authentic? Myth (110)
754950 2009-03-08 20:15:00 I read somewhere a while ago that the BSOD (Black Screen of Death) was M$ answer to piracy of Vista. Is the OS authentic?

100% Aunthentic, as its part of a school VLM license
Blam (54)
754951 2009-03-09 07:07:00 I did a chkdsk /f /r on the drive, but that didn't change anything

chkdsk /p wouldn't run in the vrc.

Will it work in UBCD4Win?
Blam (54)
754952 2009-03-09 07:59:00 Anyone have any idea on what I could do?

Replace ahd.sys?

Or should I just give up. And reinstall
Blam (54)
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