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– booting into safe mode
– booting into command-prompt mode
– booting off of a CD or DVD (CMOS settings may have to be adjusted for this)
[although the system check screen was kind enough to say something about a memory problem, which made things easier]).
– Removing the modem, graphics card and other add-on devices.
– Disconnecting and possibly uninstalling peripheral hardware.
– Disconnect the master drive.
– Look at the device manager for hardware issues.
– Check the event viewer
– Google any error messages (and symptoms)
– Reinstall Windows (without wiping out the current programs).
– Clean reinstall Windows and all programs.
I’ve started from scratch with my laptop PC more than once – most recently I needed to change the CMOS settings to boot from the DVD drive just to get started. My backups are very low-tech; I usually burn a DVD with key data and put it in a (hopefully) safe place.
Was it recoverable?
Reformatable?
Do you know what caused the problem?
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