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Topic: HELP
Posted By: finno
Subject: HELP
Date Posted: 30-May-2008 at 09:12
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Tried turning on pc at home this morning, and it wouldn't work. The black screen comes up which says it cant start and offers a number of options. windows normal, safe mode, last configuration.... No matter which option I select it just keeps restarting and goes to this screen. Any suggestions? ------------- A man must have a code |
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Posted By: Black Russian
Date Posted: 30-May-2008 at 09:21
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Hmmmmm Finno You may have to reinstall that. Do you have anything on that you need to backup i.e. photos music files etc etc??.. Had a laptop with the same problem in work and thats what I ended up doing with it. ------------- "Legal downloads is killing Piracy" http://www.flickr.com/groups/th |
Posted By: eejit91
Date Posted: 30-May-2008 at 11:17
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I've had that but safe mode normally works for me!! A friend yesterday was in a terrible state as when she went to hers which she works from home on all her icons were different (like old icons) and he wow link for the internet was gone! Pete any suggestions on that one? I tried to have her do a system restore but no dates highlighted for her. ------------- "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better." |
Posted By: finno
Date Posted: 30-May-2008 at 11:33
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Have my photos and music on external hard drive. so hopefully they will be fine. ------------- A man must have a code |
Posted By: Black Russian
Date Posted: 30-May-2008 at 11:46
Finno If you have a back up done of your files there is a couple of things to try.... 1. If you have XP Emergency Recovery Disks you could try that.(I think you can create these during an installation. 2. Try Recovery Console/Repair from the XP cd. I have never really used that tool and sometimes its easier and quicker to reisntall from scratch 3. or do a full reinstallation of XP, During the installation it will ask you do you want to format the partition or leave it intact. If you leave it intact you should hold on to your drivers and software. It may give you the option to install it into a new location ie C:WINDOWS.000 if it gives you the option to install it in Particular folder just in stall in C:\WINDOWS Any problems you can give me a buzz... Just doing up my invoice for you now  Hope you have a big walletP could do is reinstall XP ------------- "Legal downloads is killing Piracy" http://www.flickr.com/groups/th |
finno wrote:Posted By: Black Russian
Date Posted: 30-May-2008 at 11:47
Teresa It sounds like her Login Profile might have got corrupted. If its her work PC I wouldn't like to suggest to try anythinng other than ring teh IT Helpdesk... They won't be as nice as me though ------------- "Legal downloads is killing Piracy" http://www.flickr.com/groups/th |
Posted By: finno
Date Posted: 30-May-2008 at 16:14
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Thanks Pete will try that ------------- A man must have a code |
Posted By: finno
Date Posted: 30-May-2008 at 20:37
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Pete, Many thanks for your assistance. Had to use recovery disk. but now in process of reinstalling a lot of software (or maybe nows the time to reconsider what I want and dont want). Got firefox and now here - will pop back later ------------- A man must have a code |
Posted By: Black Russian
Date Posted: 31-May-2008 at 11:52
No probs Finno, you jinked me my pc is on the blink and I might have to do the same too  ------------- "Legal downloads is killing Piracy" http://www.flickr.com/groups/th |
Posted By: finno
Date Posted: 01-June-2008 at 13:30
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Advice to all Big lesson learned make sure you do a regular back up. Luckily I had music and photos on an external hard drive but not documents and hadnt backed them up in a while. Sorry Pete will buy you a coffee/pint next see you. ------------- A man must have a code |
Posted By: irish_mammy
Date Posted: 02-June-2008 at 13:07
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thanks for that advice Finno. Just one thing - how do you do a back up (regular or otherwise) for us not so computer literate as all of youse ------------- Lesley 25th June - 25th July. Get organising my nights out. Child can stay in the car. Grove 1980-1984 |
Posted By: Black Russian
Date Posted: 02-June-2008 at 13:47
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Best and Easiest way to back up is , Photos, Documents, music files, movies, etc etc. is too either 1. Copy them to CD or DVDs, all the above can be copied 2. Get an external drive and copy them on to it. What I do with my music is I have a folder for new music I get and I put the new music in there and also put it on to the backup and then copy it alphbethically 3. Memory sticks are great There are other ways to back up your whoe pc and programs. ------------- "Legal downloads is killing Piracy" http://www.flickr.com/groups/th |
Posted By: Black Russian
Date Posted: 02-June-2008 at 13:47
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Finno do you know the name of the files yo have lost ??? ------------- "Legal downloads is killing Piracy" http://www.flickr.com/groups/th |
Posted By: maryi
Date Posted: 02-June-2008 at 15:02
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Finno, Thats really annoying - It happened me a few years ago - lost everything. I now back up everything every few weeks. how I lost it we were hit by lightening and while I had the computer through a surge protector I didn't have the phone line - All the phones in the house were fried along with the computer so an expensive lesson. Hope you got all your files back. Les, if you have something like "nero" on your computer it is very straighforward you can save all to DVD, CD or Zip which ever suits you.
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Posted By: Vinyl Junkie
Date Posted: 02-June-2008 at 22:00
Lesley, Theres also a "back-up" option for your files with the Norton 360 antivirus software package, just in case of a worst case scenario. Just click the button, and it stores your stuff in a secure location. Does take a good while though, maybe leave it to work overnight. ------------- TPFKAB (The Poster Formerly Known As Brunswick). |
Posted By: kbannon
Date Posted: 02-June-2008 at 22:38
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There are also versions of linux which can run from CD or a USB stick. These are ideal for starting up a machine and copying files across in situations like this. See http://www.knoppix.org/ - http://www.knoppix.org/ ------------- 
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Posted By: finno
Date Posted: 03-June-2008 at 00:03
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Have the name of a couple of the files. found a few since that I had included on the external drive so have recovered some that need updating but not others
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Posted By: verh
Date Posted: 03-June-2008 at 20:39
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Finno - Do you still have your old Cannon ??? If so, you are more than welcome to the one I found - the bits might fit in and there are quite a few lens with it - let me know ok ?
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Posted By: finno
Date Posted: 03-June-2008 at 20:44
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Yes still have it. Would be delighted to take the canon off your hands to cannibalise if you don't want them. ------------- A man must have a code |
Posted By: verh
Date Posted: 14-June-2008 at 20:53
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Delighted Finno - will send on a pm now - have been away so just see the thread now. ------------- Verona |
Posted By: monarch
Date Posted: 26-October-2010 at 14:14
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Anyone know where I can get my
Ariston FG22GB gas oven repaired. ------------- There is a crack in everything ...... that's how the light gets in |
Posted By: BrendanFella
Date Posted: 26-October-2010 at 14:24
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At the oven repair shop?....LOL ------------- BrendanFella IRISH DIPLOMACY IS....The ability to tell a man to Go To Hell so that He looks forward to making the trip. |
Posted By: joey the lips
Date Posted: 26-October-2010 at 16:34
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I am sure Dayo might be able to help you with that one Frank Nice one Bren ------------- You can checkout anytime u like but u can never leave |
Posted By: monarch
Date Posted: 14-January-2011 at 14:20
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Just got a flyer in the door
from D.C.Gas Heating and Plumbing saying that free fitting on selected Gas Cookers.Dayo is this your company and could I get a replacement for a fitted Ariston FG22GB gas oven as ours has been out of action for a few months now.I'm fed up with the little replacement oven we have been using.I just want something that fits the space and does the cooking. ------------- There is a crack in everything ...... that's how the light gets in |
Posted By: irish_mammy
Date Posted: 14-January-2011 at 17:00
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Frank ring 087-2541329. Tell them your a friend of Lesley Sheedy (Colm's sister) and if they can help you. ------------- Lesley 25th June - 25th July. Get organising my nights out. Child can stay in the car. Grove 1980-1984 |
Posted By: monarch
Date Posted: 22-March-2012 at 00:27
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I made a boll.. of putting up a ceiling light fitting I called this guy he was there within 2 hours and had the problem solved within a half-hour .Really impressed.  ------------- There is a crack in everything ...... that's how the light gets in |
Posted By: Pogue Mahoney
Date Posted: 22-March-2012 at 03:01
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Here's an idea I came up with all by myself. It will work for any man who's wife insists on pulling plugs out of computers and walls by the wire. I went through three of these power adapters in one year at almost $100 a pop. I considered using the broken wires to make a whip to beat her with but instead came up with the idea of using a nylon electrical tie to secure the wires. This one has lasted over three months without any signs of wear. The same idea will work on Radio or TV plugs or to hold your hair in place.
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Posted By: monarch
Date Posted: 08-September-2016 at 13:53
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Anyone any helpful advise they would like to share ? . ------------- There is a crack in everything ...... that's how the light gets in |