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    Alien ReSpawn format and now continous BSOD

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by ivory_soul, Jan 18, 2012.

  1. ivory_soul

    ivory_soul Notebook Enthusiast

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    Not sure what happened but after using Alien Respawn to format after a troublsome virus wouldn't go away it BSODs and won't restart. I tried Startup repair, but it fails to repair windows, I tried redoing respawn like 5 times and nothing works. I can give error codes if anyone needs them...any help?

    EDIT: I tried the memory test and the ePSA hardware diagnoses before anyone asks with no errors.
     
    ivory_soul, Jan 18, 2012
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    ThatOldGuy Notebook Virtuoso

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    AlienRespawn is notoriously troublesome. It can be a hit or miss. It seems like the files didn't copy or restore properly. Instead do a clean instal of windows (if you have the disks that came with your PC). If this is for the m11x you'll need an external dvd drive (they go for about $20 on amazon) and if you lost your OS and drivers disk, you may be able to find them online or call Alienware support for them.
     
    ThatOldGuy, Jan 18, 2012
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