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    M1710 Windows XP won't load

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by Meursault2010, Mar 31, 2011.

  1. Meursault2010

    Meursault2010 Newbie

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    Hi, my laptop (Dell XPS M1710) has been riddled with viruses, and now XP crashes when starting up (just gets to a certain point and restarts). Is a complete OS reinstall my only option? What are the steps I have to take for that?
     
    Meursault2010, Mar 31, 2011
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    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    Given how heavily your OS has been infected, backing up the data and reinstalling the OS seems like a better idea. Even if you clean off the viruses/malware sometimes they can hose settings/registry values.
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Mar 31, 2011
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