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    NEW XPS M1330 Cannot load Windows Visa after Windows Update! Please help!

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by deadstone2706, Sep 12, 2008.

  1. deadstone2706

    deadstone2706 Notebook Geek

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    Hi,

    It looks like today will be the second day running that I will have to restore my (1 week old) XPS M1330 laptop back to last Saturday.

    I logoff and shut down, then it starts updating the files for the latest Windows Update.

    When I try to start it up, it gets past the BIOS screen, and the initial Windows load part, then hangs before showing the Vista Logo.

    Safe Mode works fine, so I can always run a System restore...

    Has anyone else experienced problems like this?

    Thanks
    Philip
     
    deadstone2706, Sep 12, 2008
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  2. vinumsv

    vinumsv MobileFreak™

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    hmm check if something is trying to start with windows while booting into normal mode ... if so try disabling it ...
     
    vinumsv, Sep 12, 2008
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    sclui56 Notebook Geek

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    Happened to me last night after Windows update installed 11 updates. Did a restore to pre update & it was fine but I kept getting a problem message about the fingerprint software, which pointed me to http://www.upek.com/support/downloads/psql_winqual/psql_upgrade.asp

    After I uninstalled the 5.6 version (OEM Dell) and installed the 5.8, everything seems to be fine for now.
     
    sclui56, Sep 12, 2008
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