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    my xps 1530 restarts on and on

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by arvinx, Jun 16, 2008.

  1. arvinx

    arvinx Newbie

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    i've just bought a xps 1530. i just installed a program called alcohol 120 which makes a virtual drive.after installing that, windows vista restart my computer when i try to enter the windows vista.i mean whenever i log on after 1 minute my computer is restarted.I'm positive that my computer is not affected.
    by the way i can't resolve the problem through safe mode, because it doesn't work.
    (there is a funny thing that this program (alcohol 120 ) works well in windows xp but in vista has caused this problem!!!)
    plz help me
    thanks alot in advance
     
    arvinx, Jun 16, 2008
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  2. Bauer418

    Bauer418 Notebook Evangelist

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    I doubt that Alcohol 120 is causing the problem but you can pop in your recovery CD and do a system restore to before it was installed.
     
    Bauer418, Jun 16, 2008
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  3. Thomas

    Thomas McLovin

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    Bauer418 is right, you should do a system restore first.
    If worse comes to worst you can reformat.
     
    Thomas, Jun 16, 2008
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    Andy Notebook Prophet

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    try restarting it with the 'last known gud config' option....
     
    Andy, Jun 16, 2008
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  5. Bauer418

    Bauer418 Notebook Evangelist

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    AKA the most worthless feature ever put into windows. I don't think that has ever solved a problem.
     
    Bauer418, Jun 16, 2008
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    Terenus Notebook Enthusiast

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    Ram going bad?
     
    Terenus, Jun 16, 2008
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    arvinx Newbie

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    could u please explain that completely? I'm a novice

    what do you mean by that?could u make it clear?

    thanks guys
     
    arvinx, Jun 16, 2008
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    robgt Notebook Guru

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    instead of doing a restore, reformat your drive and do a clean install
     
    robgt, Jun 16, 2008
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    arvinx Newbie

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    i guess there is nothing wrong with ram, as i said i think alcohol 120 caused this problem because i never connected to internet or ran an affected program since i bought the laptop
     
    arvinx, Jun 16, 2008
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    arvinx Newbie

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    i'd like to resolve the problem without reformatting my hard drive if it is possible.i am still looking forward to giving me a hand
     
    arvinx, Jun 16, 2008
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    escalera Notebook Guru

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    Just do a system restore just like the other guys have said since you just had your laptop and there may not have critical files stored in it. Doing a system restore will bring your laptop back to factory condition. Same state as when it had just been delivered to you. if you have some critical files in it then i would recommend downloading bootable linux distro browse for your file and save it to an external or optical drive.
     
    escalera, Jun 16, 2008
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