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    OS won't boot

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by cichlid81, Sep 19, 2009.

  1. cichlid81

    cichlid81 Notebook Guru

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    Hello, my old Dell inspiron 1000 has decided that it no longer wants to boot into windows anymore. Sometimes I will get as far as the windows welcome screen but then it will lock up, sometimes the screen will just go black, the touchpad still works though. I did the diagnostic check, all I am able to get from this is a bunch of error codes telling me that dell will know what they mean. I am literally getting hundreds of these errors, so many I could not even complete the test. I am not the most computer savvy individual, does anybody have any tips to get it going again? I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you
     
    cichlid81, Sep 19, 2009
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  2. Kamin_Majere

    Kamin_Majere =][= Ordo Hereticus

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    I would suggest taking your hard drive out and hooking it up to another computer (with an external enclosure) and run a diagnostic on it that way. If your OS is corrupted it might never complete a test running off the bad drive.

    You might have a bad hard drive and the quicker you can find out and get your data off the better.
     
    Kamin_Majere, Sep 19, 2009
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  3. taj619

    taj619 Notebook Consultant

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    well best is to jst do a clean install of windows or do a repair
     
    taj619, Sep 19, 2009
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    sean473 Notebook Prophet

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    LOL if he can't even boot how is he gonna do a clean install? ... also his comp could be dieing... time to get a new one...
     
    sean473, Sep 20, 2009
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  5. taj619

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    well wht i meant was to install a new copy of windows from windows dvd to hard drive as it seems existing one has gone corrupt
     
    taj619, Sep 20, 2009
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    His computer is booting, just not booting into Windows.
     
    Lithus, Sep 20, 2009
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