Windows Fails - Registry File Horror ! Help ! - TBD2024-03-29T08:20:01Zhttp://teebeedee.ning.com/forum/topics/windows-fails-registry-file-horror-help?groupUrl=pc-mac-help-desk&commentId=1991841%3AComment%3A1531710&groupId=1991841%3AGroup%3A1416379&feed=yes&xn_auth=nowaiting on any news from wolf…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2013-05-02:1991841:Comment:15335152013-05-02T19:14:33.890ZProblemAgainhttp://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/ProblemAgain
<p>waiting on any news from wolfdancer......let us know...</p>
<p>waiting on any news from wolfdancer......let us know...</p> apropo for gateways..they are…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2013-04-29:1991841:Comment:15318362013-04-29T20:06:09.736ZProblemAgainhttp://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/ProblemAgain
<p>apropo for gateways..they are built with paperclips....(chortle snicker)</p>
<p>apropo for gateways..they are built with paperclips....(chortle snicker)</p> Good Luck. Next time I will…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2013-04-29:1991841:Comment:15318742013-04-29T19:34:12.028ZShadowmanhttp://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/Shadowman
<p>Good Luck. Next time I will write down notes. The computer was five years old then so I could not see investing in professional services. It frustrated me for weeks then but the desktop has worked great since. However, I must warn you that you are talking to a guy that starts his Gateway laptop with a paperclip. ;-)</p>
<p>Good Luck. Next time I will write down notes. The computer was five years old then so I could not see investing in professional services. It frustrated me for weeks then but the desktop has worked great since. However, I must warn you that you are talking to a guy that starts his Gateway laptop with a paperclip. ;-)</p> eHow
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<p></p> As I've said, I've got the or…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2013-04-29:1991841:Comment:15316272013-04-29T18:23:15.177ZThe Wolfdancerhttp://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/PatriciaJones
<p>As I've said, I've got the original restore discs from dell along with the drivers discs...neither do anything....sigh.</p>
<p>As I've said, I've got the original restore discs from dell along with the drivers discs...neither do anything....sigh.</p> Right Shadowman...it is not d…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2013-04-29:1991841:Comment:15318122013-04-29T18:22:28.740ZThe Wolfdancerhttp://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/PatriciaJones
<p>Right Shadowman...it is not doing any repairs at all !</p>
<p>I am going to try your F10/F11 ideas and see if anything goes on that....as I've said Ive got the original reinstall/restore discs from Dell and even that does nothing. Ive configured it to boot from the restore disc and nada nothing ! Yikes !</p>
<p>Thanks Shadowman, I appreciate hearing what you did....I will keep ya updated !</p>
<p>Right Shadowman...it is not doing any repairs at all !</p>
<p>I am going to try your F10/F11 ideas and see if anything goes on that....as I've said Ive got the original reinstall/restore discs from Dell and even that does nothing. Ive configured it to boot from the restore disc and nada nothing ! Yikes !</p>
<p>Thanks Shadowman, I appreciate hearing what you did....I will keep ya updated !</p> does dell give you any restor…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2013-04-29:1991841:Comment:15316252013-04-29T18:09:23.628ZProblemAgainhttp://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/ProblemAgain
<p>does dell give you any restore discs? i've never used vista (thank ye jesus)....but xp and 7 can restore to factory settings from the original discs....which might just be what you need to do...here is a search and articles about restoring a dell to factory specs…</p>
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<p>does dell give you any restore discs? i've never used vista (thank ye jesus)....but xp and 7 can restore to factory settings from the original discs....which might just be what you need to do...here is a search and articles about restoring a dell to factory specs</p>
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<p>on 7 there is a disc partition d that you can also restore from</p> I had a similar problem on my…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2013-04-29:1991841:Comment:15317102013-04-29T18:06:34.379ZShadowmanhttp://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/Shadowman
<p>I had a similar problem on my HP Desktop/Vista last year. I do not remember exactly how I cured it but like you the items under the F8 method did not work. The F8 repair options at first fixed things until I turned it off again but after a few days not even that. I think I solved it by doing something after using the F10 or F11 and I am sorry but don't remember if I used the ctrl key at all or just held the F key down when powering on. But I did not need a restore disk or anything.…</p>
<p>I had a similar problem on my HP Desktop/Vista last year. I do not remember exactly how I cured it but like you the items under the F8 method did not work. The F8 repair options at first fixed things until I turned it off again but after a few days not even that. I think I solved it by doing something after using the F10 or F11 and I am sorry but don't remember if I used the ctrl key at all or just held the F key down when powering on. But I did not need a restore disk or anything. Suspiciously this began after a douse of Windows updates.</p>
<p>In your initial post you say, " It keeps taking me back to choices of safe mode, start normally etc...not doing any repairing options !" Do you mean the computer will not do the repair options or that you do not want to try them?</p> Laptop still not working, I c…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2013-04-29:1991841:Comment:15317042013-04-29T17:29:47.612ZThe Wolfdancerhttp://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/PatriciaJones
<p>Laptop still not working, I can get in safe mode and all of its' selections but they do nothing in terms of repair, booting, etc. Any other help and advice ? Cannot use any download programs because there is no operating system only some version of safe mode.</p>
<p>This may require a new hard drive but I'd sure like to find out if there is a way I can format this thing from safe mode and wipe it out, don't care if I lose info as most files I need are on a zip drive. So advice on formating…</p>
<p>Laptop still not working, I can get in safe mode and all of its' selections but they do nothing in terms of repair, booting, etc. Any other help and advice ? Cannot use any download programs because there is no operating system only some version of safe mode.</p>
<p>This may require a new hard drive but I'd sure like to find out if there is a way I can format this thing from safe mode and wipe it out, don't care if I lose info as most files I need are on a zip drive. So advice on formating in safe mode if it can be done would be awesome !</p>
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