Adam-Griffin Posted February 11, 2010 Report Share Posted February 11, 2010 First and foremost I'll apologise for making a whole topic but I need this sorting Asap and Random small questions just doesn't get enough attention, slate all you want. I've woken up this morning, turned my computer on and i'm greeted with 'We apologize for the inconvinience but windows did not start successfully blah blah blah' And the options: Safe mode Safe mode with networking Safe mode with Comman prompt Last known good configuration Start windows normally So I went with last known good configuration just in case, and when the windows loading screen comes up the Blue screen of death very quickly flashes up (Not even a second...) and my computer goes right back to the begining It's an Acer netbook, I've got the box somewhere so if needs be i can find out more to do with the spec if it'll help. I just have no idea what to do haha, I havn't got a cd drive either so can't just put the disc in. And i can't log on to sort it out either! Any ideas? Any help would be really appreciated 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thinkdougie Posted February 11, 2010 Report Share Posted February 11, 2010 New PC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephenpoll_41 Posted February 11, 2010 Report Share Posted February 11, 2010 Installed any new hardware recently? If so take out and try without it. See if you can get into it with safe mode and shutdown propperly and re-boot, sometimes that works. If that doesn't work then you dont have much chance without a cd drive to boot from, any chance you can borrow a mates laptop drive and boot it from cd that way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted February 11, 2010 Report Share Posted February 11, 2010 Whenever I've had that I've had to format the PC.. there may be a way round it but I don't think it's easy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam-Griffin Posted February 11, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2010 Whenever I've had that I've had to format the PC.. there may be a way round it but I don't think it's easy! It's a pain in the arse, I'm having to use my sisters Computer and it's just full of shit about twilight and every things written in chav I was kinda hoping Anzo might have looked in here (A) ... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey B Posted February 11, 2010 Report Share Posted February 11, 2010 (edited) I am assuming you are using Windows 7 on your Netbook (If not heres your chance to upgrade ). Follow the instruction on THIS link and create a bootable usb stick from which windows can be installed. Then follow the usual steps to install a clean copy of Windows onto your netbook. If you don't know how to do this, do a bit of googling and if your still stuck after that drop me a PM and i'll guide you through it Edited February 11, 2010 by Joey B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam-Griffin Posted February 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2010 I am assuming you are using Windows 7 on your Netbook (If not heres your chance to upgrade ). Follow the instruction on THIS link and create a bootable usb stick from which windows can be installed. Then follow the usual steps to install a clean copy of Windows onto your netbook. If you don't know how to do this, do a bit of googling and if your still stuck after that drop me a PM and i'll guide you through it Aha that sounds like a plan! I'm using Xp atm and that was fine so saw no real reason to Upgrade(?) to 7 although if it'll sort it then sweeet! I'll get on that tomorow, cheers for that 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l33th3tr33 Posted February 12, 2010 Report Share Posted February 12, 2010 I just had to sort out my mates notebook, I dont have a clue why anyone thinks it's a good idea to produce a computer without a disc drive. I had to plug his hard drive into my computer and reinstall xp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam-Griffin Posted February 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2010 I just had to sort out my mates notebook, I dont have a clue why anyone thinks it's a good idea to produce a computer without a disc drive. I had to plug his hard drive into my computer and reinstall xp. Yeaah that's another option I've considered, I guess it's a case of sacrificing it for the size/weight of it. Other than this, I've never thought 'Hmm I wish I had a cd drive on here' It's just a pain when you need it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l33th3tr33 Posted February 12, 2010 Report Share Posted February 12, 2010 Yeaah that's another option I've considered, I guess it's a case of sacrificing it for the size/weight of it. Other than this, I've never thought 'Hmm I wish I had a cd drive on here' It's just a pain when you need it. Does anyone you know have a plug n play cd drive they could lend? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam-Griffin Posted February 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2010 Does anyone you know have a plug n play cd drive they could lend? I doubt it to be honest, I have a feeling it's going to be quicker, and easier just install 7 or something. I phoned Acer and spoke to some dappy bint who spoke with the most irritating Birmingham accent I've ever heard, I could barely understand her and from what I could understand, she had no idea what she was talking about haha. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l33th3tr33 Posted February 12, 2010 Report Share Posted February 12, 2010 I doubt it to be honest, I have a feeling it's going to be quicker, and easier just install 7 or something. I phoned Acer and spoke to some dappy bint who spoke with the most irritating Birmingham accent I've ever heard, I could barely understand her and from what I could understand, she had no idea what she was talking about haha. Haha typical. If you're upgrading to 7 then make sure you have enough ram and processor speed to cope with the upgrade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anzo Posted February 12, 2010 Report Share Posted February 12, 2010 Its a difficult call to make really, you could just reinstall the OS and hope that sorts it, but you really ought to find out why that blue screen is appearing. The reason is because most of the time a blue screen will appear because of a hardware error, ususally the source is either the RAM or the hard drive. How old is the laptop? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam-Griffin Posted February 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2010 Its a difficult call to make really, you could just reinstall the OS and hope that sorts it, but you really ought to find out why that blue screen is appearing. The reason is because most of the time a blue screen will appear because of a hardware error, ususally the source is either the RAM or the hard drive. How old is the laptop? Thanks for the advise but I've managed to sort it now, somehow haha. The only problem i do have is that I seem to have lost all my stuff, but, my 160gig hard drive claims to have only 75gig free, so at a guess the other 85gig is my music/films/ etc? Any idea where i'd find it? Thanks for all the help 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD™ Posted February 12, 2010 Report Share Posted February 12, 2010 Thanks for the advise but I've managed to sort it now, somehow haha. The only problem i do have is that I seem to have lost all my stuff, but, my 160gig hard drive claims to have only 75gig free, so at a guess the other 85gig is my music/films/ etc? Any idea where i'd find it? Thanks for all the help Have you tried under the bed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam-Griffin Posted February 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2010 Have you tried under the bed? I have, nothing but socks under there Thanks though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted February 12, 2010 Report Share Posted February 12, 2010 I just had to sort out my mates notebook, I dont have a clue why anyone thinks it's a good idea to produce a computer without a disc drive. I had to plug his hard drive into my computer and reinstall xp. have you seen how big an optical drive is? Netbooks are small for a reason. And you don't need to remove the hard drive, that's such a massive overkill. Just format a pen drive to install the OS from, took me less than half an hour to set it up. Griffdawg. You have 2 options, Pen Drive (4gb+), or a USB DVD drive, either will do, and give me a shout if you want help. Upgrade to Windows 7 aswell! I did on my NC10, it's far better than XP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam-Griffin Posted February 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2010 have you seen how big an optical drive is? Netbooks are small for a reason. And you don't need to remove the hard drive, that's such a massive overkill. Just format a pen drive to install the OS from, took me less than half an hour to set it up. Griffdawg. You have 2 options, Pen Drive (4gb+), or a USB DVD drive, either will do, and give me a shout if you want help. Upgrade to Windows 7 aswell! I did on my NC10, it's far better than XP. I'm all sorted now although it's made me consider upgrading to 7, But being the cheapskate I am I resent paying for something I don't need haha. It's just been a lesson for me, I need to stop f**king about with things I don't understand, or i break them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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