Ive had my Dell laptop for about 3 years and for the past year or so I have been unable to turn off my comp because everytime I do Windows never starts properly and makes me so system repair a couple times until finally it will boot properly after about an hour of repair. If anyone knows or has heard of a similar problem please let me know. (I have reformatted my comp a couple times in an effort to fix this and any other tech problems my Dell gives me)
Have annoying problem! Please help!
- Thread starter mpedigo
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theog
Vista Guru
Hi Mpedigo. Can you please fill in system specs?
Have you checked your hard disk for errors?
Check your hard disk for errors - Windows Vista Help
Have you checked your memory?
Memtest86+ - Advanced Memory Diagnostic Tool
Do you have the latest drivers installed?
Do you have any driver errors in device manager?
Do you have SP2 installed?
Have you checked your hard disk for errors?
Check your hard disk for errors - Windows Vista Help
Have you checked your memory?
Memtest86+ - Advanced Memory Diagnostic Tool
Do you have the latest drivers installed?
Do you have any driver errors in device manager?
Do you have SP2 installed?
My Computer
System One
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- Manufacturer/Model
- Custom
- CPU
- AMD AM2 6000+
- Motherboard
- Nvidia M2N-E SLI
- Graphics Card(s)
- GeForce 7600GT
- Screen Resolution
- 1280x1024
- Hard Drives
- WD
- Case
- Cooler Master
- Cooling
- Three fans
- Keyboard
- Dell Quietkey
- Mouse
- Dell Optical
- Internet Speed
- 10 MBPS
zigzag3143
Banned
Well this is going to take some investigation. Lemur is correct we need you complete system specs. we also could use some history. when did it start, what changes were made around that time. was it a clean install? Is it 32 bit?
waiting for info
Ken
My Computer
System One
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- Manufacturer/Model
- Dell Inspiron E 1405
- Memory
- 4 gigs
- Graphics Card(s)
- integrated intel 945
- Sound Card
- integrated
- Screen Resolution
- 1440x900
- Hard Drives
- 300 gig internal
- Internet Speed
- 10 down 1.5 up
i tried checking the hard drive for errors but it says that i cant check it until i restart my computer.. is there another option because restarting my comp is a huge pain as you know. also it started happening about a year ago and there werent any new installations at that time. and im sry but im kinf od a newb so im not exactly sure what drivers are but i doubt that i have downloaded any.
My Computer
i tried checking the hard drive for errors but it says that i cant check it until i restart my computer.. is there another option because restarting my comp is a huge pain as you know. also it started happening about a year ago and there werent any new installations at that time. and im sry but im kinf od a newb so im not exactly sure what drivers are but i doubt that i have downloaded any.
thank you guys for the responses. im going to keep trying the error checking in the hard drive and the memory.
thank you guys for the responses. im going to keep trying the error checking in the hard drive and the memory.
My Computer
Frostmourne
Banned
Run this .bat file which will load chkdsk in read-only mode to see if there are any bad sectors. Then check the results in the C:\ drive. It will be called Results.txt. Right-click the file, select run as administrator and wait. For a healthy drive, it shouldn't take longer than 3 to 5min.
My Computer
System One
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- Manufacturer/Model
- Sony Vaio Z46GDU
- CPU
- [email protected] w/6MB L2 cache 1066MHz FSB
- Memory
- 6GB DDR3 1066MHz SDRAM
- Graphics Card(s)
- 9300M GS 256MB + Intel Integrated 4500MHD
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 13.1" WXGA True Colour Tough
- Screen Resolution
- 1600x900
- Hard Drives
- 320GB SATA 7200RPM
- Internet Speed
- 1MB/s