Help, windows vista won't start up on my laptop

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Rox

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Hi, I've had my laptop for about 2 and a half years, vista was already installed on it and it was running fine albeit a bit slow for the past year or so, up until this morning.
I turned my laptop on, and it recommended that I do a system repair. So I did, but it didn't work. I restarted and it told me to do the same thing.
I can't seem to get on to the safe mode, I press f2 before the whole "system repair" thing pops up, and it doesn't say anything about safe mode.
I'm completely inept when it comes to computers/laptops and technology, I havent backed up my files or anything and it also wouldn't let me do that thing where you set the settings back a few days...

Can anyone help me, it's very frustrating.
 

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System One

f8 is safe mode. Try it and report back.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS420
    Memory
    6 gig
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD3650 256 MB
    Sound Card
    Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell SP2009W 20 inch Flat Panel w Webcam
    Hard Drives
    640 gb
    Cooling
    Fan
    Keyboard
    Dell USB
    Mouse
    Dell USB 4 button optical
    Other Info
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My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS420
    Memory
    6 gig
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD3650 256 MB
    Sound Card
    Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell SP2009W 20 inch Flat Panel w Webcam
    Hard Drives
    640 gb
    Cooling
    Fan
    Keyboard
    Dell USB
    Mouse
    Dell USB 4 button optical
    Other Info
    DSL provided by ATT

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS420
    Memory
    6 gig
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD3650 256 MB
    Sound Card
    Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell SP2009W 20 inch Flat Panel w Webcam
    Hard Drives
    640 gb
    Cooling
    Fan
    Keyboard
    Dell USB
    Mouse
    Dell USB 4 button optical
    Other Info
    DSL provided by ATT
richc46 said:
Choose the regular safe mode. Once there try to do a system restore.

In safe mode follow this:

Using Windows 7 or Vista System Restore - How-To Geek

Use system restore.
Click to expand...

I tried regular safe mode, it did nothing, just loaded a load of things, then rebooted itself, tried to do a system restore but it just come up with
"To perform an offline system restore, you must specify which windows installation you would like to restore.
For example, if the installation located in "C:\Windows" should be restored, enter the following command: rstrui.exe/OFFLINE:C:\Windows"
 

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When it comes up with the operating systems, it doesnt come up with Windows Vista and I dont have the disk for it to enter into the CD rom...
 

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System One

Tell me all of your choices
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS420
    Memory
    6 gig
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD3650 256 MB
    Sound Card
    Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell SP2009W 20 inch Flat Panel w Webcam
    Hard Drives
    640 gb
    Cooling
    Fan
    Keyboard
    Dell USB
    Mouse
    Dell USB 4 button optical
    Other Info
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it doesnt come up with anything to click, so i click next and it starts up the system recovery. i found a cd in the package that the laptop came in, called "upgrading your windows vista experience"
I dont know if that helps
 

My Computer

System One

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS420
    Memory
    6 gig
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD3650 256 MB
    Sound Card
    Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell SP2009W 20 inch Flat Panel w Webcam
    Hard Drives
    640 gb
    Cooling
    Fan
    Keyboard
    Dell USB
    Mouse
    Dell USB 4 button optical
    Other Info
    DSL provided by ATT
That won't let me either. it says i must specify what windows instalation i would like to restore...


edit: I entered a command, and I have no restore points on my system disk
 

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Rox said:
When it comes up with the operating systems, it doesnt come up with Windows Vista and I dont have the disk for it to enter into the CD rom...
Click to expand...

What are the OS that you are given?
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS420
    Memory
    6 gig
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD3650 256 MB
    Sound Card
    Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell SP2009W 20 inch Flat Panel w Webcam
    Hard Drives
    640 gb
    Cooling
    Fan
    Keyboard
    Dell USB
    Mouse
    Dell USB 4 button optical
    Other Info
    DSL provided by ATT

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS420
    Memory
    6 gig
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD3650 256 MB
    Sound Card
    Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell SP2009W 20 inch Flat Panel w Webcam
    Hard Drives
    640 gb
    Cooling
    Fan
    Keyboard
    Dell USB
    Mouse
    Dell USB 4 button optical
    Other Info
    DSL provided by ATT
No, like I said in a previous post, whenever I tried going onto safemode, it would load a load of things, then reboot itself and I've got the same problem.
 

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Oh, yeah that I've seen, I've just done the startup repair, and it said something about the volume that's corrupted and it's failed to repair it.
 

My Computer

System One

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS420
    Memory
    6 gig
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD3650 256 MB
    Sound Card
    Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell SP2009W 20 inch Flat Panel w Webcam
    Hard Drives
    640 gb
    Cooling
    Fan
    Keyboard
    Dell USB
    Mouse
    Dell USB 4 button optical
    Other Info
    DSL provided by ATT
I'm half way through creating a recovery disk, and I'm trying to burn the file onto a CD, it's still in torrent file, and it won't upload onto ImgBurn.. any idea?
 

My Computer

System One

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS420
    Memory
    6 gig
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD3650 256 MB
    Sound Card
    Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell SP2009W 20 inch Flat Panel w Webcam
    Hard Drives
    640 gb
    Cooling
    Fan
    Keyboard
    Dell USB
    Mouse
    Dell USB 4 button optical
    Other Info
    DSL provided by ATT
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