Hi, I have a Gateway Laptop with Windows Vista Home Premium. Here's the problem.. I turn it on, it show's me the Gateway Logo and whatnot, then just goes to a grey screen, then restarts itself. I think I probably screwed it up by getting pissed and hitting the computer, im not sure. Do I need to find a Vista disk and reinstall? or just buy a new one?
I don't know what to do...
- Thread starter blaked
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If you literally (and not figuratively) assaulted your computer 
you may want to run a bootable diagnostic on your computer. Otherwise, there are so many possibilities. Did it run fine, then suddenly bomb? Did you install something off the Internet? Did you have a power failure or surge? Can you boot into safe mode by pressing F8?
If you can't get to safe mode AND if your diagnostics run fine, then you may have to install your OS. If you cannot run diagnostics, it might be a hardware problem? Is your PC still under warranty?
you may want to run a bootable diagnostic on your computer. Otherwise, there are so many possibilities. Did it run fine, then suddenly bomb? Did you install something off the Internet? Did you have a power failure or surge? Can you boot into safe mode by pressing F8?If you can't get to safe mode AND if your diagnostics run fine, then you may have to install your OS. If you cannot run diagnostics, it might be a hardware problem? Is your PC still under warranty?
My Computer
System One
-
- 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
- Mouse
- Dell Optical
- Keyboard
- Dell Quietkey
- Internet Speed
- 10 MBPS
tek101
Power User
If it's more than 3 year old ..i'd say buy a new one .....
This time if it acts up ....come back here first before you smashed it ...LOL
This time if it acts up ....come back here first before you smashed it ...LOL
My Computer
System One
-
- Manufacturer/Model
- S-Vaio FZ
- CPU
- Intel Core2duo T7100-1.8GHz
- Memory
- DDR2-2GB-PC2.5300-Sp.667MHz
- Graphics card(s)
- Mobile Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100-358MBvideo ram
- Screen Resolution
- 1280x800
- Hard Drives
- 200GB/7200Rpm/Serial ATA