Need help please
jamin21
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I have a Dell Studio laptop. I switched it on on Friday and it did a Windows Update, then nothing! I switched it off again and now I cannot access the internet at all.
When I switch it on it starts to "do a repair" but that's all, it goes no further.
My pc is 5 years old and this is the first problem I have had with it.
Anybody know what I should do before I take it to the repair shop?
Thanks.
When I switch it on it starts to "do a repair" but that's all, it goes no further.
My pc is 5 years old and this is the first problem I have had with it.
Anybody know what I should do before I take it to the repair shop?
Thanks.
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Choose safe mode and administrator to log in. When (if) it loads up go to system restore and pick a date before Friday to restore it to.
Are you saying when it boots up, it reports an error and tries to repair?
When you say you can't access the internet, is windows trying to repair the connection to the router? In which case turning the router off and on may sort it.
The way I read it it is that the OP cannot access the internet because "... I switch it on it starts to "do a repair" but that's all, it goes no further..."
It just automatically does a start up repair. I have switched the router on/off. I cannot access the internet at all because it just "sticks" after it has done the repair. Thanks for replying.
I have pressed F8 and it goes so far and then sticks.
I have just checked it and it has the Microsoft Corporation logo at the bottom of the screen but still not accessing the internet.
That's right. Sorry but I am very green when it comes to computers!
Forget about the Internet connection, that's just confusing the issue. Right now, Windows isn't even loading, so there's going to be no Internet or anything else.
What exactly does it say during the repair and what is on the screen after the repair has finished?
Unfortunately, if the start-up repair doesn't work, and you can't boot into Safe Mode and pressing F8 doesn't bring up a menu, then your options are going to be limited. A Vista disk may be necessary to access further recovery options, or failing that, you'll still have the final option to restore to factory settings (which will wipe any files you haven't backed up).
After the start up repair, it goes into the accessing the internet mode but it goes no further then I switch the pc off. I have now pressed F8 and gone to restore point but it has not worked either. When I pressed F8 safe mode it did not work either.
How do I restore to factory settings?
I don't understand why a startup repair "goes into accessing the internet mode". What exactly does it say?
Do you have a backup of all your data? If you don't, then a factory restore will lose all your data. be careful!
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or with disks http://www.dell.com/support/troubleshooting/us/en/19/KCS/KcsArticles/ArticleView?c=us&l=en&s=dhs&docid=DSN_336966
MInd press F8 repeatedly before and after FR do a windows update !
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7p852Jp6csE
Does the pc ever boot to the normal desktop? Can you describe or take a photo and upload to photobucket of where it is getting stuck.
I changed my antivirus a few weeks ago from Antivir to Avast and whether that had anything to do with it I don't know. As I said, I have never had a problem like this before.
I would like to thank you all very much for your help (and patience). It is very much appreciated. x