dotTech - Topic: Not Again... :( http://dottech.org/forums/tech-support/not-again/ Simple:Press Version 5.2.6 Casey on Not Again... :( http://dottech.org/forums/tech-support/not-again/#p14063 Tech Support http://dottech.org/forums/tech-support/not-again/#p14063 Ashraf said:

Casey said:

Sorry if I took up too much space.

The bill is in the mail.
 

lol LaughLaugh

]]> Sat, 08 Jan 2011 17:35:28 -0800 Locutus on Not Again... :( http://dottech.org/forums/tech-support/not-again/#p14062 Tech Support http://dottech.org/forums/tech-support/not-again/#p14062 Ashraf said:

Casey said:

Sorry if I took up too much space.

The bill is in the mail.
 

For what, 20¢?

]]> Sat, 08 Jan 2011 17:33:45 -0800 Ashraf on Not Again... :( http://dottech.org/forums/tech-support/not-again/#p14061 Tech Support http://dottech.org/forums/tech-support/not-again/#p14061 Casey said:

Sorry if I took up too much space.

The bill is in the mail.

]]> Sat, 08 Jan 2011 17:08:01 -0800 Casey on Not Again... :( http://dottech.org/forums/tech-support/not-again/#p14055 Tech Support http://dottech.org/forums/tech-support/not-again/#p14055 Nevermind. It's working now. I have no clue what happened, but all is fine now. Sorry if I took up too much space. Embarassed

]]> Sat, 08 Jan 2011 16:15:55 -0800 Locutus on Not Again... :( http://dottech.org/forums/tech-support/not-again/#p14053 Tech Support http://dottech.org/forums/tech-support/not-again/#p14053 The normal route to fixing this issue would be to use a Windows installation disc.  Do any of your friends have the same version (bit & model) of Vista as you (ie, 32-bit Home Premium)?

EDIT: forgot to say, something similar happened to me during my vacation in the summer.  My laptop (w/ Windows 7) suddenly stopped working, and upon startup it would say that Windows couldn't be started.  The only fix to it I had was to find another Windows 7 home premium 64-bit computer (about ~30 feet away luckily) and make a repair disc (~$5.00 and 20km away). It took two weeks to get the blank CD. :(

]]> Sat, 08 Jan 2011 15:20:24 -0800 Casey on Not Again... :( http://dottech.org/forums/tech-support/not-again/#p14046 Tech Support http://dottech.org/forums/tech-support/not-again/#p14046 Some of you dotTechies may recall I had trouble booting windows last year. Today, something went wrong, and I don't know what happened. CryHere's what happens when I try to load up vista:

  1. I turn on my computer
  2. I am greeted with my "Windows Boot Loader". On this list are Windows Vista and Ubuntu.
  3. Choosing Vista, I am fowarded to another screen. This screen is a big message saying something along the lines of "You fail at life" "Windows failed to boot properly. Run the Repair tool, and if that doesn't work, run it from the disk that came with your windows."
  4. On this screen, there are two options. The repair tool, which doesn't work and I am prompted to insert the original Windows disk (which sucks because my computer came preloaded). The other is "start windows normally".
  5. It looks great as I choose "start normally". I get the loading screen, with the bar going back and forth.
  6. Now my troubles begin. The loading screen disappears, leaving a glaring message saying something along the lines of "windows chkdsk cannot be found. this could be due because of a recent hardware change...[blah, blah blah]" After ten seconds or so, everything goes black. [Go back to step 2 and repeatYell]
  7. Help!

Ubuntu works though, so I am able to connect to the internet and post this desperate plea for help.

 

So, Windows seems to boot, but it looks like my chkdsk is the problem. Can anyone help me?

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