any one know how i can fix my laptop ?

Question

i restarted my laptop the other day as it had crashed, and now when i turn it on it loads until the windows XP bit and then restarts itself. anyone have an ideas how to help?

Answer 1

I had to reinstall windows when that happened to my compiter. If you can get into safe mode, while the computer it loading up tap on the F8 key, when a menu comes up, select the option for last know best configuration. If this doesn't work you may have to reinstall windows.

Answer 2

hi jenny

this is one of the most common issues with windows xp,it happens to desktop pc,s aswell as notebooks and is caused by a corrupted boot loader come boot.ini file

a system restore done via a safe mode start-up is one solution however this is depending if the problem is only confined to the current windows xp settings,if the whole boot process is corrupted then this will not work

another reason for crashes is overheating and this is more relevant to notebooks rather than desktops mainly due to the limited cooling found in notebooks

try cleaning the vent(s) in your laptop,these are normally located either at the side or on the back of the notebook and can easily become blocked with dust after a while,and this will significantly affect the performance and temperture of both your notebooks cpu and other hardware

use some air duster(http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=25351&DOY=14m10),and some short blasts of air into the vents will clear out any dust/muck thats acumilated in there over time

after this leave the laptop for a few minutes and then boot up again to see if theres any difference

there is another way,however it depends on the way your notebook is designed,some laptops come with recovery disks,these will return your laptop to its factory settings and will basically return the p.c state to the way it was when you first took it out of the box

however some come with a recovery partition which is a hidden partition on your hard drive(around 8gb) and is initialized by pressing a fkey during post(power on self test),normally f11 or f12

then windows will basically re-install using the files located on that partition,however unlike recovery disks(were you lose all your data) the recovery partition allows you to recover your p.c with or without loss of data

this is a option however remember to back up any data or files that are important before starting the recovery

theres also the windows xp "recovery console" which is used to repair damaged windows xp installations,and is specificly designed for repairing boot problems,however the recovery console is quite difficult to use and requires advanced knowledge

so in reflection theres a few solutions to be getting on with,so try them in this order :

1)boot up and press f8 to begin safe mode,then when prompted choose "system restore",then choose a restore point as far back as needed but not too far

2)if you can manage to use it,try the recovery console,you can find some useful information and assistance at http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=25351&DOY=14m10

3)run the recovery disk/partition however remember to back up any important files/data to a external storage device or removable media

all these methods are tried and tested and all will work,however any problems let me know

good luck jenny !

Answer 3

The fault you describe is very common on laptops, it is usually caused by errors on the hard drive and can often be corrected by running scandisk from the origional Windows CD. However, the occurance of the error usually indicates a fault with the hard drive (unless you know a virus or software deletion has caused the problem). So as a precaution it would be wise to renew the hard drive, tey are reasonably cheap at the moment and can be done by any laptop repair shop http://www.trilogicuk.co.uk

Answer 4

If you press F8 before the Windows XP screen is displayed, you'll be prompted with a menu where you can select Safe Mode.. Try starting your laptop in this mode, and see whether it boots up ok, let me know.

Answer 5

As it was said try to start your laptop in safe mode, then save your important data. Try to restore your Windows to the latest working configuration. After it restart Windows in normal mode, if does not work, you must reinstall Windows, but your important data will saved.

Answer 6

It's overheating and the program stops the laptop to prevent further damage. Go and buy a can of compressed air and give all of the ventilation slots a good blow through with it to remove the dust and fluff.

All should be back to normal afterwards.

Answer 7

start the laptop in safemode by pressing f8 then do system restore from there hope it helps

Answer 8

unplug any usb or any other kind of thing hooked to your computer then try to restart...obviously not your power or keyboard, mouse.

then if it docent work..try to get a windows xp disc and reinstall..if their is something important....im sorry