Hi,
It sounds like a loose (or dry) connection somewhere. I assume that you do not have any warranty? It could be something very simple, but finding it could be very difficult. Check all the...

As I said, BSOD, you can not do anything. You can not download, if you use another machine to download you can not update without starting windows and if you only get a BSOD you can not start...

Hi,
You just posted a reply to a very old thread .... Jan 30th, 2006
I don't think he needs your information now.....

But, how do you update drivers when you have a BSOD?

Hi,
You just posted an answer to a thread that is very old ....Sep 3rd, 2008.
If the poster has not got the files off his drive by now, I don't think he ever will....

You have piggybacked on an old thread. (27 Days Ago)
Unplug any/all CD/DVD, Floppy (if fitted) any/all hard drive and remove your Video card. Plug your monitor directly into the motherboard. Try to...

You have hijacked an old thread (Dec 31st, 2008)
Start your own thread giving a lot of information about your PC and OS.
Check out this site before you start a new thread, may may help you....

Do you get a message on the monitor?
Is the power for the monitor direct or through the power supply of your PC?
From what I understand of your problem you should get a message on your monitor like...

any fans working? If so, are they all working?
any lights, monitor, hard drive, CD/DVD, power switch?

Hi,
I haven't bothered to read this old thread, you would have been better to open your own new thread and reference to this one.
If the laptop will not start you can not access it from...

How do you get into a laptop....I would like to see you try.....

OK, so your lap top now works without a battery, still needs fixing, take it to a service center.
Please give more information about you PC and we will see if we can offer a suggestion. What is...

What about tapping "Del" on start up???

I think your problem is that you have not set the CD as first boot or accessing the boot menu at start up. Either open BIOS and set CD as first boot or tap the necessary button maybe "Del" (see...

Don't plug it in again!!! You could do more damage.
You have a short circuit by the sound of things and you need to take it to a service center for repair.

lewisa16, This post is 27 days old...Your battery could be flat and not keeping the details in the BIOS. They often last for years but maybe it was a bad one to start with. They are not too...

Hi friend,
Please, we can do without all the fact on your room mate and a lot more on your PC.
What happens when you press F2, is the hard drive listed?
Sometimes the machine may not find the...

Most people that post here are not a "techie" so don't worry about that.
But yes, please give more information about your problem and what your friend did in the BIOS.

Hi,
A good cleaning could never hurt, compressed air is a good cleaner. Other than that it sounds like you need to remove a virus or malware. Just because you have a good virus detector and you...

Hi,
It is hard to keep track of you whit several posts (http://www.daniweb.com/forums/thread239281.html)

"charger works,battery works but wont charge not evev with battery out. any suggestions...

This post was last used on Nov 3rd, 2006
I do not think your information is very relevant now to the original poster but others may see and gain from it.

You have answered your own question. You need new parts, they must be purchased, you can not afford them, your PC can not be fixed until you can.
Mark the thread as solved, work some overtime and...

Hi,
If your machine is under warranty it is best not to look too far. The sound of a "bang" and then it not working sounds like something has literally blown up. If under warranty, get it back...

He has tried to boot into safe mode but it still boots into normal mode. for some reason, no other option will work. But he could try it from the repair console loaded from the OS CD.

What parts???

Sometimes, some of the windows protected files can be lost or changed. To detect any problems run the program “System File Checker” (SFC). Before you run it you should purge your PC’s cache:-

Go...

Is the BIOS set to boot CD first?

Hi,
Boot your PC while holding down the F1 button and enter "easy setup menu" see if you can configure it to work from there.

God bless you Jupiter 2

What information stored in the BIOS is retained after the battery is removed?

Glad to hear thing are looking up even if not yet perfect. After you get it running, do a house call virus scan and download malwarebytes and check for any spyware just to make sure. There is a lot...

Hi Jupiter 2,
I am sorry but I do not understand a lot of what you are saying, please tell me what it is that you are trying to say.

The poster is getting the error message " operating system...

If you have a little virus or a monster, when you do a repair/install the virus will most probably still be there. You have only copied files from your OS CD to the files that were part of your OS....

No need to do the whole drive just the windows installation with a repair/installation. Check out the site I gave you. You will lose all SPs and updates since your CD was produced.
This is the...

OK, try this, I assume you have a USB keyboard, boot up the pC without the keyboard plugged in and then plug in after a full boot up
Allow windows to find and install the keyboard and then try...

1. Once you have cloned, the copy is as it was on the last drive, whatever you could do there you can do here.
2. Repair/install will ask you to register but as it is already registered, just click...

Hi,
It sounds like you could have a bad install of your driver, go to the "device manager" (Click Start, click Run, and then type "devmgmt.msc" (without the quotation marks) find the driver and...

Hi Jupiter 2,
I went to this site to try and find the information but there was nothing there about it!

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=How+long+should+I+use+my+PC+for+before+I+let+it+rest%3F

There is no need to get nasty,
You offered the poster advice on only using his PC for a short time and then let it rest. I have no problems with any of my PCs and they run flat out with online...

Go here:-
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308427

Hi Jupiter 2,
Should I take that advice, I own a internet cafe where the PCs are running online games for up to 16 hours straight every day. Should I shut down my cafe for 30 minutes every 4...