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Josh1 Administrator |
posted January 05, 2004 11:24 AM
 
If the original copy of Windows is not working and it is defective then the only you would have to get another copy. Their prices are high for repair and support over the phone. Here is the info on the virus you have and how to get rid of it http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/downloader.mscache.html Your welcome for the help[ and if you have any other questions,. then please ask. ------------------ IP: Logged |
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SpicyDiva Junior Member |
posted January 03, 2004 03:31 AM
I have a hp pavillion notebook xf145 and these stupid people from this company said the recovery disks are 70 dollars I am so mad!! They told me to call them and it would cost me 30 dollars for a 7 day support call( anytime all day for 7 days I can get support for 30 dollars on my phone bill)it is a rip off because they then tell me to send them 269.00 dollars to repair my notebook and all I want to do is reformat it!!! I am so mad an thank you for trying to help to anyhing will help right now. I just found out I have the mscache virus and norton won't remove it lol I am freaking here IP: Logged |
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Josh1 Administrator |
posted January 03, 2004 03:18 AM
What brand of computer do you have? Maybe you can exchange for a new set. ------------------ IP: Logged |
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SpicyDiva Junior Member |
posted January 02, 2004 02:47 PM
I am trying to use the original and it won't read, something is wrong with the first disc so i tried to make a copy to see if maybe a copy of it would work.I am sorry I am not being clear on this but I am trying to just reformat with the disks I have and they are the ones that originally came with the software but for some reason my pc won't read the first disk. IP: Logged |
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Josh1 Administrator |
posted January 02, 2004 12:48 PM
If you have the original then just use that one instead. The image of the other disc is no good. ------------------ IP: Logged |
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SpicyDiva Junior Member |
posted January 02, 2004 11:37 AM
I have the original disk and last night i got the bright idea to copy the disk and this is how I know the disc is no good my cd burner kept telling me to put a disk in it didn't read this particular disk. So the software is bad now but there are neo scratches or fingerprints. IP: Logged |
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wedor Moderator |
posted January 02, 2004 07:11 AM
Sounds like an ISO somebody made, I take it this is not an original CD or a copy of an original. IP: Logged |
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SpicyDiva Junior Member |
posted January 02, 2004 02:35 AM
oh the message say something about I/0 error basically it ays I am trying to boot from floppy IP: Logged |
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SpicyDiva Junior Member |
posted January 02, 2004 02:34 AM
Well i tried to burn a copy of my cd for restore and there IS something wrong with the disk this is why can I get these on the internet somewhere? IP: Logged |
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Josh1 Administrator |
posted January 02, 2004 02:26 AM
Try to disable the 3.5 drive in the BIOS and see if that helps. What is the exact error message you get, and when does it happen? ------------------ IP: Logged |
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SpicyDiva Junior Member |
posted January 01, 2004 06:22 PM
I have done this and this is the problem for some reason my cd's are telling my pc i am booting from floppy I have pressed f2 and changed the boot t Boot to 1st disk cd/rom and nothing happens then i save and reboot . I have made sure my cd's are clean and then I made sure my cd drive was working and all this still keeps me from formatting IP: Logged |
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Josh1 Administrator |
posted January 01, 2004 05:30 PM
If you have the Windows XP cd-rom, then go into your BIOS then go into the BIOS features setup, change the boot order so that your cd-rom will boot first, then exit and save changes. Put your Windows XP cd in the drive, then the system will boot off the cd then setup will load files, and then setup will ask you if you would like to format this partition, hit yes and xp will then format your drive. Then the computer will reboot, let the computer boot off the cd, it will start setup again then you will want to tell setup where you want to install XP. Select your choice, then xp will load files, then the system will reboot, now make sure after this reboot you go into the BIOS and let the Hard drive boot first exit and save changes. Then windows setup will begin, that will take around 30-40 minutes to install XP depending on your configuration. If you don't know how to get into the BIOS then let us know or if you have any other problems. ------------------ IP: Logged |
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SpicyDiva Junior Member |
posted January 01, 2004 04:11 PM
help I just want to reformat and my discs are fine nothing is wrong with them but for some reason they won't format my pc! It kees saying i am using a floppy and I am not by th way my floppy doesn't work now either is there any way someone can help me. I just want a new pc out of this I just want to reformat some how.I am running windows xp IP: Logged |
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