Author Topic: Well, I knew this would happen eventually. (Read 1947 times)

Digmaster · April 02, 2009, 06:34:12 PM

I would try restarting explorer.exe. Also, before you reinstall everything, burn a disk of Ubuntu and see if it orks correctly. It may be a hardware fail.

Also: Mac Ftl, restrictive pieces of overhyped over expensive stuff. I do admit that they domlook very nice, but they're way overpriced and overhyped. Too many Maccigarettes making jokes about BSOD, even when I've yet to get a windows related BSOD. (Overclocking resulted in many BSOD.)

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Bisjac · April 02, 2009, 06:37:52 PM

lol yah. im my extensive tweaking and software/hardware changing nerd career on these stupid things over the years. i have only ever seen a blue screen once.

caused by overclocking lol.
after checks, a memtest showed i had stuffty ram. replaced and everything worked

Digmaster · April 02, 2009, 06:40:46 PM

I got a stuff load when overclocking becouse my CPU is 3.0, and I heard some people got it up to 3.75. SO I tried that first

I can only overclock it to 3.15, that's its max :D took many tries to discover that.

Inv3rted · April 02, 2009, 06:46:19 PM

I overclocked my desktop, but apparently doing so on my laptop voids the warranty. What friendry.

TapeDeck · April 02, 2009, 06:51:13 PM

Quote from: Wedge on April 02, 2009, 06:25:54 PM

If you have to continually push the F8 key from the moment the OS starts loading to the point where the little green bars dissappear.

There is technically some amount of time that you're supposed to push it at but there is no indication of when so unless you get a lucky guess the only way you can do it is by pressing the F8 key over and over.

its either f8 or f11

you press it before the splashscreen when it says windows is starting up, push f? for more boot options

Rubrick · April 02, 2009, 06:52:20 PM

Something related happened to me.

I turned of my mac when i went to bed as usual. But when i woke up it wouldn't turn on. Whenever i tried booting it up is would freeze half way through. I had to get a new system and all that bullstuff.

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Orgodemirk · April 02, 2009, 07:10:15 PM

On some computers, you access the menu with different keys. It's normally F8, but if that doesn't work try pressing every key on the keyboard until something happens. (Start with F keys.)

Mateo · April 02, 2009, 07:12:11 PM

What's "over clocking"?

BladeOfTheHorizon · April 02, 2009, 07:14:48 PM

Quote from: Bacon on April 02, 2009, 06:27:12 PM

buying a mac to avoid a virus is definitely not worth it

OFT

Bisjac · April 02, 2009, 07:15:06 PM

Quote from: Mateo on April 02, 2009, 07:12:11 PM

What's "over clocking"?

computer hardware is more powerful then they sell it to be. factory defaults force them to run at like 80% or whatever power. to avoid overheating, high power use, other possible damage risks.

using proper programs and good cooling systems, you can force it back up. but that voids warranties and you risk damaging parts if you let them overheat

Ace · April 02, 2009, 07:15:38 PM

Problem is solved, my computer is working normally again.

I took Wedge's advice and mashed F8 when I rebooted the computer, and was able to boot it into safe mode. From there I removed a few unreliable programs, scanned for viruses and found three in the system folders, removed them, and ran CCleaner.

Computer is back and chugging along. :D

Block Builder · April 02, 2009, 07:21:13 PM

My windows vista computer has yet to get a virus. I have used it for a year with no security software or firewall. Sometimes when I get tired of playing my games (I have about 15 pc games), I just start right clicking and opening .exes.