When I try to start my computer it goes to the Windows XP screen, then freezes there. I tried starting it in ever mode (safe mode etc.) and it ends up freezing at the same screen. The computer says it does not need a recovery disk, that it is already in the computer. Now I dont know how I can access it. Please help, I'm in college and cannot get by without my laptop. The model number is PCG V505EC
Thanks a lot!
2007-01-12 09:35:10 · 10 answers · asked by Sunny 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
http://www.vaio-link.com/knowledge/search.asp?l=en
http://mypchelp.blogspot.com/2006/10/windows-reinstallation.html
2007-01-12 17:14:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
BEFORE you go to that drastic option, take an hour or so and go to the library and to the Sony Vaio site to look for known problems with that make & model laptop. Chances are they have a new driver to install that takes care of the problem. This sounds more like a driver or video incompatibility than a virus.
Nevertheless, whatever the problem, MAKE SURE you don't boot up without active up-to-date virus & spyware catchers.
Good Luck & let us know the outcome.
2007-01-12 09:47:32 · answer #2 · answered by snvffy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The freezing of your laptop is not caused by a virus but by data corruption on the boot sector of your drive, solution is to boot laptop with bootable winxp cd, on the first prompt enter R for repair, it then takes you to a dos screen enter your drive number and admin password if any it then logs you in....enter FIXMBR answer all answer yes then lastly enter FIXBOOT at the prompt answer all answer yes to rewrite bootsector and finally enter CHKDSK /F to check for inconsistency and problem fixing after that you're done.
2007-01-12 09:47:54 · answer #3 · answered by miksonics 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess if you are in college, money might be an issue but I suggest your best option is to simly take your laptop to a reputable repair shop. Trying to fix it yourself will not only take time, but you could end up deleting important work you have stored on there.
2007-01-12 09:47:50 · answer #4 · answered by Leo_B_Scotch 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
insert windows xp cd . go to your bios . make sure the first bootup is cdrom/dvdrom . let it load ...
If you can't enter window most likely one of the window ini files is damage. after you let windows setup load go to repair instead of reinstalling new windows . once you reach a dos mode screen . type chkdsk.exe . let it run
it should fix most problems . if not then format.
please note windows xp cd is a must
2007-01-12 09:43:43 · answer #5 · answered by kit c 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you need to reset the default settings that were on your laptop when you got it. you can do this by immersing it in a basin of warm water- not hotter than 45 degrees, for approx 50 seconds.
WARNING: you may lose your screen saver
2007-01-12 09:47:03 · answer #6 · answered by Dec M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
take a abode windows 7 (or any OS version), then positioned the disc into your pc and reboot into your DVD stress, from there you could reformat then reinstall abode windows on your pc
2016-10-07 01:50:05 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
put your xp disc in hit f8 on the start up screen, and follow the instruction to install xp.
2007-01-12 09:47:36 · answer #8 · answered by idhard2find&looking 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
to reformat place your win xp cd into u cd rom and then restart ur computer and wait for the reformat
2007-01-12 10:12:47 · answer #9 · answered by avant1991 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
GO TO CONTRO; PANEL AND RESET YOUR SETTINGS.YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO REFORMAT YOUR COMPUTER.THIS TIME TAKE A COPY AND KEEP AS A BACKUP DISC
2007-01-12 09:41:02 · answer #10 · answered by magiclady2007 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋