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Offline Bar Wench

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Laptops
« on: October 30, 2008, 03:53:15 PM »
Mr Wench's laptop has just gone tits up  Banghead
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Re: Laptops
« Reply #1 on: October 30, 2008, 03:59:16 PM »
How painful.
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Re: Laptops
« Reply #2 on: October 30, 2008, 04:01:11 PM »
Its a one day offer so if its what you are after get in there sharpish.

http://www.boffer.co.uk/

Failing that, define tits up. What exactly happens when you try to use it?
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Re: Laptops
« Reply #3 on: October 30, 2008, 04:09:24 PM »
Blue screen of death. It did it last night too and on reboot it ran the chkdsk in dos and then seemed to be fine this morning but it would seem not so now.

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Re: Laptops
« Reply #4 on: October 30, 2008, 04:23:04 PM »
Buggered...
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Re: Laptops
« Reply #5 on: October 30, 2008, 04:26:04 PM »
No, I'm sure Wenchy has made a recovery disk.
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Re: Laptops
« Reply #6 on: October 30, 2008, 04:36:14 PM »
Nope, no recovery disc, I wouldn't even know how to go about it!
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Re: Laptops
« Reply #7 on: October 30, 2008, 04:41:20 PM »
Quote from: Bar Wench on October 30, 2008, 04:36:14 PM
Nope, no recovery disc, I wouldn't even know how to go about it!

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Buggered then... you did take copies of the 'install' discs which were on the hard drive didn't you...?  whistle:
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Re: Laptops
« Reply #8 on: October 30, 2008, 04:42:25 PM »
No  redface:

Please don't wind me up. In all seriousness how do I do these things because I should probably do them for mine.

I can't believe that the second I get a new laptop his breaks and I am going to be forced to share.  sad24:
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Re: Laptops
« Reply #9 on: October 30, 2008, 04:43:42 PM »
Quote from: Bar Wench on October 30, 2008, 04:42:25 PM
No  redface:

Please don't wind me up. In all seriousness how do I do these things because I should probably do them for mine.

I can't believe that the second I get a new laptop his breaks and I am going to be forced to share.  sad24:
Do you have any discs from the machine...?
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Re: Laptops
« Reply #10 on: October 30, 2008, 04:45:22 PM »
Quote from: Bar Wench on October 30, 2008, 04:42:25 PM

I can't believe that the second I get a new laptop his breaks and I am going to be forced to share.  sad24:

He did it deliberately... he doesn't like not being able to see what you are up to... prolly...  whistle:
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Re: Laptops
« Reply #11 on: October 30, 2008, 04:48:18 PM »
No discs for the old one no. Someone had it before us and they handed it on with nothing.  Banghead

For mine, I have some stuff, no idea what though. I was so excited I didn't really pay attention.  redface:
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Re: Laptops
« Reply #12 on: October 30, 2008, 04:51:18 PM »
Quote from: Bar Wench on October 30, 2008, 04:48:18 PM
No discs for the old one no. Someone had it before us and they handed it on with nothing.  Banghead

For mine, I have some stuff, no idea what though. I was so excited I didn't really pay attention.  redface:
Your discs won't work... they should but they won't... trust me on this...  noooo:

Try the System Restore like I said like... your best hope...
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Re: Laptops
« Reply #13 on: October 30, 2008, 04:54:29 PM »
Cool, will do. Fingers crossed!
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Re: Laptops
« Reply #14 on: October 30, 2008, 04:55:48 PM »
Ok if its an older laptop that someone had before it could be that the hard disk is knackered. If you look on Ebay for a USB enclosure you can slot the hard disk into that and attach it to your laptop to test it. If it works fine then back up all the information Mr Wench wants to keep.

If it does turn out that the hard disk has done then you should be able to pick up a replacement easily enough and for much less than a new laptop. Try sites like BigPockets or Ebuyer. You would just need to reinstall the OS.
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