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[ukracer]

do you have a win 7 disc ?

Not to hand. Stuff is packed away for xmas as the wife puts it....hidden is how I put it..

 

[the snooper]

Not to hand. Stuff is packed away for xmas as the wife puts it....hidden is how I put it..

it would probably repair it if you stuck it in the drive

 

[ukracer]

it would probably repair it if you stuck it in the drive

Do they have them on the net nowerdays or is it to old. I used to have saved one in my drop box but a mate of mine I allowed in managed to renew a folder of stuff......lol

 

[the snooper]

try this site it has a download

 

[the snooper]

Do they have them on the net nowerdays or is it to old. I used to have saved one in my drop box but a mate of mine I allowed in managed to renew a folder of stuff......lol

here

 

[ukracer]

try this site it has a download

Can't find it on there.

 

[the snooper]

Can't find it on there.

not win 7 there but.

Download Easy Recovery Essentials. Choose your Windows version (XP, Vista, 7 or 8) before downloading

 

[Shedendman]

Got a funny feeling your HD is toast,could be wrong,but try this
http://sourceforge.net/p/boot-repair-cd/home/Home/

 

[Shedendman]

not win 7 there but.

Download Easy Recovery Essentials. Choose your Windows version (XP, Vista, 7 or 8) before downloading[/QUO

That costs money

 

[the snooper]

forget that then find a free equivalent

 

[voipio]

If the offending "diagnostic" software runs at every sartup, there are probably three, possibly four places to look for it.

With Windows running:
1. In the start menu, under "startup". If it appears in the Startup folder, delete the entry.
2. Hit the Windows key + "r" and in the command line type msconfig and hit enter. Look for the offending software in the Startup tab. Uncheck the entry. Click OK, then click on Restart.
3. Look in Scheduled Tasks (Start | Accessories | System Tools | Scheduled Tasks) and remove any entries to the offending software.
4. In Services - (Start | Settings | Control Panel | Administrative Tools). Click on Services, and if it appears there, disable the service.
After removing any entries using the above, restart the machine.

There are a couple of other places these nasty pieces of work can lurk e.g. as a browser plugin. Let us know how you get on.

 

[the snooper]

If the offending "diagnostic" software runs at every sartup, there are probably three, possibly four places to look for it.

With Windows running:
1. In the start menu, under "startup". If it appears in the Startup folder, delete the entry.
2. Hit the Windows key + "r" and in the command line type msconfig and hit enter. Look for the offending software in the Startup tab. Uncheck the entry. Click OK, then click on Restart.
3. Look in Scheduled Tasks (Start | Accessories | System Tools | Scheduled Tasks) and remove any entries to the offending software.
4. In Services - (Start | Settings | Control Panel | Administrative Tools). Click on Services, and if it appears there, disable the service.
After removing any entries using the above, restart the machine.

There are a couple of other places these nasty pieces of work can lurk e.g. as a browser plugin. Let us know how you get on.

he cant look in those places windows wont boot up

 

[ukracer]

forget that then find a free equivalent

Looking for one lol. whats annoying is I cant get one from microsoft download as the windows code is worn out and some git has half inched mine, although mine is enterprise...still never needed it and only just looked for it. buggars.

 

[the snooper]

Looking for one lol. whats annoying is I cant get one from microsoft download as the windows code is worn out and some git has half inched mine, although mine is enterprise...still never needed it and only just looked for it. buggars.

snap mine has also gone

 

[Shedendman]

Theres places if you look for them where you dont need any keys or codes
Shop around

 

[the snooper]

the word torrent springs to mind

 

[Robotstar5]

Theres places if you look for them where you dont need any keys or codes
Shop around

Probably best to send any links etc. via PM

 

[the snooper]

Probably best to send any links etc. via PM

links to what ? don't know what you mean, everything above board on here as always

 

[Chris Stevens]

A mate has given my son his laptop that has diagnostic software on it.

And asked him to see if I can sort it.

Well I start it up and it already has start up repair running . I have never had much luck with that program anyway but it says this program can not be cancelled and several hours later still the same blue bar going from left to right.

So my question how do I get the damn repair to stop running and what's the best plan of attack bearing in mind I am trying to save the os and programs on the computer if possible.

If the machine has BSOD then it might well go into auto repair mode on every start. Is it Windows auto repair running?

 

[Shedendman]

me guv,no not me guv,wouldn't dream of doing a thing like that guv,honest guv