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Skylinelover
10-17-2004, 07:04 PM
Everytime I go to start my laptop this screen comes up saying something is wrong and there was a powerfailure. I have tried everything that it tells me to do but it keeps coming up. Any suggestions?
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10-17-2004, 07:25 PM
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Nabzif
10-18-2004, 12:29 AM
Are you shutting down properly? You might be getting this message because of improper shut down when you're done with the computer...
3G
10-18-2004, 11:39 AM
I got that with Windows 2000 on my old laptop, i just reformatted it!
Skylinelover
10-18-2004, 03:37 PM
^ how do i do that?
QuasarCav
10-18-2004, 03:40 PM
Throw the win2000 CD in the drive and follow the instructions.

Might need to start the comp with the disc in.
Skylinelover
10-18-2004, 03:44 PM
I dont have a windows 2000 cd.

And plus mine is xp.
Does that matter?
QuasarCav
10-18-2004, 03:48 PM
Originally posted by Skylinelover
I dont have a windows 2000 cd.

And plus mine is xp.
Does that matter?


use your XP CD then.
Skylinelover
10-18-2004, 03:59 PM
^ i didn't get one.
Harry
10-20-2004, 02:23 PM
Normally, windows 2000 will shutdow properly by click the shutdow icon. But if you use your power button (in most case it should be hold on in 4-5 sec), your laptop will shutdown inproperly, and get you last time startup failure report like what you said before.

Of course, it might be other reasons like your hard disk error and your windows system error, etc.

BTW, do you have any recovery CD for your laptop? In the case you don't have any windows 2000 or XP installation CDROMs, you could still use it.
Skylinelover
10-24-2004, 02:15 PM
I didn't get anything with my laptop. No cd's or anything.
Doomsday88
10-24-2004, 05:23 PM
What version of windows are you running? That startup screen looks like it's from either windows 2000 or else windows XP.

If its windows XP, boot into safe mode, than run system restore and restore windows to a previous date.
Skylinelover
10-24-2004, 05:47 PM
Ok well i took it into futureshop and they want 40 bucks to fix it.
t-im
10-24-2004, 05:55 PM
Originally posted by Skylinelover
Ok well i took it into futureshop and they want 40 bucks to fix it.

why pay FS to fix it when above posts have told u what to do..
Skylinelover
10-24-2004, 06:12 PM
In the above posts too i have stated I DONT have the disks.
t-im
10-24-2004, 06:34 PM
Originally posted by Skylinelover
In the above posts too i have stated I DONT have the disks.

then borrow them from a friend..they really aren't that hard to obtain
Harry
10-24-2004, 06:43 PM
PM me, and I could help you.
Skylinelover
10-30-2004, 08:52 PM
I guess I need a new harddrive?

It is under warrenty but how much is one?