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This is a discussion on Quick Help Needed!!!! within the Windows forums, part of the Operating Systems category; hey guys!!!!!!! i need a quick help: my dad's Laptop is too slow with vista in Intel Pentium Dual-Core......i thought ...
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03-29-09, 09:58 AM
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Rep Power: 4  |  Quick Help Needed!!!! hey guys!!!!!!! i need a quick help: my dad's Laptop is too slow with vista in Intel Pentium Dual-Core......i thought of installing xp................but there was an error 0x0000007B and to prevent your computer from damage------------------- i think my dad's laptop is affected by a boot sector virus!!!!!!!!! and i scanned with kaspersky and then also there's no recovery!!!!:48: How to can i remove it??????? plz help quick!!!! |
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03-29-09, 10:00 AM
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| just boot from a win98 boot disk in dos type fdisk/mbr this will clean everything from the MBR (Master Boot Record) if there is any Virus it will be removed...! |
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03-29-09, 10:46 AM
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Rep Power: 4 | don't have win98 boot disk!!!! is there any other easy way |
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03-29-09, 11:19 AM
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Alternatively, start xp setup CD, goto to rescue mode and use format or diskpart to format/delete partitions...  | |
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03-29-09, 11:43 AM
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Rep Power: 4 | MORE INFO PLZZ what is ur laptop model ? how are u running the xp setup ? from cd or copied the cd to hdd does the hdd light flash during xp installation startup( loading drivers) ? |
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03-29-09, 01:08 PM
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Rep Power: 2 | Are u sure that its a boot virus ? It may be a hardware issue too (if vista boots successfully ). Note : XP cd does not support SATA hard disks & gives an error (on most laptops ). Change the hard disk settings to "compatible" in the BIOS. |
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