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• <Resentment>

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  • 08 Sep `08, 10:29PM
  mimi i will miss u wor
• <Resentment>

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  • 08 Sep `08, 10:29PM
  =((
• <charlize>

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  • 08 Sep `08, 10:29PM
  you know when you log into your laptop, you get to key in your password and then it brings you to your desktop ?
• <Resentment>

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  • 08 Sep `08, 10:30PM
  my dear forumers..
• <Meia Gisborn>

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  • 08 Sep `08, 10:30PM
  char: Yes... what happens after that?
• <charlize>

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  • 08 Sep `08, 10:30PM
  i key in my password and after a few seconds, the laptop automatically logs off bringing me back to the log in screen
• <Daisuke-kun>

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  • 08 Sep `08, 10:30PM
  byebye~
• <charlize>

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  • 08 Sep `08, 10:31PM
  i restrted my laptop because I had just downloaded the windows xp service pack 3
• <charlize>

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  • 08 Sep `08, 10:31PM
  did a couple of updates and scans before that
• <Resentment>

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  • 08 Sep `08, 10:31PM
  pirated right?
• <charlize>

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  • 08 Sep `08, 10:31PM
  maybe i accidentally deleted off some impt stuff when I ran spybot
• <Meia Gisborn>

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  • 08 Sep `08, 10:31PM
  char: Have you tried booting the laptop into Safe Mode and seeing if you can get all the way to the desktop?
• <charlize>

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  • 08 Sep `08, 10:32PM
  i recall some win32 stuff that popped up when i ran spybot
• <charlize>

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  • 08 Sep `08, 10:32PM
  and how do i do that ?
• <charlize>

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  • 08 Sep `08, 10:32PM
  press esc when I boot the laptop ?
• <charlize>

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  • 08 Sep `08, 10:32PM
  F2 ?
• <Meia Gisborn>

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  • 08 Sep `08, 10:33PM
  char: Press and hold F8 (I think... could be F2) while the laptop is booting. You should be taken to a text-only menu where you can select Safe Mode.
• <charlize>

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  • 08 Sep `08, 10:34PM
  if i get into safe mode, what do i do next ?
• <Meia Gisborn>

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  • 08 Sep `08, 10:35PM
  char: Highlight "Safe Mode" and hit Enter.
• <charlize>

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  • 08 Sep `08, 10:36PM
  ok, go on, i am writing it all down first before I try my lappy
• * MyPillowTalks

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  • 08 Sep `08, 10:37PM
  cooos
• <Meia Gisborn>

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  • 08 Sep `08, 10:37PM
  char: Assuming you can boot to the desktop in Safe Mode, your screen will be in VGA mode (640 x 480 - everything will look big). After that...
• <Meia Gisborn>

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  • 08 Sep `08, 10:39PM
  char: ... go into "System Restore" to retrieve the Windows settings from a previous time when you were able to successfully boot up Windows.
• <charlize>

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  • 08 Sep `08, 10:39PM
  yes?
• <charlize>

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  • 08 Sep `08, 10:40PM
  that could be like 4 years ago?
• <charlize>

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  • 08 Sep `08, 10:40PM
  there is that system restore function i know
• <Meia Gisborn>

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  • 08 Sep `08, 10:40PM
  char: This is not guaranteed to work, but it's a first step in the troubleshooting process.
• <Meia Gisborn>

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  • 08 Sep `08, 10:41PM
  char: Forgot to ask: are you using XP or Vista?
• <charlize>

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  • 08 Sep `08, 10:41PM
  XP
• <charlize>

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  • 08 Sep `08, 10:41PM
  who uses vistathese days?

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