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lilac043 Posts 1 Registration date Monday January 30, 2012 Status Member Last seen January 30, 2012 - Jan 30, 2012 at 03:23 PM
 LaptopLinux - Feb 13, 2012 at 04:05 PM
I have a compaq presario laptop that is all of a sudden its not booting up. When i turn it on it will power up as normal, then the compaq will come up and it wont go any further. I have tried pressing the f buttons with no luck, i have alot of pictures on the laptop that i want to get backed up and i am really worried that the problem isnt fixable. Can somebody please help me.


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Ambucias Posts 47357 Registration date Monday February 1, 2010 Status Moderator Last seen February 15, 2023 11,200
Jan 30, 2012 at 03:51 PM
Hello

Have you tried to boot in safe mode and then restore your system to a previous date.

I suspect that you have contracted a virus.

Good luck
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lilac043
Jan 30, 2012 at 04:58 PM
hi it doesnt give me the option to boot in safe mode and i have an antivirus on it so i do not understand how i could of got a virus. i managed to get it on in the afternoon somehow then it started doing that. All i want is to get my pictures of it, whats the chances of me getting them.
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LaptopLinux
Feb 13, 2012 at 04:05 PM
Try linux, you should be able to get it off the hard disk (If it hasn't failed) or with a second hard disk. Linux Rarely get viruses without an antivirus.
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Ambucias Posts 47357 Registration date Monday February 1, 2010 Status Moderator Last seen February 15, 2023 11,200
Jan 31, 2012 at 04:45 AM
Dear Lilac,

If you look through the virus/security forum, all the user with an infected system have an antivirus. Antiviruses are not full proof. I still susêct that your system is infected.

I would love to help you further but you must first explain what you meant by: "i managed to get it on in the afternoon somehow then it started doing that".

Regards
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LaptopLinux
Feb 13, 2012 at 04:03 PM
Hard disk Failure, I've had a computer do that before. Take the hard disk out and either replace it or get a qualified technition to do it.
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