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Ok here goes...... gotta laptop HP DV 5000, win xp, won't boot, flashes for a moment the HP logo and gives the option for loading the bios, need someone to point me in the right direction to help with getting the files off this thing. Was considering networking it with my PC to try to boot from the network. Prior to this nice lil mishap used the wonderful virus cleaner called "webroot" did a virus scan and the rest is history.. any ideas as i throw my SOS out there for suggestions such as links or ways to create a good bootable emergency CD that won't wipe out my files as I toil through the night on this one?
Name: win2007 Date: August 19, 2009 at 18:46:18 Pacific
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try doing "F10", if so something will pop up,go to save last point, that might work. worked for me.
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Response Number 2
Name: skye Date: August 19, 2009 at 19:41:19 Pacific
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Thanks for the reply, unfortunately that didn't work, had one person suggest to Boot from the XP cd and then choose repair installation, will this wipe out the files on the hardrive?
Thanks
Skye
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Response Number 3
Name: kx5m2g Date: August 19, 2009 at 20:45:47 Pacific
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"will this wipe out the files on the hardrive?" No, and it will leave your programs intact as well-but you will have to reinstall Windows updates.
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