Hi, my laptop starts good, display dell front pg. after that it will give me a black screen w/2 options, repair (recomended) start normally; if I choose the frist one, it won't do nothing, if I star the second one, it will show the microsoft co. blank pg. with the running green line. but it can stay there forever. I run the diagnositc and got this error code 0f00:0244 Msg Block 152706645. Everything else is ok. This happens because I conected my cell phone to syncronize music but didn't wait for my laptop to start all the way, and it just froze, I had to push and hold the power btn. that was 3 day ago. PLEASE HELP!!! I'm going crazy :@ Thanks

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R U 4 real? you think is the HDD ???? I hope not, I don't have the $ to buy a new one :(

Easy enough to run diags on it. Either use dell's or OEM's for drive or universal. Playing to the angels Les Paul (1915-2009)

... try tapping <F8> key @ bootup select repair but end up in "command prompt" ... (type) bcdedit /enum [press enter] ... post back here anything listed as "unknown" under its {heading} . . ... Posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/... Grrrr... ....more

try this,turn off computer.wait 3 mnutes.turn it back on when it starts press and hold the F1 key. It will ask you if you want to strat windows in safe miode. say yes.It will look weird but it should work. When it ask you what you want to do say start windows normally. If that fails reboot computer from cold start (off totally then restart) in Vista press the start button.in the RUN box type restore. follow directions.pick restore point BEFORE you changed things.so go back a week or more to the working one. it whould restore back to the original it is a software conflict NOT a mechanical problem