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I can't get my computer to start
Name: star1ight18 Date: September 29, 2008 at 16:01:15 Pacific OS: windows xp CPU/Ram: ? Product: ?
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A few days back I started getting this message "dcom server process launcher terminated" and my computer would restart on its own. Then my computer would get stuck on the blue signing screen I wanted to start it in safe mode but its just frozen on that screen where you choose safe mode, safe mode with networking and so on.
Name: Steve Dunn Date: September 29, 2008 at 16:06:10 Pacific
Reply:
Difficult to analyze without seeing/history. If you've got an XP install disk could try getting into recovery console and running chkdsk c: /p, then fixmbr then fixboot - though it sounds like it may be a hardware issue (something dying...)
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Response Number 2
Name: star1ight18 Date: September 29, 2008 at 16:26:51 Pacific
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I'll try this
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Response Number 3
Name: Jennifer SUMN Date: September 30, 2008 at 05:28:05 Pacific
Reply:
I Googled that error. 2,380 hits.
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