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03-31-2009, 08:04 PM
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#1 | | is best wrench
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Yeah so I'm trying to help a friend..
A gateway computer, just recently downloaded the microsoft updates and attempted to installed them.. During the 3 of 3 update, it was stuck at 99% and the computer restarted. After this it just kept restarting over and over again.
F8 during startup and selecting "previous best setup" or something like that didn't work either
Does anyone have a solution?
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03-31-2009, 08:22 PM
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#2 | | HELP ME PLS!!!
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safe mode --> system restore
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03-31-2009, 08:30 PM
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#3 | | is best wrench
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It couldn't get into safe mode
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04-01-2009, 01:03 AM
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#4 | | The RS Freebie guru
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XP or Vista?
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04-01-2009, 08:16 AM
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#5 | | HELP ME PLS!!!
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put in the windows cd and try a repair
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04-01-2009, 10:30 AM
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#6 | | To me, there is the Internet and there is RS
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Check if your CPU fan is working.
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04-01-2009, 10:32 AM
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#7 | | is best wrench
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It's a vista, forgot to mention that..
Yeah I'll ask if the fan is working, I totally forgot about that too
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04-01-2009, 11:44 AM
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#8 | | The RS Freebie guru
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Originally Posted by lilaznviper  put in the windows cd and try a repair | That's why I asked if it was XP or Vista... if it was XP, it would be simple... do a repair installation of Windows. But you can't do the same thing on Vista...
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04-01-2009, 11:52 AM
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#9 | | Even when im right, revscene.net is still right!
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offtopic: my comp's been restarting when i play dota and the graphics become fuzzy and then black screen of death. while we're on the topic of fans, can a broken mobo fan be causing the black screen of death? also, my sound card has been having faulty detection issues and it doesn't even work anymore. could it be overheating near the broken mobo fan? btw, it's not the cpu fan, but a smaller fan that's attached to the mobo. thanks!
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04-01-2009, 03:20 PM
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#10 | | OMGWTFBBQ is a common word I say everyday
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Originally Posted by Tekno-Gts offtopic: my comp's been restarting when i play dota and the graphics become fuzzy and then black screen of death. while we're on the topic of fans, can a broken mobo fan be causing the black screen of death? also, my sound card has been having faulty detection issues and it doesn't even work anymore. could it be overheating near the broken mobo fan? btw, it's not the cpu fan, but a smaller fan that's attached to the mobo. thanks! | NO, IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE FAN
It sounds like your computer is dying from all those DOTA games. It killed your video card, sound card, and probably the mobo.
Get a new computer and stay away from DOTA.
And I am being serious.
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04-01-2009, 03:49 PM
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#11 | | To me, there is the Internet and there is RS
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Originally Posted by Tekno-Gts offtopic: my comp's been restarting when i play dota and the graphics become fuzzy and then black screen of death. while we're on the topic of fans, can a broken mobo fan be causing the black screen of death? also, my sound card has been having faulty detection issues and it doesn't even work anymore. could it be overheating near the broken mobo fan? btw, it's not the cpu fan, but a smaller fan that's attached to the mobo. thanks! | Yes it can be the fan.
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04-01-2009, 05:12 PM
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#12 | | My homepage has been set to RS
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Originally Posted by wouwou NO, IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE FAN
It sounds like your computer is dying from all those DOTA games. It killed your video card, sound card, and probably the mobo.
Get a new computer and stay away from DOTA.
And I am being serious. | rofl. dota? thats barely anything taken off your video card....
it actually can be the fan
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04-01-2009, 11:28 PM
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#13 | | I am Hook'd on RS
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yeah when things over heat, your system will restart..
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04-02-2009, 09:11 AM
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#14 | | Retired Mod
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try start
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type: shutdown -a
then try the update.
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04-02-2009, 09:17 AM
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#15 | | OMGWTFBBQ is a common word I say everyday
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Originally Posted by Mr.Campo rofl. dota? thats barely anything taken off your video card....
it actually can be the fan | the one april fools I make, you have to do this 
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