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Dell 1501 Inspiron w/Vista won't boot up -- virus?
I turned on my Dell Inspiron 1501 laptop with Windows Vista, and Windows won't even boot up. This is the error message I keep getting -- "A problem has been detected and Windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer." (Next paragraph) "If this is the first time you've seen this stop error screen, restart your computer. If this screen appears again, follow these steps:" (next paragraph) "Check for viruses on your computer. Remove any newly installed hard drives or hard drive controllers. Check your hard drive to make sure it is properly configured and terminated. Run CHKDSK /F to check for hard drive corruption, and then restart your computer." (Next paragraph) "Technical Information:" (Next paragraph) *** STOP: 0x0000007B (0x84A5DBA0, 0xC0000034, 0x00000000, 0x00000000)
Help!! Can anyone tell me how to fix this? My 1-year Dell Warranty expired a couple of months ago, so I can't afford to even talk to Dell, let alone take the laptop in for repair. My sister said something about creating a start-up disk on my desktop computer, then loading that into the laptop. Would that work? If so, how would I do that? Or is there an easier way to fix this? I don't get it -- I have Windows Live OneCare on it. Shouldn't that have prevented this from happening?
Thanks so much - I wasn't able to improve anything based on your specific suggestions, but it got me thinking about the function keys, and when the BIOS screen came up, I noticed that it said to push F2 or F12 for setup information, and doing that is what eventually got me to where the system is starting to repair itself. So thanks very much!
Erika
Thanks so much - I wasn't able to improve anything based on your specific suggestions, but it got me thinking about the function keys, and when the BIOS screen came up, I noticed that it said to push F2 or F12 for setup information, and doing that is what eventually got me to where the system is starting to repair itself. So thanks very much!
Erika
AnonymousMay 10, 2009
same exact problem... computer was bought off of website & did not come with recovery disc... any way to fix the problem without disc?same exact problem... computer was bought off of website & did not come with recovery disc... any way to fix the problem without disc?
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No laptop is trashed when a password is lost. It just takes a little time to find out how to get into the system. I'll assume it is running XP Home that was originally installed on it from the specs I saw when researching. I'll also assume the password is not the one necessary to get into the BIOS CMOS setup- that one can normally be cleared by removing the CMOS battery and letting it set for a few hours or longer so the information is lost. The OS password can be cleared by making a bootable disk for that purpose. I have a Unix CD program that I made from information I downloaded from the Internet. You can do the same if you have access to a CD burner on another computer, say a friend's or one at work. I can get you the program's name if that's the route you want to take.
Step 1: The Dell Inspiron 1501 is a laptop computer which ships with the Windows Vista operating system. Recovering a lost password can seem difficult, as you will be locked out of the passworded account until remedial measures are taken, but it is not impossible. Recover from a lost password on your Dell Vista system by using the password-recovery features of your operating system.
Restart your Dell 1501 and tap "F8" as the computer is booting. Choose the "Safe Mode" option and press "Enter." Select the "Administrator" account to log in to the computer in Safe Mode. Click "Start," type "control userpasswords2" in the "Search" box and press "Enter." Click on the locked account and press "Reset Password." This resets and recovers the password on your Dell computer.
The 2000-0147 error is normal as you had no disk in the optical drive to be read during the test. Boot to the Vista DVD and select the repair my computer option (you may have to run the repair process several times depending on the issues with the drive) See if that helps. If no go, then a reinstall of Vista is likely
My preferred solution is GParted. You can download this LiveCD and boot from it. The interface is fairly simple to understand. NOTE: It is important that after you resize a Windows partition you boot it up right away and allow it to scan the disk.
there are several things which might resolve your problem.
attempt to get into safe mode (with f 8 at boot), and check device manager for problem devices.
insert the vista disk and boot, and attempt to "repair" windows, the boot sector particularly. there is usually a "repair" utility on windows disks which allows you to fix problems without completely reinstalling windows.
your computer may be infected by a virus. if you can get into safe mode, try a virus scanner called "avast" if that doesnt work, try "malwarebytes" or "combofix". these can be found by doing a quick google searc, just make sure you download them from reputable sites. you may have to use a seperate comoputer to download the programs.
if you cannot get into safemode, try the same anti-virus software suites, from a different computer, with your hard drive installed in that system as a "secondary" drive. if this is a laptop hard drive, laptop to desktop hard drive adapters can be purchased for around $20.
Thanks so much - I wasn't able to improve anything based on your specific suggestions, but it got me thinking about the function keys, and when the BIOS screen came up, I noticed that it said to push F2 or F12 for setup information, and doing that is what eventually got me to where the system is starting to repair itself. So thanks very much!
Erika
same exact problem... computer was bought off of website & did not come with recovery disc... any way to fix the problem without disc?
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