intrizic Posted August 21, 2015 Report Share Posted August 21, 2015 My computer is down in a major way. Recovery disks do nothing. I need recommendations for a repair shop please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DisruptiveConduct Posted August 21, 2015 Report Share Posted August 21, 2015 While booting, hit F8 and choose Last known Good Config. Or safe mode with networking. Anything? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romans832 Posted August 21, 2015 Report Share Posted August 21, 2015 Techs step up and help this man, no sending him to a @#$@$@#$ Store. Loren, is it a home-built PC or manufactured? I'll help you however possible bro! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbitron Posted August 21, 2015 Report Share Posted August 21, 2015 So what are you seeing? When the power is off, and it's turned on what happens? Anything on the monitors, or are there any beeps? When you say the Recovery Disks aren't working, do you mean the recovery fails or that it doesn't even recognize them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intrizic Posted August 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2015 They fail, they load then do nothing. I thought it might be the hard drive, so I replaced that but it didn't work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMGraham Posted August 21, 2015 Report Share Posted August 21, 2015 Techs step up and help this man, no sending him to a @#$@$@#$ Store. Alright, then. I suggest drinking bourbon. If that doesn't work, try peeing on the computer. Sorry, Loren. I got nothing. :( 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbitron Posted August 21, 2015 Report Share Posted August 21, 2015 They fail, they load then do nothing. I thought it might be the hard drive, so I replaced that but it didn't work So I'm assuming you're booting up with one of these recovery disks? Or are you running it from a previous instance of Windows? Do you get into the recovery UI? Or does it fail before even getting that far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romans832 Posted August 21, 2015 Report Share Posted August 21, 2015 We got your back bro, we'll get you through this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalmer Posted August 21, 2015 Report Share Posted August 21, 2015 Hello there, Haywire is supposedly good with regards to services and pricing if you go that route: http://www.haywirerepair.com/ There's a guy on West Maplewood Avenue, too that did a full diagnostics check when I couldn't for the life of me figure out what the problem was and it cost something ridiculously cheap. I'll look for his contact info. Stay safe, don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradNardone Posted August 22, 2015 Report Share Posted August 22, 2015 Sorry in advance if this is too descriptive, don't know your level of computer knowledge. If you're trying to just recover to a past date, that usually wont work because viruses like to lurk in your system for months before striking to make themselves harder to pinpoint. You'll probably need to completely reinstall windows which is what most "repair" shops will do, see below: If possible save your important data to an external hard drive. Then restart your computer with the recovery/reinstall disk inserted (which is essentially just a base copy of windows), then mash F8, sometimes F10 (It'll say on the bottom of the boot menu "F8 - boot menu"). From there you'll want to boot from the disk which will bring you to a windows reinstall menu. Just go through the process of reinstalling windows, and once installed go to my document>Local Dick (C:) and delete the folder labeled 'Windows.old' that is where all the infected dirtyness is. Then you should be good to go, for best results repeat this process every 6 month - 1 year. Hope this helps, please let me know if you need more info. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intrizic Posted August 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2015 Did all that. And it still didn't fix the problem. Thank you though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romans832 Posted August 25, 2015 Report Share Posted August 25, 2015 Did all that. And it still didn't fix the problem. Thank you though :( Ok team, someone get out there and rebuild his machine and get him going again. If I didn't live so far away I'd do it myself & introduce him to Becky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huggies01 Posted August 25, 2015 Report Share Posted August 25, 2015 Loren, completely unrelated and on it's own note (aside from Jim's note (thus being a sub-related or semi-related note) about peeing) and hopefully this will make you feel the slightest bit better. I peed on my laptop once. Apparently nothing fries the motherboard quicker than highly salinized urine. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intrizic Posted August 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2015 Loren, completely unrelated and on it's own note (aside from Jim's note (thus being a sub-related or semi-related note) about peeing) and hopefully this will make you feel the slightest bit better. I peed on my laptop once. Apparently nothing fries the motherboard quicker than highly salinized urine. <3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intrizic Posted August 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2015 Turns out I messed up a setting on the new hard drive... , all is now well. Thank you all for your help and support 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romans832 Posted August 28, 2015 Report Share Posted August 28, 2015 Sorry I couldn't make it up to you man Glad you're ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalmer Posted August 28, 2015 Report Share Posted August 28, 2015 Hey, great to hear that all is now well... wonderful! Stay safe, don 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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