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Windows Vista Problem

  • 13-09-2012 12:05am
    #1
    JohnnieK
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,526 ✭✭✭


    Hi all

    I have a laptop running Vista. Just this evening the Desktop wont appear on the screen or the bar (what ever the correct name for it is) that has the start menu on it.

    The top task bar that has the email icon and internet tab and media tab and so on is still there.

    Just wondering if my laptop is knackered or would it be worth my while dropping it in somewhere to be looked at.

    Cheers.


Comments

  • #2
    GarIT
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,671 ✭✭✭GarIT


    All repair shops should be able to sort it easily enough as long as the hard drive isn't damaged.


  • #3
    JohnnieK
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,526 ✭✭✭JohnnieK


    GarIT wrote: »
    All repair shops should be able to sort it easily enough as long as the hard drive isn't damaged.

    Cheers.

    I hope it's ok.


  • #4
    Monkeynut
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 592 ✭✭✭Monkeynut


    you could try a system restore.
    just after you turn machine on, just before you see windows loading, press f8.
    a menu should open up and you can choose "repair this computer".
    let it load, and log-in to a account that has admin rights.
    then choose system restore and see if you can revert it back to when it was working.

    p/m me i live near to balbriggan, if ever you want me to have a look at it, if you can't get it sorted.


  • #5
    Firblog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,137 ✭✭✭Firblog


    press ctrl alt & delete at the same time to bring up task manager, when I comes up select 'new task' and type msconfig, when that pops up click on the startup tab and disable all, then ok to restart.

    Is it a Dell laptop?


  • #6
    Jhcx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,776 ✭✭✭Jhcx


    JohnnieK wrote: »
    Hi all

    I have a laptop running Vista. Just this evening the Desktop wont appear on the screen or the bar (what ever the correct name for it is) that has the start menu on it.

    The top task bar that has the email icon and internet tab and media tab and so on is still there.

    Just wondering if my laptop is knackered or would it be worth my while dropping it in somewhere to be looked at.

    Cheers.

    Sounds like a problem ive encountered on my own laptop. when switching it on the screen refuses to display anything. powering it off and on has solved the problem other times waiting bout 10minutes the screen loads itself. Thats running windows 7. so can try those two options if not already or load in safe mode and reboot then.


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