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I enter 1 and then a white square pops up behind it and it stays there like its loading then it freezes.
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Is the line indicated in previous screen shot (1: C:\Windows) present on your screen?
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Yes it is

Edited by Beast160state, 04 March 2009 - 05:09 PM.

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My email notification says, you said:

I press one when it asks "Which Windows installation would you like to log on to?" then a white square pops-up next to it and it freezes.

Is it what happens?
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Im not exactly sure if it freezes, but it doesn't load anymore and then finally restarts.
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Do you have Windows CD?
Did you have any problems with the machine before malware/SP3 removal (other, than malware issues, of course)?
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I have these CDs: Gateway Drivers disk, a Gateway SoundBlaster Live! Value Software Restore (I think that is useless), and a Gateway Operating System- Windows Xp Home Edition.
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Gateway Operating System- Windows Xp Home Edition is most likely recovery CD, which will erase all your data, and return the computer to its original state.
Do you have important data there?

Did you have any problems with the machine before malware/SP3 removal (other, than malware issues, of course)?


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Well not exactly important, but a lot of stuff I would need to download and everything again. So how do i get that to work? It always restarts over again.
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Let's check couple more things.
If you have more, than one RAM stick installed, try to start the computer with only one stick at a time.
Let me know.
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i dont think i do
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When was the last time, you cleaned your computer inside?
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Probably a month- a month and a half ago.
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Turn the computer off.
Re-seat RAM (see, if you have more, than one stick), and video card (if any).
Disconnect everything from the computer, but monitor, keyboard, and mouse.
Try starting it again.
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Alright, so just disconnect everything, then put it back together and try it again?
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