I hope this is in the right place and someone can help.
I am trying to completely wipe and restore to factory settings my girlfriend's Dell laptop, since it started having some seemingly unfix-able problems. Since my friend (supposedly a computer whizz!) had a look at it, I now can't even get past this message which appears every time I turn the machine on:
Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software change might be the cause. To fix the problem:
1. Insert your Windows installation disc and restart your computer.
2. Choose your language settings, and then click "Next".
3. Click "Repair your computer."
If you do not have this disc, contact your system administrator or computer manufacturer for assistance.
File: \Windows\System32\Drivers\rpzkkmg.sys
Status: 0xc0000098
Info: Windows failed to load because a critical system driver is missing, or corrupt.
I don't have a windows installation disc, and if I restart the computer, press F8 and look for 'repair computer' there, as has been previously suggested, it isn't there!
Pleease, please, any suggestions, I just need to restore the [bleep] thing to factory settings as this has been driving me mad for 2 weeks now! (and that was when I could access windows)
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