My desktop compaq computer has gone haywire. Operating system is windows vista.
When i switch it on it tells me that my computer is configuring 3 /3. It shows this for say 2 mins then switch off and then restarts
again showing the same thing continously,
Its getting me scared cos i have my theses and work files in it .
Do i have any hope of fixing this mess and how.
I tried downloading a discovery vista disc and i did run it but nothing happened. help pls

remove your hard disk and try using it in another system and you collect and store any useful things you need in it before dealing with the computer itself it may corrupt the hard disk if you do not act fast and if you are not a computer engineer take your computer to an engineer for repair act fast my friend

@poster
do dat n ASAP
also nxt time get a gud antivirus software n always scan wateva u insert into ur pc or dwnload
cheers

if you remove the hard drive and put it on another computer, how will it work, when the hard disk was indeed from a different mother board?

ROFLMAO. ewu ooo! guguru's for nl.
LWKMD.

tosh acer it is gonna work it seems you do not know much about computer

Make the HDD a secondary drive on a known good PC. That will allow you to have access to your files in it. Backup your files and then you can get a good technician to work on the HD.
That will definitely solve the problem.
Good luck.

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Pls Computer Gurus In The House Help Me Out
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My desktop compaq computer has gone haywire. Operating system is windows vista.
When i switch it on it tells me that my computer is configuring 3 /3. It shows this for say 2 mins then switch off and then restarts
again showing the same thing continously,
Its getting me scared cos i have my theses and work files in it .
Do i have any hope of fixing this mess and how.
I tried downloading a discovery vista disc and i did run it but nothing happened. help pls

This problem is a known issue

Turn it off please back on again

Keep pressing F8 until you see

Advanced option use arrow key

to highlight Last known good config enter

if no joy then try

Safe mode press enter

Should get into safe mode

Dont be alarm! you"ll notice

big icons 640by 480

Click start 2cm below look

for plain white box start search

type in System restore if prompted

click continue next and select a

date before you install the update so

the computer can turn back the hand of time

if date is not available should display

show restore older than 5 days days

click continue and wait for the system to turn back

the hand of clock. alternatively we can manually delete the

update but the above option is much simpler.

Good luck however

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Re: Pls Computer Gurus In The House Help Me Out
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remove your hard disk and try using it in another system and you collect and store any useful things you need in it before dealing with the computer itself it may corrupt the hard disk if you do not act fast and if you are not a computer engineer take your computer to an engineer for repair act fast my friend

Good advice before is too late.

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tosh acer it is gonna work it seems you do not know much about computer

50:50 is indeed right. may work may not. As a first user i wouldn't suggest doing that much better is taken to a technician

@Poster good luck however

deji2009
just use good luck and forget the however bit.

tosh acer it is gonna work it seems you do not know much about computer

He still tried. @poster good luck however

deji2009:

This problem is a known issue

Turn it off please back on again

Keep pressing F8 until you see

Advanced option use arrow key

to highlight Last known good config enter

if no joy then try

Safe mode press enter

Should get into safe mode

Dont be alarm! you"ll notice

big icons 640by 480

Click start 2cm below look

for plain white box start search

type in System restore if prompted

click continue next and select a

date before you install the update so

the computer can turn back the hand of time

if date is not available should display

show restore older than 5 days days

click continue and wait for the system to turn back

the hand of clock. alternatively we can manually delete the

update but the above option is much simpler.

Good luck however

Deji is right on this one, this is exactly the situation. And until you know what else is wrong with your hard drive, deactivate the automatic updates download. It's happened to my laptop just a few days ago, I switched off the automatic download and installation of updates and did them manually today.

Deji,

i tried as stated below and i tell u its same old story. when carrying out the steps it looked as if i will come back from the dead but same
configuring updates stage 3 of 3, do not turn off computer. I just taya.
I guess i have to spend some money with a pc mechanic which i was trying to avoid,

It really suck.

@ poster
Seems like u just installed windows update or service pack 2, it will tke up to 30 minutes to finish configuring. so just boot ur system and leave it 2 finish configuring the updates.

umbawo:

Deji,

i tried as stated below and i tell u its same old story. when carrying out the steps it looked as if i will come back from the dead but same
configuring updates stage 3 of 3, do not turn off computer. I just taya.
I guess i have to spend some money with a pc mechanic which i was trying to avoid,

It really suck.

What type of windows are you on? Vista or XP? If it's Vista, what version?

umbawo:

Deji,

i tried as stated below and i tell u its same old story. when carrying out the steps it looked as if i will come back from the dead but same
configuring updates stage 3 of 3, do not turn off computer. I just taya.
I guess i have to spend some money with a pc mechanic which i was trying to avoid, 

It really suck.

Try again please. don't wait for anything else keep pressing F8 repeatedly

Until you see advance option that screen should come up no matter what

either you are not pressing the button hard enough or not too quick.

If no joy then am afraid to say. your system need

to be reinstall to scratch and start all over again. Good luck and thanks for enquiring.

registrar:

@ poster
Seems like u just installed windows update or service pack 2, it will tke up to 30 minutes to finish configuring. so just boot your system and leave it 2 finish configuring the updates.

Yeah, is a known issue.