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Paintball 2: The Game => Help and Support => Topic started by: capo on January 18, 2008, 02:30:18 PM

Title: Computer won't Startup
Post by: capo on January 18, 2008, 02:30:18 PM: Some help?

I start my computer up...everything loads but when the desktop loads it just freezes....

Any ideas to what the problem might be?
I can't even run it in safe mode... :-\
Title: Re: Computer won't Startup
Post by: KiLo on January 18, 2008, 02:32:49 PM: Corrupt hard drive sector sounds like to me.

So how exactly are you posting here if you can't get your computer to run? ;D
Title: Re: Computer won't Startup
Post by: capo on January 18, 2008, 02:34:00 PM: two computers :)

But the one I'm on now is horrible

Is there anyway going about to fix this?
Title: Re: Computer won't Startup
Post by: KiLo on January 18, 2008, 02:36:26 PM: Reformat your hard drive.
Title: Re: Computer won't Startup
Post by: atmays on January 18, 2008, 06:26:46 PM: how do you reformat
Title: Re: Computer won't Startup
Post by: Eiii on January 18, 2008, 07:06:20 PM: Seriously? (http://www.google.com/search?q=reformat)
Title: Re: Computer won't Startup
Post by: lekky on January 18, 2008, 07:32:05 PM: :O my post was funny....
Title: Re: Computer won't Startup
Post by: Zorchenhimer on January 19, 2008, 02:41:55 AM: Quote from: KiLo on January 18, 2008, 02:32:49 PM
Corrupt hard drive sector sounds like to me.

Or viruses, or a corrupt file. Typically, formating and reinstalling is a last resort.
Title: Re: Computer won't Startup
Post by: sk89q on January 19, 2008, 02:54:41 AM: What happens in safe mode?
Title: Re: Computer won't Startup
Post by: KiLo on January 19, 2008, 05:32:04 AM: Quote from: capo on January 18, 2008, 02:30:18 PM
I can't even run it in safe mode... :-\
Title: Re: Computer won't Startup
Post by: Justinph5 on January 20, 2008, 08:02:32 PM: find out what brand your HD is, then go to their website and find some kind of CD bootable, bad sector checking program. I know they have sector checking programs for Seagate and I think Maxtor, and probably all the other major brands...

Same thing with checking for a virus, most anti-virus cd's have bootable virus scans, or find something similar to Ubuntu that is bootable from CD, and do a virus check while in there... (can't think of the one that has built in virus scan)
Title: Re: Computer won't Startup
Post by: KiLo on January 20, 2008, 08:49:10 PM: Try HDD Regenerator 1.51. I believe it is free and if not you can always torrent it.
Title: Re: Computer won't Startup
Post by: Garrett on January 20, 2008, 10:01:24 PM: Call Geek Spuad ;) or listen to Kilo
Title: Re: Computer won't Startup
Post by: Eiii on January 20, 2008, 10:13:13 PM: Quote from: Garrett on January 20, 2008, 10:01:24 PM
Call Geek Spuad

Never ever do that.
Title: Re: Computer won't Startup
Post by: Justinph5 on January 20, 2008, 10:17:45 PM: Quote from: Eiii on January 20, 2008, 10:13:13 PM
Never ever do that.

LOL I've always laughed at their prices, taking advantage of people for simple jobs... They are no better than anyone in here, except for probably the software they use, but we can always help ppl just as much with free alternatives that are just as good :D
Title: Re: Computer won't Startup
Post by: KiLo on January 20, 2008, 10:22:38 PM: Guys I only charge $199 to setup a wireless network.
Title: Re: Computer won't Startup
Post by: Garrett on January 21, 2008, 02:10:08 PM: Geek squad was more of a joke. I know they suck