Internet Explorer 7

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

I'd just like to give the creators of this software a big middle finger.

Auto-update ran this afternoon and downloaded IE7 and now my laptop won't get past the boot screen.

Just fucking great.

[MannyIsGod]

That blows, whats the last screen that comes up? Can you get into it with safe mode? And change any auto update settings that allow it to download something as big and unnecessary as IE7.

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

I get the screen to choose a boot configuration (Safe, Safe w/Networking, Safe w/Command, Last Known Good and Normal).

If I try any of the Safe Mode options, it hangs at gagp30kx.sys and stops.

I can't even get it to boot off of my Windows CD.

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

I don't think it's specifically IE7, but rather an update done with regards to that install. Okay whatever, but I can't even get the laptop to boot off my Windows CD so that I can attempt to recover the broken file (shit, I'd be happy with a full format ATM).

[Burn531]

I d/l the beta version during the summer and hated it.

The new Firefox is nice.

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

I d/l the beta version during the summer and hated it.

The new Firefox is nice.

Good to know. Thank you.

[MannyIsGod]

Can you do a repair option from your Windows CD?

[MannyIsGod]

Can you get to your bios to change the boot order so that it boots off of your CD Rom instead of the hard drive?

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

I've tried changing the boot order to CD and it won't boot up. I even hooked up my external DVD writer and tried to boot off that to no avail.

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

And moving four times this year is not helping me remember where my recovery DVD is.

[MannyIsGod]

can you boot to a command prompt?

[ducks]

command prompt
chkdsk /r

[ducks]

I get the screen to choose a boot configuration (Safe, Safe w/Networking, Safe w/Command, Last Known Good and Normal).

If I try any of the Safe Mode options, it hangs at gagp30kx.sys and stops.

I can't even get it to boot off of my Windows CD.


do you know how to set it up to boot it off cd before harddrive?
what brand is it?
some brands you hit esc
others you have to go to the bios and cahnge it to boot off cd first :fro

[ducks]

I'd just like to give the creators of this software a big middle finger.

Auto-update ran this afternoon and downloaded IE7 and now my laptop won't get past the boot screen.

Just fucking great.

fly me to see a spurs game and I will fix it for free :fro

[ducks]

I've tried changing the boot order to CD and it won't boot up. I even hooked up my external DVD writer and tried to boot off that to no avail.

is the windows cd sctrached?
take a damp cloth and clean it off

[ducks]

I've tried changing the boot order to CD and it won't boot up. I even hooked up my external DVD writer and tried to boot off that to no avail.

do what one of my customers do
take the harddrive out and throw it in the trash :downspin:

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

do you know how to set it up to boot it off cd before harddrive?
what brand is it?
some brands you hit esc
others you have to go to the bios and cahnge it to boot off cd first :fro

Yeah. When I start it up, I have to hit ESC to enter the bios setup. Once there, I've switched it to CD-ROM, Removable Devices, Hard Drive in the boot sequence. When I save the changes, I can hear the CD spinning, but it doesn't boot into it (I will try to clean the disc to see if that's the problem).

As far as booting into a command prompt, trying the safe mode route is not working (I keep ending up getting caught up at gagp30kx.sys).

I think there's a way I can bring the command prompt up myself, but I can't remember how.

So basically, here's how it happens when I turn the laptop on.

It comes up with the "Windows couldn't start correctly - choose one" and it gives me Safe, Safe w/Networking, Safe w/Command Prompt, Last Known Good Config and Start Windows Normally. If I try Safe, Last and Normally, it goes to the boot screen with the scrolling bar and just sits there scrolling (I can even hear the hard drive slow down) until I turn it off manually. If I try the Safe w/N and Safe w/CP, it starts listing the files loading and stops at gagp30kx.sys.

If I hit F8 right after I push the power button, I get a few extra options. This is what I get.

http://www.colby-sawyer.edu/images/image_7112.gif

If I try those (boot to VGA, etc.), I get the same results as above.

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

Okay. Now it's just hanging at the manufacturer boot screen (it's an eMachines laptop - M6809).

I hit DEL to enter the bios setup and it just says "Please Wait."

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

Okay. Now it's just hanging at the manufacturer boot screen (it's an eMachines laptop - M6809).

I hit DEL to enter the bios setup and it just says "Please Wait."

Alright, I got past that, but still the same issues as in my previous posts.

[TheSanityAnnex]

:nope IE

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

:nope IE

I know, I know...it was a Windows Update that did it.

I use Firefox except for two Web sites that don't work right in FF, but do in IE.

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

This Live Chat guy from eMachines is decent, but not understanding that I CAN'T BOOT FROM THE CD AT ALL.

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

Great. NOW it's giving me the boot from CD option.

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

I'm trying to repair it now.

Please, please, please work.

[leemajors]

i always went with download updates and notify me before installing.

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

i always went with download updates and notify me before installing.

Oh, I chose to install it (I do the same way you do). I had just never had a major issue like this before, so figured the update was solid.

[leemajors]

damn that sucks. i don't think i have installed ie7.

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

Hmmm, I repaired the installation, but now it's at the Installing Windows screen.

It didn't say it was formatting it.

[MannyIsGod]

It won't format with a installation repair. It just copies files back over in case one was corrupted. At least now that you can boot from your CDROM you can do a complete reinstall if you have to. Just cross your fingers that its not hardware.

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

I don't think it formatted the computer (which would be great) because the install screen has the resolution of my laptop from before it went through all this (it's a widescreen).

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

It won't format with a installation repair. It just copies files back over in case one was corrupted. At least now that you can boot from your CDROM you can do a complete reinstall if you have to. Just cross your fingers that its not hardware.

I know. I still have eMachines extended warranty on it (very good investment, BTW...have used it once before and they had it back quickly - the service center is in Houston).

It seems to be working correctly. I was asked to confirm modem settings plus it prompted me about my graphics driver (Radeon Omega) which I have to re-download if it formats.

Seriously, my biggest concern right now is having a working laptop so I can file from Alamo Stadium Saturday night.

[MannyIsGod]

:lol

As much as you've helped me out recently, should yours die you can use mine. If you've gotten that far you should be ok though.

[Good 'N Plenty]

Did you call customer service and get some idiot who gave you 4 different answers to the same question?

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

Did you call customer service and get some idiot who gave you 4 different answers to the same question?

Actually, the eMachines Live Chat guy was kind of helpful (and he did - however it happened - solved the not booting from CD problem), but it kind of took me throwing it right at him that even though I had mentioned time and again it wouldn't boot from the CD, that it wouldn't boot from the CD.

Once we fixed that, I got to the point I am now.

Oh, and many thanks, Manny. BTW, I might have to pick you up at about 1:30 now instead of earlier.

[MannyIsGod]

More Madden or Poker playing for me.

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

This might just be me overreacting (hell, it probably is), but while the five little green dots are cycling, I don't hear the hard drive or the CD spinning and it's been saying "Setup will complete in approximately 13 minutes" for a few minutes now.

My wireless is on though. :dizzy

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

Well, just might have to do a damn format instead.

Fuck, fuck, fuckity-fuck.

[nkdlunch]

ie7 sucks. as soon as I installed my pc got infected w/shit.

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

Well, following my format...guess what happened AGAIN?

[chickenfried]

Well, following my format...guess what happened AGAIN?
Turn off automatic update!

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

Turn off automatic update!

Well, after researching it a lot yesterday and today, it seems like this might be a precursor to a bad HD coupled with a bad set of files in SP2 (although I had SP2 for awhile before yesterday with no problems).

I couldn't get the CD to catch again for a long while until a couple of minutes ago, so I'm going to format it again (since all I had done was updates and downloading some software I normally use) just so I can have it this weekend for work.

But I've already set it up for warranty work to be done, so hopefully, I can prove there are impending problems with the HD and get it replaced. At least when I get it back, I can finally (hopefully) be finished with this.

[MannyIsGod]

Automatic update isn't an issue. There is something wrong with your hardware if you just did a format and are still have issues.

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

Automatic update isn't an issue. There is something wrong with your hardware if you just did a format and are still have issues.

The rep this time was thinking it had to do with SP2 (again, I had it for a long while before this started), but from reading other people's comments about this same issue, it seems as though this might be a reaction to a failing HD.

Once I get this up and running again, I'm going to run some diagnostics to find out for sure.

[SequSpur]

you need a new hard drive.

[MannyIsGod]

Its not service pack 2. The rep that told you that is a complete idiot. If that notebook had an issue with SP2, wtf are they shipping them out with? Every PC built in the last 3 years at least has XP SP2 installed on it out of the factory unless it has XP Media Center. Be happy you have that warranty coverage, you're going to need it.

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

Well, whatever makes them fix it is okay for me.

Like I said before, the warranty service has been very good and very fast, so I will use it until I can't anymore. If them thinking it's SP2 gets it going, so be it.

[ShoogarBear]

Did your reinstall IE7?

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

Did your reinstall IE7?

No. The computer had the same problem again today, there's got to be some hardware problems.

[ShoogarBear]

This is a risk you take when you buy direct from Uncle Who Makes The Chips.

[MannyIsGod]

This is a risk you take when you buy direct from Uncle Who Makes The Chips.:lmao