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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.
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 ing great.
Last edited by Johnny_Blaze_47; 11-22-2006 at 11:36 AM. Reason: Thread title was misleading
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.
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.
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 ( , I'd be happy with a full format ATM).
I d/l the beta version during the summer and hated it.
The new Firefox is nice.
Good to know. Thank you.
Can you do a repair option from your Windows CD?
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?
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.
And moving four times this year is not helping me remember where my recovery DVD is.
can you boot to a command prompt?
command prompt
chkdsk /r
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
fly me to see a spurs game and I will fix it for free
is the windows cd sctrached?
take a damp cloth and clean it off
do what one of my customers do
take the harddrive out and throw it in the trash
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).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
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.
If I try those (boot to VGA, etc.), I get the same results as above.
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.
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.
This Live Chat guy from eMachines is decent, but not understanding that I CAN'T BOOT FROM THE CD AT ALL.
Great. NOW it's giving me the boot from CD option.
I'm trying to repair it now.
Please, please, please work.
i always went with download updates and notify me before installing.
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