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Boggin:
Friday will be fine.
There is a program that can hook me up to your machine but while I've been hooked up by someone else, I'm not familiar with the sharp end so to speak.
One thing you can do in the meantime though is to run the memory test if it's convenient
Windows has one built in which can be accessed by going Start - type mem and when Windows Memory Diagnostic Test is highlighted, just press enter or click on it.
This can only check up to 4GB of RAM, so if you have more than that installed, then you will need to take one of the cards out and run the test with only each card installed.
You can find out how much RAM is installed by going Start - right click on Computer and select Properties, but not sure with what's going on with your computer whether you'll be able to do that or start the memory diagnostic.
munchie2222:
Early this morning I was able to do the boot fix but it will not boot up in either mode. Does the same thing in safe mode and normal mode only boot so far. I can still get into start up repair mode and access the menus including the command menu. I will do whatever you feel is needed just say the word. Heading back to hospital for more scans, what a pain, I think I have aged 10 years this week and we just wound up baby sitting a 150lb. 8 year old Rottweiler.
Thanks again.
Boggin:
I hope all goes well for you at the hospital, Pete.
How did you get on with the Startup Repair before, or didn't you try it ?
If you haven't, then run that up to three times if it reports it is unable to auto repair.
Also, at the cmd prompt see what chkdsk c: /f reports and make a note if it reports any KBs in bad sectors.
I don't understand why things should have gotten worse after running those Bootrec cmds - after each cmd, was there any message ?
Depending upon what the chkdsk reports, as your wife has a working machine, you could create a Paragon Rescue Disk and boot up with that.
https://www.paragon-software.com/home/rk-free/download.html
You can have a read through its User Manual, but when you boot up with the disk, select it to use Safe Mode and work your way through the boot repairs.
You can leave these until Friday if you like and just let me know then how things turned out.
munchie2222:
I shouldn't be mention my health so often makes me look like a baby, just to clarify the repeated trips to hospitals I had 38 high dose rad. treatment 10 years ago and they are currently doing bone scans amongst others because of a couple of new tumors and loss of movement in my feet and legs caused by neuropathy. Bottom line they can't seem to pinpoint what exactly is causing the "mighty one" to act like his computer, enough said you have enough of your own problem but thank you for asking.
Last night I ran the Start-up repair and it ran from 5:30 pm until 5:00 pm this morning. Around 10:00am last night I thought something was wrong and went to cancel the program and it said it can't be cancelled but this morning it was at recovery manager and I left it there. I guess I was to late see the screen with the report, should I run it again this pm or do chkdisk, and can I do it from the recovery manager?
After doing the bootrec cmd the message said (return as successful.) and I will look at the info about the Paragon Rescue disk and see if I can do that and get back to you as soon as I can. I will be in and out all day as I need only to go to our local Hospital for todays procedures but will be in touch and get as much done as I can between trips.
Thanks again
Pete THE PAIN :rolleyes:
Boggin:
It's good to know someone's background so that you don't overload with the info and I've know some who have given up because it was too much for them and they have put it into a repair shop - and you're not a PAIN :D
While you are there then you may as well do the chkdsk to see what that reports, but you could also reboot to see what mode it boots up into.
One never knows :)
Among the repair options does it have one for the memory test, bearing in mind that it can only map up to 4GB RAM ?
EDIT - I'm going to have to shoot off for few hours but will check back in later.
Tom.
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