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John Schramm - 19 Jun 2006 22:10 GMT

Hi:

I hope somebody can help, I have an old Compaq laptop that is ready to die,
but I need to grab a few files from it. Everytime I try to boot, it drops
into Registry Checker, tells me a good registry has been restored, and asks
for restart, but on restart it keeps dropping back into Registry Checker
(looping).

Also drops into Registry Check when trying to go into Safe Mode.

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philo - 19 Jun 2006 22:28 GMT

> Hi:
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> Also drops into Registry Check when trying to go into Safe Mode.

Do a RAM test...
that error can be caused by bad memory

BTW...
if you have only a little data you need to save...
your machine should at least boot to dos...
and you can get the data from there

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John Schramm - 19 Jun 2006 22:36 GMT

Hi Philo:

If I had a floppy drive, that would work. Thanks, though.

The problem's gotten worse, anyway. I think the laptop just died, because I
can't even turn it on.

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> your machine should at least boot to dos...
> and you can get the data from there

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Ben Myers - 19 Jun 2006 23:23 GMT

Start the laptop, tap the F8 key repeatedly until the startup menu appears and
select "Command Prompt". Then type "scanreg /restore", press "Enter" and
restore the oldest available registry.

Ben

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Noel Paton - 19 Jun 2006 23:31 GMT

...which is a pointless exercise if the RAM is shot - and these symptoms are
classic RAM-defect ones

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Start the laptop, tap the F8 key repeatedly until the startup menu appears
and
select "Command Prompt". Then type "scanreg /restore", press "Enter" and
restore the oldest available registry.

Ben

> Hi:
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> Also drops into Registry Check when trying to go into Safe Mode.

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John Schramm - 19 Jun 2006 23:32 GMT

Thanks, Ben, for the suggestion. Sorry to say that it's too late for that,
the laptop is truly dead now. It won't even power up.

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Start the laptop, tap the F8 key repeatedly until the startup menu appears
and
select "Command Prompt". Then type "scanreg /restore", press "Enter" and
restore the oldest available registry.

Ben

> Hi:
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> Also drops into Registry Check when trying to go into Safe Mode.

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Bill Watt - 20 Jun 2006 03:06 GMT

Make sure the battery is in properly. It should at least turn on.

Regards,

Bill Watt
Win98 Computer Help & Other Information http://home.ptd.net/~bwatt/
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>Thanks, Ben, for the suggestion. Sorry to say that it's too late for that,
>the laptop is truly dead now. It won't even power up.
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John Schramm - 20 Jun 2006 06:56 GMT

Bill:

It's funny you mentioned that. Because when I was trying to disassemble =
the beast, I pulled out the battery, to see if I could get access to the =
hard drive and copy files using a 2.5 to 40pin IDE cable.

Anyway, after tossing and turning it, I managed to get it to boot, which =
means I can extract my files with my Attache drive.

The damn thing refuses to die. But I am happy I can recover my work.

Thanks to everyone for the suggestions!!!

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Bill Watt - 21 Jun 2006 03:34 GMT

>Bill:
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>Thanks to everyone for the suggestions!!!

Glad you got squared away and thanks for letting us know.

Regards,

Bill Watt
Win98 Computer Help & Other Information http://home.ptd.net/~bwatt/

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