I was just wondering how many of us out there are in the repair business such as myself. Also I was wondering how many have there own repair company or work for someone else. I own my own repair shop.
i kinda build computers on the side for friends and family....reformat hard drives , replace bad cards..etc...Been a hobby of mine for about 10 years, i refuse to let a comp. whip my azz, i'll sit there til i figure it out! :? :x
Been pulling computers apart since my commodore to see what makes them tick!!! Now I'm pulling my hair out to make them tick!!!! Same here. Part time business. In the past few years I've migrated towards specializing in laptop repair. Seems to be the market of the future as the unit price continues to go down and mobility needs go up. Any of you "part timers" wanting to establish a geek squad let me know?
Okay all you computer gurus, got a question for you. I turned on my computer the other night and it went to a "Blue Screen" The screen said an error had occurred and to power down and restart. I did this and got the same "Blue Screen" It also said that if the problem continued to uninstall any previous updates or setup changes and go back to the way it was before the problem occurred. It gave steps to do this, such as restart and go into the config files or setup. I did this and tried to boot up in safe mode and every other option it showed but EVERYTIME it goes back to teh "blue Screen" and will nopt let me go any further. I cannot get past the screen to uninstall any updates or anything else. Any Ideas???
Which operating system are you running? Have you tried to restore the last known good configuration? If you have and that didnt work then you could try this if you are running Windows XP or 2000. 1) Find your Windows operating system cd and put it into your cdrom. 2) Boot to the cd and when the option comes up to reinstall or to repair choose the repair option. 3) When you get to the black screen with the prompt type in chkdsk /r 4) When it is done restart your computer and see if it boots up. You might also want to check the hard drive cable inside the tower. Make sure it isnt damaged in any way or partially unplugged. Hopethis helps. Randy
Running XP I have tried to restore the last known config and it takes me righ ttoteh blue screen. I will try the other suggestion thanks
What was the last software you installed on that machine? Install any new hardware drivers or change anything recently? There is usually something that was altered on your last good boot that has caused this. Try getting into safe-mode (F-8) and check the Event Log. This may give an indication of what happened. Let us know.
I had a very similar problem fixing a friends computer once, none of the normal options worked, I found a tool from v-com.com called "Recovery Commander" that you can boot your computer to CD and go back to earlier restore points in XP. I upgraded to a higher version but it was well worth it.
Wolf - if this is still a problem you are having, try this if you can: Remove the harddrive from the PC and mount it in another PC running Windows 2000 or XP. (I use an external USB drive enclosure for this purpose.) Now, boot up the PC and you should be able to see the drive that is giving you problems. Run the CHKDSK utility on it with the "fix" switch (chkdsk /f). If there are problems with the drive, it may be able to repair it. Once finished, replace the drive in the original PC and see if it will boot. I used this technique this week for a similar problem and it worked.
Our computer guy for work looked at it. He botted a CD that had a seperate operating system on it then ran a scandisk and lo and behold it started working again. Not sure what the problem was since the scan disk showed nothing wrong???
