Laptop keeps starting over and over again

Janice478 · 07-05-2009, 07:59 PM

I have a friend who said her laptop starts over and over again so quickly she can never get on. It has had the problem along time so she stopped using it. She also wouldn't mind reformatting it but she is afraid there may be files she would lose. She wants to get on long enough to see if there are any files she can salvage.

The laptop is 4-5 years old. She did not install anything on it before it happened.

Any ideas??
Janice478

makinu1der2 · 07-05-2009, 08:17 PM

Hello,

Will the system boot into Safe Mode or Last Known Good.

Press the F8 key during boot.

Once at the Advanced Option try one of the listed modes.

Janice478 · 07-05-2009, 08:19 PM

She just emailed me the laptop info. It is : Win XP and it's a Gateway 7210GX

I will give her your suggestion right away. Thank you!

Janice478 · 07-05-2009, 09:08 PM

Good news!! She got it started in Safe mode, retrieved the files she wanted onto a CD and is not doing a system recovery ! Hooraayyy!!

Thank you so much. I am gong to tell her to subscribe to this forum.

makinu1der2 · 07-05-2009, 09:18 PM

Glad she got it sorted.

07-05-2009, 07:59 PM	#1 (permalink)
Janice478 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 17 OS: Win XP Pro	Laptop keeps starting over and over again I have a friend who said her laptop starts over and over again so quickly she can never get on. It has had the problem along time so she stopped using it. She also wouldn't mind reformatting it but she is afraid there may be files she would lose. She wants to get on long enough to see if there are any files she can salvage. The laptop is 4-5 years old. She did not install anything on it before it happened. Any ideas?? Janice478

07-05-2009, 08:17 PM	#2 (permalink)
makinu1der2 Tech Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Florida Posts: 2,044 OS: Vista Home Premium SP1,Win XP SP3,Ubuntu 9.04,Sabayon 4,Windows 7 RC1 x64 My System	Re: Laptop keeps starting over and over again Hello, Will the system boot into Safe Mode or Last Known Good. Press the F8 key during boot. Once at the Advanced Option try one of the listed modes. __________________ "The dumbest people I know are those who know it all."

07-05-2009, 08:19 PM	#3 (permalink)
Janice478 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 17 OS: Win XP Pro	Re: Laptop keeps starting over and over again She just emailed me the laptop info. It is : Win XP and it's a Gateway 7210GX I will give her your suggestion right away. Thank you!

07-05-2009, 09:08 PM	#4 (permalink)
Janice478 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 17 OS: Win XP Pro	Re: Laptop keeps starting over and over again Good news!! She got it started in Safe mode, retrieved the files she wanted onto a CD and is not doing a system recovery ! Hooraayyy!! Thank you so much. I am gong to tell her to subscribe to this forum.

07-05-2009, 09:18 PM	#5 (permalink)
makinu1der2 Tech Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Florida Posts: 2,044 OS: Vista Home Premium SP1,Win XP SP3,Ubuntu 9.04,Sabayon 4,Windows 7 RC1 x64 My System	Re: Laptop keeps starting over and over again Glad she got it sorted. __________________ "The dumbest people I know are those who know it all."