Hi There this problem could be lots of things.

If your files are so important I would get someone to remove the hard drive link it to a desktop and try to recover your files first before you do anything else.

If you dont know anyone that can do that for you the first thing I would do is to check the memory by running Microsoft memory checker you can get it here

http://www.raymond.cc/...

Make sure you click on the correct link the file to download is mtinst.exe create a floppy disc or cd disc and boot from that and the program will check your memory.
Lets see what happens when you have done this.
Kindest Regards Tony B.

Ok thanks, i'll see how it goes!

So how did it go Timm, is your laptop working? I have the same problem at the moment and am running the Memory Diagnostics Tool. Its very slow, its at 10% after about 10minutes on my speedy pc


The suggestion before to backup your work is a valid one, i'll probably end up doing that then starting a-fresh, which is the solution i'm currently looking at if the internet doesnt give me a better response. I'll update if I get a quicker solution

Hi flyinfreeee,

I didn't have much luck with the methods mentioned above. But I did find a solution and recovered all of my data. I downloaded KNOPPIX with another computer. KNOPPIX is a version of Linux which runs the whole operating system off the cd, so you don't need to install anything. You just create the KNOPPIX cd and stick it in the computer when asked, then press enter to boot from the KNOPPIX cd and it will get your computer running. Then you can access your hard drive and save everything you need on a memory stick or whatever, and then reinstall windows.


You can download KNOPPIX for free, its open source. Check it out at: http://www.knoppix.org/

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