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17-Oct-2009, 11:49 AM #1
Unhappy Windows Vista- Acer
My Windows Vista Acer laptop will not open any programs. I've tried restarting it but it won't work. Does this mean it has a virus? Or is there something I can do about it?
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17-Oct-2009, 11:58 AM #2
try booting in safe mode
Tap F8 as it boots
you should see a menu
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safe mode
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17-Oct-2009, 12:26 PM #3
Is there anything else I can do if that doesn't work??
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17-Oct-2009, 12:31 PM #4
yes, we can try and load a HJT program and see if that will run and post the log here and check for virus
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17-Oct-2009, 12:46 PM #5
Even though not even the start menu will come up?
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17-Oct-2009, 12:53 PM #6
not with out a start menu

what happened re safe mode
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17-Oct-2009, 01:22 PM #7
It didn't work..is there anything else I can try?
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17-Oct-2009, 01:32 PM #8
do you have windows CD or recovery CD
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