[Carbon]

there is no difference from what I linked and a "USB memory key", if it plugs into a USB port it will work with anything and if it does that + stores data it is a flash drive

[evilfantasy]

I know, it's just confusing when everyone is talking about the same thing but using different names.....

[Satman858]

Okay guys I think I am done dealing with this guy. He was going to fix it for free, but it has had my laptop over a month, and he is now not answered phone messages and e-mails.

When I get it back from him maybe you guys can help me get it working again. I am at the point that I don't care if I lose everything, if it is not possible to save things in my memory. Maybe you can answer a few questions I have about few things.

In your sponsor link under "repair windows xp" there is a product called, regcure. If I was going try to save what is in my memory, is this what I should purchase?

It says 1 user 1 year. Does that mean you would need to repurchase it every year?

Also, how well does this product work?

One last thing. If I decide to just wipe everything out in my memory, how would I go about doing that?

[Carbon]

I'm pretty sure we can repair this without resorting to software, as long as you actually have physical control of the laptop. We can likely get all the documents off the hard drive you want too. Get it back, and we'll figure out what to do from there.

[Satman858]

Originally Posted by Carbon I'm pretty sure we can repair this without resorting to software, as long as you actually have physical control of the laptop. We can likely get all the documents off the hard drive you want too. Get it back, and we'll figure out what to do from there.

Thank you very much Carbon.

When I gave him my laptop it was allowing me to get into the safe mode. I did uninstall a couple of things in the safe mode before I gave it to him, but did not try to use a memory stick while I was in the safe mode. The safe mode however was all I could get into. No internet at all.

[Carbon]

That's fine - this'll give you time to figure out what exactly you want to backup, anyway, which should save you a little money in getting the right capacity USB stick.

Plan from now is get the laptop -> boot into safe mode, backup all the files, then do a full reformat and reinstall. That should fix everything.

[Satman858]

Originally Posted by Carbon That's fine - this'll give you time to figure out what exactly you want to backup, anyway, which should save you a little money in getting the right capacity USB stick. Plan from now is get the laptop -> boot into safe mode, backup all the files, then do a full reformat and reinstall. That should fix everything.

I am leaving for the weekend within the hour to go bowl a tournament in Houston, Tx. I will try getting my laptop back from him on Monday. I am guessing that I will need to store everything that I want to save on the memory stick all at one time, so I can wipe the laptop clean, to do a full reformat and reinstall. Is this correct?

Also, I assume you mean by "backup", the storing of the items onto the memory stick?

I was thinking of going ahead and ordering this 8gb memory stick below:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820211184

[Carbon]

That one should work. You're correct on the steps - you'll dump your data on the stick, reformat then just drag it back when the reformat and reinstall is done.

I assume you have a Windows disk? Don't want to reformat and then not have a OS :P

[Satman858]

Originally Posted by Carbon That one should work. You're correct on the steps - you'll dump your data on the stick, reformat then just drag it back when the reformat and reinstall is done. I assume you have a Windows disk? Don't want to reformat and then not have a OS :P

I do not have a windows dish. Where would I get a Windows dish?

[Satman858]

My wife picked up my laptop today, and he told her that I needed a DDR1 chip, and that he had been having trouble finding one.

Does anyone in this forum know what this is, and where I can find one?