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My girlfriend gave me her Gateway laptop to attempt to fix. I'm not computer savy like she thinks I am. So I figured I'd get some here from the forum. Her laptop is full of spyware, malware & just plain jacked up. I want to format the HD erasing everything ...


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Old 26th Apr 2009, 15:17
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My girlfriend gave me her Gateway laptop to attempt to fix. I'm not computer savy like she thinks I am. So I figured I'd get some here from the forum. Her laptop is full of spyware, malware & just plain jacked up. I want to format the HD erasing everything and re-install XP. I have the XP disc and keys. How do I do it? Any links would be cool.
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Old 26th Apr 2009, 15:23
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Put disk in, press F4 boot from CD, Format HDD :) or download boot and nuke burn to CD and to same
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Old 28th Apr 2009, 13:06
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Here's what pops up:

Stop:c0000218 {registry file failure}
The registry cannot load the hive (file):
\systemroot\system32\config\software
or its log or altrenate.
it is corrupt, absent, or not writable

beginning dump of physical memory
physical memory dump complete
Contact you tech support ot sytem admin
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Old 29th Apr 2009, 09:43
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When does that come?
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Old 29th Apr 2009, 20:07
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I push power and the XP screen load screen appears for a few moments, then the msg comes. I've tried to boot via the CD drive and I get that message as well. I've tried getting into save mode and nothing.
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Old 30th Apr 2009, 00:23
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Then use Boot and Nuke.
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Old 30th Apr 2009, 05:18
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Thats why Ive come hee to ask. I dont even know what that means. I do have the original XP disc that came with the computer 7 the keys. I'll look it up tonight after work and if I cant figure it out, I'll be back here. Thanx
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Old 30th Apr 2009, 10:12
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It's an application. Download DBAN here
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Old 30th Apr 2009, 13:46
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I'm partial to Heidi.IE myself.............

http://www.heidi.ie/node/6

LOL i just saw that Hedi's uses DBAN for it's nuke disc feature...........
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Old 30th Apr 2009, 17:57
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Hell, I cant get it to boot DBAN. Ive gone into settings to ensure that it boots from the cd drive and I still get the same error messages. I'll try a thumb drive and see if it works from there. Well, now that I look at it, all I could download was the floppy/usb option. When I download the CD/DVD app, all i get is an ISO file. Am I supposed to just burn that straight to a CD??
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