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Re: PC crashes even after format/reinstall
« Reply #30 on: August 06, 2011, 08:49:41 PM »
get mbrcheck.exe and scan for a mbr virus if you have one it will cause the issues you describe and will not be detected by a normal virus scans and most pc repair shops will not check the mbr ( master boot record ) I hope this helps ..

http://windows7themes.net/how-to-check-mbr-for-virus-infection-via-mbrcheck.html

It's not an MBR infection...
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Re: PC crashes even after format/reinstall
« Reply #31 on: August 07, 2011, 02:05:57 AM »
So windows is gone ? does not boot in to windows ?
Fight for a free world use Linux .

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    Re: PC crashes even after format/reinstall
    « Reply #32 on: August 07, 2011, 01:39:30 PM »
    When I boot the PC it says "BOOTMGR is Missing.  press ctrl+alt+del to restart"

    And if I try to reinstall windows, I get the error message saying not enough space on the disk. 
    So I'm stuck.  I can still use the F2 and F12 functions however when it boots.


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    Re: PC crashes even after format/reinstall
    « Reply #33 on: August 07, 2011, 02:04:36 PM »
    ...but I did try this.
    I have an old floppy drive and from right clicking and formating, I made a dos boot disk and tried it with an old dos game.
    I booted dos from startup with F12 and choosing the usb floppy drive.
    The game worked but the PC crashed after about ... 5-10 minutes.
    If it crashed while running a DOS booted disk, it's a hardware problem.  You never did run the MemTest?

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      Re: PC crashes even after format/reinstall
      « Reply #34 on: August 07, 2011, 04:52:02 PM »
      When windows was still running, I posted that I tried the memcheck test, but it wouldn't work.   
      I just tried it again now.  Same as before.

      ------------
      Memtest86 Version 4.8 CD

      Select Version:
      1) Boot V4.0 (Default)
      2) Boot V3.5b (Previous Version)

      boot: 1

      Loading memtest.........ready.
      ----------------

      And that's it.  It's unresponsive to any keys I press after that.

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        Re: PC crashes even after format/reinstall
        « Reply #35 on: August 07, 2011, 08:04:51 PM »
        I left the memtest the way it was ("ready") and the PC crashed after about 3 hours.

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        Re: PC crashes even after format/reinstall
        « Reply #36 on: August 08, 2011, 12:16:30 AM »
        A shot in the dark, but try downloading a new ISO and burning it again. If there was an error in the first download, it may have burnt incorrectly causing it not to load. Alternatively, you could test your current disk on another computer and see if it loads correctly, ruling out a problem with the disk.

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          Re: PC crashes even after format/reinstall
          « Reply #37 on: August 08, 2011, 01:12:22 AM »
          I had already made and tried another disk and got the same problem. 
          Haven't tried a third, or an alternative program??