ok, I know this is is a long shot
But i've googled and searched and it's not worked.
It's taken me 10 attempts to boot my laptop up since i installed vista sp2. Can't find any reason why. I haven't installed any dodge games recently, All i have d/l'ed is tv series in avi format.
What could i have done wrong? you can't hide a naughty exe within an avi, can you?

For the majority that don't care:
Which vegetable is best?
( Godzuki needs more sleep., Sun 31 May 2009, 19:44, archived)

Stephen Hawking

( Gilgamesh gazed in wonder as Frampton came alive, Sun 31 May 2009, 19:45, archived)

are you blaming him for my laptop probs?

( Godzuki needs more sleep., Sun 31 May 2009, 19:46, archived)

yeah sure, why not

( Gilgamesh gazed in wonder as Frampton came alive, Sun 31 May 2009, 19:47, archived)

and
when you say it won't boot, how far does it get?
( Gilgamesh gazed in wonder as Frampton came alive, Sun 31 May 2009, 19:49, archived)

the bar that suggests it's loading, But i let it go for half an hour
and nothing happened.
( Godzuki needs more sleep., Sun 31 May 2009, 19:50, archived)

tried safe mode?

( Gilgamesh gazed in wonder as Frampton came alive, Sun 31 May 2009, 19:52, archived)

when are you going to tell him about the cream?

( glued eel /questions/questionsyoudliketoask/post1648081, Sun 31 May 2009, 19:54, archived)

it lets me go intosafe mode, then tries to go to a restore point, but never gets there.
no worries, think best bet is to back up my downloads to an external, then just restore to factory settings.
I just wondered if anyone was in the same boat and it seems not. cheers anyway.
( Godzuki needs more sleep., Sun 31 May 2009, 19:54, archived)

Unplug it for about 30 minutes right.
Then go and buy a new PC and plug that in and it should be fine.
( mike woz ere 7442200 & 7696970 getter, Sun 31 May 2009, 20:00, archived)

hur steven hawking hur hur

( glued eel /questions/questionsyoudliketoask/post1648081, Sun 31 May 2009, 19:45, archived)

TOO SLOW FATSO

( Gilgamesh gazed in wonder as Frampton came alive, Sun 31 May 2009, 19:46, archived)

I won on presentation
greg and john would have tutted at the way you sloshed your cripples into a desert bowl
( glued eel /questions/questionsyoudliketoask/post1648081, Sun 31 May 2009, 19:48, archived)

I am quite partial to parsnips
but carrots are awesome as is cucumber.
( Mrs Sp@m, Sun 31 May 2009, 19:45, archived)

He wasn't asking about your sex toys

( broadsword, Sun 31 May 2009, 19:46, archived)

I'm partial to the occasional courgette.
but i couldn't tolerate them on a daily basis
( Godzuki needs more sleep., Sun 31 May 2009, 19:47, archived)

I once got pricked by spines in a courgette
but no one will believe me they have spines
( glued eel /questions/questionsyoudliketoask/post1648081, Sun 31 May 2009, 19:50, archived)

Dunno
tried booting in safe mode & running anti virus / spyware etc?

Vegetables are rubbish.
( broadsword, Sun 31 May 2009, 19:46, archived)

Was it a base install straight into SP2, or was it as part of a Windows Update?
After I installed it from WU it took ages to boot the first 2 or 3 times, now it seems OK. Can't help further, sorry. Bad times.

Who won the bingo?
( magnum, Sun 31 May 2009, 19:46, archived)

update.
worked fine up to thursday, been as much use as an aubergine since. On old desktop now.
( Godzuki needs more sleep., Sun 31 May 2009, 19:48, archived)

taters

( rosalicious i fucking love youve been framed, Sun 31 May 2009, 19:46, archived)

wotcher foulmouth

( Godzuki needs more sleep., Sun 31 May 2009, 19:49, archived)

this is a doomed vendetta

( rosalicious i fucking love youve been framed, Sun 31 May 2009, 19:52, archived)

I haven't even started yet.
Even if it's just me, at least my voice has been heard. shitbag. :)
( Godzuki needs more sleep., Sun 31 May 2009, 19:56, archived)

oh it is on

( rosalicious i fucking love youve been framed, Sun 31 May 2009, 20:01, archived)

yer goin daaaahn.
and not in a friendly way.
(although it may take several weeks as I'm incredibly lazy and very design conscious)
( Godzuki needs more sleep., Sun 31 May 2009, 20:10, archived)

building up your dossier eh
we'll see we'll see
( rosalicious i fucking love youve been framed, Sun 31 May 2009, 20:15, archived)

Stephen Carrotkins

( Druid, Sun 31 May 2009, 19:46, archived)

Can't help with the laptop problem.
Also I can't decide between mushrooms and spinach
( The Cat's Mother Not a People Person., Sun 31 May 2009, 19:48, archived)

The answer is always 'both'

( my other username is a porsche , posting shit pictures so you don't have to, Sun 31 May 2009, 19:50, archived)

Good, I'll have both then.

( The Cat's Mother Not a People Person., Sun 31 May 2009, 19:54, archived)

mushrooms with pasta
spinach with sailors.

I'ts easy, innit
( Godzuki needs more sleep., Sun 31 May 2009, 19:52, archived)

I eat a fair bit of pasta,
but I can't say I've had many sailors....
( The Cat's Mother Not a People Person., Sun 31 May 2009, 19:56, archived)

SBS
that's all i'm saying..... hehe
( Godzuki needs more sleep., Sun 31 May 2009, 20:00, archived)

Well I suppose one is enough.

( The Cat's Mother Not a People Person., Sun 31 May 2009, 20:03, archived)

I would've helped you if you hadn't spelled 'naughty' like an utter spastic

( Grrrmachine the indifference engine, Sun 31 May 2009, 19:48, archived)

..and written "noes".

( The Gentleman Bastard waxing lyrical. ©, Sun 31 May 2009, 19:49, archived)

nah, he might be in the Goldie Lookin' Chain
safe, braw
( Grrrmachine the indifference engine, Sun 31 May 2009, 19:53, archived)

the way I type is no concern of yours.
It aint easy with a head dobber y'know;sfkuzglskvb
( Godzuki needs more sleep., Sun 31 May 2009, 19:58, archived)

TOMATO

( mike woz ere 7442200 & 7696970 getter, Sun 31 May 2009, 19:49, archived)

Oh god, someone is going to have a go about how that's a fruit now. Like Moohalaa.
I mean he's a fruit, not that he's going to get all sweaty over a fruit/veg faux pas.
( Druid, Sun 31 May 2009, 19:51, archived)

Onions.
No question.
( my other username is a porsche , posting shit pictures so you don't have to, Sun 31 May 2009, 19:52, archived)

sounds like a failing hard drive (mine worked on/off for 2 weeks before totally crashing)
if you successfully boot up again then back up all your stuff whilst it works or you'll lose it
( CanonCaliber A big bore, Sun 31 May 2009, 20:19, archived)

Broccoli is yummy
/ac
( Pickle Fairy is clumsily dancing away this fear, Sun 31 May 2009, 20:25, archived)

vista is shit
stick XP on
( CowJam, Sun 31 May 2009, 20:38, archived)

This
I hope Windows 7 is the vast improvement it's marketed as.
( Derpasaurus DOG FARTS, Sun 31 May 2009, 20:48, archived)